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When I signed up for my Master's Degree in Syracuse University, I wasn't prepared for the challenges of being an international student.  In particular, getting to Toronto for the much-awaited Toronto Film Festival.

The Toronto Film Festival is one of the top-rated film festivals in the world (alongside Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Sundance).  It is ( Read more... )

I saw this announcement in my inbox a couple of weeks back and it actually made me sad.


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One word I would banish from the dictionary is 'escape.' Just banish that and you'll be fine. Because that word has been misused regarding anybody who wanted to move away from a certain spot and wanted to grow. He was an escapist. You know if you forget that word you will have a much easier time. Also you're in the prime, the beginning of your life ( Read more... )

“You should be leaving soon,” my inner Secretary tells me.  Stickler that she is for time and commitments, she inserts herself between the revelations my mind was beginning to unfold during this after-dinner get together.  I mentally agreed, I should be leaving soon, but like Ne-yo’s song, “I just can’t pull myself away.”  I was held captive by the ( Read more... )

"What do we mean by Filipino painting?  A painting done by a Filipino, a Philippine theme painted by any painter, or do we mean a Philippine theme painted by a Filipino painter? Again: When a Filipino painter paints a foreign theme or subject, does he produce Filipino painting or is he merely a Filipino painter painting? And when a foreign painter ( Read more... )

One just never knows the blessings that come after turning a corner.  I went to the Ateneo campus to do a little research and, lo and behold, I see a familiar head of curly hair and chinky eyes (on separate bodies, of course).  There they were, my two favorite encounters in one small area--MM and Poklong 
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In the midst of looming deadlines and a mountain of work to sift through, I found myself given doses of happy surprises.  I am continually grateful for the people who bring in a little sunshine to my corner of the sky.

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I got a package in the mail--a little love from Pineds.  Now, I have something to keep me warm while I spend hours of my life ( Read more... )

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