I'm partial to coffee vis-a-vis tea.

And partial to arabica vis-a-vis the rest.

Time's dual personality

Time is the deputy chief of destruction. On the other hand, it is the principal incubator of new and beautiful things. As individuals, do we have choices?

Clean rap - "Mama Filipina" Official HD Music Video (2009)

The Lyrics are here: http://goo.gl/EG76n .


The Philippines seem to be always on the back burner of the world media, to my knowledge. But I reckon it must be an intriguing nation.

On another note, mind you the singer in the video is Apl.de.Ap, a B-list (sort of) rapper who is also a member of the popular rap band The Black Eyed Peas, which keeps blitzing the globe with their fan-base-building tours.

By the way, this is clean rap, which is different than the dirty one by Eminem, Dr. Dre and the likes.

Now this particular song strikes a chord with people. What chord is it?

Lots of girls and women tend to be amorous of Harlequin romance novels.

Young years

Who doesn't have unseemly deeds in his youth
Who really misses the unselfconscious greenness

Who likes to be force-fed and force-led
Who loves a sojourn that impresses many unperceived scars