I'M in some sort of a journey of understanding, a search for meanings of events and incidences that seem to have become a tangible present, intriguing, but seemingly shouting out a message.The problem is, the message isn't in English.My buddy Kublai lives his life guided by symbols. A college friend has mastered ...
WE'VE been chided that before by our parents when we were kids, about being "takaw-mata" or craving for more food than we can actually eat, and thus end up piling up food on our plates and not being able to eat all of it.On our Tuesday foray last week, however, takaw-mata didn't ...
Malaysia’s decision to cease sending a peace monitoring team to Mindanao when the current team’s mandate ends in September, is due to non-progress in peace talks between the Philippines Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said this as quoted by Bernama.com.
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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there was a much greater distinction between music for public and private entertainment than is generally the case nowadays. Symphonies, concertos, and operas were intended for the most part, to be public entertainment. Chamber music was intended as private entertainment for those who could afford ...