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Barrio Siete

Use of Filipino drug mules in South America, especially alarming

November 14, 2009

With my usual coffee + keyboard combination on a dreary Saturday Philly morning, I was reading this article about a 35-year-old Filipino who tried to smuggle in 6.145 kilos of cocaine alkaloid but was caught in Cusco, Peru on September 30. Now, in my mind, why would Filipinos do that? Highly unlikely right? Then again, [...]

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Good luck ki Manny Pacquiao!

November 14, 2009

Ano nga kaya noh? Syota mo boksingero. Me mga kilala kasi ako, type nila gwapo. Na medyo bastos. Yon bang, paduduguin muna labi mo… taz romantically whisper sila sa tenga mo nang… “Sweetheart… bili mo nga ako nang yosi!” Ok. Tama na. Baka mamaya, ma-misread ako ni Manny, makatikim ako nang isang pitik at Zzzzzz. [...]

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Comelec says gay party 'immoral'

November 13, 2009

Comelec have just disqualified LADLAD on the grounds that gay party are immoral. It’s the same shit. Gays are immoral. The first thing that came into my mind was, who is Comelec to tell us, we gays are immoral? We’re half-human? Can’t think straight? Dumb? Stupid? What? Worse members of the society? Lepers of the [...]

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Eklat in the Barrio

November 12, 2009
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Eklat started off with a big bang in the barrio, racking up over a hundred comments with her 1st letter to B7 writers. She was introduced to the barrio by her agent, Mel Beckham. First of all let me introduce myself, my name is Elaine Katherine Lourdes Anna Theresa , but my friends call me [...]

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Eklat and the Noynoy video Brouhaha

November 11, 2009

Sa mga umaabang sa next appearance ni Eklat, lalo na sa kanyang anim na fans, eto ulet ang isang sulat mula sa kanya. Basa na mga bruha. Hello patriots! Yes it’s me again, Eklat at your service. You know I just arrived from a week of rehab, I mean, vacation in LA and the news [...]

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Mino Vs. H1N1

November 11, 2009

Seems as though every livestock we eat can get us sick. First the bird flu. Then madcow. And now, swine flu! What’s next? Rover Fever?

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"the true sense of democracy is your ability to defend the rights especially of your enemy and not just your friends"

November 11, 2009

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One FB blogger compared “Noynoy’s Campaign Ad” to a Nazi propaganda

November 10, 2009
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Bluepanjeet wrote one very powerful blog entry that elicited some very heated and fiery reactions both on Facebook and in Barrio Siete. In fact, (another) one FB blogger compared “Noynoy’s Campaign Ad” to a nazi propaganda. Do we really have to go this low by espousing hatred and bringing in the Nazis? Election certainly divides [...]

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U.S. jobless rate passed 10% mark

November 7, 2009

Another truly sad day in America. True, recession might be ending because the last quarter of this year will probably show another growth. If that happens, that would be 2 successive quarters of positive growth officially ending the recession. The bad news? Employers are just reluctant to hire. And the meager recovery for the last [...]

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Rihanna and Chris Brown on domestic violence

November 6, 2009

First, a lookback at what happened: (Source: MTV) Rihanna breaks her silence in an interview with Dianne Sawyer. You’d laugh at me, but I love Chris Brown’s music that at one point, Diwa was shouting at me to get back to my senses and instead listen to Matt Monroe’s music. Grrr! But I’m sure, a [...]

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A look at Legazpi City

November 4, 2009

Galit ako senyong lahat! Kung makapag-lamierda kayo, naubos nyo na bulalakaw sa Pilipinas but none of you have been to Legazpi! Grrr! Yong iba dyan goes on a weekend in Hongkong or mag wander in Palawan or mag sagwan in CDO or mag soroy soroy sa Cebu or pag uminit ang ulo, hahada sa Sao [...]

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The Eklat Update and the Women in Noy and Mar’s life

November 3, 2009

Mga bruhang fans ni Eklat, may sulat na naman po siya para sa atin kaya hindi ko na kayo bibitinin. Sabay-sabay nating basahin. Gooooo! Hello my dear minions! I know that you’re glad to see my name pop up in Barrio Siete again. Well forgive moi to keep you waiting because I’ve been so much [...]

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Modes of transport sa Barrio Siete

November 3, 2009

I fell in love nga sa Ozamis City when I saw some pictures yesterday. Kaya tuloy when I was googling and oggling for pictures of Ozamis City me mga iba pa akong nakita. Naging curious lang ako. While browsing the net, I happen to saw these pictures. Like this one – an tawag pala nito [...]

