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La vida loca

loyal to my car

by reynz on February 5, 2012

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I really love my car. Feel ko rich an lola nyo even when I just got back from a cheap lunch at Wal-Mart. It’s excellent for long drives. It has a very smooth and silent drive. This car has trekked all the way up to Montreal, Canada; Boston and Provincetown, down New Orleans and now, [...]

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meet my new bff

by reynz on January 15, 2012

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one time i joined the technology rush, i bought a PDA. it felt like i’m there. yeap. there, on top. lookin’ down at everybody. at small people. after 6 months, PDA was so five minutes ago. i was traumatized. i despised that store who sold me that useless piece of equipment. to think that i [...]

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goodbye phone

by reynz on January 13, 2012

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This is my nokia phone that’s been with me till death do us part, the source of my boylet happiness and sacrifices, great witness to love and hate text messages, used as bridge by humanoids asking money from me for all sorts of reasons, delivered job offers, bday greetings, musta u pautang greetings, my connection [...]

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sometimes i wonder where i’ve been

by reynz on January 5, 2012

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Who I am… Do I fit in. Make believin’ is hard alone… Out here on my own. We’re always provin’ who we are! Always reachin’… For that risin’ star… To guide me far… And shine me home, Out here on my own. When I’m down and feelin’ blue, I close my eyes so I can [...]

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gas beggars on I-95 and my driving story

by reynz on December 27, 2011

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From that day I moved to Charleston, South Carolina for work, I’ve driven back and forth to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on occasions, long weekends and holidays. From that day forth, I’ve noticed gas station beggars hanging out in rest areas and at gasoline stations along the stretch of I-95 in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. [...]

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my 2012 new year’s wishes and resolutions

December 26, 2011
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(Photo Credits: Pho.to) And so, Christmas is over, a great number of unhappy people in the world with their aeeek~!@#$%^&~! gifts… ~hik~, drunk Santa got them all mixed up. Moving along… it’s the cyclical new year’s resolution mystery. Here’s mine… 1.) This year, I’ll be giving more advice. I don’t use them anyway. 2.) This [...]

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my christmas shopping

December 13, 2011
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You see that?! So I bought sumtin’ sumtin’ for sum’one sum’one and you know how they get your name, address and the length of your penis in case of returns?! Well my name was listed as Edwin Tae!!! Mga walang galang sa Reyna! Hmpt! Makalayas na nga sa dollar store na to! Share on Facebook [...]

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My Christmas Wish List

December 13, 2011
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(Photo Credits: Inquirer) I’m thinking, what in the world will I do sa bundok nang Carolina during Pasko?! Hayop na buhay to! Hmpt! Well, what better way to be productive instead. So, here are the Top 10 Things Reyna will be doing this Christmas. Pramis. I never lie. At all. Elena Bautista Horn knows that. [...]

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wrong number

December 12, 2011
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me tumawag… hehehe! sabagay wala naman sya sa facebook, so how would he know? besides, di ko naman sasabihen senyo! bwahahaha! yes, it’s “he”. o di ba? ang ganda ko talaga. nakakapagtaka, yearly tumawag, right around this year haha! so, sinagot nang lola nyo. “si idwiin?! ay rung nambir pu kau.” ~blag!~ Share on Facebook [...]

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Freedom

November 12, 2011
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Two (2) weeks ago, I went home to Philly, decided to spend a weekend there. I was headed to Meadowlands, New Jersey for a training/conference. It’s just right outside New York. My company bought me a ticket to fly to Newark. I chose to drive – 12 hours driving. You see, Atty. Trixie Cruz posted [...]

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the alien

August 22, 2011
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(Photo Credits: Here) So, I was talking to this cute guy over at the bank this morning. I have no recollection what the hell we were chatting about. But I remember him asking… “So, are you an American?” I responded: “I am now.” He asked, “Why, what were you before?” I said, “I used to [...]

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The daughter

July 11, 2011
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Today, I received a call. I picked up the phone, introduced myself. Before I could even ask what the call was about, she started talking that she’s the daughter of Mr. Important Last Name. It must have been a full 3 minutes of “my father, the late Mr. Important”. Annoyed, I dropped the bomb. “Hi, [...]

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those fishing trips with my father

June 5, 2011
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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 [...]

