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, stop the fantasy, this is Nuffnang!”
Madam barfly
Oui, c’est moi Reynz, eternal madame barfly. I am that cute blogger behind reyna elena dot com. You’d find that cuteness angle 69 degrees, east southwest slightly to the right of the greater meridian time zone. Differential calculus and global positioning required. Why Reyna Elena? I won’t tell you. The clue is in my blog. Hehehe!
Barrio Siete
I’m one Uragon. I grew up in Barrio Siete. Where is my barrio? We’re the 7,107th island in the Philippines. During low tide, we hunt for food. During high tide, we evacuate. Burn these bloody corrupt, evil Pinoy politicians in hell! They forgot us people from Barrio Siete!
(Sorry, hinarbat ko lang ang pic na to here. Pero, ganetch sa barrio siete. Pramis. Hehehe!)
Early social climbing
I was so damn tired of shit poverty. I puked many times eating so many kamote. So I worked my way up at some barrio university. I didn’t quite understand why I had Spanish and Theology. I was taking up Accountancy! So my first social climbing victims? Let’s just say, I passed those subjects. Look what happened. My life’s full of dysfunctionalities! Grrr!
(Kaya nyo bang maki-pag-social climbing sa mga sanggano nang Barangay Dos at inuman sa gitna nang Lanzones Street?!)
My diploma
My parents were uberly-excited when I graduated, they laminated my diploma. Looking for work, can you imagine me walking along Ayala, on hand was my diploma, which looked more like one big lapida?! People were staring at me! I just pretended I was popular.
(Student loans not needed. Pag-uwi ko, buy ako nang Honoris Causa.)
Makati years
I worked in Makati for years. People there mistook me like I mow the lawn and trim the trees. You see, I had so many provincial assignments. I fly to Cebu, Palawan, Davao and Iloilo. By the time I was back in Makati, I’d be this short dark, very, very dark but handsome half-uragon, half-bisaya, half-human.
(With former SGV auditors who are now with Pricewaterhouse Coopers Philadelphia)
Journey in America
In search for peace, freedom, liberty and equality plus more money, I paddled my boat to the United States. Philadelphia would become my home and would live there since 19-don’t ask me. Because I know you’ll start punching those darn calculators! Beee! I’m currently based and blogging live in 10 feet below sea-level New Orleans. No worries, I sleep with salbabida beside me.
(Exec MBA classmates from Fox: Namedrop: Becky is Unisys Global Dir; Pradip is Sr. VP of Ranbaxy in India, Fabrizio is Managing Director of Solvay in Shanghai and moi?! [nasamid] *hikbi* waaa!)
Alone on graduation
I spent 2 years with Alliance Francaise, speak French, but brother says, “its Bikol not French!” (eh, ba’t ka galit?!). Then I went to Temple University in Philadelphia and George Washington University in Washington, DC. It would have been nice if my parents saw me graduate. This time around, my diploma was never laminated. I was alone during my graduation. *hikbi*
(Train from Prague to Budapest with classmates from Temple Univ Tokyo and Philadelphia.)
Love of other culture
I love to travel, meeting people and winning friends. From North and South America, to West and Eastern Europe, East Asia, to the beautiful islands of the Philippines. I enjoy being immersed in different cultures for it enriches me and makes me a well-rounded and grounded person. Just slightly grounded. I’m not a beef, you know.
(A night out in Shinjuko with friends from Temple Univ Tokyo)
Blog content
I love to blog about my Barrio Siete life, my journey in America and anything under the “what is life” column plus love and my career. I’m not always successful, but for unknown reasons, my journey is sometimes hilarious. I also blog about money, the economy, politics and current events both local (Manila) and international to the consternation of some asshole bloggers in Manila. The more dysfunctional, the better as blog material. Hehehe!
People I’d like to thank
Allow me to thank some respected people in the broadcast and print media industry who I owe a lot of gratitude for giving me some media exposure. They are Salve Duplito of the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Money Smarts, Ellen Tordesillas of Malaya, Anna Valmero of the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Blog Addicts, Jove Francisco of TV5’s Sidetracked Ten The Evening News and Annalyn Jusay-Zoglman of the Manila Bulletin’s Blog-o-rama. Nuffnang?! You people are close to my heart. You know that.
(With Salve Duplito of Inquirer’s Money Smarts)
Pushers & Pissers
reyna elena dot com still has long way to go to come out from obscurity but I owe a lot to all my reyna fans because they’re the ones that inspires and gives me the push and the umpt to write and showers me with glitters. Reyna haters? They shower me with gravel and sand. In times of distress, reyna fans are quick to respond and rescue my site. The best part? They send me all sorts of gifts and monies too! I would then turn around and my boylets instantly become happy. Hehehe! So, to all my reyna fans, I adore you all! And to all my reyna haters? Beeee!!!
(With Jing (took the pic), Malen, Mitchie and Agnes)
Journey
So, come! Social climb with me! I don’t know where I’m headed, but I am having one heck of a journey.
Life is beautiful. Blog it, till it hurts!
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hahahha loves yo madam barflyyyyyyyy hahhahaha
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:43 am
hehehe, you know my price. hahaha!
