Keeping My Sanity June 26, 2009
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My research requires me to go to the field almost every day. I am under the heat of the scorching sun when it is sunny with my favorite blue jeans and white shirt. I walk in muddy fields when it is raining with borrowed farm boots from one of the farmers’ sons in the community where I am working. In my interviews with farmers, I capture their aches and pains. In an instant, I become part of their humanity.
On my way to the field from my boarding house, I see different faces of poverty. I hear and feel the roaring thunder of bombs in nearby conflict areas from my research site from time to time. I hear crime issues (kidnapping, theft, murder, grudge, and family feuds) as I open the radio, watch TV, and hear them from jeepney passengers every time I go to the market to buy food. It’s quite stressful. I even questioned myself one time why I am still here and what I am doing here. Is it worth my sanity?
The Qualities that Make a Writer May 19, 2009
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edfa Discipline. Very little gets written if the author waits for inspiration and makes no attempt to write regularly. It is important to keep what has been called the writing muscle in your mind in the flexible easy condition which is brought about by regular use. It is a very good idea to prepare yourself a timetable for writing and to stick to it.
Stamina. The idea of writing a book-length work may daunt you. However, if you write as little as 250 words on five days in each of fifty-two weeks you will have a 65,000 word book at the end of a year, and if you write a little more than 250 words and sometimes manage more than 5 days a week you’ll be finished that much sooner.
A love of words. English is a remarkably rich language, and you stand a much better chance of finding le mot juste than poor old Flaubert did, limited as he was to French. Playing with words until you find the ones which really express what you want to say is one of the great fun things in writing.
Observation. Writers watch people and events and store away material which they can use later. Reading and re-reading to see how published authors have coped with their problems is another essential form of observation.
Ode to the Farmers April 3, 2009
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The furrow divides the brown earth
Amidst the heavy thuds of the humongous beast of burden’s feet,
Waiting for the first drop of torrential rains
That quenches the thirst of both man and beast.
In the caverns of your heart
Dwells the indomitable spirit,
Fighting poverty by your steady stride
In the vast canvas of the sun-dried, rain-drench rice field,
Safeguarding the environment
Abused by man’s own greed,
His insatiable quest for 30 pieces of silver!
My Personality February 18, 2009
Posted by Diadem in : Lessons in life , 3commentsonline casino netI am an extrovert
· I often like to have a lot of people around me.
· I am easily distracted.
· I find it easy to approach other people and establish new contacts.
· I often make impulsive decisions.
· I prefer to be in the centre of things; I have lots of friends and love action and company.
· I like to organise my leisure time actively and together with others.
· I never leave others in any doubt about what I think and what my point of view is.
· My feelings are like me - lively and spontaneous.
· A club holiday or travelling with a group of good friends is just the right thing for me.
· I prefer to discuss problems with others.
I am a sensing type
· When making decisions, I let myself be guided by my five senses.
· I do not like to leave things to chance.
· I prefer to work practically.
· I normally have no problem sharing my personal space and time with others.
· When I have my mind on a certain matter, I stick at it until everything is in line with what I have in mind.
· I like to tackle real everyday problems.
· When working, my strong points include patience and carefulness.
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Being young and free November 27, 2008
Posted by Diadem in : Lessons in life , 8commentsIn most of my travels, children’s smiles always mesmerize me.
I see new hopes, new dreams, and effervescent world with their innocent but witty thoughts as they speak their minds rich with hearty giggled expressions.
I love children for they easily get contented and appreciative for any little acts that you show and shower them.
Jaceff, for example, a three-year old little girl in my boarding house, moved my heart when she said, “Tita Dem, love kita,” while I was cuddling and tickling her. In elation, I treated her with a value meal at nearby Jollibee for those sweet words, not as a reward, but a deeper appreciation straight from the heart. And after eating in Jollibee, I asked her if she was happy. “Syempre naman! (Of course),” she said unconditionally.