February 2010
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“I don’t want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to...”
– Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams (via suicideblonde)
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Saying yes to life
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Posted on January 17, 2010 by jimparedes [e]
A few days ago, at lunch with my daughter Ala, I told her how happy and proud I was that she did a great job on her first day as a courtroom sketch artist during the arraignment of Andal Ampatuan Jr. the other week. It was a job that came from out of the blue just the night...
What's in a name? Plenty!
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Posted on January 09, 2010 by jimparedes [e]
HUMMING IN MY UNIVERSE By Jim Paredes (The Philippine Star) Updated January 10, 2010
I have always had a fascination with languages. I believe that one mark of an educated person is the ability to read, write and speak more than one language. Why? Because it gives him the ability to look at reality...
On becoming a mountain
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On becoming a mountain
HUMMING IN MY UNIVERSE By Jim Paredes (The Philippine Star) Updated January 31, 2010 12:00 AM
As a writer of a weekly column, I often like to flatter or delude myself by fancying that my readers and I have a special thing going — that they eagerly await what I write and avidly devour my writing.
The “fancy” is of course, mostly self-flattery, and I admit...
Playing for the joy of love
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Posted on February 06, 2010 by jimparedes [e]
HUMMING IN MY UNIVERSE By Jim Paredes (The Philippine Star) Updated February 07, 2010 12:00 AM
What would you do for yourself unconditionally? What would you go the extra mile for? What would you consider important enough to go out of your way to do which will not...
