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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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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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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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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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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Naniniwala Ka Ba na May Diyos?
(On Humans’ Ability to Do Goodness and Capacity to Commit Evil with or Without the God) Atheism, in its simplest definition, is the non-belief in the existence of the God or any other deity
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Ano’ng Hanap-hanap Mo sa Pilipinas tuwing Pasko?
(On Things Many Filipinos Abroad Miss in the Philippines Every Christmas Season) Kung ikaw ay dito na sa Canada nagkaisip, malamang hindi ka interesado sa Pasko sa Pilipinas. Subalit kung ikaw ay may-edad na
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Just Because They’re Wheelchair-Bound? (part 2)
(On the Creative Streak of Many Physically Challenged Individuals) Wala na bang silbi at maipagmamalaking talino at talento ang mga taong may kapansanan? Sa tingin mo ba, porke kulang ang kanilang pisikál na kakayanan,
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Should I Unfriend You?
(On the Virtues of Friendship) Marami ka bang kaibigan? Sigurado ka bang tunay na kaibigan ang mga ito? Eh, ikaw—itinuturing mo ba naman silang tunay na mga kaibigan? How would you know if you’re
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