On surface level, the film allows us to observe the struggles and hard work that MNL48 had to go through to prove their worth to a society filled with polarizing criticism. Beyond that, the film clearly presents the group as how they are modeled by their producers: a commodity to please t...
Examples: 'Cut' – (+) "I-cut" 'Paste' – (+) "I-paste" Articles for English borrowed terms Microsoft Filipino Style Guide Page 18 of 63 When faced with an English loan word previously used in Microsoft products, consider the following options: The use of borrowed words is so ...
Words have always been more than enough for Ken Z, but when he meets Ran at the mall food court, everything changes. Beautiful, mysterious Ran opens the door to a number of firsts for Ken: first kiss, first love. But as quickly as he enters Ken’s life, Ran disappears, and Ken Z...
As my contract is ending, I a looking again for a new Host Family. I am now 7 months living with a very nice African-Austrian Family in Klosterneuburg, Austria. It's been amore than a half year now and i am loving the experience of being an Aupair. Living with a foreign Family,...
As a child, I roamed the aisles of these markets like an explorer, picking up jars with tiny shrimp swimming in a pink paste, mouthing words on labels that had no meaning to me. The store clerks called me anak, I called them Tito or Tita, and for those fleeting moments felt connected...
There are nine such devotional masses – making a “novena” – beginning on December 16th and ending with the Misa de Gallo (Rooster’s Mass) just before dawn on December 24th.Puto bumbong is a special after-novena dessert: lilac-purple-coloured sticky rice (white and black rice combined)...
Reading as if I mean it. Reminds me of when I locked myself in the downstairs bathroom in my college apartment so I could hear how the words I wrote sounded. (Photo credit: Robert Milton) My old pal, Steve, whom I haven’t seen in years and who I met when we were in the same...
A little background about myself…I am a polio survivor since I was a baby. My legs are weak and paralyzed. Since the age of 5, I’ve been using crutches in walking. Many people not familiar with polio always assume that I had an accident, which I always welcome with a smile. Wit...
that we are using is perfectly in accord with the ancient writing and with the Sanskrit origin of many Tagalog words as I have found out through my research in the British Museum. Adopt it.” Ponce’s August 25, 1888 reply happily notified Rizal, “My family and I have already adopted ...
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