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Hindi Ako Bayani
OFW. Hindi ako bayani. Kahit pa tinituring ng mga karamihan na kami ang mga modernong bayani. Oo nga’t nag-buwis kami ng aming dugo at pawis. Totoo na kami’y nag-sakripisyo at nakipagsapalaran sa...
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No Green Grass of Home
Many people gripe about their daily commute. For me however, since I moved to Iowa, my morning drive is not really a grind, but can even be a leisure one. I live at the outskirts of the city which is...
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Ibayong Dalampasigan
Labing walong taon. Ngunit parang kahapon lamang. Parang noong isang araw lang ay gumigising ako sa ingay ng arangkada ng mga traysikel at ng tilaok ng tandang na pangsabong ni Mang Karding*. Tila ba...
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Beyond our Shores
(This article was published in Manila Standard Today, Diaspora section, February 9, 2012. This is an English translation of my earlier post “Ibayong Dalampasigan.” The original Tagalog piece may be...
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Daddy is Home
It was a long day. In reality, it had been a series of long days, and long weeks, of a long month. You see, I have been the ICU attending physician for the past 4 weeks, and the stress of work and...
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Smells Like Philippines
“Dad, you smell like the Philippines.” That was what my son told me the other morning. It was the weekend and I did not have to go to work, so I was preparing breakfast. But I was cooking omelet and...
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Iba Namang White Christmas
Habang ako’y nagda-drive pauwi kagabi ay aking napuna na may mga butil-butil ng niebe (snow) na lumilipad. Matagal-tagal na rin namang kaming naghihintay ng snow, kahit na hindi ko paboritong libangan...
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Warm Thoughts on a Cold Day
Last Friday, I drove to our new satellite clinic. This was the most distant one so far compared to our other outreach clinics, as it takes an hour and 40 minutes to get there from our main office. I...
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Relyenong Bangus at Kapitbahay
Linggo ng umaga. Tahimik at natutulog pa ang aming kapaligiran. Pero handa na kaming umpisahan ang bugbugan. Ito ang aming kwento. Bagong lipat lamang kami sa apartment na iyon sa Morristown, New...
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Ibayong Dalampasigan: Isang Baliktanaw
(Dahil sa Buwan ng Wika, akin lamang nais balikan ang isang artikulo na aking isinulat sa wikang Pilipino. Ang orihinal na artikulo ay aking linathala mahigit 10 taon na ang nakalipas.) **********...
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I read from The Filipino Channel news that the very popular song “Pasko Na Sinta Ko,” a song that pull many heart strings for Filipinos, especially during Christmas, was partly based on a real life...
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