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                    [Title] => Building my dream kitchen
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Dreams are the touchstones of our character. — Henry David Thoreau

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Poet and philosopher, the nature lover Henry David Thoreau once embarked on a two-year experiment in the 19th century to find the bridge that joined man and natural world.

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As I write this, I hear the sounds of the world — tv blaring, my soft musical selection playing, aroma of breakfast cooking, cars speeding, clouds passing by with the howling wind, people talking, among other sounds — all competing for my attention. It is very difficult to be alone in the modern world of ours.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134129 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1214616 [AuthorName] => Casimiro R. Nadela [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 508503 [Title] => Good vs. evil, mind vs. heart [Summary] =>

The world is a mirror that reflects the inner conflicts and triumphs of individuals, families and communities. Our environment is a tangible proof of our understanding of roots, not leaves; and of finding cures, not Band-Aids.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1627450 [AuthorName] => Noel Navalta Oribio [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 477488 [Title] => Sunburn [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines - I got sunburned due to the sweltering summer heat.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1487849 [AuthorName] => Manuel c. Gordon [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 426740 [Title] => "Financial" Reflections [Summary] =>

In a strongly-worded New Year's message released in advance by the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI blames the "unbridled pursuit of wealth and short term profit" poses "a threat to all, even for those who are able to reap benefits during periods of financial euphoria."

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136085 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1226573 [AuthorName] => Chris Malazarte [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 48952 [Title] => Between wants and needs [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133770 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325498 [AuthorName] => Francis J. Kong [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375244 [Title] => A series on death teaches him how to live [Summary] => Dealing with death every day may not be your idea of making a living, but this is what the cast of Six Feet Under has been doing all along when they were doing the acclaimed series, now on its last season on HBO.
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[DatePublished] => 2006-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133945 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1772097 [AuthorName] => Therese Jamora-Garceau [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291484 [Title] => The simple pleasures of Binmaley [Summary] => Without warning, the traffic gridlock suddenly gives way to a long stretch of well-paved road. The roadside establishments turn sparse, and low earth dikes cut the water into the regular grids of fishponds. A random clump of nipa palm, or the occasional coconut trees growing on earth dikes, dot the scenery with refreshing spots of green.
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By Francis J. Kong | March 8, 2008 - 12:00am
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