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Archive for June 2005

Lapse in Judgment

Jun 30th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

After deciding to abstain from blogging for a while because of my work uberload, I just couldn’t resist writing something about the latest political brouhaha. While in Mindanao for a work mission, my colleagues and I watched in our field office the live telecast of GMA’s speech last monday. After her speech, a babel of [...]



JUST READING MINDS . . .

Jun 15th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

If you could read my mind love, What a tale my thoughts could tell Just like an old time movie ’bout a ghost from a wishin’ well In a castle dark or a fortress strong With chains upon my feet You know that ghost is me And I will never be set free
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Ang Independence Day para sa akin . . .

Jun 12th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Balik-tanaw

Jun 10th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

Noong nagtatrabaho pa ako sa isang Human Rights NGO sa Quezon City may isang meeting akong nasalihan na hindi ko makakalimutan. Bumalik sa alala ko ito ngayon dahil tumitingkad na naman ang pusisyunan hinggil sa kasalukuyang kaganapan sa pulitika ng ating bansa.
Ang agenda sa pulong na yun ay kung paano pumusisyon sa naganap na [...]



The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye

Jun 9th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

Taking cue from Jove’s post When does “Hello” mean Goodbye?, here’s my take about the recent GMA’s tapped phone conversation controversy.
Spliced or not, doctored or original, legal or illegal, it came from the opposition or hell is no longer the issue. These are only peripherals surrounding the core issue. The government wanted us to [...]



Family Business

Jun 7th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

An old saying goes: You can choose your friends but not your family. There are upstanding families as there are criminal families. Either way one cannot belong to any by choice. One can find pride in being part of a morally upright family or one cannot escape the dregs of belonging to a family of [...]



Libre!

Jun 7th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Family and Me

Last week I had a very hectic schedule at the office. We had to finish loads of reports to beat deadlines spending even the weekends. But what can best remedy a drained body after a taxing work than to spend one whole free day with the family. And thats what I did. I took a [...]