tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232087152011-09-05T15:32:34.309+08:00In the Philippines, the term "Kwentong Barbero" is slang for tall tales being told in a barber shop. This is a first stab for me at telling stories which are my mind's tall tales.Pokshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224384805740713848noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23208715.post-62500120863753702752008-10-20T11:34:00.003+08:002008-10-20T11:37:42.476+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;">New location, new ramblings. Have been too busy and uninspired to just sitdown and write things down. Having adjusted to the new base and having some free time, I guess it is time to get back to writing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Watch out for the refurbished Barbershop!!!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23208715-6250012086375370275?l=the-barbershop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pokshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224384805740713848noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23208715.post-1142314497073417762006-03-14T13:26:00.001+08:002006-03-14T13:43:18.143+08:00I stumbled upon the following from Vaclav Havel's open letter to Gustav Husak (circa 1976 I think, refresh your Czechoslovakian histroy for a backgrounder).<br /><br /><em>"So far," Havel scolded Husak, "you and your government have chosen the easy way out for yourselves, and the most dangerous road for society: the path of inner decay for the sake of outward appearances; of deadening life for the sake of increasing uniformity; of deepening the spiritual and moral crisis of our society, and ceaselessly degrading human dignity, for the puny sake of protecting your own power."</em><br /><em></em><br />Seems incredibly appropriate to give to the Arroyo administration. Also appropriate to show to people who have become numb to the situation that we are all in.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23208715-114231449707341776?l=the-barbershop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pokshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224384805740713848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23208715.post-1141202558265368002006-03-01T16:40:00.000+08:002006-03-01T16:43:17.820+08:00Test message to see how this thing works. Welcome folks and I hope you enjoy the stories told in this place! Remember, not everything said here is real!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23208715-114120255826536800?l=the-barbershop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pokshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224384805740713848noreply@blogger.com0