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Top 10 Secret Societes

by reynz on December 30, 2009

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I can’t help sharing this Top 10 Secret Societies I found on the net. You see, a friend is fond of this one. In fact, he even persuaded me to buy the book about the Templars. I didn’t get to finish reading the book, but I did read the Da Vinci Code even before it [...]

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Ok. Houston, we got a problem.
What’s the problem?
FILIPINO TIME.
If you’re a foreigner, you have no idea what that means! Hahaha! And if you have travelled to the Philippines already and have experienced Filipino Time, I’m sure you’ve cussed all the gods in the river by what you have just experienced. Hahaha! You see, in my [...]

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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 Filipinos. [...]

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Balut

by reynz on November 1, 2009

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Alala ko pa in Bagong Ilog at that time kung saan ako nag-bo-board. Yong landlord ko eh nagtitinda nang balut. For all those years na nasa Bagong Ilog ako, I never dared tried this at talaga lang sigurong probinsyano ako dahil di ko sya masikmura hahaha! I still feel weird seeing these images. But accordingly, [...]

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Undas

by reynz on October 30, 2009

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photo credit: AP via daylife
Nakakatuwa ang sinulat ni Mel sa Barrio Siete entitled Barrio Halloween.
Dito naman sa Pilipinas nakikiuso na rin ang mga kababayan natin lalo na yung mga nasa siyudad attending costume themed parties sa mga bars and discos arounf the city. Medyo napataas lang ang kilay ko dahil pati mga batang Pinoy ay [...]

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America’s Next Top Model bi-racial photo shoot

October 29, 2009
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Take a look at these pictures. To me, they’re beautiful. But some in American media were a bit rattled. Find out.

(Source: America’s Next Top Model Bi-racial photo shoot)

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The day you have one perfect excuse

October 21, 2009
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It’s Halloween once again! Just a few more days and it’s gonna be twilight zone…
It’s that time of the year where you can achieve your dreams…

And goals in life in one split minute…

And enjoy it for the rest of the night!

It’s a perfect time to be who you wanted to be…

With that costume, give [...]

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Yep, I’m gay

September 18, 2009

Fear of a gay planet
“On TV this fall, token gay replaces token black and Ellen DeGeneres fills Paula Abdul’s tiny, wobbly shoes”
By Heather Havrilesky
Sep. 13, 2009 | Salon.com

I’m glad there are more gay characters on TV these days. But I don’t want to single the gay ones out, because that would imply that I think [...]

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Walang paltos, Pinoys excel in customer service

September 1, 2009

Order nang doktor. Maraming titingnan, hihipuin, susundutin at sasaliksikin. Dahil nasa lugar na ako nang mga engkanto, gusto ko ring malaman kung tao pa nga ba ako. So, ayun, 2nd stop, Quest Diagnostics. 1st stop ko op kors sa doktoris ko. Ba’t sa Philly instead na sa New Orleans?
Ang alibi ko senyo was that, [...]

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ok, this is not funny anymore!

August 31, 2009

Oo! This is not funny anymore! Kelangan ko nang magpa-doktor! Waaa! Wala nang laman ang utak ko, kundi, “i want nobody butchuu!” and to think na i don’t even have nobody! grabeng impluwensya nang mga koryanang to oo! litsi! malaking problema to! i might end up singing toolebudee-budawchuuuu!!! waaa!

Otsenta anyos na ako! Gewang pa ako [...]

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Oh, what music can do!

August 30, 2009

I found this music over at Silver’s site. Wonder Girls from Korea. Parang sinabugan ako nang opium! Bigla akong na-adik! They have this “Tell Me” released in September of 2007, which has become such a huge hit or a phenomena in South Korea that it even became some sort of a trend. The music is [...]

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Nag-teks si Mel from Bukidnon

August 27, 2009

Kasalukuyan akong nagjujudge ng beauty contest dito sa bukid. Talent competition. Imagine nyo na lang.
1. Ang costume Egyptian, ang sayaw Jai Ho pero may twist, nag Singkil sa huling part.
2. Ang costume Filipiniana, music is freddie aguilar’s Bayan ko. Takbo ng takbo ang girl bitbit ang Phil. flag. Interpretative dance daw.
3. May bitbit na illustration [...]

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A case of mistaken identity

July 25, 2009

Nag-text si Joey, there was an employee at my former job who was shot and is fighting for his life after a shooting. It appears to be a case of mistaken identity. I know the guy although I’m not close to him. According to the story, he was going to his truck just before 2:00 [...]

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Becoming debt-free

March 23, 2009

Coming to America
Many, many years ago, bagong salta ako sa Amerika, Kaliwa-kanan ang advice that I was getting from Pinoy Americans who’ve lived here. Of course, I wanted to get comfortable and assimilate easily and fast, sa American culture and way of life, kaya bawat dikta, noted ko sya.

Build your credit
One of the most common [...]

