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Restaurants, anyone?
Can anyone recommend good restaurants in Shangri-la, Greenhills, Eastwood or The Podium? I'm looking for restaurants that open at 11:00 a.m. and serve lunch. I like Japanese food, Italian food, Chinese food and grilled meat but I'm open to other recommendations. I'm asking because my family will be having a lunch celebration on my birthday this ( Read more... ) -
Fr. Romeo Intengan's Talk on the Background and Prospects of the GRP-MILF MOA-AD
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites everyone to its COLLOQUIUM ON SPECIAL ISSUES featuring Fr. Romeo Intengan, S.J. who will speak on The GRP-MILF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ON ANCESTRAL DOMAIN: BACKGROUND AND PROSPECTS.
August 29, Friday, 4:30-6:00 pm ( Read more... ) -
There is something we can do for Tara. Please pass.
August 8, 2008, 12:00 midnight ( Read more... ) -
Updates on Tara's Condition
I visited Tara in the ICU earlier this morning. There were a lot of patients, mostly old people with their grown-up children tearfully watching from outside the glass doors. Then I saw Joeee and a girl whose name escapes me but who always hangs out with Tara.
I peered through the glass window and saw my friend as I've never seen before. ( graphic description ahead ) -
A moment of silence and prayer for my AP buddy Tara Santelices
Tara Santelices was my buddy when we were Air Police cadets in our fourthclass year. We reported for training in the wee hours of day, huffed and puffed during the road runs, rolled together in the mud and grass, sparred during martial arts training, traded jokes about superior officers and did all sorts of fun and crazy military things ( Read more... ) -
Do we have a population problem?
This post was inspired by Wesh's inquiry. The following short essay began as a response to her post. The response took up two reply posts, and Wesh suggested that I post it here, so here it is ( Read more... ) -
Why do people engage in corruption?
This is the mystery Dom and I pondered over an order of iced chocolate at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf last night. Why do people engage in corruption? Specifically, why do people who've enriched themselves through corrupt acts over the years continue to do so? If they have not derived satisfaction from what they've accumulated over the years, then ( Read more... ) -
US 2008 Presidential Nominations: My Thoughts and Some Soundbytes
Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bowed out of the race and endorsed John McCain. After announcing his withdrawal from the race, he thanked his wife, his family, his campaign staff and his supporters. He said that John McCain would have his full support, and that McCain was an honorable man who conducted himself with honor during the presidential ( Read more... )