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moving forward

Thursday, 1 December 2011by isabel Leave a comment

Some people may not understand this, but when you lose your parents, a line is drawn. This line defines a moment. And nothing is ever the same again. +++ What […]

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selfhood

MMXI

Saturday, 1 January 2011by isabel Leave a comment

Here it is, my first post of the year. As I type this, some firecrackers are still going off. I could go on about the health and environmental hazards of firecrackers, […]

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environment, health, selfhood

“kano” wins top prize in amsterdam film fest

Saturday, 27 November 2010by isabel Leave a comment

“Kano: An American and His Harem,” the Philippines’ lone entry to the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, won the top prize in the “First Appearance” category. This is the first […]

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being filipino, culture, media, worthy cause

notes on home

Saturday, 6 November 2010by isabel Leave a comment

There’s no place like home, it’s been said — nothing like the smell and feel of your own bed, the warm feeling of being in your own room, and the […]

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being filipino, community, culture, selfhood, travel
Magsaysay "Mags" Facultad, Pinoy baker in San Francisco

the best veggie sandwich in sf is made by a pinoy-owned bakery

Saturday, 23 October 2010by isabel Leave a comment

  One of the most familiar streets in San Francisco to me is West Portal Avenue. My aunt banks in the area and I’ve accompanied her there many times before. […]

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being filipino, community, travel, vegetarianism
Workshop participant Minoli presents her idea during an exercise as Tommy (in background) listens.

feeling good about social entrepreneurship

Monday, 11 October 2010by isabel 2 Comments

The world of social entrepreneurship as represented on some websites always seemed to me something that tended toward feel-good sentiments. Nothing wrong with that, really. Of course I understand that […]

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social entrepreneurship, workshop, worthy cause

1 hostage taking, a few tweets, and some fb pages

Saturday, 4 September 2010by isabel Leave a comment

It’s been almost two weeks since the hostage crisis. Since that time, the incident has been the topic of countless news reports, broadcasts, editorials, newspaper columns, talk shows, blogs, tweets, […]

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being filipino, community, culture, nonviolence

everyone a hero

Tuesday, 11 May 2010by isabel Leave a comment

Today was an important day for us Filipinos. Many of us stood in line for hours, braving heat and humidity, defying hunger and thirst. For those who could have worked […]

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being filipino, culture, human rights
Ana at TEDx Fort Bonifacio

into the world of the deaf

Thursday, 18 February 2010by isabel 2 Comments

I’m sure many Sesame Street fans will remember Linda — the deaf woman who signed so expressively and taught kids simple sign language. My younger sister Margie and I were […]

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being filipino, culture, selfhood, tedx, the deaf
yummy ratatouille

vegetarian cooking, the green wok way

Sunday, 18 October 2009by isabel Leave a comment

Green Wok Deli and Cafe had its first vegetarian cooking demo last Friday, October 16. Long-time health advocate and vegetarian Dolly Aspiras showed us how to whip up six — […]

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environment, health, nonviolence, vegetarianism, worthy cause

mr. c for a cause

Saturday, 17 October 2009by isabel Leave a comment

The GK All85 concert is tonight, 8pm, at Music Museum with Ryan Cayabyab and the Ryan Cayabyab Singers.

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a quick note

water, water, everywhere

Sunday, 11 October 2009by isabel Leave a comment

But not a drop to drink, as the rhyme goes. Ultimately, that’s how it’s looking in Metro Manila and other provinces after Ondoy (“Ketsana”) and Pepeng (“Parma”). But it doesn’t […]

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environment, health, nonprofit, technology, worthy cause

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"It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely." (Leo Buscaglia)

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blogs of note

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  • disenyo
  • ecowaste coalition
  • fight pompe
  • habla chabacano
  • john’s thoughts and deeds
  • market manila
  • mind doodles
  • my other blog
  • no meat, extra spicy
  • vegan ice cream
  • vegetarian organic blog
  • world vegetarian and vegan news

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  • conscious consuming
  • fatfree vegan
  • julia campbell agroforest memorial ecopark
  • mara’s organic market
  • mother earth foundation
  • natural news
  • organic consumers association
  • ted: ideas worth spreading
  • vegalicious
  • vegatopia
  • vegweb
  • voluntourism.org
  • withnews

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