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		<title>LIGHT</title>
		<link>http://brownscene.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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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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		<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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=51&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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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		<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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=49&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arnel Pineda]]></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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=44&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Leonard Cervantes
Woman By The River &#8211; 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, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=41&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Island Food &#8211; 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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=35&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=34&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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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		<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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=31&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard</dc:creator>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=29&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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>
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		<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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownscene.wordpress.com&blog=2416872&post=27&subd=brownscene&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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