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La vida loca

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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Protected: cheap living

January 22, 2011
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Protected: How I ended up in Charleston

January 19, 2011
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Protected: In the middle of my job hunt, I was in a storm called: the Philippine Presidential Elections

January 18, 2011
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From Manila, the job hunt continued in the US

January 17, 2011
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Part 1 – My job hunting that took me to Manila And so, I flew back to the US. I really wanted to go to Tiwi. I wanted to see my family but never got the chance because I was afraid I’d miss that one very important call. It was such a disappointing travel. Back [...]

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Da Vinci coded laundromat

January 16, 2011
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(Photo Credits: Here) Last November 2010, I attended a Conference in Washington DC. I decided to stop by in Philadelphia. I left on a Friday. That time, I thought I’d do my laundry Thursday night. But the following morning, there was this note on my apartment door knob that says: “The Charleston Police Department is [...]

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No longer Capricorn. I’m a Sagittarius now.

January 14, 2011
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That’s right! My identity is completely f?cked up now! I’m no longer Capricorn. I’m Sagittarius now. How could they do that?! Arrggghhh!!!! Imagine, all your life, you were made to believe that you’re a Capricorn, had the goat sign tattooed on your singit, you even bought a rubber stamp, with your zodiac sign imprinted in [...]

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My job hunting that took me to Manila

January 11, 2011
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After losing my job in New Orleans, I started sending tons of application letters everyday. Yes, as in 8 days a week. That bad. I remember I used up the allowed space limit on Gmail. It was at the height of the insanity in Wall Street called financial crisis. Unemployment was double-digit. Public anger was [...]

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My Car!!!

January 6, 2011
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Pasensya na kayo sa ka-artehan nang lola nyo, but I drive a very expensive Toyota. Believe me, sinosoli ko na to when the crisis hit, ayaw nang kunin. But, don’t worry, 6 years old na sya. Iwanan man syang nakabukas, i-drive ko pa ang interesado, no one would even bother to fold my car and [...]

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The Queen and The Three Kings

January 5, 2011
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Berdey nang lola nyo. And the story unfolds! No one knows about this. So, I’m gonna let you in, in one of my most guarded secret. It’s the story about… [drum roll please...] Tadangg!!! The Queen and The Three Kings Shocked!? Don’t be. There is a big relationship there. Big one. For the books. So [...]

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Si Beth

January 2, 2011
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Kumusta ka na? Taga-sa’n ka saten? Matagal ka na dito? Anong trabaho mo? Tanggapan samen. Gusto mo mag-apply? Me asawa ka na? Ba’t wala ka pang asawa? Mag-asawa ka na! Sa’n ka natira? Sinong kasama mo? Mag-isa ka?! Ba’t wala kang kasama? Me anak ka na? Wala ka pang anak?! Eh sinong mag-aalaga sayo? Me [...]

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The best things in life are not always things

January 1, 2011
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Today is the 1st day of the year. Everything that happened in 2010 is now a thing of the past. Expect new things. But remember, like what Gary Buenavista said: “The best things in life are not always things!” Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Happy New Year Bitches!

December 31, 2010
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I wasn’t able to plan my New Year. Mahabang kwento. Imbierna ako kahapon sa kwatro kantos na trabaho ko. Kaya, I’m spending New Year in Charleston. Alone. Which means, go ako sa bar later. Pag-sapit nang alas-dose, hahalikan ko ang sarili ko. Hmpt! Grrr! ~!@#$%^&*()?!! HAPPY NEW YEAR, BITCHES!!! Tse! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble [...]

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The Bachelor’s Degree

December 29, 2010
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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 [...]

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Is It Time to Leave Your Job?

December 28, 2010
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(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 [...]

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Heated blanket

December 27, 2010
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The weather is ridiculous. It is snowing in South Carolina!!! The cold front must be following my behind! It doesn’t snow in Charleston, ok?! Hahaha! But the snow flurries and snow showers this afternoon was unbelievable. I figured it must be bad in Philly. And it is! They have a severe weather alert at this [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2010
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(Picture Credits: Naharbat ko sa FB Wall ni Agnes Manalo) I did my Christmas Project yesterday. It was my “Tender Loving Care Personal Christmas Greetings Delivery” on Facebook. Mistulang inis-pam ko ang Facebook hehe! Soon as I woke up, I started visiting the FB pages of all those who are on my royal list. I [...]

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Going through Ninoy Aquino International Airport is not a very pleasant experience

December 22, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Aileen Brown) Going through Ninoy Aquino International Airport is not a very pleasant experience. Yes, Mamacita! It’s traumatic! Total chaos to the maximum level! You see, I was browsing The Huffington Post today and one of the links that I clicked led me to this article: “The world’s ugliest airports!“ I’m sure you [...]

