From the category archives:

Career & Education

How are you doing President Noynoy?

by reynz on August 9, 2011

Post image for How are you doing President Noynoy?

(Picture Credits: Inquirer) How are you doing President Noynoy? Well, my name is Reyna Elena. I was your number one supporter during the election, attacked by an unbelievable online hatred during the campaign because of my support for your presidency. Aherrm! Oh, by the way, I thought I’d share this with you. Here is my [...]

{ 34 comments }

those fishing trips with my father

by reynz on June 5, 2011

Post image for those fishing trips with my father

I remember Sylvia Morningstar asking me if I was close to my mother or my father. Sa father actually, but of course I love my mother unconditionally. Back then, I never really understood why we were poor. All I know was that, life was hard! Dipungal! I did not ask. I go to school in [...]

{ 12 comments }

Post image for How come our legislators continue to push our public school teachers to poverty?

Nasaan ang mga mukha nang mga impaktong pulitiko naten?! Let me repeat this. Public School Teacher. Gross Salary: P14,266. Net take home pay: P5,252. THIS IS JUST BLOODY CRIMINAL!!! THIS IS MORE CRIMINAL THAN THE WHOLE AMPATUAN EVILS COMBINED! GRR! And how much our legislators are getting by the way?! I’m not talking about how [...]

{ 4 comments }

Post image for the ugly truth about Donald Trump’s “Obama Wasn’t Qualified For Ivy League” statement

(Photo Credits: Anne de Bretagne) “I heard he was a terrible student, terrible! How does a bad student go to Columbia and then to Harvard? I’m thinking about it, I’m certainly looking into it. Let him show his records.” ~Donald Trump This statement struck a chord on me. And it’s not a good one. My [...]

{ 5 comments }

Post image for How to respond to a wanted ad or a job posting

I was chatting with one Reyna reader who was asking for some help. The topic? He sent tons of resumes and application letters but he never received any response. Not a single text, no calls, not even a “We thank you for your interest in our company, BUT!” You see, a lot of job applicants [...]

{ 1 comment }

The Bachelor’s Degree

December 29, 2010
Thumbnail image for The Bachelor’s Degree

One of my nieces is married to an Army Lieutenant. Nice di ba? And so the talkative me, asked: How’d you two met? Did you arrest her?! “Oh, she was one of my students!” He said. Aha! Naughty professor! I said. “And I did not know for a long time that she was my best [...]

Read the full article →

Is It Time to Leave Your Job?

December 28, 2010
Thumbnail image for Is It Time to Leave Your Job?

(Picture Credits: Daily Candor) By: William C. Taylor It’s the holiday season, when we start making lists of the gifts we want — and of the pros and cons of the jobs we have. The end of one year and the start of a New Year is the time when just about everyone takes stock [...]

Read the full article →

Ang gulo nang explanation ni Pres. Noynoy on education budget

November 27, 2010
Thumbnail image for Ang gulo nang explanation ni Pres. Noynoy on education budget

Picture Credits: Vera Files I’m not getting this one. Ang gulo talaga. Aquino said that they lowered the budget for UP because UP has other sources of funds. This is a very confusing statement to me. Argh! I read his statement like this: 1.) The sources of “other” funds from the UP-Ayala partnership is not [...]

Read the full article →

why it is hard to save money when working in Manila

July 16, 2010
Thumbnail image for why it is hard to save money when working in Manila

(Photo Credits: Here) I have a story to share. The other day kasi, I was chatting with my friend. He was asking me on what to do with his credit card debts. He said, he has been religiously paying it. But he was curious why his credit card balance continues to either be the same [...]

Read the full article →

The Bologna Accord, our state of education and the OFW connection

June 18, 2010
Thumbnail image for The Bologna Accord, our state of education and the OFW connection

(Photo Credits: Here) It’s sad that according to one of the comments in B7, this has been in the cauldron for 10 years and yet, our education officials just sat on it and nothing was done to make some changes and/or improvements to satisfy the Bologna Accord. This is not serving us any better. There [...]

Read the full article →

Nov 29 & 30, 2009 Nurse Licensure Exam Results

January 30, 2010
Thumbnail image for Nov 29 & 30, 2009 Nurse Licensure Exam Results

Here is the roll of Successful Examinees in the NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION held on NOVEMBER 29 & 30, 2009. This was released on JANUARY 30, 2010. Please double click on the file. jan 2010 nurse licensure examination results By the way, I forgot the disclaimer, it took me forever to clean up this file with [...]

Read the full article →

Alpha Phi Omega Anniversary: 2009 Oblation Run

December 17, 2009

I thought I’d share you this one entry sa Reyna na pinutakte nang mga lurkers nyahahaha! At nahiyang mag-comment kahit isa, but I know they’ve been accessing the entry hak hak hak! So here you go! Open your eyes wide! Hahaha! Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity celebrates its anniversary on the 16th of December. At the [...]

