2008 April | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 5
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Sigh and move on

I WAS chatting with this friend who has been the subject of some very hurting remarks from people around him (sa mga chismoso, hindi siya taga-Dabaw, so quit that guessing game) and I could only hurt for him as well.It's human nature to want to hit back when hit. ...

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GOIN’ PLACES: Good food, better company

GOOD food, good conversation, and good company go together. And that's what I had last week with Deng, Mark, and Carlos.Sample conversation:Me, as I picked out a leaf on a clean portion of Carlos' plate: "Bakit kasi nilalagay ang mga tinik sa gulay?"Carlos ordered pink salmon that came with a considerable number ...

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What?

I can’t delay this. Perhaps there is no other time. I have due respect for the competent people at Reuters, but I have to raise this one. Reading the news below have disturbed me as a resident in Mindanao and as a citizen relating to many decent Muslims everyday. There is clearly bias here and ...

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fall from grace

Early this morning a group of kids knocked on the gate. "Ankol, mangayo mig tubig!" (Uncle, can we ask for water to drink?) They were the same kids who would offer to throw my garbage out every other day in exchange for some coins. Half asleep and still dazed from ...

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Conversation with cowfish

I guess even fishes recognize a push-over when they see one. Lintik na cowfish na ito, ako pa ang tinakot. Hmp! (Sa Babusanta

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Biofuels competing with food crops

The Philippine government wants farmers to plant crops for biofuels on a vast scale. But could the quest for green energy create food shortages?By Imelda V AbanoGrowing world energy demand, the insecurity of long-term supply and the consequences of fossil fuel use for climate change are ...

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Batik-batik

Before Asians even thought it's art, nature had already perfected it. (Sa Kaputian