Karen S. Shih
@ksshih.bsky.social
Environment, heritage, food, culture 🇵🇭
Harassment!
Japan said that it has protested to China after a military jet that took off from the Chinese carrier Liaoning locked its radar on Japanese fighter jets near the southern island of Okinawa, the latest spat between the two countries whose ties have plunged over the Japanese leader’s Taiwan remarks.
Japan protests after a Chinese military aircraft locks its radar on Japanese jets
Japan has protested to China after a Chinese military jet locked its radar on Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Harassment!
My breakfast earlier today at the German 'carinderia': bratwurst and sauerkraut. Look at the other menu items! 😁
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My breakfast earlier today at the German 'carinderia': bratwurst and sauerkraut. Look at the other menu items! 😁
I should be sleeping but still out!
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I should be sleeping but still out!
Twice in three days, younger colleagues and a total stranger paused to compliment me for my cursive handwriting. Hmmm... Nothing special. It seems like they are no longer familiar with longhand. Seriously, the younger generation isn't taught cursive anymore?!
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Twice in three days, younger colleagues and a total stranger paused to compliment me for my cursive handwriting. Hmmm... Nothing special. It seems like they are no longer familiar with longhand. Seriously, the younger generation isn't taught cursive anymore?!
"Handwriting isn’t an old-fashioned skill; it’s central to reading, writing and cognitive development."
The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning www.the74million.org/article/the-...
The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning www.the74million.org/article/the-...
The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning
Educators' view: Far from being a relic of the past, writing by hand engages multiple senses at once and strengthens cognitive abilities.
www.the74million.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Handwriting isn’t an old-fashioned skill; it’s central to reading, writing and cognitive development."
The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning www.the74million.org/article/the-...
The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning www.the74million.org/article/the-...
Good! How about carabaos?
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PBBM leads dairy production plant in Pampanga, expects increased milk supply - Philippine Information Agency
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., leads the inauguration of the first Farm Fresh milk plant in the Philippines in barangay San Pablo Libutad, San Simon, Pampanga. It is seen to boost the country’s pr...
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October 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Good! How about carabaos?
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Now is the right time to sing it again!
www.guitarplayer.com/music/don-mc...
www.guitarplayer.com/music/don-mc...
“I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”
The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years
www.guitarplayer.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Now is the right time to sing it again!
www.guitarplayer.com/music/don-mc...
www.guitarplayer.com/music/don-mc...
Good! I hope we then get better access to fresh Middle Eastern spices and produce.
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Ayala brings Spinneys to the Philippines
Photo: Spinneys website
MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Corp. has signed a deal to bring another grocery format to the Philippines, this time United Arab Emirates-based Spinneys, which will likewise
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October 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Good! I hope we then get better access to fresh Middle Eastern spices and produce.
share.google/p3gN0wJN9Q0k...
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I love this!
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10 signs you have a truly beautiful soul, even if you just feel ordinary
Most people who carry real beauty on the inside don’t see it in the mirror.
thevessel.io
September 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I love this!
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Rainy day lazybones brunch that might just also be dinner: steamed sweet potatoes and saba plantains.
July 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Rainy day lazybones brunch that might just also be dinner: steamed sweet potatoes and saba plantains.
Reposted by Karen S. Shih
⚡️ Zelensky arrives in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have arrived in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral, RBK-Ukraine reported on April 26, citing Zelensky's spokesperson.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have arrived in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral, RBK-Ukraine reported on April 26, citing Zelensky's spokesperson.
Zelensky arrives in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have arrived in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral, RBK-Ukraine reported on April 26, citing Zelensky's spokesperson.
kyivindependent.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
⚡️ Zelensky arrives in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have arrived in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral, RBK-Ukraine reported on April 26, citing Zelensky's spokesperson.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have arrived in Rome to attend Pope Francis's funeral, RBK-Ukraine reported on April 26, citing Zelensky's spokesperson.
Now they can call him anytime.
youtu.be/5m0ATi_PMIA?...
youtu.be/5m0ATi_PMIA?...
Pope Francis called this Gaza church almost every day until his death
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Now they can call him anytime.
youtu.be/5m0ATi_PMIA?...
youtu.be/5m0ATi_PMIA?...
