On Manila, Philippines
May 27, 2008 · Comments Off
Philippines (Country Guide)"It's a pity that Manila is often disparaged, as there's much more here to like. For one, all the adjectives often used to describe the Philippines- jovial, laid back, casual, corrupt, shambolic, earnest and more are on display here more than anywhere else in the country. It's...
Source: Filipino Quotes
Alex Tizon: On Being Prepared
May 24, 2008 · Comments Off
"It pays to be prepared, to be as good as you can be in your field, because you never know when luck or opportunity or grace or whatever you want to call it may come knocking. It pays to be up to the task of answering the call in full riot gear -- that is, fully ...
Source: Filipino Quotes
Hail ‘Ka Bel’
May 22, 2008 · Comments Off
Okay, I am a very emotional and sensitive person. I easily cry (well, lately..it started during my sophomore year in college) and I am always moved by inspiring stories and documentaries and other sorts of the like. I tell you, movies always make me cry. That's why my date always has the advantage inside...
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Banaue Rice Terraces: Eight Wonder of the World
May 21, 2008 · Comments Off
"For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation to the next, and the expression of sacred traditions and a delicate social balance, they have helped to create a landscape of great beauty that expresses...
Source: Filipino Quotes
On Returning “Home”
May 19, 2008 · Comments Off
Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories"All exiles want to go home. Many of the old Filipinos in the United States, never return, but in their imagination they make the journey a thousand times, taking the slowest boats because in their dreamworld time is not as urgent as actual time passing, quicker...
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Links for 2008-05-17 [del.icio.us]
May 18, 2008 · Comments Off
Kare-Kareng Beef Oxtail and Tendon (Beef Stew in Peanut Stew) | thecookmobile.com
My Tamed Kung Pao Chicken Version | thecookmobile.com
Khow Pad Moo (Thai Pork Fried Rice) | thecookmobile.com
delicious thai fried rice recipe
Angel Hair Pomodoro with Garlic Shrimp | thecookmobile.com
fast, easy and delicious...
Source: The CookMobile
With Emphasis on the Word “Foreign”
May 18, 2008 · Comments Off
"It never fails. One minute I'm cruising along thinking everything in the Philippines is "normal." Normal as in, it's just like where I come from; the fancy cars, the cable TV, the modern malls, the English speaking populace, the English language newspapers, the proliferation of American schlock like...
Source: Filipino Quotes
Carlos P. Romulo: I Walk With Heroes
May 13, 2008 · Comments Off
I Walked With Heroes"Other lives may find their happiest moments infiltrated with tragedy, and their proudest touched with comedy." ------ o ------"Let us teach our people again to be proud that they are Filipinos. Let us teach them to realize anew that being a Filipino means having as rich and noble...
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On Maximo M. Kalaw, The Case for the Filipinos
May 13, 2008 · Comments Off
The Case for the Filipinos"Maximo M. Kalaw was born at Lipa, Batangas Province, Philippine Islands, in 1891. He attended the public schools of his native town, and later came to Manila where he entered the University of the Philippines. He is distinctly a product of the American system of education established...
Source: Filipino Quotes
On Nationalism
May 11, 2008 · Comments Off
"We must transcend our petty selves, forget our hurts and bitterness, cast aside thought of revenge, and let sanity, reason, and above all, love of country prevail during our gravest hour."- Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., Senator and modern day Filipino hero (November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983)...
Source: Filipino Quotes
