Contemplations

Hi and welcome to my blog; the musings of a Filipino-American writer, martial artist and teacher. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to hearing what you have to say about what I have to say.

25 November, 2013

Thanksgiving And The Americanization Of An Immigrant

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Thanksgiving And The Americanization Of An Immigrant Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It's a little early, I know, but what the heck! I...

16 November, 2013

Philippines Relief Efforts

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Hi readers! I hope you're all doing well. Sadly, many of my countrymen back home in The Philippines are not. I am pleading for your help...

15 November, 2013

Class of 2026 - A Father's Hopes

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Yes, 2026. Earlier this month, I had my first parent-teacher night. That's not entirely true. I had my first parent-teacher nig...

03 November, 2013

Falling Back An Hour

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I don't get Standard Time. I don't understand it. I don't see why it exists. Why would anyone want - why do we need - t...

02 November, 2013

A Writer's Editor - RIP Monica Harris

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It's strange how people affect us, impact upon our lives and leave some kind of indelible impression. And, I'm not referring to th...

01 November, 2013

November - The Writer's Month

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November - The Writer's Month It's November 1st and, in addition to it being All Saints' Day, it's National Novel...

21 October, 2013

Semantics, turns of phrase or outright confusion?

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I was having a chat with someone recently and I said something that alluded to me being in my fifth decade. My friend commented how I'm...

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Juan Rader Bas: Mabuhay! I'm an Asian American writer (Back Kicks And Broken Promises, Abbott Press, 2012), martial artist and teacher who was born in The Philippines, raised in Hong Kong and ended up in New Jersey.

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