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Butch N. Talorete
Editor-in-Chief


 

News Commentary

Cold wind greets Arroyo visit to Japan

UNSPOKEN RULES of hospitality normally define the behavior of host and guest. One of these is the norm that an invited guest should not ask for too much from his host.

Obviously, there is a lot of pressure on the part of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was invited by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko for a state visit to Japan from Dec. 2 to 5, to make this more than just an occasion for social climbing or a ceremonial exchange of pleasantries.

 

Opinion

Good news and bad

The good news is that the Absentee Voting Bill has already been passed independently by the Senate and House of Representatives. The bad news is that there are two versions, and both have differences that are so vast it would require a colossal effort to reconcile them.

A Christmas prayer
Slippers
Diwa ng Pasko at Bagong Taon

 

Features/Lifestyle

Holiday economics

BACK IN THE PHILIPPINES, when the Siberian wind breezes against your face, you know this much is true: it's Christmas time. Rustling leaves whisper holiday nuances in your ear. Christmas bells hanging in the Christmas tree jangle to remind you its time to fill up Christmas socks.

Christmas shopping then becomes inevitable...

Shop wise
The reason and the season for visiting

KANJI of the WEEK

is water/liquid. is blame, here acting phonetically to express build up and possibly also lending similar connotations of accumulate. Thus to build up in water/liquid, a reference to leaving layers of items to soak/pickle.

MNEMONIC: TAKE BLAME FOR WATERY PICKLES

TSUKEMONO
pickles

CHAZUKE tea on rice
SHIOZUKE salting

View last week's kanji

cover
A Guide to Remembering Japanese...
SPECIAL FEATURE

Winning entry in the PT Essay Writing Contest 2002
Waiting to exhale: Filipino nationalism in the age of globalization

A concert for peace in Nagoya

Useful tips for living in Japan

 

Entertainment

Bati na si Jinggoy Estrada at Bong Revilla

KALAT NA KALAT sa buong bansa ang kontrobersiyal na VCD na “Dukot Queen”. Ito raw sana ang launching movie ni Sunshine Cruz sa Viva Films na hindi niya tinapos. Dalawang araw lang nag-shoot si Sunshine kaya ang laman ng VCD ay 15 minuto na matinding love scene nila ni Jay Manalo.

Patuloy ang laban ni Kaye Torres para kay Nida Blanca
Cesar Montano, balik Pilipinas na
Elizabeth Oropesa, ikinasal sa bf na 23-anyos
Romano Vasquez, GRO
Assunta, ikakasal na sa Dec. 14
Showbits
Echo Cheng, Taiwan's Jazz Queen

Sports/Fitness

Mikee in Jodhpur splendor

I ALWAYS WANTED to be like Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski. I mean she has almost everything. She grew up rich and privilege. Manor-born. Who wouldn't want to be manor born? She's smart (Ateneo- AB Psychology) and gorgeous. But most of all, she oozes kindness. Her simple smile can illuminate a room. Not all people are blessed with such sparkling presence.

Sports bits
Hunt is on for "Fil-shams" in PBA
5 simple exercises

Inspirations

Poetry

Laff Page

Community News



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