From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Prelude to more than a woman!

by reyna14 on October 31, 2008

Halloween is the night when women in Philadelphia truly outnumber men! Hahaha! So, if you’re in the city and have a date, dude! Let me tell you something! You better size your date up else that might not be a girl!!! Hahaha! So, in 2006, I could have decided to don my birthday suit and [...]

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World Champion: PHILLIES! Congratulations!

by reyna14 on October 31, 2008

I was outside smoking when all of a sudden, people starting coming out of their homes and started screaming! I was really surprised! What’s going on?! I asked my neighbor! Duh! I was so busy blogging that I did not know that the Phillies just won the World Series! Immediately I tuned in to the [...]

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I’m trying to assist my Professor at Fox School of Business of Temple University in Philadelphia, Mr. Howard J. Weiss (Professor of Management Science/Operations Management and Executive MBA and Professional MBA Academic Director). One of our friend, Gary Giumetti, a PhD student at Clemson University has asked for help on his PhD dissertation. Gary, a [...]

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Mga mangungutong sa Manila Memorial Park

by reyna14 on October 31, 2008

College pa lang ang lola, nasa Jeymerikah na ang mga pay-rents ko. Every year, inu-uwi ko talaga sila para mag-bakasyon. Then, iwan ko sila there in Manila. One time, pabalik na ang fadir sa US, aba! nasarapan sa tulog! Di na kamo nagising! Kaya, everytime eye em in Manila, may I pay respects ang lola [...]

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Aside from a lot of job employment rejection letters na dine-deretso ko na sa shredding basura machine, here’s one piece of mail na excited ever ang lola. Besides, why do I feel na tinamaan talaga ako nang hayup na problema sa Wall Street?! Ba’t kaya nang-ga-galaiti ako sa current administration sa patakbo nila nang ekonomiya [...]

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I’m thinking of taking some legal action

October 28, 2008

When I started looking for a job, I knew that I will be rejected by many. And yes, I was. Some of them sent me the standard rejection letters that they?ll be keeping my resume for 100 years in their loser?s database. There were those who just remained silent. And there were those with the [...]

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Social climbing with Janette Toral

October 26, 2008

What better way to end my 2 weeks unemployment vacation in Manila than to social climb with the goddess of Digital Filipino, Janette Toral who was behind this wonderful and successful event which happens to be my very first social climbing event of this type in the Philippines. Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us [...]

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One pricey call boy’s nite in Makati: Bawal omorder nang wine!

October 24, 2008

I should have been with my beautiful nieces Bebeth, Gigi (na nang-gagalaiti nang kakahanap saken hehehe), Roselle (who’s flying today to LA with husband David), Francis and everyone else. Tinakbuhan ko mga kabisyoooo!!! Hahaha! Makatanggap ka ba naman nang invite to have one fine dining chorva in one of the swankiest chorvalais in the city [...]

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Law of attraction

October 23, 2008

Alas dose nang gabi. Binibilang ko mga daliri ko. Nag-ring ang phone. “Sir, me bisita po kayo.” sabi nung guard. Huh?! Indi ako kumakain nang balut. Baka jolibeee?! Eeeewww!!! Sino yan?” sabi ko. Pinakausap saken. “Lumabas ka. Me regalo ako sayo“. si native. Gulantang ko. ano kaya yon? Tinapa?! Napilitan akong lumabas. Alam kasi nang [...]

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Dampa: Take 2

October 22, 2008

This is one Manila trip na I am having troubles keeping up with invites mga kabisyo. If you noticed, hirap ako to meet fellow bloggers. Kaya Sally (Panlilio), JC, Bea and Ross, wag nyo akong isusumpa please! Hahaha! Mi la familia eh ayaw ako tigilan and even mi uno brother in Legazpi y sisterette in [...]

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Certified humor blogger goes on a watosi celebration!

October 20, 2008

Lookie! Lookie kung anong dumating sa balay ko today! Hahaha! Buksan naten mga kabisyo! Hehehe! It’s a trophy and a shirt for being one of the Philippines’s Ten Funniest blogs sponsored by Badoodles! So, Badoodles!!! Will you marry me tooo?! Hahaha! I take this award uber-seriously Badoods! Patutunayan ko seyo! Hahaha! Guess where we went [...]

