Full blast campaign

An American official calls North Korea a big problem for the world. Big? I think he's referring to North Korea's fat leader alone.

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Although it's summer, it rains once in a while. Thank God because it helps the flowers grow. But when it rains, the taxicabs disappear. Why?

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I have noticed that these days when it rains it pours. And it seems that all the rain water goes to Colon.

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A TV commentator said the local election campaign is now in full blast. Thank God no one has yet been reported injured.

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I have a politician friend whom I call the most experienced of all, emphasis on ex. He's ex-senator, ex-congressman, ex-mayor, ex-vice mayor, ex-councilor.

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While watching a TV show on beauty, I heard a beauty product endorser say: "Beauty comes from inside." I didn't know if she was referring to lipstick inside a tube.

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A barangay beauty contest candidate was heard answering a question asked by a member of the panel of judges: "Yes, duna koy angay pasalamatan sa akoang pagkamaanyag. Magpasalamat ko ni kuan...ni God...sa grasya nga iyang nahatag nako."

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Levity aside now, let me give space to an opinion emailed to me concerning Sabah or North Borneo. Reader Dr. Reynante Amagos a native of Lamitan, Zamboanga but living in Cebu, expresses the following opinion:

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"Instead of claiming ownership of Sabah or North Borneo, why doesn't anyone, not necessarily a member of the Sultanate, demand independence from Malaysia? You know like when Singapore split up from the Malaysian federation."

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The same reader adds: "Maybe Sabah or North Borneo could be an independent nation if someone with influence would fight for it in the United Nations or any other world body."

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I don't know about the wisdom or silliness of this proposal. I'm just giving it some space in this column, for what it is worth. And I think Dr. Reynante Amagos for making this humble column the sounding board of his opinion.

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OVERHEARD. Two men, looking like business executives, were heard talking about the recent observance of Araw ng Kagitingan. One of them said: "Daghan Pinoy soldiers namatay alang sa Amerika." Correct, said another exec adding: "Daghang mga USAFFE veterans nangamatay na lang wa kadawat bisa'g gamay'ng pension." Said the first exec: "Busa mayrang pabayron ang Amerika sa pagkaguba sa Tubbataha reefs."