From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Biglang pabahay after election sa Congress?!

by reynz on August 31, 2009

Masarap maging opisyal sa gobyerness nang Pilipinas. Kaya mong bumili nang property kahit sa San Francisco. Meron atang biglang pabahay na indi naten knowing. Hehehe! Eto ngayon ang pinaguusapan sa Ellenville. Junakees ni Arroyo, Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo has failed to declare daw sa kanyang (SALN) for the last two years a $1.32 [...]

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ok, this is not funny anymore!

by reynz on August 31, 2009

Oo! This is not funny anymore! Kelangan ko nang magpa-doktor! Waaa! Wala nang laman ang utak ko, kundi, “i want nobody butchuu!” and to think na i don’t even have nobody! grabeng impluwensya nang mga koryanang to oo! litsi! malaking problema to! i might end up singing toolebudee-budawchuuuu!!! waaa! Otsenta anyos na ako! Gewang pa [...]

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your blog, your resume

by reynz on August 31, 2009

Photo Nadekwat: Dito Hindi totoo ang balita that I had breast augmentation. Ibang augmentation ang gusto ko. Eto nga. I got out of the hospital then, after what was supposed to be just 2 weeks stay after a laparascopic surgery operation, that ended with an additional 2 weeks, because I was hard-headed. The doctor said, [...]

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Why alumni associations fail

by reynz on August 30, 2009

Can I say that across the Philippines, Alumni Association is very popular amongst high school graduates or college graduates? Tama ba? Almost always, it starts with a reunion, especially pag fiesta? Nakaaa! Complete with parada. In fact, when I was still back in Manila, I organized our very first barangay high school reunion in Barrio [...]

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9th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA)

by reynz on August 30, 2009

3 months and 12 days! What a run! But we’re not finished! We’re still flying high! What are we gonna be when we grow up? Sikweet!!! For now, I’m broadcasting live from Philadelphia mga ka-barrio, if you’ve noticed our Barrio 7 statistics, we have now breached the 200,000 Alexa ranking category which means, we are [...]

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Oh, what music can do!

August 30, 2009

I found this music over at Silver’s site. Wonder Girls from Korea. Parang sinabugan ako nang opium! Bigla akong na-adik! They have this “Tell Me” released in September of 2007, which has become such a huge hit or a phenomena in South Korea that it even became some sort of a trend. The music is [...]

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The 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections: Where have all the leaders gone?!

August 29, 2009

Where have all the leaders gone?! Yes! Saan ba sila nagtatago? Which was swak sa sigaw ni Monique dito sa blog entry ni Angela Stuart. She said, “The Hunt for the next Philippine President is still on.” Back in my business school days, I was reminded of Lee Iacocca in his book entitled (don’t have [...]

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your blog, your resume

August 29, 2009

I got out of the hospital then, after what was supposed to be just 2 weeks stay after a laparascopic surgery operation, that ended with an additional 2 weeks, because I was hard-headed. The doctor said to live my life normal, and so I hit the bars and started drinking. Bummer! That was not the [...]

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Wala ako wifi dati. Ngayon biglang meron. At libre?!

August 28, 2009

Andito ako sa New Orleans International Airport. Nag-iintay nang flight ko to Memphis and Philadelphia. Eto nga, bumili ako nang laptop, right? Cheapangga talaga sya. $350. Andun lang sya sa kanto nang besbay. Walang gumagalaw. Mga shoppers, nahihiyang lapitan. Dinekwat ko nga. Malaman laman ko, walang excel. walang word. walang wifi. Sobrang pagdurusa talaga. Kaya [...]

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Dookee

August 28, 2009

Photo naharbat: Dito Nag-tatakbo si Celia. Hinahanap daw ako. Nag-titili. “Reynz! Reynz!” Me kikwento raw sya. Alam nyo naman sa pabrika. Sa dame namen, araw araw me cheezmaks. And I know, na isa na namang cheezmaks to dahil abot tenga ang ngiti ni Celia. “Did you know?” “What?” “About the dookie!” “da dookie?! what dookie?” [...]

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Nag-teks si Mel from Bukidnon

August 27, 2009

Kasalukuyan akong nagjujudge ng beauty contest dito sa bukid. Talent competition. Imagine nyo na lang. 1. Ang costume Egyptian, ang sayaw Jai Ho pero may twist, nag Singkil sa huling part. 2. Ang costume Filipiniana, music is freddie aguilar’s Bayan ko. Takbo ng takbo ang girl bitbit ang Phil. flag. Interpretative dance daw. 3. May [...]

