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Here’s an email I received from a fellow overseas filipino worker and I like it when I get these kinds of email. Sino pa ba ang magtutulungan kundi tayo na lang, kaya maraming salamat kabayang Manuel. Hopefully, my readers will forward this blog article and link this para malaman nang boung pinoys wanting to go to [...]

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FAVOR BA KAYO? Isa-isahin nyo ang tuldok nang Sauna 2007, wala akong nakitang programa sa mga OFW’s dun, kayo? Nakita nyo ba? Now, we know that the rising peso is affecting remittances of OFW’s to their families. Yong mga opisyales nang gobyerno naten should take notice, what brought these OFW’s to ask for a special foreign exchange rate? [...]

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When I was working back in Princeton, New Jersey a few years ago for an investment company, I use to handle several property management companies. I remember when these projects were given to me; the former Controller was managing these accounts manually. Manually as in, tenants are paying by checks, so you have to physically [...]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIL!  This is not voluntary. Pwinersa nya lang ako to greet him on my site! Maligayang kaarawan Hilbertu! Gusto daw nya maging famous! So, he’s inviting me for a dinner. I told him na I only accept dinner invitation if it’s FINE DINING. Piryud. And this fine dining must have a red wine. Yong [...]

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Boy! That stupid fake housing boom!  And man! I’m not even finished writing this on a Friday and boom! Dow falls 280 points over credit worries! As the subprime collapse continues to hound the Wall Street, I try to look at what happened years ago that precipitated all of these. One should look back at the [...]

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Cebu Prison Thriller: Featured on Yahoo

August 4, 2007

Indeed, the works of Byron Garcia is dominating the internet and has now captured worldwide attention. If you open your Yahoo right now, this is what you will see. My congratulations to Byron and of course, the prisoners. The video on Yahoo is actually very bad. You’re better off watching it on YouTube or the [...]

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Congressman’s expense accounts

August 4, 2007

DAYS before the 14th Congress opened, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. had humored the neophyte members of the House of Representatives about the enviable perks enjoyed by lawmakers. The former representative of Camarines Sur who once chaired the powerful House appropriations committee was invited to orient the first-term legislators on the budgeting process. During his [...]

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Filipino doctors would be barred from migrating abroad

August 3, 2007

STOP THE FILIPINO DOCTORS FROM GOING OUT OF THE COUNTRY  This is what Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said: Filipino doctors would be barred from migrating and working abroad to avert a possible shortage of medical practitioners, if Health Secretary Francisco Duque III had his way. “You don’t expect Indians and Cambodians to treat Filipinos,” [...]

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Will relocation solve the squatter problem?!

August 1, 2007

No more squatters in 3 years! 15,000 Manila slum dwellers to be relocated in next 2 years! Those were the news and strategies on how to solve the squatting problems. Exactly three weeks ago, we were at the Bump Bar in Philadelphia with Chuva, Diwa, Flip and the rest of the gang. We were having fun when [...]

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Amin to! yan! at yun pa!

July 31, 2007

Amin to! yan! at yun pa!  We own the Philippines! Imelda declared that “we practically own everything in the Philippines, from electricity, telecommunications, airlines, banking, beer and tobacco, newspaper publishing, television stations, shipping, oil and mining, hotels and beach resorts, down to coconut milling, small farms, real estate and insurance.” Imelda claimed these Tan companies for [...]

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Kung wala kang pomada, mantikilya pede na.

July 30, 2007

Call it the separation of the church and the state but as far as the church is concerned, there seemed to be a lot of separation between that of the women’s dresses from their bodies. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a church proponent of changing the way you want to dress your body. Heck, [...]

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I love Businessweek!!!

July 29, 2007

I subscribe to a lottttttttttttttt of magazines! You have no idea how many! As a matter of fact, I could not even count them. All I know is that, the postmaster who’s been delivering them had already quit. We have a new one. Tameeka. Tameeka, being new, has been delivering mails all over the place – [...]

