• About

Pursuit of Perspective

Journalism's a Trip

Menu
Search
  • People
  • Places
  • Ponderings
Close Menu
Contents
Close Contents

Years

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013

Authors

  • Blanche S. Rivera

Filter by Month

  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • June 2021
  • December 2020
  • October 2020
  • April 2020
  • January 2020
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • August 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • July 2016
  • October 2015
  • April 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • January 2014
  • August 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013

Filter by Categories

  • Issues
  • People
  • Places
  • Ponderings
  • Reflections
  • Tips and Lists

Filter by Tags

2020 / Amun Ini / Anda / art / beach / bohol / boracay / California / Carmel-by-the-sea / Europe / fairy tales / faith / farmers / Filipino-Americans / furniture / gratitude / heritage site / Highway 1 / history / immigrants / japan / list / local / madeinthephilippines / military benefits / new year / New York / paris / Philippines / Published / Reflections / road trip / San Francisco / socialenterprise / summer / taal / temples / tourism / travel / typhoon / U.S. military / UNESCO / Valentine / walking tour / World War II

Think about it

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Features

April 8, 2019

Bringing old wood back to life

In another time, and perhaps for another generation, this company’s name–Silya, Elektrika, Atbp.–would have conjured images of pain and...

by Blanche S. Rivera
Comment 1
March 23, 2019

Upcycled Plastic Waste Goes to Paris

Plastic trash from the Philippines’ Taal Volcano will soon be traveling thousands of miles to the City of Lights,...

by Blanche S. Rivera
Comments 0
February 26, 2019

Knitting the Passions of Ifugao’s Women

Somewhere between the UNESCO-inscribed rice terraces of Banaue and Hungduan, the passions of one woman converged to make a...

by Blanche S. Rivera
Comments 0
February 15, 2015

Made in the Philippines

Once in a while, we find surprising things in our own backyards. Digging up a bit around my own...

by Blanche S. Rivera
Comment 1
October 25, 2014

Spooky Sojourns

Are those white-sand beaches looking all the same to you? Do city tours and museums make you want to...

by Blanche S. Rivera
Comments 2
August 5, 2014

GKonomics: The Business of Restoring Dignity

With their lunch waiting on the table, a family in Baseco, Tondo, sat still and prayed: “Panginoon, ang bait-bait...

by Blanche S. Rivera
Comments 0

Postcards from Life

Starry, starry night

by Blanche S. Rivera

Written on May 10, 2023, Huni Sicogon Tonight, I saw so many stars my neck hurt from looking up. The last time I found the night sky twinkling like crazy was in Siquijor, nine years ago, on an anniversary trip with my now ex-husband. It was so long ago, I realize now, like so many things. On this starry night in Sicogon, I was...

May 14, 2023
Comments 0
Ponderings

Journalism's a Trip

  • Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Pursuit of Perspective
      • Join 56 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Pursuit of Perspective
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • View post in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...