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Bikol Needs Your Help! . Bikolano writers and cultural enthusiasts are organizing a fundraising campaign for the victims of Typhoon Reming which pounded the Bikol Region last November 30, 2006. . For donations of cash, used clothes, goods and any other forms of aid, please drop them at the Likhaan: The UP Institute of Creative Writing, 2/F Bulwagang Rizal, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. . These donations will then be forwarded to Ateneo de Naga's Relief Operations for Typhoon Reming's victims. . For inquiries, pickups, pledges, and other information, please contact Vic Nierva through Likhaan's telephone number: 9221830, or you may send text massages at 09185022889. . Your donations, big or small, will surely be of great help. Thank you. . (From Vic Nierva's blog .)

Top 10 Reasons to Give Blood 10. You will get free juice and cookies. 9. You will weigh less — one pint less when you leave than when you came in. 8. It's easy and convenient — it only takes about an hour and you can make the donation at a donor center, or at one of the many Red Cross mobile blood drives. 7. It's something you can spare — most people have blood to spare... yet, there is still not enough to go around. 6. Nobody can ask you to do any heavy lifting as long as you have the bandage on. You can wear it for as long as you like. It's your badge of honor. 5. You will walk a little taller afterwards — you will feel good about yourself. 4. You will be helping to ensure that blood is there when you or someone close to you may need it. Most people don't think they'll ever need blood, but many do. 3. It's something you can do on equal footing with the rich and famous — blood is something money can't buy. Only something one person can give to another. 2. Y...

The Flame, the official student publication of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, is now calling for submissions for its annual literary folio, DAPITAN *. . We are accepting short stories, essays, poems, plays and experimental pieces until December 2, 2006. . Manuscripts must be typewritten and sent with a short author's bionote to The Flame office, G/F, St. Raymund’s Building, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila or at dapitanfolio2007@yahoo.com.ph . We trust that you will submit only your original works. . For inquiries, please contact Ronald Benusa (0927 593 6731) or Camille Banzon (0906 281 2098). . *Winner, Best Student Folio, Catholic Mass Media Awards 2004.

Disorder Your Score Major Depression : High Dysthymia : Slight-Moderate Bipolar Disorder : Extremely High Cyclothymia : High Seasonal Affective Disorder : Slight Postpartum Depression : N/A Take the Depression Test -- Malapit na. Konting-konti na lang. . Ito ang mga mangyayari sa mga susunod na buwan: Magpapaka-ermitanyo. Hindi ako masyadong magpapakita sa mga susunod na buwan hanggang March. Bihira na o wala muna talagang wasakan. Nag-aaral na ako para sa MT Boards. Seryoso na 'to. .

by Vic Nierva . TWO fiction books and three poetry collections were named finalists of the annual Madrigal-Gonzalez Best First Book Award (MGBFBA), the Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing (UP-ICW) and the Madrigal-Gonzalez family announced on Thursday, October 19. . Included in the shortlist are fiction books “Iskrapuk” (University of the Philippines Press) by Allan Derain and “Pangangaluluwa at Iba Pang Kuwento” (UP Press) by Jimmuel C. Naval; and poetry collections “Mga Tulang Tulala: Mga Piling Tula sa Filipino, Bikol at Rinconada” (Goldprint Publishing House) by Kristian Sendon Cordero ; “Order of the Poets: Poems in English and Filipino” (Akdang Bayan) by Jaime Dasca Doble; “Ibang Daan Pauwi: Mga Tula” (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House) by Manolito Sulit. . The MGBFBA winner will be announced on December 8, 2006, after a Book Forum with the finalists at 2pm of the said date. The book forum as well as the awarding ceremony will be held at the Pulungang Recto, Bulwag...