QUESTION:
MALAS NGA BA TALAGA ANG PILIPINAS?
If change could come to America, why can’t CHANGE come to my Las Islas Filipinas? It’s hard to imagine. Very hard and quite frustrating. 400 sum’tin sum’tin years, yet, we’re still stuck to what our poor relatives got stuck 400 years ago. Rulers and managers haved changed, yet if you look at their performances and management, they’re all the same. For every little gain, it would be eclipsed by wicked events, some Filipino-made for us to continue in pain. Such is encapsulated in this email I received from one respected group. I’d like to share this to you all. Written by an unknown Filipino but I could see a lot of nationalismo.
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Lapu-Lapu, Magellan and Spain’s hidden agenda
What’s the big deal when Lapu-Lapu killed Magellan in 1521? Nothing much, really. During Lapu-Lapu’s time, Mactan was strictly tribal. Think small. There were no big ideas such as nationalism or geopolitics. Lapu-Lapu was simply the local siga-siga and Magellan was the culture-shocked Westerner, a native first-timer in the exotic east. We lionized Lapu-Lapu as a hero and nationalist. Ang totoo, mayabang lang si Lapu-Lapu. But his defeat of a foreign invader, did not make a Filipino nation. The timing was wrong. And don’t you believe that bull that Spanish explorers came to find spices of the East to improve the taste of their bland cuisine. Their hidden agenda was to spread their kingdom through colonization, the euphemism for land grabbing and sucking all those eye-popping though-how-small-the-quantity-is gold.
333 years of Spanish rule
During the 333 years of Spanish rule (1565-1898), hundreds of rebellions were waged by native firebrands in many parts of the archipelago. Not one succeeded. Our rebels were either caught, garotted, or simply ignored by the Commandante as nuisances. Puro malas!
Rizal in 1896
The execution of Rizal in 1896 was a traumatic experience for Filipinos. Those who read Rizal’s Fili and Noli were incensed by the abuses of the church and state regime of the Spaniards. Emotions ran high, from Aparri to Jolo. The critical mass needed for nationhood was formed. At last we could rebel as a people, as a nation.
The Katipunans: Bonifacio & Aguinaldo
The Katipunan did their battle heroics, originally led by the firebrand Bonifacio and later on by the crafty Aguinaldo. With more Katipunan charges (Sugod mga Kapatid sigawan sa Balintawak!), freedom seemed possible.
Aguinaldo and Bonifacio factions
Between 1897 and 1899, stealth, betrayal, and skullduggery bedeviled our prospect for independence. The Aguinaldo and Bonifacio factions engaged in an ugly infighting (the talangka mentality that is still being practiced by us the Pinoys) resulting in the execution of Bonifacio (‘di tapos ang isang bida).
Aguinaldo declares Philippine Independence in Kawit
Meantime, an American Admiral named Dewey entered ManilaBay and defeated a lackluster Spanish navy. Aguinaldo reneged on the pact of Biak na Bato. He resumed the revolution by proclaiming the Philippine Independence in Kawit. Meanwhile, American and Spanish soldiers held a ‘moromoro’ battle in Intramuros with the Spaniards surrendering. Aguinaldo’s republic and his KKK patriots were left out and ignored. Kaawa-awa naman. Naisahan uli tayo. Minalas na naman.
Aguinaldo captured in Isabela
The Filipino-American War broke out ( aka nuisance rebellion, too?). Tall American soldiers looking like Clark Gable chased and battled the outlawed Filipino revolutionaries, ending in the capture of Aguinaldo in Isabela. Thanks to the mercenaries from Macabebe. This was the mother of all kamalasan.
Commonwealth Period
At that time, our population was 8 million. The gap between the rich and the poor was estimated at 30% middle-class and rich, 70% low-class and rural poor. During the Commonwealth period (1901-1941), which followed, there were lot of learning on democratic principles, its structure and governance. (At about this time, the Americans told us that Rizal is our main hero. We don’t know that Later, someone picked up Lapu-lapu as one of those.)
Americans good teachers
Technology transfers were done on Constitutional Rights, Public Education, Transportation, Health, International Trade and Industrialization. The Americans turned out to be good tutors. We learnt so fast, and exceeded more than what we were taught. Filipinos also went crazy over American brand products like Libby’s corned beef and Portola sardines, Hershey’s Kisses and Wrigley’s chewing gum, Camel cigarettes and Model T Ford for the hacienderos of Pampanga and Bacolod (Negros).
Colonial mentality began
Hollywood films made Pinoy males fantasize on Jean Harlow, Betty Grable, and Mae West. Thus, Filipino colonial mentality began. We fondly called this period Peace Time. By the way, American troops massacred innocent people in Balanguiga. Mga hayup din pala!
WWII: Piripino turo kapwa Piripino
1941. Disaster! World War II! After attacking Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army invaded our country defeating the combined American and Filipino forces (USAFE). General McArthur, the proud and handsome Army chief, fled to Australia at the height of the battle, with the promise of returning. No timeline was given, basta’t babalik. For four miserable years we suffered the sadism of the Japanese militarists rule. Torture, famine, and death were for us, the order of the day. Kawawa. Malas na Malas. Piripino turo kapwa Piripino. Malas talaga!
McArthur pulverized Manila
The American forces returned in 1945 to liberate the country. Mc is back! Happy day are here again. McArthur, General superiority complex himself, sporting Ray Ban sunglasses and corncob pipe swaggered back to Manila. Piqued at his humiliation in 1941, McArthur ordered the bombing and shelling of Manila till kingdom come. The whole-wide expanse South of Pasig – from Post Office to Vito Cruz, including all of Intramuros – was pulverized. Manila was the most destroyed city of World War II next to Tokyo.
