Images on my Facebook are as fleeting as the memory they leave behind. Swift and fast- paced, they are a challenge to your reflexes as one can’t seem to catch up with these images that disappear as quickly as they surface on your wall.
For instance, I see Ryan Santos Recto delivering a forceful speech at what seemed like a political event. Ralph and Vilma’s son, now a grown young man, has the makings of an articulate leader someday, not so far from today. Hello! Batangas.
A Batanguena and UP law student, Jereleen Rodriguez, was crowned Reina Internacional del Chocolate at the 2022 Reina Internacional del Cacao pageant held on March 30 in Panama. The main title in the competition that aims to promote the cacao industry globally was won by Ecuador,s Maria Laura Aguilera. By the way, is our own cacao industry now globally competitive?
FDCP Chair Liza Dino Seguerra returns from a working trip to Los Angeles, where she closed agreements with several international partners towards promoting Philippine films in North America. Are we heading for the Oscars next after capturing Cannes and Venice?
Denzel Washington tells Will Smith a mouthful moments after the latter hit right smack on the face Oscars host Chris Rock. He goes, “In your highest moments, that’s when the devil comes for you.”
Kapamilya Gallery posts an album of pictures capturing highly charged, sweet moments between middle aged, second or third-chance lovers Edu Manzano and Cherry Pie Picache. These photos will restore your faith in love, says the blurb.
Bruce Willis has announced his retirement from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that has hampered his cognitive abilities.
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Learn that April is Literary Month, anchored on the theme, Rediscovering the Knowledge of the Nation.
Since April is here and now, my high school friend, Ruel Mayo, posts a video of Dionne Warwick crooning The April Fools, a 1969 hit. This next line from the song struck me: “Will find a way somehow, no need to be afraid.”
Two other related songs are Simon & Garfunkel’s April Come She Will and Pat Boone’s April Love.
Louie Ignacio’s Huling Ulan sa Tag-araw, wins best feature film at Prime International Film Festival in Mumbai, India.
As usual, I see posts of friends and acquaintances showing off their cats, dogs and other pets. Like always. There ought to be a contest for the prettiest pet.
Still, others post pictures of what foods they ate. Uh hmmm. Many are common, others seem special.
Another friend, Nice Rodriguez, writer and artist, shares a helpful tip. In the mornings, after her walking exercise, she buys cooked food from her neighborhood carinderia. In her kitchen, she reheats the viands and pours in some vegetables she has bought at the talipapa. Put in some spices, too. Or broccoli, carrots or cauliflower. Nice writes: “In just a few minutes, I have made tasty, cheap and healthy meals that I sometimes eat until suppertime.
An account called Rare Seeds and Me catches my attention as a weekend farmer. It gives away papaya seeds that yield plenty of fruits. The pictures of papaya trees laden with giant, luscious fruit from the base of the trunk to the tip of the tree don’t lie. I want! I want!