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Losing Dana

I just want to share with you an article written by my sister, Karen. In this article she shares her moving story, with the hope that others who are going through difficult ordeals in their lives may find strength and inspiration.
 
Losing Dana
by Karen Develos-Sacdalan, M.A.
August 3, 2006 at 11:45pm, my husband John handed over an […]

Who should be blamed for the toxic waste disaster in Bulacan?

I just read the following story from Inq7.net:
 
 
Toxic waste dumped in Bulacan; 60 hospitalized
 
By Carmela ReyesInquirerLast updated 04:17am (Mla time) 11/29/2006
 
Published on Page A1 of the November 29, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
 
MARILAO, Bulacan — Farmer Carlos Clemente, 67, was awakened at 2 a.m. Tuesday by the rumbling of a truck leaving his […]

Virtual Machines, Anyone?

Love to simultaneously run any operating system - Windows, Linux, or Unix - on your PC? Then, virtual machine is for you. NO, I don’t mean the Java virtual machine which allows you to run Java applications on any operating system (OS). I mean virtual machines that can run unmodified operating systems on top of the existing one.
 
So what are […]

Science as Art

If I hadn’t become a scientist, I would surely have ended up as an artist. My dad was a painter, you see. He did all the paintings that are now on display in our house. As young children, he taught us how to draw, sketch, and paint. I never did quite as good in oil […]

Am I in the Right Place?

An article from Nature. Being a woman is not the only issue here; how does being a foreigner affect my growth as a scientist in this country?
 
Japan and its women
 
Cultural obstacles and potential damage to one’s career present major challenges to women wanting to pursue science in Japan. Some changes have occurred, but too few, […]

How Motherhood Makes You Smarter

I found this interesting interview with Katherine Ellison, the author of a new book titled “The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter.” I’ve yet to read the book (oh right, I’ve to buy it first! :)), but it surely got me intrigued. Me, smarter? Now that’s something you don’t hear everyday.
 
When I became […]

Search Engine Typosquatting

This is a popular trick to lure users to a malicious site. Personally, I seldom make typos when entering words into my favorite search engines; but as they say, there’s always a first time for everything! Better check your inputs before hitting that search button!
 
More details can be found in this article from Websense:
 
“This lure relies […]

Pacquiao Fever and the Pinoy Attitude

By now, every Pinoy has probably heard of Manny Pacquaio’s latest victory. I browsed through several Pinoy blogs online and found different versions of how they were awed by this humble man, who has been reaping victories left and right and making our countrymen proud. And I do share their sentiments.
 
I don’t have to look […]

The Realities of Obake and Santa Claus

While I was bathing Aya one day, out of the blue she asked me, “Nanay, totoo ba yung obake (Are monsters real)?” Obake is pronounced as o-ba-ke, which means “monster” in Japanese. “Syempre naman, hindi totoo yung obake. Panakot lang yun sa mga bata. Nakakita ka na ba ng obake? (Of course, monsters are not […]

Yahoo Messenger Virus

The first time I encountered this problem was two weeks ago. I was using my PC when an instant message from my niece suddenly popped up. To my surprise, the message with some clickable link in it was written in Thai! Right there, I knew it didn’t come from my niece. Ignoring the message, I closed the YM window. […]

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