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John Ryan Recabar wrote 6 hours ago: Because of the holidays, I may not be able to post for a week or two. You may still leave your comme … more →

Tags: Announcements, Blogging, Commentaries, informal essay, Journalism, language, Life, Personal reflection, philippine media

When the last lecture has been delivered

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 day ago: I have not given much thought to this, but after delivering my last lecture for this year I became a … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, informal essay, language, Life, Literary criticism, musings, Personal reflection, philippine media

Floating thistle2 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 day ago: I’ll try to post something nice and light this time that has nothing to do with politics, rage … more →

Tags: Blogging, informal essay, John Ryan Recabar, musings, Personal reflection, Random Experiences, Reflections, Social commentary, Stream of Consciousness

The president, where is she?

John Ryan Recabar wrote 4 days ago: The president, according to her aides cannot attend the joint session of the House of Representative … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, Editorial, informal essay, Journalism, language, Life, musings, National Concerns

Thank you2 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 5 days ago: … more →

Tags: Blogging, John Ryan Recabar, language, Personal reflection, Random Experiences, Reflections, Stream of Consciousness, writing, Youth Concerns

Who isn't?6 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 6 days ago: Finally I am convinced of the bigotry and lack of utter sense of some people in the upper echelon of … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, Editorial, Formal Essay, International Affairs, Journalism, language, Life, Manila

Having nothing to write about4 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 6 days ago: Whenever I am confronted by an aggressive, blank, white page, whether a piece of paper or computer s … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, informal essay, language, Life, Personal reflection, Reflections, Stream of Consciousness, Twenty-something

I feel like poisoning the president13 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: http://magixl.com After having posted this for more than half an hour without any accompanying text, … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, Editorial, Formal Essay, informal essay, Journalism, language, Life, Personal reflection

On why it is difficult to say smart things all the time6 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: In a middle of a heated conversation about a generic topic (examples would be the weather, recent ha … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, informal essay, language, Life, musings, Personal reflection, Random Experiences, Reflections

Iloilo in the morning

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: http://freewebs.com Iloilo City is in the extreme opposite end of the dialectic Miagao inadvertently … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, Family, iloilo City, informal essay, language, Life, musings, Personal reflection

A new addition to my 'hatest' list:10 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: Christmas carols sung by college students who never bothered to practice. They sing stupid songs lik … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, informal essay, language, Life, musings, Personal reflection, Philippine society, Philippines

Tattooed 6 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and that is pain. Under torture you … more →

Tags: Social commentary, Youth Concerns, University Life, Personal reflection, Commentaries, Reflections, Random Experiences, Short Story, writing

My country’s take on magic realism3 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: I started reading works by Latin American writers when I entered college. They appealed to me becaus … more →

Tags: Art, Blogging, Commentaries, Formal Essay, Journalism, language, Life, Literary criticism, National Concerns

Rage4 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: http://newsday.com I am consumed by this rage I feel inside. I want to banter endlessly until I go h … more →

Tags: Social commentary, National Concerns, Youth Concerns, University Life, Commentaries, Reflections, Editorial, Random Experiences, writing

For Umberto Eco

John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: This feeling I am secretly keeping is somehow similar to that of a school girl’s infatuation for her … more →

Tags: Blogging, Book Review, Commentaries, Formal Short Essay, informal essay, language, Life, Literary criticism, Personal reflection

When bloggers meet to save the world5 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 3 weeks ago: When bloggers meet and discuss about plans to save the world from the Apocalypse or the Armageddon ( … more →

Tags: Social commentary, Youth Concerns, Formal Short Essay, Formal Essay, University Life, Personal reflection, Commentaries, Reflections, Photography

There are some stories

John Ryan Recabar wrote 3 weeks ago: “I could not decide whether to pull over or to go on. I politely told the driver of a Jaro-CPU jeepn … more →

Tags: Blogging, Commentaries, Formal Short Essay, language, Life, Literary criticism, Love Story, Personal reflection, Random Experiences

One afternoon we drank Redhorse beer in plastic bags using plastic straws16 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 3 weeks ago: After almost two years, I met him again three afternoons ago. I just finished with my writing class … more →

Tags: Social commentary, Youth Concerns, University Life, Commentaries, Reflections, Travel, Random Experiences, Short Story, writing

How to organize a rock concert destined to flop5 comments

John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: I have a high regard for rock artists. This does not mean that I am a fan of rock stars. They are al … more →

Tags: Social commentary, Youth Concerns, University Life, Personal reflection, Commentaries, Reflections, Travels, Random Experiences, musings


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