BANANACUE REPUBLIC
NOVEMBER Archive 2004


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Vol. 1, No. 9, Nov. 03, 2004

Art as Politics;  Politics as Art (Social Criticism#9057
by Vicente Soria de Veyra
De Veyra on anime fantasy, The Lord of the Rings, Ralph Nader's freedom, and John Kerry's restraint.

Instant Garbage
  (Environment)
 
#9058
by Daphne Cardillo
Daphne enumerates appliances that threaten to one day turn against us.

Leyte  (Travel)
#9059
by Agnesdv
How to enjoy a sleepy town. Agnesdv, armed with a sense of humor and value for things provincial, shows us the way.

Coming Home  (Tourism) 
#9060
by Leoncio Olobia
UP Economics cum laude and world-trekker Olobia disagrees with Agnesdv, insisting there's always room for improvement.

Vol. 1, No. 10, Nov. 10, 2004

Love In The Time of Racism (Social Criticism) #1061
by Vicente Soria de Veyra
De Veyra on Filipinos, Tsinoys, Fil-Ams, Ams, Jews, Hitler, and fundamentalists.

Filipinos, Inc. (Society)  #1062
by Daphne Cardillo
Daphne on the Tsinoy model for assimilation.

Philosophical Lessons in Life (Practical Philosophy)  #1063
by Leoncio Olobia
A UP Economics graduate looks for a solution in mother Philosophy.

When You Seek  (Attiude)  #1064
by Agnesdv
For an issue dedicated to claiming responsibility, here's an apt clincher.


Vol. 1, No. 11, Nov. 17, 2004

Love In The Time of Racism (Part 2)  #1165
"
Were I a communist and wise, I wouldn't campaign for the candidate who would make this country a better place." - Vicente Soria de Veyra

Power   #1166
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The more freedom and power man seizes, the more immature and disordered he becomes."  - Daphne Cardillo
In Search of My Highest Potential  #1167
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My goal in life (among other things), was to find a link from my thinking mind to my unconscious. I had the clue at last. Could it be that what we call our unconscious is our soul's memory?" - Agnesdv 

My Romance in Miami  #1168
"I enjoy each day that I spend time here because it reflects a culture that represents me... I see that Philippine culture is widespread."  - Leoncio Olobia

Drive Thru - Comment to Love in the Time of Racism  #1169

Drive Thru2 - Comment to When You Seek  #1170


Vol. 1, No. 12, Nov. 24, 2004

Science's Perpetual Crucifixion  #1271
". . . once science as a mental practice cum philosophy is assimilated into religions as a way of living, then perhaps there will be less use of faiths by corrupt men seeking wealth or fame or power via the non-questioning teachings of dogma." - Vicente Soria de Veyra

Hoaxing Freedom  #1272
"'Freedom' is a hoax given to us by religionists and politicians and philosophers and lately, the media. Of course we're not free. Freedom is one of those ad campaigns used to make us believe we need it and make us feel superior and better than anyone." - Agnesdv

Terrorism  #1273
"...if we try to thresh out the trimmings that surround terrorism, we see its root as simple violence.  The violence inflicted by a strong nation to another through economic exploitation, political domination, and cultural obliteration."  - Daphne Cardillo

Up Close:  Pied Painter by the Sea -- Nunelucio Alvarado  #1274
"Nune, at that moment was like the God Neptune who rose from the sea and told me there are many pictures to paint in this world of pathos, and many metaphors to juxtapose to get your expression through."  - Dulz Cuna

High School Memoirs  #1275
"Let us not lock them up forever. Let us once again be those young, innocent faces who conquered that Young Field edifice. We can never go back but certainly our grand reunion can help us be together again." - Leoncio Olobia

Drive Thru - Comment to Love in the Time of Racism Part 2  #1276