From the monthly archives:

October 2007

I do like to have kids, except this one…

by reyna21 on October 31, 2007

I’ve always wanted to have kids. Yes, with an “s”. Kaso nga lang nga, dysfunctional patio obaryo ko.
Etong uwi kong to, I saw some of my closest friends, they came to visit me. Si Benjie, my childhood friend. Lima na pala ang anak nya. Si Omar, anim na pala anak nya. His eldest is now [...]

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Interested to join our EB?

by reyna21 on October 30, 2007

We are planning to have a grand EB, so far, siguro sa gitna nang EDSA para kita nang madlang people in Manila.
Are you interested to join? Send me an email at ofwcenter@gmail.com.

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The Face behind the Crown! The Crown that won’t fit the face!

by reyna21 on October 30, 2007

This is a re-post and an updated one. Natakot po ako ki Ambo baka habulin ako nang kinakalawang na itak sa kahabaan nang Ortigas Avenue.  You’d know why. Me ginawa kasi akong katarantaduhan, kaya kumuha muna akong foolish clearance sa kanya. Yan po ang because why tinanggal ko.

I am notoriously lazy with meme even though I [...]

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Of Red wine & Cordless phone: The art of social climbing!

by reyna21 on October 29, 2007

Do you see that phone? No! Don’t get me wrong honey! That’s a cordless phone! Here’s another one!

Nice, isn’t it? Well, let me start by telling you a story about what happened in the plane!

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Happy Halloween 2007!

by reyna21 on October 29, 2007

Halloween in Philadelphia is THE day when WOMEN outnumber MEN. Yeap. Even if you go to gay bars, you won’t find men no more. Puro na tibo lahat. Since I’m going home to Pasig, I won’t be able to join my friends in the Annual Halloween Party which will be held at the Franklin Wyndham [...]

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A380 has above klaseng pangkaraniwan!

October 28, 2007

Dahil na nga I have a lot of friends in higher places at I have so many connections also, I was able to get a ticket sa Airbus 380. I took pictures. You know – you have to remember that. Kung mag-so-social climb ka? You have to have evidence. Otherwise, name-dropper ka lang.
So, Have you [...]

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TGIF! I’m flying to Manila tomorrow!

October 26, 2007

I’m on vacation finally!
I’m flying to Manila in a few hours and I hope to meet some of you guys that I met online. I’m really, really excited to be back home again. Meron lang akong hahabulin hehehe! O kaya bawiin ko yong ref? Singilin yong pautang? Hmmm… wag na lang. A basta! Hahanapin ko [...]

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The Winner of the OFW Slogan & Logo Competition!

October 26, 2007

And so the deliberations continued…
In the end, it would be a fight between the three remaining entries which were very creative, very witty and very intelligently written.

Ol For Wan, Juan For All

Taas-noo OFW, Kahit saan, Tagumpay sa Sanlibutan!

OK, FINE, Whatever Whenever Wherever

Find out what’s the surprise!

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Did you read? Arroyo pardons Estrada.

October 25, 2007

I got nothing to write. I am soooo annoyed I don’t even know what to write. Magsama na sila!
Related Stories:
Arroyo pardons Estrada
(UPDATE 3) Arroyo grants pardon to Estrada
State prosecutor questions legality of Estrada pardon

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The road to winning the OFW Slogan and Logo Contest

October 25, 2007

In the beginning: 
On September 5, 2007, I launched Reyna Elena’s very own OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition.
The whole idea was simple.

Create a catchy slogan and a sleek logo that captures the spirit and best expresses and exemplifies what an Overseas Filipino Worker is all about. This is my response to the negativities hurled to [...]

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The art of telling the guy you love him!

October 24, 2007

How do you say “I love you”? How do you win a man’s heart or a woman’s? Better else, pano mo aakitin ang isang lalaki o isang babae? Yan ang ating tatalakayin sa isa na namang katarantaduhang karanasan na to.

I was in business school then, kaya bihira akong lumabas. I don’t get to see my friends often. Lumalabas [...]

