Yesterday marked the dedication and first birthday of my nephew, Adrian.  She’s my older sister’s son, my first immediate nephew, and the first grandchild in the family.   He was born in Michigan, where my sister and brother-in-law have been based since 2004.
 Aside from the very reason of the celebration itself, yesterday’s affair brought together many relatives […]

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All I Really Need To Know
I Learned In Kindergarten (excerpt)
by Robert Fulghum
All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.
ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and what to do
and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not
at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the
sandpile at […]

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note: Well, CNN.com itself does not have a statement or post yet about this one, so I’m lifting this from Inquirer.net.  I watch Richard Quest from time to time, and this really comes  as a great surprise.  I suddenly wonder if it’s meth after all, that is behind his quirky presentation of stories. 
This should serve […]

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(Note: Let me make this clear now: I was either just a mere possibility or just too young to remember any of the Philippine TV shows I am will mention in this post.)
No offense, GMA-7’s Master Showman/Walang Tulugan has never been my favorite show.  Let’s just say that I’m not its target audience.  Still, having worked in the […]

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It was one late night back in 2005 when I came home from work, when I craved for pasta as a midnight snack.  I don’t use the dirty kitchen.  The LPG tank of the clean kitchen’s stove wasn’t connected either, and I didn’t want to go out to connect the hose.  I also didn’t want […]

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Whether or not a company’s image heavily relies on each individual who carries it,  It is necessary for each person to have a good self-image.  So here are some steps for developing self-esteem (from www.positive-way.com): 
1. Figure out what your problem is. Realize your problem isn’t who you are, it’s what you have used to protect your physical and emotional well […]

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My Lakbayan grade is B! – The map, however does not include the Spratlys, which I had gotten to visit in 2006
How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!
Created by Eugene Villar.

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