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Archive for March 2006

Pachelbel Loaded

Mar 27th, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Life's Soundtrack

I love listening to Pachelbel’s Canon and all its versions. But this guy’s jaw dropping guitar rendition of Pachelbel’s Canon is kick-ass! It’s Pachelbel loaded and high on speed.
Watch this video and drool.

Ang lupit mo, Idol!!!
Move over Joe Satriani…



The Order of DeMolay 1919-2006

Mar 21st, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Freemasonry

This week marks the 87th year of the International Order of DeMolay since its Annos Ordinis. This week also marks the 692nd death anniversary of the Last Grand Master of the Knights Templars, Jacques DeMolay, our hero and martyr whose name we have taken into our lips.
Millions of young men from all walks of life [...]



Dirty Finger

Mar 14th, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

Hey! Well, okay. Maybe this one piece won’t hurt.
- Powerpuff Blossom

Oh yes, not only has it become curioser and curiouser how the subplots developed in the drama of the PNP and Department of Justice’s efforts to put “destabilizers” and “enemies of the state” behind bars. It has also become crazier and more comical how their [...]



The Devil you know

Mar 13th, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Philippines for Dummies

When the Gloriagate started last year, there was this open letter from a supposed middle-class-taxpayer that circulated through email and landed in some blogs. His letter puts the blame on the lazy poor, the political opposition, the militant left and everyone else who attends anti-GMA rallies as stabilizers and the source of our crisis and [...]



Chapter XXXIX

Mar 12th, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Family and Me

Yesterday was a long day.
I spent the whole day at home with my family having a simple dinner of SUTUKIL (sugba, tinola and kinilaw) of fresh fish bought from Dampa. Then the night was capped by downing some beer with my brethren.
No fancy party, no lavish revelry, just a symbolic gesture of escorting [...]



Women hold up half the sky

Mar 8th, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Family and Me

Today is International Women’s Day, a day commemorating the important role of women in the struggle for a just and humane society and to make the world a better place.
A Happy Women’s day to my wife Bambit, my baby Maia and her Ate Anne and Ate Bebing, my mom, my sister, my aunts, my cousins, [...]



There’s always a bigger fish

Mar 5th, 2006 | By Sam | Category: Family and Me, Sports and Hobbies

One very important rule to remember in maintaining a saltwater aquarium is the proper selection of fish. Although one can easily find joy in having a motley of species of various size swimming together in the tank. But such delight can easily disappear as fast as the rate of disapperances of the small fishes cohabiting [...]