August 2011
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The Spin Cycle: A revision of James Soriano's... →
marocharim:
English was my first language.
As a toddler, my first study materials were a set of flash cards that my mother used to teach me the English alphabet. All my storybooks and coloring books were in English. The cartoons I watched, and the music I listened to, were all in English. My mother required…
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Think how many people have sat next to you on a...
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“I always feel this pressure of being a strong and independent icon of womanhood,...”
– Celine, Before Sunrise (via l0rdoftheflies)
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Not All That Glitters Is Gold, The Poor Syano In... →
stubbornfilipina:
DISTURBING BREAKFAST
9:30 in the morning. I decided to have coffee and work at Pancake House. Armed with my laptop and a notebook,I hie off and sat comfortably at the tables outside with the umbrellas. It wasn’t raining, the wind was blowing and I’m glad I could have this…
~YOU ARE ONE AMAZING WOMAN Ms. Zarah Hernaez.
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Cj de Silva: Tumblr: Think Before You Get... →
cjdesilva:
I was hearing a very angry Ted Failon on the cab’s stereo.
“Artist ka diba? I-drowing mo nga ang Diyos mo. Tapos lalagyan namin ito ng ari ng lalaki. Hindi ka ba mababastos?”
Obviously, Ted Failon was talking about the current national controversy - Filipino artist Mideo Cruz and…
~Tama siya. Sabi ko nga nung makita ko yung artwork ni Mideo Cruz, sorry, di ko talaga...
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Aren't we the friendliest?
pinoytumblr:
Last night at a coffee shop with a friend, I did not quite expect an encounter with my own people. Well, two of them.
Coming back from the men’s room I found my friend with an awkward smile, pointing at a tray of used plates and cups on our table. I asked what that tray was doing there as we only had coffee; he carefully glanced at the lady at the next table, gesturing that she put...
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE CURATOR OF Kulô: →
radikalchick:
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE CURATOR OF Kulô:It is upsetting that the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Board of Directors succumbed to the pressure by permanently closing the exhibit. Moreover, the manner by which various opinions were discussed, presented and circulated was frustrating if not disheartening.Since this issue began, I have expressed my position on this...
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“We’ll stay open, if they steal some books they might learn something.”
– Waterstone Bookshop London’s employee (via cyborgcyril)
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“If a man meets with injustice, it is not required that he shall riot be roused...”
– Henry Ward Beecher (via youngflynflashy)
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Going places while on your period:
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