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Ultra-modern yet close to nature, these are two of the things that Filipino expat Pete enjoys about living and working in Gwangju, South Korea. Here he describes things like his involvement with a non-governmental organization and his observations regarding Koreans. Pete's having a good time in the country and urges others to "just come 2 Korea!" Read the interview here: http://www.expatinterviews.com/korea/peterahon.html

(foto from Wikipedia) I was at the wake of Chris dad, a good friend and colleague. The dad was diagnosed with lung cancer after a year of having medical check but doctors could not find his ailment. Two months ago he was given the death sentence and today at past 7:00 AM Chris dad left his mortal coil. May he rest in peace. So I missed the boxing match of PACMAN (Manny Pacquiao) and David Diaz. Definitely I am a boxing fan. Unlike the acted out wrestling, boxing is a real sports. The more I admire the sports when I read the essay written by Joyce Carol Oates “On Boxing” . Thanks to the internet and so I was able to watch  the fight and review by Setanta Sports commentators. I learned about the link from Pinoy Blogosphere and clik on one of the links cited. Indeed David Diaz put a good fight against Pacman, bruised and bleeding he fought until he dropped. As the announcer said “… a young man from Chicago with a heart of a lion, an Olympian and world champion”. But he was no match ...

4 years and blogging on... Below is a video of Ayen and Nom's birthday celebration in Ilocos . Very raw, unedited, like the rustic scene of Ilocos (still unchanged/few changes), and very natural like the pulse of life flowing from the faces and voices as the birthday song "Pada-padakam nga Kumablaaw" (All gathered here to greet you happy birthday) is sung. Listening to the music and watching the scene evokes nostalgia of my vacation early this month and the good old days celebrating my birthdays in Ilocos. Yes it has been four years of blogging. I neglected it and almost believed in the slogan "have a life" (not become slave of your blog). Well I do enjoy living and loving and include to that is blogging. Blogging is not my life, I am just blogging what is happening in my life, like making an entry to my journal. Although I squirm at the thought of being read by people, Alexa rank is now at 100 K plus which I targeted to achieve by December this year - perha...

Yana with a baseball. Robert Fulghum's All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten; in its utter simplicity yet full of wisdom. Indeed what we become as an adult is the dynamics and process of our childhood. Although most of us never stop learning but our childhood will definitely have a strong influence of the kind of person we become. And one of the quality time that I spend with my 'kins (pamangkin - nieces and nephews) is playtime. Art is one of the fascinating activities that a child should be encouraged to engaged with. For them to appreciate colors, wonder at the magic of their creation ( so they ought to be affirmed) and just simply exercising their motor skills to use brush and mix colors. Yana doing water color. Siblings Ayen, Yana and Vjay with water color. Ball games is definitely fun. Games of their creation a lot better for their creativity. Let them run, let them sweat, allow them sunshine, get dirtied, create game rules, role play, negotiate, quar...

WIRED MAGAZINE : 16.07 Culture : Culture Reviews How English Is Evolving Into a Language We May Not Even Understand By Michael Erard 06.23.08 Any language is constantly evolving, so it's not surprising that English, transplanted to new soil, is bearing unusual fruit. Nor is it unique that a language, spread so far from its homelands, would begin to fracture. The obvious comparison is to Latin, which broke into mutually distinct languages over hundreds of years — French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian. A less familiar example is Arabic: The speakers of its myriad dialects are connected through the written language of the Koran and, more recently, through the homogenized Arabic of Al Jazeera. But what's happening to English may be its own thing: It's mingling with so many more local languages than Latin ever did, that it's on a path toward a global tongue — what's coming to be known as Panglish. Soon, when Americans travel abroad, one of the languages they...

(photo source link: http://nimg.empas.com/orgImg/ns/2008/06/13/NISI20080613_0006974193_web.jpg ) I am planning to visit this first mystery crop circle here in Korea this weekend (just an hour/two away from the city where I reside). I only came across it last nite since, it was never covered by the English newspaper which we subscribed to. I first read about it one of the English bloggers here in Korea this site: koreabeat.com/?p=1118 I don't believe in UFO but I am fascinated by its mystery and the "cult following" around it. Although I have friends who attest that they have experienced or have seen UFO, well they are entitled to their own unique experience.

