Stories from my allapu

Allapu/allapo is a generic (kankanaey) term in the Philippine Cordillera meaning grandparent or ancestor. Apu/apo  is the same term in othe...

winter reading guide (for summer)

My, hasn't time flown! I thought my last blog was only a couple of days ago, but it’s been a couple of weeks. Well, whilst i think of so...

summer reading guide (for winter)

It's Summer. Time to pull out a chair, find a shady spot, and read away the hot muggy days. If only life was that simple. One of the boo...

running on empty - the 2010 mt coot-tha mousdash

14th November. The roads are wet. Puddles of water reflect the brightening morn at daybreak. But the overnight showers have ceased for now. ...

cool night classic 2010

When hot northerlies blow near November’s here. As the mercury climbs high Christmas is nigh. The glut of rains in warm spring Did tempt the...

mo'vember books of the month

Some notes (mostly cut 'n paste) on some books and some other stuff. Richard Feynman: A life in science, by Mary and John Gribbin , is a...

dissertations and theses on the philippine cordillera

A website -  dissertation express  (UMI Dissertation Publishing) - publishes original research of current and former students. Below are som...

I went chasing skirts one evening

On a rainy day in early October I happened to be in the office twiddling my thumb. And while I was surfing the internet and pretending to wo...