It must be the Waray as well as the Tondo Girl in me but I can't ever back out of a good fight, especially if it involves Yours truly being dubbed a Blog Copycat by this Obscure Blogger Slash Self-Proclaimed Hotshot Marketing Consultant (kuno!). It all started last week when my California-based childhood friend, J, alerted me about an entry of Obscure Blogger (O.B.), a pseudo-friend from my not-so-recent past. You see, J somehow makes it a point to drop by O.B.'s blog when he wants to see how an overdose of narcissism can trigger the emotional death of a very ... Continue Reading...
A year ago, I blogged..
I started this blog one year ago today. Little did I imagine that this would become such a part of my life, as much as breathing or walking. Blogging has so gotten into me that my week would not be complete without posting anything of note.But then again, that is expected since as Lei would say, I am such a "compulsive writer." Other than this, blogging can be a convenient excuse for having a lousy love life. Or my inability to hog the television because the box is literally owned by my seven-year old son. Plus... if you're on the graveyard shift and the rest of the ... Continue Reading...
A Smokey Mountain homecoming
waving It has been 15 years since I last visited Smokey Mountain. As an aspiring journalist who was still in college, I went here to write stories about people living and getting their sustenance from the dump, families who actually rummaged the garbage for their day's food.The grim images of the mountain would not leave me for years. Forward to 2005: the smelly heap that haunted me a decade back is no more and what greeted me on this Sunday morning were rows upon rows of "low-cost" buildings, children playing in the streets and teenage boys running ... Continue Reading...
Sugar High Friday: Honey Banana Pancakes
honeybanana-wthsyrup Originally uploaded by annalyn. I wanted so much to join the monthly food blogging event Sugar High Friday sponsored this July by Nicki over at Bakingsheet with the theme revolving around that sweetest of ingredients "Honey." So what's a harrassed mom like me with little time gotta do? I had no choice but to do a no-sweat but definitely yummy recipe for Honey Banana Pancakes. Who can resist a good pancake for breakfast? What I like about this dish is that it's easy to prepare and very versatile too! Aside from the usual syrup and ... Continue Reading...
Wanted: A New Breed of Filipinos
My country is a country that disappoints. I can very well say this to myself now ten years after returning to my homeland in what was supposedly the better world of the West. Ten years ago I was willing to bet my stake on the future and promise of these beautiful islands, only to realize that things have not changed in those ten long years but have in fact deteriorated to a point of hopelessness for Juan de la Cruz. If Rizal, Ninoy and our other heroes were alive today, would they have had second thoughts if the Filipino was worth dying for? Would they have asked ... Continue Reading...
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