While watching a series of TED Talk videos, I came about a presentation by this brain doctor, who in 1996, experienced a massive stroke in her left brain. As the other half of her brain was still functioning, she was aware of what was happening, but only from a right brain perspective. Luckily, she survived,…
Category: insights
Candidate Theories of Everything
As I pursue this little hobby of searching for the ultimate theory that would describe everything in our universe, I came across two theories, which I find particularly interesting. One is a theory supported by a some of the best theoretical physicists of our time, while another is a theory that describes our reality as…
Unifying Science and Religion
In our search for the truth, our ultimate goal should be to arrive at a Theory of Everything (ToE) — a theory that would unite and explain everything, from science to religion. In science, this would be similar to how Einstein developed general relativity, by unifying his previously published special relativity, and Newton’s law of…
Meditations of a former Atheist
Life sure is funny. Who would have thought I would eventually give up Atheism after being such a firm believer for 15 years? I am surprised myself. Using Catholicism and Atheism as my base, I started my little journey using articles, books, and of course, the Internet. This eventually lead me to a belief system…
Bigasan ni Rod
On September 18th, Mama will be starting a new business. She will be selling bigas at a small store she had built at my grandparent’s place. Mama was a Bulacan grade school teacher, while Papa was an electrician. They both quit their jobs in 1977 to start a business together. They made embroidered products –…
United States of the Philippines
Why not switch to a form of government where we divide the Philippines into smaller, more manageable states? Each state can then have their own governor, their own laws, their own budget, and their own state language. Recognizing the different sub-cultures in the country, I believe the best way to split the country is by…
Five Kilometers
I started a few weeks ago, jogging a kilometer or two on a treadmill. Then I started jogging a few kilometers outside, along the river (Sumida River). Then yesterday, as it was raining outside, I decided to go back to our building’s trusty gym and before I knew it — I finished my first 5…
Why didn’t you inform Christopher Lao?
Why didn’t you inform Christopher Lao, that he will be a victim of cyber bullying? Poor Chris. Just a few minutes of televised frustration was enough for people to regard him as the stupidest person on the planet. He will be a lawyer or even a legislator someday and I’m sure he will prove them all…
Latin and English
Just as Latin eventually diverged into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French… English will eventually diverge into British, American, Canadian, and Australian. It has already began…
A Different Papa
There were two reasons why I flew to the Philippines early this month. First, it was Golden Week in Japan so I just had to go somewhere. Second, I wanted to see my Papa. Around last year at a young age of 60, my Papa was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It started with minor memory loss a…
3 AM Haiku
Clock says 3 AM.Am flying in a few hours.Suitcase now in car.
2 AM Haiku
Clock says 2 AM.Am flying in a few hours.Suitcase still empty.
Enrico in Tokyo 