From the monthly archives:

May 2007

GDP is coming to town!

by Rainier on May 30, 2007

Ross, gave me an assignment. It’s about GDP. That is why, you see no post because eye em reviewing my notes. Baka mapahiya ako eh.
GDP is coming to town! Give me a few days!

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Well, well, well!
It took PhilHealth roughly 12 years! TWELVE twinkling years OK?! DOSEEE!!! A-wan! A-tu! … aaa… kuwan…. ahhh..  (anu susunod?) A-DOSE anyos to find out that they have been duped and defrauded by doctors, hospitals and hospital-based pharmacies. Wow! ANYBODY HOME?! Were they on vacation? And in all of those 12 funky years, they have no freaking [...]

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SO, TELL ME! ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THE DLSU STUDY THAT OFW REMITTANCES BE TAXED?
Yeap! You read it right! There’s a study out there – somewhere in the halls of the De La Salle University that OFW remittances will be taxed. 
That’s right! tha’s an interesting piece of news imbedded in this article that I want [...]

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Si Dingdong

by reyna20 on May 27, 2007

Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow OFW’s, *bow*. Our blog article for today comes from graceysexy, isa sa mga anak kong regular sa kingdom na to. Here’s her letter:
Gracey wrote:
HELL: the home of the DEVIL; the UNDERWORLD; a dark place where bad people go… in tagalog it’s called IMPYERNO -The one place in the university that we all hate!!
I [...]

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Is the peso really gaining some strength?

by Rainier on May 26, 2007

Children, to understand if the Philippine peso is gaining some strength, first we have to review our Economics 101.
Let’s re-learn our basic.
Our PESO becomes valuable because the DEMAND for the peso is greater than the available supply. Am sure everybody knows about supply and demand, korek? When does our peso becomes valuable? Two or three [...]

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What’s wrong with these news?!

May 25, 2007

I took this one on today’s Inquirer news. Have a look. Do you notice something distinctively wrong with the news headlines?
BASAHIN MU…
TITIGAN…
GAMITAN NANG MAGNIFYING GLASS…
HULAAN!

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Peso seen hitting Php44: $1

May 24, 2007

Hmppppttt!!!
If there is ever something in this news that I am excited about, it’s the news that finally there will be a centralized credit bureau in the Philippines. It’s about time! But then again, given Pinoy’s unbelievable ability to tweak things, our beyond the world ability to be creative taking cue from all our corrupt [...]

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My blogpals

May 23, 2007

I stole this poem!
Without authorization!
Why? Because I saw,
I’m UNDER ADORATION!
(kaw ba naman magkasakit nang ADD at ADS! he he he!)
Here’s where I stole it from:
Day 6: My blogpals
One day, while surfing, I saw a link,
That curiously got me to think;
What could be over there,
That makes it famously everywhere?
I landed on Reyna Elena’s site,
Some posts [...]

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Peso surges to Php45.87? Time to celebrate na ba?

May 23, 2007

Here we are again. The continued rise of peso!
What does it mean to us Pinoys? Back in October of 2006, I reposted an entry I wrote several months back. I was asked by Chuva and several others to explain what’s the effect of the rising peso?

Here’s an excerpt of what I wrote: “… Sino ang [...]

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Our on again, off again is on again – is off again!!!

May 22, 2007

Do you guys know what I’m talking about? My internet cafe will be known as the only internet cafe in Antipolo with no DSL line. I think some people are forcing us to change our internet cafe’s name to www.myofflineinternetville.com!
This has been a crazy seesaw action of online – offline – online and now, offline [...]

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Pinay, a victim of slavery

May 22, 2007

I got home early tonight. It’s been ages since I have watched the nightly news, since I get home around 9:00 pm or even late. I remember Peter Jennings, he’s my favorite. The news tonight was pretty interesting. As a matter of fact, I believe, Kuta talked about this one many months back. What am I talking about?

I’m talking about these [...]

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Si Nora? Bumigay na?!

May 21, 2007

Sorry, he he he! I have to pick up this news! This is for Diwa! Ha! Ha! Ha! Check this news out! Kabubukas ko lang nang Inquirer at eto ang bumulaga sakin! Ansaya! Saya! Di ko alam kong anong isisigaw ko! He He He!
Nora Aunor, talent manager in same-sex marriage?
MANILA, Philippines — After baring a flurry [...]

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Do you work for a difficult boss?

