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Social Climbing

Letters from Readers: Ate Charing Acts and Eklat Reacts

by Mel on December 11, 2009

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Hello mga friendship! Kamusta na kayo? Well, if you ask me, okay lang ako at in-love. Charoooot!
Because of the good feedback we received from our first response to some of our Barrio Siete letter senders seeking for advice, we are once again opening our mailbox para matugunan ang iilang problema ng ating mga ka-barrio na [...]

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Why you should not ask your seatmate to change seats with you on a plane

by reynz on December 11, 2009

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This blog entry is also posted in Barrio Siete. Photo Credits: Here
Here’s the social climbing rule when riding on a plane.
“Do not ever, ever, ever, ever, ever request a fellow passenger to change seat unless you are dying in your assigned seat.“
Have you been in this situation? Where a passenger asks you to exchange seat [...]

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Dear Ate Charing: Letters from Readers

by Mel on November 28, 2009

Here in Barrio Siete, we come across different kinds of readers from all walks of life. Contributing articles through email is one aspect where readers can share their stories about their respective lives or experiences. Pero dapat matuto ka rin makipag-social climb noh kasi hindi naman lahat ng nagsa-submit ng mga articles eh napipili ng [...]

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Matutuwa si koya

by reynz on November 27, 2009

Nagpanting ang tenga nang Chuva Chienes nung nalaman nya ang gagawin ko. As usual, litanyang bulyaw ang inabot nang lola.
Chuva: Baliw ka ba talaga?! Ba’t mo gagawin ang gagawin mo?
Ako: At ano ang mali sa gagawin ko eh I like change? Drastic change?
Chuva: ~kablag!~
Kaya pag-uwi ko nang Bicol, matutuwa ang koya. Nagbago na ako. Eto [...]

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How not to start a blog: hate blogs by BongV and Benign0

by reynz on November 22, 2009

Ok. So…. Wer wer we?!
Hate blogs started to sprout against Barrio Siete and Reyna Elena. These are brought to you by no other than BongV, our pseudo-intellectual resident of Barrio Siete, the most talkative of all the charlatans, the most intelligent of all human kind, teaching us the theory of the morons, decided to partner [...]

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Put Your Own Caption: Manny Pacquiao

November 16, 2009

“I just think I’m an ordinary fighter,” Pacquiao said. “When I fight a good fighter, sometimes I can beat him. “  And as many fighters like to proclaim themselves as the best, Manny continues to give props to the business, his opponents, his trainers, his family, his country, God, and his fans.  
He is hailed as the pound-for-pound [...]

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How’s the food?

November 5, 2009
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So anyway, balik tayo dun sa “A day after the Halloween…” story.
Which was funny dahil hindi siguro to nabasa nung waitress: 50 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do
“8. Do not interrupt a conversation. For any reason. Especially not to recite specials. Wait for the right moment.”
So, ayun, we were making chika to each other. [...]

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The Eklat Update and the Women in Noy and Mar’s life

November 3, 2009

Mga bruhang fans ni Eklat, may sulat na naman po siya para sa atin kaya hindi ko na kayo bibitinin. Sabay-sabay nating basahin. Gooooo!

Hello my dear minions!
I know that you’re glad to see my name pop up in Barrio Siete again.

Well forgive moi to keep you waiting because I’ve been so much busy doing charity [...]

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Put Your Own Caption: Reyna Elena

October 30, 2009
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Ano ba talaga ang ibig sabihin ng social climbing?
@}– @}– @}– @}– @}–
“Social climbing” is more than a wish your heart makes.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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4 steps to let go of grudge

October 25, 2009
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Una, pano ako magkaka-grudge eh parehas silang gwapo?! Haha!
Anyway, my FB friend, Christina posted an article. 4 Steps to let go of grudge. An sabi…
Learning how to let go of a grudge will be demanding, but it can help restore a relationship if that’s your goal. However, reconciliation is not a requirement. Some people don’t [...]

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this too shall pass…

October 22, 2009
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Photo Credits: Tales from the Cenobites
to my friends kengkay and pusang maganda…

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Meet the Writers: Making Sense of Mr. Nonsense

October 21, 2009

Mr. Nonsense can often be seen in the Tacoma-Seattle area carrying a camcorder, accompanied by his two sons and his personal chauffeur, his wife. He uses his Tondo upbringing to nurture his children and to survive in a mental institution—>where he currently works.
He enjoys basketball, cooking, singing, cartooning, producing short movies, and making his own furniture out of junked wood… because he’s so cheap. He is a self-proclaimed “Man of the House,”…when his wife is not home.

