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Searching for Lemlunay in Lake Sebu

I remember the first time I saw the documentary film “Dreamweavers” back in our Sociology class in college. It featured the T’boli tribe of Lake Sebu in Southern Mindanao and how they weave their cloths inspired by spirits in their dreams. I was amazed watching that film, fascinated at how these people give value to Continue reading
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Tawi-Tawi Thoughts

I have to admit that I was worried my trip to Tawi-Tawi would be aborted because of all the negative things I had heard from people and from the news. I mean, just google Tawi-Tawi and you’ll be greeted with stories of kidnappings, the Abu Sayyaf, unfriendly locals, and all sorts of horrid things. Another Continue reading
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Killing God: Sagittarius and the B’laans

In a course of a year, hundreds, even thousands of people would have already been displaced by mining companies all over the globe, most especially in Developing Countries. Consider, for a moment, whole families being displaced not because of any natural disasters or wars but by mankind’s insatiable appetite for metals and minerals. Thinking about Continue reading
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Freedom from the Headset
I was looking at the Avaya phone on my office desk and I was reminded of my old job as a Call Center Agent. It was not an easy job, mind you. So I’m posting an article I wrote way back 2007 after I, ehem, graduated from a Call Center job. READ: I admit it. Continue reading
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A Failed Attempt at Depth
So, it’s a monday and I’m here in the office with the damn aircon creating a new ice age on my scalp. There’s definitely something wrong with that aircon, I think it forgot that it’s in the tropics and people usually hate the uber-cold here. Now you know where to find me on mondays – Continue reading