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Katakot Ako Eh

November 3, 2009

Mino Saves Little Miss Nonsense I’m not a saint.  I don’t have a soul.  I’m not dead—yet.  [Lightning flashes] Halloween was a pagan tradition that originated from the Celts 2,000 years ago.  November 1st was considered the end harvest season and the beginning of the winter chill and darkness, the time of the year that [...]

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A look at Ozamis City: public malls, changing the palengke landscape

November 2, 2009

How much do you know ba about Ozamis City? From the air: It’s interesting dahil most of us could talk about Paris, Rome, Montreal, Budapest, London or Dubai, yet I am so guilty, ni hindi ko nga alam kung saan tong Ozamis City. Aminin! Kahit kayo wa kayo knowing! Hahaha! Im fak, sa kaka-google ko, [...]

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Foods that get you in the mood

November 1, 2009

Aphrodisiac. A substance which is used in the belief that it will increase sexual desire. Ewan. In my mind, pag frigid ka – frigid ka. At mas lalo na pag wez ka paligo at mag-ayos. Kahit lunukin mong buo ang cobra, hindi yan uubra. Indi yun aphrodisiac. Shocking ka lang talaga. Soup # 5 Eeeeekkkk! [...]

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Barrio Halloween

November 1, 2009

Undas na mga ka-barrio. Ano bang ginagawa niyo to celebrate this holiday? Well, in my case I attended a birthday party on a Halloween. Buti na lang at hindi costume party kaya hindi na ako nag-effort to come as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Hahaha! Anyway, sa mga ka-barrio natin diyan sa Amerika, normal na eksena [...]

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12th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA): "Laos ka na ba Reynz?"

November 1, 2009

(Photo Credits: Yahoo) Naubusan na ba talaga nang fire ang Barrio Siete?! My 12th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA) addresses Roni’s comment here na personally, medyo nairita ako! Hahaha! Ano ba Roni?! Leche ka! Grrr! “Laos ka na ba Reynz?“ Para bang it smacks of sumtin’ sumtin’ na hindi maganda pakinggan. But it’s ok. [...]

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America's Next Top Model bi-racial photo shoot: Racially charged?!

October 31, 2009

I’m not ignorant about racial discrimination, bias or however you mix those words. I don’t really understand why people here in my Barrio States of America gets infuriated if say a white person, paints himself black and be black for a moment, or a black person paints himself white to be a white person. Ok. [...]

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Put Your Own Caption: Reyna Elena

October 30, 2009
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Ano ba talaga ang ibig sabihin ng social climbing? @}– @}– @}– @}– @}– “Social climbing” is more than a wish your heart makes. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Congratulations to Korina Sanchez and Senator Mar Roxas

October 27, 2009

Love moments… “You may now kiss the bride!” “Philippine Senator and now Vice-presidential candidate Manuel ‘Mar’ Roxas and his new bride popular Philippine television and radio broadcaster Korina Sanchez kiss following their wedding ceremony Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009 at Sto. Domingo catholic church at Manila‘s Quezon city in the Philippines. The wedding was postponed a [...]

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Truly Filipino: The Department of Tourism and the Philippine Blogging Community

October 27, 2009

(Photo Credits: Pasyalera) I read the article that ran today: RP tourism competitiveness slips five notches which said: The country last year occupied the 81st spot among the more than 130 countries included in the study. This year, the country fell five notches to No. 86. Its bad enough that the infrastructure in the North [...]

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2012

October 25, 2009

Photo Credits: I cropped it from junk mails. Y2K. That was supposed to be doomsday. Me karton den akong me nakatagong tubig at patatas. Plus lighter. Instead, the US was flooded with computer programmers. Now? It’s Polar shift. Alignment of the sun to the milky way. These are all happening in three (3) years… And [...]

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Mino vs. Pumpkin

October 25, 2009

The geese are flying south.  The leaves are turning yellow, orange, and red.  The cold wind is picking up.  The rain is starting to pour.  And my arthritis is acting up.  Fall is here.  So off we go to the pumpkin patches to pick just the right pumpkin for our family.  Pumpkin hunting is one [...]

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Palm Reading – (Tatanda ka bang dalaga?)

October 24, 2009

Out of nowhere, I suddenly remembered my fourth year adviser back in high school. I would say she was intelligent. She was very knowledgeable of uncommon things such as theories which are not commonly discussed, as well as palm reading. One afternoon during our break, we talked about marriage, crushes, early pregnancy, relationships and other [...]

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America's Favorite Past Time

October 24, 2009

I hate baseball!

