Pinoy Youth

Exposure to Movies, Team Sports and Smoking

Mighty — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:10:28 +0000

Smoking is really a big issue among teenagers these days. A lot of kids feel that they can be cool and “astig” if they smoke. When I was in High School, some of my peers started experimenting with cigarettes. Perhaps they saw their fathers or some of their siblings smoking, they got curious then started [...]

Internet: Friend or Foe

Mighty — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:36:51 +0000

This is the transcript of my presentation at the Celebrate Family Seminar of the Greenhills Christian Fellowship on June 27, 2009. You can download the presentation by clicking here. The emergence of the Internet is one of the most amazing things that happened in the twentieth century. It revolutionized the way we handle and access [...]

End of a busy Week Tired but Loving It

Mighty — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:57:43 +0000

Amazingly, there’s Wi-Fi access here at the Carwash service I chose along Quirino Avenue near San Jose del Monte Bulacan. The van needs cleaning! Ugh. Quite a number of bugs courageously beat against my windshield last night as we traversed the SCTEX from Victoria, Tarlac. Technically, it was morning already when we passed through SCTEX. [...]

Youth Power in Iran sans Extremist Tendencies

Mighty — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:55:10 +0000

The people of Iran are going through their own version of people power. With the disputed presidential elections in Iran, young people and women support the opposition amid arrests of journalists and other social activists. According to NY Times, this is the most sustained challenge to the Iranian government since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. [...]

Can Males Be Mothers too?

Mighty — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:05:48 +0000

Father’s Day came and went. I spent the day at church where the congregation honored the fathers among our midst. Since my own dad was at the pulpit, I didn’t get to greet him and honor him there. In the afternoon, we just went to Jay-J’s Inasal at SM Fairview and had a good dinner! [...]