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The First Movie That Made Me Cry

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… and it’s 20 years later and it still makes me cry. The title of the movie is The Land Before Time. I still remember the scene that caused the most waterworks. Little Foot thought he saw his mom, and he got so excited that he ran to lick her, only to realize that it was […]

My Kuya Tupe

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I don’t actually have an older brother, but I had one back in college. His name is Cristopher, Tupe for short. Most people would take one look at him and think that he has “priest” stamped all over his demeanor, and in fact I used to jokingly call him Fr. Tupe of happy pious and […]

Blue Bloods by Melissa dela Cruz {Book Review}

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I searched for the Blue Bloods series in the library upon Drew’s recommendation. Last week I finished all four books (Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, Van Alen Legacy) currently out of the Blue Bloods series. I even finished book 3 and 4 in one night. I sat down to finish book 3 in the library after […]

Madam Hutagarru and Chuck Norris

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On new year’s eve, someone asked me what to wear for new year. I told him, “Madam Hutagarru said that if you wear the colors of the rainbow prism, it will bring you luck for the new decade.” I waited for him to ask who she is so that I could tell him that she […]

Dee-cade in Retrospect

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It hadn’t immediately occurred to me that when the clock struck midnight on December 31 of last year, it wouldn’t be just an ordinary year coming to a close but rather, the first decade of the 21st century. I only realized this about a few days ago when all these lists and awards started coming […]

New Year Superstitions

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There are all sorts of superstitions involved with the first day of the year. the most famous, of course, is to make noise to drive away the evil spirits, that is why we have fireworks. In the Philippines, we had quite a few – set 12 round fruits on the table to represent good luck […]

There are Vampires Everywhere

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Forbes calls it the vampire craze. They’re on the big screen and the small screen. Why are vampires such a favorite staple for entertainment? In real life, would you dig being a vampire’s lover? I certainly would not! Before they made it to the screens, though, they were on paper, coming alive in our imaginations. […]

Sticky Rice

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On Christmas day, we had lunch at Brian and Elma’s favorite restaurant in Ang Mo Kio Hub – Sticky Rice. It’s a Thai restaurant. Normally I just ignore this place because I am not a fan of sticky rice per se, so I’m glad the two introduced us to it. Brian and Elma had orange […]