2008 October | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 9
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‘that one’ now in four sizes

In the presidential debate last night, John McCain addressed Barack Obama as "That One." An entrepreneur was quick to cash on the one-liner by registering it on the web. The Web site is a one-stop shop for “That One” T-shirts emblazoned with the Obama campaign ...

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Child hunger around the world

Disturbing

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senti

After spending a hyperactive day -writing an essay, enjoying cups of coffee, having a haircut, ogling boys in the library- I suddenly became depressed. Wala lang. Maybe it's the gloomy weather. The emptiness of my room? Is it because my crush at the Writing Workshop snubbed me today? Maybe I'm just tired. ...

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hair

There's a photo shoot tomorrow so I decided to have a haircut. I snapped a photo using my Photobooth, again, because I look haggard in my digicam shots. I don't smile in photos because I look phony. How I wish the lighting was better. ...

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boys in the library

I'm in the main library of the University of Iowa, finishing an essay for a journal. It's quiet here and I thought that it would be the best place to have work done. Wrong choice. I'm so distracted with all the cute boys around. For instance, the two boys occupying the table ...

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appointment with the queen

This arrived in the mailbox when I was away in San Francisco. It's from StubHub. It contains my ticket to the Chicago leg of Madonna's Sweet and Sticky Tour on October 27. A fulfillment of a bayot's dream.

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Time to harvest?

The Bukidnon Forest Incorporated has initiated its clearance process to cut down trees in its industrial forest plantation project in Bukidnon. Read news report here. This must be subject to scrutiny especially viewing it from the firm’s reported dismal record of reforestation since it started operating in 1989. The firm might be good in cutting but are ...