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Reyna Gerilya attends a military wedding

October 19, 2008

My family’s full of PMA’ers mga kabisyo, kaso ako lang ang gerilya. Growing up, I have another frisk and beautiful couzin (Ate Salve) who is one truly big Philippine dream at naging role model nang lola. She would become one of the most successful businesswoman in Legazpi na ka-chika na pati si Mayor Noel Rosal. [...]

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Piolo Paskal

October 17, 2008

Sobra sobrang too much yata ang nasinghot kong tambutso na high ako. Kaya sumama ang pakiramdam nang lola. Leche! Cancelled ang Vigan tour! Grr! So I slept the whole day. Pag gizing ko, it was 10:00pm. Wa kanin, wa ulam, wa kape. Nothing. Kahit gasul wala. Gora me sa Eastwood. Mahirap maging popular bomba star. [...]

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One spectacular world class chorvalais in Global City

October 16, 2008

My entry today is one truly spectacular santacruzan that would bring me to the swankiest place in Manila, called “The Fort” or “Global City”. Believe you me, I’ve partied in places I really can’t afford hehehe chorva lang, like New York, Washington DC, London, Prague, Paris, Tokyo, Budapest and more, but this place is one [...]

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Mabait talaga si lord

October 16, 2008

Last nite brought my memories back to Cebu City. While working for a WKAF (well-known accounting firm) in Makati, my audit assignments has always been typically the province. Eh promdi nga kasi muka ko di ba. So, napadpad ang lola sa Cebu. I was such a regular in the City. Tatlong beses akong nagsayaw sa [...]

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Kung gusto mong magsaya, umuwi ka nang Manila.

October 15, 2008

Subprime. Lungkot ang lola, nag-evaporate ang mga boylets. Nilayasan ko Amerika. Andito ang lola sa beautiful Pasig City. Makikipagsantracruzan muna ako sa Manila. I love to be home. Para saken, masarap langhapin ang lecheng air pollution. Raraskahin mo lang ang gitara, music na yung ingay nang traysikel. Dumating ako gabsuk (gabi). Di ako makatulog. Nakipag-huntahan [...]

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Seat 1-B

October 14, 2008

Business Class is nothing new to me mga kunichiwa. Yeap, pag maarte kang kagaya kong piner-fect ang social climbing, you’ll try everything para lang wez malaman na you’re a promdi. Like the one time Chuva, Jellicoe and I went to London. On a weekend. Yeap, ganun katindi pag tinupak kame. Share on Facebook Digg Stumble [...]

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McCain-Palin Campaign are sowing the seeds of hatred?

October 14, 2008

After bringing this Presidential Election campaign to be the ugliest in history, John McCain is now complaining that Congressman John Lewis’ comments represent a character attack against Gov. Sarah Palin and him which according to him was shocking and beyond the pale. Ow, really?! Just who indulged in a lot of negative campaign to the [...]

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The formula of success is inside you

October 13, 2008

My entry today is still dedicated to pobreng_obrero and to the rest of Pinoys who look at OFW’s in a very negative way. Ako, is one of the so many Overseas Pinoy’s na gusto nang umuwi sa Pinas. Kaya nga ako buy nang bahay kubo there to get started. Kaso, di pa panahon. Kelangan ko [...]

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In defense of OFW’s: “Walang ganyan sa States”

October 12, 2008

My entry today is in response to a comment left by a certain ?pobreng_obrero? which irked me, over at Salve?s Money Smarts Blog, incidentally on the very feature of my blog article. Here?s what ?pobreng_obrero? has to say: (please click the thumbnail) Now, I will highlight the comments to OFW?s which I will clear up [...]

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My Obama in Philadelphia and McCain’s supporters rage!

October 12, 2008

I am so stressly busy with my Chicago move that I didn’t get the change to get a glimpse of my new President of the United States. Yes, my Barack Obama is in Philadelphia today. And yes, the McCain campaign has now brought this Presidential campaign as the super uber ugliest in history with McCain [...]

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Who incited these people that Obama is dangerous?!

October 11, 2008

FIRST: Obama is pulling away with a double digit lead, 4-weeks into the election! The global financial meltdown has caused a dramatic shift in the 2008 presidential race. With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters?a marked shift [...]

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My Barrio Siete

October 11, 2008

“Can u imagine if they ban these crap, instead build public housing or send barrio people to school or cement our kalsada sa barrio na puro na lang talahib with the monies that goes to this shit political advertising?!” photo by: carsim I write a lot about my Barrio Siete. It’s funny, wacky, a bit [...]

