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People who seek the truth with or without the biases of religion and personal vendettas, who feel that life must yield more than it does, that promises must be granted in their entirety; people who never lose hope despite losing it, who never learn their lesson yet inspire the best in others, who never get tired of trying, who never get tired of giving up.
bjork, enya, chopin, astrud gilberto, buble, arkarna, crystal method, bach, anita o' day, lounge series
in the mood for love, trainspotting, nowhere in africa, klassiko, american beauty, the piano
I rarely watch TV since we don't have cable.
I have no particular favorites at the moment. These are ones I've read the past year: Thomas Harris' RED DRAGON, Jostein Gaarder's SOPHIE'S WORLD, Coehlo's VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE, Gracia Burnham's IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES, and JD Salinger's CATCHER IN THE RYE. I'm currently reading Andre Brink's ON THE CONTRARY.
Renato Constantino - for writing Philippine History in the most factual, impartial, and thorough manner than any other Filipino, dead or alive. Joker Arroyo - for trying to infuse a semblance of order and logic in a circus of old ferocious politicos y politicas. Jesus Christ - for being the most influential person in the world. Mother Teresa - a proof that truly good people still exist in spite of all the so-called temptations associated with democracy and American culture. Bill Gates - for producing a program system that brings joy and extreme frustration at random, while collecting the world's billions. Oprah - the next best thing to creating an empire since the time of the Romans. Beatrix Kiddo - for having the informal license to kill in the name of revenge. After all, it's mercy, compassion, and forgiveness she lacks, not rationality....