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| HELP KEEP OUR SERVERS ONLINE! |  | | Donat-o-Meter Stats | | September´s Goal: | $100.00 | | Due Date: | Sep 30 | | Gross Amount: | $0.00 | | Net Balance: | $0.00 | | Left to go: | $100.00 |
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In Pursuit of |
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 Jess writes "Doomsayer and do-gooder populate Philippine Newspapers. This idea came in to me in small increments. Consequently, it loomed large in my face. I combed all the Philippines newspapers compiled by newswealth.com and identify columnists who are doomsayer and do-gooder in their opinions. This is what I found. Doomsayers are not in short supply, and do-gooders are catching up. However, there are columnists, too, who often time switch sides. I couldn’t pigeonhole them as either doomsayer or do-gooder. Their dual interchanging persona intrigued me. What do you call a person who is a cross between doomsayer and a do-gooder... a “pessimist-altruist”? Is there such a tag?
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Posted by don on Monday, September 25 @ 14:03:37 CDT (420 reads)
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When Obligation can be a Motivation |
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Jess writes " My most recent blog, ''It already works for it's own nugatory, stupid”, dated March, 2006, killed my momentum in blogging. I stopped cold turkey, just like when I quitted smoking.
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life's a ***** |
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leviuqse writes "Chasing Tail - As I write this, out of the corner of my eye I can see our neighbor’s dog, Mikmik, trying to catch his tail. He's making tight, frantic little circles, nearly spinning off his axis, just to get a taste of that which he thinks he simply MUST have. The very elusiveness of his tail is what makes him so adamant about capturing it. Mikmik is cute, but a little dim. Okay, he's the doggie equivalent of a box of rocks when it comes to intellect, but all of us in the neighborhood love him. Of COURSE, he's never going to catch his tail. And if by some miracle he DID, he'd only end up hurting himself by enthusiastically chomping down on it. You can't tell him that, though. He's on a quest. And he's stupid. Lovable, but stupid.
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Posted by don on Tuesday, August 22 @ 18:19:53 CDT (396 reads)
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putik |
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leviuqse writes "If life is truly one huge highway, then we can be sure that the highway will cover all kinds of terrain. Hopefully, a long road that will have it's share of hills and valleys. As long as we're moving, regardless of time and speed, we are heading somewhere...the problems arise when we get sidetracked, confused, or simply stuck in the mud.
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Posted by don on Tuesday, August 22 @ 18:19:01 CDT (406 reads)
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bird's eye view |
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leviuqse writes "Through each stage of life there are triumphant surprises and stormy days. Things can unexpectedly come to us from out of the blue. The more we buy into the scenarios that Life throws at us, the less in control we begin to feel...
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Posted by don on Tuesday, August 22 @ 18:18:34 CDT (390 reads)
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baliw? |
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leviuqse writes "When I was a child, I was always told that the world is a wonderful place, and that there are only a few bad apples out there wreaking havoc upon the masses. Good prevailed over Evil, and when something went wrong, it was only a way for us to learn and improve our lives. While that may be true, one day I asked myself, "If there are so many good people walking around, how come the world for so long has been such a mess?" All a person has to do is open the Bible, and over and over again there are scriptures telling us about the landscape in which we live. I am not one who takes kindly to refuge in falsehood...I do believe the Truth does set you free.
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Posted by don on Tuesday, August 22 @ 18:18:08 CDT (416 reads)
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pag-ibig |
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leviuqse writes "One of the greatest human fears is living, being, and dying alone; however, there is something that can overcome this fear, and that is love. What is love? Can you see it? Does one touch love, or is love only to be sensed? Does true love exist, or is it just a cheap thrill that lasts for one night? Does love have substance or is it merely a word fabricated as a way to justify the means of propagation?
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Posted by don on Tuesday, August 22 @ 18:17:37 CDT (444 reads)
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rude peeps |
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| leviuqse writes "I kept meaning to put my thoughts down to pen and paper (or actually keyboard and monitor). Well now I get to rant a bit. Warning to ya; ranting means that swearing may occur occasionally and at random throughout this post."
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Posted by don on Tuesday, March 14 @ 00:26:01 CST (817 reads)
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Bayong |
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| leviuqse writes "Desperation according to Pareng Webster is a loss of hope and surrender to despair, it is also a state of hopelessness leading to rashness. Agree agree."
