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Ang Súki Kong Magtatahó
“Tahó! tahó!” Sigáw niyá’y máririníg ko. Sa áming kusína’y pahangós na tátakbo Úpang kúnin ang pinakamatabáng báso. Híhingî kay Nánay ng bariyáng mamíso; At kung sakalì namáng siya áy tulóg pa, Magháhagiláp ng baryá
Read More »Gaáno Katálas ang Kárit ni Kamatáyan?
(On the Inevitability of Death) Araw-araw tayong nakamamalas ng kamatayan. Maaaring namatayan tayo ng kapamilya, kamag-anak, o kakilala. O sa simpleng pagbabasa o panonood ng balita e nakakikita tayo ng mga namatay sa disgrasya,
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“A Conversation with President Barack Obama”
“A Conversation with President Barack Obama” Former U.S. President Barack Obama remains one of the most charismatic contemporary leaders the world has ever produced. His recent successful and well-attended visit to Winnipeg last March
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New Album Releases for 2019 (part 2)
Broods – Don’t Feed the Pop Monsters Still one of the worthy purveyors of Synthpop in the current decade is Broods, whose debut album was released in 2014. The followup came in 2016, after
Read More »Báwat Pag-aálinlángan Ay Mistúlang
Dilím na lang ang láging kiníkimkím Makulimlím…bákit makulimlím? Anó ba ang nása likód ng úlap na abúhin? Ang mga nakasúlat sa lángit ay iyóng basáhin Párang búhos ng ulán na lang Ang láging dumádagundóng
Read More »I’d Rather that People who Don’t Like Me Lose Me than I Lose Myself Trying to Please Them
(On Remaining True to Oneself and Firm with One’s Conviction) Maraming tao na kahit pa magkakamag-anak o magkakaibigan e nasisira ang koneksyon sa isa’t isa dahil sa pagkakaiba ng kani-kanilang paniniwala—lalo na kung ito
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New Album Releases for 2019 (part 1)
It’s only February but music enthusiasts are already being treated to a slew of new albums that would be parts of the last year of the current decade, 2010s. Here are some of them.
Read More »Gintong Dahong Dalá ng Ihip ng Hangin
At nadurog na at inihip ng hangin Mga tuyong dahong sa ’ki’y umalipin Di na dapat pang pag-ukulan ng pansin Sa wakas! Wala na ang mga pasánin Sabagay, sanay na ang aking damdamin ’Tagal
Read More »New Wave band Information Society releases new song
Do you want to know what Kurt Harland – the visionary and voice behind the eccentric and experimental Dance/Synthpop-oriented band Information Society – is thinking of? Another surge of pure energy! This time, Harland
Read More »Tulad ng Matangpusa (Na Pumipikit Din) Pagsapit ng Takipsilim
Sa lumang palasyo Nais kong bumalik, Kasama ang aking Mga kababata. Sa marmol na nitso Ay magkuk’wentuhang Muli, habang si Pete Ay magsisisirko. Biglang maiinip Sina Gavan at Kit, Mag-aayang muli Na mag–luksong tinik.
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