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Book and Movie Review: We Just Want To Live Here and I am Khan

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We Just Want To Live Here A Palestinian Teenager, An Israeli Teenager – An Unlikely Friendship Amal Rifa'i and Odelia Ainbinder with Sylke Tempel St. Martin Griffin US ed. 2003, 153 pages I Am Khan 2010 Bollywood Movie With English Subtitle I picked up the book loaned to me by a good friend thinking I could finish it in one setting but I was wrong and I ended up reading the same in installments. The thin book can actually be read in installment without losing one's way considering it is a moderated exchange of letters. A topic is given and the girls exchange their thoughts on matters such as Talking About Myself, Thinking About the other, Intifada, Travel, Jerusalem, School, The army, and How I become what I am. Along the way, the exchange between the girls becomes an invitation to review the Middle East conflict and to peep to the wishes and dreams of common people who lived their lives caught up in conflicts. Yes, the title sums up everything: We just wan...

Don Salvador Benedicto, the "little baguio" in the north of Negros Occidental

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Don Salvador Benedicto, a municipality in the north of Negros Occidental is a place to enjoy while driving one's own car as all of the places to see are just along the highway... First stop is the Pandanon Valley Resort located in Murcia, just a short bridge away from Pandanon, DSB itself. They have a room from double to family rooms for overnight accommodations and huts for daytime excursionists. Aside from the gushing of waters coming from the creek that separates Murcia and DSB, the resort features pools, a trek along flowers and plants inside the resort premises, and a large activity area. ***   *** Doc J's Stop-over, just a little distance away from Km 37 mark, offers a refreshing halo-halo on not-so-cool days and hot lemongrass tea for cooler days. This place is ideal for intimate family gathering and office rest and recreational activities. Flowers and plants abound this place too. *** Not far ahead is the Lion's Club landmark which is......