Archive for August, 2007

Another Life Wasted

I cannot, for the life of me, understand what drives otherwise sane persons to join fraternities and subject themselves to torture; or the prospec

Islander's Notes

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A Visit to Lucena

It was a plan hatched over bottles of downed beer. As usual, the agreement was "all for one, one for all." No one was allowed to break the covenant. O

Philippines

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Ruffa: Abused? Com’on…

It was an awfully disgusting sight – TV footages of Ruffa Gutierrez and Yilmaz Bektas drooling over each other, fully reconciled and even floating t

Entertainment

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My Dream Me

They call him a “scum”. “Zero-conscience”. I shall add obnoxious, irreverent, egotistical, peacock-proud, and a damn-good filthy-rich l

Islander's Notes

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I beg your pardon, Sir?

Anyone please, explain this to me like I were a three-year old. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), since that infamous ambush of Marines th

Philippines

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Patience..patience..

I am a volcano waiting to explode. The fiery lava inside my guts now linger dangerously near boiling point. Just a little more heat and pressure an

Islander's Notes

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Barops ‘07- Pre-Bar Party

Barely a month. That’s how much time left for bar reviewees (baristas we call them) to complete their readings. I tell you, it’s a mad dash. This

Bar Exam Blues (2006)

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Love, What Have You done?

“Be mine….and mine alone, and I will be yours and yours alone! I love you forever, I love you for always. As long as i’m living my Tweetie you

Philippines

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