A "Floodgates" Set

Here was the Floodgates band's set when we were invited to play for a fundraising concert of a local church. click here for more vid...

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On Washing the Dishes

The number one chore of mine in our home is washing the dishes and other utensils. And there is one particular thing about this chore… I get a feeling of particular annoyance and irritation when I have to do it. I do not want to say that I hate the work. Yeah, I am lazy. But I don’t mind working at all. But I have this annoyance when I do the chore of washing the dishes. It’s almost the same kind of irritation when my mother nags, or my sister torments me, or someone who has no right or authority raises his voice at me, or when, while I am...

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Pacman's Big Win

It had never been the slugfest that I expected.Before the fight, I disagreed with the experts that it was going to be a mismatch. Yes, the Golden Boy has the advantage of height, bulk, and reach. But they were wrong to exaggerate the advantage of GB. I agree about GB’s advantage; I do not agree of their projected mismatch. I was confident Pacman would hold his ground. And I know he had speed, power, and age as his advantages. No mismatches, I analyzed, both have equal chances; a slugfest until someone get knocks down.But then, my projection was...

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Last Jam

This is one of the songs of the last performance, an acoustic set, of the YCFC "Chosen Ones" Band. click here for more vid...

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First Concert

These are some vintage footages of the first concert of YCFC "Chosen Ones" Band. This was on the early days of the band, when we were starting out as musicians. click here for more vid...

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Living in Legazpi

I was born in Legazpi City.The “gateway” boundary that the Lion’s Club erected is misleading – if not wrong. It should have been built about many meters more to the west, or it should have been made horizontally. Because not all of the ground that the “gateway” borders exactly divides where Legazpi City starts and Daraga ends, or vice versa, depends on how you look at it. Southward from the “gateway” is part of Daraga, thus dividing the Bicol University main campus into two, and the barangays behind that are Daraga’s. However, the north from the...

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