Jose Rizal lives on
Today is June 19 and I am celebrating it with you, Dr. Jose Rizal. I count myself lucky to share your birthday for it always reminds me about the love you have shown for our countr
Solar energy for Filipino households: Is it viable?
[For a more detailed discussion of this topic, please write to me for a copy of the full paper.*] The Philippines, being an archipelagic nation, is considered as among the most t
There is poetry in every moment
I have fulfilled another dream of mine–and that’s to learn calligraphy. This is not yet a perfect work but I am very grateful just for the journey of taking the f
The Little Prince and Climate Change*
Introduction “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” –Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
To start each day…
Happy Easter, friends, visitors, and fellow bloggers! As I have promised, I will be sharing foodFORtheSOUL series through this blog. Please feel free to share with your loved ones.
A simple Lenten prayer
This Lenten break, let us devote some quiet time to reflect and give thanks and honor to our greatest Creator. Let us renew our faiths, in whatever religion we belong or subs
Philippine Agenda 21: Setbacks and hopes for the future*
Given the current state of the environment, the Philippines (along with many countries all over the world) did not fare well in terms of achieving or accomplishing the goals and ob
meiLBOX was recently hacked but is back online!
Hello meiLBOX readers! This is just a quick post to let you all know that meiLBOX was recently hacked. Many or most of my images (embedded in the blog posts) had been stolen by the