Saturday, July 28, 2007

WAITING IN CEBU FOR CARGO

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I was supposed to have returned to the US early Sunday, but had to stay on because of delayed cargo from Manila, which I must receive here i...
Sunday, July 15, 2007

People and Places I've Seen This Past Week

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Mila and Sito Santillan, Lilu Gimenez; Cynthia Posa, Araceli Lorayes, Nadne Sarreal, Karina Bolasco, Marily Ysip Orosa, Ambeth Ocampo, Gui...
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Friday, July 13, 2007

What Does One Do in Manila?

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And what does one do in Manila? 1. Eat at Fat Michaels - now, unfortunately I can't give you the address of Fat Michaels because it...
Friday, July 6, 2007

MORE OF CEBU

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What does one do in Cebu? 1. Go South and visit the old churches in Carcar, Argao, Boljoon and more. Aside from the Spanish colonial churc...
Monday, July 2, 2007

CEBU CITY BOOK LAUNCH AND OUTINGS

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Saturday, June 30 - Karina Bolasco, publishing manager of Anvil, arrives Cebu from Manila, 9:10 a.m. I go to Mactan Aiport to meet her. At...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

OLD CEBU TRADITIONS

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The chapel of St. John the Baptist in the Parian District in Cebu City, is small and unimpressive, and so people may disregard it as another...
Saturday, June 23, 2007

LET'S BRING BACK OLD SPANISH COLONIAL CEBU

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Today, June 24 is the feast day of St. John the Baptist, who happens to be the patron saint of the old section of Cebu City, the Parian Dist...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

UPDATE - TRAVEL TO CEBU, PHILIPPINES

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I was surprised to find new changes in LAX, International airport. Just last January, when you arrived the International Airport, LAX, you ...
Sunday, June 17, 2007

FATHER'S DAY - Mariano Flores Manguerra

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Today is Father's Day and I'm remembering my own father, Mariano Flores Manguerra, born March 8, 1894, and died October 29, 1957. ...
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf

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We saw the movie, "La Vie En Rose," which is about the life of French singer Edith Piaf. Generally I find movies about entertainer...
Monday, June 11, 2007

ABOUT FRIENDSHIP

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I don't have a lot of close friends. I never have. I'm one of those extroverts that get tired when I'm with a lot of people. ...
Sunday, June 10, 2007

UCLA EXTENSION WRITING CLASSES SUMMER & FALL

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FOR BEGINNING WRITERS AND/OR THOSE WHO WISH TO GATHER DRAFTS - I have some creative writing classes coming up at UCLA Extension's Writer...
Saturday, June 9, 2007

LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMS FILIPINO WEEK

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Just got back from the Banquet dinner of Buklod Ng Pagkakaisa, in Lancaster, California. It was part of a week-long celebration of Filipino...
Friday, June 8, 2007

HOW TO INCREASE VISITORS TO BLOG, and more

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First, let me talk about this blog. I made a half-hearted start at blogging a few years ago, but didn't follow it up. Then I had the b...
Thursday, June 7, 2007

CCD DISORDER - THE BEES ARE DYING!

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I thought I'd write about the bees dying. My friend, Elizabeth Allen, was the first to mention this to me. Elizabeth is interested in ...

UCLA WRITERS' PROGRAM Publication Party, and Other matters

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Great publication party as usual. Linda Venis, Director of the Writers' Program at UCLA Extension always throws the best pub parties. T...
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Thursday, May 3, 2007

REFLECTIONS ON THE CRUISE TO PANAMA

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(Work in Progress) Reflections on the Cruise to Panama I had the good fortune of taking a cruise from San Pedro, California to Panama, with ...
Thursday, March 29, 2007

TAKING CARE OF DYLAN

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It starts as soft whimpering, ah-ah-ah. We take sharp breaths, listen for more sounds. We hear stirrings. He must be rubbing his eyes, kicki...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

IMAGES OF THE FILIPINA IN LITERATURE

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By the time I was a teenager, the Philippines had been a colony of Spain and the United States for a combined time of some four centuries. T...
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