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weheheheh ito pala ang ms april na dinudumog ng mga pranses!!!!
ibang level talga ang pagiging half-uragon, half-bisaya, half-human mo!!!
waaa namimiss ko ng tumambay dito sa palasyo
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chuvaness Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 10:03 am
‘daaay hamishu san ka ba naglalagi? hehheh…hoy mag EB tayo, may ref magnet ako para sayo bwahahahahah
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:44 am
saan saan ka ba nagtitinda nang ukay ukay? tagal mong nawala! hahaha
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Eto, with all honesty lang…
A few months back, I am a new blogger in the Phil blogosphere. I wrote something about the Kisay blogging incident and somehow, medyo naging preachy ang tono ko sa “responsible blogging”. (I admit medyo may sablay ako doon…hahah) Kaya ang aking bagong panganak na blog site e pinutakti ng hecklers etc who spread nasty comments against me, ranging from bitch to beyond. Hahahha.
Then a fairy god-mudra appeared all of a sudden. Nakita ko ang kanyang balay at natuwa ako sa kanyang posts. Sabi ko, ang tapang ng blogger na ito at in fairness, totoo sya. What this blogger writes is straight from her heart (and sometimes, ass….hahahhahahahah….peace!). Sa kanya ko natutunan, how to write from your heart and knowing who your audience is.
Then I made a comment on her post about the similar topic. Then she went bigla sa aking balay! Na-touch naman aketch kasi I thought, supladita ang blogger na ito. Aba! Hindi pala! Wez pala siya supladita. Naramdaman ko ang pagka-humble nya. Haahaha…
Then she left a comment in my post and I definitely remembered this one: BLOG TILL IT HURTS. Yan ang tumatak sa aking kaisipan noon. (Sabay tawa sa kanyang kwento about moonbat comments na nareceived ng byuti nya, buti na lang e hindi umabot sa dingbat…hahahhaha!!!!)
Sa kanya ko natutunan ang social climbing 101, jukrayan 101, creative outburst 101 at may-I-say-I-am-beautiful 101 sabay patawa sa audience nya…Hahhahah…at yeah, mga kakaibang terms na nagpapatawa sa aking dick-shoenary..LOL…hahahha…
Naging inspiration ko ang blogger na ito sa blogging. Blogging requires certain courage to be honest and writing from your heart. Kumbaga, wag kang maging pretentious sa pag-blog mo, or else, the audience will know if you are plastik or may sakit ng honoris causitis…hahahhah…
Kaya, instead na gumive-up sa blogging, tinuloy ko pa rin. Kasi nainspire ako sa mga sinabi nya.
I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to that blogger, REYNA ELENA, for inspiring to blog more and more until mauntog na ako at masaktan….hahahha!!
Salamat po mudra..kayo po ang ins-fee-ray-shun sa aking pagblog…hahahah..
“WRITE FROM YOUR HEART, BLOG TILL IT HURTS.”
Hahaha…
Silver´s last blog post..The Apology of Chip Tsao
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:44 am
hahaha, ma-i-kwadro nga tong comment na to hahaha
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Silver Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:50 am
Laminate mo pa mudra….
Laminate mo ng pagkaganda-ganda…LOL
Hahahhaha!!!
Silver´s last blog post..The Apology of Chip Tsao
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:58 am
hahaha can you imagine?! pag na-a-alala ko ang lecheng laminate na yan?! tuloy wala akong diploma in college?! hahahaha
as in, when i went to school here in the US, pinahirapan kamo ako to get another copy of my diploma sa school ko in legazpi. leche ba naman, nakalaminate na ang diploma ko! grrrrr!
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Silver Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Hahahaha….
Yung sinaunang type ng lamination…hahahhaha….
Yung diploma ko ng kinder e nakalaminate din…hahahaha!!!
Pero yung high school at college e hindi na kasi mahirap na…hahahahaha!!!
Silver´s last blog post..The Apology of Chip Tsao
reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
day! the last time i saw my diploma was years ako! nagmistulang kulay orange brown na kahoy na sya. eh cheapanggang laminate yon sa Sorsorong na ginawa noh? yong makintab na good only for a few years?
ayun! pinang-gatung na lang ata! waaaa!!! naiiyak ako pag na-a-alala ko! *hikbi*
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Silver Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 12:09 pm
LOL….
Panggatong ….ginamet pa sa pang-saing…LOL…Hahaha…
In fairness, reddish brown ang aken..hahahaha!!!!
Silver´s last blog post..The Apology of Chip Tsao
reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 12:15 pm
well, you know, 4 years kung pinaghirapan. at least, nagamet den sa wakas. hahaha
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kutz, PhD Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Hanuvey, thesis na naman!!!!!!!!!! Utang na boot Silverrrrrr!!!!! Sobra na, tama na, palitan na!
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Silver Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Hahahahhaha…..
Kutz!!!!
Parang ang sinisigaw mo e ang sinisigaw ng mga rallyista sa kalye!!!!
Hahahahaha!!!!
