Oh my gully! Poor Philippines. My country ranks 105 (out of 182 countries) in the just released 2009 rankings of the UN Human Development Index (HDI). The report shows the Philippines down by 15 spots from 90 in the 2007/2008 rankings. Norway dethrones Iceland moving up from no. 2 to no. 1.
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River Tale: a Spring, a Well and a Sigh
October 3rd, 2009
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I am re-posting this piece — one of the longest articles I have written. Would I sigh for more? “Mi pozo parece agua lluvia (My well water tastes like rain water)”, remarked grandma who had her artesian well on our backyard dug when I was still 6. February 11, 1980, that was. As a child [...]
7 Deadly Sins of South Dakota
September 29th, 2009
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No, I did not originally come up with the title. There is a team from Kansas State University Geography Department that mapped the 7 Deadly Sins across America, by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). See where South Dakota is on the map. Are South Dakotan sinners? South Dakotans seem [...]
Mediacom Cable TV in Brookings, South Dakota — sucks!
September 29th, 2009
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At exactly 1 AM, September 29, 2009, the Mediacom Cable TV signal in Brookings, South Dakota was cut off. It has been over an hour already since the interruption and the signal hasn’t been restored yet!
Family Bath-time Photos, not allowed in WalMart
September 26th, 2009
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Warning to all those planning to get their family pictures developed in Walmart — Walmart employees are very strict on bath-time photos! Even if the photos are clearly innocent family photos, Walmart employees will look at it as very sexual. This is what happened to a poor couple who took a memory stick to a [...]
Gamecock fights “Sabong” shock and celebrate tradition
September 24th, 2009
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My Collegian column this week. Roosters here are known as gamecocks in the Philippines. Sundays can be celebrated in so many ways by so many common Filipinos living in faraway towns. It is the day off for most house helpers and they usually enjoy their free time at town plazas. It is the day for [...]
International students can adjust to Brookings life
September 16th, 2009
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Here is my column for this week’s Collegian issue. Studying overseas will open a new world outside the conventional quarters; a sphere from a completely new dimension will spring forth. The most austere of affairs will take on a new meaning when you are in a distant land. As you discover new things by living [...]
The Peg Leg Update is now out!
September 9th, 2009
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The first issue of the The Peg Leg Update is now available in print and online. If you are in Brookings, South Dakota, grab a copy from these locations: O’Hare’s, Cubby’s, Jim’s Tap, Sully’s, Cottonwood Coffee, George’s Pizza and Yeager Hall (on SDSU campus). I saw a copy of The Peg Leg Update yesterday on [...]
