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.

15 February, 2014

My Winter Games

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My Winter Games - Surviving The Snow It's snowed more this year than it has since 2011 when we had three blizzards in the span of a...

01 January, 2014

My Ten Favourite Books I Read In 2013

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Happy New Year! 2014 is upon us and 2013 is in the past. Every year, I set a goal for the number of books I plan to read. In 2013, I chos...

30 December, 2013

My Best and Worst of 2013

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New Year's Eve is tomorrow and, like many of you, I'll probably stay up counting down to midnight and ring in 2014 while saying goo...

28 December, 2013

Failed But Not A Failure

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As 2013 comes to an end, like most people, I’ve been thinking about the events of the past year; the ups and downs, successes and failures ...

27 December, 2013

Keeping Christmas In Christmas

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Keeping Christmas In Christmas Well, Christmas has come and gone for 2013 and, for many of you, so too are your Christmas tre...

26 December, 2013

Review: "Champion" by Marie Lu

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Daniel Altan Wing isn't the only champion here. Marie Lu is one as well - of the YA dystopian genre. She has managed to conclude the ...

05 December, 2013

Maraming Salamat! Bangon Pilipinas!

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Maraming Salamat! Bangon Pilipinas! Thanks to everyone who bought and/or promoted my book, Back Kicks And Broken Promises, the last co...

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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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