Milkolate http://milkolate.pansitan.net Drink before you think. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:34:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Quo Vadis? Hhhmm… Where do I begin? It’s been a while since I last sat down and think about the things that has been happening in my…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/06/22/quo-vadis/ The Seamless Tunic Yesterday, our parish priest gave a strikingly different reflection on the passion of our Lord. He pointed out a particular verse in John’s gospel.

When

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]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/04/03/the-seamless-tunic/ No Longer a Virgin I joined Manila Dragons near the end of the month of December last 2009. I was recruited by my friend and colleague Laila (Deles).

I…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/03/28/no-longer-a-virgin/ Interviews and Reflexivity Today I got interviewed by a couple of friends of mine for their Social Psychology class. They interviewed me about my work as a political…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/03/16/interviews-and-reflexivity/ Mr. Brightside

I got this song in continuous loop in my music player. The song’s been in my head since this afternoon while I was on…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/03/14/mr-brightside/ Finally Migrated to Wordpress After six years using the Blogspot engine, I’ve finally migrated to the more superior Wordpress engine. Thank you Ate Sienna for fixing the problem. Now…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/03/13/finally-migrated-to-wordpress/ Jogging vs Ghosts I’m afraid of ghosts. I’m afraid of the dark. I’m afraid of being left alone in the dark. I’m afraid of scary places. But I…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/02/22/jogging-vs-ghosts/ Partners and Cereal Box Prizes Last night, my housemate and friend Aldo reminded me about this beautiful essay about relationships. I’ve read “Partners and Marriage” a few years back in…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/02/20/partners-and-cereal-box-prizes/ Workhorse I spent the whole day under the heat of the sun giving out flyers and yellow ribbons. I joined members of PiNOYouth in their rounds…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/02/18/workhorse/ A Spiritual Second Wind This morning I serendipitously found myself in Katipunan when I realized that it’s Ash Wednesday. It was already 8:00am and the morning masses in the…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/02/17/a-spiritual-second-wind/ TY God I thank God for the warm morning rays of the sun. I also thank God for stronger lungs. I just wish He’d also give me…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/02/16/ty-god/ Making Up for Lost Time Since the start of the new year, I’ve been trying my best to correct most of my relationships – with my parents, with my old…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2010/02/15/making-up-for-lost-time/ More on the Digital Youth A mentor of mine is currently looking at the current youth “generation’s” fixation on connectedness in cyberspace. He problematizes the fact that for some of…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/07/02/more-on-the-digital-youth/ The Internet and Generation Formation Ever since I shared my undergraduate thesis to Mark (Ruiz), I started to work on re-writing it and re-reading my source literature. I promised Mark…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/06/28/the-internet-and-generation-formation/ Small is Beautiful

Man is small, and, therefore, small is beautiful.

When will everything be enough?

In anticipation of the movie “Up”, see other real-life…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/06/13/small-is-beautiful/ Another Peasant Leader Murdered Peasant leader shot dead in Dumaguete
MARK JOSEPH UBALDE, [via GMANews.TV]
06/10/2009 | 07:42 PM

MANILA, Philippines – A militant leader was shot dead on Wednesday…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/06/10/another-peasant-leader-murdered/ RIP Ka Rene Penas

At 5:39AM today, I received a devastating text message from Ate Jane of KAISAHAN:

Ka Rene Penas, farmer leader and paralegal
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]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/06/06/rip-ka-rene-penas/ Thanks for the Laughs Conan O’Brien is back on air as the new host of The Tonight Show.

Watching Coco Christopher O’Brien (as declared by Tom Hanks in the…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/06/05/thanks-for-the-laughs/ Con-Asswang Roxas: ‘Con-asswang;’ form of witchcraft
[via Inquirer.net]

MANILA, Philippines—In an impassioned privilege speech in Filipino, Sen. Manuel Roxas II denounced the passage of…

]]> http://milkolate.pansitan.net/2009/06/04/con-asswang/ The Questionable SWS Survey and the Eighth Regime Today, Inquirer.net posted a news item entitled “SWS survey puts Villar on top”.

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Embattled Senator Manny Villar has emerged as the

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