From the monthly archives:

December 2007

What a great 2007 year that was!

by reyna02 on December 31, 2007

What a great year that was! I truly had a great time with everyone that I met and those that I still have to meet and everyone?who left their funny footprints in this blog. I truly appreciate every dots & commas you left!?I adore you all! Have a Happy New Year! Here’s what I prepared [...]

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100 things to do in 2008

by reyna02 on December 30, 2007

Mga kabisyoooo!!! Andito na naman tayo! A few more days left and 2007 has left us! Now, do you have your?New?Year’s resolutions ready? I know – wala namang silbi di ba? Unless sinabi nang mga jowawitz naten na gawin mo yan or else(!) di naten gagawin, divanetch??Well, I may not have any jowawitz, nonetheless, I?have my [...]

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Full day of pick and pack!

by reyna02 on December 29, 2007

I didn’t do anything at work today but pick & pack! Yong tipo bang bagger ka sa supermarket! Nag-mistulang trash can ang buong opis ko! Nakahamblang everything, everywhere! Nawalan nang glamour! You wanna see how it looked like?
Here:

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Why you should not play spirit of the glass on xmas!

by reyna02 on December 28, 2007

I arrived work this morning, at eto ang bumulaga saken pag-bukas nang elevator:

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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

by reyna02 on December 27, 2007

Big news at work today and I’m sure around the blogworld and around the world is the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. We have a number of Pakistanis at work as well as Pakistani consultants, mostly working as IT Consultants. Some of whom, I go out to lunch with.

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This was how we celebrated our Christmas

December 26, 2007

Sabi ko nga, I went to Hospicio de Santa Matilda in Mt. Laurel, NJ where alcoholic people and rabid smokers with dysfunctional families gather to shoo away Santa Claus. Binabato pa nga namen eh para maka-alis na’t matapos na ang lahat.
Naghanda pala si Matilda nang pambara! Mga hilaw na isda at mga damong dagat:

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Mary, this Christmas, I want you to know this…

December 24, 2007

Wow! This must be the loneliest Christmas that I am going through! Ever! AND I HATE IT ~!@#$^!!!. Booote na lang, although I was at work today, I really appreciate the text by my wife Malen?from Manila, the phone call by Froi from Singapore, the email chichat with Kengkay from Germany and with Melai from [...]

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Discover the Bodaliciouness of these ladies!

December 23, 2007

See that award? I was awarded this by BURAOT, who’s a very shy Pinoy guy from Venice Beach, California.
What’s bodacious?

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Did you get your mail today?

December 23, 2007

You should! This is the Philippines. But forget about what’s lost in the Post Office, let’s just pretend that packages and mails, especially money orders actually shows up in your houses! Duhh! 
Actually, something that we Pinoys should be proud of is that, we might not have one of the most organized streets and house numbering [...]

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Banco de Reyna will soon be out using Custom Logo Designs

December 22, 2007

There is this slogan called ETDBW. I learned this in business school. What it means is being “Easy to do business with”. Why did I bring that up? Well, if you are looking for someone to design your logo, you’d have a difficult time translating what it is in your mind. How about doing it [...]

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Do you know why Filipinos at home will go bankcrupt after New Year?

December 22, 2007

ETO:

ATM withdrawals hit record high as Filipinos splurge

Wasak-wasak na daw lahat nang ATM machine sa Pinas with massive withdrawals! Yupi-yupi na raw ang haligi nang mga bangko! Nag-mukhang EDSA I People Power yong mga nag-wi-widrow nang anda! Yong tipo bang eh akala mo eh bank run na yong mga bangko! Hahaha! The lines at some ATM machines in Eastwood [...]

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el embajador filipino en espana el gusto maging espanol sitizen?!

December 21, 2007

Que barbaridad mejores y mejoras las palabras de bandilla anuncio en la peryodiko ahora! Por dios por santo! Aqui! (Ambassador to Spain seeking Spanish Citizenship!)  Conosimos que el Ambassadore de la Espana? Es el hombre de gago es un persona nun grata! Este senor es enseguida escriba de la Espana na il gusto nya pala grante grante Citizensya de [...]

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20 very personal questions answered

December 21, 2007

FIRST! Hoy! Sana nanood kayo nang teleBISYOn ano? Sa mga nag-suporta! Maraming salamat ho! Sa mga hindi? Sana mabilaukan kayo sa mga lalamunin ninyo sa paskoooooo!!! Hmpt!!!