Silver´s last blog post..Abu Sayyaf: Whores of Sulu
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 am
alam mo yang si Kutz, tiga La Salle. pero duda ko,
pag vacant, andun sa PUP, me dalang plakard.
hahahahaha
ultimo singkenta sentimos na taas nang twisyon
kasama na yan ni Malen mag-rally.hahahahah
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wow….gleng gleng talaga!! biography na to hehehe. hats op!
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:45 am
hey mocs! hahaha magsusulat den ako nang aking “My Life” gaya ni Pareng Bill Clinton hehehe
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Controversial, that is you because you never blink to take up issues no matter who are involved.
You will always have the support of this equally controversial blogger for causes which are worth fighting for.
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:57 am
hahaha! many thank to the Cat with her meowss hahaha
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heto lang masasabi ko sa iyo reynz: ‘i love you, mwah!’
isa ka sa hinahangan ko dito sa mundo ng blogosphere ^_^
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:29 pm
*hikbi*
(nina-nam-nam at mini-memorize)
(at sinasaksak sa center of brain)
hahahaha
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you’re one hell of an inspiration to us all bloggers, reynz… silver said it all.. you’re one in a million for not being a supaldita kahit ang sikat mo na.. grounded beef/pork/chicken ang drama mo talaga.. lab yah!
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:31 pm
ekkk sikat?! as in international star?! hahahha pede na akong manampal? hahaha
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Reesie Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:12 am
hahaha.. wag ka lang sana mag creative outburst ha.lol
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:24 am
hahahah tsaka mahirap, wala akong kakilalalng politico. hahahah
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Hi mudra, pareho lang tayong nakalaminate ang diploma, that’s true, ikaw ang aming inspirasyon at nagbibigay ng kaligayahan sa aming mga kapighatian (grabe tagalog ko masyadong malalim muntik akong malunod), you’re really a great blogger of all times and topics, keep it up. Luv ka namin of course.an2nette
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:32 pm
you have no idea! waaaaa! as in talaga kamong pinang-gatong ang diploma kooo! waaaa!!! pero thank you sa sinabi mo. hehehe. i love honest people talaga hahaha
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there’s no place in the blogosphere like reynaelenadatcum!
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reynz Reply:
April 1st, 2009 at 11:28 pm
dat what?! hahahaha! litsi! hahaha
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kala ko ba nalulugas hair mo eh ba’t tila humaba pa.
kelan labas ng magazine?
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:22 am
ay! na-miss mo?! click mo yong nuffnang toni! hahaha! daliii! baka tanggalin hahaha
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mtoni Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 am
dumiretso na ko doon..hirap talaga ng napagiiwanan.
ang taray talaga ng reyna!
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 am
ako mataray?! eh kayo kasi eh! ginatungan nyo ako nang ginatungan! hehehe!
reynz´s last blog post..I showed you mine, you show me yours.
Layo na ng narating mo, ateng! Keep on dreaming!
At wag kang padala sa nagsasabina naiinggit ka raw????? Haller talaga!!!!
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 am
oo ateng! layo nang mga nararating ko, makahada lang! waaaa! hangga ngayon zerowena pa rin *hikbi* hahaha yang mga inggit na yan? they’re called: irony hahaha
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wala na…wala nakong masabi e nasabi na nilang lahat, lalo lang lumaki ang aking paghanga sayo kamahalan…till now iniisip koy diko pa rin maisip pano ba ko unang naligaw sa blogsite mo?diko maisip maloloka lang ako, basta ang masasabi ko, iba ka, naiiba ka, ibang iba ka, talagang iba ka, hala sige blog ka lang ng blog till it hurts.
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:24 am
ow?! pwedeng i-convert sa dollar?! hahaha papa-laminate ko tong comment mo hahahaha
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lee Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:13 am
waaa anu yan diploma?
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 am
hindi eh! hahha! kakaiba kasi ang comment mo eh! mawawasak muka ko nang kakatawa hehehe ano baaa! ano bang na-iiba other than being different? bwahahaha
reynz´s last blog post..I showed you mine, you show me yours.
wow! congrats reyna elena for the being nuffnang’s miss april! winner ka talaga! it’s my first to be here.. yebah! vi-a-v!
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reynz Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 am
bena, welcome hehehe ingat sa site ko ha? lahat nang pinag-da-dak-dak namen dito eh totoo. pramis. walang halong pantasya. hehehe
nga pala. oo. sinagpang ko yong miss april. sayang. wala kaing mag-imbita saken sa bb. pilipitna. hehehe kaya tuwa ako ever ki roanna and jing.
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hanubeh! kung di pa kami nag-eb-eb-han kahapon e di ko malalamang ikaw na pala ang lamang-loob ng nuffnang. hehehe
mag-popost na kami ng photos para mapilitan ka nang umuwi sa mayo.
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reynz Reply:
April 5th, 2009 at 4:27 am
di mo ako tineks! kainis kaaaa! nakausap ko si ambo at si malen. grrrrr!!!!! kaso sa taxi ata ang malen nung nakausap ko. ang ambo naman nakikipag tunggaan hahaha
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Hello Reyna,
So, you are from SGV too? anong batch.. Ako SGV din galing.. =) yun lang.. =)
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