live in UNCBD

I am blogging live in the Maritim Hotel in Bonn.Malaysia representative is currently giving her wordto the plenary. (The picture above is from the Colombian representative taken a few minutes earlier).

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Walking into a wine fest

I should have been studying for an exam on Corporate Governance the other Sunday, but I couldn’t simply say no to go out of my room and enjoy the perfect weather. My classmate-cum-dorm-mate, Omar, and I went to the city center for a gelatto (again, as a reminder, it is not ice cream!). [...]

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Pillow fest

I received an email from my class e-group, informing us of a grand pillow fight in Augustinerplatz. The Augustinerplatz is mostly popular with the younger set. This is where they congregate, especially during cool late afternoons until the early mornings to just chill-out, made more enjoyable with a bottle of beer on one [...]

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Blind leading the blind

Our class went on a day trip to Frankfurt last Wednesday to visit a dark museum. I mean blind dark, because blindness is what it is all about. The Dialogue in the Dark museum is the brainchild of an Ashoka fellow, Dr. Andreas Heinecke. His aim is to make other people [...]

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100 Kwentong Peyups (100 stories of UP)

The Philippine Daily Inquirer published today an article I wrote (Section C, page 5). It is one of a hundred stories the University of the Philippines (UP), my alma mater, publishes in major dailies in celebration of its centenary this year. I recounted the roller coaster ride I took to get a slot [...]

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