Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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History Lesson: The Filipino World War II Veterans’ Battle for Equity, according to Rodel Rodis
July 17, 2007 I was a typical immigrant from the Philippines who didn’t know anything about the Rescission Act of 1946 and the role of Filipino American and Filipino soldiers in World War II. It was a huge piece of artwork that was being prepared for the NaFFAA Y2K2 Empowerment Conference in San Jose, California,…
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Major Ian Tudlong: An Online Postcard from a Filipino American Officer in Iraq
July 13, 2007 I first met Major Ian Tudlong in July of 2003 when Ora Seyler and I passed by Salinas, California (on our way to Los Angeles) to participate as a booth vendor for Barlin Real Estate Group in the Monterey-Salinas region’s yearly Filipino American outdoor festival. As I distributed marketing materials to the…
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WordCamp for WordPress users: A 2-Day Conference
Since I’m still learning how to use WordPress, I might as well go to WordCamp. If you want to know how to blog and develop your blog, this might just be your answer. Come and join me! Limited attendance. Registration is $25.
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Loida Nicolas Lewis, The Lewis College in Sorsogon, and Training Tomorrow’s World Citizens
Good things happen when I spend quality time in writing “from the heart” — because my blog truly reflects a cacophony of experiences. Today, I choose to talk about some incredible people in my life. Go ahead and click on the green-highlighted names for some supplemental information about these “provocateurs of change.” Thank you to…
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You are invited to be a beta tester in online TV viewing: Joost.com
For those of you who are interested in becoming a beta tester for JOOST TV, please e-mail me at [email protected] or fill up the contact form below. Yes, you need an invitation from a friend — that’s me! I’m one of Joost’s happy beta testers.
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MyNimo.com: Cebu’s job website that’s “good for you”
April 27, 2007 Earlier last month, I received a pleasant surprise: an e-mail from Wesley Chiongbian, one of my STC classmates’ sons (gee, I cannot relate to having children!), who also happens to be a friend of mine. His mom, Rosalyn Baytion Chiongbian, had recently visited San Francisco, and over pizza and coffee at Nordstrom…
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What happens when Zubin, Pete, & Akhil rock “Nutrition!” with a Starbucks spec video commercial?
The answer: They express what some of their peers (through pop culture) think about coffee’s nutritional values. It’s always a pleasure to hear from my St. Theresa’s College-Cebu classmates, especially when they share news about their children’s accomplishments and achievements. This one is about Zubin. Watch the video carefully and look for that cool, young…
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What’s new on the menu? Favorite Video & Audio Clips!
It’s quite an addicting hobby — collecting YouTube.com video and audio clips for my blog. Word Press makes it easy for me to embed the Youtube.com links without any complicated instructions. So, check out what videos I’ve added to my FAVORITE VIDEO & AUDIO CLIPS. Whether it’s the latest in “Bollywood, Fusion, & Asian Urban…
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Looking for advertisers for a DVD movie, a Punjabi Film Comedy directed by Jaskaran S. Sahota
And I don’t even speak or write Punjabi. So, one of my friends at the San Jose Punjabi Mela Committee, Jaskaran S. Sahota of Bridgepoint Entertainment LLC, a former professional field hockey player slash independent filmmaker slash bhangra music video director slash software engineer in Silicon Valley, asked me for assistance in finding advertisers for…
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PINOY DINING GUIDE: Filipino Restaurants in the San Francisco Greater Bay Area (Some Recipes Included)
April 27, 2007: Tina Roth, one of my internet networking friends, shared Josie Agbayani’s PINOY DINING GUIDE with us recently. I asked Tina where Josie got the dining guide but she didn’t know the source. So, whoever you are, thank you for sharing this with us. This might be incomplete — so don’t kill the…
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