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.

28 December, 2016

Top Ten Books Of 2016

My Top Ten Books of 2016 And, here it is. My list of the top ten books I read in 2016. If you follow my blog, you’ll know that I do thi...

27 December, 2016

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher 21 October, 1956 - 27 December, 2016 I didn’t fully process Carrie Fisher’s death until a couple of hours af...

08 November, 2016

The Best Me

The Best Me My running career is on hold. To be honest, it’s likely on retirement. My Taekwondo career is pretty much the same way an...

27 August, 2016

The Latinos Of Asia - A Response

I came across Dr. Ocampo's book via a Facebook post and I finished reading it about a month ago. And, I thought it was an amazing book...

10 July, 2016

My Daddy

No, this isn’t a sentimental recollection of things I’ve done with my father. Although, I could and should probably writ...

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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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