Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A Busy Couple’s Inter-Cultural Kitchen Adventures
My husband, Erik, and I share an interest in cooking. Oftentimes, it’s a “battle of wills.†Erik enjoys meat and potatoes and I prefer Asian food, especially mung bean (silver) noodles. European-raised Erik, when asked to draw “snacks†during a “Pictionary†game, would sketch a wedge of cheese, grapes, and crackers for his Filipino teammates.…
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Preamble: Work & Life
“I live a charmed life — and I wish it on everyone I meet.†This is a quote that I picked up from a New York fashion reporter in one of those stylish cable TV shows. It radiates my worldview — and keeps me inspired. Indeed, everything we think and do involves our perception about…
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Anthony Cruz Legarda: Fashion Stylist /Artistic Director of “Arkiteknik”
ANTHONY CRUZ LEGARDA 2901 Cottonwood Drive San Bruno, CA 94066 (415) 577 – 6985 [email protected] PERSPECTIVE “I am looking for an established organization that thrives in a visionary approach to creating and redefining images or ideas for its projects. My search will lead me to work with a design team that is a leader in…
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Seeking Bliss
I wrote this poem as a gift for Ia “Marie” Villatuya. I was so touched by her sadness especially since we had just finished a theatre production of “Arkiteknik: The New Cultural Landscape” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA on October 21 and 22, 2000. Would you believe that…
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Shana’s Crash Course in Networking 101
The Stimulant: Last Sunday, I called up a young friend of mine who is staying for the summer in Chicagoland, USA. Her name is Shana Siap, a very talented 16-year old performing artist from Cebu City, Philippines. Her mom and dad had met at my bakeshop-café, fell in love with each other, and of course,…
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How To Prepare an Elegant Potluck Reception
In late May, 2005, NaFFAA-Region 8 (a.k.a. National Federation of Filipino American Associations) was given a task to prepare a potluck reception for Victoria Manalo Draves at San Francisco’s City Hall. A public park somewhere in the South of Market, San Francisco was being named for this famous Filipino American Olympic champion. Viki Bamba, our…
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Issues in A Family-Owned Business
Your family business is not just any job. It started because of a dream — and that dream became a labor of love. Most family-owned business owners feel more secure running their own business than being employed in an uncertain corporate world. My husband’s Uncle Chris, who owns a manufacturing company, once told me, “I…
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Thelma Boac: The Educator Builds Community
WOMEN IN FOCUS – Work & Life by Lorna L. Dietz August 23, 2005: Introducing The New Principal This is the scenario. You are a brand-new student at Silver Creek High School this week in San Jose, California. You have already made your acquaintance with Thelma Boac, Principal, before the official “first day at school. 
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Cynthia Chang – Resume: Instructor in Chinese Perspectives in Holistic Health
CYNTHIA M.L. CHANG, C.A., O.M.D. Office Address: 2104 Hayes Street (near Cole Street – take the #21 Hayes or #5 Fulton MUNI bus) San Francisco, CA 94117-1011 (415) 386-4619 [email protected] INTENT: INSTRUCTOR IN CHINESE PERSPECTIVES IN HOLISTIC HEALTH PHILOSOPHY
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“What’s Up, Bernardo?” – A Profile on Bernardo Bernardo
SAN FRANCISCO–For the past 10 years, Bernardo Bernardo has been popularly known as a comedian in the highly-rated Philippine TV series “Home Along Da Riles,” playing the arch-nemesis of Dolphy — the legendary Charlie Chaplin of the Philippines. His irreverent sense of humor charmed and provoked an international Filipino audience, accentuating a “tongue-in-cheek” outlook on…
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