From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Empress’ podcasting & Reyna’s readership

by Rainier on September 30, 2008

Knowing nyo ba na luminya kami ni Empress sa Survivor Philippines hoping na makasali? If it happened na napili kaming dalwa, world peace sana sa blogosphere. Di ba? Hahaha! Pero, napapatalon na kayo sa bintana because blogging is getting boring? Puntahan nyo to and I swear magkaka-anak kayo kahit na di kayo juntis.

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OFW and the current global financial crisis

by reyna13 on September 30, 2008

I received an email from our BFF, Salve Duplito, The Inquirer’s financial whiz, editor of Money Smarts. I am inviting my very, very close Overseas Pinoy friends (yeap, alam nila sekreto ni Victorino) to help her out. They are the following:

) Roni (Sands of Time) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

) Mogli of Sweden
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World peace in Pinoy Blogosphere?

by reyna13 on September 30, 2008

When I grow up I want to be MLQ3. You know exactly what those alphanumeric means and I don?t even have to explain but it?s called credibility… and more.
I don?t know what my role in Pinoy blogosphere, if there is. I was only blogging about my dysfuntional life. A lady gorilla guerilla shaking the [...]

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The search is over! World Peace!

by reyna13 on September 30, 2008

You?ve seen my car, right? Kapit nang todo. Mahangin dito. Here it is again.

Wanna see it close? Here.

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I’m a Wall Street Shit Investor

by Rainier on September 29, 2008

Wall Street and Capitol Hill are in a frenzy. They are waiting for the much anticipated coming… the huge, gigantic $700 billion US dollar, superman bail-out of what seemed to be the obvious failure of corporate capitalism.

If you?re a Reyna reader, I?m sure you already know what this esoteric term ?mortgage-backed securities? means. Now, what [...]

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4th & final job interview in Chicago and the Presidential debate

September 29, 2008

“Message to blogfriend who’s doing MBA at a univ in QC, I finished the EVA/ROA, but your email kept bouncing. I hope you read this. Please email me at ofwcenter@gmail.com! Reynz”

9/26, Friday at 4:30 pm, I was stucked at Chicago?s Midway Airport. This was my last leg of several job interviews that started in Boston, [...]

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What’s the deal with Volunteers winning PBA?

September 28, 2008

(another artwork design from a reader in Manila who’s asking me kung gusto ko raw ilagay ang mukha ni Jester sa logo. Leche! Hahaha!)
Sa profession ko mga kunichiwa, especially nung dati ako ga-work with WKAF (Well-Known Accounting Firm) in Makati, heavy po kami sa independence. Eto yong pinaka-soul or else bukol ang aming credibility as [...]

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Who is contradicting who now?

September 27, 2008

(sent by a reader in Manila)
Don’t get me wrong. I really have no problem recognizing best friends, if that is the case. But…
My entry today is to set the records straight of yet another personal attack by another blogger. This time, from my BFF Prudence, who left her comments on Jester’s blog (no more links [...]

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Jester’s entry is full of lies

September 26, 2008

If in the US Presidential Elections, “It’s the economy, stupid!“, in this “May the best friends win” spectacle, “It’s the issue, stupid!”, not the personality.
I don?t respond to all personal attacks. But this one, I just had to, given the fact that the blogger sent me links, not once, not twice but three times. [...]

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Join sa newest santacruzan: Rainbow Bloggers Philippines

September 25, 2008

Sa mga gay bloggers na Pinoy at Pinaypay, ikaw man ay isang Tagalog, Ingglisero, o Baklaan kung magsalita. Ilokano ka man, Ilongga, Lumad at Ifugao, Bikolano, gwapo at uragon (*si Rainier Dimalili hehehe). Nakatago man sa aparador o ipinagmamalaki ang kabaklaan sa buong madla. Welcome kayong lahat sa batang-bata?t fresh na fresh na Blog [...]

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In support of Bluepanjeet

September 25, 2008

My entry today is to bluntly show my support to Bluepanjeet with the entry he made about PBA’s greatest blunder, err… jokes? Honestly, I don?t know much about Bluep personally, other than a couple of hours meeting him and his parents when I drove with Malen and Ambo to Lucena from Pasig on November 2007.

What [...]

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Frootang Ina mo!

September 24, 2008

If young can cook? so can you!

