2008 December | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 3
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Good news that draws suspicion than anticipation

That the informal peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is due to resume soon offers a reflection in our role as informal observers of the peace process that gained hold, then lost it somehow. The MindaNews report GRP, MILF ‘informal talks’ to start ‘possibly’ by Dec. ...

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the new star of the filipino feast

Image lifted from crazydeliciousfoods.comI've attended eleven parties since I returned to the Philippines last month - nine Christmas parties and three birthday pig outs. After complementing the hosts for their mouth watering recipes, I tried out some of the food provided they don't have any meat ...

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GOIN’ PLACES: Thoughts of wushu over coffee and cookies

WE were supposed to go to some faraway land to check out a food place I saw outside the bus window. That faraway land isn't that far by bus standards. It's kilometers before the boundary. But by Davao City distance, that could have already brought you across three ...

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Notes, music, peace

WHO first thought of making music? Who first thought of creating notes to make music readable and preserve the composer's real intent? Who first thought of writing?The ever-reliable and within fingertip reach wikipedia says what could be the earliest form of musical notation could have been the cuneiform tablet created at Nippur ...

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Travel Tips: where to buy gas between Davao and Lanao del Norte

And between Davao and Lanao del Sur. Diesel (that’s what the MindaNews vehicle uses) is cheaper in Davao and Iligan than in Cagayan de Oro by around two pesos per liter. The most expensive fuel between Davao City and Cagayan de Oro is at the Seagull Phoenix gasoline station beside the Seagull Mountain Resort ...

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reality check

Whoever said that the Mindanao problem can be solved by patweetums can go back to sixth grade and collect Sanrio stationery and yell the Carebear cheer. And whoever thought of the stupid idea that Manny Pacquiao has what it takes to be an ambassador of peace can have aromatherapy using dove shit. ...

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busy

I haven't blogging lately, not because I've run out of topics. I'm currently rewriting some essays for my new book. I've set a deadline for myself --Sunday, December 14-- to finish everything and then submit the manuscript to my publisher. I'm trying to make the essays more exciting. No spoilers at this ...