From the monthly archives:

March 2007

It’s clear OFWs can’t depend on gov’t

by Rainier on March 31, 2007

I wrote about this earlier: http://reynaelena.com/?p=393 and I really did not understand why the nurses walked out nor did I understand what must be in their mind for doing so. Here’s an email I picked up on the Inquirer to offer us some insights. Whether these are true, who knows. But what we know is the [...]

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Weird and bizarre! Only in the Philippines!

by reyna09 on March 30, 2007

I can’t help talking about this news once more. I thought it’s really bizarre. You have the parents of those 26 children held hostage aboard a bus by Ducat demanding better education for the youngsters, right? Now, they have refused to press charges and instead praise the captors as champions of the poor!  On one hand [...]

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Here’s an article and a commentary I picked up on the Inquirer that’s worth reading. It’s all about our plight and balikbayan boxes. It’s the government, not the Balikbayan boxes INQUIRER.net Posted date: March 13, 2007 Randy Castro’s cricitism is out of this world. He said, “What’s wrong with going abroad to work?” There is [...]

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Behind the scenes: hostage drama in Manila

by Rainier on March 29, 2007

I’m sure, karamihan senyo have seen the hostage drama that unfolded dun sa Manila City Hall which was beamed live all over the world. For some reason, this morning nong makita ko yong mga senators, nag-iba ang kutob ko. But I have to work, kaya iniwan ko ang news. I’m reading my fave blog, Ellen [...]

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Election na talaga! An saya saya nila!

by Rainier on March 28, 2007

Eto palang si Duque eh hi-nay-jacked  yong Medicare fund of overseas workers for PhilHealth months before the 2004 elections ayun sa Malaya. Eto namang si Gloria namigay nung PhilHealth cards during her campaign noon. So, yong PhilHealth membership rose from around 3 million to 5 million in 2004. The new members promptly lost their health insurance the [...]

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I saved the company roughly $14 million!

March 27, 2007

At ang sabi sakin kanina nang tyanak kong boss, alam nyo ba?! alam nyo ba?! Pinagalitan pa ako’t we should have seen this error before!!! Nag-init ako! Ang huditas! Eh kung hindi ko pa tinanong ang tangang oditor namin, di pa malaman na palpak pala ang report na inissue and to think na nagkabanga-banga na [...]

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A lettah from Haydee

March 25, 2007

Here’s the full contents of the letter: mahal na  reyna elena! bago ang lahat ay gusto kng sabihing, mabuhay ka, aking reyna! ang tagal kitang hinanap sa cyberworld dahil ako sayo ay hanga. unang nabasa post sa OFW portion ng gov.ph sa isang pisi binalikbalikan, nagbakasaling ikaw ay machambahan muli. pero wala, dehins kita nakita, [...]

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I was in a car accident today!

March 24, 2007

I was on call today at work (3/24/07 Saturday). We were trying to assist our auditors from Boston, Massachusetts such that they could re-issue a very important report that we need to have by Tuesday, this coming week. We were basically burning the phone lines between Boston and Philadelphia for the past two days because [...]

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10 RP nurses plead not guilty in New York case

March 24, 2007

RIVERHEAD, New York—Ten Filipino nurses who resigned without notice from a medical facility that cares for the physically disabled pleaded not guilty on Thursday to conspiracy and child endangerment charges, prosecutors said. The nurses, recruited in the Philippines to work in the United States for a three-year commitment, sought to break that commitment by walking [...]

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RP is training ground for China’s nurses-to-be

March 23, 2007

I remember ConcernRN who raised the issue about Chinese nursing students in the Philippines. Can you imagine this? There are students in China studying  ”The Life and Works of Jose Rizal”. Why? Well, just like what the story says, after a year of Philippine curriculum-based classes in Beijing, they head off to Tuguegarao, Cagayan, for studies at St. [...]

