June 2009 is Philippines Month

I haven’t stopped writing — you should see the 100 or so draft articles in my Wordpress dashboard. I have simply taken a break from publishing. Nothing I write satisfies me at this point — an analysis of our ills, suggestions that fall on deaf ears, opinions that need more research …

A blogger’s “writer’s block?” Maybe.

But certainly, my real life has gotten in the way of blogging.

I have many excuses reasons, a lot of them related to family issues, construction supervision, making money online, exploring business opportunities in areas other than Baguio City. But the most fun of them all, and this gives me tremendous satisfaction, is my sudden involvement in initiatives for change politics.

Manila has been the venue for the latter, and I find this engagement so important because national issues do affect Baguio City. We are all Filipinos after all (but we Baguio Filipinos are so special because we are Filipinos with free natural airconditioning — nothing like our home elsewhere in the Philippines!).

And then suddenly it struck me — I should focus on one theme for this month. Something I feel so passionate about. Of course I am passionate about Baguio City, as you can probably tell about my sites and writing, but there’s something bigger and more urgent out there.

So …

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