By Kelly Clarke
“Disaster has struck. The guy I was meant to interview for my column has cancelled and rescheduled for Sat. I’m in panic mode. What to do?!”
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Category Archives: International
Why I wouldn’t want to be in May’s shoes
By Allan Jacob
I feel sorry for British Prime Minister Theresa May. I really do. The more I think of the dilemma she is facing, the more I admire her for ‘keeping her head when those all around her are losing theirs’.
How a Miss Universe win affected the Philippines
By Keith Pereña
On the day Miss Philippines Catriona Gray was crowned Miss Universe, I was watching a video of Filipinos react to her victory. In the clip, I noticed families, friends and colleagues coming together, all huddled around their televisions. Life stood still in the Philippines. Nobody was doing anything other than watching the pageant. When Gray took the crown, everyone had their eyes glued to the screen. When she was proclaimed the winner, the video showed a good portion of the country going bonkers.
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When you can arrive in a limo, why walk 250 yards, right?
By Nivriti Butalia
I don’t know if Donald Trump goes for walks. I know he likes golf carts and exclamation points and red ties and Moscow, but I don’t know if he likes walking. I don’t seem him as a walker. I don’t see him enjoying time minus his phone. Not that photos of a President sitting in a stretch limo imply he can’t or doesn’t enjoy walking, but it seems silly to opt out of stretching your legs for 0.2 miles.
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Want to hear what women in Pakistan feel about #MeToo?
By Asma Ali Zain
“Oh, it’s just a wink yaar, let it be.” “He just brushed past, nothing major happened, let it be.” “It’s a man thing to stare, it’s okay, let it be.”
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Why it is the Filipino way to love balikbayan boxes
By Alvin R. Cabral
It’s that time of the year for most Filipinos, me included.
One overlooked trait Pinoys possess is dispatching gifts overseas to families, friends, loved ones.
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He says, she says: who is the liar, who is the victim?
By Allan Jacob
He said, she said, but I was warned — by a colleague on Monday. Yes, by a female colleague who told me to back off about going public with my support of Brett Kavanaugh, the judge courting controversy for alleged sexual misconduct in the United States. I use the word ‘alleged’ with great responsibility here. The man remains innocent until he is proven guilty and I refuse to haul him over the coals for a perceived infraction.
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