Culture and history gone
Our culture, our heritage, and historical assets (seven beautiful churches in Intramuros, hundreds of elegant Art Deco and neo-classical architecture in Paco) were sacrificed recklessly and completely erased from the face of the earth. Almost nothing left to remind us that we were once forced by Spaniards to build those, or else our soul will land in hell. Sayang na sayang!
Independence from the Americans
In 1946, we gained our Independence from the Americans. We were a free nation at last. We had enough exposure and lessons on how to govern a democratic country, the first in Asia. Our population then was 17 million. The dollar exchange was US$1 to P2.
Hukbalahaps
But there was still no peace from 1947 to 1966. A widespread communist rebellion led by Taruc, the Lava brothers, and its armed guerillas called Hukbalahap waged bloody war with government troops. Filipinos killed kapwa Filipinos. Malas na naman!
Fast learners on graft and corruption
On the system the Americans taught us, we learn so fast and so vast. In no time our politician mastered graft and corruption, election rigging, etc. (what are we in power for?) that our tutors didn’t even teach us.
Bribery and scams abound
Sample of our politicians and bureaucrats mastery on graft and corruption early on: the war surplus bribery, the Tambobong wheeler-dealing and the Namarco scam. Talo! Six presidents were elected to manage the country from 1947 to 1972, under the democratic system. They were Presidents Roxas, Quirino, Magsaysay, Garcia, Macapagal, and Marcos.
Best years of Philippine economy? Ego-tripping
Economists looked back to the decades of the 50s and 60s as the best years of the Philippine economy, surpassing Asian countries. The nostalgia was naiveté, a useless ego-tripping. The gap between the rich and the poor remained big. 30% middle-class and rich, 70% low-class, rural and urban poor. We were 27 million people. US$1 was to P4.
Commander Dante
During the late 60′s, the Maoist communists led by Commander Dante intensified its drive to overthrow the government. Marcos added fuel to the fire by creating a communist spook. Violence and mayhem rule the streets.
Martial Law
The youth went up in arms! Martial Law was declared in 1972 and Marcos became dictator. Freedom of assembly and expression went out of the window.
Crony capitalism
What followed were years of dictatorial abuse, crony capitalism, shackled free enterprise, near economic collapse and a demoralized middle class. The gap between the rich (30%) and poor (70%)remained in a quagmire. Pareho rin Pala ang situation. Our population was 40 million. Exchange rate was US$1 to P7. Kawawang kawawa! Malas na malas!
Ninoy Aquino assasination
In 1983, Ninoy Aquino, Marcos’ exiled arch rival,was assassinated upon his return. Push came to shove. Cardinal Sin egged on the people on to protest. Outrage, self-pity, shame and fury raged and rumbled like a tidal wave, culminating in the incredible People Power Revolution. The very sick and obstinate Marcos fled (hijacked by Americans from Clark) to Hawaii (sounds like Paoay) where he died. His alleged millions of stolen dollars intact and unresolved. Up to now… Peso to dollar exchange is now P20 to $1.
People Power
But People Power was our shining glory! The whole world applauded our saintly courage, our dignified defiance, our bloodless solution to expel a dictator. We were the toast of all freedom-loving countries, the envy of all oppressed people. In 1986, we placed Cory Aquino, Ninoy’s widow, in Malacañang. She was virtuous, sincere and full of good intentions for the country.
Honasan coup attempts
But what happenned? Coup attempts by Honasan, power struggle, political squabbles, and the infighting for juicy deals harassed the amateur Cory presidency. So nothing happened. No progress took place. The economy was still bad.
55 million strong, still poor! People Power ningas cogon
The poor suffered more and more. Sure we got democracy back on its feet. But the Filipino resolve didn’t happen. People Power pala was ningas cogon power. Sayang na sayang! Tha gap between the rich and the poor remained at 30% (middle-class and rich), 70% (lower-class and rural/urban poor). Exchange rate was US$1 to P25. We were 55 million people.
Fidel Ramos
In 1992, Cory’s choice, Fidel Ramos, West Pointer, soldier, and hero of the People Power won the presidency. He had the bearing, the single-mindedness and the vision to bring the country to a tiger economy status. Ramos was a terrific salesman of the Philippines to the world. He was able to hype a climate of an economic ground. He removed barriers to progress. He was an apostle of privatization. His mantra was, less government, more private sector! Fidel hit the right note and the economy went on a roll. Fidel wanted to run for reelection but failed to swing the cha-cha (an idiotic Acronym for Constitutional Change) so he could run again.
Asian Financial crisis
In 1997, the Asian economic crises struck, triggered by a balloons burst of the hyper speculative Bangkok economy. The financial debacle created disastrous effects in the investment institutions of Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Taiwan. All the Ramos gains evaporated into thin air. Malas na naman! The poor, especially Mang Pandoy, were poorer than ever.
Erap catastrophe
1998 was showbiz time! The Erap para sa mahirap show opened to the chagrin of Makati Business Club. Pasensya na po kayo, mga elitists. Democracy is also weird. The choice of the masa must be respected. Catastrophe! Chavit Singson exploded jueteng bombs! For days on end, a nation sick in the stomach, sat through primetime TV aghast at watching the bizarre drama of alleged bribery, gambling, drunkenness, womanizing, deceit, and corruption. A lantern-jawed witness and a sexy intelligence ‘asset’ hogged the witness stand. Viewing the scandals on TV was like watching dogs mating in the public square. It’s embarrassing but you can’t take your eyes off them.
