I would have wanted to name this blog entry "the resurrection and the life". Today, my column "Serendipity" in the local daily newspaper, The News Today, was resurrected from the dead. After months and months of not being able to write anything for the paper, I had a lucid interval last week (brought about by Trillanes's failed coup attempt -- again!) and decided to submit an article.
Erly, the editor, welcomed me like a father would his prodigal daughter and scheduled my column on Mondays. According to him, Monday is a good day since it's the start of the week, readers are always eager to read the paper on this day after a long peaceful weekend. Tsk...tsk, these poor unsuspecting readers, they're in for a lot of angst, cynicism, negativity and pain on the first day of their relatively great weekday. See, I have this innate gift of ruining people's appetites (and on a larger scale, people's lives) when I write. Someone once said that I don't use words, I use venom. I guess my acerbic tongue could use a little bit of sugar sometimes.
For my first 'outing', I did the '2 birds with one stone' bit and used the blog entry I made last Thursday. I was so into the coup thing and wanted to share my disgust with the rest of the Ilonggo population. Rest assured, the next articles in my column would be originals or offshoots from this blog. (Hey, gimme a break, I'm a multi-tasker mom who only has one Alzheimer-prone brain.)
Anyway, you can check out my column (take a look at the archives too for oldies) at The News Today. It's available in news stands, bookstores, dentists' offices when you're waiting for that dreaded root canal, public toilets (they come in handy), and coffee shops when you want to look as if you're doing something intellectual (as opposed to looking like a lecher checking out girls). If you're an Ilonggo abroad or just plain curious, just visit our 24/7 online version at www.thenewstoday.info. Happy reading.
Erly, the editor, welcomed me like a father would his prodigal daughter and scheduled my column on Mondays. According to him, Monday is a good day since it's the start of the week, readers are always eager to read the paper on this day after a long peaceful weekend. Tsk...tsk, these poor unsuspecting readers, they're in for a lot of angst, cynicism, negativity and pain on the first day of their relatively great weekday. See, I have this innate gift of ruining people's appetites (and on a larger scale, people's lives) when I write. Someone once said that I don't use words, I use venom. I guess my acerbic tongue could use a little bit of sugar sometimes.
For my first 'outing', I did the '2 birds with one stone' bit and used the blog entry I made last Thursday. I was so into the coup thing and wanted to share my disgust with the rest of the Ilonggo population. Rest assured, the next articles in my column would be originals or offshoots from this blog. (Hey, gimme a break, I'm a multi-tasker mom who only has one Alzheimer-prone brain.)
Anyway, you can check out my column (take a look at the archives too for oldies) at The News Today. It's available in news stands, bookstores, dentists' offices when you're waiting for that dreaded root canal, public toilets (they come in handy), and coffee shops when you want to look as if you're doing something intellectual (as opposed to looking like a lecher checking out girls). If you're an Ilonggo abroad or just plain curious, just visit our 24/7 online version at www.thenewstoday.info. Happy reading.
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