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	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>GMA has laser eyes!</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/gma-has-laser-eyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes

This article also appears in Kapisanan Blog


In a speech she made today, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) said she is &#8220;focused like a laser&#8221; on moving the economy forward, not on politics, in the wake of the ouster of her estranged ally, Jose de Venecia Jr. (JDV 2), as House Speaker in the NBN [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">lasers!!!!</media:title>
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		<title>My Coca Cola tastes Sour Today</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/remembering-the-philippine-american-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes


Today in Manila, they&#8217;ll celebrate the commemoration of the 109th anniversary of the first shot that triggered the Philippine-American War, which left at least 600,000 Filipinos dead.





Author and historian Ambeth Ocampo says the Philippine-American War is an event that young Filipinos should know about.


“It had been glossed over in our textbooks but school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t es-STOP. Bel-EEEBin.</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/dont-es-stop-bel-eeebin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arts &amp; Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bone to Pick]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arnel Pineda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Journey]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes


This is old news, but just in case you already didn&#8217;t know &#8211;





Legendary rock band Journey has a new lead singer and he&#8217;s PINOY! If you don&#8217;t know who Journey is, you are probably:


a) a youngin
b) too cool
c) too cool for school


The members of Journey ended up flying Arnel to America for an [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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		<title>Over-Romanticizing the Filipina</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/over-romanticizing-the-filipina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bone to Pick]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes
Woman By The River - Fernando Amorsolo 
Today I saw one of my old college classmates on the subway.  He&#8217;s a Trinidadian guy and we had fun at school talking about whatever things we have in common &#8212; not much actually, but we&#8217;re both island folk in our own way.  At one stop, [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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		<title>Island Food - Filipinos in the Bahamas</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/island-food-filipinos-in-the-bahamas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Balikbayan Stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ya&#8217;ll people fan out like nobody&#8217;s business.&#8221;  
That&#8217;s what my buddy said as we waited for our order at Little Philippines Restaurant, in downtown Nassau, Bahamas.
The proprietor, Lorna, was like an auntie but I don&#8217;t think she took me for a Filipino when I walked in.  Maybe its because I was dressed a little [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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		<title>We&#8217;re the Best!  In Women&#8217;s Golf!</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/were-the-best-in-womens-golf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ The ladies are elated that their Filipino flag golf shirts are a hit.


by Leonard Cervantes


It&#8217;s always nice to see Filipinos do well in sports. Makes me feel better about not having shit-all to be excited about during the Olympics (even Jamaica has a bobsled team).


Imagine my pleasure at hearing that the Filipino tandem of [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">We’re #1</media:title>
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		<title>Renaldo &#8212; 14 minutes and counting</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/renaldo-14-minutes-and-counting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Jokes, guy.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a week since Renaldo Lapuz shocked the world with his infectious tune and it looks like he&#8217;s already fading from view.


His &#8216;official&#8217; website is up for auction and while he&#8217;s still &#8216;hot shet&#8217; in the blogosphere, mainstream media seems to be on the next thing already.


I promise that this will be my last [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">your brodder</media:title>
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		<title>Renaldo Lapuz is your BRAWDER til the end of time.</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/renaldo-lapuz-is-your-brawder-til-the-end-of-time/</link>
		<comments>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/renaldo-lapuz-is-your-brawder-til-the-end-of-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes


Since the beginning, American Idol has seen its share of Filipino contestants.  Mostly a steaming arroz caldo pot of also-rans and broken dreams, it&#8217;s hard to even remember some of their names today (Camile Velasco, Sway Penala, Jasmine Trias and Canada&#8217;s own Mikey Bustos).



Last night, in one fell swoop, Filipinos all over [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">He IS your brawder.</media:title>
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		<title>The PinoyLife Guide to Not Being a Kuya</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/the-pinoylife-guide-to-not-being-a-kuya/</link>
		<comments>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/the-pinoylife-guide-to-not-being-a-kuya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This actually wasn&#8217;t a BrownScene article, but an article that appeared on Pinoylife.com, which was a California-based site that really paved the way for our own online presence.
Sometimes, I wonder if the Editor, Moonie Lantion is still out there doing his thing. Moonie, if you are, holler at us.
Meanwhile, I post this article by Moonie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tarantino&#8217;s Barong is so Wrong</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/tarantinos-barong-is-so-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes
This news is sort of old, but worth posting anyway.
The Golden Globes are coming up and the latest news is that they are trying to negotiate to let the show go on via striking an independent deal with writers.
Bigger news to me was that Quentin Tarantino took to the podium before the holidays [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leonardo</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Quentin’s Ba-Wrong</media:title>
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