The Impeachment Trial
The impeachment trial serialized on TV was riveting. The defense lawyers, some wearing a canine sneer (ngiting aso) insulted our intelligence often. (Lokohin n’yo ang lelang n’yo). The whole country was stinking to high heavens. The prosecution produced its own witnesses Clarissa Ocampo, Emma Lim, Carmencita Itchon and many others. Idols with feet of clay fell crashing into the dust. Those who voted against opening the enveloped were legalese, procedural, and sounding intellectually brilliant. Also heartless and thick-skinned. They couldn’t fathom the heartbeat of the nation.
People Power II – Gloria Arroyo
Cardinal Sin, aging and sickly, called the people again. It was People Power II! Same humongous and collective umbrage, same brinkmanship, and same staccato prayers! Generals Reyes and Villanueva simply joined the mammoth EDSA crowd. No US jets from Clark this time. Erap was out! Gloria was in!
off the people, buy the people and fool the people
Our leaders learned how the government off the people, buy the people and fool the people works nicely.
Peso plummets to P55 to US$1
Hope springs eternal. Malacañang regained its honor and dignity. Protocol was observed. Absurdity was gone. Grammatical English was back. 2001. More catastrophies! The peso plummeted to a horrifying P55 to US$1.
Abu Sayyaf on a rampage
The Abu Sayyaf (extremist ideologues? Or mindless barbarians) were into kidnapping and terrorism, gaining worldwide notoriety. Businesses are still closing shop. Thousands of workers are being retrenched. Prices of food and Gasoline are very high. (Galunggong is P80 per kilo!) Our streets became permanent garbage dumps.
75 million strong, 70% poor
Maggots multiply to spread disease. Our communities stink. Again, the whole nation was witnessing sickening crimes attributed to people in the government. Talo na naman! We are now 75 million people but the gap between the rich, 30% (middle-class and rich), 70%(lower-class and rural/urban poor) remains the same for one century.
When will this end?
When will this end? It’s been more than 350 years since Lapu’s-Lapu’s victory, 100 years since Rizal martyrdom and we’re nowhere as a people, as a nation. Malas pa rin!
NOTE: Obviously there is a political commentary ingrained in this ‘short history’. History is currently unfolding so the rest of what follows depends on the unfolding of events and who will write that history.
Article ends here…
Footnotes:
- Jon Mariano, the voice behind OFW in Hong Kong made a compilation of the alleged Arroyo Corruption. Please visit and take a look.
- Given the extraordinary world support for the first black President of the United States in Barack Obama, there seemed to be a number of Filipino politicians trying to ride on the Obama mystique. Please visit Marocharim’s article that you can read here: The Philippine Obama.
- Those mini-headlines? Written by me, not the author. I was trying to make it easier on you to read the very long article.
- Should there be any errors on dates, characters and events, considering that we have a lot of Pinoy Historians who obviously want the facts to be presented factually, please understand, I did not write the article, however, I’m sure we can always make corrections.
- Of course, if anyone can pick up the story and update it with the current events, we can continue this Malas Nation History article. Why? Because, I’m sure we all prefer a LUCKY ending.
Dios mabalos tabi!
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{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }
Ang problema lang naman sa atin mga namumunong alang pakundangang mga corrupt at mga palpak.Dapat hindi lang sapatos ihampas sa mga pagmumukha nila.Pero lam mo, umaasa pa rin ako na darating ang Obama sa bansa natin! palagay mo ateng? Pero syempre pa,may punto si Obama, ang pagbabago dapat magsisimula sa bawat isa sa ating mga tao at bilang pilipino.
cheh´s last blog post..Pas de deux,lol
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
TUMPAK. it’s not just in the leader. nasa members. eh kahit na anong ganda at gwapo mong lider, kung tulisan naman lahat nang members mo, wala rin.
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Sa totoo lang give up na ko sa pinas pero syempre di mo pa rin matalikuran dahil half of your life andon … kung pede lang magmagic naku po matagal ng sibak ang mga lider sa tin.
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Wag ateng. Kawawa mga tiga-barrio ninyo. Mga ninuno waaa at ako dahil babalik pa ako dun! waaaa!!!!!
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paanong uunladdd??? kailangan humawak uli ng putik magtanim, maging veterinaryo, pag-aralan kung paano ang mga baka eh tataas ang producsyon ng gatas, ngayon ang America nasa pag-aaral na ng embryonic cells, kung paano pahahabain ang buhay ng mga tao, paano pagagalingin ang mga katulad ni Christopher Reeves, kaya bumnalik kayo sa paaralan, palawigin ang inyong proficiency sa English at iba pang mga wika lalo na ang ibat ibang wika ng mga Intsik dahil sila pa rin ang nagpapatakbo ng negosyo sa mundo
. masyado natayong nasanay sa white collar jobss, panay na lang computer , ayaw ng madungisan ang mga kamay
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 10:06 am
“masyado natayong nasanay sa white collar jobss, panay na lang computer , ayaw ng madungisan ang mga kamay”
Hindi naman siguro kasi hindi lahat sa atin ay nakakapagtrabaho ng white collar jobs.
Meron kasi maling mentality iba sa atin, yung tipong ang pokus e humangad ng materyal na bagay at halos sambahin ang pera na kung tutuusin ang pinakamahalagang kayamanan pa rin ay karunungan.
