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Postcards from Fragrant Harbour (1 of 4)
1.A hazy sunrise farewell to Mt. Arayat, bastion of Kapampangan communists. We flew an Air Asia A320 on the morning of April 28 and returned to Clark via a similar aircraft four days later. 2.To see...
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Postcards from Fragrant Harbour (2 of 4)
11.The happiest place on Earth never gets old. The happiest man on Earth would look into the Mirror of Erised and see only himself, exactly as he is. Because it shows our deepest desires, like...
View ArticleForgetfulness: A Series
As mentioned last January, my poem, "Forgetfulness: A Series," was accepted for publication in the 2013 Bacopa Literary Review, which is based in Gainesville, Florida. The Review was released last...
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Postcards from Fragrant Harbour (3 of 4)
21.Heaven descended upon us like the Niagara that afternoon in Ocean Park. We bought the fancy plastic raincoats. We headed for the aviary, but the trail had transformed into a pool, so we sought...
View Article'Disney's Tarzan' swings - and barely hangs on
My review of "Disney's Tarzan" by Viva Atlantis Theatricals is in today's Inquirer - here! Show closes tonight.* Â Â * Â Â * Â Â * Â Â *Towards the climax of Act II of "Disney's Tarzan," the...
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Postcards from Fragrant Harbour (4 of 4)
31.The International Finance Center Two, Hong Kong's second tallest building: Left, smothered in fog at the top (which reminded me of the Shanghainese skyscrapers), viewed from the City Hall courtyard;...
View ArticleAudie Gemora in concert - a master storyteller at work
In today's Philippine Daily Inquirer: My article on Audie Gemora's concert, "I Was Here," at the CCP Little Theater, July 5. This concert was the second of a series entitled "Triple Threats" - the...
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Midnight and Monaco
i.OS 217 - Infectious Diseases, Oncology, and Trauma - is over! That's four weeks of our lives - a resounding sigh, applause, standing ovation, farewell to this messy, messed-up three-module course....
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Let Me Be Your Star, or an Update on Life
Time for a much-awaited update on my life, or what I've been up to besides school, theater, TV series, and home, which is nothing significant. We're now six weeks into the third year of med school, or...
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Amoxicillin for Toothaches?!
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the very first...
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Postscript to That Hong Kong Trip
Warning: This post is full of airplane photos.It started with me brisk-walking back to our gate for boarding. We were to depart at 9:45; it was 9:25. I was coming from the tip of one of the arms of...
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Smokey Mountain Memories
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the second entry,...
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The Grandma Who Herds Cows
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the third entry,...
View ArticleThis 'Rock of Ages' earns its rockin' ovation
My review - though I find reflection a more apt description - of Atlantis'"Rock of Ages" was in last Saturday's Inquirer - here. I was out all weekend with the mother and the sister, hence the delay.*...
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Playing Teacher
Once a month, beginning last Thursday, we go to this public high school to teach a class of 4th year students. I sort of miss high school - its sweaty rowdiness and the uncaring noise, the snickers and...
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5 Years and 1 Month!
My blog turned five years and a month old last Thursday. That is to say, I totally forgot to celebrate last month. I read somewhere (I really did) that the average life span of a blog is six months....
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X-rays Maddeningly Everywhere
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the fourth entry,...
View ArticleMenchu the Magnificent in one stellar concert
In today's Philippine Daily Inquirer - here - my piece on Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo's first solo concert, "Leading Lady," at the CCP Little Theater last August 15. Now I haven't been to a lot of concerts,...
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Mind Block
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the fifth entry,...
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First Duty Ever
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the sixth entry,...
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