Everyone loves to see a prominent person having a bet – and winning. Think of it, every people waiting to see them losing and what their reactions will be when they win. More famous and celebrities nowadays share there passion for gambling, they could make more money in a day than most of us...
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Cinemalaya
A month ago, my film professor asked our class to compile Filipino films and my group and I decided to focus on independent films. We were not sure yet how to distinguish independent from other genres. What exactly is an independent film? It is coined as Indie, typically has a low budget and a...
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel is about an illness of love that plagues the main characters Fermina Daza and Florentino Ariza. He has successfully deployed universality in the themes of love, suffering, aging, and death. The story opens with the funeral of Fermina’s husband, Dr. Juvenal Urbino. Her long-time admirer Florentino approaches her and vows...
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To Manuel (Memoirs of a College Student)
I can still perfectly remember how Manuel and the rest of my blockmates in first year college shared Chemistry and Biology laboratory notes. We would meet up outside the building to compare notes and illustrations on the experiments early in the morning. There have been times also when we busied ourselves gobbling Samba chocolate...
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Dreaming STREAMS
Children who finish elementary schooling seldom get to first year high school. Fewer of them graduate and land up in college. Even less college students accomplish and receive diplomas. Another sad fact is that college graduates always have big tendencies of bolstering the statistics of either the unemployed and underemployed sector. We can blame...
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Shaquille O’Neal Is Now Officially Phoenix Suns Player
Fourteen-time all-star player Shaquille O’Neal traded with Marcus Banks and four-time All-Star player Shawn Marion and is now officially a Phoenix Suns member. O’Neal spent eight years of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, which led to three consecutive NBA titles for the team, after which he then transferred to Miami Heat way...
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An Adventure to Treasure
One sacred attraction lying in the midst of the mountains of Balubal, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City is the shrine of the Our Lady of Guadalupe. Not too many people know about this spot considering its location. But going there is in itself a memorable experience. It only takes an hour to reach...
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Inner Beauty (Maybe it is)…
While having lunch in one of my fave fast food restaurants, I saw this framed picture that really made me knit my eyebrows. It says “The Most Important Thing is Not Things.” I stopped eating and thought about it for a while, what does the writer of this quote wants to portray? Are houses,...
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Cell Phone Replicas
2007 is the year when cell phone replicas were exposed in the Philippine market, Nokia is perhaps the most replicable mobile phone there is, much discussed of which is the Nokia N95, where the replica name is spelled ‘Nokla n95.’ Since the original phone is quite expensive, costing you a hefty Php20,000 – 30,000,...
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Chris Evans
Chris Evans is one of Hollywood’s hunky male celebrities nowadays. He is best known as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movie series. He was born on June 13, 1981 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. This 26 year old American actor can also be seen in popular movies like “The Nanny Diaries,” “Not Another...
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