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There were occasions when a Filipino friend said to me, “I don’t look Filipino, huh,” meaning that he lives in the Philippines, speaks the language, eats the food, and parties there like a Filipino, typically participating in singing karaoke, drinking Ginebra gin or Ginebra beer, along with pulutan (Filipino street bar appetizers). This could even apply to someone born in the USA who has never been to the Philippines but has Spanish or early 1900s American ancestry. Typically, Filipinos who are Mestizos stereotype “Filipinos” with Austronesian or Indo heritage, often describing higher cheekbones, kayumanggi skin, which is a golden dark brown color, or typical Southeast Asian features. The Spanish pronunciation of “Indo” is “Indyo” or “Indio.” Now my question is: what or who are the true Filipinos? Some might suggest Lapu-Lapu as the true Filipino tribal warlord who fought Ferdinand Magellan. However, Datu (chief) Lapu-Lapu was not a “Filipino” in the modern sense and had never heard o...

Here are the complete book titles of the Holy Bible, King James Version, from both the Old Testament and New Testament. Later on, I will blog about each book, providing short summaries along with a bit of my interpretation. You can look them up yourself by asking AI systems like Gemini or ChatGPT to provide summaries of each book to help you understand them without any interpretations. You have the freedom to interpret the books in your own way, and of course, you can also consult experts who have studied them extensively. AI has been trained with this kind of knowledge as well and is a great resource for learning more about the Holy Bible, thanks to current technology. I want to emphasize that nothing will be taken out of context from the Holy Bible; it will remain as it is. Here is a list of all the books in the Old Testament of the Bible, typically recognized in the Christian tradition. The order and names may vary slightly depending on the Christian denomination (Protestant, Cath...