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Charice Pempengco is better than dreamgirls!

by reyna21 on November 20, 2007

See that video on the side bar? Another overseas filipino guy based here in Pennsylvania sent me the link. He is Vince. At talaga namang nalula ang lola nyo with Charice’s performance!
Pinay world domination everr!!! ENJOY!
Here’s Ellen DeGeneres:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFwhcgkCPfQ]
An here’s the performance that did it all!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD8RV6nw480]

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Mangled ingleash by Love Radio

by reyna21 on November 20, 2007

So, eto nga – this was my 1st day at work after some fishy fishy hunting in the seas of Burnham Park. Ok, I know! I’m back in the US and I’m supposed to be writing some  thank you’s to all my friendships everlasting trulala but that has to wait coz I’ve been barking like [...]

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Where art thou my father?

by reyna21 on November 19, 2007

Marketing 101.
Use your kids.
It works.

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Retirement postponed

by reyna21 on November 18, 2007

We visited the Sto. Nino in Cebu City two weeks ago. I couldn’t help but noticed this age-old woman selling candles. I gave her Php50. She was so happy that she was giving me her entire merchandise that she’s holding. Why did I do that? I don’t know. Maybe because of my mother. My mother, [...]

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38 Questions Meme

by reyna21 on November 17, 2007

It’s me-me time once more again for the second time around ensuite! Moderately-Confused-Pinay tagged me for 38 questions meme, so here goes..
1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?
Si Malen. 80/20 daw, pati ako pin-Paretto Principle. HAHAHA!!! Tanungin nyo sya kung ano yong 80/20 na yon! HEHEHEHE!

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La Pinay with the Inquirer’s Business Editor

November 15, 2007

I had another EB meeting with another blogger. It’s with Ms. Salve Duplito, the Business Editor of the Inquirer.net, who is the face behind the blog, Money Smarts.
We were orginally going to meet in Makati on Wednesday, but given her schedule, we changed it to a Thursday. I’m so glad she changed the Makati place [...]

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The art of buying wines in Manila

November 14, 2007

Eto na naman po tayo sa ating social climbing lessons mga kabisyo! Ditechiwa sa Manila, kelangan wa-ezz ka mag buy nang wines kung ikaw eh gustong matuto nang social climbing.
Let me tell you a story.

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One night only in Cebu

November 11, 2007

After circling Panglao Island at takutin ang mga tao sa Bohol nang aming walis-tingting, i mean, mga pagmumukha namen, we thought, dun naman kami manggulo sa Cebu via Wasi-waseem Express Chulavu. Maganda pala ang Port of Tagbilaran.
Ok, magkano inabot nang travel na to? Average Php5,000. Waterfront? Php5k lang? Well, kelangan kasi me mga kebigan ka in [...]

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Eklavu Cebu: Walis tingting turned to walis tambo in Baguio

November 10, 2007

Ok, the last time I flew was in Bohol via Walis Tingting Airlines that brought me to Cebu. Ginulo ko ang buhay nang mga Cebuano and I’m gonna update you with all the tralala we did over at Fuente Osmena when I come back.
Meanwhile, my walis-tingting turned into walis-ambo, oppps! walis-tambo pala and I’m here [...]

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Do you know na me aswang sa Bohol?

November 9, 2007

You wanna know how much was my Bohol trip cost?

Taxi to domestic = Php240
Jolibee breakfast = Php237
Tricycle to cheap hotel =Php100
Car + driver = Php2,000 + Php50 tip
Floating Resto = Php280/head
Chocolate Hills Entrance =Php15/head
Pictures = Php1,000
Plane fare (Manila/Tagbilaran/Cebu/Manila) = Php12,000 (2 persons)
Go fares (Tagbilaran to Cebu) = Php375/head
Dinner at Metrocenter’s fine resto=Php1,000
Estimated total per person [...]

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Ayala to Trinoma: Another EB Event

November 8, 2007

As you might have known by now, we had another EB in Lucena City, over at bluepanjeet’s house. Malen has already blogged this one in detail here: Up Close and Personal with Reyna Elena, Part III. Now, that was a 4-hour drive from Alabang. You know why? Eh pano ba naman yong navigator nameng si [...]

