Ever since I could remember, I’ve always liked playing basketball. Don’t get me wrong, I am not particularly good at it. But ever since I could remember I would be bouncing a basketball around. I liked playing this sport so much that back in grade school I would spend the greater part of the time during recess and lunch playing basketball instead of eating and when the bell rang cram [...]
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When I was about 6, in kindergarten, I was the smart boy in class. I would always recite and participate in class. I would raise my hand and always stand up promptly whenever I was called. I would play with my classmates and always share whatever baon I had for that day. Then there was my seatmate Tony. Tony would pull the chair from under me whenever I would recite [...]
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With alot of death happening around us we tend to feel down or depressed during this time. But if there’s anything I’ve learned in Philosophy class is that Death is inevitable. As Heidegger put it we are beings towards death. Having a more concrete realization that one is oriented towards death would make you appreciate all the more what you have right now. I don’t know. Recently, with the death [...]
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Driving at around 100 mph on an ice shelf in Antartica, Pierce Brosnan (who was called Bond, James Bond during this time) looked at me and in a suave English accent said “hold on” and our Aston Martin DB7 lurched forward as we cleared the gap of a glacier like something out of a Spike Lee movie. With differing camera angles from under the car you could see the studs [...]
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When I was just about 5 I’ve always wondered what that low rumbling sound was whenever it would rain. Rain itself I couldn’t explain as it poured on during the rainy months. Having such a creative mind back then I would make up the most silly reason to justify both what I didn’t know then was thunder and lightning as well as precipitation. (yes, I’ve learned to spell that over [...]
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I used to hate taking siestas. But every afternoon when the clock hits 3pm we all had to take a siesta . You see, I used to stay with my grandmother growing up. She was raised in the Spanish tradition as well as being a Spanish translator for UP you could feel the European way of things from the style of our house to the nightly routines and even our [...]
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rocking your heart out. Every monday here at the office has become officially rocke-oke night. With bands such as The Johnnies and Oventoaster churning out awesome tunes and having the audience sing up on stage with a song from their list, these nights out sure are worth going to. I’ve been 1 rocke-oke night and 1 acousti-oke and I must say rocke-oke was a far more scarier experience. (too bad [...]
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Now that we are well into the rainy season, it’s been tough for me to find the time to really go out and shoot. My only time to shoot are on weekends and usually that’s when the rain pours. It may sound like I’m sour graping but I’m actually not. I really do love the weather when one can just curl up in bed with a good book and just [...]
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(This image was taken here: http://www.yellowcabofsavannah.com/images/img_taxi.jpg) With all the hype and shit that the government is currently getting for dining at extravagant places and spending a shit load of money one taxi cab driver proves that there is hope for the Philippines yet. Nakakatawa isipin na minsan ang solution ay nanggagaling sa oddest places.Let me explain. During a cab ride the other to a meeting, my colleague and I were [...]
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Ok so there those days when you feel the stress of being in the rat race or what not but then there are those days too when work doesn’t seem like work. Today was one of those days. Well, sort of. The shit leading up to the main shit was one big pile of crap. But during the shit itself, everything was just fine. I actually kind of enjoyed myself. [...]
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