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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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Throwback Toy Tale from 36 Years Ago
My mom bought for me my first-ever Star Wars action figure in 1983—an R2-D2, after the showing of Return of the Jedi—the last installment to the film series original trilogy—that year, which we saw
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A Dozen Favorite 2000s-released, Romance-themed Films
Many people are prone to declaring that the best movies (or music for that matter) are those that came from their childhood or teenage years. That to me is just a personal opinion based
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The One who Got Away
I am currently working on a new book, titled The One who Got Away – an anthology of short stories whose theme is unpursued young loves that could have ended in happy endings…or also
Read More »’Yan ang Lodi Ko—Petmalu!
(On Acknowledging an Ongoing Cultural or Linguistic Development) I find absurdity in those who comment against the use of the currently trending (in social media such as Facebook) colloquial words such as “lodi” (palindrome
Read More »Ikaw, Sino ang ‘Lodi’ Mo? (On Codified Lingo and Other Language Changes)
Kalat na kalat ngayon sa social media sa Pilipinas yung mga salitang kanto na gaya ng “lodi” (baligtad na baybay ng ‘idol’) at “petmalu” (jumbled syllabication ng ‘malupit’), at marami ang kumukutya rito dahil
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Remembering Filipino Backyard (or Street) Games (part 2)
Most of what many Filipinos regard as traditional backyard games of their culture are actually just derivations from or variations of foreign games, which were handed down to the Philippine culture some generations ago,
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Remembering Filipino Backyard Games (part 1)
In the current age of Internet, social media, and modern gadgetry we couldn’t really blame the children of today for no longer interested nor engaged in playing so-called traditional Filipino backyard or playground games.
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A Successful Launching of Dalayoan’s A New Beginning
(a short film documentary review) The pet project of veteran educator Gemma Dalayoan and her son Fernando Dalayoan, the documentary film A New Beginning for Immigrants had its successful, well-attended launching screening on April
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Delightful yet Educational Time for Whatever You Want to Do
(On Responsible Paternal Parenting) I am happy and fulfilled every time my beloved son, Evawwen, is with me. We get to follow a delightful yet educational and responsible routine. As soon as we get
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