From the monthly archives:

September 2009

List of impassable roads due to Ondoy's flooding

by reynz on September 30, 2009

Here is a listing of impassable roads due to Ondoy typhoon and the resulting flooding it brought. I saw this on Raissa Robles Facebook. I would like to share this to you all given the searches and questions about which part of Manila and/or the places in Luzon affected by Ondoy flooding that are impassable. [...]

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Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia

by reynz on September 30, 2009

This just in from the CNN: Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was recorded about 33 miles from Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra, which is home to more than 800,000 people. Several buildings were damaged, Metro [...]

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Tsunami hits Samoa Islands after 8.0 quake

by reynz on September 30, 2009

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Cars and people were swept out to sea by the fast-churning water as survivors fled to high ground, where they remained huddled hours later. Signs of devastation were everywhere, with a giant boat getting washed ashore and coming to rest on the edge of [...]

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Ondoy missing persons database

by reynz on September 30, 2009

Reyna Elena Dot Com is getting a number of reader reaction looking for the whereabouts or any news of either their loved ones, friends and/or family members. As I search online papers, I found this news item from GMA News TV and I believe this will provide some guidance and hopefully answers to some of [...]

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1st Remittance Report: Project Bayanihan Fund Drive for Ondoy Victims

by reynz on September 29, 2009

I apologize for my rant. It’s sad but… the evils of corruption is taking its toll on some of my fellow Filipinos and friends who do not buy the idea of giving because it will just end up to nothing. I do not blame them but I don’t buy it. For how could one be [...]

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East Ortigas Mansions

September 29, 2009
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This is the East Ortigas Mansions, B.O. along Ortigas Avenue. (Before Ondoy).
And this is the new FilInvest Condo being built in front of Life Homes. Very close to where I live.

They’ve cleaned the place already.

Look at this picture.

That’s why when I saw this pic on the Inquirer, I think I know this place…

This is East [...]

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I have no clue what is happening to my place in Pasig

September 28, 2009
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Pasig was hard-hit by floods. This is right around the area where I live in Pasig. At least, people are still smiling and making fun.
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Ondoy situation map for Metropolitan Manila: List of flooded areas

September 28, 2009
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UPDATE: 09/29/09 MISSING PERSONS DATABASE
PLEASE CLICK HERE: ONDOY MISSING PERSONS DATABASE

(photo credits: ondoy aftermath by wenzzo pancho)
your call cannot be completed…
says the recorded messages
we all could not even sleep properly
I can’t contact any of our families and friends in Rosario, Sta. Lucia, Cainta and in and around Floodway areas. I have not heard from Bok [...]

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Barrio Bayanihan For Ondoy Victims = Now, Php161,591! is now CLOSED.

September 27, 2009

UPDATE: 4:22pm EST 10/3/09
Project: Barrio Bayanihan For Ondoy Victims IS NOW CLOSED. Given that the Philippine National Red Cross in Manila is now accepting Paypal payments, we have decided to wrap-up our project. We are no longer accepting donations. Please course your donations to the Philippine National Red Cross in Manila. Thank you all for [...]

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i joined the mafia wars

September 27, 2009
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hindi ko inakala na pamilya pala kami nang mga mafiosi
yong pangkin ko, invite ako to join mafia
ayun sa taas, kita nyo?
so, tinanggap ko naman invite.
eh baka pag indi
tanggalin yong nag-iisang suso ko!
kaso…
there is a problem:

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Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila: Flooded areas

September 27, 2009

I spent the whole day today trying to monitor what’s going on in Manila. I could not talk to anyone how’s Ortigas Avenue along Rosario to Sta. Lucia to Cainta Junction. Alam nyo naman, andun ang barong-barong ko and I was of course nervous if the place was also inundated. Instead, I saw this one [...]

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Ondoy's wrath!

September 26, 2009

I woke up this morning reading news and blogs until I saw pictures of what’s going on in Manila. I was shocked! I lived and worked in New Orleans for about 6 months and although I did not experienced Katrina, these pictures reminds me of what happened to the city.
You can track the storm [...]

