Monthly Archives: January 2005

The Long View: Paredes’ principles

Paredes’ principles First posted 23:07:10 (Mla time) January 30, 2005  Manuel L. Quezon III  CHANCES are you know who Jim Paredes of the Apo Hiking Society fame is. You probably also know Paulynn Paredes-Sicam, columnist for the Today newspaper; Jesse Paredes, columnist for the Times; and Ducky Paredes, columnist for the Malaya. All of them [...]

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The Power of Nightmares

Perhaps you’ve heard of, or watched, “Fahrenheit 911″, which even made it to Philippine theaters. Now if I have a media bias, it is that the British are far more profound and meaty when it comes to documentaries and public discussion. A BBC documentary I recently watched confirms this once again. The documentary is called [...]

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Wish ko lang…

For a couple of years now, I’ve been addicted to the programming on BBC – Radio 4 – Home. You can listen to their programs online, or if you know how, you can record their broadcasts and save them as mp3′s for future listening. They are, apparently, going into podcasting, which, through podcasting software, allows [...]

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Factions and Parties

In L I B E R A L – P H I L I P P I N E S you can read my latest essay on factions and parties. Also, check pcij.org — Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Online for when they’ll have my essay, “Circle to Circle,” up. It’s from the latest issue [...]

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The Long View: Zoo stories

Zoo stories First posted 23:43:56 (Mla time) January 09, 2005  Manuel L. Quezon III    HERE’S a story narrated to me by my father when I was still in short pants. His sister once brought her eldest son-then very, very young-to the zoo. They went around, and she would tell him the names of all [...]

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The Long View: Seas of our minds

Seas of our minds First posted 22:59:29 (Mla time) January 05, 2005  Manuel L. Quezon III    FOR a people living in an archipelago, we seem to have a curiously detached attitude toward the sea. Few of us seem to love it. We may plunder it, viewing it as an irresistible treasury, a cornucopia which [...]

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NOKR

In gaharasiber MURING-WIEN cyberathaus you can read about the National Next Of Kin Registry: The National Next Of Kin Registry is used primarily in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Other Countries (OC) are welcome and encouraged to register their family members and an emergency next of kin point of contact. NOKR also recommends uploading a [...]

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