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Sa Aking Paglisan, ang Tanging Pabaon Nila…Musika at Alaala
(On Spending Time with Some Philippine Rock Artists, part 4) In the previous issue, I listed the musical activities that I and my former band Half Life Half Death had engaged in during our
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To Gift or Not to Gift
(On the True Meaning of Gift-Giving) Mahilig ka bang magbigay ng regalo sa iyong mga kamag-anak o kaibigan? Okey lang ’yan—basta ba bukál sa iyong kalooban at meron ka naman talagang sobrang pera na
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Panahon ng Paghihintáy at Pag-aálinlángan
(Reflecting Poetically on Some Recent Past) In 2005, when I was doing mostly nothing but take care of my late maternal grandfather virtually day in and day out, I relied heavily on my literary
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Mga Katropa, Meron Na Naman Tayong Bisita
(On Spending Time with Some Philippine Rock Artists, part 3) In our recent nearly one-month vacation in the Philippines, my former band Half Life Half Death had a successful grand reunion concert held on
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Tardiness Is Not Always Caused by Laziness
(On the Factors underlying Tardiness and the Willingness to Change Oneself) Madalas ka bang ma-late sa iyong trabaho? Palagi ka bang hulí sa iyong appointments o sa mga pagtitipon o pagkikitakita? During our recent
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What Have You Learned Today from Reading?
(On Making Trivial Things Learned from Literature Important) My being a regular book reader is a major factor in keeping myself updated on various subjects, as well as in giving my paradigms and perspectives
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Kumusta, mga Kaibigang Musikero sa Manila
(On Spending Time with Some of Philippine Rock Artists, part 2) In our recent one-month vacation in the Philippines, Inna and I were able to meet up and hang out with many iconic personalities
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NOT Onli in da Pilipins (Nor in Canada)!
(On Being Multiculturally Oriented and Gastronomically Adventurous) Some self-aggrandizing (‘pagbubuhat ng sariling bangko’) or self-downplaying (or reverse conceitedness, ‘pagmamaliit kunyari sa sarili’) claims are borne out of ignorance. This is the reason I don’t
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Her Last Leaf Fell in the Last Days of That Winter
(On Remembering FJ Publishing Editor Rosalinda Cantiveros) I always attribute my having become a columnist at and eventually also the associate editor of the Winnipeg-based community newspaper Filipino Journal to two things—first, my enduring
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Tayo nang Mag-Swimming sa Tindahan ni Aling Sonia
(On Spending Time with Some of the Philippines’ Rock Artists, part 1) In our recent one-month vacation in the Philippines, Inna and I were able to meet up and hang out with many high-profile
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