by Rene I. Molina | Jul 15, 2024 | Media
“Give a man a fish, you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime (Chinese proverb).” I’ve always been a sucker for the underdog, always favoring the road less traveled, unpopular issues, unknown personalities,...
by Rene I. Molina | Jul 13, 2024 | Aotearoa New Zealand
“Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth (Native American proverb).” It was a fine Saturday morning when I went to the Auckland CBD. A crisp, cold, sunny day greeted me as I drove into the city. There wasn’t much traffic yet...
by Rene I. Molina | Jun 28, 2024 | Aotearoa New Zealand
“All dreams spin out from the same web (Hopi proverb).” We wanted to celebrate and commemorate the 2nd anniversary of MATARIKI. So, we decided to go to SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium in Auckland. We brought my 87 year-old Mamang Luz who is...
by Rene I. Molina | May 24, 2024 | Aotearoa New Zealand, Politics
“To start is easy, to persist is art (German proverb).” Mid-week of May, we went to Wellington. The occasion was to support Francisco B. Hernandez, the first Filipino Green Party Member of Parliament who was making his inaugural speech. We’ve always called...
by Rene I. Molina | Apr 30, 2024 | Music
“A chicken develops headache when it sees another chicken in the cooking pot (African proverb).” April is next in line! It is technically autumn here in Aotearoa New Zealand and we went LOL this month. We went to watch the LOL 2024 show at the Westlake...
