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Culture and Society

Please feed Victoria Beckham

August 9, 2009

After an intensive Barrio Siete coverage of Tita Cory for the past few days, let’s have a breather and let’s have a break. Have a kitkat. O kaya, to oh! Yosi! From an icon of democracy let’s move on to another icon. A pop icon. Victoria Beckham a.k.a. Posh Spice will be a guest judge [...]

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Barrio Siete writers around the world unite for Cory Aquino's Funeral

August 6, 2009

It’s not only in Twitter, Facebook and Plurk where you’ll find Pinoys uniting in cyberspace during the funeral of the Global Icon of Democracy, President Corazon Aquino; but also in Barrio Siete. Our writers were ONE in watching the historical event on national television as well as on live streaming on the internet. Our writers [...]

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Not all hates Kris

August 6, 2009

I like Kris Aquino. For the record, not everyone here in Barrio Siete likes her as much as I do. But alam niyo naman dito sa barrio namin, we practice fairness kaya this post has been permitted to be published. In short, wala silang magagawa dahil kung hindi nila ito papayagang ipost ay aawayin ko [...]

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Ave Maria to Cory Aquino

August 5, 2009

MGA KABABAYAN, GO OUT ON THE STREETS AND PAY YOUR LAST RESPECTS TO OUR DEAR TITA CORY! WEAR YELLOW AND FLASH THE LABAN SIGN WHEN THE CORTEGE PASSES BY! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE! CONTINUE THE FIGHT! GO OUT THERE AND FEEL HISTORY! DO IT FOR YOUR CHILDREN! DO IT [...]

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Eternal Flame for Cory Aquino

August 1, 2009

Update: Cory will be buried on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the family’s plot at the Manila Memorial park beside her husband, the late senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. Photo Harbat: Wikipedia. What you’re looking at is John F. Kennedy’s eternal flame. A month after arriving the United States of America, I had the privilege of visiting [...]

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ABS-CBN News got it right on the yellow ribbon fever!

July 31, 2009

Daz right mga kabarrio! Wag nang mag-tune in sa GMA News TV na mali mali ang news at ayaw ikorek! (Pwera yung video sa sidebar! Hahaha!) Itapon ang mga TV, bumili nang bago, tune in sa ABS-CBN! Now na! Hahaha! Maraming salamat sa Barrio Siete reporter na si Monique who alerted la Kapitana. At maraming [...]

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Little Miss Beauty Queen

July 30, 2009

Let’s take a break from SONA mania mga kabarrio because this is one very, very important commercial break. The 2009 Miss Universe is fast approaching. It will be on the 23rd of August, live from Nassau, Bahamas. photo source: missuniverse.com It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a little girl in Barrio [...]

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Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino!

July 23, 2009

My fellow bloggers, I invite you to Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino! Very simply: Create an entry entitled: “Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino!“. A link to this original entry will be appreciated, but is not required. Post a yellow ribbon in your blog for President [...]

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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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A day in the life of La Kapitana in New Orleans

July 20, 2009

Ang Barrio Siete ko na New Orleans is called The Big Easy. Don’t ask me why. It’s not easy to make hada nang lalaki at babae dito. Kaya, I decided na bumaba nang bundok ng me araw pa. Pourquoi? Dahil hindi ko pa nasisilayan ang barrio (sa looban) na to ever since I came noong [...]

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Chicago: The Ledge

July 7, 2009

It’s been awhile since I’ve been to Chicago. This is their famous “Bean”. Subukan nyong pakuluin to, ewan ko lang kung matunaw. If ever, kelangan ko nang singsing. Dose. Oo. Dose sila. Hehehe! Photo Credits: My camera. My very, very own camera. But there’s one newest attraction na pinagkakaguluhan ngayon sa Chicago. Eto. Photo Credits: [...]

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Week in Review: 07-05-09

July 5, 2009

We were offline earlier. Pinipinturahan ang aming bagong bungalow. Mga 4 hours den ata yun. So, while KK was doing his thing, ako naman was reading my thing – este, da news just to be updated baga. Eto, I thought I’d share it with you all. Mabait ako. Fourth of July Tonight, all over America, [...]

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