You don’t notice it but our country actually has this much money. President Aquino already approved this year national budget, and it isn’t pocket change: almost P1.6 Trillion pesos. The government also release a new Philippine banknotes. Let us for the moment ponder the enormity of this number. A trillion is 1 followed by 12 [...]
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The Most Common New Year’s Resolutions
January 1st, 2011
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A New Year resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a personal goal, project, or the reforming of a habit. A New Years Resolution is generally a goal someone sets out to accomplish in the coming year. Millions of Filipinos are casting aside the risk of disappointment to embrace the millennia-old tradition of [...]
The Myth of the Aswang in Capiz?
December 24th, 2010
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As Capiznon I’m proud to share some myth and superstitious or religious beliefs of the early Capiznon. Do you believe in Aswang? Aswang is a Filipino version of the vampire. They are human-like by day but transform into different monstrous forms to harass and eat awake humans at night, especially pregnant women who are about [...]
Need For Speed
December 23rd, 2010
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When I was a kid the first and the last time I rode a go kart. It was at the Fiesta Carnival when I was in Manila for a vacation. It was such a thrill for me already then, though as far as I remember, the circuit was just plain circle (or square?) and I [...]
My Visual Fantasies
December 23rd, 2010
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I love watching films on the big screen. I even download movies from the net just to watch my favorite movies on my laptop. There are still so many I want to watch—those that have come before me and those that I have missed either because of not enough time or money. haha. But there [...]
