From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Bon chance mon cheri Salve Duplito!!!

by reynz on April 30, 2009

Money Smarts has been my daily read ever since I stumbled into that blog. Soon, in one of my trips back to Manila, I would get the chance to meet Salve Duplito (at Trinoma), the voice behind the blog. I would find out in that meeting that she was a fellow-Bicolana, from Legazpi City. She [...]

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The streets of Las Vegas

by reynz on April 30, 2009

A day after watching the Chippendale with Reesie and her sister Ester, my friends from San Diego, California drove to Las Vegas to see me. Alam nyo, with all the catching up to do, forget namen ang time at wez na us go sa Hoover Dam. So, we decided to go back sa famous Strip [...]

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5th Podcasting Reynz

by reynz on April 29, 2009

Listen to my 5th Podcasting Reynz and find out Chuva Chienes secret! Hahaha!

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Are you serious Carlo Ople?!

by reynz on April 28, 2009

Are you serious with your apology Carlo Ople?! I was very hesitant to accept your apology given the nasty experience I have with a double-faced Manila blogger. What I have just read on the Philippine Daily Inquirer seem to validate my perception amongst certain group or individual who are Manila bloggers who don’t have FALAVRA [...]

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4th Podcasting Reynz

by reynz on April 28, 2009

Dedicated to my close friends Junsy of Marlton, New Jersey and Malen of Eastwood, Libis, Quezon City.

Here’s the link:

4th Podcasting Reynz
Zirkoh
Eastwood

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Social responsibility, transparency and accountability of the Philippine Blog Awards

April 27, 2009

7 months of silence
It’s been 7 months now that we talked about the Philippine Bolunteers Award. I called it such because to me, they have not provided us and Pinoy blogosphere any sense of comfort nor even respond to some of the questions raised. Not even a statement to address some of the valid questions [...]

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Sony Vaio gone, humarbat ako nang bago!

April 26, 2009

Marksville, Louisiana
Marksville, Louisiana is in the middle of the State of Louisiana, roughly 4 hours of driving. It’s a very small city. What’s interesting mga kunichiwa was that, it brought back memories sa probinsya namen in Sorsogon. The roads that I saw, pati na kamo mga bahay sa gilid. For a while there, akala ko, [...]

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3rd Podcasting Reynz & the 2009 Pinoy Expats Blog Awards

April 25, 2009

You’re looking at the beautiful logo of the 2009 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards. According to Kenji:
The organization started with a very simple objective – to infuse enthusiasm and inspiration for others to do good and to be hopeful in this world of hopelessness. Filipino expats and OFW with their talents, means, resources and their blogs [...]

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Why is there such hatred and discrimination to Reyna by Manila bloggers?

April 23, 2009

When I go home to Manila, I’m sure nakahanda na ang tangke, bazooka at isang kabang betsin. With a batallion of Manila bloggers with such hatred and discrimination to Reyna, it’s obvious nasa hit list ako nang mga to, given the threats that I am getting. There is one more credential issue that I will [...]

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Are you a Patay Gutom Blogger?

April 22, 2009

I stole this entry from Cat, without her knowledge and without her permission. Babayaran ko na lang sya nang lobo at babolgam. I am a barriotic punk and growing-up, I have been called “Patay-Gutom” many, many times and you have no idea how it feels. Sibuyas, kung sibuyas but you won’t know how it feels [...]

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2nd Podcasting Reynz

April 21, 2009

The dog, the dog food and minimum wage. Things that bothers the landlord. Listen to the 2nd podcasting reynz! Hahaha!

I’m very busy at work peeps! I have a big meeting tomorrow and one big presentation. Then, I am travelling again for the rest of the week. I’m leaving tuesday afternoon (4/21/09) and be back in [...]

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Baratillo’s argument runs counter to the revered Filipino tradition of getting formal education

April 19, 2009

I showed you mine, you show me yours
As you might have known by now, I returned the credentials favor and turned the tables around to some of these Sintunado Voices bloggers and writers to show me their credentials. Since then, there has been a lot of iterations on the issue. Alibis after alibis after alibis, [...]

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1st episode of Podcasting Reynz is now up!

April 19, 2009

1st Podcasting Reynz episode
Peeps, I had a very hectic and uberly-stressful week of travelling, bulyaw, away and all the heated credentials discussion. There has been so many iterations of the credentials question, hindi na alam nang mga blogger ang mga bina-blog nila especially the who did what, makasakay lang sa chorva. Ang mga bloggers nga [...]

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Someone likes me very very much!

April 16, 2009

Washington DC
So, eto nga! I told you about yong chorva migration namen na nabulilyaso and everything! As leche leche ever sya! Kaso, sinolve ko na lahat nang alam kong problematic eklavu, pero gitawag pa rin ako ni Obama, kaya may I fly ako kahapon to Washington DC. Magdusa kayo sa litraks na to. Eto lang [...]

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Sintunado Voices: A severe case of denialitosis

April 15, 2009

Breeking News
Look what we got! Here is Exhibit A: How Sintunado Filipino Voices is: Breeking News by Patricio Mangubat! Hahaha!
Cry-DJB
Over-indulgent, self-absorbed, cry-DJB over Manuel L. Quezon’s apology whose IDS and EGOS were bruised should better listen to lola and learn some basic social climbing skills. Support your friend even if you disagree with him. Do [...]

