From the monthly archives:

September 2007

Book Review: The Human Equation

by reyna12 on September 30, 2007

The Human Equation book tries to explore the effects of high performance human resource practices on company’s financial results and overall company’s performance. It tries to understand the reasons why these practices are not widely implemented despite the fact that some of these practices are known to produce positive results on the company’s bottom line. [...]

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Ang ating utang nina, lumiit na.

by reyna12 on September 29, 2007

External debt shrinks 1.9% to $53B at end-June Yung ibang mga kritiko natin dyan eh sasabihin na bawat bata, matanda at bakla sa Pinas eh magbabayad nang Php28,059 sa ating utang. Tama po yung statement na yun. Kahit na tanungin ninyo si Inday. Kaso, ang pagbayad nang utang eh di lang naman po pera pinambabayad. Dangal [...]

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Ang mga bagong ka-tropa nang Pilipinas.

by reyna12 on September 28, 2007

Maganda ang ating mga bagong ka-tropa, Pilipinas! Napahiya tuloy ako! Ba’t ba tinawag kong ganun ang presidente nang Iran, eh ka-tropa pala naten sya? Ma-edit nga yong entry na yon! hahaha! Let’s welcome our new buddies! Eto sila: Cambodia, Laos, Burundi, Honduras, Iran, Libya, Nepal and Yemen.  Yan po ang ating mga ka-tropa! Share on [...]

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$1 = Php45: Salmon of the Day

by reyna12 on September 28, 2007

Stocks rally to 8-week high; peso up $1 = Php45 Pano basahin to mga anak? Ang ibig sabihin po nito anak eh LUMALAKAS ang piso kay LUMILIIT ANG PALIT. Wag nyo pong babasahin to na BAGSAK na naman ang piso, dahil mali po yon. Maling mali po yon. Getz nyu? Ganito po yan… Share on [...]

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Ang cyberspace, pinasok na ni Inday.

by reyna12 on September 27, 2007

I get a lot of FWD emails and normally, I delete them. Not this one. Bea sent this to me and we have no idea who wrote this one. I had a blast reading this one at work – you’ll know why. Check it out! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Kick Myanmar’s military junta out of ASEAN!

September 27, 2007

Why can’t ASEAN condemn the repression in Myanmar? Why can’t ASEAN exert enough effort to make Myanmar make good it’s promise 11 or so years ago to bring democratic & free elections to that country? Is ASEAN meaningless when it comes to policing its own ranks? Oh! I forgot! It’s called non-interference! Duh!~ Share on [...]

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Giving is receiving

September 26, 2007

And so, may I went ako sa pos opis this morning to ship this thing: What’s gonna happen kaya pagdating nito sa pos opis in the Flippines? Ipakilo kaya nila? Makarating kaya to sa kina-uukulan? Humingi kaya sila nang kickbacks? Abangan kung ang librong to eh maging engkanto!!! Why do I say this? Share on [...]

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Idiot of the Century

September 26, 2007

Ahmadinejad, at Columbia, Parries and Puzzles According to this Iranian, Iran has no homosexuals. Siguro kinapon lahat at sinaksakan nang plastic vagina. Whatever. He should be happy, he is enjoying freedom of speech in my country. Yes, Matilda, I agree with Columbia’s Lee C. Bollinger of giving him a platform to talk. It’s for the [...]

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KC’s from Paris to Pinas

September 26, 2007

KC, KC, KC. I know, I promised not to be a siliberty blogger because I can’t keep up with the siliberty developments that only Chuva can do. But this morning, I was late in our meeting and my Tuesday meeting starts at impuntong alas otso!!! As in bukang liwayway na alas singko nanghihilod na po [...]

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TAG FIESTA! MEME FOREVER! SURPRISE TOGETHER!

September 25, 2007

I’ve been tagged by so many people already, including Bluepanjeet and DOM Lawrence and god knows who! Hahaha! Apologies, but I’m one lazy bird that by the time I am ready to answer these memes, centuries passed already, worst I could not find the instructions no more. So, if I owe you some meme, please don’t hesitate to [...]

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If you have one last lecture to give before you die, what would it be?

September 25, 2007

I was reading Wall Street Journal at work today when I read this one: A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a Lifetime. This story is about Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor, who was about to give a lecture Tuesday afternoon, but before he said a word, he received a standing ovation [...]

