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It was a great blessing to see nine European countries in a span of two weeks. The grand tour allowed me to experience many beautiful things in that part of the world—its unique flora and fauna, old architecture, and many other sights.

Three hours. That’s how much time I spend on the road with my wife for our daily commute. Just the two of us.

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Over the weekend, my two daughters were playing a game wherein their “powers” would be determined by the words that they said. Their special powers lived in their words.

Although it was almost 20 years ago, I can still recall how amazed and happy I was when I had my first ever cellphone, a Nokia 5110 (yeah, I know how true-blooded millennials would react: “Nokia what?!”). But at that time, being able to make and receive calls and text messages anytime and anywhere was already considered significant technological luxuries – a wireless telephone and a pager (another foreign term, I know) rolled into one. We were treated to a new level of convenience and connectivity. And not only that, the now-primitive but still challenging “Snake” game allowed me to get past through a lot of boring moments.

One casual Sunday afternoon at my parents’ home in Davao City, my Dad and I had a chat.

I was intently listening to Dr. Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, the chairman of Philippine Development Foundation, when I was taken aback by his statement about the country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.