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Bahala na si Batman: Revisited
(I’m reposting an article I wrote 9 years ago. The message still rings true today. Happy New Year everyone!) Kumakaway-kaway ang bagong nakalambiting pahinang papel sa dingding, nagpapahiwatig na...
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Unsolicited Tips for Blogging
Most people like to get tips. Especially those who work waiting tables. But that’s not the tip I’m alluding to in this post. After having my virtual footprints in the blogosphere for 11 years, I...
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Once Upon A Starry Night: A Throwback
(I am re-posting an article I featured more than 11 years ago on this blog. This was the very first article I wrote about my medical experience of being a doctor.) ********** During my medical...
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Butiki, Botika, Bituka
May mga karanasan na ayaw na nating alalahanin. Subalit sila’y nakatatak na sa ating utak kahit gusto man natin silang limutin. Ang sumusunod na karanasan ay isa dito….. Isang kasumpa-sumpang hapon....
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Salamin: Isang Repleksiyon
Isang taon na naman ang idinagdag sa pahina ng aklat ng aking buhay. Oo, makapal na ang librong ito. Subalit sa buhay, ayaw mong maging maikling kwento, mas pipiliin mong maging mahabang nobela....
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Humble Beginnings
When we were young, I remember my parents telling us, their kids, that the best heritage they can pass on to us is education and the love for learning. They might not leave us with wealth or material...
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Lessons From My Father, A Throwback
(In the tradition of the upcoming Father’s Day, I would like to repost an article I wrote back in 2010 as a tribute to my late father. Original write-up was published in our local church newsletter in...
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Lumang Barberya
Malapit sa aming lugar dito sa Iowa ay merong isang lumang barberya na pag-aari ng isang matandang barbero. Kamakailan lang ay nagretiro na si Mang Jerry, na may ari ng establisementong ito. Siya ay...
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For the Love of the Game
At the basement of our house in Sampaloc Manila, my father set up a basketball hoop for me to play in. The goal was set low and I think it was probably only 7-foot high. For a pre-school kid, that was...
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The Summer Olympics in Tokyo is now underway. The Philippines has sent 19 athletes to compete in the games. Among the delegates are swimmers. Here’s the Philippines qualifying Olympic swimming trial:...
View ArticleGang-gang, Ging-ging, Gung-gung
(Dahil po Buwan ng Wika, ay aking inilalathalang muli ang isang sanaysay na aking orihinal na isinulat apat na taon na ang nakalilipas.) Kung ikaw ay Pilipino o lumaki ka sa Pilipinas, ay sigurado...
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Relyenong Bangus at Kapitbahay
Linggo ng umaga. Tahimik at natutulog pa ang aming kapaligiran. Pero handa na kaming umpisahan ang bugbugan. Ito ang aming kwento. Bagong lipat lamang kami sa apartment na iyon sa Morristown, New...
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Just A Dream
I am back in the Philippines. It is surreal! But then I woke up, oh it was just a dream. In my dream I was in Sampaloc, Manila, in the home I grew up in. I saw our chairs made of Narra wood with...
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Oh My Gulay 2
Few years ago I wrote “Oh My Gulay!” (link here) to showcase our colorful Pilipino language with idioms using vegetables. Terms like balat-sibuyas, nangamote, pulis patola, nagmumurang kamias and...
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Hayop Ka!
I would like to highlight on this post some of the animal metaphors and expressions in our very rich and colorful Pilipino language. I am hoping that after reading this you will blurt out “Hayop sa...
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Pinagbuklod Muli
Meron talaga para sa isa’t isa. Kung hindi ka naniniwala dito, ay basahin mo ang kwento kong ito. May isang magkabiyak na aking kakilala, sila ay laging magkasama. Parati silang magkatambal sa lahat...
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The Cost of Caldereta
How much trouble are you willing to go through just to taste a favorite dish? Here’s my story. During our last visit to Northern California, the moment our plane landed at San Francisco Airport, the...
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Please Come Home For Christmas
Many popular songs about Christmas is about going home for the holidays. Like “Please Come Home for Christmas” (written by Charles Brown, with cover by The Eagles and more recently Kelly Clarkson),...
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The Treasured Divisoria Dress
People can go overboard in spending money for their wedding. That’s quite understandable as it is a significant event in a person’s life. After all you only get married once. Or twice, or...
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Paraisong Maginaw: Isang Baliktanaw
(Nakabalot na naman ang aking kapaligiran sa yelo. Nais ko lang balikan ang isang sanaysay na aking inakda mahigit sampung taon na ang nakalipas. Ang sentemyentong ito ay isinulat matapos naming...
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