February 2012
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Road Unrage
I was turning left to a busy intersection wherein a passenger-less taxi cut me and a jeep full of passengers just came breezing through. I was about to really do something bad—then I realized— I have a house that we own, food that we get effortlessly and I am healthy because I can afford medical help.
I guess, them? They’re just doing what they can to get by for the day.
Rage...
I had to leave, I had to live.
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“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that...”
– G.K. Chesterton (via pixieandstars)
Red Velvet--Brownies! →
Excited to do this one! :)
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Today's Misadventure with Food.
Today is a rainy day here in Manila, Philippines.
What better day than to make hot chocolate? Got me some circular tablea—didn’t grate it! Got a saucepan (is it called such?) and put on some water, and cream and sugar. A lot of mixing and singing was involved and VOILA! Aylaved it!
Alas, my (mis)adventure with cooking is that my expectations of how I can handle food in the kitchen...
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Why "Unofficially Yours" is beautiful.
Relationships are relatively complicated because it falls into three categories:
1. Relationships are measured by invisible rules governed by the culture and society you live in—expectations outside is intense.
2. Relationships whether we like it or not, evokes certain kind of emotions.
3. A relationship is always a leap of faith.
#1: To be in love with a person who loves you back BUT...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON PEGG
ginobambino:
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The first time I met you, you introduced yourself as John. You never really looked like your name so, I was really hesitant to call you so. We were grouped together, of course, and we were supposed to piece together a geometric puzzle.
Summer came and I forgot all about you.
Suddenly, letters/cards, CDs (Coldplay! :) ), stuffed toys (with creepy eyes), load (Nokia 5210 y’all!) kept...
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“The worst thing is not that the world is unfree, but that people have unlearned...”
– Milan Kundera (via suzywire)
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Ambitious Little Chicken: Classroom is a Diorama... →
bianxvillar:
Last week, to better explain the concept of international terrorism and to try to apply the notion of power dynamics (and how to strategize on winning the war against terror), I gave a simulation exercise. I grouped the students to three: one group to represent a terrorist group, another to…
The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores of the World →
lifetickets:
I have seen this several times and it always leaves me giddy. I’m posting it now to share the beauty (eReaders are great but will never be able to surpass trips to bookstores, at least to me) and to remind my butt to keep working. Off to thy dreams!