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Reyna is attending some santacruzan in the south!

November 7, 2007

Sorry guys if you don’t see any new posts recently. I was supposed to fly to Zamboanga a day after our Lucena trip, kaso grabe pala yong drive na yon. I felt so damn lousy the following morning, so I stayed home. Interestingly, I had a very surprising call that day.  First, I had coffee [...]

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You are the one!

November 4, 2007

Hulog nang langit ang reader nating si Sinaglaya from Singapore. Andito lang me sa balay this Sunday, nagtatago ever sa mga kebigan. He sent me these links. Tamang tama, dito lang me sa balay manood nito.
YOU ARE THE ONE by Sam Milby and Tony Gonzaga
Enjoy Watching

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Dating Rules

November 2, 2007

As you might have known by now, I love people. I love meeting friends. Nakuuu yabang ever! I got close friends from as far as Moldova and St. Petersburg, Russia.  And the ones that I have? I keep them forever. Not only that, mahilig ako mang-agaw! hehehe, like Ambo of Malen. Charinggg!!! Hahaha! But of course naman, [...]

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Nalasing ang lola nyo…

November 1, 2007

Sorry, di ako makapag-blog… pero mukhang tinalupan na talaga ako nang todo!!! Eto po o…
Up Close and Personal with Reyna Elena
Piktapos nang panggu-gulo ko sa Menila, magsusumbong ako senyong lahaaatt!!!

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I do like to have kids, except this one…

October 31, 2007

I’ve always wanted to have kids. Yes, with an “s”. Kaso nga lang nga, dysfunctional patio obaryo ko.
Etong uwi kong to, I saw some of my closest friends, they came to visit me. Si Benjie, my childhood friend. Lima na pala ang anak nya. Si Omar, anim na pala anak nya. His eldest is now [...]

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Interested to join our EB?

October 30, 2007

We are planning to have a grand EB, so far, siguro sa gitna nang EDSA para kita nang madlang people in Manila.
Are you interested to join? Send me an email at ofwcenter@gmail.com.

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The Face behind the Crown! The Crown that won’t fit the face!

October 30, 2007

This is a re-post and an updated one. Natakot po ako ki Ambo baka habulin ako nang kinakalawang na itak sa kahabaan nang Ortigas Avenue.  You’d know why. Me ginawa kasi akong katarantaduhan, kaya kumuha muna akong foolish clearance sa kanya. Yan po ang because why tinanggal ko.

I am notoriously lazy with meme even though I [...]

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Of Red wine & Cordless phone: The art of social climbing!

October 29, 2007

Do you see that phone? No! Don’t get me wrong honey! That’s a cordless phone! Here’s another one!

Nice, isn’t it? Well, let me start by telling you a story about what happened in the plane!

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Happy Halloween 2007!

October 29, 2007

Halloween in Philadelphia is THE day when WOMEN outnumber MEN. Yeap. Even if you go to gay bars, you won’t find men no more. Puro na tibo lahat. Since I’m going home to Pasig, I won’t be able to join my friends in the Annual Halloween Party which will be held at the Franklin Wyndham [...]

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A380 has above klaseng pangkaraniwan!

October 28, 2007

Dahil na nga I have a lot of friends in higher places at I have so many connections also, I was able to get a ticket sa Airbus 380. I took pictures. You know – you have to remember that. Kung mag-so-social climb ka? You have to have evidence. Otherwise, name-dropper ka lang.
So, Have you [...]

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TGIF! I’m flying to Manila tomorrow!

October 26, 2007

I’m on vacation finally!
I’m flying to Manila in a few hours and I hope to meet some of you guys that I met online. I’m really, really excited to be back home again. Meron lang akong hahabulin hehehe! O kaya bawiin ko yong ref? Singilin yong pautang? Hmmm… wag na lang. A basta! Hahanapin ko [...]

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The Winner of the OFW Slogan & Logo Competition!

