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Going Wild at Yellowstone
Few weeks ago, we visited Yellowstone. We were captivated, and went wild over it’s beauty and grandeur. Yellowstone is one of the most popular national parks in the US and it is widely held as first...
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Goodnight Kuya Boy: A Eulogy
(Since I started this blog, we have experienced some deaths in our family and friends that I have mentioned here. Few days ago we lost another friend, who is more than a family. This piece was read on...
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Rock Surfing
During our recent trip through South Dakota, we passed over Badlands and Black Hills. Mount Rushmore, which is part of the Black Hills, is perhaps the most popular National Park in this region. Faces...
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Multiple Personalities
You have met the Black Ninja before. He is a fearless runner and is not afraid of rain, cold, or snow. But is scared of “black ice,” for he is not fond of slipping and sliding on icy road. He does not...
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Nawawala: Isang Panawagan
(Ang sumusunod ay panawagan sa nawawala kong kaibigan.) Kaibigan, kung saan ka man naroroon ay sana umabot sa iyo ang panawagang ito. Hanap-hanap na kita. Hindi ko alam kung bakit mo ako linayasan....
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Walang Babuyan
Lechon. Isang kataga na kapag nabanggit sa ating mga Pilipino ay naglalarawan ng kasiyahan, kasaganahan, at selebrasyon. At siyempre pa, nakakatulo laway na kasarapan. Hindi kumpleto ang ating mga...
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Sa Likod ng Matataas na Pader
Hindi kalayuan sa masikip na kalyeng aking kinalakihan sa Maynila ay isang kalsadang may mga naglalakihang compound na napapalibutan ng matataas na pader. Dahil sa taas ng mga bakod, ay mga tuktok ng...
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From Where?
“It’s a small world after all.” That’s the theme from a popular Disney ride attraction claims, which features different countries. Yet it is the internet that made that statement a reality. We can now...
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Tables Are Turning
We have a new past time. Nope, it’s not cow tipping. It’s more fun than that. It’s ping-pong! Few months ago, I bought a ping-pong table. After 2 years of having our basement in disarray and left...
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Debunking Folks’ Medical Advice: Part 3
We Filipinos have traditional medical beliefs that our elders have passed on the us, and we in turn passed on to our children. However, not all of these folks’ advices are scientifically or medically...
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Malayo Pa Ang Umaga
Dito sa dako ng mundong kinaroroonan ko ngayon (sa northern hemisphere), dahil pumapasok na ang tag-ginaw, ay maikli na ang oras ng liwanag at mahaba na naman ang gabi. Hindi tulad sa Pilipinas, dahil...
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Stronger than Haiyan
There are no words to fitly describe the utter devastation of what happened to some areas of the Philippines due to the super typhoon Haiyan (local name: Yolanda). My people are suffering, struggling...
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Tour of Duty
I am sitting in an airport terminal in Seoul, waiting for my connecting flight back to the US. I have more than four hours of layover here – plenty of time to reflect on the things I have witnessed and...
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Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
I woke up this morning feeling cold. I pulled up the comforter to warm me up a bit. As I opened my eyes I was greeted with snowflakes softly tapping on our windowpane. It is December after all, and in...
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Cold Fashion
We are in a deep freeze. In the past couple of days, our temperature here in Iowa had struggled to get up to double digits (Fahrenheit). We have not been above freezing point for more than a week or so...
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A backpack, bedbugs and toilet paper
(This is a story of my trip to Tacloban, albeit more lighthearted than my previous post, “Tour of Duty.” It is not my intention though, to discredit the seriousness of the situation there.) While...
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A Salty Predicament
I came from a culture that loves salt. Growing up in Manila I came to like salted peanuts, salted dried fish, dish with salted black beans (tausi), saltine crackers, and of course salted eggs. Besides...
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Usog, Gayuma at Anting-anting
“Hijo, nausog ka. Hubarin mo ang iyong damit, upang ating banlian ng mainit na tubig.” Iyan ang aking naaalala na sabi ng aking lola. Akala ko ay mga sanggol lang ang nauusog. Ako noon ay nasa...
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Pinoy Dictionary
Aspect – what you use to break a block of ice A trust – to go backwards Boutiquey – a small lizard that crawls in your ceiling Check in – fowls raised in farms Deposit – where you turn a knob and water...
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Images of Home
From the famous Manila Bay, To the picturesque Taal Lake, From luxurious tropical pools, To inviting rustic river, From the panoramic urban landscape, To the charming countryside, It’s good to be back...
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