Kulang sa political will ang gobyerno natin, lalo na sa paglilinang ng kaalaman. Kulang ang mga classroom at teacher, mababa ang psweldo sa teacher, kulang ang recognition para sa mga imbentor na pinoy (yung hydroelectric car ng honda ay imbentong pinoy yun! 1994 yun naimbento dito kaso hindi pinansin ng gobyerno dahil akala nila forever may oil! Haller! 20 years na lang kaya ang supply ng oil kaya ginegyera ng US ang Iraq dahil sa OIL!), kulang ang pondo para sa mga research and development projects, masyadong napokus sa foreign investment chorva na yun!
Kaya imbes na maging self-sustaining ang bansa natin, ayun, umasa na lang sa US at iba pang bansa. Imbes na ang iba sa atin ay makatuklas ng iba pang technology, mga naging machine operator na lang sa isang pagawaang multi-national. Imbes na umunlad tayo, eto pa rin, still THE SICK MAN OF ASIA….
Hay naku. Ampf.
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
@silver,
Matagal na rin tayong naka-alpas daw sa SICK MAN OF ASIA label, kaso di nila alam, itinago lang pala mga pasyenteng pulubi. Eto ngayon, apaw na ulit.
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Heheheh…sick man of Asia..
E anong level nalampasan natin? Lower or higher?
Meron bang title for sickest man of Asia? (Har! Parang ms. universe ah!…heheh)
In fairness, nalampasan na tayo ng mga neighbors natin like Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore at Indonesia. Tayo na lang naiwan…
reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
@silver,
karanggo na ata naten ang zimbabwe, afghanistan (nasa guinnes book world of records na kamo tayo: http://philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=434538&publicationSubCategoryId=68
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
TUMPAK!
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Mahal na reyna,
Super naman kung karanggo natin ang Zimbabwe at
Afghanistan. Mas tanga naman si Robert Mugabe kasi
siya, bomba ng bomba ng pera sa economy nila kaya
may hyperinflation sila.
Kung Afghanistan naman, super din naman yun. Ano yun,
magbuburqa ang mga beauty namin dito?? Hehehe..
Something higher naman…hahhahaha…
Suggestion: Pwedeng karanggo na natin ang Sri Lanka o
Bangladesh..kasi as far as I know, yung economy e nakiki-
pagcompete sa kanilang level…hhehheheh
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
sya! pipilitin ko sa isip ko na di naten karanggo ang zimbabwe at apganistan kahit na lider na tayo nang mga murderer sa mundo. ano ba yan.
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
puputi kaya ako kung magsusuot ako ng burqa?
Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Hahahaha….
LOL
roni Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
hahaha!, pag naka burqa ka, ibig sabihin, easy to get ka!, pag nakipag-flirt ka sa babaeng walang cover ang mukha, sampal ang aabutin mo!
roni´s last blog post..horsepower
lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
hipokrita namaan din yang mga nakatalukbong na yan, eh yong mga Iraninan nga, patago tago din sa paglalagay ng lipstick kahit na talagang bawal silang maging westernized,
i remember noong kabataan ko pag sinupulan ako inaaway ko talaga , buti na lang kaklase ko yong maton doon sa barrio namin, kaya meron akong clout
at ipreserve ang ating mga natural resources, kasi pag na illegal logging nna naman ang mga puno sa kabundukan, tiyak na patay na naman ang mga nasa kapatagan, mawawash out na naman lahat ng pinaghiraphan nila na pundarin para umunlad
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
hay naku! talk about illegal logging! sino pa ba ang gumagawa nyan kundi yong mga nasa posisyon! juice! tumaas na naman ang alta presyon kooo! na-alala ko yong illegal logging sa barrio namen!!!!!
reynz´s last blog post..Royal Blog Santacruzan 01/24/2009 Presents: Recession
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
secretary ako noon sa isang kompanya BMC, ang planta sa Baliwag, mahogany ang producto ang may-ari kmaganak nila mayari ng shoemart, bahay nila sa Greenhills, matatanaw mo sa EDSA, Greek style merong mga columns sa harap imaginin mo yong scene sa Samson n Delilah yong nakadiipa si Samson tinutulak yong mga poste, ang kotse na nakaparada sa driveway mahigit sa labinlima, later on nagventure out sila ng fishing sa Palawan, pag nangangaroling kami (this was about 26 years ago) bawat bahay na puntahan namain pinakamababa ang bigay na !,000 pesosesoses, im sure mayaman pa rin sila ngayon
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hindi naman siguro tayo malas. may mali lang talaga sa ating mga pilipino.
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:17 am
meron din tayong crab mentality, punta ka dito sa US yong mga nasa edad 55 anyos pataas na Pinoy?Pinay talagang talamak pa rin sa katawan nila ang crab mentality
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:54 am
tularan natin ang mga Intsik para silang tikoy, dikit dikit tulong tulong kahit na dinadalahura sila ng mga ibang lahi, sige laban pa rin sila dito kahit hindi sila marunong mag English, trabajo pa rin, kaya sila maunlad, hindi sila nahihiya, hanggang dito nga sa eesseff nagbobote dyaryo sila, makikita mo pag umaga pingga pingga nila yong sakosakong mga lata ng softdrinks para dalhin sa recycling, at hindi sila kumakain sa labas, nagbabaon sila
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 9:59 am
I agree with you ICM.