Once in a while, I?d be enamored by a blog. I?d just be sitting here, reading those mixed words wid forced ajinomotos, wits and charms the heck out of me. I?ve featured some of them in my blog. Close to my green taste buds as you know, are [...]

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Where to start on stock investing

September 23, 2008

My entry today is dedicated to reyna readers from Hongkong, Singapore, the Middle East and a number of stock trading wannabes in Manila pati na tong mga blogfriends kong handa na ata akong umbagin because I have not posted nothing about this in a year. Yeah, I lurked in all of your forums and read [...]

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Plurk: No holds barred

September 22, 2008

I have so many straight friends all over the place. The golf course is one of those. And so my friends would jokingly introduce me that goes something like this: “I’m Marc and I’m straight. This is my friend Reynz and he is controversial.” Why do I always end up controversial? Don’t ask me. Review [...]

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Palin’s fire is goner while Obama sizzles back and on fire!

September 21, 2008

World globalization ekek world power chorva, kaya kahit wala kang kinalaman sa mga kalechehan sa Wall Street bigla na lang nayanig ang tangke nang gasul mo sa Pasig. Wa tau choice, whoever wins this election will decide pretty much kung hanggang kelan merong WORLD PEACE. Kaya, punyeta ever, gusto kong maglakwatsa nakatutok ako sa lecheng [...]

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What should I do with this $5,000?

September 20, 2008

What do you do when you have $5,000 at your disposal? Right now? To me, I see a lotttta of boylets mga kunichiwa! Small, medium, big, tall and very wide boys! So, let’s do some conversion in pesos. Tadanng!

Who’s giving me access to this anda when according to Wall Street, credit is tightening ever??? I [...]

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Subprime Summary: Liquidity, bridge loan and bail-out, anoto?!

September 19, 2008

Earlier, I said, “At sa bawat hatsing nang America, magkakasipon ang mundo. Pati kayong mga Filipino kasali sa hindi magandang santacruzan na to.” Kaya naman, nung bineyl-out ni Tito Sam ang mga impakto sa Wall Street, nag-santacruzan ang mga stock exchanges around the world. Look at them! Pati sa Russia, an sasaya nila! WORLD PEACE [...]

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Music’s midas touch: David Foster

September 19, 2008

Kelangan ko nang break dito sa Wall Street chorva mga kunichiwa else baka ako na rin ang mag-bail out nang dis-oras. Marami pa naman akong cheezemaks na nasagap sa mga forums na pinuntahan ko. Sandamakmak pala ang nag-link nung Subprime entry ko. Marami tuloy akong nalaman. Hehehe! Kaya, for now, let me present my BFF.

How [...]

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The Housing Tax Credits at ang boylet ni Reyna

September 18, 2008

Isa po na pwedeng gamiting solusyon para pakinangin, pakintabin, maging classy at swanky ang mga squatters na yan is? Knock! knock! knock! Affordable housing tax credits!!! Let me explain and I hope, yong mga andyan sa kwan na mga mapagkunwaring ekonomista at mga walang alam sa economics eh makabasa nang blog nang reyna [...]

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How home equity and home equity loan works

September 17, 2008

Pano daw ba nag-wo-work ang tinatawag na ?home equity?? Eto pa, and dahil na-mention ko dun sa last paragraph na nag-qualify ako nang statement ko dahil bawal nga ang nag-bibigay nang financial advice pag wa ka license, ano daw ang tax credits? So, as follow up entry and by this time, you guys are [...]

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Understanding Subprime and the US Housing Market

September 17, 2008

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO LINKED THIS ENTRY ON YOUR FINANCIAL FORUMS: MANY THANKS. IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING SOME HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING SUBPRIMES, HERE IS MY SUBPRIME SUMMARY THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
My entry today will try to explain and give you an understanding why events like this happens, [...]

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My 4th job interview, by phone from Chicago

September 16, 2008

My 4th job interview took my phone lines to a company based in Chicago. This was last Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (Actually, this was my 2nd with them. The 1st was HR.) This is a different company from my previous Chicago interview. It?s interesting going through a lot of interviews because this time [...]

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Just like Reyna Elena, Gov. Sarah Palin is for World Peace, but!

September 15, 2008

Just like Reyna Elena, Gov. Sarah Palin is for World Peace. But jeeezzz, when you have one hockey mom who could well be one day the President of the United States if something happens to the 72 year old John McCain, dang! that’s pretty scary, especially now that as interviews and interviews about Sarah Palin [...]