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Hillary and Obama battle it out on Diplomacy

July 28, 2007

During all these pre-primary months, both of my favorite candidates were dancing, trying to be nicey-nicey to each other, hugs, kissy-kissy, at one point Obama’s camp threw some negative slings to Hillary and immediately retracted, you know, it was one of those moments that they have to maintain this nicey relationship. Not anymore Matilda! Nagkakalmutan na sila! [...]

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When did I ever became a stock market analyst?!

July 26, 2007

You know what I wrote last July 14, 2007? It’s this one: US Dollar Hits New Low! Then yesterday, Wall Street had a very tough day, dudes and dudettes! The Dow tumbled 226 points on worries that housing, subprime mess will dent corporate earnings growth and it looked like it will because most investors were worried about the prolonged housing [...]

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Most annoying office habits!

July 25, 2007

It’s out! Forbes Magazine came out with the most annoying office habits! Too bad, they did not come to our offices nor even bother to call me, I would have loved to introduce Doreen to them – boy! Is she most annoying person evah evah evah heeevvvaaahh!!! I could come out with my own Ten [...]

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Lost love and broken hearts

July 20, 2007

I’m crazy for you! “Do you still love me?” “Of course! I do! Ano ka ba?” That was his response. Such is the difficulty of a long-range relationship. Half the world long. Very long! And I needed some assurance. I don’t know why. Maybe I’m madly in love. Crazy in love. Whatever. With him. What [...]

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Problem Solving Worksheet

July 20, 2007

I can’t believe I would ran across a flowchart that essentially describes mah work environment, da culture at work and basically how people think. Check this out! Thanks to one visitor who wandered through mah site, I got them! And that’ what I stole from their site! It’s Tipoy and Malou’s 2 Cents! Share on [...]

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Protect your kids from smut!

July 18, 2007

Ok, people! Listen to me! This is urgent! And I mean, I am calling each and everyone of you who’s got kids! Kids who are glued on the internet 24/7 and this is serious issue. Exactly what does your kid does when he/she is on the computer? I’m sure they’re either on the Disney Channel [...]

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“They need a standard! They need a role model! They need a star!”

July 17, 2007

Mah wife Matilda invited us for a dinnah ovah a red bottle of wine nong nakaraang weekend. Red bottle lang. Yong laman pepsi. Saan ka nakakita nang red wine na bumubula aber? I mean, social klimber nga ako, but I have already climbed and I know exactly kung ano ang kulay nang red wine! Hindi [...]

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Made in China

July 16, 2007

Dirty Chinese Food. What’s going on with China? Are all the counterfeiting finally catching up with them? Their economy went crazy with double-digit growth year after and it looks like they will finally be baptized as an economic power with the holding of the Summer Olympics. But you begin to wonder: The list of Chinese [...]

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Ang hirap maging alipin!

July 13, 2007

Basahin nyo na lang ang mga koryentonic liham na sumusunod. Nangyari to kanina sa aking dysfunctional na opisina. Sumulat ako ki Kikay. Isa syang dating Kontador Publiko sa isang WKAF sa Makati. Pero, dito na sya sa aming dysfunctional na opisina nagbibilang nang mga alambre, pako at martilyo achaka nag-sasalansan nang manila folders. Kikay, Dito kasi, [...]

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Did you hear?!

July 12, 2007

Did you hear the news?! The Prince is giving out free CDs! No, it’s not this Prince. Woof! Guapoooo!!!  It’s this Prince (sabi nga ni Empress Maruja) – Grabe kung mag-pantasya sya di ba? Feel nya, isa syang tutubi! Oo na, magaling syang kumanta at mag-drama. Sorry di ko mai-drowing pangalan nya. But, di ba [...]

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Anak, mag-aral kang mabuti

July 9, 2007

Minamahal naming Anak, Naipadala ko na 50 thousand pesos na tuition fee mo, pinagbili na namin ang mga kalabaw natin. Ang mahal pala ng kursong COUNTER STRIKE, wala na din pala tayong baboy naibenta na din para dun sa sinasabi mo na project nyo na NOKIA N75, ang mahal naman ng project na yun.  kasama [...]

