Space Between

I am truly saddened by the news of the death of a freshman student of UP Manila who took her life, supposedly, due to her inability to financially sustain her education. Yes, I said it right—UP Manila. The University which is said to house bright students  incapable of financing for their education. The State University  dubbed as the University of the People.  If such caused this unfortunate event, then, what has happened to UP that we all have known? According to write-ups, this freshie teenaged-girl qualified under bracket D of the STFAP (if you are from UP, you must know this. Otherwise, I don’t want to explain.). And, students under Bracket D are required to pay PhP300 per unit. Also, from what I grasped from the world of information, her parents failed to meet the deadline for filing of the requirements necessary for her to qualify under a lower bracket.—Just a background, when I was in college, an ordinary student pays almost the same amount every semester. Y...

Dear Anne Curtis,   I am one of your number one fans. Ok. Ok. I may not be your number one, two or three fan, but I adore you. I’m truly infatuated with your antics. You are the reason why I always take a look at Showtime even though I am not into variety shows.   You put me in awe with your ways of defending yourself in a non-virgin-non-promiscuous way. You make me wanna have your singing voice—Nah. Not really, though. But that’s how I am enchanted by you. And that even though your record is not typically clean, with numerous boys, drinking spree, wild nights, people still feel that you will still make it to Heaven. Yes, almost all the people I know love you, most especially your choice of clothes. But then, there are times that I don’t understand why you have to show a lot. You know you don’t have to.   Sometimes, it just leans away to your fun image and rather makes you one of those celebrities who show-than-wear to get a career.   I k...