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Everyone needs to relax. We like to travel occasionally and take photos, watch movies, go to the theater, listen to music, read books, surf the web and watch TV.

The Mother of Tears

I wonder if there's legal ground to sue a director for inflicting his bad film on the world... I felt so mutinous watching …

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Slender Man Is Not The Tall Man

Amid the buzz over the court decision to try the defendants in the "Slender Man Trial" as adults, I paused and tried to …

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George R. R. Martin's Sandkings in The Outer Limits

George R. R. Martin’s Sandkings in The Outer Limits

It turns out that I have been a fan of George R. R. Martin's writing long before I ever laid eyes on HBO's The Game of …

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My daughter couldn't believe that Mickey Rourke used to be good-looking

My daughter couldn’t believe that Mickey Rourke used to be good-looking

My daughter, Alex, and I watched Ashby a few nights ago and, as I often do when I see Mickey Rourke's disfigured face, I …

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How to steal a 10-million dollar red diamond

How to steal a 10-million dollar red diamond

We watched an old movie last night. In the 2001 thriller Don't Say A Word, a group of professional robbers broke into a …

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Abner Ravenwood's medallion as a map to the Ark of the Covenant

Abner Ravenwood’s medallion as a map to the Ark of the Covenant

When we hear the word medal, we think of an award. And that would be a correct association. By definition, a medal or …

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Legends about how the Chocolate Hills were formed

This isn't my travel experience. This is about Alex's travel in the Visayas. She's on a nation-wide tour — work — …

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The windmills of Guimaras

Travelling alone has its disadvantages:1. You don't know who will be sitting with you on the plane;2. You don't know how …

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Enchanted Kingdom: never again

Sam had been wanting to go back to Enchanted Kingdom for a long time. I wasn't too hot about the idea considering what …

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Boracay’s white sand is contraband

There were persistent rumors in the past that very powerful individuals and business entities used to cart off sand from …

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At Estacio Uno: a room with a view

Can waking up get any better with a view like that?The sliding door opens to a small balcony with a table and chairs. I …

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Between Manila and Boracay, an island shaped like an octopus

I've lived all my life in this country of 7,102 islands and I don't think I'll know every island's name before I …

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Hibiscus and XnRetro App filters

The direction of sunlight is not something that a photographer can control. At noon when the sun is directly overhead is not …

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Rob the Mob: based on a true story

Some mobster movies are violent, others are even more violent but Rob the Mob is just mind-blowing unbelievable. The irony is …

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