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The world’s economy is in trouble. The population, both the consumers and the producers, need prescriptions on how to survive. Consumers need comforting words to calm their worried souls. Producers need resuscitation from reckless game of extravagance and greed. On July 11, while having my morning walk, I passed by a queue of people outside IndyMac Bank in Pasadena, California. Their faces and tones showed anger and apprehension. This was the first sign of econo... Read More
Polls and focus group are two different research methods of getting public opinions. Most polls are taken through telephone or online, while focus group are based on a small discussion group on a series of topics introduced by a discussion leader, which of course is a voter himself. Results in both polls and focus groups has the tendency to be biased based on how participants are selected. Basically, it should be randomized; however, if the selection doesn't consider the political leanings of th... Read More
My book contract for my manuscript, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses, was sent through UPS the other day. I went through the 7 pages thoroughly before I signed them. Then, with too much excitement, I shared the news with my online friends. Many congratulated me, from Namibia to the Philippines. Any friend from Down-Under? Hello, do I still have friends down there? (LOL) Some already told me that they are going to get their copies. (G.C., a history teacher-friend in Italy promised to get h... Read More
I'm deeply humbled by APinoy of U.K. when he told me, in my Great Pinoy profile page, that he is sending over his personal copy of my book, KOILAWAN: Letter and Poems of a Jungle Dad-Mom, for my signature. Then, another request from a Kababayan (a fellow Filipino), was posted seeking advice on how to go about publishing. Such requests make me feel a successful writer; hence, I thank you all for that. Thursday, Sept. 18, was a big day for me. Comfort Publishing emailed me that it has off... Read More
Watching the weather forecast, when hurricane Ike was still battering the island of Cuba, I could see that the city of Port Arthur, Texas would be hard hit. And true enough, this Saturday morning, Channel 4 and the News and Weather Channel mentioned Sabine Pass and Port Arthur, the city very close to my heart. Port Arthur was where I first taught in the early 90s. It’s a small refinery city in southeast Texas and a major deepwater port on Sabine Lake, near Lousiana. In 1901, oil was dis... Read More
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