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where my monthly car payment went

June 4, 2011
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I love online payment. Been doing this since Adam invented Eve or was it the other way around?! Anyway, I was just curious why my car company has been calling me all day long. Annoyed, I picked up the phone. They said, they have not received my payment! Huh?! I clicked it online before I [...]

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the girl wants to know what i do for work

June 3, 2011
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i stopped by at dunkin’ donuts for my regular intake of whatever mixed of chemically induced derivatives it is that dunkin donuts pour into their damn coffee. i was waiting for my turn to be served. you know here in charleston? people can talk. i mean, they really talk! anywhere, anytime and in whatever position. [...]

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On the road

June 3, 2011
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Mainit ang ulo nang reyna today. U know how people will stop just about anywhere on the road and being friendly friendly? I have no problem with practicing social climbing on the road. But puhhleezzze! Do it off the road, you know what I mean? So while my blood was boiling at these people, a [...]

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Woman Power

May 23, 2011
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The woman in me longed for the company of other women, craved it, like a cold shower on boylet-less days. To my delight, Inday Espina Varona, powerhouse head of Bayan Mo I-Patrol Mo of ABS CBN decided on pure whim, that she wanted to have breakfast with her BFFs. Where? In Tagaytay. No less. Back [...]

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insufficient funds

May 22, 2011
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i checked my mails today. i found out that the bank returned my check. they marked it: “NSF”, NO SUFFICIENT FUNDS. i was confused! so i called the bank’s 800 number and asked them. who’s got insufficient funds? is it you? or is it me? Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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the cute guy and my crack

May 19, 2011
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there’s a lot of road activity going on here in Charleston, especially along I-26. they must have found out that Reyna is here so major, major contruction is going on to make my 28% less a day living feel like a luxury here. now, add those six-wheelers whizzing along the highway plus the full elements [...]

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trouble at the cashier’s line

May 17, 2011
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so i was back at my favorite food mart. the fool mart. tasting did not work. that woman’s peircing eyes meant she knows me. i ordered my fud off i walked to the cashier while picking up 1 drum of apple juice 6 pieces of chickens on one hand and a mashed potato and this [...]

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wild meeting at wild wings

May 15, 2011
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I did a budget presentation last Friday at a hotel here. One lovely waitress approached me and asked if I needed something else. I knew she was Filipina. After the presentation, I went up to her to thank her and made chika. She asked if I have an FB account. I said, yes find “Reyna [...]

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the circumcision party

May 12, 2011
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(Picture Credits: CTV News) So today, my friend was excited about his upcoming weekend. You see, he will be attending her cousin’s son’s circumcision party. ~kablag~ Circum what?!!! (paypayan ang reyna please!) Tutuliin ka na lang, mag-pa-pa-party pa?! Anong mga kaimpaktuhan to?! Ah, ok. So, Jewish pala sila. I did not know. He asked me [...]

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why you should not be bitchin’ at the guy taking picture of you

May 11, 2011
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As a blogger, I always carry with me a camera in case I ran into one JFK look-alike runnin’ around the neighborhood. So while I was making a round of apartment shopping today, as usual I have my camera! I noticed, there was this man who pointed his camera at me. I could understand that. [...]

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After Maj. Jason Aquino threw a party, I think I’m joining the Army

May 10, 2011
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That night at Faustino’s, there was another invite, to the newly senate confirmed general, Gen. Sabban. We opted out, for it was getting too late in the evening. I was afraid to turn into a frog by midnight. Besides, “The Boys”, headed by Maj. Jason Aquino were also throwing another party the following day. They [...]

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my mother and my several other mothers

May 8, 2011
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(My mother is the one smiling. I honestly don’t remember who she is with. She’s with her sisters. My cousins will have to help me. I found this in Manila last March 2011) Growing up, I had several mothers. They were my mother’s sisters. I remember Tia Paz’s house. It’s by the national road. It’s [...]

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how to get along with people in the south

May 7, 2011
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(Photo Credits: SmoothViews) Country Music. There are some that I like but no, I’m not loving it yet. I can’t relate to the lyrics, “my dog died, my cat ran away with the chickens, my neighbor is a whore and I am on unemployment.” But, hey! this is life here. And when you are in [...]

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

May 7, 2011
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(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 [...]

