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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Barrack Obama looked and sounded like a President. . .
What an astounding convention! Complete with all the scripts for the drama and other elements that would make the final night of the DNC 08 very memorable. Seeing the whole Invesco Field filled to the rafters made the whole thing … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s speech at the DNC 08
Remarks of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her address to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Denver: I am honored to be here tonight. A proud mother. A proud Democrat. A proud American. And a proud … Continue reading
Hillary’s Finest Hour
The much anticipated speech by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton deeply impressed me. Sure it was all about politics and some people might argue that she was just being a good politician. But setting aside the natural cynic in all of … Continue reading
Closing of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Last night, switching between CNN, FOX News and ESPN, I was trying to absorb all the the things that were happening all over the US and China. The democrats are preparing for their Democrat Olympics in Denver and Beijing was … Continue reading
Encouragement from the Middle East
I got an email today from a friend in the Middle East. What he sent was really priceless. He sent me 4 pictures taken yesterday when he and his wife and their daughter, visited my sister who is working there … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Arji Cruz, concern, families, Fellowship, foreign workers, love, Middle East, news from loved ones, OFW, OWWA, POEA, United Arab Emirates
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“The Filipino is worth dying for…”
http://www.compassionateconsiderations.com/?p=247 This article has been moved to this link. Please click on the link to read the rest of the article. Thank you. For some reason this link is not working and it is simply directing you back to this … Continue reading
The feeding of the lies…
I must have been suffering from a blogger’s block. After writing the 100th post last week, it just sat there waiting to be followed by another blog this week. Somehow I could not bring myself to write anything until a … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, deceit, economic lies, faith, family, Filipinos, fraud, Georgia, God, heart, Holy Scriptures, honesty, hypocrisy, legalism, Lies, Michael Guglielmucci, Olympics, Philippine government, predators, religion, Russia, sexual abuse, sexual lies, travel, truth, world events
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Visiting the TAOIST temple in CEBU
There was nothing spectacular about this but my classmate wanted to show it to me since I was already in Beverly Hills, Lahug, Cebu. It was a short drive from VICTO where we had our pastoral conference. I must admit, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cebu, Cebuanos, culture, Philippines, religion, rudeness, TAOIST TEMPLE, travel
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Why I did not enjoy the Opening of the Beijing Olympics…
I am maybe alone in saying this. I did not enjoy the Opening of the Olympics. But before you send me packing for my things and banish me somewhere let me tell you why. I was in CEBU – and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Olympics, Beijing Olympics, China, Georgia, Olympics, opening games, Russia, South Ossettia, team spirit, unity, world stage
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Bread for the hungry…
The other night, I accompanied my wife to a breadshop owned by a good friend. It was 9:10 PM and the store was closing at 10, according to our friend. I took a seat at a nearby table/chair settings next … Continue reading
Posted in God, prayer
Tagged basic compassion, basic human rights, China, Darfur, family, food for the hungry, friends, human rights, hunger, injustice, lack of compassion, Middle East, societal problem, systemic apathy
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