May 21, 2007

Crazy Boss… – www.reynaelena.com
Hay naku, sa lahat nang problemang we face everyday of our lives sa trabaho, mga bwisit na customers, sandamakal at walang kahumpa-humpang trabaho, telepanong nakakairitang pakinggan ang walang humpay na pag-ring –sa totoo lang, what is the one that drains sa lahat nang energy pati na kaligayahan sa buhay mo’t pagdating mo sa [...]

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Ang aming katulong

May 20, 2007

Do you remember this blog article I posted on January 2, 2007? Well, this is not only a re-post, but an update as well. Why? Ganito kasi. Kwento ko na lang. So, where were we? Ang last naming katulong sa condo is Aling Delia, right? Sya is Katulong D. Enter Katulong E.
KATULONG E: Si Jeera
Yong [...]

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My new part-time employer

May 19, 2007

Yeap. You heard it right. I have a part-time job. My part-time employer is Diwa. She hired me as her ghost writer. Eh, palibhasa maraming engkanto here in my site, that makes me the super-engkanto then. She is giving me 50% ownership of her enterprise. Ano pa nga ba, eh di engkanto business din. You see, [...]

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Isang mabahong karanasan

May 18, 2007

Regular meeting namin sa opis. As usual, kandarapa ako to prepare with whatever possible kestyons na itapon sa pagmumukha ko. Run through reports! Reports! Reports! Presentation! Presentation! So, nagmukha akong engkantong tangang tinatanong ang abang sarili ko. Yeap, sinasagot ko na rin sarili ko. Magaling talaga ako. Kaya kong sagutin lahat nang tanong ko. 
Matapang kasi [...]

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Oi, yong mga TNT dyan, ok nang lumabas!

May 18, 2007

O, eto ha, biro lang yang headline na yan ang I am not making fun of those kapwa ko pinoys na medyo me mga problema sa mga papel nila ano? But this looks like good news. Kalalabas lang nitong news na to and it’s currently the talk of town.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The estimated 12 million [...]

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Next time, wag ka nang pau-uto Pacman.

May 17, 2007

 Yeap, pinuri pa naman kita nang makabag-bag na sinulat kong to!

For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV
I can’t help but write something about Pacman. After all, when he won (in boxing I mean), I was really very happy because I thought he would be a good role model to all the younger filipinos [...]

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My face stuck on the monitor, part 2

May 17, 2007

I am still glued on the monitor. Eto nga, nakapasta na’t nakabalandra na pagmumukha ko here. Curious lang ako bat’ ganito ang mga news. Let me explain:
Foreign poll observers: We felt safer in Afghanistan

So? What’s the problem? Why do they have to fly to the Philippines when they felt safer amongst all the Al [...]

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Master’s degree in corruption administration

May 15, 2007

TU dares GO: Apologize for misinterpreting PERC report 
The Genuine Opposition (GO) should apologize for making a wrong interpretation on the report of Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) that the country is the most corrupt in Asia, Team Unity spokesman Tonypet Albano said.
“PERC said that it is not true that the Philippines is [...]

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My face, stuck on the monitor!

May 14, 2007

 
I am so glued on the internet reading election news in the Philippines, you have no idea! Check your monitor! You’d se my eyes glued at the right hand corner! You see me?! Look again! I am there!
And tomorrow? MAY 15? Is our local elections here in Philadelphia. Yeap, paunahan tayo mag-declare nang winner! Election [...]

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Pakiusap lang po, please vote!

May 13, 2007

Mga ilang oras na lang, boboto ka na naman. O dili kaya, wala ka nang pakialam dahil bwisit ka na sa mga walang kwentang exercises na to. Dadayain lang naman.  
Of course, isa ako sa mga nag-a-admire nang nakakatuwang demokrasya at minsan nakakabwisit na litanya nang kurapsyon at mga kagaguhang ginagawa at nagawa sa ating Lupang Hinirang. Nakita [...]

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Please vote COCOFED!

May 12, 2007

Be one in giving the
 
COCONUT FARMERS and
 
workers a voice in
 
Congress.
 
VOTE! COCOFED for PARTYLIST!

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PLDT DSL is killing my business!

May 11, 2007

First, we have to endure the mistake of their messenger and abruptly disconnected our DSL lines. Do you remember the answer? REFFITTT AFTER ME: “Me problem ho kasi yong messenger namin!”
After 2.5 days, they put our line back. In the afternoon of May 8th, the DSL lines went erratic and finally, in the evening, all [...]