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Posted by don on Monday, December 05 @ 21:26:19 CST (840 reads)
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DEDO |
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leviuqse writes "Three weeks ago my frenzied/delirious/hysterical Uncle Romy passed away. He has journeyed the great beyond. They said that every person has a story, that by understanding that story one will understand the person in it. I know a part of my uncle's story, but he's quite complicated and I didn't fully understand him. His life was a tapestry of images, maybe that's why.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, November 23 @ 23:34:51 CST (913 reads)
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What I've Learned From Dilim(an) |
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| leviuqse writes "Last year, with a loose schedule that I’ve had, and totally clueless about where my life should be heading, I toyed with the idea of going back to school. I’m a ComSci grad of a computer college but I wasn’t that satisfied with the kind of education that I received from there (but, inaamin kong naging langit ang dati kong school)."
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Posted by don on Thursday, October 06 @ 23:09:47 CDT (438 reads)
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Speech of John Gokongwei before Ateneo 2004 Graduates |
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I wish I were one of you today, instead of a 77-year-old man, giving a speech
you will probably forget when you wake up from your hangover tomorrow. You may
be surprised I feel this way. Many of you are feeling fearful and apprehensive
about your future. You are thinking that, perhaps, your Ateneo diploma will not
mean a whole lot in the future in a country with too many problems. And you are
probably right. You are thinking that our country is slipping-no, sliding.
Again, you may be right.
Twenty years ago, we were at par with countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and
Singapore. Today, we are left way behind. You know the facts.
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Posted by don on Saturday, September 10 @ 02:16:30 CDT (307 reads)
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Dalumat Sa Paglipad |
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leviuqse writes "Eksena 1986, Lumang bahay sa Kalookan.
May lalaking dumating mula sa kabilang dulo ng langit.
Tatay ko siya, pero di ko siya kilala...
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Posted by don on Wednesday, August 03 @ 11:26:15 CDT (304 reads)
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New Light |
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| leviuqse writes "I will never get tired of recounting this family experience of mine to others, maybe because one of the topics that I am fond of writing about is the subject called myself. That’s why I wouldn’t let my blogging life miss this action-packed episode of my life."
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Posted by don on Wednesday, August 03 @ 11:25:21 CDT (252 reads)
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Dont Wanna Grow Up |
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| leviuqse writes "Do you feel old? Me, uhmmm…yeah sometimes. Just sometimes. I maybe 24, but I always see myself to be having a mental age of 13. I’m like Peter Pan I guess, in some ways aside from being cute.
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Posted by don on Monday, August 01 @ 11:04:19 CDT (267 reads)
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Shadows of martial law in restored democracy |
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By DANILO A. REYES,
InternAsian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Mongkok, Hong Kong
I wasn't born yet when Martial Law was declared in 1972. I was seven years old
then when the 'People's Power' struggle restored the country's democracy.
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Posted by don on Monday, June 20 @ 17:11:08 CDT (610 reads)
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Reflections |
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By: Aida
http://www.philippinecerebralpalsy.com/
Distorted bodies, twisted legs, floppy arms, stiff
hands and fingers, contorted faces, drooling saliva,
blank stares … of children with cerebral palsy.
This is the sight that welcomed me as I entered the
center of the Philippine Cerebral Palsy. I felt a
sudden feeling of gloom and hopelessness.
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Posted by don on Thursday, January 27 @ 18:59:55 CST (264 reads)
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Reasons for staying put |
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by Krip Yuson for GRAPHIC
It's been grossly exaggerated among circles of friends that my family and I are
taking the plunge and migrating to Canada. Well, I must say that if there were a
country I'd choose for a family transplant, indeed, it would have to be that
exemplary destination, where Vancouver beckons as a superb, second-chance
habitat. In fact, last September we did exercise our landing rights as
immigrants, capping the final stage of a process that was initiated a couple of
years or so ago when I had my wife fill up such forms as are necessary for a
principal applicant.
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Posted by don on Thursday, January 06 @ 14:48:50 CST (297 reads)
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Interesting Perspective from an Iraqi Refugee |
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NOTE:This is not related to being Filipino or about Filipinos, but it is still a very interesting perspective written by an Iraqi refugee.
Don
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Hi there,
I am SAM, an Iraqi refugee living in Lebanon at the moment; I have spent the last 9 years of my life as a refugee registered with the UNHCR in Beirut.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, December 22 @ 12:59:53 CST (287 reads)
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Always a Filipino |
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Heart to Heart Talk With Philip S. Chua, M.D.
By: Perry Diaz
My wife, Farida, and I left the Philippines for medical residency training in
Chicago under the foreign student exchange program on December 31, 1962, about a
year and a half after our graduation from medical school. I remember spending
the New Year's eve aboard Northwest Airlines, mostly in a fetal position in our
seats, uncomfortable and restless, trying very hard to sleep, as the other
passengers (Americans, Europeans, and some Asians) were merrymaking, drinking
champagne and toasting the old year out and the new year in.
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Posted by don on Tuesday, December 21 @ 12:20:04 CST (236 reads)
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