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History of “The Malas Nation”

January 25, 2009

QUESTION:
MALAS NGA BA TALAGA ANG PILIPINAS?
If change could come to America, why can’t CHANGE come to my Las Islas Filipinas? It’s hard to imagine. Very hard and quite frustrating. 400 sum’tin sum’tin years, yet, we’re still stuck to what our poor relatives got stuck 400 years ago. Rulers and managers haved changed, yet if you [...]

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Dwende

January 18, 2009

Culture nang society sa Barrio Siete
When traveling to Manila, always bitbit kamote
Kung hindi naman, bunga nang coconut tree
Isalpak sa karton, ride ka nang bus to Quezon City
Korak?
So that’s what we do. Baon to eat, mostly banana-Q
So one summer day, piktapos nang school day
Plan nang lola to smell the stench and shit of Manila Bay
Haller! Lahat [...]

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The power of love

January 14, 2009

Sisterette ko si Ana.
Kors, di yan ang tunay na pangalan nya.
Sa Barrio Siete. Me kaya kame. Kaya naming tumanggap nang maraming labada. (Leche, irita ako pag na-aa-lala ko ang poverty! Hmpt!) But this is not a story about poverty. Standard sa Barrio Siete, Ayala kami. Kaya, makinig ka Conchita.

High school pa lang. Me boypren [...]

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Life in the big city called Manila

January 12, 2009

Life in Manila. Fast. Furious. Stuck in traffic and with kurakot people. Everday, it’s a new survivor series. My heart goes to the women. Especially those earning a living. Taking public transportation. Subukan mong sumakay sa LRT galing Ayala pag hindi ka mayupi, ewan ko na seyo. I tried it last May 2008. Leche! Nawala [...]

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Unemployed Philippines: Bahala na

January 3, 2009

11 million Filipinos will be out of work
Former Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that millions of Filipinos would either go unemployed or be underemployed as the export sector would continue to slow down. The number? 11 million. That’s almost the entire population of Metropolitan Manila.

Electronics: Layoffs planned
The electronics sector currently employs about 420,000 workers, the [...]

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Queen Elizabeth

January 2, 2009

Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao. He’s got a new baby. Name? Queen Elizabeth. Another baby girl will be Queen Elizabeth II. Reminds me of Prince who changed his name to “that” sign and of course Prince Michael Jackson. One thing I know, Manny is very Filipino. That we all know..

Why not Candelaria or Natividad or Consolacion. [...]

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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 stealing our monies and [...]

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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 a job. [...]

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Christmas in Barrio Siete

December 5, 2008

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Barrio Siete Series
Another blog entry that I am bringing with [...]

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Atheists people are feeling left out this Christmas

November 14, 2008

Don’t ever debate me on religion. Iiwanan kitang mag-isa mo. Hahaha! But in a few more days, it?s going to be Thanksgiving in the United States. Soon after, Christmas na sa mundo. But we don?t even have to wait for that kemerloo you know. The malls are already abuzz with traffic. Ang hirap na maghanap [...]

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Candles, prayers and pictures

November 8, 2008

“Condolences John…”

Kebigan naming matalik si John. Isang freelance interior designer based in Chicago. Sherwin also flew in from Chicago. Ginulo nang mga El Divo ang libing nang tatay ni John.
Ayaw papigil ang mga badaf. Nag-pakuha nang litraks. Burol na ang pupuntahan, feeling pa rin nila, contestants sila nang Miss Earth. Yeap, Miss LamanLupa.

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Come! Visit my condo in Pasig!

November 1, 2008

One big reason why I suddenly went home was because I was so infuriated by what my nephew had done to my condo unit. Ginawa nya tong motel and beach resort. I was nearly gonna get a heart attack when I saw iba’t-ibang babaeng natutulog sa kama ko. Shit! I never brought women in my [...]

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Prelude to more than a woman!

October 31, 2008

Halloween is the night when women in Philadelphia truly outnumber men! Hahaha! So, if you’re in the city and have a date, dude! Let me tell you something! You better size your date up else that might not be a girl!!! Hahaha! So, in 2006, I could have decided to don my birthday suit and [...]

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Law of attraction

October 23, 2008

Alas dose nang gabi. Binibilang ko mga daliri ko. Nag-ring ang phone.
“Sir, me bisita po kayo.” sabi nung guard.
Huh?! Indi ako kumakain nang balut. Baka jolibeee?! Eeeewww!!! Sino yan?” sabi ko.
Pinakausap saken.
“Lumabas ka. Me regalo ako sayo“. si native.
Gulantang ko. ano kaya yon? Tinapa?! Napilitan akong lumabas. Alam kasi nang guard na kadarating ko [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Buying laptop at Best Buy is not a best buy

October 5, 2008

I have an antique La Germania laptop. It’s an old Vaio circa 2001, was my business school laptop computer. Yeap, and he’s getting pretty hard headed lately. I have to punch letter “Hh” for it to appear and would freeze if I open some Victorino’s secret. On many occasions, it would just reboot itself. Dang! [...]

