I was never an environmentalist. I never advocated those clean and green projects some concerned folks would reiterate at seminars time and again. Issues of pollution just made me tired. Nitrogen loading reports didn’t ring a bell. Distress about biomass burning didn’t stop me from absorbing every detail of an …
Read More »Home Voyage
by Anjenelle Amante After a three-day, tranquil experience in the land of pines where the weather is pleasingly cold, tourists who crave for the sugary taste of peanut brittles, strawberries and other native treats flock and echoes of a historic past linger softly in the present, I am back to …
Read More »Lois Lowry’s The Giver: Beyond Anything Imaginable
A gripping story that draws readers into an exceptional world with unnervingly close echoes of our own, the Giver delineated a community in which every individual and his or her experience was precisely the same. Competition was eliminated in favor of a community where everyone worked for the common good– …
Read More »Youthful Reveries and Dream no. n
“Dreams are born in the heart and mind and only there can these ever die.” I’ve been holding on to this belief since time immemorial. Such is the core reason for my rather pensive nature – I’ve never stopped dreaming. And if truth be told, the feeling of having a …
Read More »Soaring with Angels and Demons: A Book Review of Dan Brown’s Novel (Angels and Demons)
“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.” For several years, scientific researches have always been in contrast with spiritual convictions. While some scientists proliferate weapons of mass destruction and clone living creatures, religious advocates beg them to use restraint and likewise consider …
Read More »Paulo Coelho’s Veronica Decides to Die Now in Cinemas
Veronica Decides to Die is a novel written by Paolo Coelho, that tells the story of a 24 year old Veronika, who doesn”t really seem to be missing a lot in her life but despite it she decides to commit suicide. This novel is partially based on Coelho”s experience in …
Read More »Hats off to All Batanguenos March 2009 Graduates (See Our List of Latest Graduation Songs / Hits )
Most colleges and educational institutions carefully choose a good selection of graduation songs to play during the graduation ceremony. Graduation day is such a special and emotional day for of course graduating studes. It is a day they will probably remember for the rest of their lives. In years to …
Read More »Losing the Master Rapper, Francis ‘Kiko’ Magalona
The Master rapper finally met his Creator yesterday, March 6. Rapper-TV host Francis Magalona died at the Medical City in Pasig City. Magalona, 44, did not endure multiple organ failure secondary to severe sepsis and secondary to pneumonia, and passed away at 12 noon yesterday As reported months ago, Magalona …
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