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Embarassing moments

October 16, 2009
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Mahiyain si Luis. Kaya mega-teach ko sya nang social climbing skills sa mga bar. How to pick up gurls, how to talk to them and how to be human. Pag di naka-inom, introvert kasi ang loko. Na-convince ko to go to a bar. Lakas nang loob, dalwang shot nang tequila, ok na sya. Me nakitang [...]

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Eklat Strikes Back

October 8, 2009

Mga kapatid, eto at may natanggap na naman tayong sulat dito sa Barrio Siete from our dear friend Eklat. Naging busy pala ang lola niyo sa kawanggawa kaya natagalan bago siya nakasulat sa atin. Sa mga hindi pa familiar kay Eklat, you can read her first two letters here and here.
Here is Eklat’s third letter [...]

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reyna elena's hidden wealth

September 12, 2009

ayokong matawag nang Philippine Senate na mag-explain nang kayamanan ko, gaya nang nakikita nyo sa betamaks dyan sa sidebar noh? kaya ngayon pa lang, sofia bulgaria na ang aking hidden wealth. me mga nabasa kasi akong tungkol sa SALN chorva. takot ako na baka di ko masagot mga tanong ni Winnie Monsod. masyadong matinik ang [...]

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fire

September 11, 2009

i never really knew what brought me here
all i knew was that i needed a change and a challenge
read: job.
shit!~!@#$%^&*()_!!
but few people gets to experience a real one
and boy was i lucky to have worked on
by far
the most challenging project i’ve ever ran across in my career
until…

yes… it was a gurls night out! hahaha!

i will [...]

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Barrio Siete is experiencing denial of service?

September 10, 2009

Trulala ba to? Barrio Siete is experiencing denial of service? We don’t know. But we’ll find out. Baka na-virus na ang Barrio, ka-aga aga.
To all our Barrio Siete readers, lurkers and fans. We believe that our collective blog Barrio Siete Dot Com is under attack and is experiencing denial of service. We have been experiencing [...]

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how to fly first class

September 9, 2009

malayo ang byaheng New Orleans to Philadelphia. this time around, 1 hour to Memphis achaka 2.5 hours to Philadelphia galing Memphis. para na rin akong lumipad nang Manila-Tokyo.
cheapangga lang ang tiket ko. pero hindi yun hadlang sa aking dreams na sumakay nang pers class. knowing nyu na yun di ba? pag me dreams, kelangan [...]

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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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The Return of Eklat

August 26, 2009

Just when we thought we’ve satisfied all our readers by giving our very best in each article here in Barrio Siete, meron pa rin pala kaming kakulangan.
As you all know, well pati na rin sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, Elaine Katherine Lourdes Anna Theresa, Eklat for short, is one of our avid critic here in [...]

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Learn the basics: Social Climbing 101

August 23, 2009

This entry was originally posted sa reyna elena. Kaso dahil me mga bagong salta na di maintindihan ang meaning nang social climbing, I felt na I have a duty to the kawntri and da nation to make an explanation. Kaya kung nabasa ninyo yung litanya ni HollyShit sa comments section, hindi naintindihan nung gurl ang [...]

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Social climbing to ignorants

August 17, 2009

Eto nga. Tumawag nang bumbero ang mga Jedi Bloggers.
Dahil nga TNT (tokwa na tokwa na talaga ako!) ako sa New Orleans, ang tinawag nang mga mokong eh yung bumberang tiga Houston. Akala, mayayanig ang fallopian tubes kong nakabitay between my legs.
“Oh – by the way, doesn’t Reynz live here in the States? I could’ve [...]

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8th State of the Barrio Address (SOBA): One sweet thank you to all of you!

August 16, 2009

Marhay na aldaw tabi saindo gabos! Sa aldaw na ini-o, su Barrio mi, ay tolong bulan na! Huna lang nindo, na haloy na kami igdio.
In three months, we have gone from one bukid to pro’lly, the only fastest growing rising Philippine blog ever! Look, nakakahiya tuloy sa Apolo. Este, Apollo, because our ranking was flying [...]

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2009 Influential Blog Awards, Cooking with Janet?!

