…in search of that which was lost.

Archive for September 2005

Home is one’s birthplace, ratified by memory.

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: My Mindanao

“There are places I’ll remember all my life
Though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain”
- Beatles, In My Life

Iligan City like any other urban center had undergone [...]



Stealing Stones is Hazardous

Sep 26th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Just like in the Movies

When I have this urge to watch a movie but ran out of new DVD (80% of our DVD collection are good quality DVDs we bought from good ole’ Jolly Roger) films and I’m too lazy to go to a movie house, the cable idiot box always comes handy.
I only have to settle on [...]



A new day, a new way, I knew I should see it along

Sep 23rd, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Life's Soundtrack

Four and twenty years ago I started singing the songs of Crosby, Stills and Nash or CSN as they are popularly known. CSN was my favorite during my teens when there’s so much time to make up everywhere you turn. My friends and I used to sing CSN songs in Our house, is a [...]



Never Again

Sep 21st, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

Ala-ala ito ng mga luha, ala-ala ito ng nagbabagang lupa…

33 years ago today, on September 21, 1972 President Marcos officially became Dictator of the Philippines by issuing Proclamation 1081 placing the entire country under Martial Law.
Although I was still in grade school the day Martial Law was declared but I grew up to witness [...]



Si Mang Andres, ang bayaning pilit ibaon sa limot

Sep 20th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

Andres Bonifacio, Ama ng Rebolusyong Pilipino, tagapagtatag ng Katipunan, bayaning Pilipino; batang Tondo at may monumento sa Caloocan.
Malamang kesa hindi, sa ganitong mga kataga na lang natin naaalala ang isa sa pinaka dakilang bayani ng ating bansa. Malamang kesa hindi rin, wala tayong pakialam kung hanggang ganito lang ang nalalaman natin tungkol kay Mang [...]



Blogging Caveat

Sep 19th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: Other Stories

I never thought that crisis or depression only happens in, or are brought about by, real life situations. I was wrong. What seemed to be a harmless activity, an alternative outlet for creativity and diversion, can become a source of depression. I am talking about Blog Depression. And yes, Blog depression had become a growing [...]



You are like a hurricane, There’s calm in your eye…

Sep 13th, 2005 | By Sam | Category: World View

What do you think, Is this real or fake?
This is Real!

This is a real screen shot taken from Sky News (Ireland) broadcast. The text in the caption is supposed to be a declaration of President Bush on Hurricane Katrina to be “one of the worst disasters to hit the US”. Seemingly the quotation [...]



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