Category: Life
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my phone lock screen
features a stained whole mount of Echinostoma malayanum viewed under a light microscope. That is all. x Or maybe it doesn’t, anymore? This has been a scheduled post.
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good morning
I’ve been spending many nights and many days in different places.
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Rec: “How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy” by Ruth Tam
The article which inspired this post (x): “How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy” by Ruth Tam on the Washington Post | My family’s food went from ‘Chinese grossness’ to America’s ‘hottest food trend.’ The best meals are more than the sum of their ingredients; their flavors tell…
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Lego x Asia
I alone heard my internal squeeing (obviously) when I saw an exhibit that featured two of my favorite things: Lego, and Asian Appreciation. I never actually played with lego as a child; my fascination of the said building blocks stems from its use as a metaphor in one of my favorite books, Sophie’s World. In the…
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me, scrambling.
Look forward to more queued/scheduled posts. They’ll have very little content; I don’t have the time for more.
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to ask the stars
My last-minute contribution to Buwan ng Wika (Month of the Philippine Language) this August features the ‘superstar’ José Corazón de Jesús, who was also known by his pen name Huseng Batute. Rising into prominence during the first half of the 20th century, Huseng Batute was an accomplished poet (known at some point as “Hari ng Balagtasan” or “King of…
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Rights to Padre Faura (a rant on inconsiderate rallyists)
Many destructive elements and relationships exist in modern Philippine society. The coercive and oppressive framework of organized religions is one of them; the muddied relationship of the State and of the Church is another (the problem is still mostly in favor of the Church). Democracy in the Philippines and the right to accessible information are…
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#HerbNerd
Late night. Do something interesting. Take the Plant Personality Quiz (x). I’m not thinking straight anymore.
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WEEKLY UPDATE
For posterity. A short record of debate hijinks, family bonding and sad sick time.
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