March 2011
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My final days in Spain, ticking, ticking. I meditatively observe and absorb, all the mess and pause and pull, the beat of the sun and rising tides, a time like all else, lost, found, released.
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: I’m among a group of Chinese Americans at a... →
microaggressions:
I’m among a group of Chinese Americans at a Chinese restaurant for my mother’s birthday dinner. Seated next to us are a group of white couples. The Chinese waiter ask them if they would like “forks” but because of his accent, it sounds like the f-word. They burst out laughing in his face and don’t…
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SILENCE by Lia Sáile on Photography Served →
“S I L E N C E Malta 2007 | Original Polaroid photographs by Lia Sáile Exhibted 2008 at National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta”
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Let your life be a masterpiece.
– my friend Norelis, during a conversation on Art
rustybreak asked: Your blog is very sweet!
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instantphotography asked: Thanks for the PX film tips! I should really try them out soon and post the results on my Tumblr :) I'll let you know when I buy some! x
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Bilingualism good for the brain, researchers say
Here’s a short, but great, article on the benefits of being bilingual.
I myself was born in the Philippines, where I spoke both Tagalog and Ilocano throughout childhood. Beginning with Kindergarten (age 6), we were taught English in school. Therefore, by the time I was 10, I was speaking 3 languages on a daily basis: Ilocano at home, and Tagalog and English at school.
These days, my...
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via the Hairpin: Interview with an Abortion... →
There are currently only 2,000 abortion-providers in the US. This is highly disproportionate to the number of women who may choose to abort for any of the myriad reasons.
Being Pro-choice does not mean Pro-Abortion, but the giving women the option to choose what to do with their own bodies.
Here’s an interesting (and surprisingly lighthearted) interview with a nurse practitioner in...