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The Return of Eklat

August 26, 2009

Just when we thought we’ve satisfied all our readers by giving our very best in each article here in Barrio Siete, meron pa rin pala kaming kakulangan. As you all know, well pati na rin sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, Elaine Katherine Lourdes Anna Theresa, Eklat for short, is one of our avid critic here [...]

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My fiance

August 26, 2009

Me mga oditor samen. Ambabata. Hehehe! ~evil grin~ ~evil na evil talaga~ Kaso kelangan matino dapat ang utak ko. Alam mo yon? Indian sya. Ang guwapo. Ambait. Mega-kwento. Tiga New Delhi. At dahil OFW den sya, swak ang mga stories namen. Enjoy daw sya sa New Orleans. Ako? Hindi. Baket daw? Indi naman kasi ako [...]

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Anak nang Gobernador

August 25, 2009

Dinner: $20; Tip: $3; Drinks: (Vodka/Cranberry while waiting/dalwang baso): $14 Ayuuff! Wala akong mase-save dito sa New Orleans! Grrr! Don’t ask me kung ano sya. Basta nakita ko sa litrato, sabi ko… “To o!” Tapos. Magtatanong ka: ba’t nasa pinggan? Maniwala ka, pinabitbit saken pinggan nung me ari. Nahihiya daw sya saken. Ano kasi, medyo [...]

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Miss Universe 2009 is Venezuela!

August 24, 2009

Photo Harbat globalbeauties.com Venezuela wins! 18 year-old Stefania Fernandez is the 6th Venezuelan to win the Miss Universe crown. The first back to back win in the history of the Miss Universe pageant. We here in Barrio Siete are very proud of her! She really nailed her answer to the final question. She deserves it! [...]

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Why it pays to read Reyna Elena

August 24, 2009

Tumanggap ako nung boarder noon. I was hoping that he undergo physical examination under my able direction, kaso, tipong bibigwasan ako. Inaprub ko bigla ang application. His name was James, tiga-DLSU at nag-aral sa Jefferson University sa Philadelphia at naging roommate ko Over the dumaang mga months, nagtaka ako. Nagpakabit na rin syang sarili nyang [...]

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Julia Abueva

August 24, 2009

In Barrio Siete, we have a lot of talents here. And they would be an instant shoo-in sa “Search for the World’s Smartest and Most Talented Kids” on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Si Cora, the best tumugis nang mga terorista. Kaso, problema – baka di sya papasukin sa Amerika. Si Jeri, ang galing nang talent [...]

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Isa na namang artista: Edu Manzano, senatoriable ba sya?

August 23, 2009

Oo, kinumpirma nang Malacañang nung Thursday na nag-resign na daw si Edu Manzano as Chair nang Optical Board. Yon ang sabi ni Anthony Golez. Ano ang drama nang Optical Board? Basta they’re not making eyeglass. Ang drama nang OMB included campaign against child pornography and to regulate ang mga kaeklavuhan nang mga optical discs. Read: [...]

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Pamela Bianca Manalo: Miss Philippines Universe 2009, The Interview

August 23, 2009

The Interview Listen to her interview, after the jump! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Learn the basics: Social Climbing 101

August 23, 2009

This entry was originally posted sa reyna elena. Kaso dahil me mga bagong salta na di maintindihan ang meaning nang social climbing, I felt na I have a duty to the kawntri and da nation to make an explanation. Kaya kung nabasa ninyo yung litanya ni HollyShit sa comments section, hindi naintindihan nung gurl ang [...]

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Catch 22

August 23, 2009

Napag-diskitahan kong bumili nang printer today. Nagtanong ang Chuva sa phone. “Anong gagawin mo sa printer?” “Aba! Malay mo! Baka meron akong mai-print!” Kaya go ako sa Best Buy. Me nakita akong cheappangang printer. As usual, nag-iisa syang Cinderella sa kanto. Nag-iisang karton. Walang umu-usyuso. Presyo? Sisenta y kwatru nuventa y nwebe. ($64.99) Cheap di [...]