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Goodbye, Officer

October 2, 2008

Do you remember my Police Story? Wag nyo nang basahin! Nahihiya tuloy ako sa entry ko today! Hehehe!
Pulis.
What?s on your mind?
Pag sa Pinas ka, nag-u-usliang mga tyan pa ba? Because one time, alam ko pinag-dya-jogging at pinag-babaras sila.
Me mga semplang. I even had one real experience na kinukutungan ang bizniz ko.
But not all of them. [...]

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The movie of my life

October 1, 2008

Sino ba ako?
Sino daw ba ako sabi nung isang commenter. Tanggalin ko na yung reference sa sexuality issue. Bahala na ang mga katribu ko sa rainbow kung gustong maghuramentado. But I like the question. Sarili ko, kukwento ko. Masarap un eh! Hehehe! Ba?t kaya?! Bwahahaha! Kaya eto ang chance kong magmayabang ever. Conchita!!! Makinig [...]

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World peace in Pinoy Blogosphere?

September 30, 2008

When I grow up I want to be MLQ3. You know exactly what those alphanumeric means and I don?t even have to explain but it?s called credibility… and more.
I don?t know what my role in Pinoy blogosphere, if there is. I was only blogging about my dysfuntional life. A lady gorilla guerilla shaking the [...]

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Who is contradicting who now?

September 27, 2008

(sent by a reader in Manila)
Don’t get me wrong. I really have no problem recognizing best friends, if that is the case. But…
My entry today is to set the records straight of yet another personal attack by another blogger. This time, from my BFF Prudence, who left her comments on Jester’s blog (no more links [...]

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Jester’s entry is full of lies

September 26, 2008

If in the US Presidential Elections, “It’s the economy, stupid!“, in this “May the best friends win” spectacle, “It’s the issue, stupid!”, not the personality.
I don?t respond to all personal attacks. But this one, I just had to, given the fact that the blogger sent me links, not once, not twice but three times. [...]

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Join sa newest santacruzan: Rainbow Bloggers Philippines

September 25, 2008

Sa mga gay bloggers na Pinoy at Pinaypay, ikaw man ay isang Tagalog, Ingglisero, o Baklaan kung magsalita. Ilokano ka man, Ilongga, Lumad at Ifugao, Bikolano, gwapo at uragon (*si Rainier Dimalili hehehe). Nakatago man sa aparador o ipinagmamalaki ang kabaklaan sa buong madla. Welcome kayong lahat sa batang-bata?t fresh na fresh na Blog [...]

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In support of Bluepanjeet

September 25, 2008

My entry today is to bluntly show my support to Bluepanjeet with the entry he made about PBA’s greatest blunder, err… jokes? Honestly, I don?t know much about Bluep personally, other than a couple of hours meeting him and his parents when I drove with Malen and Ambo to Lucena from Pasig on November 2007.

What [...]

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Plurk: No holds barred

September 22, 2008

I have so many straight friends all over the place. The golf course is one of those. And so my friends would jokingly introduce me that goes something like this: “I’m Marc and I’m straight. This is my friend Reynz and he is controversial.” Why do I always end up controversial? Don’t ask me. Review [...]

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Music’s midas touch: David Foster

September 19, 2008

Kelangan ko nang break dito sa Wall Street chorva mga kunichiwa else baka ako na rin ang mag-bail out nang dis-oras. Marami pa naman akong cheezemaks na nasagap sa mga forums na pinuntahan ko. Sandamakmak pala ang nag-link nung Subprime entry ko. Marami tuloy akong nalaman. Hehehe! Kaya, for now, let me present my BFF.

How [...]

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Who do you blame for poverty?

September 11, 2008

(I took this picture in Cebu on Nov 2007, walkway on Mango Avenue)
My friendship, Salve Duplito, Editor of the Inquirer’s Money Smarts, posed this question in her blog.
“When a mother makes her children drink a bottle of toilet bowl cleaner and then drinks the same poison herself afterwards, is it the mother’s fault, society, or [...]

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Why in the world do they dress Charice like a 101 year old woman in Manila?!

September 10, 2008

Charice on Oprah: The World’s Most Talented Girl (Dreams Come True)
I was so glad my job phone interview only lasted 30 minutes this afternoon, in time for me to watch the Oprah Winfrey Show. This afternoon was “The World’s Most Talented Girl” and that was Charice Pempengco. I decided to twit what I was seeing [...]

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Mayon Volcano, now 4th place in the New 7 Wonders of Nature

September 5, 2008

Many many thanks to all of you who supported our campaign for more votes. Mayon Volcano jumped from 8th place to 4th place and I hope you could all blog about this and request your readers to vote for Mayon Volcano, Palawan Subterranean River, Chocolate Hills and the Tubbataha Reef. Let’s all make an effort [...]

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iPhone 3G mania

September 1, 2008

Eto ang nag-babagang cheezzmaxs. Yong pangkin ko sa Pinas wanted an iPhone. “Huh?! Ano ka? Hilo?!” Sabi ko noh! Eh wala tong trabaho gaya ko! Bwahahaha! As in hallerr!!! Watz going in las islas bonitas mga kunichiwa?! Buy na ba kayo nang bagong iPhone 3G? Mura lang naman pala hehe. 16GB prepaid kit is about [...]

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