Anyway, here’s one meme I enjoyed doing! Trulili! This tag came from Cheh, the uber super moderately confused pinay in deutschland with her 20 penetratingly personal & interesting questions. Well, find out more [...]

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Charice Pempengco as she talks about PPP, Smorty, Review Me, Sponsored Review and other making money online with Ellen.

December 20, 2007

A month ago, Ellen DeGeneres was looking for Charice Pempengco. Here’s the post I made: Charice Pempengco is better than dreamgirls!Today, the entire Pinoy blogworld is abuzz with Charice on Ellen DeGeneres Show and it’s just a wonderful feeling to be a Filipino in America today. This girl just made us so proud! I honestly [...]

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Stranded Overseas Filipino Workers

December 20, 2007

Good morning to all prospective and aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers! I have a message to all of you via our friends from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and elsewhere in the Gulf States.
Our sources is telling us that these Filipinos were hired through a licensed recruitment agency in Manila to work with one of the security services [...]

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Mr. Ric Mactal of Marinduque Land Corporation

December 20, 2007

I had a very interesting experience with the DWIZ AM Radio in Manila. I got the chance to meet one PAGIBIG Officer, one Mayor, a businessman and Mr. Ric Mactal, who’s been very active?in helping the coconut farmers of Marinduque. We all were able to talk to each other?at the DWIZ AM Radio Interview last [...]

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Let Finance Genius do the work for you!

December 19, 2007

Buying a car is not just as simple as getting a full tort or a no-tort car insurance. It also involves trying to understand what type and kind of Auto Warranty you have. 

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America, the beautiful?

December 19, 2007

HAY BUHAY AMERICA TALAGA! 
(Anonymous: English mistranslation by Reyna Elena)

Akala ng mga tao na nasa Pilipinas kapag nasa America ka akala nila madami ka ng pera. Ang totoo, madami kang utang, dahil credit card lahat ang gamit mo sa pagbili mo ng mga gamit mo. Kailangan mo gumamit ng credit card para magka-credit history ka, kase [...]

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Time to move on?

December 19, 2007

Ok! Bwisit na talaga ako sa landlord ko! Hmpt! Binilang ko, kung mag-down ang site ko in 1 minute is equivalent to 62 minutes in 1 hour! And I checked my visitors during such time na nag-ka-crash ang site ko and sometimes there are only about 20 or even less!!! Something’s not adding up!!!

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UTANG NA LOOB!!! MANOOD NAMAN KAYO NANG teleBISYOn!!!

December 18, 2007

Mga kabisyoooo!!! Mga kabaro koooo!!! Mga kakosaaa!!! Mga kasama kong tumakbong hubo’t hubad sa UP Diliman!!!! ?To all my partners in crime!!! People of Manila!!! UTANG NA LOOB!!!MANOOD NAMAN KAYO NANG teleBISYOn!!! Para naman sa mga kapatid kong nabubuhay na lamang sa puno nang nyog!!!  PHP100 PESOSIS lang naman poooo ang entrance!!!
~*nakaluhod*~ ~*nagsusumamo*~~
Mr. Ric Mantal [...]

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Super uber international public humiliation maximum leveleyshus social climbing gone bad ever ever!!!

December 17, 2007

My 1st radio interview?! Disaster! Humiliating! Hideous!!! and what happened next?! My technorati ratings dropped significantly!!!!
I mean, my DWIZ misadventure last night (or Sunday noon in Manila) will surely land in the Ginizzang Book World of Records as the most scandaluzzziang ever na pagkahiya-hiyang social climbing gone bad ever!!!

I know! I know! Ruthie and Malen?are now peddling [...]

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So you wanna hear the voice of the face behind this blog?

December 16, 2007

So you wanna hear the voice of the face behind this blog?
Tune it to DWIZ, 882 KHZ today, Sunday (December 16, 2007) between the hours of 12:00 – 01:00 pm (Manila Time) where I will be calling from the United States.
This radio program segment is?called ‘Balitang B?http://www.aliw.com.ph/dwiz/schedule.html?(which stands for anything under the letter B, Barangay, Bayan, Batas, [...]

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Happy 82nd Anniversary to Alpha Phi Omega!

December 15, 2007

Happy anniversary to all my brothers and sisters in the fraternity and sorority and our birthday is December 16. As you know, there’s this tradition at the University of the Philippines made famous by my brothers in the fraternity. It has now become a must see and a must attend show during this time of [...]

