Jullie Y. Daza

‘Karma’

It’s a Buddhist-Hindu concept, but no one in the Philippines can say that they don’t know what Karma means.

Catching up

First lady Liza A. Marcos was walking fast, almost running, near the Goldenberg Mansion, one of the heritage houses that she has renovated and updated within Malacañang Park. I waved at her, “Why the hurry?” and she said she was late for a meeting. Trying to keep up with her pace, I blurted out another question from the other side of the street, “Who did you meet in Hollywood?”

If looks could kill . . .

This is a true story. Only the name of the narrator, “Amy,” is a fiction.

Sunset serenade

Surrounded by tall, impressive structures in Bonifacio Global City, a cozy two-story building glows with mellow lights on Rizal Drive. It is soon after sunset, shortly after cocktails, and guests have started streaming into the building’s 120-seat theater.

Love those clouds

There is a God. A God who overrules forecasts of very hot weather by the simple expediency of sending us a constellation of clouds to partly cover the face of the sun for part of the time.