The Marocharim Experiment

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Archive for October 2008

Backstreet Boys: Translated

I think it will go here somewhere… oh well.

The Mountain and I

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 [...]

My Memories of GenSan: A Hope For Return

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 *     *     * About six years ago, me and my fellow [...]

Transizlation Friday: The Best Hits of Freestyle

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 [...]

The Fine Line Between Thrill and Nausea

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 [...]

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