Entries by Patch Aure

Dreamlist – The Gifts of a Quarter-life Crisis

This was the article I have written for Dreamlist.ph.  You can also access the article here.   Away from the sound of the partying bass, the tipsiness from the booze, and the good side of the typical college rollercoaster ride comes the inevitable hangover.  Suddenly, after living it up while chanting YOLO one realizes that […]

Glorifying the Lifestyle of Kings

At the wake of the very controversial pork barrel scam, there have been a flood of reactions and exposes that can be found in different websites and blogs (I’m taking the liberty to direct you to a blog that is filled with very engaging comments about this issue.  Click here). On a somewhat different note […]

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Pro-Poor and Social Entrepreneurship Bills (Reaction on Sen. Bam Aquino’s Filing)

There has been news from Senator Bam Aquino’s Facebook account that he has ” filed seven bills that aim to empower the poor through jobs and livelihood opportunities”. Disclaimer: I am not proclaiming this to advertise Sen. Aquino’s initiatives and endeavors – this is merely to give insights, reactions, and comments on what he endeavors to do.  After […]

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Lack of Policies or Lack of Execution?

Another corruption and graft related issue has surfaced in the Philippines.  According to Inquirer.net, there are officials who allegedly directed their pork barrel funds to bogus NGOs so as to pocket their assets. This is a bit frustrating, especially since this gives NGOs more negative publicity.  Yes, perhaps there may be some organizations who are […]

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Proving Believers Right

I stumbled upon Seth Godin’s blog and he posted something about proving skeptics wrong. For basketball fans, one might be accustomed to superstars having the mentality to prove doubters wrong – people are motivated by those who disbelieve and bash them. As you read Seth’s blog, you will notice that he used to keep track […]

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Copy Paste

Artists will always begin with a blank canvas; and if Murphy’s law, even in its most little ways of messing with an individual, distorts one’s creative juices then say hello to disaster. How can an artist innovate when it is downright challenging to invent new things? Can someone really sustain being original all the freaking […]

Carousel (Bamboo Acoustic Cover)

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96834855″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This song emits a feeling of liberation, of a journey to one’s home.  The voice of the song exclaims on how excited he is to go back to his roots, and live life anew.  Here is a take on Bamboo’s latest single from No Water No Moon […]

Leap of Faith

Status quo Strangling one’s neck Preventing destiny cards to be drawn from one’s deck Leap of faith May be all that it takes To greet the dawn of a new life waiting No, it’s not safe No, some things one must forsake The road of kings is a road of thorns To traverse the latter, […]