Chinese frugality at “guan xi” (tightly knitted relationships = malatikoy na pagsasama-sama ng mga intsik) ay ilan sa mga hinahangaan kong katangian sa kanila.
Kaya nga sila yumayaman eh at take note, mahigpit sila sa pera.
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
i guess what we’re missing is a role model Lorena. sino ba? titingala ka sa gobyerno, puro mga kurakot. sino ang role model nang mga pinoys? wala. puro kawatan.
reynz´s last blog post..Royal Blog Santacruzan 01/24/2009 Presents: Recession
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
sino, ang magiging role model? baka after 20 years meron na tayong magiging presidente na matino kung nagbabasa siya nitong mga blog entries dito. si Robert F. Kennedy daw before he died tinanong siya kelan magkakaroon ng black President, sabi niya after 40 years daw, and it became tru to a T, he said it in 1968, 2008 Obama Na
reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
TUMPAK din yan joshmarie!
eto sa comment sa baba, nakikita ko as “crab mentality” hahaha
reynz´s last blog post..Royal Blog Santacruzan 01/24/2009 Presents: Recession
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
di ba nga meron akong kinopya na editorial from Inquirer blog, sabi noong writer dapat daw tepokin na yong mga thunderz kasi talamak na ang corruption sa katawan nila, yong 24 pababa pwede pang irehabilitate ang mentality
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Grabeng research naman tong ginawa mo. May research team ka ba mahal na reyna?
Elyong´s last blog post..Color Me My Colors
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
naks, di mo nakita ang footnotes. that’s not me. email lang yan. hahah
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hanef, haba ha? binasa ko naman lahat. lols.
BURAOT´s last blog post..Another Priceless Moment
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
oo, nung pinost ko sya, dun ko sya binabasa sa haba. hahaha at least na-refresh ang pinoy history ko. hahaha
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di ba muntik tayong maging part ng US, as in State of the Philippines? Eh di sana ndi na tayo napapagod mag-convert ng Peso to Dollars, at malamang from 99.9% maging 99% na lang ang uupong kurakot sa senado at malakanyang. LOL.
Sabi ni Quezon, di bale ng naghihirap ang mga Pinoy, basta FREE tayo, ksa mayaman nga pero colonized naman. Pffffffffffft! ndi man lang niya inisip ang future naten. At least siya namamahinga na, tayo ngaun nadurusa. May maitutulong ba siya? Grrr!!!
Ely´s last blog post..Sugpon, Ilocos Sur: Home Sweet Home
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Parang Puerto Rico ang kalalabasan natin kung sakaling natuloy ang annexation ng pinas to the United States…
Malamang ang tawag sa atin ay Commonwealth of the Philippines…hahahha…
Pero seryoso, if I were alive that time, malamang agree din ako sa annexation ng Pinas. Kung tutuusin, mas importante pa rin na self-sustaining tayo kaysa, malaya nga tayo pero technically dependent and hindi self-sustaining..
Malas nga naman.
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Ely Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
honga, parang PR, or parang Hawaii. Eh di sana dollars ang kinikita naten. hehehe
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
me point naman yan di ba lorena? indi sa kinakampanya ko ang issue na to dahil inaway ako dito nang isang senatoriable noon – pero – sa tindi nang problema na walang solusyon, aba kung state tayo nang US, sigurado ako, walang kawala ang mga impaktong yan
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
nakita ko naman sa Subic, 14 years ago, merong disiplina, sinusunod nila ang traffic laws, kaya isa pa yan kung magkakaroon ng disiplina lahat, sa calzada, hindi magkakatraffic, jung walang traffice hindi tataas ang polusyon, polusyon=cancer makakarating tayong lahat sa paroroonan ng hindi umaabot ng 3 oras na nakaupo sa bus, sa pagtatapon ng basura, magkaroon ng malawakang recycling programs, yong compostables para sa farm, yong recyclables na mga papel para hindi na magputol uli ng mga kahoy, kahit maliit lang na changes, magiging malaking tulong sa economiya natin
reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
that’s right. minsan naiisip ko ang solution sa problema sa pinas eh either na mapunta ka nang china o kaya states ka nang US. pag di yan tinigok na mga kurakot na yan, ewan ko na.
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
ako dahil sa sobra ng lupit ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas agree ako na maging under tayo ng mga Markano, pwede rin United nations, halo halo sila, me Hapon ,meron delicadeza Swedish,aba siempre legal ang marijuana, German masarap ang Black Forrest cake nila, French para naman magkaroon tayo ng Arts and Culture at Norwegian para mahaluan tayo ng matatangkad. Chinese aba ang expertise nila sa abacus at negosyo
produkto ako ng idelohiya ni Makoy – Sa ikauunlad ng Bayan Disiplana ang kailangan at ni Madame fan ako niyan , the true, the good and the beautiful. im sure maraming babato sa akin,
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Kung papa-annex ang Pinas…
Pa-annex na lang tayo sa France…har!
Kasi sa France, maganda ang welfare system dun. As in pwede kang ma-admit sa hospital kahit wala kang pera. Yung gobyerno e talagang inaalagaan ang kanilang mga citizens, ultimo mga nanny, gobyerno din ang nagbibigay sa mga single parents or families na kailangan ng nanny.
Actually, sa Sicko ko napanuod ito (yung film ni Michael Moore)…at ang nakakatawa, ang cashier dun sa hospital na pinakita sa film, e reverse ang role kaysa sa pangkaraniwang cashier na alam natin.
