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I went with my friend to Burger King (located in Brookings, South Dakota) for a quick lunch today. I ordered a “Whopper Sandwich” meal, and my friend had the same order plus a “Dutch Apple Pie”. Surprise, surprise what my friend got as an unwelcome bonus on his pie —…
Read moreLast night’s mass shooting inside a movie house in Aurora, Colorado left 12 people dead and 59 other injured. The horrific incident is now considered as the worst mass shooting in United States history with a total of 71 casualties! The perpetrator is 24-year-old James Holmes, a Ph.D. candidate in…
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I found these very interesting links about the declining number of American PhD degree holders. It seems like Americans do not need PhD degrees anymore. Is this why America is luring foreigners into taking graduate studies? Hundreds of foreign students, if not thousands, come to the U.S. every year and…
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Accept it Filipinos, our country, The Philippines, is not the happiest country in the world. It never has been. According to the latest report from the Happy Planet Index (HPI), the Philippines scored 52.4 and ranked #25 of all the 151 countries analyzed. The index was based on these three…
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Here I am, taking the seat at the corner, the only elevated area of the coffee shop. I never take this seat unless nothing else is available. I always have this unusual feeling when elevated, like being stared at (although I do not possess the charming looks people would want to even take a glance at), jeered at (I’m thinking too much), and pestered by rowdy and vicious juveniles (alright, let me jog my memory — crumpled.
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Manila, Philippines is popular online. Thanks to “Ocean Park Manila” (an oceanarium) and “Resorts World Manila” (a casino resort) that are both highly searched online. Their popularity in web searches are steadily rising since their opening dates — around 2008 for Manila Ocean Park and 2010 for Resorts World Manila….
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Did the Filipinos notice the Philippine flag shown upside down on TV when the camera focused to a guy holding it during the singing of the Philippine National Anthem? The guy in the audience holding the flag could be a Filipino or not, but certainly, it was not the right…
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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is small, but it is well laid out and informative, and not to mention, the exhibits are of top quality. With displays that are heavily on the Civil War to the Gulf War, the museum shows Wisconsin’s roles in the U.S. military. A slow walking tour…
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