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Eto ang pinagkakaabalahan ko ngayon. Dahil wala ng magbibigay sa akin ng flowers, plant na lang ako para sa sarili ko. At dahil walang lupa sa harap ng apartment, sa paso lahat.
Si Eproy, pinsan ni Kulot, ang tumao sa place ko noong ako’y namalagi sa bukid. Mabait si Eproy. Iginapang ng kanyang nanay na OFW ang kanyang pag-aaral. At dahil wala namang problema, sa bahay ko sya pinatira para
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div style=”text-align: justify;”I’m back again in Chicago. This time as an official part of my residency in the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. I will participate in a classroom discussion at Northwestern University this Friday. The…
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I#8217;m planning to buy my own house here in Davao. It#8217;s not that expensive compared to Manila. However, i#8217;m still a bit hesistant as my wife to be doesn#8217;t want to stay here.. yet#8230; I need more convincing powers to pull this through. I#8217;m sure she#8217;ll say yes eventually. =p
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Mindanao can kiss its hope for a Brunei-funded halal food processing venture here goodbye. This after our ASEAN neighbor has decided to develop a new deep water port with export processing facilities for halal food.
Brunei has just awarded the development of Pulau Muara Besar, an island off the coast of the eastern tip of the [...]
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Dear Readers, I would like to share with you the speech of General Santos City Mayor Pedro B. Acharon, which was delivered by his representative, City Councilor Margareth Rose N. Santos during the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit.
Magandang Gensan . . .
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Luke 14: 1-6
Phil 1: 1-11 / Ps 111: 1-6
Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?
(Luke 14:3)
Work is holier on the Sabbath day
If it is for the sake of love.
Not by our power do we work or pray,
But by God’s Spirit from above.
One Sabbath, Jesus went to dine at the home of a [...]
Each time I travel outside my hometown, new acquaintances almost always ask me about the Durian. This does not surprise me because I come from a place considered as the Durian Republic — the home of the “King of Fruits.” You see, home for me is Davao City — Mindanao’s Land of Promise.
For those who [...]
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Sumama ako sa coverage ni Bananas sa Lanao del Norte. Gusto kong makalayo. Gusto kong makahanap ng mas nakakaawang sitwasyon. Hindi pala ako ang pinakakawawang nilalang sa mundo.
Pagbalik, diretso ako dito– ang two-bedroom apartment na inuupahan ko sa city. Ito ang love nest namin ni Kulot noong nag-aaral pa sya. Napakaraming alaala.
Kaming dalawa ang pumili ng kulay ng sofa. Pati laki nito
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(NEWS) “The future appears gloom and bleak,” Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri told the provincial board Thursday citing that the debacle of economic difficulties is real and could not be ignored.
Zubiri has proposed a P1.06 billion-2009 budget to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan but vowed to keep budgetary controls and prioritization of expenditures amidst the treat of [...]
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Sky Cable 34 features Balls - Best Sports Entertainment
Get ready for more spectacular sports events this last quarter of 2008, courtesy of premium sports channel Balls.
One of the most anticipated boxing matches of all time takes place on Nov. 9 when Roy ‘Superman’ Jones Jr. faces the longest reigning world champion ‘Super’ Joe Calzaghe. The [...]
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The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines elected on October 29 a new president, Ricky Vargas.
I hope there will be a right direction for amateur boxing development in the provinces.
PLDT top honcho Manny V. Pangilinan (MVP) is behind the organization. The MVP hand can do a lot with the help of other officials.
But if the [...]
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Last Sunday, I was at the Davao Metro Card Club to witness the first Poker Face Monthly Tournament. My friend, was one of those who won the satellite tournaments and was able to get a seat for last Sunday’s tournament. It was a looong tournament of 50 players. After three rounds, only [...]
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Keeping your short stories on disk is efficient and all, but it’s not until you actually print them that you can grasp some measure of what you’ve written. Like what I did this lazy Thursday morning.
Now this is a bit of a surprise. I’ve actually written this much in short stories over the past three years! All in all, this is 200 pages spanning 12 short stories. Some published, some not.
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Five bishops appeared at a forum Tuesday to denounce ills in our society and called for “radical reforms” and “change of government.”
Speaker Boy Nogie described the bishops’ move as “dangerous.”
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said it borders on “sedition.”
On the other hand, Chief Justice Reynaldo Puno threw his support to the bishops.
It’s not really hard where [...]
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25th October 2008, General Santos City — the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit was conducted and concluded with flying colors, thanks in large part to Avel Manansala and his team. The bloggers of Soccsksargen really made a fantastic showing! But let’s not forget that a blogger from Zamboanga City, Ryann Elumba, made a big contribution by [...]
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GenSan was at the spotlight in recent months because of bombings that killed and injured some people in GenSan. This time, its a different BLAST!
It was my first time in General Santos City, the Tuna Capital of the Philippines. We were welcomed by friendly generals… not from the military, but ordinary people [...]
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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,514 out of 4,174 passed the Professional Electronics Engineer and Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Iloilo and Lucena this October 2008.
The following are the Top 10 Electronics and Communications Engineering Board Exam [...]
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Luke 13: 31-35
Eph 6: 10-20 / Ps 144: 1b, 2, 9-10
Behold, your house will be abandoned. I tell you, you will not see me again until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’.