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Arroyo’s rating plunges

September 24, 2007

Arroyo’s rating plunges amid NBN scandal–SWS survey Only three in every 10 adult Filipinos were satisfied with President Arroyo’s performance, while only one in every five trusted her husband, First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations. The Third Quarter Social Weather Survey found 34 percent satisfied and [...]

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Global Warming – Diesel Style

September 24, 2007

Quick Announcement! OFW Slogan & Logo Competition: 19 more days to go to submit your entries! Also, an OFW from Dubai (he prefers to be called Tabak) is contributing money to the competition! Global Warming – Diesel Style Ever wonder what’s going to happen to my Barrio Siete with the global warming effects? You have to realize that [...]

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Why does it have to come this far?!

September 23, 2007

The controversial $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal with the Chinese company, ZTE Corp., has been “indefinitely” suspended“.  The suspension was on the instructions of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The deal that has been marked by scandals of bribes and kickbacks. Ibabalik din yan Matilda. Pag kumalma na yong mga chuvalais dyan, resurrection ever na naman. Nakikita ko sa [...]

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I had a crush with the New Jersey Governor

September 23, 2007

I used to work for a broadcast investment firm based in Princeton, New Jersey then. I worked for this company for about eighty (80) years as a super-abacus guy where I met the super-nicey-nicey-boss in the whole wide world. Sorry for the name drop, but it was here that I got the chance to meet [...]

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1$CN = 1$US

September 22, 2007

Did anybody noticed that the loonie equalled the greenbuck already? Yes, Matilda! The Canadian dollar hit parity with the US dollar for the first time in 31 years on Thursday and is expected to remain strong, delighting Canadians used to being mocked for their “northern peso.”  Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Happy birthday Mike!

September 21, 2007

Circa sumtin’ sumtin: V. Luna Medical Center Growing up, I had a group of friends from Barrio Siete that I was very close with (Benjie, Omar, Awe, Lito, Gerry & George). Whenever we see each other, we talk about the same story over and over and over till eternity and we still laugh about it! [...]

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Anong koneksyon nag boypren ko sa Credit Bureau? Eto.

September 20, 2007

Naonse na naman ako! Pan-dose na tong pang-o-onseng nagawa saken! Eto ang estorya I love you ko sya talaga. I love you nya rin ako. Yun lang nga, pag di nya sinasagot mga teks ko, nag-iinit ang ulo ko. Pero iniks-pleyn nya naman saken na nung mga oras na yon, low-bat lang naman pala talaga sya. Na-awa naman [...]

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What we do defines who we are and how well we live

September 19, 2007

What we do defines who we are and how well we live! (On the minds of Men, Labor Daze – 09/07 Men’s Fitness). So, with that – I thought, I’d do a little interview. I have some questions for you: Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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60 Minutes Interview: Alan Greenspan

September 18, 2007

26 days left = REMINDER: OFW Slogan/Logo Competition Contest 60 Minutes Interview: Alan Greenspan I finally got my own copy of Alan Greenspan‘s book – The Age of Turbulence!  $35 crunching PPP type isip numbing US dollars! I bought it around noon time and surprisingly, there were no lines! Am I the only one who [...]

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The Age of Turbulence

September 17, 2007

I was watching the 7:00 ABC News yesterday when I heard that Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan’s book is already out in some bookstores in New York. Huh?! Really? Now, this book (which will officially be out on sale by Monday) predicts that the Fed will have to raise interest rates to double-digit levels in coming years [...]

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Where is the other dollar?

September 16, 2007

TULUNGAN NYU NGA AKO! 3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM. A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS’ ROOM WITH [...]

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Pusang Maganda

September 16, 2007

For some reason, I could honestly claim that I can?make friends anywhere, read: hada. Hehehe! And I’ve made friends with quite a number of fascinating people on the internet, and blogging has earned me a lot of friends and well, ahh… other kinds of beings. It’s rather amazing because some of them and those that I don’t [...]

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Our salmon of the day

September 15, 2007

I was really excited that I received an invitation to an alumni gathering at WKUP (Well Known University in Pittsburgh) to speak on a topic which is very close to me. After all, I just recently had a very well documented experience about it.  That’s one thing I can vouch to the world, my experience. I am positively [...]

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I APOLOGIZE

September 14, 2007

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It’s porno, not popcorn.

September 13, 2007

TODAY, Bill handed me a rather, very interesting email. Here’s an excerpt of this email: Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Twiit me!

September 11, 2007

*reading Michael Porter’s book on Competitive Strategy* Essentially, ang sabi dito: The essence of strategy is coping with competition. In the fight for market share, competition is not only manifested by players, rather, competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economics, and competitive forces exist that go well beyond the established combatants in [...]