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I’m half-spanish. Daw.

December 20, 2010
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Ayaw pa-awat si brother. Nagka-kwentuhan na kami about this. But I was back talking with dear brother in California. Again. He was insistent na galing nga daw nang Espana ang mga lolo namen, which means mestizo ako, half-spanish, half-human. Eh kaso, bisaklat nga ilong ko noh?! So that’s not possible dahil halata masyado ang ebidensya [...]

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The Christmas Gift

December 19, 2010
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Had our Xmas party last week. Pero, last nite, na-invite ang lola nyo to attend another one party piktapos kong i-harass at i-intimidate. U know how it goes naman sa mga party. Rowdy and iba. Ung iba, naka-inom na. Japanese sake. Feel nila, ok lang. Ang tama pala, meya’t meya pa. Until it came to [...]

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A day in the life of reyna: at the parking lot

December 18, 2010
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So today, I went to the mall to buy me some lunch, fill-up my kaldero with sum’tin to eat. You know, it’s Christmas and the entire South Carolina population must have descended to this mall, invasion of holiday shoppers! Dami tao talaga. Then, you have to deal with everybody out there who wants to park [...]

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lahing kastila

December 13, 2010
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Ginising ako ni brother, call sya. 8:45amEST which means, 5:45am in California?! Enjoy ang brother sa Facebook. Dami daw nyang ka-last name namen na nameet, mostly Visayas and Mindanao. One more thing, mostly, apo na sya nang mga friends nya. Galing daw pala kami nang Espana na napunta Bohol which means, lahing Kastila kami. EEEEK! [...]

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Kun anano kay habo ko mag-kodak

October 13, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Malen) Sorry folks, I’ve been quite busy lately – travels, seminars & trainings, nagkasakit pa, weather-related. Summer sa lugar ko, fall sa pinuntahan ko. Glad there’s Facebook to throw bits and pieces of rants I must throw, else, baka naloka na ako. I’m back, I’m well and will slowly crawl back to blogging. [...]

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Regular programming will continue very shortly

October 8, 2010
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Yeah… regular programming will continue very shortly… Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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My world according to Imelda Papin

September 25, 2010
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This meme is currently going around Facebook. Let’s have fun. Let’s tag our musically-inclined and even our musically deficient friends with this game. Ready? RULES: Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, answer these questions. You can’t use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It’s a lot harder than you [...]

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don’t touch me there

September 21, 2010
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I had a doctor’s appointment this morning at 9:00 am for an augmentation procedure. Hindi na daw pedeng i-augment. Baka kasi pag hinila, bituka na ang lumabas. So, iba na lang. Ah, ok. On the dot, I was there – spirit, body, soul and mind, plus a camera. And so, after the ceremonial knock, knock, [...]

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dry cleaners were not created equal

September 16, 2010
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when i go to the assembly line, my costumes are mostly in whites, with extra piece of clothing hanging in between tied to my neck, ugh! and when i wear whites, strict like a paratrooper, i have some very simple presidential decree requirements. i want them white. noticed something? and this? that looked like bird [...]

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Drop dead gorgeous!

September 7, 2010
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So I tried meeting somebody yesterday. Tipanan was Starbucks. I saw him. Nagtago ako. Not sure if he saw me. Pero he acted like he didn’t. Nahiya ako. Decided to drive back to my apt. I assume, kumaripas den nang uwi sya. Back at my apt, I went online. My YM sprung a message. “U [...]

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costume expenses

August 23, 2010
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you know, you go to work, you wear your costumes, you wanna look good and be professional. wear glass. look smart. all that. but as far as your costumes are concerned, well, you wanna make sure, they’re pressed right. don’t count on me. that’s the part that doesn’t interest me at all. read: na-trauma ako [...]

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apple pecan

August 22, 2010
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i really like the new salad menu that i tried over at Wendy’s. but at $8? nah! let me grab a few leaves of summer at the grocery and let me see if i could replicate what they have. i cook, but it’s not for public tasting. the last time i cook, my mother moved [...]

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never lose your focus

August 19, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Here) Today, I could say that the 2nd biggest problem I have is 99% solved. I still have a number of problems to resolve, but so far, getting these two biggies canned is a big relief for me. This time, I can focus on the other ones. I won’t write about it. That’s [...]