Ung cashier na iyon e magbibigay pa sa iyo ng pera – yung pamasahe mo para makapunta sa hospital etc. etc. Amazing!
Kaya kami ng brother ko, nangangarap maging French citizen…hehehhehe!
Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
@ ICM,
In fairness to you…hindi kita babatuhin kung produkto ka ni Makoy
Kasi sa totoo lang, kung ikukumpara ang mga presidente sa isat-isa, 2 lang ang matinong presidente para sa akin eh…
Una, si Magsaysay kasi siya ang tunay na makamasa at pangalawa, si Makoy dahil totoo nga naman na it is through discipline, we can achieve everything.
Nasira si Makoy dahil sa mga cronies nya at perhaps, dahil din sa asawa niya. Nagkamali si Makoy na pagbigay ng tiwala sa mga taong akala niya ay mapagkakatiwalaan. Kumbaga, in fairness to him, meron siyang naiambag kahit papaano. Unlike sa mga presidents na sumunod na sa kanya…puro mga ampaw na ang mga yun.
lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
@Silver, jan ka ba sa land ng mga models at Eiffel tower? ano yong Gravatar mo di ko masipat eh, yon sa akin eh dwende, salamat at one less person to stone me he he, dati meron akong co-worker na French, tiga grade siya ng lumber sa Pinas, nakakatuwa sila magsulat, pabilog bilog ang handwriting
si Gloria kaya naka post din kaya lahat ng picture or bust niya sa lahat ng public classroom? I remember kasi noon lllahat ng room meron embossed na mukha ni Makoy, I was fortunate enough na makamayan siya, kami sa barrio pbayanihan putikan, pero umwi kami sa Leyte aba ang calzada concreto courtesy of Madame Meldy
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Silver Reply:
January 26th, 2009 at 5:51 am
@ ICM,
nangangarap akong makatira sa France…heheheh…
pero sa ngayon, dito ako nakatira sa barrio ni Jose Rizal sa Laguna….(guess mo na lang….hahahha)
Yung gravatar ko e yung sa Yugi-oh card na paborito ko. I used to play Yugi-Oh nung college ako…o di ba bongga….isip bata ako talaga….hahahha!
lcm Reply:
January 27th, 2009 at 4:03 am
siempre pag binigay ni Fafah Obama stimulu, uuqi ako jan, palagi din akao sa Laguna kasi jan bff ko, babad kami sa hot springs 50 peoses lang nnaman yong pajero ba yon fromRobinsons Cavite to Laguna, Lola na ako kaya di ko na alam mga games he he hanggang tetris lang alam ko
Dun sa turo kapwa pinoy part, I recalled on part on history regarding that..
Remember the Macabebe scouts? They are a filipino regiment composed of Kapampangans that are used by the spanish to crack down the revolutionary tagalogs during the 1896 revolution. The spaniards used the divide and conquer technique in instigating tribal clashes between pinoy tribal groups to prevent them from uniting.
So you might be wondering why some Tagalogs e maiinit ang dugo sa Kampampangans. Old wounds really run deep.
And about Aguinaldo, for me, he is not recognized as a hero but merely the president of the Malolos Republic. Malamang kung hero nga siya talaga, hindi nya aagawin kay Bonifacio ang trono bilang supremo, bagkus, nakiisa na lang para mapaunlad ang samahan ng Katipunan.
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
that’s right. agree ako dun. kung titingnan mo nga naman ang history naten, tipong walang pinag-kaiba sa current na nangyayari. paulit ulit.
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Mahal na Reyna,
Parang sirang plaka (este laser disk! hahahhaha) na ang Pilipinas dahil paulit – ulit na lang..
Parang kanta ni Gary V….
“Di na natuto…”
HEHHEHEHHE!
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Dagdag pa pala dito, may bago tayong world record!!!
New Guinness record for RP: Most killings in 2004!
http://philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=434538&publicationSubCategoryId=68
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
at meron pa syang swastika? hahaha! kung sa amerika yan, nag-wala na ang mga tao dito. hahaha!
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Nge!
Akala ko Myanmar…heheheh..
(Pasensya na, katatapos ko lang manuod ng Rambo 4…hehehhe)
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
“Elections in the country are usually characterized by political violence, although there had been relatively few poll-related killings in 2004, at least based on official estimates.”
True-la-lu.
Kaya nga hindi ako bumoboto pag election kasi paulit-ulit lang naman ang kandidato dito. At saka, sorry sila (politicians) kasi hindi ako mahilig sa PPV (Pay per Vote) Elections dito.
Boboto lang ako kapag merong kandidato na talagang public servant at worthy ng vote ko. Ang tanong, kelan kaya darating yun? Maybe 10 or 50 years? Hopeless na kasi ang political situation dito sa atin.
reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
hahaha! nadagdagan ang DICKshoenary ko nang PPV (pay per vote) hahaha
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Ely Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
PPV? hehehe. sana applicable yan sa blogging! sigurado popost ko! hehehe
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
@ Ely
Pwede din ang PPV sa blogging…
Pay per Vlog…
HAHAHAHA….LOL
lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
thats a good idea Pay Per Reading excemted kami na mga nag-aad ng comments para meronn kang fundraising sa Barrio siete, di ba yong isang blogger nagbebenta ng libro niya, im sure ang laman noon eh yong mga blog entries niya di ba?
lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20090126-185539/Printed-Blog-to-hit-the-stands
Reyna, Reyna, gising gising , Printed blogs meron na ako nabasahin habang naghihintay ng Muni
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hahaha! ang maniwala sa malas, habambuhay na mamalasin! it’s a threat!