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Ondoy’s wrath!

September 26, 2009
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Video after the jump.
For more: head on to Barrio Siete

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my doctor’s appointment

September 25, 2009
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Image by Ishan Manjrekar via Flickr
gora ako sa doctor kahapon.
nag-taasan daw ang barometer nang aking mga kalechehan.
kelangan daw i-control.
kaw ba naman, mapunta sa new orleans.
siba at lamon ang ginawa ko.
so, after the typical rituals dun sa office
eto cedula ko
eto LTO license ko
eto birth certificate ko
diploma? kelangan mo? naka-laminate sya!
“birthdate?”
ba’t kelangang itanong pa yon
dami pa namang [...]

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amnesia

September 24, 2009
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nagwala ang Yahoo IM ko
me pumasok
kilala ko sya
kilalang kilala
konyari lang naman na wez ko sya pansin
pero sa totoo lang
uma-alog alog ang puso ko!
binato nya ako
BUZZ!!!
Jeff: hi,tampo p dn?
jay: hindi na
Jeff: mlpit n bday ko.
jay: oct 17?
Jeff: indi ako un…. bk ibang boylet mo ,,,,,,,,
Jeff: anu regalo mo skin???
jay: another pridyidir?!
Jeff: hehehehehhe
amfftt! kaya pala nag buzz! [...]

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"utang na loob" defined in Philippine Politics?

September 24, 2009

Photo Credits: ClickTheCity
Camarines Sur, truly becoming the most vibrant place in Bicol Region. International pa. And I tell you, this place is gorgeous. Waiting to be discovered sa hindi pa nakakapunta sa pinaka-sushal na lugar sa Bikol. But apart from the beautiful things going on merong other things happening.
Sa second reading nang Senate kahapon, [...]

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boring accounting slogans and catchy phrases

September 23, 2009
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as you know, i’m building another blog.
this time around, it’s really for real.
really.
i mean, really.
my problem is, it’s a boring topic
so i need to make it exciting
and i need a slogan
a catchy one
and i’m typically the one who could spit out one-liners
when drunk
or when i see jeff online
then i make it two-liners
the married jeff who [...]

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Loyalty

September 23, 2009

Photo Credits: GMA News
True enough, this 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections is very exciting, interesting and full of drama. Enjoy ba kayo?
Sharon Cuneta has already said na together with Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, prehas sila will be actively campaigning for the Noynoy-Mar ticket.
“We have discussed about it and she will be helping in the campaign,” Pangilinan [...]

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nawawala sya

September 22, 2009
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Image by kevinthoule via Flickr
eto nga…
ka-chat ko boylet…
“musta ka na?”
“mabote”
“ilan na asawa mo?”
“hiwalay na kami”
“huh?! anong nangyari?”
“hahanapin daw muna nya sarili nya”
~kablag~

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RP Politics: Family Affair

September 22, 2009

RP Politics: Family Affair
By: Todd Lucero Sales
In 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines an independent and sovereign state and became this nation’s first president. A century plus three years later, his cousin, Gloria M. Arroyo, rose to the same position when Joseph Ejercito Estrada was toppled from power through the event known as People [...]

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ang hirap mag-paka tao

September 21, 2009

pag nakilala kang isang pokpok!
pero pipilitin ko talaga
kaya welcome nyo tong sang to!

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Me relevance pa nga ba talaga ngayon ang partylist?

September 20, 2009

Photo Credits: Rainbow Bloggers
Mga kabarrio, me problema ang La Kapitana. Gulong gulo ang buhay ko sa lecheng party list na to! Sa katiting na law subjects ko nun sa JRC bago ako lumarga nang Amerika, natutunan ko na, majority naman nang laws were created for the good of everybody. And so, I do believe na [...]

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Wala bang security detail si Noynoy Aquino?!

September 20, 2009

“Before, people just shook my hand, asked for a high 5 or touched me a little. Now, they don’t let me go and sometimes they grab me … Sometimes I pinch myself to make sure I’m not dead,” says Senator Noynoy Aquino.

Wala bang security detail si Noynoy Aquino?! They should not allow this to him! [...]