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Book Review: The Agenda, by Michael Hammer

October 23, 2007

Finally, after about 10 years of reading this book – under the tree, inside the train, in the parking lot and in the middle of some summer parties, I finished the book! Yeeeehaaa!
So, here’s my book review on The Agenda, by Michael Hammer. 

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Piolo Pascual: Me ginalaw ba ang tadhana?!

October 21, 2007

Na-intriga ako sa comment na iniwan ni Kiwi:
‘nay koh? si piolo ba yang nasa kanan na photo? bakit parang nag-iba na itsura nya?
I should know. First love ko tong si Piolo Pascual, bago nga dumating si Sam Milby. Although me bago akong kinahu-humalingan lately (hehehe, andyan sya sa comment section!), I thought I would check [...]

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And so, there were five.

October 21, 2007

I didn’t realize that it was tough to deliberate on the entries, especially the slogan. All of the slogan are equally representative of what the OFW represents, except for one big fan.
And so, here are the five finalists!

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Why can’t Lolit and the likes just leave this two alone?!

October 21, 2007

ThebuzzsamUploaded by kapover
Lolit Solis stands firm on “date” story despite contradicting claims by Sam-Piolo defenders
Columnist and StarTalk co-host Lolit Solis had to wait for days before she could vocally give her side on the highly-debated Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby “date” issue, which she herself wrote in her tabloid column last Monday, October 15.
In the [...]

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Why the ordinary people?!

October 20, 2007

These are raw video by Tonyo: Raw video taken immediately after Glorietta bomb blast  
Video 1:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbm49EisyEA]
Video 2:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQmrNECqmE]

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Our heart goes to the victims of the Glorietta tragedy

October 20, 2007

Why is it always the innocent people? Why? 
I was editing the Official Entries last nite when the news flashed about the bombing in Glorietta. I was so tired that I went to bed. Today, it was a full day of activities, including a school volunteer work, being a chaperone to school kids on their annual halloween hayride at the Valley [...]

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Official Entries to the OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition

October 19, 2007

Finally!
After a worldwide search of someone who can design the best OFW Logo and come up with the best OFW Slogan, spanning several continents and countries, I am now very excited to present to you, where somebody will win for up to Php10,000!  - the official entries to our OFW Slogan ang Logo Design Competition!
The winning Slogan gets [...]

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How to win friends and not necessarily influence people

October 18, 2007

I was invited to attend a pre-halloween party the other night dito sa Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Liblib na pook pero sosyal ang environment. Lahat nang nakaparadang kotse puro Chedeng, Lexus, BMW, Jaguar at Infiniti. Dahil nasa talyer ang kotse ko, pinapalitan nang makina, tambutso, ilaw, upuan, windshield, bumper: pucha lahat pala! eh hiniram ko ang kotse ni Matilda. [...]

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Ten things I’ll do when I get home to Pasig

October 17, 2007

It’s fall again. Mausok masyado sa labas, foggy ever. The temperature changes drastically. Parang yong ex ko. Minsan malambing then after that nagliliparan ang mga kutsilto. Parang blog ko na rin. Minsan seryoso, minsan biglang whatever chuvalais. Medyo kalma ang blogging world ngayon. Everybody is sorta waiting for another desperate malu. In attack position baga.

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6 becomes 8 random things about me!

October 16, 2007

Meme time mga kasuyyyy! (got this one from the Dan & Rye Show). I was tagged by Pusang Maganda to list down eight (8) random facts about me. I did this one alread before. Which means, that I only have to add 2 more and chuvalais na ako! Diva mga kasuyyyy??
So, let’s start with  6 Random Things [...]

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That Black Cat

October 16, 2007

Psst! No pun intended to my blogfriends who’s got Cat on their names!  

Yesterday, I drove to Voorhess, New Jersey and invited Chuva to go to church with me. Normally, his dog – Simba would be barking and wagging his tail incessantly to get my attention. He always wanted me to carry him. But yesterday, it [...]

