Men […] have immense irresolution and inertia.

A Malacañang spokeswoman on Friday said the Bureau of Customs will not tolerate the involvement of media practitioners and hao siao (fake) journalists in smuggling, if true.

She is in many ways my Aunt Ethel come back to life. I was brought up with, precisely, hauntingly, that shrill, nagging, over-insistent way of speaking, that bossy-pants way of walking, that remorseless insistence on always being right.

“New Kid On The Block” doubles as a terrific showcase for the Sea Captain who, in the grand tradition of Simpsons supporting characters, quickly goes from being a stereotype to an archetype, from being a crusty sea-captain character to the crusty sea-captain character.