1. source of wisdom: somebody or something considered to be a source of knowledge, wisdom, or prophecy

I’m guessing most of us have our own personal oracles - gods, prophets, people, events, works or things – that we reach out to during times of doubt and distress. I have several that I go back to from time to time to regain perspective and inspiration. Two of my Filipino oracles are Gary Granada and Conrado De Quiros. They’ve had a big influence on me probably because I encountered their work during my receptive days. I was immediately moved not just by the profound and honest truth of their words but the clincher was how they invoked and brought the emotion to the surface. The lyricism, the play of phrases, the wonderful stringing together of thought and words, of words and thought pulled me right in.

My name is Gary Granada and I am neither a Catholic nor a Protestant. I do not belong to a huge organization, much less represent one. At best I am a volunteer of Kaalagad, a small interfaith community. I write this letter in the hope that you might reconsider your stance regarding GMA [...]

Contributed by erwinrafael (Edited by alteredbeast)
Sunday, January 22, 2006 @ 12:00:02 AM
It was all brought about by chance.
I was planning to watch Cynthia Alexander tonight in Conspiracy Garden Cafe since she is the only Conspiracy regular which I have yet to see play a full set. However, with my younger brother not responding to my [...]

MANILA, Philippines–Super! interviewed two celebrated iterary figures, Dean Alfar and Vim Nadera, to aid us in understanding the present state of Pinoy literature.
Dean Alfar
It is an exciting time for Philippine literature, especially with the growth of Speculative Fiction. Writers have begun to produce more and more stories of wonder and imagination and are being taken [...]

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I’ve watched Rica Arambulo for the first time ever last night at Conspi. Tita called me (and several others) for a meeting for an upcoming Conspi gimmick (which we will reveal pretty soon) and it seemed perfect that it was also piano night with Rica. I first saw and heard her in YouTube, while I [...]

Conspiracy (full name: Conspiracy Garden Cafe) has long been known a byword in the Quezon City underground/progressive live music circuit. By our definition, a “progressive” dive is any place that doesn’t book the usual showbands, acoustic cover groups, and cookie-cutter pop acts. In that group we would probably add 70’s Bistro, Freedom Bar, Magnet Katipunan, [...]