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Revenge of the social cli-nerd! Learn the art of social climbing!

October 15, 2007

UPDATE: Being asian in an american school at 12 years old
You know about my niece’s complaint about her classmates telling her that Filipinos live in boxes and cartons, right? That they could not understand why we live under the bridges, korek? Well, me too. I don’t understand that! HAHAHA! They were talking about a program [...]

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Wishes on your special day!

October 14, 2007
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Last day to submit entries to OFW Slogan & Logo Contest: Winner gets Php10,000!!!

October 13, 2007

UPDATE 10/18/2007 8:20pm EST: 
THIS CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY CLOSE. NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
UPDATE 10/13/2007 8:19pm EST: HILLARY HAS SPOKEN:

*Set aside Presidential campaign thoughts, thinking* I consulted with my maid, Inday. She agreed unequivocally to the suggestion that the recontre be prolonged for another seven days in order that willing entrants [...]

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VOTE FOR MARCO TORRES, NOW NA!

October 13, 2007

Marco Torres' Bid to Carry Olympic TorchUploaded by starmometerdotcom
MARCO TORRES IS NOW in TUG-OF-WAR SECOND PLACE!!! YOU CAN CHECK THE STATUS HERE!
LESS THAN 23 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE!!
UP, UP and AWAY!!! PINOY POWER UNLEASHED!!!
MARAMING SALAMAT MGA KABAYAN – NUMBER 3 NA SI MARCO TORRES WITH 9459 VOTES – TRUE PINOY POWER UNLEASHED!!! DAGDAGAN PA NATIN!!! LET’S [...]

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Do you legislate Good Manners and Right Conduct of Taxi Drivers?

October 12, 2007

Let us be reminded that ‘no one shall be unjustly enriched at the expense of another!
Ayan po mga Kuya! Mga Ate! Yan po ang sinabi ni Senator Revilla. Grabe di ba? Grabe magpatama ang ating gwapitong Senador.

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Reading Mandaya and Listening to Dan & Ryan

October 12, 2007

It’s amazing what you find on the internet or should I say – what you find amongst what Pinoy bloggers are blogging or doing . Pinoy blogosphere is just oozing with undiscovered talents and they’re just there! Waiting to be discovered.

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Jocelyn Dulnuan Updates

October 11, 2007

Jocelyn Dulnuan Updates:
We now have an update on Jocelyn Dulnuan and what’s going on in Toronto.

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OFW Contest Update + AJ needs help on his Ad Campaign

October 11, 2007

Our OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition updates and here’s a really diligent student needing some advice on his ad campaign.

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And the survey says? OFW kin tend to just sit back and wait!

October 11, 2007

Did you read the latest survey about OFW Families? 
Gi-summarize man nako ug survey bitaw at the bottom of this entry. Naa man usa nga nakakasilaw na findings. Eto:
Ang ibang pamilya daw nang mga OFW eh nakaupo na lang sa ilalim nang puno nang kamatsili at hinihintay na lang na bumagsak sa langit ang padala nang mga OFW.

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Magallanes Village Elections: Bettina Del Rosario for Kagawad

October 10, 2007

I am trying to help out a very good friend. Since, I could see that I have a good number of readers from Makati, I am hoping that I have readers who either reside in Magallanes Village or know of someone who lives there. 
Magallanes Village in Makati City is having an election on October 29, 2007 and [...]

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This little girl from Daraga, Albay is shining in America!

October 10, 2007

You all are familiar with Jeopardy di ba? I don’t need to do any wiki-wiki explanation chuvalinga, right? Basta, isa syang big deal, big time at primetime game show para sa mga magagaling at matatalinong tao.
Guess what! TONIGHT! As in NGONIAN NA BANGGUI! There was a Pinay on Jeopardy! World domination ever!!! 

