Monday, September 29, 2008

CEBU OCTOBER 11 FASHION SHOW & MUSICALE IN THE PARIAN

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I just learned from my sister-in-law the following: From Terry Manguerra: " Val Sandiego and some of his friends are planning a big ha...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Maryknoll College 68 classmates at home

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Maryknoll College class of 1968 classmates were over for some good old Filipino comfort food and catching up. Top photo shows: Lucy Adao Mc...
Friday, September 26, 2008

MICHAEL GENELIN - READING/BOOK SIGNING OF SIREN OF THE WATERS

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YOU HAVE TO GO TO THIS LITERARY EVENT!!!!! Michael Genelin, author of Siren of the Waters, will be doing a literary reading/book signing as ...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Salman Rushdie pictures

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I found these pictures of me with Salman Rushdie at a PEN Conference in Barcelona. He was hiding at the time these pictures were taken. I c...
Monday, September 22, 2008

US Politics and Marcos Dictatorship

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I find myself growing more uncomfortable at what is going on in US politics. There are a lot of issues really, but the recent incident that...
Sunday, September 21, 2008

U.S. POLITICAL TIDBITS

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What is going on????? 1. In 2006, George W. Bush family bought a 98,842 acre farm in Paraguay; Bush, Sr. owns roughly 173,000 acres in the...
Friday, September 19, 2008

IMAGES OF THE FILIPINA IN LITERATURE

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(I found this essay in my files. This was first published in Filipinas Magazine.) By the time I was a teenager, the Philippines had been a ...
Sunday, September 14, 2008

MANILA BOOK FAIR - ANVIL BOOTH

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Marily Orosa sent me pictures of the Anvil Booth in the book fair in Manila. Some 40 authors, Marily and I included, have their photos feat...
Friday, September 12, 2008

DIASPORA IN ITALY - ONE WOMAN'S STORY

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(I found this essay in my files.) During a recent visit to Rome I was surprised at the large number of Filipinos in St. Peter’s Basilica. I...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Remembering 9/11

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The terrorist attacks that took place in the United States on September 11, 2001 were the most horrific events I had ever seen. I felt as i...
Saturday, September 6, 2008

DYLAN, LUKE, ROBERT, LAUREN & KIKI

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Dylan is wearing red; Luke has a white shirt; Robert is on the floor; Lauren is holding a happy Kiki. The mask is from Bali

GHOSTS OF SIENA, ITALY

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( I found another essay in my files. This I wrote after our last visit to Italy in 2006. ) "There are ghosts here," I say. My ...
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Friday, September 5, 2008

FOOD ESSAY - FRIED CHICKEN CARIBBEAN-STYLE

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( I'm working on a couple book projects and have been busy, thus the lack of diligence in blogging. I found this Food Essay with reci...
Sunday, August 31, 2008

Labor Day Weekend in Cambria, California

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For perhaps the seventh time, Lauren and I attended the Pinedorado Parade in Cambria, California. It was held yesterday, Saturday, this Lab...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Interivew of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard by Luis Diores

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Interview of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard by Luis Diores for the book project of the Cebuano Studies Center: 1. Being a Filipino writer i...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

FEAST DAY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST - August 29

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The feast day of the beheading of St. John the Baptist is August 29. (June 24 is his other feast day.) I'm a member of the Cofradia of ...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK

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My youngest son Andrew was over for Filipino breakfast. He enjoys rice and fried eggs with spam, corned beef or Chinese sausage. It's ...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Cebuana Trailblazers "Sugboanang Tag-una"

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I've been in touch with Professor Linda Alburo, Director of the Cebuano Studies Center in the University of San Carlos. While I was in ...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Mother Teresa's Dark Night of the Soul

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I finished reading the book "Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light" (Doubleday 2007). The book collects her letters and some letters to ...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

More of Lectio Divina

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Yesterday's reading was: Matthew 15, 1-2, 10-14. In this reading, Christ teaches his disciples that it is not what goes into the mouth ...

MORE RE JUANA LOPEZ & FAMILY

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From Cecilia to Percival : I should correct you: Juana was my great-greatgrandmother; Remedios was my great-grandmother. If your Lola Conc...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008

MORE INFO RE JUANA LOPEZ, REMEDIOS DIOSOMITO CUENCO

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I was thrilled to have heard from a relative, Percival Cruz, who emailed the following. FYI Juana Diosomito Lopez was my great-great grandm...

Maryknoll Class 1968 California Mini-reunion

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A small group of Maryknoll graduates got together at Baby Navarro Ciocon's house in Upland. Aside from Baby and myself, Med Villanueva ...
Monday, August 4, 2008

Lectio Divina - A way of Praying

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Here is what a Carmelite site says about Lectio Divina: "Lectio Divina", a Latin term, means "divine reading" and descr...