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Where to find the best secured loan

December 15, 2007

What’s a secured loan? Exactly what it is. A loan with a security, secured by something of value. If you’re a homeowner, it could be your house.

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There’s nothing beautiful about poverty

December 15, 2007

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Comments will be answered tommorrow! Eh, me Christmas santacruzan sa opis namen! Weeeee!!! As ifffff gusto kong makipag-chikahan!!! Pwede vaaa!!!

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My disappearing retirement money!

December 14, 2007

I am just having such a bad day today with all these news about the Philippine peso! Grrrr!!!
It’s bad enough that my technorati ratings is going down drastically (napansin nyo?), I could see my 401-k disappearing forever!!! Now, I have to kayod forever para lang I could send the same amount of money na pinapadala ko sa [...]

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Are you visiting Philadelphia?

December 13, 2007

Are you visiting Philadelphia anytime soon? You might want to grab and subscribe to one of this: Trusted Travel eNewsletter. This is a great travel newsletter to prepare you on your tour of Philadelphia and some of the other great cities in the United States!
I’ve actually tried it last summer when I have my friend [...]

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teleBISYOn

December 13, 2007

Maganda si Reyna senyong lahattttt mga kabisyoooooo!!!
You know, aside from OFW’s, yong mga coconut farmers po eh malapit din po sa puso nang reyna. Marami-rami din po kasi akong ninakaw na nyog nung panahon. Kaya eto po, pinag-durusahan ever ko po talaga! hehehe! Ever!!! Charing!!! hahaha! At para naman makabayad ako nang utang ko, I’d like you guys to [...]

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And the winner is?

December 12, 2007

Weeeee!!!! *tumatambling*
Gurls! Bois! Let me tell you sumtin’! Today is the coronation and I already feel like an Oscar winner! Nah… more than that! More like London’s Olivetti Award Winner… teka, di ba typewriter yon? Anyhow! Whatever happens mga kabisyooo, am still suffering from some serious ADD at ADS at tone-toneladang deficiency kaya kelangan nang [...]

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to adopt standardized employment contracts

December 11, 2007

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to adopt standardized employment contracts and other measures aimed at protecting foreign workers, including Filipino workers, from exploitative recruiters who merely exact money from them, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Monday.

UAE’s Ministry of Labor (MOL) was ready to adopt:Electronic employment contract and verification system which [...]

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2 Girls and 1 Cup

December 11, 2007

Magbihis ka. Me pupuntahan tayo.

Saan?
Ewan, pero tumawag si Pareng Obet. Sa Cubao daw.

Yun ang sabi sakin ni Jeff. Dumating sina Obet. Kasama yong ibang mga kebigan nila. Inuman muna kami sa condo. Di ko pinapansin ang usapan nila kasi nasa kabilang linya si Chuva. Basta pag tatawa ang mga ulol, titingin saken. Hmmm… Ano kaya [...]

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Christmas carolers banned in Manila

December 10, 2007

At the risk of being called the Grinch, Manila administrators said Monday they are banning Christmas carolers from the Philippine capital’s streets because they disrupt traffic.

“The plan, controversial as it might be, is not done out of whim but rather for the safety of the children and the motorists,” said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief [...]

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Who’s the prettiest of them all?

December 9, 2007

Here we go again! This is what happens when I take off my crown. I get swarmed by pretty, pretty women! Hehehe!!!

 Mirror! Mirror! Cracking on the wall! Who’s the prettiest of them all?

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Ginoong Pilipinas USA 2008

December 8, 2007

A former SGV professional  (anonymosity na lang para wag biruin) who I became friends with, who now works in Philadelphia invited me to attend this:

which is now on it’s 5th year of production, where last nights proceeds went to the Southern California Wildfire Relief Efforts. I mean, kaw ba naman, in front of these contestants, pag [...]

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Na-alala ko ang aking madir at fadir…

December 7, 2007

Pasko na…wala lang, emote lang… na-aalala ko, nung napadpad kami dito sa balat nang snow and ice, ina-araw-araw ako nang sigaw nang aking madir:

Kelan ka ba mag-aasawa?~!@ Ba’t di ka pa nag-aasawa?!@# Si *kwan1 ba’t di mo pa pinakasalan? Si *kwan2 anong nangyari? Mabait naman pamilya nun ah?