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10th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA)

September 20, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome po sa ating 10th State of the Barrio Address! Duda ko, di nyo napansin ang maraming pagbabago sa paligid nyo. As La Kapitana, andito ako to tell you that we do this to nobody, nobody bachuu *clap* *clap* *clap*!!!
Our Alexa rankings
Our Alexa ranking mga kabarrio continues to streak like insane. Imagine [...]

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i miss you already

September 19, 2009

Matagal tagal den an ating relationship
Enjoy ako. Sana enjoy ka rin.
I know, I know…
Gusto kitang parating makasama
Eh anong magagawa ko, makalimutin ako
Remembrance ka naman
We complement each other
Ang wala ako
Meron ka
Although lately napansin ko
Puro wala ka
At ako ang bili nang baterya
Masakit man, kelangan I should get used to this
Mula ngayon sisimulan ko na ang buhay kong..
Nasa [...]

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The Hardest Time… What Lies Ahead?

September 19, 2009
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As I was growing tired and weary with the many pressures, obstacles, and difficulties in life, I learned the passing away of many rich and famous persons in just a few weeks. Perhaps, we know that Michael Jackson, Farrah Faucet, Sen. Edward Kennedy, actor Patrick Swayze, former Philippine President Cory Aquino, Iglesia ni [...]

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In search of a clean politician

September 19, 2009

Photo Credits: Philippine Presidential Elections
And so Noynoy Aquino decided that he will be running for the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections. The first thing he did was announce that he will surely ran after the unexplained wealth of the Marcoses. Big point for me. I adore you Noynoy. But I was curious though, you were silent [...]

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PNR: Pupugak-pugak Na Railways

September 18, 2009

I love Bicol.
Uragon ako eh!
But I hate the fact na we are still one the poorest of all the puritas in the world.
Hanggang fantasy lang kami. Like the Bicol International Airport na pantasya lang sya up to today.
Pero di ko mapigilan ang uber excitement reading developments in Bicol, kahit na second hand. Opo. [...]

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Meet The Writers: Rob Angeles

September 18, 2009

ASL Please? 33 years old, Tigang, Fort Worth Texas. Rob is from a small town in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. He’s the eldest of 5 and the most stubborn one. He is now in the United States working as an IT consultant for big brother. Life is beautiful but it did not start that way. Magpapasilip [...]

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cinderella

September 18, 2009

i was having some drinks with an officemate, let’s hide her name and just call her Cecilia! hahaha! at one of the nicest jazz bars in the city… we were just here last week!

i told her – “i’ll be right back for my regular nicotine intake!” and so i left her at the bar.
outside, there [...]

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Noynoy Aquino is rattling everybody!

September 18, 2009

And so, the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections is now in full swing. Swing on mga kabarrio dahil tipong this will be one truly exciting election year! But there’s no question that the man of the hour is Noynoy Aquino. Who would have thought that Noynoy would be given this much attention? Ok, I know! I [...]

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Yep, I’m gay

September 18, 2009

Fear of a gay planet
“On TV this fall, token gay replaces token black and Ellen DeGeneres fills Paula Abdul’s tiny, wobbly shoes”
By Heather Havrilesky
Sep. 13, 2009 | Salon.com

I’m glad there are more gay characters on TV these days. But I don’t want to single the gay ones out, because that would imply that I think [...]

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Ikaw na lang ang mag-Bading

September 18, 2009

“It is so funny I forgot to laugh.”
Linya yan ng isa sa favourite kong writer na si Jessica Zafra.
Ganyan kasi ang naging reaction ko upon reading someone’s comments from an article written by the wonderful Ellen Tordesillas about the Jinggoy-Ping privilege speech bakbakan.
As a gay person living in this modern day and age, malungkot pa [...]

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Camera

September 17, 2009

Ang tinamaan nang bwitring impaktong me kasama ata akong maligno na ninakaw ang camera ko!
I’m back in Philadelphia.
Ang bwisit ko oo! Nahulog ko ata ang camera ko in Delaware! Grrr! Bwisit talaga oo! Bwisit talaga! Some gods are prolly telling me to forget New Orleans. Lahat nang memory inireyz. Pucha! Pati camera sinama! Anak nang [...]