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Sobre

August 23, 2009

dahil nga sa lecheng color coding na yan twing myerkoles, nakatupi ang kotse ko napipilitan akong mag-dyip mag-taxi mag-trayzee at mag-bus. naka-masskara. nakakahiya kasing makita ang reyna na isang cheapangga ilang beses nang one times nangyari to sa G-Liner na sardinas sa tao byaheng Ortigas Robinson’s papuntang Rosario me sasakay na ale me kasamang administrative [...]

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Sobre

August 22, 2009

dahil nga sa lecheng color coding na yan, twing myerkoles, nakatupi ang kotse ko napipilitan akong mag-dyip mag-taxi mag-trayzee at mag-bus naka-masskara nakakahiyang makita ang reyna na isang cheapangga ilang beses nang one times nangyari to sa G-Liner na apaw sa tao … … … sundan ang byaheng to sa Barrio Siete. Share on Facebook [...]

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Gloria has drinking problem?!

August 21, 2009

Una, pinatay nang media si Gloria. NGAYON?! Basahin nyo to. Here is the story: ‘The best story we’ve ever covered’. Middle story sya written by Arnold Zeitlin. If you read the story, walang kinalaman ang phrase na yon to the whole story. I know, if you’re a regular here in B7, you would have known [...]

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mga witnesses

August 21, 2009

hindi naman sa pinagtatawanan or ini-ismol-ismol ko sila noh? hindi ko lang kasi talaga like ang strategy nila na magbahay bahay at magdala nang magandang balita, err… mangimbita nang sasali sa kanila. dahil nga i work like insane saberdey, typically i wake up late. either that, or nakahilata lang ako sa banig. eh alam mo [...]

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Miss Universe 2009 Costume Competition: The Best, The Worst and The Unusual

August 20, 2009

On Monday Aug. 24, 2009 (Philippine time), you won’t see a single gay man outside the four corners of our homes. Kahit dito sa Barrio Siete ay hindi niyo ako makikita. Ito ang araw na pinaka-holy sa amin. Mas importante pa ito sa Pasko, New Year, or kahit sa sarili naming birthday. Oo, I’m talking [...]

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Labor day

August 20, 2009

Yan ang bumulaga saken on TV screen kahapon! Saan ako tatakbo ngayon? Sa Houston, Texas?! Eeeek! Wag dun! Bahala na! Kaya dapat, mai-uwi ko mga ibang gamet sa Philadelphia. Alas dos, tinawag kame lahat sa pabrika. Me importanteng mensahe. Binigyan kami nang porno. Binuksan ko. EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *kabog* !!! *kabog* ngayon na ba?! ngayon na ba? [...]

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The Philosophy of Bitch Writing: A response to Paoloxide

August 19, 2009

Photo Credits: Here If you have read our About Us page, we have a Barrio Council in Barrio Siete. Not all of the entries are being deliberated though. Only issues which we find repugnantly unacceptable. One of which was this very damning and hateful entry with insinuations of murder written by Paoloxide. The hateful entry [...]

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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, for 2010 Philippine President Movement

August 19, 2009

Photo Credits: IRRI Yes, you read my opinion right. Oo, this is just mine. Hindi to opinion nang mga tiga-Barrio: I want Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala to run as President in the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections and I am prepared to start the JAZA, for 2010 Philippine President Movement (JAZA:2010PPM). I bet you, that [...]

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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, for 2010 Philippine President Movement

August 19, 2009

Photo Credits: IRRI Yes, you read my opinion right. Oo, this is just mine. Hindi to opinion nang mga tiga-Barrio: I want Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala to run as President in the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections and I am prepared to start the JAZA, for 2010 Philippine President Movement (JAZA:2010PPM). I bet you, that [...]

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Labor Day

August 17, 2009

Eto nga… Bumagsak ang ulan kanina.. Leche! Mabubutas ang kotse ko! Ganun pala dito sa New Orleans, ayuf ang ulan! Banye-banyera kung bumuhos! Nakulong ako sa apartment. Pagtingin ko sa kalye, mad river na sya. Naikwento ko naman senyo, right? Natutulog ako, yakap ko salbabida. Eto kasi ang problema nang isang bipolar. Cinderella ba ako [...]

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Conquering Colon Cancer

August 17, 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOByopVamiQ] Colon cancer is what killed my former boss, the best boss I have ever ran across on earth. He was Italian, 37 years old at that time, a JFK look-alike – ok, maybe a bit too much, but he was very good-looking, with 2 kids and one very beautiful wife. He and I became [...]

