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What Time Is It? How Old Am I? What’s There to Hide?
(On Being Confident and Secure about One’s Age) It’s 5:46 p.m. here at the airport in Narita, Japan (2:46 a.m. Winnipeg time; 4:46 p.m., Philippine time). Inna, Evawwen, Christine, and I are awaiting our
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Plucking Some Leafs from the Literary Trees of Home
(On Books I Acquired in the Philippines during My Recent Vacation There) Every time I’m on a trip or vacation in a distant place, I ensure that I visit bookshops and purchase a number
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To Valentine or Not to Valentine
(On Being Bombarded by a Diversity of Messages, an Individual Can Still Retain Her Sense of Making a Choice and Decision) In the Freethinkers Group on Facebook of which I’m a member, a currently
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What Really Matters Is What You Believe
(On Da Vinci’s Codes and Concerning Criticisms on Similar Controversial Literary Works) {A tribute to one of my favorite authors of this generation, Christopher Hitchens (13 April 1949–15 December 2011)} I am yet to
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Ano ang Iyong Kinahuhumalingan?
(On Understanding the Roots of One’s Fixation and Some Fond Youthful Memories) In November 2004, while I was organizing some articles I printed, I saw my grandfather get the small scissors from my shelf
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The Precious Lifeblood of a Master Spirit
(On Some More Randomly Selected Books Reviewed) Last issue, I started reviewing books selected randomly from my vast collection. Here are my short reviews of some more books in that collection. 1. The Art
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While My Ukulele Softly Sings
(On Busking as an Outlet for One’s Passion for Music) In the Philippines, a person playing a guitar or any other musical instrument in a street corner or at a park is seen usually
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Each Single Petal Contains a Hundred Words
(On a Few Randomly Selected Books Reviewed) Starting this issue I will write every now and then short reviews of a number of randomly selected books from my collection of more than a thousand
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Year Ender in Music for 2011, part 3: Pop & Hip-hop
Hip and Pop Go the World (On 36 New Pop and Hip-hop Albums Released in 2011) New Wave and Metal are admittedly my most favorite genres of music, but I don’t let this prevent
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Everyone—Theists, Atheists, and Whateverists!
(On the Universality of Christmas as an Annual Sociocultural Festival) Many people think that the Christmas season is reserved only for Christians or those whose religions are offshoots of Christianity and believe in the
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