Which activities make you lose track of time?

No one can beat the hands of clock.

They work tirelessly day and night.

That no matter

How much watches and clocks we have—

None of us can beat time.

And everything on earth

Is at the mercy of it.

Keeping track is a must.

What bothers you and why?

We only have one earth.

This is our home;

And it’s burning.

Worse, not everyone is concerned at all.

We’re being irresponsible to the future generations.

If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?

All are invited, if they can behave the way a United States president should.

What do you think gets better with age?

It gets more succinct.

It accommodates the “lingo” of the new generation.

It includes the language of new technologies.

What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?

Those things are just between my pillows and me.

Silly!

What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?

“Life is an economist that requires trade-offs;

ever requiring us to give up something for the sake of another;

ever demanding us to consider the costs and benefits of the choices we make;

ever instilling rationality;

ever imposing equality;

ever upholding standards;

ever securing purpose.

A diehard crusader of meaning, . . .

always rallying for vision;

always arguing for continuum;

always vigilant of opportunities;

always passionate in resolving scarcity of ways and means. . . .

ultimately ensuring we are giving our best;

our very all

to our endeavors;

to our aspirations;

to our hope and dreams;

even to friendship and love

we build and keep.”

(This Mighty Economist, February 18, 2017, AinaBalagtas)

What are you most excited about for the future?

I love to hear patients beating cancers, Lou Gehrig disease (ALS), and all others.

I am excited to see a smarter generation given the tools available for them.

But to be clear, when we speak of future, it results to excitement not unless one’s a cynic or a pessimist.

What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?

The most dispensable of them all.