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America behaving badly

September 17, 2009

This Monday, I drove back to Philadelphia from New Orleans with an overnight stay in Atlanta and Virginia Beach. I just arrived Philadelphia today, Wednesday. Long distance driving is boring. Especially if you’re a cute lone star and I’m not even a cow gurl. But what made my very long drive interesting was the radio [...]

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Virginia Beach

September 16, 2009

I’m staying overnight in Virginia Beach mga kabisyo sa balay nang sanpitz. I’ll post my driving stories soon.

This is not my pic. This was from Wikipedia.

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Noynoy Aquino Is Ahead In The Polls

September 15, 2009

And so, if the Philippine Presidential Elections is going to be held today, Noynoy Aquino will be the runaway winner.
The latest polls released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS conducted on September 5 and 6 among 1,200 respondents during the week before Aquino formally announced his decision to seek the highest post has given:

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Au revoir New Orleans!

September 14, 2009

All my bags are packed… I’m ready to go!
“P.S.S.T. I won’t have new updates today. I’ll be on the road. I do have Twitter on my sidebar. Follow me on the road back to Philly. ”

I will miss everyone. Two of them, I fought so hard to be in – for I saw in [...]

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Nire-reklamo na ang Barrio Siete

September 13, 2009

“Good morning peeps! This is Reyna Elena, La Kapitana of Barrio Siete. Our collective blog Barrio Siete Dot Com has experienced one of the wildest ride in blog rankings, with an unbelievable traffic and hits – all in less than 3 months. There’s no denying that Barrio Siete is the fastest ranking blog in the [...]

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No to Mining in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro

September 13, 2009

Sa mga kasama sa Barrio Siete nais naming ipaabot ang pasasalamat sa inyong pakikidalamhati sa aming Bayan hinggil sa banta ng Mina salamat, sa inyong pakikisangkot at kampihan kami sa lanag ito! Nais ko lamang ipaabot ang sulat kung ito sa mahal na PGMA, sana maipaabot ito sa pamamagitan ng Barrio Siete!
Lubos ang paghanga ko [...]

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reyna elena's hidden wealth

September 12, 2009

ayokong matawag nang Philippine Senate na mag-explain nang kayamanan ko, gaya nang nakikita nyo sa betamaks dyan sa sidebar noh? kaya ngayon pa lang, sofia bulgaria na ang aking hidden wealth. me mga nabasa kasi akong tungkol sa SALN chorva. takot ako na baka di ko masagot mga tanong ni Winnie Monsod. masyadong matinik ang [...]

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Michael Jackson remix

September 12, 2009

You’ll love this! Apologies! Just busy and Barrio Siete dot com is having some serious traffic problem. So bear with us as we fix the problem. For now, enjoy this video!

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fire

September 11, 2009

i never really knew what brought me here
all i knew was that i needed a change and a challenge
read: job.
shit!~!@#$%^&*()_!!
but few people gets to experience a real one
and boy was i lucky to have worked on
by far
the most challenging project i’ve ever ran across in my career
until…

yes… it was a gurls night out! hahaha!

i will [...]

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Eight years ago…

September 11, 2009

Today is a very important day lalo na sa mga taga-Barrio Siete para alalahanin ang isang worldwide event na nangyari eight years ago.
This is my tribute.
I was busy preparing dinner when my phone rang. Siyempre, dahil lafang ang nasa harapan ko dinedma ko muna ang phone call. I wasn’t expecting any calls naman eh. Nag [...]

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Taks on Teks

September 11, 2009

I remember nung bumalik ako sa Estados Unidos piktapos nang dalawang linggong rampa sa Manila. Yong bespren ko na really, really, reeaaaaaly close saken made my phone roaming. Para daw piso-piso lang. Ah – ok. Long-term piso relationship ang tawag nun. Meaning, pag me piso ako, on kami. Pag wala, litsi! Alam mo na yon! [...]

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