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Ambisyosa

August 17, 2009

Oo. Ang Arroyo eh nag-plano palang bumili nang bagong presidential jet. Ang thick talaga nang face! Ambisyosa to the max! Nag set aside pala nang P1.2 billion ang MgaKanyaLang for a “factory-new,” twin-engine, pressurized aircraft for Ms Arroyo’s travels, eh dahil nga inabot na nang bilyon-bilyon ang pagiging jet-setter nang Kandida. Of course, ang P1.2 [...]

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Social climbing to ignorants

August 17, 2009

Eto nga. Tumawag nang bumbero ang mga Jedi Bloggers. Dahil nga TNT (tokwa na tokwa na talaga ako!) ako sa New Orleans, ang tinawag nang mga mokong eh yung bumberang tiga Houston. Akala, mayayanig ang fallopian tubes kong nakabitay between my legs. “Oh – by the way, doesn’t Reynz live here in the States? I [...]

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Oo, ang reyna naging butakal

August 16, 2009

I used to do it kasi. Oo. Lahat yan. Me mga nakasulat dito na puro bayaran. Noong panahon ni Lima-hong yun. Malakas pa ang kita nun. Minsan umaabot sa $100 isang artikulo. Sino ba naman ang di masisilaw. So ang reyna naging butakal. Marami akong sinulat. Dami talaga. Ang galing ko sa larangan nang mga [...]

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8th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA): One sweet thank you to all of you!

August 16, 2009

Marhay na aldaw tabi saindo gabos! Sa aldaw na ini-o, su Barrio mi, ay tolong bulan na! Huna lang nindo, na haloy na kami igdio. In three months, we have gone from one bukid to pro’lly, the only fastest growing rising Philippine blog ever! Look, nakakahiya tuloy sa Apolo. Este, Apollo, because our ranking was [...]

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Bipolar

August 15, 2009

Oo. Umandar na naman ang aking pagiging bipolar. Dito kasi sa palasyo, iba ang personality ko. Sa Barrio Siete, medyo iba sya. Pero maldita pa rin. Pero di nyo alam, I have another side. 69 degrees, east-southeast side sya. Kaya kahapon, me tinawagan akong kontratista. Oras na. Oras na para lumabas ang tunay na reyna. [...]

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Arroyo: ‘Annihilate Abu Sayyaf’

August 15, 2009

Yan ang pinag-ti-tili ni Gloria Arroyo matapos mamatay ang about 23 soldiers gawa nang mga Muslim extremists in the southern Philippines sa deadly battle kamakailan lang. Ang iba sa kanila were badly mutilated. “The war against terror must be pursued. The annihilation of the Abu Sayyaf must be done,” Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro quoted Arroyo [...]

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A timely letter from a beauty pageant contestant

August 14, 2009

Once again, we received a letter from our imaginary P.O. Box addressed to all of us here in Barrio Siete. Kahit hindi sa akin ito naka-address ay binulatlat ko na ito dahil pakialamera naman talaga ako. This letter is from one of our avid readers, Trisha from Makati. I found her letter very appropriate with [...]

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Holly Jahangiri is Jedi Bloggers Spinmaster of the 2009 Emerging Influential Blog Awards by Janette Toral

August 13, 2009

Apparently, the Jedi Bloggers decided to get the services of an American blogger as their Spinmaster of the 2009 Emerging Influential Blog Awards by Janette Toral. Here’s a short (real email – not the full contents) conversation: “As long as nothing in the encouragement of these students to vote for the Jedi Bloggers was against [...]

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Telemarketing

August 13, 2009

You know what’s interesting? Me mga tao pala sa Pilipinas who are teaching SEO and blogging at walang ka-alam alam or chose to be abno about some generally accepted norms in blogging. Hindi ba dapat Kunsintidora Queen ang tawag dun?! Hahaha! Nope! Walang charing. Im fak, if you follow the links, para silang Telemarketing Chorva [...]

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Oh no, it's Jamby!

August 12, 2009

Here in Barrio Siete, we do not share the same interests and opinions. Sometimes we disagree on things and choices we make. Like this one, I’m sure many of our ka-barrios and readers will disagree with my choice. Huwag niyo lang akong awayin or inglesin ng sobrang lalim dahil wala akong planong sumisid at hindi [...]

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Welcome me back in buladasphere!

