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I crave for a sushi meal, once in a while, I admit. Whenever that happens, the nearest Japanese restaurant to go to that serves sushi is located 60 miles away — in Sioux Falls, SD. That is about an hour or so of drive just to satisfy a craving! When…
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Just adoring the gigantic Gateway Arch from the outside is good, but going up to the top of the arch is better. You get to see a magnificent view of St. Louis, Missouri like you’ve never seen before. You have to ride a small 4-seater pod up to the top…
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In the past couple of days, devout Christians from around the world have been busy defending the faith after a Harvard University professor, Karen King, unveiled a centuries-old fragment of papyrus she said contains an ancient text mentioning Jesus as having a wife. The name of the wife referred to…
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American blogger Sarah Pope, who runs the blog The Healthy Home Economist, has been the talk of the town in Philippine media the past days after Filipino Senator Tito Sotto plagiarized her blog. Sotto used in his anti-Reproductive Health Bill speech, without attribution, portions of Pope’s blog entry entitled “How…
Read moreI visited the Milwaukee Art Museum today. I arrived there three hours before closing time and I was afraid that I would not be able to see all the galleries in such a very short time. However, I managed to squeeze all the viewing and reading the labels by following…
Read moreFor very obvious reasons, most of my foreign friends, mostly Americans and few Europeans, do not like bagoong and dried fish. While Filipinos consider bagoong and dried fish to be heavenly delectable, there are many eating mortals in the planet who just dislike the food and, instead, would prefer pizzas,…
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Alright, I may have exaggerated the title. But, it was exactly what I said — sweetest love poem ever — when Ms. G. wrote it for me many, many years ago. The poem — so simple and sweet! *** Is this true Is this love Is this right Doesn’t matter……
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On Saturday, there were scattered rain showers in the morning and the afternoon was cloudy. Yet, the weather did not dampen the spirits of the thousands of spectators who swarmed the South Dakota Air National Guard Base for the 2012 Sioux Falls Airshow. As a matter of fact, the gloominess of the day, coupled with…
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