I had a series of Tweets bout Tagalog words which aren’t obviously Spanish but I couldn’t retrieve them anymore. So I will just start over…

This is quite obvious but in case you didn’t know, arkila is a Spanish word from “arquilar” but it has a broader meaning to include to rent. Umarkila sila ng Jeep. #spanishpala

This morning I tried to log in to Skype to see if I could screen shot some conversations and realized I wouldn’t be able to anymore. Maybe it was for the best they had been erased and forgotten.

After not hearing anything from me, he asked me if I was okay. I lied and said I was. Skype was so reliable he didn’t thought the connection was just bad. He knew I just was dumbfounded.

It was on Skype that someone told me a news that left me dumbfounded and choked. I remember my bedroom had dimmed lights and I literally pulled the sheets over me (and my trusty old MacBook) as if making it dark would make it not true.

UK weather: warnings of up to 25cm of snow in some areas – live updates National Highways warns of effect on roads, also alerting drivers of the dangers of ice The Met office has issued a new yellow warning for heavy rain in southern England, adding to the rainfall warning issued across Wales. The introduction of rain to…

UK weather: warnings of up to 25cm of snow in some areas – live updates

Māori tribes make rare plea to King Charles for intervention in New Zealand politics Exclusive: Open letter seen by the Guardian asks King to ‘ensure the government does not diminish the crown’s honour’ amid tensions over policy direction for Māori * What is NZ’s treaty principles bill and why is it controversial? Representatives of…

Māori tribes make rare plea to King Charles for intervention in New Zealand politics

French general in charge of Notre Dame rebuild dies in a hiking accident The death of Jean-Louis Georgelin might hamper efforts to reopen the cathedral by the end of 2024

He didn’t live to see it completed.

Reopening of Notre Dame is victory day for firefighters who saved it from the inferno PARIS (OSV News) — As the whole world awaits the reopening of Notre Dame, for those present inside the cathedral for the “grand réouverture,” it will be even more of a special moment. Gen. Arnaud de C...

“For me, the most striking moment was when I received a terse text message from an officer I knew, simply saying ‘We saved the crown of thorns,'” de Cacqueray continued.

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My 2024 Wrapped – get yours 2024 Wrapped

I’m a bandwagoner, apparently. This is what I get for just playing Charts on Spotify. Well, except for the Eraserheads. I don’t even like Sabrina Carpenter…

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So I guess what the US media is saying is don’t tell us you’re good cause when you do bad we will tear you to pieces. Just be outright unapologetically bad and we will tolerate you.

It turns out I wasn’t the only one looking for what Robert Kelly (BBC Dad) has to say about what’s happening is South Korea and if he’s in Bluesky.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier of France Loses No-Confidence Vote Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could further unsettle credit markets and create a wider opening for the far right.

Breaking News: France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, lost a no-confidence vote and is expected to resign, sending the country into a fresh spasm of political turmoil that leaves it without a clear path to a new budget and threatens to further jolt financial markets.

I remember the stark comparison in my mind between Sacre Coure and Notre Dame back in 2011 when I saw them were that Sacre Coure was glimmering white while Notre Dame was very dark. The new Notre Dame is very gleaming white. But that’s good.

The pot calling the kettle…

Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay Most CPR manikins don’t have breasts, which contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study…

Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds

Please tell Pong Ducanes to move to Bluesky. Or at least start posting here too. 😢

Palabra Secreta del Jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2024: Juegos online en EL PAÍS Resuelve Palabra Secreta del Jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2024. Regresa cada día para realizar uno nuevo y ponte a prueba.

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A possible mechanism for why durable weight loss may be challenging for some: the epigenetic memory of fat cells

Interesting…

#Medsky

This image from the American Psychiatric Association breaks down the differences between psychologists and psychiatrists. Different approaches, but the same goal: improving mental health. It’s all about teamwork! 🦋🧪 #Psychiatry

Yes, more interesting people to follow! Waiting for the others…

Staggering Bluesky stats vqv.app/stats/

Why did my mind read that he will be ON the test flight with him…

In re Yamashita, 327 U.S. 1 (1946) In re Yamashita

By the way, the trial of Yamashita by the American military tribunal gave rise to the Yamashita standard on command responsibility for war crimes. His conviction was subject of both Philippine and US Supreme Court decisions. supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...

Yamashita was executed by hanging.

This story made me recall Mighty Magulang’s IG story the other day where she found the Yamashita shrine in Los Baños, Laguna - the execution site of General Tomoyuki Yamashita after being convicted of war crimes. I replied to her story as I couldn’t believe why there would be a shrine to honor him.

I volunteered an answer, having Pulp Fiction in mind: “there was a lot of blood?”
He said, “no, the headless body ran away!” He then added that upon seeing that he had nightmares for months.

Mortified, I asked where was this and he replied it was in a town square in Cabanatuan. He added that the executioner was Korean because back then Korea was a colony and they brought Korean soldier with them. Rhetorically, he asked me, “you know what happened after the Filipino was beheaded?”

He said his former boss forbade them to leave anything uneaten on the plate. He added that during the war (WWII), the Japanese hoarded rice and prohibited the Filipinos from trading rice - the penalty was death. Once, he said, they were made to witness an execution by beheading.