When the lack of communication resides in the marriage

Bad communication techniques are essential in a good marriage and friendship relationship: before the danger zone of the red light is activated. Wearing glasses can help focus for clear vision during a situation. Marital misunderstandings, complications, or a misperceived situation seeking attention for clear vision, when one or both partners are misinterpreting or lack listening […]

Love in Africa – A Collection of African Love Quotes

Many women, myself included, like to claim that the male segment of our population knows nothing about love and romance. African men in particular get a lot of flak for being unromantic and incapable of expressing their emotions. From personal experience I would say this is not true, some of the most romantic men I […]

The ‘cultural force’ seen by the West and the East in the light of Edward Said’s vision "Orientalism"

Edward Said’s flagship work, the theory of “Orientalism”, has been celebrated as a post-colonial propaganda in which “cultural force” is seen as a crucial aspect in relating the ideology of the West to the East. Both the West and the East, in their observation of the fact of ‘cultural force’, have their own ways of […]

South American Travel – Otavalo Market and Craft Towns of Ecuador

Two hours north of Quito Ecuador, nestled in a green valley surrounded by high Andean peaks is the colorful town of Otavalo. This area may have become another region known as the Switzerland of Ecuador, were it not for the highly talented indigenous population who have discovered a way to create a modern business while […]

New Bilibid Prison: The Notorious Penal Facility in the Philippines

Home to nearly 20,000 inmates today, there’s nothing new at New Bilibid Prison. Established in 1940 after the Old Bilibid Prison was transferred to Muntinlupa, one of the cities in Metro Manila, this prison facility also housed some notable figures in Philippine history including: Jovito Salonga, a Filipino senator imprisoned for the japanese war. occupation; […]