17 Sep

With my back against the wall: Aikido v.s. Jiu-jitsu

Last Sunday night was a night to remember. It was a night that taught me, made me reflect, and most of all made me stronger because of the surprise it awaited me.
Almost every Sunday night, I at least share what I know in the arts of Aikido with a few friends of mine in […]

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03 Sep

White-haired thought: the Wowowee “technical glitch”

Wowowee, a noon time show on ABS-CBN, has a new game segment called “Wilyonaryo.” In this game, a contestant chooses a covered box where he/she wins the prize equal to the chosen box after the host uncovers it. In the name of fairness, it’s a nice game, with a nice theme, with nice prizes. […]

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13 Aug

I refuse to give up. I will never give up. Never!

(WARNING: Do not continue to read if you don’t want to be confused.  I’m just using this space for me to write what’s going on with my battle right now. It is for me to read and to reflect alone.  However, you are free to read this if you feel you need to do so, […]

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30 Jul

Moving on…with a huge turtle on my back

Prologue: Forgive me for the way I wrote my sentences in my last entry.  I couldn’t really think right that night so I made some nasty errors.
Grandma was buried yesterday, but I’m still jaded as to how I should feel.  I didn’t cry when the lid on her coffin was closed, even when she was […]

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26 Jul

A sorrowful farewell

It was this morning, I was taking a bath getting ready for work.  Suddenly, my mom knocked on the bathroom door and muttered something in a sad, crying voice.  “Art? Art…?”
“Yes?”
“Wag ka muna pumasok ngayon ha? Tumawag si tita mo eh…Ayaw na daw gumising ni mama.”
My family and I immediately rushed to Bulacan to see […]

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25 Jul

The return of Tadakatsu Yagyu

Hello everyone! It’s nice to be back. XD
Well, one of the reasons why I was away was because I decided (Abby convinced me to) to switch to wordpress.  It’s a nice move.  I realized it got lots of cooler features than what my previous blog has to offer.
One of the other reasons why I was […]

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