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Have you reach a verdict?

September 11, 2007

It’s Estrada Verdict Day! Sorry, I was late! I have to go to New York and just got back! I am now back in the news! We have to leave early, else we might get stuck again just last year when we missed those water taxis by Manhattan to Liberty Park in New Jersey. In any [...]

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This woman is delusional

September 11, 2007

There’s a whole new world out there in the blogosphere. It’s called the underground world of Twitter. This is where they talk nasty crap about anybody. One of their topic happens to be me. It was here that I saw this message. I deleted her picture, but I have the original capture. Share on Facebook Digg [...]

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Arrest or Invitation?

September 10, 2007

For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV “Arrest” or “Invitation”? What could this be? Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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ZTE won’t go away coz we could smell smoke along the way!

September 9, 2007

Thiszte deal won’t go away! Nakapagtataka etong ZTE/NBN Deal para talaga syang sungkaan ever. Di ba? Di ba? Di ba? Who would you believe now? While I would say – kung totoo tong bribery na to – na commendable ang ginagawa ni JDV to spit out the trulili, eh bakit hindi to lumabas earlier and waited [...]

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Are we under martial law in the Philippines?

September 9, 2007

Loren Legarda pushed boybastos into the limelight! Acting like a policeman! The Philippines has no laws against cyber pornography. But on Wednesday, Sen. Loren Legarda asked authorities to shut down boybastos.com (www.boybastos.com), because it offered free access to pornography. I am not here to defend boybastos.com and I don’t flaunt my legal opinion on arresting [...]

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Back to the Project: OFW Slogan & Logo Design

September 8, 2007

UPDATE: 10/18/2007 8:24pm THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY ENTRIES ANYMORE. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.   QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Slogan/Logo Design Contest When is the deadline? Deadline to submit entries is October 14, 2007. You have moooorrrreee than a month to gather your team of designers, engineers, architects, plumbers and diggers to [...]

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Direct hires for overseas work should be cleared by DoLE

September 7, 2007

Nurses who are looking forward to a direct hire, better read this news! Foreign employers who want to hire Filipino workers without using the services of local recruitment agencies must obtain approval from the Department of Labor and Employment, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration governing board has ruled. In a board resolution, the POEA board [...]

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8 minutes of shower

September 6, 2007

Have you been to the hottest hotel in town? 8 minutes of shower. Bawal ang timba. 8 minutes of shower para bang itik shower and you better finish it in time.  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmt5jXYbo_c] Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Project: OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition gives you Php10,000!

September 5, 2007

UPDATE: 10/18/2007 8:22pm EST THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY ENTRIES ANYMORE. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.  Welcome! I love my OFW’s! And so, www.reynaelena.com is proud to announce the OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition. The whole idea is simple. Create a catchy slogan and a sleek logo that captures the spirit and [...]

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Can you read my mind?

September 4, 2007

Ladies and Gentlemen: I have a very exciting announcement to make in the next few days … Yeap, anak. You heard me write. I mean, you read me right. Now, if I could finish this as soon as I can, I’ll make the announcement SOON! What could this be? Hmmm… di ko sasabihin!!! Pero, pag pinilit nyo ko – sasabihin ko [...]

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Trade deficit daw natin to hit $6.9 billion: Alamin kung ano to!

September 3, 2007

The Concept of Deficits BUDGET DEFICITS Ok, mga anak! Tatagalugin ko na to noh? Kasi yong mga nag-titinda nang mga pabango sa Dubai, gusto daw to maintindihan. Wezz, eto ngayon ang ating Economic ratsada chuvalinga! Alam na nating lahat ang ibig sabihin nang TAXES, di ba? Pinaka-simpleng explanation, eto ninanakaw saten! oopp! sandali..typo, taypoid river eto [...]

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Are OFWs coming home? What’s with the POEA numbers? Are they correct?

September 2, 2007

Da TRUE and nothing butt da true: Where OFW remittances are coming from: In 2006, Overseas Filipino Workers remitted a total of $12 billion glittering US Dollars to the Philippines. Eto po sya shown by top ten sources by country. If you look, almost 60% of which comes from the US and only 10% is [...]

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Russians speaking in Tagalog or Filipino

September 1, 2007

I love Russians! Honestly, they’re very very nice people and funny too! I met a lot of Russians at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and made friends with a lot of them. One of them would turn out to be one of my best friend – Vlad who would beat out students of [...]

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