THIS BOOK IS AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE ARTICLES THE AUTHOR HAS WRITTEN IN A 10 - YEAR SPAN.  "MEMORIES AND REFLECTIONS" DETAILS THE AUTHOR'S CHILDHOOD GROWING UP ALONG THE SHORES OF MANILA BAY , IN  THE PHILIPPINES.  HE DETAILS HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD WITH TRADITIONS AND GAMES COMMON IN THE 50'S.  HIS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL DAYS , ALL THROUGH POST SECONDARY AND BEYOND.

THE 56 ARTICLES THAT THE BOOK CONTAIN INCLUDE ISSUES OF THE DAY; FROM COVID, TO CONSPIRACY THEORIES, EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES, FOOD REVOLUTION, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING, THE CHALLENGES OF BEING OLD AND EVERY OTHER CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS CONCERNED PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED IN.

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HIS YEARS IN A FIRST NATIONS RESERVE, HIS OKINAWAN ADVENTURE AND HIS MANY YEARS IN NEWFOUNDLAND.

THIS BOOK IS A SUMMARY OF ARTICLES THAT THE AUTHOR HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER AND "BALITA", A FIL-CANADIAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN TORONTO.

A "MUST READ", "ENJOYBLE" , "THOUGHT PROVOKING" AND SCHOLARLY" ARE QUOTES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE READ AND FOLLOWED EDWIN'S MONTHLY ARTICLES.  SOFT COVER. 400 PAGES.

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