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                    [Title] => A night of Frank Sinatra’s charisma
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Take a trip down memory lane and be mesmerized by the magic of Frank Sinatra as world famous actor and crooner from the United Kingdom Richard Shelton performs at the Dusit Thani Grand Ballroom on Sept. 6, Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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My church mate was visibly concerned but he waited for our small group meeting to end before calling my attention and asking me a question that almost all fathers want to avoid or live in denial of: “If someone, (a boy, obviously) from another school invited your daughter to be his partner at their high school prom,” would you allow her?

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I do not see why the Comelec should be in a quandary over whom to provide security during the campaign -- suspended governor Gwen Garcia or acting governor Agnes Magpale -- unless its thinking has become too obfuscated with politicking it has lost all capacity to actually think.

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The Mistress, a Star Cinema production directed by Olivia Lamasan, dangles many titillating possibilities then leaves moviegoers doing exactly that: dangling.

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The human brain thinks and processes thoughts faster than the human ear can hear.

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Most people below 50 probably don’t even know who or what Lola Basyang is or was. Frankly I myself am not sure if she was a mythical character born out of radio drama programs or Philippine literature.

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A friend once asked me why I never lace my columns with quotes from the written works of others.

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The recent outcry against the $20,000 dinner of the Arroyos’ at Le Cirque reminds me of a dinner that was given in honor of Jesus Christ:

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Frankly I was taken aback by the headline: Enrile now open to Charter change.

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My church mate was visibly concerned but he waited for our small group meeting to end before calling my attention and asking me a question that almost all fathers want to avoid or live in denial of: “If someone, (a boy, obviously) from another school invited your daughter to be his partner at their high school prom,” would you allow her?

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 898372 [Title] => Security during the campaign [Summary] =>

I do not see why the Comelec should be in a quandary over whom to provide security during the campaign -- suspended governor Gwen Garcia or acting governor Agnes Magpale -- unless its thinking has become too obfuscated with politicking it has lost all capacity to actually think.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854256 [Title] => The Mistress is a saint, but the movie is a tease [Summary] =>

The Mistress, a Star Cinema production directed by Olivia Lamasan, dangles many titillating possibilities then leaves moviegoers doing exactly that: dangling.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134078 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1389712 [AuthorName] => Jessica Zafra [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 746696 [Title] => Speaking without thinking [Summary] =>

The human brain thinks and processes thoughts faster than the human ear can hear.

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Most people below 50 probably don’t even know who or what Lola Basyang is or was. Frankly I myself am not sure if she was a mythical character born out of radio drama programs or Philippine literature.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 498468 [Title] => Quotable quotes [Summary] =>

A friend once asked me why I never lace my columns with quotes from the written works of others.

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The recent outcry against the $20,000 dinner of the Arroyos’ at Le Cirque reminds me of a dinner that was given in honor of Jesus Christ:

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Frankly I was taken aback by the headline: Enrile now open to Charter change.

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