Read the full article →

Traditional Pasko sa Amerika

December 12, 2009

After stuffing ourselves with all the Thanksgiving turkey, my family and I decided to burn some calories by going to the Christmas tree farm. This was the first time we cut our own tree, and it was so much fun.

Read the full article →

Job interview: was it a nationality issue?!

December 10, 2009
Thumbnail image for Job interview: was it a nationality issue?!

Photo Credits: Here I was on a job hunt. Anywhere. There are no jobs in America. Zero. Published unemployment numbers in the US, is about 16 million. That number is wrong. It’s actually, 16 million and one. So, I started sending resumes to Seoul, Tokyo, Hongkong, Singapore, Jakarta, the Middle East and Manila. Nah! I’m [...]

Read the full article →

Efren Peñaflorida has been awarded by CNN as "2009 Hero of the Year"

November 22, 2009

Barrio Siete had the privilege of interviewing Efren Peñaflorida. Here’s Mahalia’s interview: An Extraordinary Life: Exclusive Interview with Efren Peñaflorida Efren Peñaflorida was named the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year at gala show attended by Hollywood stars like actress Nicole Kidman and featured performances by Grammy Award-winning artist Carrie Underwood, R&B crooner Maxwell and [...]

Read the full article →

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?

Read the full article →

Presidential or Parliamentary: Which one will solve the economic and political crisis in the Philippines?

November 9, 2009

And so Tyrone threw me a Richard Gutierrez for Senator question: “Hi Reynz, in your opinion, which systems is more applicable given the Philippine setting of politics – is it the presidential or parliamentary form of government?” Man, I’m telling you. This is such one heated topic. Parliamentary. Presidential. Which system fits the Philippines? In [...]

Read the full article →

iPhone sucks

November 5, 2009

Did you hear?! iPhone sucks! There. So all of you who doesn’t own one of these can now relax, just like me. Our ngit-ngit hatred for this thing is actually true kahit na di naman naten na-experience hehe! Im fak, I know iPhone is popular. It’s so popular, my phone looked not jurassic, but egyptian. [...]

Read the full article →

Facebook. Hilarious in Filipino.

November 3, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Pissbuk in Filipino. Enjoy sya. And if you’re from Pissbuk, please hehehe wag nyo po akong i-blak, nakalimutan ko lang uminom nang prozac. And I am truly having fun sa bagong Pissbuk. Pati sya, pinatulan ko na. What with their Filipino Language. Eh, alam naman nateng ang ating wikang salumpwet eh talagang [...]

Read the full article →

What public housing and broadcast music websites can learn from the new CNN

October 25, 2009

The New CNN If you’ve seen the new layout and design of CNN, you’d be impressed. Continually being on top of their game, CNN changed their layout today to a much more deliciously designed online newspaper, great photography and a lot more crispier pictures, nice layout design and tons of videos. What’s more, it’s a [...]

Read the full article →

Did you know? Google got rid of PageRank!

October 19, 2009

Quick news lang to those who’d find this important. I was doing some Barrio Siete admin work today. In fact, I created a new Barrio Siete Technorati account so we could work on Barrio Siete’s Technorati Authority. That would be a nice goal this time around since we’re pretty sure that our Alexa rank will [...]

Read the full article →

Why it pays to read Reyna Elena

September 4, 2009

Photo Credits: Here 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 [...]

Read the full article →

your blog, your resume

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, [...]

Read the full article →

Why alumni associations fail

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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?” [...]

Read the full article →

SONA 2009 Reaction Paper

July 29, 2009

If you’re a regular at reyna elena dot com, you must have noticed that I love to dissect SONA and do my analintek review. Over the years, ga-wait sya nang mga students. Para kopyahin. Ang mga leche, pati ako ako napasubo sa isang titser nang isang universidad sa Manila. Pero, kiver! Typically after I digest [...]

Read the full article →

Mike

July 24, 2009

This is a true story of how I ran across the best boss in the world. Haddonfield, New Jersey I used to work in Haddonfield, New Jersey. My boss? Nasty bitch, foul mouthed and hated white people. Working as Controller, I had a staff. Napakatamad, bastos at maldita. I can’t do much. Ka-chika nang impaktita [...]

Read the full article →

Going Green

July 23, 2009

It’s been a while since my last entry here in Barrio Siete. Not that I am busy with a lot of stuff but because I don’t have something helpful or interesting that I can share with you, loyal readers of this barrio. After kasi nung ambush ay madalang na rin umandar ang aking utak. Baka [...]