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A break from the crazy Philippine Elections!

May 11, 2007

(May 22, 2007 – Congratulations to Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough for winning this season’s Dancing with the Stars!) 
Let me introduce my First Love! He’s gorgeous! He’s amazing! He’s a two-time olympic gold medalist and I am in love with him! Actually, I’m in love with both of them! I wanted them to be the next [...]

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Cory magic

May 10, 2007

“Lagot sya sa nanay nya!”
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Twenty-one years after she emerged the heroine of the People Power revolt that toppled the Marcos dictatorship, Corazon Aquino appears to have proven that the “Cory magic” lingers.
The former President is being credited with giving the sluggish campaign of her only son, Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, a [...]

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Isang tanong: The Senatorial Forum 2

May 9, 2007

Second series of The Senatorial Forum: Isang Tanong
Video # 1
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Video # 2
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Video # 3
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Video # 4
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Video # 5
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Isang tanong: The Senatorial Forum 1

May 9, 2007

I was browsing “They Call Me Maruja: A Colorful Life at Random“’s blog, and chanced upon a portion of  GMA’s program, a Senatorial Forum. I thank him for posting that one because it led me to bluethehero YouTube user who actually owns these video’s I am posting. You see, I frequent Ellen Tordesillas blog, just [...]

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Wagiii!!! Eye em officially the newest pinoy aboridyinis!!!

May 8, 2007

We were able to leave Philadelphia around 11:00am. Why that long? I couldn’t find my naturalization papers! My whole plan of being an aboridyinis was close to being imperiled! So, I have to wait for the Consulate to open. Since I could not find my naturalization papers, I told them that I am willing to [...]

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6 weird things about me

May 7, 2007

I have been tagged by The Cat who was tagged by his Titorolly. Since I suffer from some serious ADD, ADS at kung ano ano pang ABCD around, I love MEmeMEme he he he and you all know that oh’ready!
Ohhhh….! There’s a lot of weird things about me! But of course, I don’t wanna let it go [...]

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I will be who I want to be!

May 6, 2007

That’s kinda like a song line from Lea’s famous Miss Saigon musical. You remember that?
Well, I may not be what my mother had wished me to become. But I want to be a Filipino aboridyinis again! Ok?! And no one! No one can stop me now!

See that flag? That is soooo gonna be my new flag. [...]

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Driver of DFV-1002 license should be suspended forever!

May 5, 2007

This happened this morning, Friday May 04, 2007, around 8:00-8:15 EST in Philadelphia along I-95 where it splits to the Vine Expressway.

SEE THAT CAR?! THAT’S BEING DRIVEN BY WOULD BE KILLER! DFV-1002 Pennsylvania License Plate! DRIVEN BY A LUNATIC WHITE (CAUCASIAN) WOMAN IN HER 40’s!  I WAS TAKING A PICTURE OF THIS HELL DRIVER AND SHE [...]

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My business empire is at the mercy of a PLDT messenger!

May 4, 2007

This site is now beginning to be my entrepreneurial diary. I should have blogged my whole experience when I started my 1st Internet café and the whole business licensing system dsyfunctionality that we’ve gone through just so we could have our own business. It was such a ridiculous mess. It was so much that we [...]

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I was a junior internal auditor

May 3, 2007

This post is dedicated to Patrick. Who is Patrick? Well, I wish ligawan nya ako. He He He! But he’s a lurker at kinukulit ako. Now, I don’t know baka FBI ba sya or what? But naiinis na because I would not answer his question and here’s the thing, I normally would take a photo [...]

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The beauty of blogging

May 2, 2007

I was in bed last night.
My phone tweeterred with a text ring.
Ganito yong tunog… *toink!* (Pangit kasi nang cellphone ko. Yun bang tipong huhulugan mo pa nang benti singko bago ka makapag-teks? Ayun)
It’s a text message from inside Max’s Chicken at Festival Mall where the Grand EB Summit was held. The THEY were Bea, JC, Ross [...]

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My business empire is crumbling!

May 1, 2007

All in it’s 4 weeks of operation!
And here’s the biggest irony of them all. The biggest anomaly ever ever!
Just this week, I expect to collect about $2.5 million in equity contributions dahil yan ang aking sinasaka sa trabaho. Nag-mamanage ako nang trentang tao sa division namin. Cash na minamage ko?! Milyones. But, sa aking business [...]

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