(Luke 13:35)
Jerusalem as predicted,
Is still a city divided.
But our Lord has resurrected,
And Satan [...]
I’ve been getting requests to write about caterers in Davao, so here’s something. One catering outfit that I’d recommend without hesitation is Leandro’s. They’ve been around for a long time now, and many families and companies trust their reliable services. I’ve used them a couple of times in the past, and I was satisfied with [...]
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Just so we’re clear, kids, I am not a US registered voter nor am I a citizen yet. My mom’s Republican husband is voting for McCain (despite initially rooting for the more formidable Ron Paul), naturally with the intention of keeping Obama from winning the presidency. If you are a registered American voter, I [...]
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The Philippine Eagle Foundation has announced its plan to release two new eagles into the wild of Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park in January 2009.
This is despite the death of a Philippine Eagle named “Kagsabua” (unity) in July 2007, which it released just months earlier.
“What happened to Kagsabua is not a stumbling block,” a PEF [...]
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Congratulations!
The organizers of the Second Mindanao Bloggers Summit in General Santos City did it.
MBS2 was a huge success looking at parameters such as number of participants, media mileage, impact, and preparations.
Bongga ang food, presentations, and gimik, and I heard the tour was fuhhhhn, too!
OK pud ang hosting, including the choice of masters of ceremonies.
We stayed in East [...]
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A horror flashfic I wrote for a contest. Wasn’t accepted, unfortunately; but I still had fun developing the concept. Yeah, I’m sourgraping. English version soon.
Mainit at nakakasilaw ang liwanag ng mga spotlight. Pero ang mga ito’y mala aninipot lamang sa paningin mong nakababad sa pawis. Ang kapaligiran mo’y umuugong sa atungal ng madla na sumisigaw sa iyong pangalan. Pero lahat ng ito
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Luke 13: 22-30
Eph 6: 1-9 / Ps 145: 10-14
Strive to enter through the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be strong enough.
(Luke 13:24)
The only words that we must fear:
“I do not know where you are from.”
The sweetest words we long to hear:
“Welcome to My Father’s Kingdom!”
Jesus went [...]
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After taking on organized religion, Richard Dawkins now has his eyes on his next target: Harry Potter.
Apparently, this is a full-time job as Dawkins has even relinquished his chair at Oxford to pursue the young boy wizard.
Just what upsets Dawkins so much about Potter? “I don’t know what to think about magic and fairy tales.” Prof Dawkins said he
Saw this establishment in General Santos City. It says CDR Queen.
Hmmm.. i wonder if this is a sister company of CD-R King.. or maybe its the “Mother Company’.. =p
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This is the third of three parts of my MBS2 experience.
The day wasn’t over yet even if we already said thank you to everyone for attending the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit. The second half was about to begin!
The organizers had prepared something to remind all the participants that they are in [...]
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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday that 65 out of 171 passed the fisheries technologist licensure examination given this month in Manila, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi City.
The top performing school in the exam was the University of the Philippines-Visayas based in Iloilo City with 10 out of 11 examinees passing the exam or a [...]
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I have been to Sarangani Highlands Garden and Restaurant a number of times before as one of the owners, Dr. Abella, is a long-time family friend. So when Avel Manansala of MBS2 invited me to have dinner with him and some Mindanao Bloggers at the Sarangani Highlands, I immediately accepted the invitation.
I believe that [...]
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During my last day in General Santos City, I received a call from Avel Manansala inviting me to have lunch with him along with a small group of bloggers from Davao City at the Sud-an Grill and Restaurant.
Lunch at Sud-an Grill and Restaurant was absolutely delicious. We were served mouth-watering dishes which included Baby Squid [...]
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My friend RJ asked me a while ago if I knew of a restaurant in Manila that delivers and accepts payments through Paypal. He said Max’s Restaurant did, but him and his friend didn’t feel like eating chicken tonight. I asked my friends on Plurk if they knew of any. Gail pointed [...]
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Writing from Linamon, Lanao del Norte. Just few kilometers–like nearby–are Kolambugan and Kauswagan–the towns recently span style=”font-style:italic;”stormedspan style=”font-style:italic;”/span/span by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels headed…
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Over the weekend, I was at the Tuna Capital of the Philippines for the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit (MBS2).
The summit started at around 9 am with around 130 bloggers in attendance. After a brief introduction by Avel Manansala, Blogie Robillo talked about the history of the Mindanao Bloggers Summit. The mayor of General Santos city, [...]
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When we appointed Avel Manansala of General Santos City and his group to be the organizers of the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit, it was done without reservation. And true enough, the event was a resounding success! It was even much better than MBS1 in terms of impact and participation.
The theme this year was “Mindanaowon, [...]
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This is the second of three parts of my MBS2 experience. Read part 1 here.
The 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit started with a loud applause from the participants. Joanna and I read the long list of sponsors which help made this year’s MBS free and better than the first MBS.
We called this year’s lead summit [...]
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“Belonging”, an anthology of essays published by Anvil, will have a book launch on October 29, 2008 at Greenbelt 4, Makati. Jhoanna Lyn Cruz’s prize-winning essay, “Sapay Koma”, appears in this collection. Retail price: P495. (I only wish the cover were a little better.)
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