Read the full article →

Conspiracy of Fools

July 20, 2009

Friday, me drama nga. Tulirong-tuliro si madam. Kalma lang ang lola. Dapat ganun ang drama. “Don’t worry about it, i’ll fix it in the morning. Before noon, you’ll have it.” Natulog ako sa pagod. I have never been so shit stressed at work in my life, ever. Not even sa accounting firm na pinag-trabahuan ko, [...]

Read the full article →

Men will become obsolete

July 19, 2009

Lalaki. Ano daw ang composition nang isang lalaki. Oo mga kabisyo. Pag-usapan muna naten ang mga lalaki. Kumplikadong tanong. Pero pagdating sa genetics, na kung saan wala ako ni katiting na pagkadalubhasa, eh nami-miligro daw na mawala. Oo. Nababasa nyo nang maliwanag ang sinulat ko. Ang “Y” chromosome daw is in trouble. Leche! Stop the [...]

Read the full article →

what is life after you graduate in pinas: tambay

June 24, 2009

And so, classes in most Barrio Siete and Sitis in the Philippines have opened. At bawat opening, me closing. Eto ngayon ang chorva. Life after college can be very difficult for students everywhere. You may be living in turd or pers world kawntri noh! Pero parang mas mahirap ata kung asa turd world leche land [...]

Read the full article →

Why not IBM?!

June 9, 2009

IBM. A strong company. Its like a symbol of job security, even though there’s none of that no more. But you know what I mean! If you talk about being employed by Microsoft, GE or IBM, that means more than la por hora kada otro dia that we the little ones get. When I was [...]

Read the full article →

Job security

June 8, 2009

Classes have started in Manila and all over the Philippines by now. Some schools are air-conditioned. Some are under the sun. I know exactly how it feels to be back in school. For us Barrio Siete people, it’s the key to finding ways to improve Barrio Siete life. It could be done. Trust us Barrio [...]

Read the full article →

La Kapitana dans Prague, Czech Republic

June 7, 2009

One of the most beautiful things that ever happened to me coming from Barrio Siete to Barrio States was discovering the world. I was uber thankful to my payrents and my American employers who essentially gave me the opportunity to enjoy the things I love the most. Travel, meet boys people, social climb and immerse [...]

Read the full article →

Pano ko i-justify sa boss ko and Aeronautical Engineering sa Accounting?

May 30, 2009

And so, I am reviewing a lot of application letters, pati na mga resume, at kung ano anong pahambalang na employment applications for the job opening we have. Puro Managerial, except sa isang kelangan na medyo staff level. Of course, nakasaad sa advertisement namen and sukat nang mga kelangan namen kung siete pulgadas ba or [...]

Read the full article →

Baratillo’s argument runs counter to the revered Filipino tradition of getting formal education

April 19, 2009

I showed you mine, you show me yours As you might have known by now, I returned the credentials favor and turned the tables around to some of these Sintunado Voices bloggers and writers to show me their credentials. Since then, there has been a lot of iterations on the issue. Alibis after alibis after [...]

Read the full article →

Fake credentials, embellished education, zero experience: A response to Caffeine Sparks of Filipino Voices

April 7, 2009

My sweetness Caffeine Sparks, Blog all you want under the pretext of free speech, sama-sama kumbaya tayo, together forever, one another, ever ever. And sweetheart, I’ll be with you all the way. Pramis, as far as free speech is concerned, we’d be very close. One karatula. One nation. For me Sparks, if you want to [...]

Read the full article →

How to write an application letter, part 2

January 24, 2009

How to write an application letter Did you noticed this one? (see pic) Yes, that’s my original entry I wrote back in February 2007: How to write an application letter. Since then, it has been the most searched and most read article of all times now. From as far as Argentina to Estonia, from South [...]

Read the full article →

Ay! Leche!

January 21, 2009

Calm down! Alright peeps! Calm down! Trust me, you don’t want me to give you some pagkahigpit-higpit na hugs and kisses! This blog is not owned by azucarera leche flan de filipinas. I don’t have any chocolates for you kundi blunt asphalt cookies. But these are the news that I am reading aujourd’hui. Karon. Right [...]

Read the full article →

Managing people according to Reyna Elena

December 12, 2008

Job losses See this? It’s unbelievable the number of jobs lost in the United States. Milions. And it is going to even increase further with the bad news in the auto industry. Lucky you if you still have a job. And these headlines brought me back to when I was still working. Managing people. My [...]

Read the full article →

Bidets in the Aeta community

December 9, 2008

Oh to be one conio! I know what you did last weekend! Wait! Didn’t I just blogged about the fact that THE WORLD IS NOT SHORT OF DUMB PEOPLE? (Photo credits: Flipped Out on Flickr) She’s an Aeta girl but you could see she’s cute little girl. Only if those people in power would stop [...]