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my $0.75 cents lunch

May 7, 2011
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So I went to FoolMart during lunch today. They have some good food at cheap prices. There were about 5 people on the line when I got there. It took awhile for the line to move. I was curious what was going on. I overheard the guy up front asked the woman at the counter [...]

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the voice mail

May 6, 2011
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So I got home tonight, tired, stressed, so many end-of-month crap and reports I need for a slew of meetings coming up. I just wanted down a few glasses of this pink stuff and hit the sack when I noticed that someone left me a voice mail, on a business cellphone for my own use. [...]

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the cute guy at the battery park

May 5, 2011
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I drove to the Battery Park this afternoon. Wala lang. Feel the breeze sa tabing dagat. We had a beautiful spring weather today kasi. No hailstorm. No tornado warnings. Konti lang tao, but there were cute guys and good-looking people on roller blades, some were jogging, walking, hand in hand with their concubines, while I [...]

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I am really confused if I am still living in America!

April 27, 2011
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This is the kind of apartment I am looking for! But this is in Cleveland, Ohio. About 14 hours drive to Charleston, South Carolina. Duda ko, male-late ako nang todo sa work. Hmm… Bad idea ata. This blog article was the result of this: the property manager responded: “what’s your concern? what’s your concern?” I [...]

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the property manager responded: “what’s your concern? what’s your concern?”

April 26, 2011
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I feel very small today. It was another pretty insulting day. I was going to spend another hour or two at work. I just have tons of things to do. But I decided to leave at 5pm. hoping to talk to the Property Manager. Have you ever felt that way? This was not the 1st [...]

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A walking tour with Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles in Quiapo

April 25, 2011
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From Agrifina Circle, the walking tour with Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles continued in Quiapo. This time around, we really walked! It’s bad enough that I had this very lousy and cheap camera (read: start your donation to my project: new camera!), but also, I was running out of battery. So, suffer with me with these [...]

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A walking tour with Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles, The National Museum

April 24, 2011
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See the first part here: A walking tour with Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles in Intramuros, Manila And so the walking tour with Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles continued, we “walked” to her car and drove to The National Museum! Hahaha! We’re here at the Bulwagang Luna at Hidalgo. Luna and Hidalgo, we know them as two [...]

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my apartment owners in charleston just sends anybody inside my apartment without my knowledge!

April 23, 2011
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See that?! They serviced my apartment to get rid of the pest. Well, whatever it is that they put inside my apartment? It did not work. I’m still here jumpin’ around butt naked. And I’m gonna tell santa claus! That’s right! My apartment owners here in South Carolina just sends anybody inside my apartment without [...]

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outing a gay guy is something you do not own

April 22, 2011
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My entry today is quite personal. I was uberly touched by this news coming from New York. It is about a very sensitive and private issue of outing somebody. But this one that happened in New York was beyond worse! The sexual encounter was posted on the internet! I’m talking from experience. About being outed. [...]

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Say goodbye to colorful terror warning alerts!

April 22, 2011
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So today, I learned that by April 27, we will soon have just two levels of alert. The two alert levels of the new system are “elevated threat,” which “warns of a credible terrorist threat” to the United States; and “imminent threat,” which “warns of a credible, specific and impending terrorist threat.” Any alert will [...]

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Red tag

April 5, 2011
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So I bought a new long sleeves yesterday. I wore it today at work. Surprise, there were three of us on the elevator, wearing the same thing, color and all. No one was talking. I have a feeling we all went to the same store. Marshalls. Red tag na, discounted pa. Yun bang aabutin ka [...]

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Bukas na surat para sa mga kababanwa ko

March 31, 2011
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Para lang tabi ini sa mga kababanwa ko na nakakilala na saakon: Awat na tabi akong ruminabas pa-Amerika. Nagdolag baya ako, kay habu ko baya mag-para-arado nan habu ko na ngani malabuyan. O, wara tabi sin maraot sana na sinabi ko! Gusto ko man baya makanamit sin kasosyalan nan kaartehan sa buhay na dili ko [...]

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Pens and Pencils for kids (updated with Willie Revillame’s perverted show)

March 28, 2011
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Dear Willie Revillame, I saw the video of you laughing so hard at this kid, who’s crying and dancing, obviously he hates it, like one macho dancer and I took note of the fact that you were laughing so hard when he said that his father has a parlor. I do not find anything wrong [...]