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Jocelyn Dulnuan, a 27-year-old OFW

October 9, 2007

I was talking with my first cousin in Mississauga just now. Lumipat na daw ako nang Toronto dahil mas mataas na ang palit nang pera nila. But of course, I blog about the fact na pumatas na yong $1CN at yung $1US. Sabi ko, bukas na dahil gabi na dito ngayon. Nauwi ang usapan namin sa big [...]

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Is the Desperate Housewives storm over?

October 8, 2007

ANNOUNCEMENT 1:

There’s less than a week na lang po for the OFW LOGO/SLOGAN Competition and beginning this weekend, I’ll start posting the ones that I received. You may now send your entries. Many, many thanks to an OFW in Dubai who wants to be anonymous and simply be called tabaknamatarom@yahoo.com for sending Php5,000. So, start [...]

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Philadelphia’s Gay Outfest

October 8, 2007

I drove to the City today to check out Philadelphia’s Gay Outfest. It’s been quite some time now that I’ve been to any gay gathering of any kind. Baka expired na ang cedula ko. But a friend called me up and asked me to check on something. I did not know what that something was.
So, drive-la-lush ang lola nyo.

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Bloghacking: The new game of blog argumentation?!

October 7, 2007

This evening (EST), right after I posted my previous entry: Salmon of the Day, my website went offline. It was blank. It was weird. I never experienced this before. I guess, my server crashed again. Oh, well. I’m used to my server crashing all the time. My landlord has been telling me to switch to some [...]

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Salmon of the Day: Paradigm Shift #1: Who’s reading who now?

October 7, 2007

Kids, what’s a PARADIGM SHIFT? Anyone?! Anyone?! Nasaan ang mga estudyante ko?! *blag* *blag* *blag* EEEEEEE!!!!! Ba’t puro excuse slips tooooo!!!

Think of a Paradigm Shift as a change from one way of thinking to another. It’s a revolution, a transformation, a sort of metamorphosis. It just does not happen, but rather it is driven by [...]

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What you can do to help the Burmese

October 6, 2007

Reminiscent of the events that happened in Manila, the 1986 People Power Revolution, I can’t help but notice the very same plight of our Burmese brothers and sisters fighting for their own democracy. We’ve been there. We know they can do it. We know they can kick that Military Junta, interestingly, with ASEAN just on [...]

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The Jon Stewart Show pokes slut fun on Cory Aquino

October 6, 2007

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc4RhBBw0b8]
Apologies TonGuE-tWisTeD, but I told everyone here that I am onion-skinned and uber-reactor:

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I’m onion skinned so this is a short blog

October 5, 2007

At least am not a skin head. My niece just experienced how it feels to be discriminated. I’ve been discriminated many times. Some of these Pinoy bloggers may not even have set foot in the United States!. Some of these bloggers calls themselves professionals – lawyers, columnists and doctors. Some are blatantly self-righteous! Moses like!

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Salmon of the Day: Why you should have health insurance all the time

October 4, 2007

Ok, enough with all of these Desperation!
I had a crazy day today but my meeting this afternoon including the presentation went flawless (cute ko talaga!). The meeting just finished when my phone rang…
Is this Reyna Elena?! My name is Amanda from the Collection Agency? I would like to remind you about your medical bills! They’re past [...]

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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Leader.

October 3, 2007

How do you define success? Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala says: 

“Success is not measured by quick and one-time gains but by enduring beliefs and created by a disciplined approach to creating value. Second, success also entails combining profitability with a broader contribution to society.”

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Desperate for Philippine audience!

October 2, 2007

Desperate Housewives, the epitomy of how dysfuntional families in the United States – it’s popular, it’s a must see on Sunday after Americans are finished with their spiritual sunday services in their mosques, churches or synagogues. This is suburbia trash in a subtle way. Ok, fine -?blatantly upfront trash! It’s interesting because today, on CNN, [...]

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Abalos resigns

October 1, 2007

Ayan ha? Ang aking reporter who’s in the land of Durians right now, reported na nag-resign na pala si Abalos.  Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Pano na yong mga engkantong bomoboto? Ayaw na nyang mag-pa impeach?

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