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Writing and reading

October was a very blessed month for me. Besides turning a year older last month, I won second place for Feature Writing during the Regional Schools Press Conference, so I will be going to Tagum City to compete in the Nationals. I was also named Caraga's Outstanding Campus Journalist for ...

All I need now is a black Continental

Things at school have really been busy for a long, long time now. That largely explains the silence in this side of the blogosphere. We're taking a bit of a breather (next week is Semestral Break Week) so thank goodness for that. *** Entourage Season 6 wrapped up last month. Good news: ...

ACET Aftermath

I'm back, a nauseated and tired heap, in Butuan after taking the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) in neighboring Surigao City. There is not much to report about the ACET, except that I'm not so sure how well I did. The test questions were pretty easy (somewhat difficult at most), ...

Revenge of the IndieBloggers

Once upon a time, there was this neat little corner of the Internets called IndieBloggers. IB was a repository for several incredible essays and stories, most if not all of them written by obscure writers and bloggers. It was quite a wonderful collection, and the best part was that it ...

In the Service of the People [Crux Rouge First Aid Training + Other Little Details]

Oh, how it's been so long. I'm so sorry I've been gone. I've been busy...doing stuff. /lame PATD reference *** I've completed Community First Aid training with the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) as a Red Cross Youth member. Whether or not I passed the written examination and return demonstrations, I don't ...

Ka. Eraño Manalo, 84

It was announced today that Ka. Eraño G. Manalo, the Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, passed away yesterday afternoon in his home in Quezon City. Since assuming leadership of the Church after the death of Ka. Felix Manalo in 1963, Ka. Erdie has been instrumental in the great leaps ...

“May Araw Din Kayo” [In Which Conrado de Quiros Pwns Gollum]

Conrado de Quiros pwns Gollum and her minions in his column in today's Philippine Daily Inquirer. His piece, entitled "May Araw Din Kayo", is written entirely in street Tagalog, the prolific writer justifying his deviation from convention by saying that English could not possibly allow him to vent properly and ...

Manila Bulletin Mistakes Tita Cory’s Coffin for President Arroyo’s

On today's issue of the Manila Bulletin: [caption id="attachment_795" align="aligncenter" width="508" caption="Written in the caption: "Military honor guard carefully removes the coffin of Mrs. Arroyo out of the Manila Cathedral.""][/caption] Just so we're clear, it was former Philippine president Corazon Aquino who was interred yesterday. President Arroyo, the current Philippine president, is ...

Corazon Aquino, 76

I am too young to remember Cory Aquino. I was born long after the EDSA Revolution she led, long after her ascent to power, long after she graciously stepped down from office once her term was over. By the time I was born, she had returned to being an ordinary ...

Updates 7.30.2009

Yesterday, I placed second during an extemporaneous speech contest sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as part of their National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) celebration. Much love to my classmates who were present during the contest despite classes being suspended at our school until August 6. *** Classes ...