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Oops! Tech error wipes out Alaska info

March 21, 2007

You gotta read this news on Yahoo! Oh my god!!!  Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion. That’s what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department [...]

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Classifying Philippine Senatorial Candidates

March 21, 2007

I was reading Ellen Tordesillas Election Coverage  and I couldn’t help laughing at Hindinapinoy posting about the Philippine Senatorial Candidates. Apparently, he found this from another blogsite ( I hope he doesn’t mind!!!) I left them a message that I will pick up this comment post and post it here for your reading pleasure. Here’s what [...]

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Touch and Go!

March 20, 2007

You know, everytime I see a new engkanto around,  I always scamper to check out his/her balay without any invitation whatsoever. He He He! Dutch wah happened when Webbyman visited moi. Did he came here out of his own sariling intensyon o baka tinulak lang nang mga enkanto? Who knows! So, I checked his site out [...]

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Balimbing Diary: Pinoy Election

March 20, 2007

People listen to me! Philippine Election is served.  I have no interest in endorsing anybody. But let me tell you this, the Philippine blogging community is just totally abuzz with every nitty gritty details of the election campaign going on. Heck, this blog will not be complete if I could not offer any sort of [...]

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Who is Chuva Chienes?

March 19, 2007

While doing my regular friend blog surf on a Sunday, since it’s way too icy outside of our house that I could not even get my car out of the driveway, I thought I’d check out what’s new with my friends’ blog. WELL! WELL! WELL! Who’d you scare?! I was gonna call the Voorhees 911! What in [...]

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Tiga Ifugao si Shakespeare!

March 18, 2007

Eto ang news na maganda! True to what I believe “Oi! Magaling ang Pinoy!”, well, well, well!!! Here’s a FILIPINO teacher of English, Warren Ambat, who was named Innovative Teacher of the Year at the 2007 Microsoft Regional Innovative Teachers’ Awards. O laban kayo? Si Ambat, ay dati nang nanalo nang Philippine Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards [...]

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9 out of 10 Pinoys are employed. Really?!

March 17, 2007

9 out of 10 Pinoys are employed - NSO  What?! Binilang ba nila ang pamily ko nito?! Inuulol na naman ba ako nang mga news na to?! Hu! Hu! Hu! Sinabi ko na kasi ki Diwa na padalhan ako nang komiks instead of this Inquirer na puro na lang yata kaulolan ang mga news! ^&*( BLAG!!@#$%^&!!! Share on Facebook [...]

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Kuta’s spits to the nation (address)!

March 16, 2007

(he he he ok ba ang headline?!)  *naghahanda ng speech of the nation address* kailangan rumaket eh…lintek na akala ko tapos na yung second sem na pangmatrikula na binigay ko. Iba pa pala ang duty sa mental hospital (psychiatric nursing) at iba pa rin yung para sa mga autistic… nakakaasar, may kulang pa pala ako [...]

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A lettah from Maria: Agri-business

March 15, 2007

First, let met tell you sumtin’ Maria. There’s absolutely nothing funny about going into agribusiness! Nothing! Pag nakita ko yang mga people who’s laughing at you sasabunutan ko’t pag-sasapakin ang mga yan! But since you’re there and am here! I got dolls at perdibli! Iha! Kunin mo mga pangalan at mabendisyonan ko na tong mga [...]

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The Prayer

March 14, 2007

It’s American Idol season here in the US. Despite the so many Idols I have seen all over the world, there is one Idol that I never get bored of watching. As a matter of fact, I always get teary eyed with this one. Last year, I harassed Chris my friend to look, find, discover, [...]

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Top general calls homosexuality ‘immoral’

March 13, 2007

HOMOSEXUALITY IS IMMORAL! WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he considers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported. Marine Gen. Peter Pace likened homosexuality to adultery, which he said was also immoral, the newspaper [...]