But after getting free tickets for the Seattle Mariners game from work, I didn’t hesistate to take the opportunity to bring my whole family to our first professional sports event. Free tickets, free hotdogs, free soda, fun with family and friends, and watching my half-brother, Ichiro…almost perfect! Only thing missing was a bowl of spare ribs teriyaki.

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Is there something wrong with Filipinos DNA?

October 23, 2009

The City of Philadelphia went wild last night. The Phillies (Philadelphia) beat Dodgers (Los Angeles) 10-4, to win the National League Championship and return to the World Series for a rare chance to win the World Series back to back. Last year, they beat Tampa Bay and they are the only other team to win [...]

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September 22 (Marriage, Fancy Restaurants, and Lea Salonga)

October 22, 2009

I’m a party pooper! I had a talent for ruining surprises. I would go as far as looking all over the house, checking the bank account, checking my wife’s purse for receipts, coming home early unannouced, and bribing my children to tell me any information that they have about a gift or a plan that my wife have made. Blowin’ up the surprise is more fun than the surprise itself. But through the years, she has learned to hide things better. And I also realized that it’s not fun for her everytime I screw it up. So, as a loving and dedicated husband, one must just go with the flow.

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Aanhin pa ang damo kung tigok na ang kabayo? (A special report from a volunteer)

October 22, 2009

Ladies & gentlemen and everyone else in between, this is La Kapitana. One Ella reader sent me an email (Bebe from Toronto, Canada) to pick up Ella’s entry dahil sasakalin na daw nya lahat nang deers na makita nya sa North America sa sobrang galet. She was so agitated that I left a comment on [...]

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What would motivate you to go home to the Philippines?

October 22, 2009

Image via Wikipedia “Filipino scholars’ abroad urged to return to the Philippines and share what they have learned to help improve the country’s academic and industrial sectors. Helpless Filipino politicians??? Sounds charity for the love of country.” Seriously, if any local or multinational company or university in the Philippines hires me, I’ll go home. I [...]

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Meet the Writers: Making Sense of Mr. Nonsense

October 21, 2009

Mr. Nonsense can often be seen in the Tacoma-Seattle area carrying a camcorder, accompanied by his two sons and his personal chauffeur, his wife. He uses his Tondo upbringing to nurture his children and to survive in a mental institution—>where he currently works.
He enjoys basketball, cooking, singing, cartooning, producing short movies, and making his own furniture out of junked wood… because he’s so cheap. He is a self-proclaimed “Man of the House,”…when his wife is not home.

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Confession of a teenage dramatistang bading

October 21, 2009

Image via Wikipedia I have a confession to make. Opo, kuya, ate. Isang pagtatapat mga ka-barrio. Hindi ito tungkol sa aking pagkatao dahil matagal ko nag ipinagtapat sa inyo na hindi ako isang tao. Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, isa po akong “diyosa”. Hahaha! Charing lang. Seriously (kunwari), mahirap man itong sasabihin ko ay kailangan [...]

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Put Your Own Caption: 2010 Presidential Line-up so far…

October 20, 2009

Backstage info:  So far highly educated rumors has it that the main front runners for the next presidential election are political royalties Noynoy Aquino with Mar Roxas, billionaire Manny Villar, Macapagal protege Gibo Teodoro, and ex-con ex-President Erap Estrada with his sidekick Jojo Binay.  I’m not sure what these guys’ plans are, but they better [...]

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Our first date

October 19, 2009

…in a very long time since my children were born. My wife and I decided one Monday that it is time to leave the kids and go on a date again. So we left the boys with the babysitter and planned to go to the the casino. But the casino wasn’t the romantic place we [...]

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Soldiers are Mothers, too

October 19, 2009

War is not like a hollywood blockbuster. A soldier is not an action hero. Outside the statistics and the news-worthy portrayals, there are deeply personal issues that most of us don’t see.

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Starbucks Coffee Break

October 18, 2009

Last year my wife and I, along with a few other staff, were asked to participate in a poetry reading with the children at the psychiatric facility that we both work at. This annual poetry group encourages children to open-up and express their feelings in a more positive way. An so my wife read her poems [...]

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How to read Alexa charts

October 18, 2009

Back when I was just starting to blog, trying to social climb with who would turn out to be Manila’s self-proclaimed users influential bloggers, I was not just pushed out to the dark corners of internet pit of the world but would constantly be compared and lambasted that I’d be labeled to be just uberly [...]

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Philippines tallest building, The PAGCOR Tower

October 17, 2009

Pikit kayo! Magbibihis Si Perla! Call center agent ako. Minsan, wala akong magawa sa office. One time, nag-surf ako nang nag-surf sa internet kahit pa ang laging sabi ng manager namin was read and review. (abuh! nakakasawa kayang magbasa ng magbasa ng processes noh! Wag kayong maingay baka materminate ako hekhek) My boyfriend is a [...]