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Oo, inaamin ko, cum laude nga ako… pero

October 10, 2008

Me kaya ang lola ko nun. Boung bundok VentiDoz pag-aari nila. Dahil walong dosena, hinati-hati, isang paso ang napunta sa madir. Kinarir namen ang kakarampot na lupang yon. Picture this: talahib, nyog, saging, kamote, kamoteng kahoy, kalabaw, walang baka, mahal eh. Ako yung unggoy. Nag-aararo ako, nakapayong. Me ambisyon na kasi akong maging Mutya nang [...]

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This is not a very good world’s santacruzan!

October 10, 2008

World?s stock markets plunges! That was the news that greeted me when I woke up early this morning. Was I shocked? Not really. I was expecting these kinds of news. And the bad news continues. Iceland is on the brink of bankruptcy. They?ll have to go back to fishing to sustain their economy. Japan?s Nikkei [...]

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Money Smarts features: Ross Delgado of USA

October 10, 2008

Last week, Salve Duplito of Money Smarts, interviewed via email Filipinos working all over the world to find out how the US global financial crunch is affecting one of the major sources of the country?s liquidity?the OFWs. She is publishing this week in installments the full version of their emails. Head over to this site [...]

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Money Smarts features: Kengkay of Germany

October 9, 2008

Last week, Salve Duplito of Money Smarts, interviewed via email Filipinos working all over the world to find out how the US global financial crunch is affecting one of the major sources of the country?s liquidity?the OFWs. She is publishing this week in installments the full version of their emails. Head over to this site [...]

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Money Smarts features: That one!

October 9, 2008

Last week, Salve Duplito of Money Smarts, interviewed via email Filipinos working all over the world to find out how the US global financial crunch is affecting one of the major sources of the country?s liquidity?the OFWs. She is publishing this week in installments the full version of their emails. Head over to this site [...]

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Rejection confirmed my right decision

October 9, 2008

I did not get the job in Washington, DC. What I got instead was a confirmation that I made the right decision to leave my former work. DC asked for three (3) references and I have some super people to back me up. A Senior Vice-President of CBS Radio in Atlanta, a Vice-President of MMA [...]

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What don’t you know and how will you learn it?

October 8, 2008

If I would have to respond to this very smart and intelligent question from last nights’ debate, I will respond this way. “Growing up in Barrio Siete is one series for Survivor Philippines. We don’t have what you people have in big cities. We only have fantasy and dreams guided by the wisdom of our [...]

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What made you decide to work abroad and where?

October 8, 2008

Considering that I am now swamped as ever with new Overseas Pinoys, I thought I would bring to top an entry I made last year which will hit you if you are an OFW. Especially now that things seems to be not looking good on the horizon. Sana naman wag sumama nang todo ang ekonomiya [...]

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Blogger Lukaret’s Family featured in German Newspaper

October 7, 2008

Es schien wie jedes ?berseeFilipinos ist ganz ?ber den Nachrichten. Heute ist unser Mitblogger, der von der Davao-Stadt hagelt, ein langfristiger Bewohner von Deutschland, nach Berlin umgezogen. Ihr Ehemann ist ein Doktor und es schaut, wie sie das Handeln sind, das in ihrem neuen Haus in Berlin gro? ist. Sie wurden gerade in der deutschen [...]

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Money Smarts features an Igorota from Tublay Benguet

October 7, 2008

Last week, Salve Duplito of Money Smarts, interviewed via email Filipinos working all over the world to find out how the US global financial crunch is affecting one of the major sources of the country?s liquidity?the OFWs. She is publishing this week in installments the full version of their emails. Head over to this site [...]

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My final job debate lamierda in Washington DC

October 7, 2008

One of the biggest changes na nangyari saken mga kunichiwa eversince I became a notorious famous bomba star was indi na magkasya ang t-shirt ko pag sinusuot ko sa ulo ko and then, my taste went ballistic. I went to Washington DC this morning for a job debate with an investment company, and I went? [...]

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Bomba star na ang lola nyo!

October 6, 2008

Malaya, Ellen Tordesillas Section, Monday Edition, 10/06/2008 One of the entries I wrote about subprime and the US housing market became such a hot property that it ended up in a lot of financial forums in Singapore, the Middle East and the US. I’m glad it was a big help to a lot of non-financial [...]

