Monthly Archives: June 2003

Garbage Day

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Comedy and Tragedy on 880

Yesterday on my carpool ride home, the already sluggish traffic slowed to a crawl on Highway 880 by McCarthy Ranch. Something was obviously hindering the two middle lanes from moving forward as I saw a vast expanse of space in…  Read more

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Filipino Slang

Ever since I immigrated to the States back in the early ’80s, the Pilipino language has acquired several new slang words and phrases. Words like conyo, dedma, astig, hataw, ek-ek, jolog and praning are ones that I hear and read…  Read more

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Anime Tricks

Just saw the Animatrix on DVD. All I can say is “whoa!” Keanu-style. It’s some of the most amazing animation I’ve seen since, well, hmmm…Spirited Away. It contains 9 anime shorts by various directors done in varied styles,…  Read more

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Science and Religion

This past weekend I found a few good bargain bin items. I got the Excalibur and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior DVDs for $7.50 each at Wal-Mart. At Half-Price Books in Fremont, I picked up two…  Read more

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