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Wika Notes 01b
I dedicate this series to my increasing number of foreign friends who want to learn, are starting to learn, or have acquired some fluency in, Tagalog. It’s also for my fellow Filipinos who want to refresh and deepen their knowledge … Continue reading
Wika Notes 01a
Note 1: I’m starting a new series—or rather, resuming an old series—on Tagalog. I dedicate this series to my increasing number of foreign friends who want to learn, are starting to learn, or have acquired some fluency in, Tagalog. It’s … Continue reading
The secrets of Nagsasa Cove
Let me get straight to the point by sharing what I learned during a short stay at Nagsasa Cove in San Antonio, Zambales. I won’t bore you with the usual mundane matters that you can Google from travelogues, such as … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Geography, History, Personal
Tagged Aeta, beach, ecosystem, forest, travel
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A myth called Pinoy summer (3)
Author’s note: This was first published on 18 May 2003 under my Pathless Travels column published by Northern Dispatch (Nordis) Weekly. I’m reposting it here in three parts, with some revisions to update my own understanding of the issue, and to make it … Continue reading
The art of breaking rules
I remember an anecdote about breaking rules that I read somewhere, so long ago in my youth I no longer remember from which book or magazine. But the story struck me so deeply I still remember the details like I … Continue reading
A myth called Pinoy summer (2)
Author’s note: This was first published on 18 May 2003 under my Pathless Travels column published by Northern Dispatch (Nordis) Weekly. I’m reposting it here in three parts, with some revisions to update my own understanding of the issue, and to make it … Continue reading
My crazy calendar
One day my neighbor Kabsat Kandu, frustrated about having to rush from one work chore to the next, exclaimed aloud that he wanted a clone so that he can be two places at one time. That way, he could gain … Continue reading
A myth called Pinoy summer (1)
Author’s note: This was first published on 18 May 2003 under my Pathless Travels column published by Northern Dispatch (Nordis) Weekly. I’m reposting it here in three parts, with some revisions to update my own understanding of the issue, and to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Environment, Geography
Tagged northeast monsoon, school, school calendar, southwest monsoon, typhoon, weather
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Romancing the sword (4)
This is Part 4 of a multi-part essay written for my “Pathless Travels” column. It was originally published in Northern Weekly Dispatch, 21 Aug 2005, and which I then reposted a few months later on my defunct blog hosted at Blogspot. Read Part … Continue reading
Romancing the sword (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part essay written for my “Pathless Travels” column. It was originally published in Northern Weekly Dispatch, 14 Aug 2005, and which I then reposted a few months later on my defunct blog hosted at Blogspot. Read … Continue reading