Discourse, Society, Language, New Media, and I
That probably happened to you. You fancied trying out a restaurant for the first time. You plunk down on your seat. You flip through the menu from end to end. Then you flip through it again. There’s not one [...]
For those who watched professional wrestling, there’s a term they use for positive cheers – “pop.” The easiest way to get a pop is to mention the town in which they hold an event or refer to something of patriotic in nature. Americans (at least wrestling fans) just love chances to do a “USA! USA!” [...]
When Barack Obama ran and won as president, I was among those wishing that someone in our political landscape would rise up and emerge as a similar personality. One with strong conviction and one who doesn’t believe in the control of the elite.
With election looming, the same sentiment seems to echo – a hope for [...]
It’s been a long while since I watched TV (local or otherwise). And I’ve been practically living as a hermit being a home-based worker. So those two practically are the reasons why I don’t feel the campaign vibe.
But it’s weird. I remember that at least we used to have flyers and leaflets stuck in [...]
And Raul Roco’s widow boldly declares her advocacy. What she’s calling for is a no brainer and has really been the consensus of educators across the country. The problem is that even private institutions are finding it difficult to get funding for infrastructure. And it’s almost useless to teach ICT without computer labs.
But Sonia Roco [...]
Hi! I'm Alex, a 20-something blogger writing about the discourses of social media. Once in a while I still let slip posts about the mundane, the asinine, and the trivial. Feel free to contact me.