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The Pandemic Master Chef (#29)

Julius is the master chef in a famous five-star restaurant in Makati. All of a sudden, he is out of a job when the restaurant closes due to the pandemic. His son Ernest, an IT manager for a prestigious bank, decides to do something about his dad heading towards Alzheimer due to protracted depression. SeeContinue reading “The Pandemic Master Chef (#29)”

The Woman Who Cheated Death.

Authors note. This is our Valentine story for 2026, inspired by my visit with a friend to his mother Martha, 88 years old, in a home for the elderly in Storrs, Connecticut, USA, circa Valentine day, 1990. eastwindjournals February 9, 2026 – Archives tr778By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share the link to this article =Continue reading “The Woman Who Cheated Death.”

The Tycoon and the Teenager (taglish v4)

A TAGLISH SCREENPLAY, version 4. Share this article = https://eastwindjournals.com/2025/12/20/the-tycoon-and-the-teenager-3/ Comment of classmate Leo Martinez. = Hi Bernie, Magandang theater script ito. Kung gusto mong maging pelikula, pakita mo ang naging relasyon at buhay nina Tycoon at Teenager na nagsimula sa isang job interview hanggang namatay. Full length film na. Gawin mong Pinoy. Masyadong Kano ang charactersContinue reading “The Tycoon and the Teenager (taglish v4)”

Rebel Teacher Touches Broken Kids

This touching story is inspired by two Netflix movies – Freedom Writers and The Substitute. Carlos was nervous over the interview to be a high school substitute teacher. In desperation for a job, he lied about having teaching experience. He was accepted right away, because the school had no one else. Carlos knew that theContinue reading “Rebel Teacher Touches Broken Kids”

‘Magic’ Healing of Carla’s Cancer

This is a touching story inspired by patients who had been healed. When the seven doctors of Carla, youngest of five VPs at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), unanimously said she had three months to live from cancer of the pancreas, she had no tears. She was too embarrassed to cry and say good byeContinue reading “‘Magic’ Healing of Carla’s Cancer”

Praying for your ‘Enemies’

Five-year-old Melissa, a brave little girl, is attending Holy Mass at a crowded cathedral. A tall tough goon comes in. He screams invectives and insults, trying to disrupt the Mass. Melissa instinctively goes in front of him. The goon is surprised that a little girl has the guts to confront him. They stare at eachContinue reading “Praying for your ‘Enemies’”

Message from the Virgin thru Sister Janice

Sister Janice (not her real name for privacy) called me up and asked me to accompany her to the home of two visionaries, Brother Carmelo Cortez and Sister Puring Fruto, brother and sister, in San Francisco del Monte in Quezon City, Philippines. I readily agreed and brought along my mother. eastwind journals April 8, 2025,Continue reading “Message from the Virgin thru Sister Janice”

Journalism 101 – Field Immersion vs Classroom Lectures

(Names and places have been changed to protect the privacy of people.) As a college professor in a prestigious university for rich girls, I was assigned to teach Journalism 101, an introductory course that covered Radio, TV, and Print, or Tri-Media. Preparing the syllabus for the course, I realized that I was, in all honesty,Continue reading “Journalism 101 – Field Immersion vs Classroom Lectures”