From the monthly archives:

November 2006

Malapit na ang Pasko!

by reyna11 on November 30, 2006

… Sensya na muna… nagsasabit lang ako nang kung ano anong ka-ethechan dito sa balay namin dahil babagsak na naman ang temperatura atsaka baka batuhin ako nitong mga neighbors kong KUKEYSHANS at PHILIPINSYANS dahil an balay na lang namin ang walang kumukutitap sa labas! Kaya eto! Nahulog sa hagdan ang Reyna sa kakasabit nitong mga nag-i-ikmatang [...]

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Ma’am Aning: Reyna’s feature story

by reyna11 on November 29, 2006

Occasionally, I would ran across stories on my kebigan blogs that touches my heart and feature them on my blog space. Which is the same thing that I did to this post: Si Kanoy, a blog article coming from pinoy mangagawa sa ksa.
I know Bea is a regular here, but it doesn’t matter. If it’s [...]

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Our Filipino Culture: It’s the best!

by reyna11 on November 27, 2006

Last night, I was watching Philippine Idol. Pow Chavez was being interviewed:
“Are you on a diet?”
“Yes. I’m on a seafood diet.
“What’s a seafood diet?”
“When I see food, I eat it!”
As corny as it is, I was laughing so hard! After all, I have not heard this joke in a while. But wait, why in the [...]

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Another graduation story

by reyna11 on November 25, 2006

As all of you might have known by now, I went to a not so so famous school in L.A. Legazpi, Albay, that is.
And so, in order for me to get a decent job in the United States, I figured, if I could beautify my resume (beautify as in lagyan nang flowers here, flowers there [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!

by reyna11 on November 24, 2006

Don’t we just have a lot to be thankful about? For one thing, sure, we are thankful that we all are in good health (uhu! uhu! except for this nasty smoking habit!!!)  have jobs, we are earning dollars, we drive a car, have a nice house, drink red wine, travel in Europe, in Asia, in the [...]

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A tribute to Manny Pacquiao: By Reyna Elena

November 19, 2006

Success can happen.
Yes, Matilda, it’s possible. We can dream, we can hope, we can put it into action and savor the final realization of our dream. All of us have a dream. Mine is an American Dream. Yours, the Pasig Dream. In Manila, the Philippine Dream is an American Dream, an Australian Dream, a European [...]

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Acting on entrepreneurial dreams

November 18, 2006

Dear Madame Reyna Elena:
Your blog and articles are really informative.. Sana maka receive ako ng response mula sa inyo. I’m Mina, been living here in Kuwait for 3 yrs. with my husband. Since naranasan ko na ang buhay abroad, masyado na kong naging passionate maging isang entrepeneur. I’ve been searching the web this past few [...]

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Bayanihan Dance Company: Proud to be a Filipino

November 16, 2006

My MBA classmate/good buddy Mia, a pinay who was raised in Boston with her English hubby Greg, treated moi and my friend Nina, Brandon & Minda to this wonderful and absolutely beautiful works of art in motion called the Bayanihan Dance Company which as you all know, is the Philippine’s National Dance Company.
We watched the [...]

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How to start a nursing home in the US

November 13, 2006

Mahal na reyna,
Kararating lang namin in the US. We’ve been here close to a year. We stayed in Daly City for four months. It’s nice. Daming pinoy. Kaso, di ko po ma-feel sila. I moved to Las Vegas. Eto po ako with my friend, bed-spacer he he he. Hindi, po.. Kuarto po ang space ko, [...]

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Balitang America

November 12, 2006

These videos were created by Jerimiah Isip who went to the Philippines (his very first trip) sponsored by the University of the Philippines. While there, he created a video diary and I’d like to share these videos with you guys and let the video do the talking for me. After all, Jeremiah is doing a [...]

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My Philippines! Biyahe Tayo!

November 11, 2006

This video was sent to my by a friend probably two years ago and I thought I’d look for it and see if I could post it here. Of course, I did not realize, it’s a lot easier finding it on youtube. This is absolutely by far, the best musical gathering I have ever seen [...]

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Reyna needs advice: To teach or not to teach

November 9, 2006

Mooncrystal,
Nabaliw me reading your comments. He He He Natapon ko tuloy lahat nang prozac na iniinom ko! Kaya, I thought bigyan ko to nang isang espasyo sa blog na to’t babalikan ko and see kung ano pang mga kathang isip advices ang makuha ko. But I like what you said, tipong realiy show.
Here’s what MoonCrystal [...]

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I was a good citizen today

November 8, 2006

Yes, I was and I am proud to say na ako ay isang very cute law-abiding American Citizen.
I remember the first time I voted. Bill Clinton. I adore him. I do! I really do! Wala akong pekealam kahit salawahan sya. I still voted for him nong reelection nya. Pati na ki Gore. Yeap, I think [...]

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A day in the life nang isang Reyna

November 7, 2006

The Burp and sumtin’ else 
Where do I begin? To tell the story of how great a love can be? embarrassing my life at work could be? A great love story a great lousy story that I suffer every office day! I know this sounds like a song, a bad rap song. A really, really bad [...]

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Parental Wisdom – Filipino Style

November 7, 2006

I swear, ngayon lang ako magpo-post nito. I just want to share this to you people and hopefully, ngumiti lang kayo, maligaya na ang Reyna. Eto ay para sa mga tatay at nanay na mega-work sa labas nang Pinas at walang pakundangang padala nang pera sa mga anak sa Pinas, dala nang pagmamahal. At yong [...]

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Times are changing?! You be the judge

November 5, 2006

THAILAND 
Parang kelan lang, actually last month lang, when I was reading about this country’s leader who’s gonna be speaking to the UN, then back in his country, military vehicles started moving and romping into the capital. I was shocked, coup na naman, until I realized it was Bangkok that they’re talking about. Akala ko, Manila! Hayyyy!!! [...]

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How to start a tutoring agency

November 5, 2006

Name: kutang bato | E-mail: mooncrystal72@yahoo.com |

mahal na reyna-isa akong dakilang guro na kasalukuyang naghahasik ng lagim ng agham at matematika dito sa maryland… feel ko na ring umuwi kapag napagtapos ko na ng nursing yung dalwa ko pang sisterettes, give ka naman ng advise sa byuti ko kung paano mag start ng preschool or [...]

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Happy Halloween 2006!

November 2, 2006

Ok, all work and no play makes Reyna Elena a really quirky, lunatic, moronic, annoying, bitchy wicked witch. So what I did, aba! kelangan namang magsaya di ba? So, lumipad muna ang abang reyna nang mga ofw and here are the pictures. Hopefully, nagpapakasaya din kayo wherever you are. Bakit? Puro na lang ba padala [...]

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