James Sarmiento

Missing the digital tsunami

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:23:35 +0000

You have too many people that are old, or my age, that are moaning ... and they are really missing the tidal wave. My students are riding the crest of that tidal wave. As a matter of fact, they don't even know it's a tidal wave.

Best election yet

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:36:06 +0000

If success is measured against the perceived integrity of the counting that preceded this election, the best election in the Philippines had just been told.

Eating words

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:26:03 +0000

"I never knew words would taste so good. I’m eating them now." -- Conrado de Quiros, columnist to the Philippine Daily Inquirer after a successful 'automated' election.

Faster than ‘Garci’

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:45:44 +0000

It was faster than you can say ‘Garci’.— Jose Melo, chairman of Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) on fast results of the first automated polls in the country. Garci refers to former commissioner Virgilio Garcillano accused of rigging the previous presidential election

‘Kilalanin’, a presidential forum

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:40:44 +0000

One candidate speaking in front of the audience at a highschool auditorium in Ayala, Alabang. I had rarely stepped into an education institution since I graduated from college four years ago. But yesterday I went to De La Salle Zobel, home of the junior archers, when it hosted “Kilalanin”, a presidential forum. Four candidates vying [...]

Chiz Escudero's presidential game

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:21:45 +0000

According to analysts, “Chiz Escudero for president” in 2010 is very unrealistic after the bolt with his political party. But listening through the presidential candidate’s new campaign manager Lito Banayo, even without the party machinery and a few billionaires’ contributions, it looks like they’re seeing a political opening that nobody sees. Senator Escudero will...

Longing for Cory

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:58:55 +0000

Her funeral on Wednesday displayed the mourning and soon longing of a nation for a president that lives in love, honesty and faith.

Good core

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:14:38 +0000

He [Walter Cronkite] was also a profoundly good man. I don’t think we should lose sight of that. All those professional gifts emanated from a very good core and that’s something that’s beyond training. It’s who he was.— Bill Clinton, former US president

Randy David and his calling

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:09:44 +0000

After surprise settled and reading what he really meant, I found out that Randy David is simply speaking as a teacher. jhui3nbzga

World celebrates Michael Jackson

jamess (James Sarmiento) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:58:07 +0000

A few days after the death of Michael Jackson, people around the world mourns his body but celebrates his music.