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Reading Jose Rizal

Posted on April 27, 2009 by bong

I REMEMBER having read some chapters of Noli me Tangere and just the very first chapter of El Filibusterismo in High School. And both were in Tagalog. Unless you are a full-blooded Tagalog, you will have to agree with me that reading … Continue reading →

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Rare Gem of a Poem

Posted on November 20, 2008 by bong

I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED to learn that my good ole friend Dominic Cimafranca, with whom I just got reunited with via Blogosphere [visit his blog,†Village Idiot Savant], is also into poetry. †It is a big surprise because I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Part 2: Waging War

Posted on October 5, 2008 by bong

HERE IS THE second installment of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. †I am aiming to post the whole manuscript in my blog one part at a time. Last Sunday (Sept 28) I posted Part 1 of Sun Tzu’s The … Continue reading →

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Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Part I: Laying Plans

Posted on September 28, 2008 by bong

† IíVE†ALWAYS BEEN intrigued and impressed by Sun Tzuís famous work thatís why when I found the complete text of The Art of War (in English, of course) a couple of years ago, I kept it in my computer archive … Continue reading →

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