October 26, 2007

And so the deliberations continued…
In the end, it would be a fight between the three remaining entries which were very creative, very witty and very intelligently written.

Ol For Wan, Juan For All

Taas-noo OFW, Kahit saan, Tagumpay sa Sanlibutan!

OK, FINE, Whatever Whenever Wherever

Find out what’s the surprise!

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Did you read? Arroyo pardons Estrada.

October 25, 2007

I got nothing to write. I am soooo annoyed I don’t even know what to write. Magsama na sila!
Related Stories:
Arroyo pardons Estrada
(UPDATE 3) Arroyo grants pardon to Estrada
State prosecutor questions legality of Estrada pardon

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The road to winning the OFW Slogan and Logo Contest

October 25, 2007

In the beginning: 
On September 5, 2007, I launched Reyna Elena’s very own OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition.
The whole idea was simple.

Create a catchy slogan and a sleek logo that captures the spirit and best expresses and exemplifies what an Overseas Filipino Worker is all about. This is my response to the negativities hurled to [...]

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Book Review: The Agenda, by Michael Hammer

October 23, 2007

Finally, after about 10 years of reading this book – under the tree, inside the train, in the parking lot and in the middle of some summer parties, I finished the book! Yeeeehaaa!
So, here’s my book review on The Agenda, by Michael Hammer. 

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Piolo Pascual: Me ginalaw ba ang tadhana?!

October 21, 2007

Na-intriga ako sa comment na iniwan ni Kiwi:
‘nay koh? si piolo ba yang nasa kanan na photo? bakit parang nag-iba na itsura nya?
I should know. First love ko tong si Piolo Pascual, bago nga dumating si Sam Milby. Although me bago akong kinahu-humalingan lately (hehehe, andyan sya sa comment section!), I thought I would check [...]

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And so, there were five.

October 21, 2007

I didn’t realize that it was tough to deliberate on the entries, especially the slogan. All of the slogan are equally representative of what the OFW represents, except for one big fan.
And so, here are the five finalists!

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Why can’t Lolit and the likes just leave this two alone?!

October 21, 2007

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Lolit Solis stands firm on “date” story despite contradicting claims by Sam-Piolo defenders
Columnist and StarTalk co-host Lolit Solis had to wait for days before she could vocally give her side on the highly-debated Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby “date” issue, which she herself wrote in her tabloid column last Monday, October 15.
In the [...]

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Why the ordinary people?!

October 20, 2007

These are raw video by Tonyo: Raw video taken immediately after Glorietta bomb blast  
Video 1:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbm49EisyEA]
Video 2:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQmrNECqmE]

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Our heart goes to the victims of the Glorietta tragedy

October 20, 2007

Why is it always the innocent people? Why? 
I was editing the Official Entries last nite when the news flashed about the bombing in Glorietta. I was so tired that I went to bed. Today, it was a full day of activities, including a school volunteer work, being a chaperone to school kids on their annual halloween hayride at the Valley [...]

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Official Entries to the OFW Slogan & Logo Design Competition

October 19, 2007

Finally!
After a worldwide search of someone who can design the best OFW Logo and come up with the best OFW Slogan, spanning several continents and countries, I am now very excited to present to you, where somebody will win for up to Php10,000!  - the official entries to our OFW Slogan ang Logo Design Competition!
The winning Slogan gets [...]

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VOTE NOW for WIKA 2007

August 21, 2007

Deretso pa rin ang pagbabasa – ika 23 na po nang Agosto!

Maraming Wika, mas marami ang mabahong isda! by Irvin P. Sto. Tomas

(Binalikang basahin Agosto 23) Another great article from Irvin – Ano nga ba ang nagbubuklod-buklod sa mga mamamayan ng kapuluang ito? It’s an old song trumpeted at any village activities: “it’s important na [...]

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How to lower your monthly mortgage payments in times of rising interest rates

August 21, 2007

If you are one of those homeowners who were affected by the crazy sub-prime debacle that’s still going on then here’s some tips that I can give you. I understand that personal income has not risen as it has in the past and with interest rates rising on most mortgages, your monthly mortgage has probably [...]

