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The Overseas Filipino Phenomenon and the Filipino Youth

Ask a young Filipino if he knows someone with a mom or dad abroad and he will tell you a handful of his friends who do. Or his parents might be the ones abroad.
Around 11 million Filipinos are working abroad. This represents around 11%, of the total population of the Philippines, which is now at [...]

Rantings for the Last Week of July

Tomorrow is the last day of July. Whew! Another month’s over and a new one is coming along.
Man! Time flies!
I would just like to make some announcements and plugs.
1. The Passion Conference will be in Friday. You shouldn’t miss this event! I will be there as a volunteer. So if you’re coming along and you [...]

E-Addiction, Studies and Being Ragna cum Laude

Do you find yourself being online the whole day and the whole night? You may start by researching something at Wikipedia. Afterwards, you’re chatting with your friends, checking out the Friendster and Multiply accounts of your friends and the friends of your friends.
Do you just love video games? After classes, you may troop to the [...]

Of Chickenpox, Isolation and Solitude

The dreaded chickenpox appeared all over my body, covering me like Venom’s dark alien suit. I felt bad. Weak and ill. And itchy all over. When I arrived home at Quezon City, the verdict came like a clanging metal door shutting me out of the civilized world. ISOLATION!