Below are links of my blog posts from our family blog: The slide show is that of my 'kins (nieces and nephews) doing water color and playing in the fields at the height of an afternoon burning sun. So they played until the evening running around and spraying other kids with their water gun. http://rahonfamily.blogspot.com/2008/06/water-color-and-play-with-kins.html Nom, daughter Shekinah and son Andre Birthday girl Ayen (Ryan and Vjoy's duaghter) Nom and Ryan's Family (tatay is partly hidden) I've heard again after so loooong time (felt so sentimental hearing the song I would hear when celebrating bdays in Ilocos as a kid) "pada-padakam a kumablaaw" (all gathered here to great you happy birthday). One of the highlights of the singing is the crowning and giving of flowers to the celebrators. http://rahonfamily.blogspot.com/2008/06/birthday-co-celebration-of-ayen-and-nom.html

Si G. Cecilio Gamit Rahon Sr. karga si Amon-ra. Larawan ng aking tatay, lolo ni Amon-ra. Candid shot, dahil natuwa akong magkukuha ng mga larawan habang abala ang lahat. Ang okasyon ng larawang ito ay ang double birthday celebration ng itay ni Amon-ra (kapatid kong si Raymond E. Rahon) at ni Ayen, anak nina Ryan at Vjoy na nagbakasyon mula sa US, kaya't naging Bienvenida na rin para sa kanilang mag-asawa at gayundin sa akin. Si tatay, isang katangian niya na hanga kaming lahat ay ang pagiging hardworking, tipikal na Ilocano, masipag at matiyaga. Isa rin siya sa laging nagpapangaral sa amin na dapat marunong makisama, nagsimulang maging international seaman noong 1970's, ang katangiang ito ang nakatulong sa kaniyang igpawan ang hirap at lungkot ng buhay sa laot. At tulad niya, kaming mga anak na karamihan OFW malaking bagay talaga kung marunong kang makisama lalo na sa mga taong iba ang kultura. Mula sa pagiging mekaniko (automotive) nagsikap si tatay na matuto s...

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(Larawan kuha sa Plaza ng siyudad ng Maynila) 110 (isang daat sampung) Taong Anibersaryo ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas. Sadya nga bang malaya ang bansa. Bakit maraming batang gusgusin at palaboy sa lansangan habang humihitit ng rugby? Bakit marami pa rin mga pulubi ang namamalimos sa kalsada? Bakit tinangay ng mama ang bag ng kawawang aleng namimili ng gamit ng kaniyang anak para sa darating na pasukan? Bakit mausok at lubak-lubak ang mga kalsadang madungis? Maraming bakit? Maraming tanong? Dapat nga bang magbunyi? Malaya ako at tunay na may kalayaan kung sa aking mga pagtatanong ay may malinaw na kasagutan lalo na ang pamahalaan na maibsan ang pagdarahop at pagkaduhagi ng taong bayan. Malaya ka ba Pilipino, malaya ba ang mahal mong Inang Bayan?

Larawan kuha sa Villa Escudero. Dati-rati ang binata kapag gustong lumigaw, dadalaw o bibisita sa bahay ng kaniyag dilag at manghaharana. Sa panahon ngayon magvivideoke na lang sila sa mall. Kapag nagustuhan ng dalaga ang binata (at gayundin ng kaniyang magulang) tuloy sa simbahan para sa kanilang pag-iisang dibdib. Lahat sisigaw : Mabuhay ang bagong kasal ! At sila'y makahigop ng mainit na sabaw. (A foto taken at Villa Escudero. Before when a gentleman wants to win the heart of a lady, he would visit and serenade her at her house. These days they would just go to a mall or videoke bars. When the lady likes the guy (and that of her parents as well) what follows is a church wedding. Everyone would shout: Long live the newly wed! So everyone will get a chance to "sip a hot soup" [Filipino idiom referring to marriage]). As a young boy growing up in the 70's and 80's I have fond memories of those wedding I attended in our province in Ilocos Norte. I plan to write le...

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