March 2008
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03.11.08Controversy of the Day?
Some people are upset that the winner of the Ms. Laga Gala in Kalinga is part-Kalinga and part-Australian. Mars has the details of the story in his blog as well as in the Ground Report.
Sounds like an awful case of reverse discrimination to me. If the rules state that anyone can join the beauty contest/fashion show, then anyone can join it whether or not s/he is a pureblood, or a half blood, or a mudblood. Surely we are better than Lucius Malfoy and his pureblood nonsense.
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03.10.08Apologies for the Past
I first thought of just adding this to the quick links I posted earlier but then thought that maybe it needs a post of its own.
I think the Japanese tend to have a longer memory than Filipinos so it’s good that they continue to remind us of the lessons of the past. In the GMA News article which you will find below, two Japanese women went to Kiangan, Ifugao to apologize in behalf of some Japanese soldiers for the horrors of World War II.
I’m sure you’ll agree that apologies like these are welcome. Still, in addition to these individual apologies, the Japanese government should also apologize for forcing women to become sex slaves during the war. It’s refusal to apologize on this matter continues to be a thorn in Japan’s otherwise good relations with the Philippines as well as other parts of Asia.
Anyways, in case you missed our earlier posts on the heroism of our people during the second World War, here are the links: Those Gallant Igorots; A Video Documentary; Those Gallant Igorots: A Word From the Producers; and Major Dennis Molintas.
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03.10.08Help, I Need Your Feedback
I’m just wondering if this blog looks weird for those of you who are using Internet Explorer as well as those using any other browser that is not Firefox.
Today, I added navigation links at the bottom as well as at the upper right corner of the blog but when I tried to see how it looks with Internet Explorer, I noticed that the contents of the middle sidebar (Regular Updates, Recent Comments, etc) are pushed down to the bottom so there’s a big amount of white space in the column.
I’m not sure whether this is a problem in the past which I haven’t noticed before or whether it happened because of the recent navigation plug-in I added. I hope that it’s only the Explorer in my computer that makes the blog look weird.
Thanks so much and I really appreciate your feedback. Iyaman kasin kailiyans!
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03.10.08Blog Quick Links
* I suppose this is investigative journalism? I admire PCIJ but that post was quite underwhelming. Like it’s news that we fight the cold by “wearing several layers of clothes”? In fairness, the pictures look great. [PCIJ]
* A tragic accident cost the life of Canadian Otto Unsinn who fell down when walking en route to his wife’s village in Balbalan, Kalinga. [Voice of Kalinga]
* Pukengkeng has a “haynaku” poem about homecomings which you should read. [PLF]
* Belated happy women’s day especially to Lovelyn who explains what Italians mean when they say “Peste le donne”. [Raconteur]
* Does your pastor love your money more than your soul? This man believes that they do. [W Todcor]
* Gerry Alanguilan has a post on an Ifugao story serialized in Hiwaga komiks back in the 1950s. Read it here. [Komikero]
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03.10.08Not the End of the World
Admittedly, things can get pretty challenging for people with bad credit but this does not mean that it’s the end of the world for them. If you happen to be one of these people, you might want to check out BadCreditOffers.com.
Especially check out the bad credit credit card section where you can compare credit card companies who are willing to enter into a financial arrangement with people who have bad credit.
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03.10.08News Bits and Quick Links
* A kidnapping attempt in Baguio fails when the would-be victim, a seven year old boy, outsmarts his abductors. [Sunstar]
* Suspect in the 2007 murder of a four year old girl in Lubo, Kibungan is arrested by police authorities. [Sunstar]
* Regarding the caretaker nonsense we blogged about earlier, here’s a quote attributed to an unnamed businessman: “Domogan, Agyao karuprupa da Dominguez”. Rough translation: They are all alike. [Nordis Blog]
* The towns of Alfonso Lista, Mayaoyao, Aguinaldo, Lamut and Lagawe all in Ifugao might have their power cut off despite the fact that the province generates electricity for the rest of the country. [Philippine Star]
* A quote from Ifugao Governor Teddy Baguilat in relation to the news above: “It is ironic that (Ifugao hosts) one of the biggest hydroelectric plants in the region, yet we don’t get electricity from Magat. We have to tap (our electricity) from Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya which makes (the cost of) our electricity higher, yet the water comes from us.” [Philippine Star]
* The Northern Dispatch reports that nursing schools in the Cordilleras have a better passing rate than their counterparts in the Ilocos. [Nordis]
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03.08.08Living to the Age of Methuselah
Scott Wainer has a post on aging which raises the question of why anti-aging research has not gotten much attention. He advances several possible answers (the urgency of other health or social problems, religion, the certainty of death or the-we-are-all-going-to-die-anyway mentality, etc.) and suggests that more research should be done on aging.
He also asks bloggers to add their two cents on the issue and get US$20 in return plus a back link from his highly-ranked blog. Pretty good return on investment, eh? So you should take up his challenge as well before someone else grabs the 100th spot.
Anyways, of those suggested by Scott, I would think that probably the most important reason as to why anti-aging research has not gained much attention is the fact that there simply are more urgent problems out there. If you are a government official with a limited budget for instance, would you spend your money funding research on aging or would you spend it on AIDS research? The latter appears to be the more urgent problem so it won’t be surprising if the official pours the fund on it instead of the former.
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