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Silent~@#$! Opis conversation going on…

March 11, 2007

Tinapos ko resume ko kanina. Dalwang style ginawa ko. Yong isa pahalang. Yong isa pakanan. Pinadala ko ki Kikay. SeePeeEy sya, dating nag-work sa WKAF sa Makati. Pakinggan nyo usapan namin… Padala me liham Kikay: Kikay, Pinadala ko na sa account mo. Kahit alin dyan Dami salamat Hulog ka nang langit Ihanap mo ako nang mga anghel. *nakaluhod* [...]

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A lettah from Ning

March 10, 2007

  One of the emails I opened today came from a former visitor many months back. It’s nice to hear from her again. Here is her story: akala nyo ba? muntik ko nang sabunutan sa haba nang liham eh naloka ako’t gumawaga na yata nang blog sa loob nang blog ko! Na-alala ko tuloy si [...]

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Donation: Talitha Foundation

March 8, 2007

LOOK WHAT I EARNED TODAY 03/10/07! Azan yong floodgates na sabi ni Chuva na will open up pag nag-tithing ako?! @#$%^&blag! waaaa! waaaa! HUWAAAAAA!!!!# EEEEEEE~~~~!#$%^&~!!! !@#Blag!@#! !@#Blag!@#! !@#Blag!@#! AZAN CHUVAAAA!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!   SEKON DONEYHUN 03/08/08: This is my second donation to Cinco’s favorite foundation. It’s another: TADANGGG!!! $5.000,000! A-araw-arawin ko sila while I am having some [...]

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For every successful man lies behind…

March 7, 2007

a sex-changed woman! That’s ma wife Matilda. Matilda and I have known each other for about 2oo hundred years. In dog years. We fight like dogs that’s why. If you have read the story about my best boss, you would have known her from that story. So, let’s see. How do I introduce her to you? [...]

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Somewhere over the rainbow

March 6, 2007

This one was from?Paul’s email to me.? You can visit his site at http://paulding.blogspot.com?I get?an email from him regularly, mostly the contents of his blog. But this one caught my eye. You’ll know why. I have never heard such a beautiful rendition of a song, and oh my gosh! I was surprised by what I [...]

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I’m one year old.

March 5, 2007

Malungkot ang berday nang reyna. Independent na ang mga anak ko. Me kanya kanya na silam bahay. Wiz na visit moi. Eye feel soo alone. They’ve grown up. Yong mga humingi nang tulong sa biznis siguro either mayayaman na o conio pa rin. Wala rin. After 12 long months, ganito pa rin ba? Tiga ihaw [...]

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You are you, I am I, I was not born in this world…

March 4, 2007

… to live up to your own expectations, nor you were born in this world to live up with mine… NGA PALA… these slides at piktyurs will self-destruct in a few hours at ako ay babalik sa pagiging engkanto! Weeee!!! Kaya yong mga nag-tatanong dyan, nan-liligaw sa akin (ehem! sinabi ko ang totoo ano?!) at nagpapadala [...]

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I am who I am . . .

March 3, 2007

YES MATILDA! YOU’LL SEE ME SOON!!! I have gotten several emails over the weekend asking me the same question for the umpteennnnttth time! Same thing that Jazz of Northern California wanted to know, like Lisa of St. Louis Baguio, like Eddy of Cagayan De Oro and Mislav of London. Who in the world is REYNA ELENA?! [...]

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Yes, Matilda! I fix broken resumes!

March 2, 2007

Last month, February 1, 2007, I wrote How to write an application letter. This time, I would like to follow it up with resume. First, having worked in mid-upper management for many years, I had the opportunity of being involved in the hiring process. I was involved in the screening of resumes, application letters, interview and have [...]

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We don’t need your services no more!

March 1, 2007

Several weeks ago, there was this big layoff at work. We let go almost 22% of our workforce. Well, not me. Them. I feel for those people who lost their jobs. After all, I was in the same position several years ago. I was promised a promotion after I finish my MBA. I was really [...]

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