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Cows, Pigs, and Brains at the Puyallup Fair

October 16, 2009

This was the funnest and most adventure-filled summer my family and I have ever had.  It was also the most documented and most expensive.  We visited and enjoyed some of the best places that both Iowa and Western Washington have to offer.  From Adventureland, to the Amanas.  From Mt.Rainier, to Lake Quinault.  From Ichiro, to [...]

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Reuters just showed me first hand why mainstream media sucks!

October 15, 2009

Bloody ridiculous that someone put one over yah, ain’t it?! Well, here’s my experience with Reuters and how they showed me first hand why mainstream media sucks! It’s not just the bloody ugly power of knives of editing but also, it’s the indifference once they get what they want and the unprofessionality once they’re done [...]

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ARE WE GOOD OR FEELING GOOD?

October 15, 2009

By: Carlos “Charlie” Contreras Mississauga , Ontario , Canada I am just a newcomer in Canada and I noticed it is common to be asked by someone…”how are you?” And many would say…”OH I AM GOOD!” In other countries such as the Philippines , if someone ask the same question, the common answer would be [...]

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Ely’s Philippine Imports: New Orleans Filipino Store, meeting place of Pinoys

October 14, 2009

In New Orleans, I was on a hunt. Hunting for a Filipino store. That hunt would bring me to Slidell, Louisiana. Across the bridge, across the lake, on a very rainy day. I’m sorry, I lost my camera so I don’t have a picture of this Filipino store in Slidell. She told me that there [...]

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Making Sense of Point Defiance Zoo

October 12, 2009

By 2025, as many as one fifth of all animal species may be lost Growing up in the ghettos of Manila, the biggest “wildlife” I got to see was the rat that ate all my hamsters and scared the badest cats in the neighborhood .  In general, anything that moved and didn’t carry diseases was [...]

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For the last time, I don’t know karate

October 11, 2009

…nor do I use chopsticks! Filipinos are faith, family, music, and FOOD loving people. And regardless of our economic status, we all enjoy gatherings and karaoke in the company of our family and friends. And thank God for the strong Filipino community here in Washington, my family and I are able to preserve some of [...]

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Sa panahon ngayon, bawal mataranta

October 9, 2009

The aftermath brought by the typhoons that wrecked our country is now being felt not just by those directly affected but also the entire country. Dahil sa mga bagyong ito, kelangan magdoble sa sipag ang karamihan sa ating mga mamamayan. Hindi lang nila kelangan kumayod para mabuhay sa pang-araw araw na basic needs, they also [...]

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Eklat Strikes Back

October 8, 2009

Mga kapatid, eto at may natanggap na naman tayong sulat dito sa Barrio Siete from our dear friend Eklat. Naging busy pala ang lola niyo sa kawanggawa kaya natagalan bago siya nakasulat sa atin. Sa mga hindi pa familiar kay Eklat, you can read her first two letters here and here. Here is Eklat’s third [...]

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11th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA): Welcome our new tagline!

October 7, 2009

“Keep Social Climbing Alive!” That’s our tagline that endeared us to all of of you and gained us a lot of our followers worldwide. Except this reader from Houston who had no clue what our social climbing meant: “What about you, the self-proclaimed “social climber”? You do realize, surely, what a contemptible connotation the term [...]

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Random Chika from your Resident Bruha

October 5, 2009

photo harbat: here Hello mga ka-baro, este mga ka-barrio. Yes, I’m back balakubak! It’s been a while since my last contribution dito sa Barrio Siete. Pasensiya na kayo at medyo inatake kasi ng drama ang buhay ko at naging busy din sa work. Kinabahan din ako sa latest developments here in Barrio Siete kaya medyo [...]

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The beginning of the end of times?

October 4, 2009
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By Charlie Mississauga, Ontario, Canada We have read or heard about “global warming” but how much do we really know about it and how many really take it seriously? The abnormal weather that is happening around the world are often dismissed as “climate change” and not due to effects of “global warning”. This year 2009, [...]

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Help Make a Filipino Become This Year’s CNN Hero

October 4, 2009

By: iRonnie Filipino Efren Peñaflorida of the Dynamic Teen Company earns a coveted spot in this year’s CNN Top Ten Heroes list. They will be honored at the Kodak theater on November 26th (Thanksgiving Night) when the winner will be announced. The winner will be chosen by the public via online voting starting Oct. 1, [...]

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Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia

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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 Kristo founder [...]

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