On Secret Techniques It has been a while since I've been here as well; nice to be back, even for just this little while to give my two cents. I...
Where I came from, Christians (of which I am one) were actively encouraged to meditate. As often as one possibly can, too. And one didn't need to...
Chris Sayoc=Martial Law terminator? If the the time of his "disappearance" coincides with the Martial Law era in the Philippines. . . and Marcos...
No. What the entertainers and celebrities do as elected officials is what should be of national importance, not whether he or she has dumped his...
Exactly so. Same reason why they won't tackle corruption and the lack of discipline in Pinoys: it's just too hard. It's so much easier to just be...
What as: plebian or patrician?
This can go both ways, mate; this is just your word. Imagine how you would feel if somebody wrote something like this about Christianity. Not...
Because it isn't "the way". Notice the words of the Principal? "[T]his is the way we do it and how we’re going to do it every time"? Sounds like...
True definition of cheap shot, at last I agree with you. Here are other cheap shots: 1) a mugger throws you off a moving commuter vehicle...
And it's right here. :D
And I, too, have never really understood the idea that it's ok to bully people into not following any religion... either. ;)
What if we had a right to bitch and moan? Whatever Americans do affects everyone, whether these Americans are nice and snug in ye olde "Land of...
Putting things in context Sorry, aml01_ph! I've been busy so I haven't been able to visit this new thread. Anyway, to put things in context,...
Isa pang sinulid... hehehehe... Righty-o, pardner! You start it nga. I ranted too much that I don't know how to start it. I'll just reply once...
Warning!!! Rant ahead... Yeah, it sure is, isn't it? But so apt, don't you agree? ;) :D Unfortunately true, especially since our fighting...
We agree naman pala, eh! No, not yet, but it will be unless we become more open-minded. Oh, good! I totally agree with you there. I'm sorry if...
National Pride? or National Chauvinism? Apparently so, dyak_stone. Don't get me wrong here. A lot of what you said makes a lot of sense. But,...
Wasn't it a "sucker punch"? But wasn't that taking unfair advantage in a demonstration? Didn't he condition the "highest ranking Filipino...
Jesus: either/or... No, actually, it isn't open to much interpretation. polecat63 and aikiMac both have the right interpretations: Jesus wasn't...
I've also heard the term pinag-sabay which means basically the same thing.
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