An Opportunity

Delving into some relevant college experiences, would this help me zero in on my choice not only for 2010 but for the time after? And the time after means my future and all our futures.

As a noun, keel refers to a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull to provide stability. Used as a verb, it means to turn or upset so as to bring the wrong side or part uppermost.

In ascribing Bill Luz as a keel meant for me that he brought his abilities to “upset” and to turn the wrong side of the Philippines and the Filipinos into something positive and pro-active so that the “stability” we all yearn and dream for is indeed possible.

I was writing this a week before Manny Pacquiao celebrated his 31st birthday last December 17. I think the timing is apt as a post-birthday reflection on a person branded as the Filipino People's Champ.

Nicole Paterno, the newest addition to the Brain Gain Network (BGN), shares her presonal thoughts on BGN's Unique Selling Point (USP).

(From Nicole: While this article is dated March 5, 2009, I found it relevant to our work in the Brain Gain Network. It brings an "employer's" perspective, i.e. developed country, on immigration.)