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Sweet and Sour
Contents
CHAPTER THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE, p3
1. The Battle of the Sexes, p3
`Everyone should have two mates in life', p5
2. Final indignity of Doña Josefa Marcos, p7
3. Presidents should drown their relatives, p9
Theory of Relativity & Relatives, p11
4. Full moon and empty arms, p12
5. Credit cards make the world go around, p15
American Express credit card is useless, p17
Amex traveler's checks and charge cards, p19
6. Dragon Lady, pirate of the high seats, 22
7. Rotarian forged passports, hired whores, p24
8. We are screwed and ruled by Mr. Escumbro, p26
9. We are heirs to Frankenstein's Monsters, p28
10. How a dead man keeps a law firm upright, p30
Buaya, tuta, duwag constitute fair comment, p32
Libeling public figures and officials, p34
11. Christmas is the festival of surprise, p36
The Mystery of the Christmas Coffin, p37
We are children of the stars, p39
CHAPTER TWO FAMILY AND FRIENDS, p42
12. Do not stand at my grave and weep, p42
13. Cats own us, make our home their own, p44
14. Please God, give us one more Valentine!, p46
15. The last refuge of the 12th century, p48
The closest thing to heaven on earth, p50
CHAPTER THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, p52
16. Boobless babes and fags with falsies, p52
Transfiguration of worm to butterfly, p54
17. the shining moment of self-discovery, p56
18. Day of the Jackal and the Jackass, p58
19. We plant the seeds, the rest is destiny, p60
20. Toupee or not toupee, that's the question, p62
21. Pianist John Em Cruz's music of the spheres, p64
22. Song of Streets, Ballad of Barricades, p67
Songs changed this nation beyond recall, p69
Touching the least of our brethren, p71
23. Ode to slide-rule; calculator riddles, p73
CHAPTER PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD, p75
24. Dear Ambassador Nicolas Platt ... Hoy, Kulas!, p75
Duck, dog, snake, beaver, it's Platypus!, p78
The Great Wall of Emperor Kulas Platypus, p80
25. Welcome, Dan Quayle, O Prince of Fools!, p82
26. Patriotic act of hanging Tony Cuenco, p84
27. Posterity will stand in judgment of us, p86
Christ lost to Barabbas in referendum, p88
28. The US and the In Our Image, p90
The three lessons of Tiananmen Square, p92
30. Swiss gnomes will never give up Marcos wealth, p93
31. History repeats itself and no one listens, p95
32. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind, p97
33. The best and the worst of times, p99
34. Good luck Cory, swim with the sharks, p101
35. The end of every journey is to come home, p103
CHAPTER THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE, p3
1. The Battle of the Sexes, p3
`Everyone should have two mates in life', p5
2. Final indignity of Doña Josefa Marcos, p7
3. Presidents should drown their relatives, p9
Theory of Relativity & Relatives, p11
4. Full moon and empty arms, p12
5. Credit cards make the world go around, p15
American Express credit card is useless, p17
Amex traveler's checks and charge cards, p19
6. Dragon Lady, pirate of the high seats, 22
7. Rotarian forged passports, hired whores, p24
8. We are screwed and ruled by Mr. Escumbro, p26
9. We are heirs to Frankenstein's Monsters, p28
10. How a dead man keeps a law firm upright, p30
Buaya, tuta, duwag constitute fair comment, p32
Libeling public figures and officials, p34
11. Christmas is the festival of surprise, p36
The Mystery of the Christmas Coffin, p37
We are children of the stars, p39
CHAPTER TWO FAMILY AND FRIENDS, p42
12. Do not stand at my grave and weep, p42
13. Cats own us, make our home their own, p44
14. Please God, give us one more Valentine!, p46
15. The last refuge of the 12th century, p48
The closest thing to heaven on earth, p50
CHAPTER THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, p52
16. Boobless babes and fags with falsies, p52
Transfiguration of worm to butterfly, p54
17. the shining moment of self-discovery, p56
18. Day of the Jackal and the Jackass, p58
19. We plant the seeds, the rest is destiny, p60
20. Toupee or not toupee, that's the question, p62
21. Pianist John Em Cruz's music of the spheres, p64
22. Song of Streets, Ballad of Barricades, p67
Songs changed this nation beyond recall, p69
Touching the least of our brethren, p71
23. Ode to slide-rule; calculator riddles, p73
CHAPTER PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD, p75
24. Dear Ambassador Nicolas Platt ... Hoy, Kulas!, p75
Duck, dog, snake, beaver, it's Platypus!, p78
The Great Wall of Emperor Kulas Platypus, p80
25. Welcome, Dan Quayle, O Prince of Fools!, p82
26. Patriotic act of hanging Tony Cuenco, p84
27. Posterity will stand in judgment of us, p86
Christ lost to Barabbas in referendum, p88
28. The US and the In Our Image, p90
The three lessons of Tiananmen Square, p92
30. Swiss gnomes will never give up Marcos wealth, p93
31. History repeats itself and no one listens, p95
32. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind, p97
33. The best and the worst of times, p99
34. Good luck Cory, swim with the sharks, p101
35. The end of every journey is to come home, p103
112 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2014
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