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Electoral College is not a school

October 6, 2008

Let me take you to the 2004 Presidential Elections. The red are Republicans and the blue, Democrats. This was how the electoral map looked like when George W. Bush won the election. My entry today discusses the Electoral College. It’s not a school sweetheart. They are the ones who will decide who is going to [...]

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Buying laptop at Best Buy is not a best buy

October 5, 2008

I have an antique La Germania laptop. It’s an old Vaio circa 2001, was my business school laptop computer. Yeap, and he’s getting pretty hard headed lately. I have to punch letter “Hh” for it to appear and would freeze if I open some Victorino’s secret. On many occasions, it would just reboot itself. Dang! [...]

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What does it mean to be “presidential” or in Manila, “presidentiable”?

October 5, 2008

Remember this Saturday Night Live comedy kit? Well, let me take you to memory lane (Gosh! I adore you Youtube!) to one Vice Presidential debate that we had so much fun listening many years ago. Watch. Ok, you’ll probably ask Reynz… “What are you trying to point out Reynz?”. Let me explain. Share on Facebook [...]

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ROA versus EVA

October 5, 2008

My entry today is dedicated to these group of students, headed by a blogfriend, taking MBA at the University of the [ fill in the blank ] in Quezon City. I was asked by the group to help them understand ROA (return on assets) and EVA (economic value added) so they could apply the theory [...]

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Bailout: Kaya kong maging Presidentress nang Amerika!

October 5, 2008

The Bailout An sama-sama nang tama nang lecheng bailout chorva na to saken mga kunichiwa! Napa-praning ang Reyna. Leche sila! Mga tiga Wall Street ang minumura hindi mga blogista! Walang ba silang alam sa problema? Ano baaa??? Binasa ko ang Bailout, from page 1 to page 451. Hehehe! Charing lang! Haller!!! Porno lang ang binabasa [...]

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Ukay-ukay Cover Gurl

October 4, 2008

What financial crisis?! Makinig guys n gurls! You can still dress high society ala Gucci Gang with some imbudo vintage jeans na cheappanga lang. Ukay-ukay shopping truly makes a lot of financial sense, that’s why this is categorized under Business and Economics. Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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I predict an Obama landslide

October 3, 2008

The only US Vice-Presidential debate just finished a few minutes ago. In fairness, “drill, baby, drill” Gov. Sarah Palin was not a disaster tonight. But against Senator Joe Biden? I think she still came up empty. There was no match. She tried many times to “debate” Obama and has many times put Obama on the [...]

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The 2008 Philippines 10 Best World Pieces of Humor Blogs!

October 3, 2008

It’s another WORLD PEACE mga kunichiwa to be included amongst these goodlooking baliknuts headed by no other than Badoodles. He likes sex, I don’t, I really don’t unless na pinilit ako by force. Pole dancer and sex slave wannabe lang ako. I hope makapasa pa. But, I’m delighted na medyo sumabit pa ako sa makukulet [...]

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Gov. Sarah Palin: A heartbeat away from the US Presidency

October 2, 2008

The woman who is a heartbeat away from the US Presidency was essentially a disaster with the Katie Couric interview. That?s Gov. Sarah Palin. She was brilliant during her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention but those little interviews she gave after the convention, has been eating that brilliance away, literally. I admired Gov. [...]

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Goodbye, Officer

October 2, 2008

Do you remember my Police Story? Wag nyo nang basahin! Nahihiya tuloy ako sa entry ko today! Hehehe! Pulis. What?s on your mind? Pag sa Pinas ka, nag-u-usliang mga tyan pa ba? Because one time, alam ko pinag-dya-jogging at pinag-babaras sila. Me mga semplang. I even had one real experience na kinukutungan ang bizniz ko. [...]

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The movie of my life

October 1, 2008

Sino ba ako? Sino daw ba ako sabi nung isang commenter. Tanggalin ko na yung reference sa sexuality issue. Bahala na ang mga katribu ko sa rainbow kung gustong maghuramentado. But I like the question. Sarili ko, kukwento ko. Masarap un eh! Hehehe! Ba?t kaya?! Bwahahaha! Kaya eto ang chance kong magmayabang ever. Conchita!!! Makinig [...]

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