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Portrait of Bernie V. Lopez

Bernie V. Lopez

Bernie V. Lopez (pen name eastwind) is firstly an adventurer, having backbacked across Europe and North Africa about 18,000 kms. for 3 long years, from which he draws experiential wisdom for his writings. He was escaping New York, which he called “a spiritual desert”, looking for himself by drifting. He walked 80 kms in 7 days on a pilgrimage from Lisbon to Fatima, asking the Lord what to do with himself. He learned the answer after 20 years - to be writer. He has a blogsite with inspirational focus. He was also (retired) an independent TV docu producer, and a professor of development communications. His writings for Daily Tribune focus on geopolitics and spiritual inspiration.

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Alex, Manny and Efren

Alex, Manny and Efren

In succeeding bouts, Manny earned the respect of the Mexicans. He was becoming feared, KO after KO.

Resurrecting the Pink Movement

Resurrecting the Pink Movement

It is crucial that we find a rival to Sara for the presidency and Leni is perceived as the only one who can do that.

Pinoys as global musicians —Amsterdam (1)

Pinoys as global musicians —Amsterdam (1)

Clearly, the crowd idolized them. As soon as I was seated at the band’s table, a bottle of VSOP cognac arrived, courtesy of a Japanese group.

The woman who cheated death

The woman who cheated death

Lisa brought Martha from total darkness into blinding light, from a death wish to electric euphoria, from absurdity to a life with meaning.

The triplet

The triplet

He introduces Rommel to their twin sister Rowena, a Catholic nun, who is totally shocked, seeing their mind-altered state.

China’s ‘Social Capitalism’

China’s ‘Social Capitalism’

China’s success stems not from conforming to the liberal global order but from rejecting it, offering a model of ‘globalization without globalism.’

Dealing with China (2)

Dealing with China (2)

The suggested Philippine position by this author is for the country to balance dealing with both the threats and the opportunities.

Dealing with China (1)

Dealing with China (1)

The first lesson in China relations is not to intimidate this new giant, which can hit back ten-fold.

The virtue of not trying

The virtue of not trying

Too much effort and you miss the shot; no effort and you make the shot.