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Education and Technology

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 [...]

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Post 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 [...]

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Post 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 [...]

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Alpha Phi Omega Anniversary: 2009 Oblation Run

by reynz on 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 [...]

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Traditional Pasko sa Amerika

by MrNonsense on 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.

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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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