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.

18 December, 2014

Little Reminders - Observations On Fitting In In This World

Since coming to America almost thirty years ago, I’ve been hyper aware of my mixed-ethnicity and I’ve been trying to reconcile it - what I ...

19 November, 2014

Offended

Offended I'm not not PC but I also think that sometimes - perhaps, many times - we're too sensitive to things. I'm Asian Ame...

07 November, 2014

Confidence and Passion: A Writer's Essential Allies...or, How To FeelGood And, Hopefully, Succeed At A Pitch Slam

It seems that the idea of change is on my mind. In one of the latest posts in my food blog, Panlasa , I talk about the changes in the way I...

19 July, 2014

Going Crazy With English

Germany proved to be a great team at this year's World Cup. Lately, I've been craving a piece of Banana Cream Pie. Both of ...

04 June, 2014

Being A Fan - My Day At BookCon

I attended BookCon last Saturday. BookCon is one of the events that happens in conjunction with Book Expo America (BEA) and it's the b...

20 May, 2014

Ten Years

In a week, my wife and I will be married for ten years. Of course, many of you reading this have been married for much longer than us. Some ...

15 May, 2014

Musical Tastes

I wonder if I'm just getting old or if I really don't fancy much of the music I hear on the radio. There are individual songs and s...

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About Me

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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