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Who’s an achiever?

It is that time of the term again. As most of us rejoice in the culmination of an entire term’s hard work, we find ourselves facing our computer monitors, patiently waiting for My La Salle (MLS) to load our complete set of final grades. It is just funny though that all the efforts that we…

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The real thing

I remember the first time I passed by Recto Avenue. I was amazed by the many document counterfeiters lined up at the sidewalks, openly operating right next to Manila City Jail and several schools. Even though they were clearly illegal, the accuracy and meticulousness these counterfeiters apply in their work – everything from diplomas to…

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Sacrifices, anyone?

103 injured, 64 known deaths, five remains missing, and P5.68 billion or $130.45 million worth of damages to infrastructure and agriculture were left in the wake of Typhoon Rammasun, or locally known as Typhoon Glenda, after days of devastating wind currents and torrential downpour left the Philippines crippled. Moreover, it left the country’s premier industrial…

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Look before you leap

‘Look before you leap’. It’s a common saying, one we hear all the time as we grow up. Its meaning is simple enough – understand the situation you face thoroughly before acting upon it. Why then, do so many people have a hard time following such a simple phrase? It seems like every time a…

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A matter of choice

When I first entered La Salle as a frosh, I thought that three or four years was a long and adequate time to mold myself into what my future has in store for me.

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Death of character

The Good Wife, a legal drama in the United States, killed off one of its pivotal characters last March 23, 2014. Critically lauded since 2009, the death shocked adoring fans and viewers who have stopped watching the series.

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Settling for Band-aids

Its time for us to start finding ways to stop falling down and getting wounded because our box of Band-aid solutions is running out fast and we’ll soon be left with no way to cover our wounds.

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Is a diploma equal to cash?

Around a year back, I remember how my father’s friend lectured me that graduating with a college degree is an achievement in life that I must selfishly fulfill for my non-financial dreams and aspirations.

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With legs wide open

“With legs wide open.” That was how my KASPIL professor described the Philippines’ reception of Spain during our colonization. I don’t recall whether those were his own words or a quote from someone else, but it left a powerful image in my head.

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Virtues over victory

Mankind has been engrossed with winning and the men behind it since the beginning of time.