"We're not broken, just bent". Lovely line.
April 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"We're not broken, just bent". Lovely line.
He thinks he's onto something great? Watch and see, Agent Orange!
April 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
He thinks he's onto something great? Watch and see, Agent Orange!
Now that I am no longer coughing, may I please have some ice cream? 😊
April 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Now that I am no longer coughing, may I please have some ice cream? 😊
Pangat tilapia: light lunch that made me mentally Venn diagramming it together with sigang and pacsi.
#filipinofood
#filipinofood
April 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Pangat tilapia: light lunch that made me mentally Venn diagramming it together with sigang and pacsi.
#filipinofood
#filipinofood
Hey @bsky.app, suspending @jnerynewsstand.bsky.social is a mistake. He is a legitimate journalist in good standing. Please unsuspend his account.
@support.bsky.team
@support.bsky.team
April 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hey @bsky.app, suspending @jnerynewsstand.bsky.social is a mistake. He is a legitimate journalist in good standing. Please unsuspend his account.
@support.bsky.team
@support.bsky.team
One of the convenience stores I go to always plays the soundtrack of 'Mamma Mia' - now I got the earworm. I need the soundtrack from both productions!
March 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
One of the convenience stores I go to always plays the soundtrack of 'Mamma Mia' - now I got the earworm. I need the soundtrack from both productions!
Here I go again, getting distracted with searching for the lyrics of songs that came out way before I was born. 🤭
March 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Here I go again, getting distracted with searching for the lyrics of songs that came out way before I was born. 🤭
They've improved. Remember when these creatures spammed an Indian school's alumni page because it's called DDS Confessions, where DDS stands for Daisy Dale School?https://www.abs-cbn.com/classified-odd/05/15/20/dds-confessions-duterte-supporters-mistakenly-spam-page-meant-for-school-alumni-in-india
Duterte may face more trouble after supporters spam ICC judge's social media, says lawyer
Duterte may face more trouble after supporters spam ICC judge's social media, says lawyer
Detained former President Rodrigo Duterte could face more charges because of his supporters' spamming of the social media page of an International Criminal Court judge, Kristina Conti of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers said Tuesday.
abs-cbn.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
They've improved. Remember when these creatures spammed an Indian school's alumni page because it's called DDS Confessions, where DDS stands for Daisy Dale School?https://www.abs-cbn.com/classified-odd/05/15/20/dds-confessions-duterte-supporters-mistakenly-spam-page-meant-for-school-alumni-in-india
Duwag nga. Sige, may ilang buwan ka pa. Huwag ka sanang manalo sa susunod na Mayo para makalaboso ka na rin.
Bato to avail of 'Senate protection' in case ICC orders his arrest
Bato to avail of 'Senate protection' in case ICC orders his arrest
Dela Rosa claimed Senate President Francis Escudero promised to "protect" him for as long as the Senate is allowed to.
abs-cbn.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Duwag nga. Sige, may ilang buwan ka pa. Huwag ka sanang manalo sa susunod na Mayo para makalaboso ka na rin.
Reposted by Karen S. Shih
In today’s column, I argue that, at 3 decision points in the last 7 years, Rodrigo Duterte made the exact wrong choice—and those wrong choices were what brought him to The Hague.
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-mistakes-trapped-rodrigo-duterte-icc-interpol-arrest-warrant/
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-mistakes-trapped-rodrigo-duterte-icc-interpol-arrest-warrant/
[Newsstand] Three mistakes that trapped Duterte
In truth, Duterte’s real, fundamental mistake was his signature legacy, as mayor and then as president: killing his constituents
www.rappler.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
In today’s column, I argue that, at 3 decision points in the last 7 years, Rodrigo Duterte made the exact wrong choice—and those wrong choices were what brought him to The Hague.
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-mistakes-trapped-rodrigo-duterte-icc-interpol-arrest-warrant/
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-mistakes-trapped-rodrigo-duterte-icc-interpol-arrest-warrant/
Writing is a lonely pursuit and I am just so uninspired at the moment. I need some good, unusual food and lots of time.
March 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Writing is a lonely pursuit and I am just so uninspired at the moment. I need some good, unusual food and lots of time.