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Nag-simba ka na ba?

September 15, 2008

Madalas na tanong pag Pinoy ka, di ba? “O tuksooo!!! Layuan mo akooo!!!!” Pakanta-kanta pa akong nag-lalakad papasok sa simbahan. Yeap, kanta. At pati sarili ko, kinakausap ko na rin. At sinasagot kamo ako! Huh?! Yeap! May I ask ka, simbahan?! Oh, yea, I do go to Church. Pramis. Under duress, coercion, intimidation and harassment [...]

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Pinasikat nga ba nang ABS-CBN si Charice?

September 14, 2008

Even in the back of my mind dudetch talaga me ng 100% sa ABS-YCC about Charice. Asan si FalseVoice? Sino sya? Anoto? Agawan nang krayola? I thought it was really FalseVoice who was responsible sa pag-sikat ni Charice. Yet, chinugi nga nang YouTube ang account ni FalseVoice. I was intrigued by this video which pretty [...]

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Ang Pinay Blogkaster

September 14, 2008

Nagsimula ang kabaliwan ko sa broadkaster na to when I found out na walang panama ang anting-anting ni Nardong putik sa ID nya:
“Kung si Nardong Putik, may anting-anting? Kami namang mga taga-Media, may Media ID. Hindi matatawaran ang kapangyarihan ng laminated piece of paper na ito. Parang tsapa ni Gil Grissom sa CSI ? nagkakaroon [...]

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If there’s a will, there’s Eddie.

September 13, 2008

Ang di raw marunong lumingon sa pinang-galingan, nadadapa at lumolobo ang mukha. “Keep social climbing alive!” yan ang mission nang Reyna Elena at ang ating vision? “World Peace!” So, let’s go back to our Social Climbing Classes mga kunichiwa and learn more social climbing tricks from Reyna. Pull out your kukumban. Ready?
Another great and swak [...]

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Do you know why pigs wear lipstick?

September 12, 2008

Kung nag-snap ang Kris Aquino and had her Taklesa Moments na “Pa-star ka!” to Charlene Gonzales, well meron din si McCain-Palin ki Obama. Ang drama nila? Ang putang lipstick! Minsan di ko na alam kung nasa Estados Unidos pa ba ko, o bumalik na ako sa Barrio Siete nang Las Islas Pilipitnas with all these [...]

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Who do you blame for poverty?

September 11, 2008

(I took this picture in Cebu on Nov 2007, walkway on Mango Avenue)
My friendship, Salve Duplito, Editor of the Inquirer’s Money Smarts, posed this question in her blog.
“When a mother makes her children drink a bottle of toilet bowl cleaner and then drinks the same poison herself afterwards, is it the mother’s fault, society, or [...]

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Job Interviewers: trying hard to be magaling, lukring ang dating

September 11, 2008

Ano ba talaga? Kahit binabangungut ako, kaya kong sagutin ang mga interview na to! “Tell me about you…”; “What did you do…”; “Why did you leave your job?…”; “What kind of orgazmic level proportions attracted you to us?…”; “Can you do the job?…”; “Are you qualified for the job?…”; “Why did you resign again?…”; “What’s [...]

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Why in the world do they dress Charice like a 101 year old woman in Manila?!

September 10, 2008

Charice on Oprah: The World’s Most Talented Girl (Dreams Come True)
I was so glad my job phone interview only lasted 30 minutes this afternoon, in time for me to watch the Oprah Winfrey Show. This afternoon was “The World’s Most Talented Girl” and that was Charice Pempengco. I decided to twit what I was seeing [...]

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My 3rd job interview. This time, in Philadelphia.

September 9, 2008

UPDATED: 09/09/08
It’s tough to find a job mga kunichiwa noh? Just look at this picture.

I don’t even have to write anything about this piktyuraka kasi nakaukit ever sa fez nang mga boylets na to the stress and what seemed to be life’s uncertainties. Luckily, kahit tag-hirap sa US, at least andito pa rin ako and [...]

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Hate me but Imelda Marcos deserves the honor!

September 8, 2008

I swear, my entry today will earn me some shit condemnation and I will forever be banned in Yellowstone! Keri! But the Department of Education’s Annual National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers at the Teachers Camp in Baguio City’s decision to award and honor Imelda Marcos for her “contribution to Philippine culture and [...]

