He has been standing behind a stone of meanness, hoping that it will keep him safe inside the cold, dark cave of isolation he calls home. By turning people away with his mostly sarcastic and acerbic remarks, he hopes that they will eventually give up trying to see if there is any soft spot in [...]
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My day ended on an edgy note—literally! At around 9 pm tonight, for several minutes, I talked about what I love to do: write and edit books. It was a first for me to be interviewed over the internet radio, The Edge, and it was nerve-wracking and exhilarating at the same time. Joyce Burton-Titular, TV [...]
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When I took my seat on the bus on my way home from church, I didn’t really realize how rusty and dilapidated that huge coffin on wheels was. Blame it on my giddiness. Make me excited about new books and I wouldn’t notice even if a genie from a lamp suddenly appeared and asked me [...]
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The first time I heard about the original sisig in Pampanga was early last year when I was in Baguio while touring our Dutch guest with my officemates. Over a low-budget dinner somewhere, I remember being distracted by the breaking news on TV about this old lady who was killed by then unidentified assailant/s. Her [...]
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