Archive for October, 2008

Backstreet Boys: Translated

Posted: 31st October 2008 by Marocharim in Lyrics Translations

I think it will go here somewhere… oh well.

The Mountain and I

Posted: 31st October 2008 by Marocharim in Food and Travel

Cafe Veniz, 5:06 PM
We sit together
The mountain and I
Until only the mountain remains.
- Li Po, “Alone Looking at the Mountain”

They say that where you’re from says a lot about who you are.
It’s been months since I’ve been home, and a lot of realizations have passed since I was last here.  In the beginning, I thought [...]

My Memories of GenSan: A Hope For Return

Posted: 29th October 2008 by Marocharim in Food and Travel

This one’s for the Cebu Pacific Blogging Challenge announced months ago in WordCamp 2008.  I don’t know whether I could win the contest sponsored by Cebu Pacific since I’m not a very good (travel) writer, but we’re talking about roundtrip tickets here. – Marocharim
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About six years ago, me and my fellow staffers from [...]

Transizlation Friday: The Best Hits of Freestyle

Posted: 26th October 2008 by Marocharim in Lyrics Translations

Hmmm… do you honestly think that I’m going to allow some online debate (or what passes for it) to take control of my life?  Well, no.  I’m not going to deprive my people of their weekly dose of lyrics translations.
This week, I stocked my iPod with the songs of one of my favorite Filipino bands, [...]

The Fine Line Between Thrill and Nausea

Posted: 26th October 2008 by Marocharim in Food and Travel

If you’ve known me for quite a while now, I have the reputation of being a spoilsport.
Under normal circumstances, I am not a thrill-seeker or an adventurer.  My idea of cheap thrills is to smoke at a gasoline station: it’s safe, but you never know when you’ll be in the middle of a disastrous explosion [...]