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the gem (a night out at faustino’s)

March 27, 2011
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If your friends can’t do this? Stalkers sila. Get rid of them! Call us! Did I tell you that these pictures here, pretty much described my entire trip to Manila? Well, Ellaine and Trix invited me to go to this piano bar – Faustino, a close drive for Inday (for she was busy with her [...]

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6 days to fix a road

March 24, 2011
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Take a look at this. In Japan, they fixed the road in 6 days. Here in the US, it gets fixed too, but not 6 days. More like 6 weeks. But still good. Now, in my town? It’s been 6 generations already, ‘la pa. Leche! Hmpt! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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A sweet surprise with brandy from the UK

March 23, 2011
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Well, well, well! Look what we have! I just received this a few minutes ago! Inside is this! Alte Excellenz. It’s chocolate with brandy! And? “100 Ingenious way to get revenge in the workplace.” ARRRGH! Hahaha!!! Oh! And then this! Which will be an addition to Reyna Elena’s Hidden Wealth! Hahaha! I changed my mind. [...]

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EDSA after 25 years!

March 20, 2011
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Take a look at this wall of pictures below. 1st row, 3rd column, I was holding my Namfrel ID card. I know, I am so ancient. But, yes, Matilda. I was one of those guys running around, pushing for clean elections nung panahon nang hapon. Next, 2nd row, 2nd column, that’s me at the Malacanang [...]

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Birthday girl

March 19, 2011
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I was very happy meeting Wenchie Flores-Sabban in Manila! Coffee at Robinsons, catch-up with some stuff… and more juicy stuff hehehe! We had originally planned to meet at Starbucks but it was so hot outside, I was perspiring like insane, I decided to buy a new boylet shirt. Weird, my sizes in Manila were different. [...]

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A pail of beer plus tender loving care

March 9, 2011
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I love Eastwood. I have so many wacky stories here. Starting with “I love you!” hahaha! which was the 1st time I met my ceremonial girlfriends, si Malen and Pusa, who were shocked sa aking social climbing presentation – starting with – what happens when Reyna says “I love you!”? Hahaha! Sundan ang link to [...]

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A house is not a home

March 8, 2011
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To me, a house is not a home pag labo-labo ang mga kagamitan mo. And cabinets were invented para dun isaksak ang mga unsightly stuff in the kitchen. Yan ang rule ni reyna elena. Oo. Malinis and organized ang lola nyo in the house. In fact, minimalistic pa. Read: Gusto ko ang boylets ko walang [...]

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Manila. I keep coming back to Manila.

March 3, 2011
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Hey folks. I’ll be back soon. Busy lang po. Sorry, medyo nawala ang figure ko. Malusog ako ngayon. Hehehe! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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I love you

February 16, 2011
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(Picture Credits: CNN yata to o sa Yahoo! Hahaha!) Gusto ko ring mag-sabog nang “I love you!” para sumabay sa kakornihan sa mundo! Ewww! Kaso lahat nang facebook walls nang boylets, iba ang ina “I love you!” nang mga tulisan! Tse! Ibalik nyo ang pridyidir koooooo!!! Grrr! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Rituals they do during Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2011
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Never seen so many men opening passengers’ door for their ladies! Weird! Not used seeing this. Must be part of some ritual. Every single one I see has got some red color on their costume. There must be an offering to the gods tonight. Me? I’m having dinner too. At Burger King. I ordered a [...]

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My phone bill

January 31, 2011
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So, today, I called TMobile again, the 3rd time around, to change the apartment number on my address. It’s supposed to be 18-D as in “DIPUNGAL”. And I called the 800 number twice o’ready before and I still get the same address,18-B as in BUGOK! Hayop talaga oo! And I truly made it very, very [...]

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Minor-major car service

January 30, 2011
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So, I brought my car today for a minor-major 70-miles service. It’s not major-major. It’s more like minor-major hehehe! 100-miles is epic major major, as in, it’s better to buy a new car, the used one, you know. And so the very friendly people of the most expensive car service shop gave the cheapest driver [...]

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Pawn

January 29, 2011
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I’m very observant. I’ve always wondered why. It wouldn’t take long. My hunch was right. I was just a pawn. The game of life. Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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