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Aussies & Brits, hear me out! Mainland Mindanao is not on fire!

September 7, 2008

Sometimes, WYS is not WYG.
In 2000, my friends thought I was crazy when I traveled to Bogota. After all, everything that we saw on TV during that time were bombs exploding all over the place. I spent 10 days in Bogota, Colombia and 5 days in Caracas, Venezuela to visit my (ex) boyfriend. Then, [...]

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Is John McCain voting for Barack Obama?

September 6, 2008

So, I was watching the Republican National Convention chorvalais nga kagabi. Binabato na ako ni Kengkay na isara ko na ang mga kalmutan sa baba eh kaso, all ears nga ang Reyna sa lolo nyo.
Ang lolo naten mga kunichiwa is not much of an orator at nevah sya comforter ever sa entablado like a stage [...]

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The Philippines Best Five Blog Entries

September 6, 2008

Please Note: The first part of this entry is this one: Philippine Blog Awards Chorva. There is a follow-up entry also: Jester-in-exile entry is full of lies.

Here’s my response to the Juvenile Economist:
Juvenile Economist,
First, thank you for visiting and congratulations on your new blog.

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Philippine Blog Awards Chorva

September 6, 2008

Please note: The follow-up entry of this entry is here: The Philippines Best Five Blog Entries
I received a rather, interesting email from the philippine blog awards chorva chorva mga kunichiwa. I know that some avid readers of reyna nominated me here. I already sent them a thank you email personally – only to the ones [...]

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Is the thrill in blogging gone?

September 6, 2008

Blogging used to be thrilling. Ewan ko lang mga kunichiwa noh? This is just my own and very scientifically not experimented observation. Yon bang excitement na makita ang first entry mo that took you forever in the wee hours of the morning na i-compose and it’s out there for the world to see under [...]

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Gov. Sarah Palin’s jabs at Barack Obama

September 5, 2008

I waited for tonight to watch and hear Gov. Sarah Palin and at least get to know her. Well, expectedly what I heard were jabs. So, I guess, I will have to do a lot of research and reading about this woman. Here were the jabs she said tonight:

“I guess a small-town mayor is sort [...]

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Mayon Volcano, now 4th place in the New 7 Wonders of Nature

September 5, 2008

Many many thanks to all of you who supported our campaign for more votes. Mayon Volcano jumped from 8th place to 4th place and I hope you could all blog about this and request your readers to vote for Mayon Volcano, Palawan Subterranean River, Chocolate Hills and the Tubbataha Reef. Let’s all make an effort [...]

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Did John McCain just made a really bad decision in choosing his VP?

September 3, 2008

John McCain’s camp made some scene-stealing, headline grabbing stunt during the last Democratic National Convention by putting Gov. Sarah Palin as their Vice-Presidential pick. The choice created a buzz. Some buzz. More buzz. And it’s really been buzzing ever since! The buzz has now gone on some bizarre twist!
Palin has a 17-year-old daughter Bristol [...]

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My one hada story

September 2, 2008

Nahihiya ako sa entry ko ngayon mga kunichiwa, pero keri! Hmpt!
I don’t make coffee in the morning when I wake up. Takbo ako sa Dunkin Donuts. Kahit na when I was still working in the city, stop-over ko sya on my way to work. Suki na nila ako. Im fack, nung nalaman nung gurl na [...]

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Kilabot nang mga [fill in the blanks]

September 1, 2008

Kilig ako sa iniwan na mensahe ni Empress Maruja. Hehehe! Kaya mamaya, bubuksan ko na ang pintuan nang [fill in the blanks]. Give in na ako sa mga humihingi nang password. Hehee! I know, pinalitan ko na naman kasi eh hak hak hak! Eh kahit saan mo kase ako isaksak mga kabisyo, eye swear, Miss [...]

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iPhone 3G mania

September 1, 2008

Eto ang nag-babagang cheezzmaxs. Yong pangkin ko sa Pinas wanted an iPhone. “Huh?! Ano ka? Hilo?!” Sabi ko noh! Eh wala tong trabaho gaya ko! Bwahahaha! As in hallerr!!! Watz going in las islas bonitas mga kunichiwa?! Buy na ba kayo nang bagong iPhone 3G? Mura lang naman pala hehe. 16GB prepaid kit is about [...]

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