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Congrats, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup!

Posted in Filipino Connection, Global Nation, tagged , , on September 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »

For the past two years, our candidate to the Miss Universe beauty pageant made it to the final top 5, among the 80+ beauties all over the world. It is an accomplishment in itself. Miss Universe is considered the World Cup of beauty pageants. Once in the top 5, it is the question-and-answer portion that decides [...]

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White Is Beautiful

Posted in Filipino, Global Nation, tagged on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Summer is soon be over, so as my 9-year old daughter’s Summer Camp. Truth be told, I am quite relieve. She is so dark now that I worry. I obviously still want her to have a fair skin. Am I obsessed with having a whiter skin? Perhaps, yes. Admittedly, I still have the traditional Filipino [...]

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Filipina Fiancee Swallowed By The Sea In Oregon, US

Posted in A Mind of My Own, Filipino Connection, Global Nation on December 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Life is full of surprises. Just when you think that it is so kind to you, in an instant, it can be mean . This is probably what a 45-year old American in Oregon, who was about to wed his Filipina fiancee of two years, feels right now. A fairy tale romance and a wonderful [...]

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PDA Season 2 Grand Star Dreamer: Laarni Losada

Posted in Filipino, Global Nation, Web Logging, tagged on September 16, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I was not a fan of her, but I still think that the nation was not wrong in putting her in the pedestal as the Grand Star Dreamer. I congratulate her for being the best and garnering more than six hundred thousand votes from the viewers. What I like about the show is that – [...]

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I Dream Of Traveling

Posted in Global Nation, Travel and Leisure on July 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Traveling is one childhood dream that has yet to be fulfilled. In fact, it is one of the items posted in my dream board, which I attached in my refrigerator’s door. Hopefully, getting a US greencard will make it easier for me to travel around the world with less restrictions. And so, I am preparing [...]

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Drug Addiction: The Downfall Of The Rich and Famous

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Global Nation, Wellness on July 1, 2008 | 11 Comments »

My daughter, Amber, is an avid fan of Hannah Montana. Whenever she goes online, she visits the show’s website. The site is very child-friendly, so I do not have qualms about it. She plays games, and tries to imitate Hannah‘s rock star appeal. She is her greatest idol ever. With all the racy photo controversies [...]

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Dry Drowning, A Silent Killer

Posted in Global Nation, Health & Physical Education on June 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It is summer time. It is time to enjoy the coolness of water in the nearby pool or beach. Bringing the kids and hearing them splashing the water, what a great joy it brings. But wait a minute, do you know the danger of this? Just recently, a South Carolina 10-year old boy died from [...]

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The Rise Of Rice Problem

Posted in Filipino, Global Nation, Philippines, Something's Wrong on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

As the staple food in the country, rice is the most important part in a typical Filipino meal. Without it, we seem to feel not full. For some family, rice plus sugar or salt is already a meal. We all know it not nutritious at all. But do they have a choice? None. Blame poverty. [...]

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