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Have you seen da bitch?!

August 19, 2007

Amazingly, the line has been drawn by da bitch reminding the world of the power of blogging!
In today’s fast paced, lightning speed of the information age, when you ran across bitches from upper class hell society who smacks down on OFW’s, and a proclaimed columnist and writer no matter how lousy, uneducated and insentive she is, there’s [...]

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I was screaming crazy last nite!

August 19, 2007

Zac Interview with The View 
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My niece just flew back to Philadelphia the other day from Manila! She’s the love of my life! You see, she’s been living and studying in Manila for the last three years. She’s continuing her 7th Grade here and class starts September 4. She’s been studying at Reedley International School in Pasig City, for [...]

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DOLE to teach OFW’s to invest!

August 19, 2007

In my previous entries, especially where I discussed OFW’s as emerging and I repeat I-MER-DYEENG(!) middle class, for this to happen, there are two actors here: the OFW himself and the government. In that article, I discussed The role of an OFW to be in the middle or upper class takes a whole new mindset [...]

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Excuse me bitch! But I love my OFW’s!!!

August 18, 2007

That’s how she calls herself! A bitch!
Most people don’t get the fact that they need bitches like me to shake up their world, otherwise their lives would be boring and mediocre.
Like everyone else, I was infuriated?by the comments, the crappy?and really insulting apology by this bitch (that’s how she calls herself)?from Manila Standard Bastard,?who obviously [...]

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Continuation of ng kwento ni The! “After the wedding”

August 17, 2007

The Inquirer interview continues tomorrow… In the meantime, here’s the continuation of ng kwento ni The!

After the wedding

I thought Jay’s ex-girlfriend was really out of our lives. But heaven only goes that I was wrong. Kakakasal pa lang namin nun when Jay received a uninamous text. “Meet me at the clinic.” I had a stinking [...]

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To all my wannabe nurses here!

August 15, 2007

Hey guys,

Eye wok ap diz morning en eye heb tons and tons of he-males and she-males from everyone asking me for a copy of the results of the board exams. Henookous pokus ko po, walang lumalabas. Honestly, eye em in de sane potion. Eye em also jueteng. Jazz like everywan. I normally answer all he [...]

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Burn the bridge when you get there

August 15, 2007

An officemate sent this to me this morning. I’d like to share this with you guys. I have no idea who wrote this. Maybe this was the reason why the US State Department said that our English is going bananas? HeHeHe! But this post is for mi amigo Joey. Joey is a Spanish-Filipino meztiso that [...]

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How do you improve your credit score?

August 15, 2007

If you noticed, I have blogged about the sub-prime mess in the United States and how it has led to a good number of bank bankcruptcies and foreclosures on the part of homeowners. Now, I also talked about the fact that these subprime problem is trying to correct the market, that is, the Dow will [...]

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The worst workplace distractions!

August 14, 2007

If you think it’s getting harder and harder to concentrate at work, you’re not alone. Let me tell, ako nga minsan, I just wanna jump off the window para matapos na lahat, kaso i want some heavy foam sa baba dahil baka masira mukha ko. Now, here are the worst workplace distractions!
OVERCOMMUNICATION

Ako lang, I already [...]

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I won! I won! I won Chris Bloczynski’s contest!

August 12, 2007

Je suis occupe c’est moment!
Hey World! Greet my friend FLIP (speakoutyouraflip) a happy birthday!

I saw him last night at the Jaded Lounge (it’s an Asian Gay Night) at 12th Air Command in Philadelphia. This happens every 2nd Friday of the month and it’s that time of the month that I get to see the members [...]

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How to save if you’re young, ambitious…and earning only P20K

August 10, 2007

I read this article on the inquirer: How to save if you’re yong, ambitious…and earning only P20k, at medyo hindi nakapagpigil ang lola nyo, sinulatan ko po ang Inquirer. Basahin nyo and tell me about your violent reactions!

Hello sir,
I read your article about this guy in his late 20’s with some MBA aspirations and buying [...]

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