Shockies ang lola netch! Di ko alam kung anong [...]

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To open or not to open. The gift rules.

December 6, 2007

Maganda si reyna senyong lahat mga kabisyoooo! Eto na naman tayo sa ating social climbing lessons! Pero simple lang tong social climbing lesson naten mga anak! Isang recess lang alam na to! Isipin nyo na lang suminghot lang kayo nang polvoron at na-high kayo! hahaha!

Ano ang presidential decree pag nakatanggap ka nang regalo? Aber?!

Problema lang kabisyo pag [...]

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Binggo na talaga to!!!

December 5, 2007

Halos matapon ang isang drum na kapeng nilalagok ko pag-gizing ko. Eto! 

ANO?! Sa totoo lang! Sino ba ang winners nang pag-taas nang value nang piso? Kaming mga OFW na halos barya na lang ang kita namen? I’m sure new year celebration ang mga smugglers at silang nagbabakasyon sa Yuropa! Ang sumunod kong naisip … mawawalan na [...]

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Empress Maruja presents Pinoy Blog Superstar!

December 4, 2007

I just received a word from the organizers of the Pinoy Blog Superstar, that I was nominated for the November 2007 PBS Awards! Dy’a read that?! ~~wink! ~~wink! Can you imagine how much energy booster to sa personality kong prosac needing at suffering pa wid attention deficit syndrome?! Daku ‘dong! Daku! I swear indi na ako hihingi [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving from Philadelphia: Part 2 of 2 – Thanks for the friendship!

December 3, 2007

 Happy Thanksgiving from Philadelphia, Part 1 of 2
(PS! I will continue to update this entry with pictures that I could steal from their site! hahaha!)?
Maganda si reyna senyong lahat mga kabisyooooooooo!!! mga kapatid, mga kasama kong rumampa sa Session Road at natikitan nang Baguio cops for vagrancy, lahat tayo who’s connected to the internet, wired [...]

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My Christmas Wishes

December 2, 2007

This is a Christmas Tag which was passed on to me by Bluepanjeet. I won’t tag no one anymore – kung sino ang makabasa nito, considered tag kayo! Hahahaha!
I have some very simple wishes this Christmas. I listed them all and it looked like this:

Gusto ko mag-ka-boypren, yong graduate na. Ayoko na talagang magpa-aral.

Gusto ko mag-ka-boypren, [...]

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No Remit Days 1-5 bawat buwan

December 2, 2007

Ang sumusunod ay pahayag ng Migrants Association in Saudi Arabia (MASA), isa sa mga kasaping organisasyon ng Migrante Saudi Arabia.

Ipaglaban ang Kabuhayan ng Migranteng Pilipino!
No Remit sa a-1 hanggang a-5 ng bawat buwan!
Laging sinasabi ng gobyerno na gumaganda ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. Patunay daw nito ang pagtaas ng reserbang dolyar ng bansa, pagliit ng depisit [...]

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Simple social climbing skills we forget!

December 1, 2007

I received an exploding email today from one irate reader and I was really – really embarassed!!! Hahahaha! Here I am, teaching some social climbing skills and I cannot believe that he’s not on my blogroll list when he linked me up many months ago! Bastos ko ano?!
Well, my apologies and kisses were accepted and he’s [...]

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Be The Blog Awardees

December 1, 2007

I was tagged again by The Native Sentimental Maniac which really is honoring successful blogs. Wow! Eto yong mga topic na pinag-uusapan namen ni Chuva over a bottle of red wine chuvalinga – “How do you define success?”. Well, sa blogging world, success means, gaining a lot of readership not necessarily traffic dahil di mo [...]

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Blog of the month awardees

December 1, 2007

Thess sent this award to Dom Lawrence, who’ve in turned awarded them to me.
Nabuang daw and DOM nang entry na to: How can you tell if a guy is gay? na pasimuno ni Kengkay sa entry na to: How can you tell if a guy is gay? Ang gulo ano?
Well, I’m happy there’s one soul na nakabungisngis sa [...]

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Chapel of the social climbers

December 1, 2007

Kelan ba talaga magiging stable ang bayan naten? Nung panahon ni Marcos, ok na sana, kaso me bagyong dumating, ang super uver social climber na si Santa Imelda. Sino pa ang magiging dyosa nang mga social climbers kundi si Santa Imelda. Sana man lang, sa dinami daming kinurakot nang pamilyang to, nagtayo man lang sana [...]

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