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Be a tree-hugger!

July 6, 2007

A US-based Filipino wins world search engine optimization tilt! That’s a re-post of the Inquirer story about this Filipino based in San Diego who won the contest. I visited the blog and honestly, I fell in love with the Global Warming Awareness Blog. My congratulations to Benj! Talk about global warming awareness, just what in the world are [...]

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Happy July 4th! Carpa! Carpa! Carpa!

July 4, 2007

I may not like some of the crappy shit people do here, but I still love America. This country has given me so much that my other country can’t wont! Here’a nice read from Conrado de Quiros of the Inquirer Most Filipinos today dont have any recollection of it, but there was a time when [...]

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What’s with the bling-blings?!

July 3, 2007

Ok, what is this anomaly? How come overseas filipino workers tend to buy a lot of bling-blings? He! He! He! Sori, napapag-initan ko ang bisita nang bayaw ko. He works in Dubai with his wife. They went to New York to visit and decided to stop by in Philadelphia. There’s four of them. Sila ang aking [...]

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Wala lang, just reading news…

July 2, 2007

Korean is one millionth foreign passenger at Clark airport The one-millionth international passenger at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) here is a Korean computer programmer who is a first-time tourist in the Philippines. Lee Eun Hee, 35, (kung sino man sya! guapo ba to?!) arrived on board Asiana Airlines’ Airbus 321 at 11:25 p.m. on [...]

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Lookie! Lookie! He waited for hours to get his iPhone!

June 30, 2007

Did you also line up to get one of these? Crazy huh? Well, everybody lined up to get one of these. I didn’t. He He He! Kulang pa yong PPP revenues ko to afford one of these. But there’s one who lined up for this new gadget. It’s this guy. Philadelphia mayor John F. Street [...]

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Won Bin, me love you long time, but!~!@#$%

June 25, 2007

Some of your people are annoying!!! I love Won Bin! He He He! I wanna marry him! because I think he’s just so handsome, especially in that “Endless Love”? I love all his expressions with his emotions that’s sorta flowing out of his eyes. Song Hye Gyo is also really good and photogenic. Anyway… Why are there [...]

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Manny Pacquiao goes to school. AB Pol Sci

June 21, 2007

Michigan removes qualifying exams in hiring foreign nurses Michigan Governor Jennifer Ganholm has signed into law a bill which removes qualifying examinations conducted by the US Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) for nurses from the Philippines and other countries who wish to work in the state.  “Isn’t this news a GREAAAT NEWS?! [...]

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I feel very special today!

June 19, 2007

This is blatant self-promotion ladies and gentlemen! Sorry! I can’t control myself! My school just called me last week for this wonderful news. The Financial Times of London released their EMBA rankings for 2006 and my dear school, the Fox School of Temple University is 40th in the world!  So, today, I feel very special with our [...]

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Government spending went up, to pay for Ruffa’s security

June 17, 2007

Ok, kids! I know, this is about Ruffa. Can you believe what I am reading? Chuva and I were discussing how he went to heaven pushed by BryanBoy. If not for my landlord (bluehost) harassing me, I would have picked up this news a while back. But you see, I see GDP here. Do you see [...]

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Daddy’s Little Girl is our first OFW Story

June 15, 2007

But first – Watch this unbelievable performance by a mobile phone saleman! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA] AND FINALLY! We have our first OFW Story submitted by a reader. Daddy’s Little Girl June 15th, 2007 Our featured OFW Story came from a 31 year old Overseas Filipino Worker from the Middle East. Click the link and follow the story [...]

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Each Filipino soul owes Php44,318

June 14, 2007

Listen children! ‘Dyo remember our GDP? Our dear “‘GOVERNMENT’S DYSFUNCTIONAL POLICIES” (ok ba ang political tagline ko Ross? he he he) where GDP = Consumption + Investment + Government + Exports – Imports, right? Now, let’s focus on GOVERNMENT. Of course you know that G can only spend what it collects. What does it collects? [...]

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