I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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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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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There is power in music, and it affects the brain. Have you ever undergone being so helpless and how music lifted you out of grief, fear or pain? Or what about the case in point when you were so worn out from work and when you heard your old-time favorite…
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I always make certain to take care of my friends the best way I can. That is how I see myself as a friend. I think friendship is really about caring and trusting and assuring that whatever the circumstances may be, you would be there for each other. For friendship…
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Say, you are inside a night club and you find a stranger very attractive (note that attractiveness depends on your level of intoxication). Which one would you most likely end up doing once the club closes at 2AM – having sex or making love? I suspect you already know the…
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