August 11, 2009

Maraming maraming salamat ki Kotsengkuba!!! Pramis! Many thank$ hahahaha! Welcome me back! Kahit anong gawin nang mga impakto dyan, babalik at babalik ang Reyna! Tse! For now, please excuse my barong barong. At least, me apartment ako sa Barrio Siete Dot Com, go visit me there muna in the meantime na aayusin ko pa ang [...]

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2009 Influential Blog Awards, Cooking with Janet?!

August 10, 2009

Janette Toral chatted with me sometime this year. She asked for my support for her Influential Blog Awards. Given that up to this point, I am still hyper-critical of that other market-their-business-best friends/volunteers/kiss-ur-ass-and-will-continue-to-watch-them-2009-awards, I decided to support her. Why? I liked the idea of making known the small and upcoming talented bloggers. That’s the least [...]

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The face of the military sa apat na sundalo

August 9, 2009

Photo Credits: Yahoo In America, iba ang tingin nang mga tao sa military. Malaki ang respeto. Ki pulis, ki army, ki navy, ki ano pa man. Oras na you are a member of the military, automatic ang paghanga at pag-galang seyo nang mga tao. Dito ako bilib sa-aking bagong barrio na America ang tawag. Yet [...]

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Unexpected media coverage of Barrio Siete during Cory Aquino's historic event

August 9, 2009

Nearing our 10-day mourning period in honor of Tita Cory, Barrio Siete Dot Com is very happy to have given full blog coverage to one historic event that just recently transpired, the passing of our one and only Tita Cory. It’s our small contribution in honor of President Cory Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino. But [...]

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Cory Aquino; from a Marcos loyalist point of view.

August 9, 2009

Ely is a long-time reyna elena dot com reader and has been one big-time B7 supporter. I love this guy at wala akong pekealam kung ano ang political colors nya because ang aking loveliness has no set pre-conditions (bahala na kayo mag-define hahaha) at ako ang magiging fairy godmother sa kasal nya. But it got [...]

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Please feed Victoria Beckham

August 9, 2009

After an intensive Barrio Siete coverage of Tita Cory for the past few days, let’s have a breather and let’s have a break. Have a kitkat. O kaya, to oh! Yosi! From an icon of democracy let’s move on to another icon. A pop icon. Victoria Beckham a.k.a. Posh Spice will be a guest judge [...]

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Barrio Siete writers around the world unite for Cory Aquino's Funeral

August 6, 2009

It’s not only in Twitter, Facebook and Plurk where you’ll find Pinoys uniting in cyberspace during the funeral of the Global Icon of Democracy, President Corazon Aquino; but also in Barrio Siete. Our writers were ONE in watching the historical event on national television as well as on live streaming on the internet. Our writers [...]

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Not all hates Kris

August 6, 2009

I like Kris Aquino. For the record, not everyone here in Barrio Siete likes her as much as I do. But alam niyo naman dito sa barrio namin, we practice fairness kaya this post has been permitted to be published. In short, wala silang magagawa dahil kung hindi nila ito papayagang ipost ay aawayin ko [...]

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Ave Maria to Cory Aquino

August 5, 2009

MGA KABABAYAN, GO OUT ON THE STREETS AND PAY YOUR LAST RESPECTS TO OUR DEAR TITA CORY! WEAR YELLOW AND FLASH THE LABAN SIGN WHEN THE CORTEGE PASSES BY! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE! CONTINUE THE FIGHT! GO OUT THERE AND FEEL HISTORY! DO IT FOR YOUR CHILDREN! DO IT [...]

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Pinagsusulat nang essay si Tita Cory

August 4, 2009

And so sabi nga ni Ajay, Hindi State Funeral kundi People Power Funeral para kay Tita Cory. Read: Magdusa kayo Malacanang! Wez kayo invited! Hahaha! Dahil sabi nga ni Kris Aquino, the honors will not come from some Malacanang decree kundi sa mga taong nagmamahal ki Tita Cory. Pero saan nag-simula ang pag-ayaw nang Pamilya [...]

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"Hello Garci?! A-attend ba ako ng lamay?"

August 2, 2009

This page requires a higher version browser “Pagka magkaisa ang dalwang pamilyang Pilipino, ay naku! milagro ang mangyayari!” ~Imelda Marcos ANONG MILAGRO?! SINO ANG MASTERMIND NANG PAGPATAY KI NINOY AQUINO?! SINO?! Alam nateng lahat na the Aquino Family refused a state funeral for Cory. Feel na naten yon. Relate tayong lahat dun. Im fak, Gloria [...]

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