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I just realized that, in my nearly two-year stay in Cebu City, I've learned three striking new words that people here use on a regular basis, but words which I have never encountered before, yet I have really been having fun using these words in my own sentences. These words are:

1. Alimo-ot - I always thought the Visayan word for "hot" was "igang", so this was new to me--and it sounds like a fun word to say. Sometimes I find myself muttering the word over and ...

This universe never ceases to amaze me.

While inside Chowking's second floor (at JY Square), anxiously waiting for the skies to clear up over Western Cebu (because I was planning to take photos of the partial solar eclipse), a few points of realization came over me. First, it's so easy to keep track of (and plan for) celestial events, using say, a computer simulation, because the enormity of the celestial bodies involved allows them to just trudge merrily along their paths as dictated ...

Argument Guidelines
Selected by. Lyn R.

Anyone trying to attain a disagreement free relationship is looking for a Utopian ideal they'll never find. No matter how hard your efforts, you're going to disagree about something your partner says or does at least a few times. The attention you give to avoiding arguments would be more wisely spent learning how to make the most of a disagreement.

Many people compare life to a game that we play. If life is a game, then ...

Lighted days are not that sober. I take my steps easily as I glide along that narrow and steep alley.

I was never guided. When I stumble, I slip easily.

I figured a hand stretched and asking me to take a hard grip...and I did...then I stood up. I brushed the dirt off my skirt.

It never went away. It won't till I wash it by the time I'll be home.

He does not care if I'm looking petty in my countenance. He just wants to lend me the moment.
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Two video blogs I recently made.

Rodion Talks About Avatrian LLC and Second Life
A short talk on what I do for a living. I am the creative director and a content creator for Avatrian LLC, a full-service metaverse consultancy firm and content creation firm that creates content for virtual worlds, specifically, Linden Lab's Second Life.
YouTube - Rodion Talks About Avatrian LLC and Second Life

Rodion talks on Second Life vs MMORPGs
Rodion talks about ...

originally posted at Friendster Blogs, July 31, 2005

November 2003… it was a typical "first-week funk" afternoon in TC, way klaro klase, way maestra, etc. So me and my friends decided to tambay in one of my other classmates home to play NBA live… Another day in the office for Neal, the homeboy, as he bamboozled every challenger in his sight… he beat me by almost 20, or even 30 points, twice, on the same afternoon… he also did that two 2 more of my companions, so we decided ...

MARDUK "Germania" live with "1994 Live in Oslo" dvd cd