Sources Thailand and Vietnam are having their own rice-related problems.
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From the monthly archives:
March 2008
Threat of turmoil all over Asia has been the favorite doomsday prediction for weeks.
In Thailand, farmers are hoarding rice.
In Indonesia, social unrest is feared although the government spends “35 percent of its entire budget on fuel and electricity subsidies to keep those commodities affordable for the poor.” Wow. Can we say as much for the [...]
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Driving home, all I could think about was how the iPhone would work with my SMART sim card, if it would reject it, if there really was a defect and if I would have to return it. When I couldn’t connect to the web and couldn’t get the e-mail to work — I got the message that I was not subscribed to EDGE — I was so sure we bought a lemon and was about to cry. I searched the web for answers, found nothing and got progressively depressed.
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… in terms of security of tenure, is it really true that self-employment is too risky? Labor laws notwithstanding, if we look at most corporate set-ups especially in the Philippine setting, capability and skill are not the only factors on which security of tenure are anchored. Things like PR (sucking up), knowing and hanging out with the “right crowd” and learning the art of not stepping on the toes of the wrong people affect an employee’s chances of staying on and moving upward.
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Cory Aquino has been on the news a lot lately after having been diagnosed with colon cancer. Days before the announcement was made, I was photographing a painting that Cory did in 2003 which hangs on the wall of Sam Butcher’s mansion in Aklan.
Sam Butcher is the creator of Precious Moments and his mansion is located inside the Sampaguita Gardens Resort in New Washington…
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If you think Boracay is paradise, you’d only be half right. True, the quality of the fine white sand is not exaggerated, and the water is still cleaner and clearer than a lot of other beaches in the country. But Boracay isn’t for me. My idea of a beach as a getaway venue is one [...]
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If you have the money to burn, you might want to cruise around Southeast Asia aboard a luxury yacht.
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In the Philippines, if people don’t stop making babies like rabbits, future generations will starve. That’s according to a spokesperson of the National Food Authority (NFA). Actually, I don’t understand why this should be newsworthy at all. Every person with a brain knows that the more mouths to feed, the lesser the share of each.
The [...]
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Over stimulating an infant’s brain with non-stop audios can cause permanent damage. Old-fashioned nuzzling, kissing and tickling is still a more effective way of communication.
Meanwhile, too much reliance on gadgets can affect the memory; specifically, the ability to remember dates and numbers. But then again, who wants to memorize dates and numbers?
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