Read the full article →

The world is never short of dumb people

December 9, 2008

The world is never short of dumb people. I’m sorry for my rants. But, am fine. I maybe out of work, but the only stress I get is from blogging! I know, I know, kanya-kanya tayong dumbassness Hahaha! (Photo Credits: Robert LZ) As you all know, my full-time job right now, is to look for [...]

Read the full article →

How often uncivil behavior occurs at work? (A request to take the survey)

October 31, 2008

I’m trying to assist my Professor at Fox School of Business of Temple University in Philadelphia, Mr. Howard J. Weiss (Professor of Management Science/Operations Management and Executive MBA and Professional MBA Academic Director). One of our friend, Gary Giumetti, a PhD student at Clemson University has asked for help on his PhD dissertation. Gary, a [...]

Read the full article →

I’m thinking of taking some legal action

October 28, 2008

When I started looking for a job, I knew that I will be rejected by many. And yes, I was. Some of them sent me the standard rejection letters that they?ll be keeping my resume for 100 years in their loser?s database. There were those who just remained silent. And there were those with the [...]

Read the full article →

Piolo Paskal

October 17, 2008

Sobra sobrang too much yata ang nasinghot kong tambutso na high ako. Kaya sumama ang pakiramdam nang lola. Leche! Cancelled ang Vigan tour! Grr! So I slept the whole day. Pag gizing ko, it was 10:00pm. Wa kanin, wa ulam, wa kape. Nothing. Kahit gasul wala. Gora me sa Eastwood. Mahirap maging popular bomba star. [...]

Read the full article →

The formula of success is inside you

October 13, 2008

My entry today is still dedicated to pobreng_obrero and to the rest of Pinoys who look at OFW’s in a very negative way. Ako, is one of the so many Overseas Pinoy’s na gusto nang umuwi sa Pinas. Kaya nga ako buy nang bahay kubo there to get started. Kaso, di pa panahon. Kelangan ko [...]

Read the full article →

In defense of OFW’s: “Walang ganyan sa States”

October 12, 2008

My entry today is in response to a comment left by a certain ?pobreng_obrero? which irked me, over at Salve?s Money Smarts Blog, incidentally on the very feature of my blog article. Here?s what ?pobreng_obrero? has to say: (please click the thumbnail) Now, I will highlight the comments to OFW?s which I will clear up [...]

Read the full article →

Oo, inaamin ko, cum laude nga ako… pero

October 10, 2008

Me kaya ang lola ko nun. Boung bundok VentiDoz pag-aari nila. Dahil walong dosena, hinati-hati, isang paso ang napunta sa madir. Kinarir namen ang kakarampot na lupang yon. Picture this: talahib, nyog, saging, kamote, kamoteng kahoy, kalabaw, walang baka, mahal eh. Ako yung unggoy. Nag-aararo ako, nakapayong. Me ambisyon na kasi akong maging Mutya nang [...]

Read the full article →

What made you decide to work abroad and where?

October 8, 2008

Considering that I am now swamped as ever with new Overseas Pinoys, I thought I would bring to top an entry I made last year which will hit you if you are an OFW. Especially now that things seems to be not looking good on the horizon. Sana naman wag sumama nang todo ang ekonomiya [...]

Read the full article →

My final job debate lamierda in Washington DC

October 7, 2008

One of the biggest changes na nangyari saken mga kunichiwa eversince I became a notorious famous bomba star was indi na magkasya ang t-shirt ko pag sinusuot ko sa ulo ko and then, my taste went ballistic. I went to Washington DC this morning for a job debate with an investment company, and I went? [...]

Read the full article →

ROA versus EVA

October 5, 2008

My entry today is dedicated to these group of students, headed by a blogfriend, taking MBA at the University of the [ fill in the blank ] in Quezon City. I was asked by the group to help them understand ROA (return on assets) and EVA (economic value added) so they could apply the theory [...]

Read the full article →

4th & final job interview in Chicago and the Presidential debate

September 29, 2008

“Message to blogfriend who’s doing MBA at a univ in QC, I finished the EVA/ROA, but your email kept bouncing. I hope you read this. Please email me at ofwcenter@gmail.com! Reynz” 9/26, Friday at 4:30 pm, I was stucked at Chicago?s Midway Airport. This was my last leg of several job interviews that started in [...]

Read the full article →

Where to start on stock investing

September 23, 2008

My entry today is dedicated to reyna readers from Hongkong, Singapore, the Middle East and a number of stock trading wannabes in Manila pati na tong mga blogfriends kong handa na ata akong umbagin because I have not posted nothing about this in a year. Yeah, I lurked in all of your forums and read [...]

Read the full article →