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reynz Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
the power of positive thinking hahaha!
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
positive thinking plus me kasamang ACTION!!
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roni Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
People of the Philippines, kaya natin! let’s do our part, simulan natin inside out!
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
oh di ba yan ang nakasulat doon sa “The Secret” kailangan iproject natin, ngayon kung si Reyna ang gusto nating maging Presidente ng Pilipinas kailangan ipaskel na natin ang mga posters niya sa lahat ng gotohan sa sa Pilipinas.
ako ay maglalagay ng picture ng Boracay sa aking lungga para makabalik na ako doon sa lalong madaling panahon
hindi rin ako naniniwala sa malas..tayo talagang tao ang gumaga ng ating future, kaya kung sino man ang magiging lider ng ating bansa, sana pag-aralan nya kung anu-anong problema ang sinasapit ng ating nasyon. at pag aralan nya rin itong history ng ating nasyon, basahin nya ang entry ng Reyna Elena hahaha magagaling ang mga comment ng reader…sana nga dumating ang panahon na ang bansang Pilipinas ay makilala rin sa galing ng mga pinoy in a possitive way. kailangan talagang mag tulungan ang mga pilipino…sino nga kaya ang makaka-pag ahon sa gutay gutay ng Pilipinas?
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
ooy kilalala ang Pinas, sabi noong Nigerian na taxi driver kagabi, na nasakayan namin, sabi niya if he wants puke, he goes to Daly City daw, masarap daw ang puke doon
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Silver Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Ah…
puke as in you know na the who cheverlu?
or…
puke as in vomit???
Walang lang…trip ko lang magtangatangahan minsan…HAHAHAHA…LOL
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
oo yon na down there under, magaling na siyang magtagalog, tuwang tuwa siya sa akin kasi hindi daw ako pikon, hahaba daw ang buhay ko dahil masayahin ako na tao, kasi tanong niya sa akin saan daw yong mga pangit na tao na pipikapin namin, sabi ko there the two ugly people who created me sabay turo sa Nanay at Tatay ko
Silver Reply:
January 26th, 2009 at 5:53 am
@ ICM
HAHAHAHAHA…
LOL
panalo ka dyan!
kinalimutan ko na ang Phils history dahil ang alam ko yong history ng resibo ko sa Costco, about 7 years ago ang $200.00 ko eh good for six months at meron pang kasamang padalang balikbayan box na kape, kahapon $700.00 , pang dito lang sa bahay, sabon panglaba, pangligo, tootpaste, pasador at canned wild salmon, sorry na lang sa aking mga kamag-anakan, wala silang marereceive na kape.
maraming naantig na damdamin itong posting na ito, hindi na naman kumita ang mga professional ang psychiatrist, dito tayo naglabas ng mga hjinaing natin.
madugo talaga ang history ng Pilipinas, kaya ako, hindi ko na nirereminisce yan, hindi ko na rin sinisisi ang mga tao sa gobyerno, sayang ang oras ko, I am just looking forward na manalo ako sa lotto at magpapatayo ako ng school sa Philippines, to re train everybody para hindi naman tayong bansagang “The Cancer of Asia” pero since ang pananalo sa lotto eh kapit sa patalim, I will just share my insights here thru Reyna Elena.
Happy Sunday to all. SAbi sa Sunday Mass today, “it is not your plan, but it is God’s plan” I’m sure hindi God’;s plan na maghirap tayo, pero yong mentalidad na tinuro sa atin ng Spanish regime buhay pa rin, yong manatili tayong mangmang, wala ng mga prayle, napalitan na sila ng mga taong gobyerno na patuloy na very inhumane, basta sila kumakain sa Five Star hotels, yong mga bumoto sa kanila ayon kumakain ng pag-pag, pero sino ang bumoto sa kanila yong kumakain ng pag-pag, kasi nabayaran sila
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kengkay Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
alam mo bang pareho tayo? dati nung deutsch mark pa kapag nag grocery kami dito 300 DM lang pang anim na buwan na yon. hindi na magkasya sa sasakyan. ngayon? 700 euro na ang nagastos namin e isang cart hindi pa puno! hanu ba yun.
kaya naman tuloy tuloy ang aming vegetable and fruit garden dito. super laki ng tipid namin kapag may ani. sabi ko nga kapag sa pinas may sarili silang veggie at fruit garden edi mas lalong tipid kasi buong taon pwede silang umani,
pero ako, malakas ang pakiramdam ko magkakaron din ng sigla ang pinas. positive thnker ako at ma-aksyon din ako
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lcm Reply:
January 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
hello Ms Kenkay, Happy Sunday, oh ikaw naman ang mag post ako eh maglalunch na ng noodles with spam dito sa eessfff, maginaw eh
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Reyna elena, You are reviving the Phil.History lesson.That was my favorite subject second to recess.
Malas ba ang Pilipinas? I don’t think so! but,some people are malas.
During my school days my Sir and Madam would require us to memorize 1million words on the chapter of the book we currently have to remember. We need to cram a bunch more words into our heads to get 75% on the report card,soon we forget after the test with codigo penal. All my classmates were impressed on my answer on the test question,I always get 110 right out of 100 and that’s of course 10 was a sidenote to my teacher that if he won’t mark x on my test paper I will buy him Siopao bola-bola and coke with a bonus of 1 cartoon of Salem.Don’t ask me where I got those.US naval base was in Gapo that time and the guard on the gate saluted my eldest brother’s car.Most of my teachers died with lung cancer.