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Bura, Pirma: One excellent Filipino Voices blogger

April 14, 2009

You’re supposed to be the lowest lifestyle cum tech cum dirty talk blogger. Why are you now dabbling in political blogging territory?

Remember this great literary political words from one very excellent Filipino Voices blogger that Nick has in its roster of writers by the name of Patricio Mangubat? Well, he fired another round of excellent [...]

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Why I had a stiff neck in Las Vegas

April 14, 2009

Ilang humans den ang binangga ko while casino hopping in Las Vegas. Minura-mura ako nung isang tanders, kiver. I’m having one cultured moment. Nag-e-enjoy nang art ang barriotic punk. I can’t help kasi but admire the ceilings nang mga casino. Lalo na ang mga boutiques and stores. Like this one. Feel kong gayahin at gawin [...]

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One night with the Chippendales!

April 13, 2009

Pagdating sa men, nakikipag-away ang lola kahit sino pa man ang aking gurpren hehehe!

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What happened in Vegas, stays in Vegas!

April 12, 2009

And so I went to Paris over the weekend nga, to meet one pretty Reyna reader from Santa Fe, New Mexico who hiked for all 8 hours with her boylet…

Jaime & Reesie

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Was Manuel L. Quezon III insincere with his apology?

April 11, 2009

Was there a double jeopardy?
When I thanked Manuel L. Quezon III with his apology, Cat told me that:
As i have told you, MLQ3 is one who would not hesitate to apologize when he knows he is wrong or if he thinks he has hurt some people’s sensibilities

Now, DJB and Bert is now telling me a [...]

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I’m flying to Las Vegas tomorrow: Happy Easter to ya’all!

April 9, 2009

Sorry, I’m late. So, I took a cab.
Sa isip ko, am sure. Siguro nag-bus ang mokong na to. Me ka-date kasi ako. Pinakilala nang isang ka-opisina. Hehehe! ~kilig~ So, meet kami after work sa centro avenida. Dahil maaga pa, I thought may I go kami sa resto. Dahil wa pa me lunch, I was hunger [...]

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What’s to intellectualize? Simple question demand simple answer not so many alibis!

April 8, 2009

Holy week pala ngayon mga kabisyo. Mag-pasyon muna kayo. Yong mga iba dyan, mangumpisal sa mga lecheng kasalanan nang pame-meke nang mga credentials at education para lang masabing credible. At habang bakasyon, mangalap nang experience somewhere around the neyshun.
Tigilan ang alibis. Simple question demand simple answer to some of these Filipino Voices writers, Caffeine [...]

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Fake credentials, embellished education, zero experience: A response to Caffeine Sparks of Filipino Voices

April 7, 2009

My sweetness Caffeine Sparks,
Blog all you want under the pretext of free speech, sama-sama kumbaya tayo, together forever, one another, ever ever. And sweetheart, I’ll be with you all the way. Pramis, as far as free speech is concerned, we’d be very close. One karatula. One nation.
For me Sparks, if you want to gain respect, [...]

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Feeling intellectual political bloggers

April 6, 2009

What I know is this:

There is someone on Filipino Voices who is trying to sabotage me.
There were people who checked my credentials coming from two sites:

One from Manuel L. Quezon III and
Filipino Voices.

Tipo bang, sino ba tong si Reyna Elena?! Kiver! Here you go!. That’s the problem when you already have [...]

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How embellishment results in pang-ga-gago sa mga Pinoy: Charlene Gonzalez goes to Harvard University

April 4, 2009

Charlene goes to Harvard
While reading today’s online papers, I ran across this news about Charlene Gonzalez schooling at the Harvard University in the United States. I have no problem whatsoever with Charlene’s dream of going to Harvard. Personal yon and I respect them for that. Although one can get Business Entrepreneurial classes sa UP, Ateneo [...]

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Amffuta at gustong pumunta nang Pinas?!

April 3, 2009

Did you hear?!
Chip Tsao wants to visit the Nation of Servants. Sey nyo?!

Pedeng i-divert yong eroplano sa Sulo?! Sa kalinga nang mga Abu Sayaf???

Reference: ‘Racist’ HK writer wants to visit RP

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I showed you mine, you show me yours.

April 2, 2009

Someone loves me, someone loves me not
It has come to my attention na me mga tao out there somewhere who had began to have a lot of “interest” and “curiousity” sa credentials ko. I guess, knowing nyo na kung anetch ang ibig sabihin nyan noh? I don’t blame these “curious” characters. I know, weird nga [...]

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Thank you, Manuel L. Quezon III

April 1, 2009

Tough act
Did it ever occur to you that the art of accepting an apology from miles away, could actually be one tough act?! I was at work, slugging it out with our consultants with our current system migration when they told me that there won’t be anyone from their team when we go live with [...]

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Life is beautiful. Blog it, till it hurts!

April 1, 2009

Merci boucoup Nuffnang et bonjour les gens!

I was uberly-delighted when Roanna and Jing told me that I will be Nuffnang’s Miss April. “Huh?!” I know I’m pretty, but Playboy Magazine?! Not ready. Roanna’s email pokes me in my eyes and woke me up from hypnosis, “keep dreaming Reynz!” with a follow-up email from Jing, “Reynz, [...]

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