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Thursday, July 03, 2008 |
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Take responsibility
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By Vech Carpaccio, Special to
The Manila Times
The fully clothed meat eater is
an endangered species. Everybody is professing to be vegan and
taking their clothes off in the process. It’s the latest fad. Role
models for the prim and proper healthy lifestyle such as Borgy
Manotoc and Ornusa Cadness did it. Intellectuals such as Diether
Ocampo and Alicia Mayer have done it too. They join a long list
stars such as Hong Kong’s Maggie Q and India’s Patrick
Ribbsaeter. These days, if you aren’t garbed in nothing but
lettuce or body paint and eat nothing but vegetables and tofu,
you’re a freak.
The problem with today’s highly
urbanized generation is that they’ve lost touch with rural
reality. They don’t know their McNuggets come from a chicken,
their Jolly burgers from a cow, their siopao from the neighborhood
stray cat or their street corner hotdog from a
horse/goat/hippo/God–knows-what-else-they-put-in-processed-meats.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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A skeptical eye
for the vegan guy
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Arguments for and against animal rights and veganism
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Are animal rights advocates overly sentimental about
animals? Or does eating meat, wearing leather, patronizing zoos and
leashing our pets make killers, torturers and jailers out of us?
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Real men need
folate
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The very same nutrient that moms-to-be-need to fight
birth defects in their infants can also be the key vitamin dads need
to avoid male infertility problems.
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SKEPTIC TANK
By Tim Tayag
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Dangers of
journalism
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With the recent high profile kidnappings in Mindanao,
we journalists are living in dangerous times. Granted that I’m a
humorist (yes, I’ve been trying to be funny for years now in case
you didn’t notice)...
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FAN GIRL
By Karen Kunawicz
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My bout with Manny
Pacquiao
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Boracay is a great place to visit when it’s
“regular season.” If you find a good spot, you can treat
yourself to nice stretches of fairly empty beach before lunchtime
hits.
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THE SINGLE FILES
By Ana Santos
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Second Date Guide
2nd in the ‘You, Too Can Score’ series
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If you’re reading this, then it must mean that
you’ve gotten over the awkward moments and other possible natural
disasters that often mark a first date and have actually made it to
second date.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Misconceptions
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I like to tell the story of man who moved into a very
small town where everybody knew each other. Where everyone talked to
everyone. But this middle-aged man wasn’t like the rest of the
folks.
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