Of course! I was always stressed out with grammar and reading, even if there were time for communicative practice, I could not wait to have soup number 5 after enduring those torture avoiding the ass whacking of a majorette baton my teacher always have in his right hand.
Now, the teaching maybe,is different. Just say “Present” if the teacher call their name on the roll call without learning, the most important maybe,is to send their students to march on the stage on culmination exercise so that they can get their 13th month bonus..
Those people in the education ministry have no idea anyway, what it’s like in the public sector or how to solve problems in public schools because they all went to the best private schools sleeping in class. This fundamental problem means that the Lapuz ministry of education lacks understanding of what the public wants students to be taught, as well as how to teach students effectively.
Why don’t the parents complain or write more often about their disgust and the postmaster will deliver it to Lapuz desk.? (Oh! Damn me,!those parents could only write carabao English I suppose)
Now, Obama got elected, explaining how this fulfilled the American idea that anyone can become President of the United States. Soon after explaining this, Mr.Castro looked at his students in History class and said, “Isn’t that great? Too bad that is impossible for the students in public school. And unfortunately, all of the students understood what the teacher who’s suffering from COPD meant. There is no point in dreaming of becoming a topnotch politicians because those jobs are reserved for the kids whose parents can afford to send them to schools that specialize in producing future bureaucrats.You must have a Gonzales,Magsaysay,Garcia,Marcos,Zobel or Ayala last name and you must have a Meztiza or Meztiza blood to enter in Politics.–Only Jojo and Ruben got Lucky because of Cory,they waxed Cory’s table before serving coffee.
T
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Hinde lang tao ang malas. Even our geographic location is malas.
Imagine, 7000++ islands with over 170 dialects scattered in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, this makes it very difficult to unite Pinoys all over the country. Look, some ‘tagalogs’ dislike the ‘bisayans’ and vice versa. Ang nangyayari tuloy, regionalism rules and not nationalism. Divided we stand, together we fall ang drama. Ano ba naman yan.
Also, some parts of our islands are situated along fault lines making them prone to earthquakes, susceptible to high tide and other natural disasters like the typhoons, tsunami and volcano eruption.
Hinde pa huli ang lahat. I think we should consult Feng Shui masters? Whatchathink ‘day? Swerte daw ang Dragon, lagyan kay naten ng dragon ang flag noh? Kalimutan na ang kalabaw, gawing 3 legged toad ang pambansang animal, to attract wealth and abundance. At kelangan ang bawat tahanan eh maglagay ng Ba Gua sa pintuan to disperse the negative energy.
Kung Hei Fat Choi, btw. LOL
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lcm Reply:
January 26th, 2009 at 2:42 am
to Ms Chuva hindi naman malas yong mapa ng Pilipinas, para nga daw larawan yan ng isang babaeng nagdadasal eh. at saka isa yan sa reason bakit ang pumupunta ng US eh hindi na bumabalik jan kung TNT sila, kasi aba kung wala na silang pera lalanguyin nila mula manila hanggang mindanao. dito sa US yong mga mexicano pabalik balik lang sa border kasi hindi naman sila lalangoy dahil kapatagan sila, kaya us being a country of 7,000plus island made us resilient
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roni Reply:
January 26th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
the tropics and the people living there: considered the luckiest on earth!
bakit kamo? perfect ang weather, surrounded by natural body of water known to be benificial to health, at di mabilang na natural wonders. wala akong makitang malas sa bansa. mga taong walang utak o kaya e stagnant ang pag-iisip ang naikita kong bad luck, kaya nga I stay away from them, nakakahawa yun!
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Silver Reply:
January 26th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Strategic ang location ng Pilipinas, sa aking opinyon. Kasi ang location natin is considered as a gateway to Asia. If you control the Philippines, then you will also have a leverage on the other asian nations…
hehhe
lcm Reply:
January 27th, 2009 at 3:55 am
kaya nga palaging meron balikatan exercises
Bakit naman parang kinapos ang article mo mahal na reyna?………..si jose pidal………………si garci…………..ang fertilizer fund scam ni joc joc………ang ZTE deal………..swine deal scam………………………………..north rail project……………ang euro generals……………………alabang boys………ang pagiging validictorian natin sa asia sa corruption……….salututorian sa mundo sa corruption…………kung paguusapan lang ang kwento ng buhay at kawalanhiyaan ng Gloriang presidente natin hindi tayo mga malas………………………..siguro mga TANGA!!!!!
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reynz Reply:
January 31st, 2009 at 6:19 pm
yaan mo Ma Ba O,
i will update the article. iba ang nagsulat nyan. i have the listing from OFW in hongkong pretty much lahat nang sinulat mo, then update ko sya up to Legacy. dami no? 24/7 ang kurapsyon saten!
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wala lang sasabat lang ako, nainis kasi ako sa kumakalat an balita regarding sa mga sundalo an kano na pinag babawalan ng kanilang mga superior na umiwas daw sa mga pinay… dahil nga dun sa ng yari kay nicole…
well think it in a positive way, mabuti nga iyon, para hindi nila mahawaan ng aids ang mga pinay.. sila naman talaga ang mga carrier ng mga sakit na yan eh!!
kthe nerve, magsalita ng mga ungas, about us ng ganyan..
well sabagay kung sundalo man ako at makasalubong ko si nicole, iiwas na talaga ako!!
nyahahahaha…
wala lungs!! u
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