A web-based translation service bears the slogan : “[Name of site] is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the “gist” of foreign language text and web pages.” The experminent is : by taking the Buddha quote … “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it – even...
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Missed Opportunities/It reveals itself
To our dearest pal Kala, Life Lesson Number One: If you have to decide, decide, and act. Don’t procrastinate or waste time, don’t be proud, thinking that the world will stop for you, or you may very well find yourself without choices, without selections, without a palette. And to paint a day ahead, a week...
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Disoriented
We can feel disoriented for several reasons, the most common being lack of sleep, and/or fluctuating sleeping habits, setting the biological time clock to something more regular, disoriented due to a shocking experience, a sudden change, lack of foothold and a sudden plunge into darkness. As for me, I’m disoriented because I thought I still...
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Oh my sweet Sister Dew what have I done?
Every morning I wake up to the sound of birds chirping and a glorious sunrise. I have a steaming cup of cappuccino while reading the morning paper. There are available seats on the train because it’s so early. I always go to the Mister Donut branch at the corner of the my building and order...
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“Bacon is my aesthetic”
Earlier my friend Honey told me: “The whole of japan is going crazy; they re dressing up like Bill Gates. Geekwear.” “Hahaha. Really?” “No.” I looked like this: ?
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So instead, I’m listening to 3 Libras
okay now. listen everyone. kala is serious, now. The reason why i write this is because i had dream all about john malkovich’s teeth. those wonderfully crooked teeth. what a dream! and what more he was speaking in tagalog, and over our coffee we were discussing beautiful topics all of which i have forgotten but...
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Of Chivalry and Jurassic Park
Time: 8:43 am Day: Wednesday Mood: Patriotic, ready for argument (due to big breakfast) Situation: The MRT is crowded. 6 strapping young men occupy the whole row of train seats; 5 women are holding on to the handrails in front of them, me included. Big Deal: one woman is pregnant. Assessment: “There’s something wrong with...
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Free Coupons, Discounts, and Philosophy in the Streets
This morning, in all his orange glory, I saw Jollibee the mascot. He was standing on the sidewalk intersecting Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. Jollibee, the icon of Philippine fastfood consumerism and nonbiodegradable food containers, pranced around in all his (her?) glorious, 6.5-foot tall bee-body. If you haven’t gotten it yet, Jollibee is supposed...
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A Very Long Story About Necklaces and Rain
The common expression goes: “I got off the wrong side of the bed.” I’ve never found any truth to this because my bed is against the wall, and there is only one side from which I can emerge from. That morning it rang true, though, for a non-believer. And spilling juice on the newspaper (and...
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