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Football player’s build

August 16, 2010
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So, eto nga, dahil alone again naturally an drama nang lola nyo, naawa at gumawa nang paraan mga baliw kong opismeyts. Me ni-re-reto ang mga luka-luka. “Send him an email!” Ang mga leche! Ayaw ako tigilan! Ok! Fine! He said, shy daw sya, kaya walang pinapadalang pics. Ok lang yon. Ako nga, sa ganda kong [...]

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pahamak na tuyo!

August 12, 2010
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eh gwapo naman pala ang neighbor ko! kaso I only saw him once, taz everytime I go out, sinasara nya bintana nya or i-o-off ang ilaw. Finally! Lumabas den sya! Tuwang tuwa ako! pero, tipong hindi ata friendly. ba’t kaya ayaw mag smile. Taz bigla na lang syang… “Dude! Whatever it is your cooking, it [...]

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oh caesar!

August 11, 2010
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In Philadelphia, try ordering a chicken caesar salad and they’ll bring you an acre of veggies and a dozen live chickens. I swear to the gods in lettuce paradise that you’d call the salad cops for you’d fear you’re being drowned in veggies! So I thought, ok, let me try to be a healthy freak [...]

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Downtown Charleston

August 8, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Here) I decided to check out Downtown Charleston today which is about 14 miles from where I’m staying or roughly 25 minutes drive. I’ve seen so many videos and pictures and how nice the town was. I thought I’d look for the Battery Park. Can’t miss it, they said. The main road is [...]

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how I racked up 66k miles in my car

August 7, 2010
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When I drove to South Carolina, up there in the Rocky Mountains in North Carolina, the maintenance light on my car’s dashboard lit up. When you’re the only one on the road, gas is like 1/4 full, pitched black, it felt like this: ~!@#$%^&*()~ waaa!~ lumipad ata kaluluwa ko! Hahaha! Dang! I was nervous like [...]

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Joey’s angry

August 4, 2010
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Spoke with Matilduh Dumsey today, galet pala ang friendship kong si Joey saken. Wez ko naman knowing baket. Basta ang alam ko, we had dinner before I flew to Manila the last time I saw him – in a swanky resto in Society Hill, me mga friends nga sya sa loob. Enjoy naman kami. Pero [...]

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Living 28% less per day in So. Carolina: Dining

August 3, 2010
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I told you, my boss? really nice. And so the husband and the wife came to my apartment and brought these stuff – it’s not really Ethan Allen or Restoration Hardware like what I prayed to the gods and even offered chicken blood… it’s more like “where is the 72% dining set” ? Yes. It’s [...]

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Art of War and living 28% less per day in So. Carolina, the series

August 1, 2010
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Yeah, those are my books and that’s the Art of War. But that’s my chair. And this is my desk. Put them together. I’m in business. Imagine how many 28% I can save with this. Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Charleston, South Carolina

July 29, 2010
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It’s 97 degrees outside, tumatagaktak ang pawis ko, like the size of Gloria’s too much imported rice that’s drowning the Filipinos, while loading stuff in my car and going over my list, 1 by 1. Let’s see… need golf clubs, pang social climbing. pictures ni Jef? sunugin. credit cards? change name. frying pan, rice cooker, [...]

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Why I was unemployed for 10 months: The series (2)

July 21, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Esquire) So, you said you had several years of non-profit experience. Well, you’re perfect for the job. But, we noticed, the companies you listed are corporations listed on the New York Stock Exchange. They are for-profit, right? Sabi ko: No sir. Non-profit talaga sila. Because they started losing money after I came in. [...]

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Why I was unemployed for 10 months: The series (1)

July 20, 2010
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So, tell us about yourself sabi nung prospective employer. “Well, I’m Reynz. My background is public accounting, forensic audit, government accounting, non-profit, tax credits, investments and…. I love to dance.” Leche! Ambilis kamo nang interview na yon! It was over before I could even complete my answer. Hmpt! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us [...]

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why it is hard to save money when working in Manila

July 16, 2010
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(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 [...]

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ninakaw na nga ofw logo ko at bastusin ka pa!

July 10, 2010
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Sorry folks kung mainit ang ulo ko today. Woke up this morning. Surfed FB, then I stumbled on this OFW site: Tagpuan nang mga OFW. They were using my OFW Logo. “Ah ok!” so I said to myself. So, I “liked” the page and browsed. But I found not a single credit to reyna elena [...]

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I’ve seen you before!

June 6, 2010
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Malapit lang daw ang Dunkin Donuts here in Virginia. Drinayb ko sya, almost 10 miles! Pohta! Ininit ko na lang sana ang gasolina. Mas mura pa. Konting asukal ok na sya. I still drove. While gloriously sipping my coffee outside and making buga my yosi, me lumapit na puti, ok naman sya. “I’ve seen you [...]

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