On prestige
BY BORDI JAEN
DURING such a period in my life where I’m at the crossroads of deciding my future, I happened to be reading about...
On history
BY BORDI JAEN
“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain
I REMEMBER back then a classmate who used to ask me why...
The Wesley So warning
BY BORDI JAEN
WESLEY So, the Filipino chess prodigy, has finally gotten his green card.
Truth be told, I am quite happy for him. He is...
On faults and errors
BY BORDI JAEN
THE MORE attentive readers of last time’s column entitled “On the passion of man” would have noticed a discrepancy in the first...
On the passion of Man
BY BORDI JAEN
Passion is the slave of reason. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
CRIME and Punishment was where I first encountered this quote. It stuck with me...
On New Year’s Eve resolutions and self-improvement
BY BORDI JAEN
THE EARTH recently completed another 365-day cycle around the sun. As such, people all over the world welcomed the new year with...
You’ve got to be kind to be cruel
BY BORDI JAEN
I RECENTLY watched Downfall (Der Untergang in German), a film about the last days of Hitler based on the accounts of those...
The magic equation
BY: BORDI JAEN
A FEW years ago, I downloaded an e-book copy of “The Richest Man in Babylon”. The premise was of two friends who...
Why Donald Trump lost
BY BORDI JAEN
US ELECTIONS are suspenseful and thrilling, not just for their citizens but for citizens all over the globe. It is only justifiable...
Why ‘On the Stoa’
BY BORDI JAENSOME may wonder why I chose “On the Stoa” as the title of my column. It has a lot to do with...