August 10, 2009

Janette Toral chatted with me sometime this year. She asked for my support for her Influential Blog Awards. Given that up to this point, I am still hyper-critical of that other market-their-business-best friends/volunteers/kiss-ur-ass-and-will-continue-to-watch-them-2009-awards, I decided to support her. Why? I liked the idea of making known the small and upcoming talented bloggers. That’s the least [...]

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Unexpected media coverage of Barrio Siete during Cory Aquino's historic event

August 9, 2009

Nearing our 10-day mourning period in honor of Tita Cory, Barrio Siete Dot Com is very happy to have given full blog coverage to one historic event that just recently transpired, the passing of our one and only Tita Cory. It’s our small contribution in honor of President Cory Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino. But [...]

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A Letter from An Unhappy Reader

July 31, 2009

This is an e-mail from our PO Box galing sa isa nating reader na dinala ng none other than Darna herself! Thank you Darna. Huwag kang mag-alala, papanuorin kita sa kahit sa pilot episode lang dahil Kapamilya ako. Hahaha!

photo hinarbat mula dito
Anyway, this reader  happens to have an opinion about Barrio Siete. Not everyone here love us you know. May [...]

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GMA News TV story on yellow ribbon fever is wrong!

July 26, 2009

La Kapitana believes that the GMA News TV story on yellow ribbon fever is wrong if not misleading!
Dismayado La Kapitana sa news that I read on GMA News TV, a link that was sent to me by Chuva Chienes. Kaya, I am so galit and bitter right now that I just finished drinking dalwang botelya [...]

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Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009: What's in a blog nga ba?!

June 15, 2009

I believe in the idea of nurturing future Filipino bloggers. “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa nang bayan” or “Ang kabataan ang mga leche nang bayan“, basta, one of these is tama hahaha! Given all the name calling in Pinoy Blogosphere, I believe that it is not fair to these newcomers and newbies who are new into [...]

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Why Barrio Siete deserves your nomination to Janette Toral's Emerging Influential Bloggers for 2009

June 9, 2009

A big thank you to all of those who nominated Barrio Siete. They’re on our sidebar. Ako po si La Kapitana and this is a blatant in your face 2009 Election Campaign and I admit, I have no shame and I will do anything for da sake of Barrio Siete hehehe! So, I am openly [...]

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Take 3: Reyna’s Top 10 Choices: Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009

June 7, 2009

Can you believe this? Eto! Final na talaga! With all my credentials and I am not getting this right? Hehehe! Leche! Hindi kasi to pinag-aralan sa MBA, kaya wag nyo akong sisihin! Parang naririnig ko si Itay! “Mag-aral ka uli!”
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Palpak ako sa Take 1, at mas lalong wez ko check ang Take [...]

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Ano ba talaga ang tamang pag-greet nang isang kebigan or kakilala?

May 29, 2009

When my madir was still dancing and prancing, one time, kwentuhan kami and we touched the topic kung pano sya niligawan ni fadir. Hindi raw sya niligawan. Ang lokong fadir, biglang tinuklaw nang halik ang madir, ayun, hinabol nang lolo ko ang aking fadir, pinabarangay at pinakasal sa madir dahil noong panahon, equivalent daw sya [...]

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When you start a fight, prepare to be in it for the long haul

May 4, 2009

Basic Social Climbing Rule
When you start a fight, prepare to be in it for the long haul. Read: Wag kang chomorva kung hindi mo kaya ang chorvang darating sayo! It’s Golden Fool, err Golden Rule. Yan ang sabi saten nang mga lola naten. In other words, do not ever ever make away with anybody [...]

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Boyet Fajardo & Ricky Rivera tandem: How to ruin your label and do damage control

March 27, 2009

Lessons to be learned
There are two (2) marketing/business ethics and social climbing lessons that business students and all of us can learn from this Boyet Fajardo “Kilala mo ba ako episode” and Ricky Rivera’s “Creative Outbursts” fiasco.

How to ruin your label.
How to hire a spokesman and do damage control.

How to ruin your label.
There is not [...]

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Royal Blog Santacruzan 02/15/2009

February 15, 2009

Hectic ang labada nang lola!
I will be really uber busy this week people! Marami akong tanggap na labada. Me nagpa-notaryo pa. Hehehe! So, apologies if I am not able to respond to your comments and emails. As you know, I need to do something para I could get out of this shithole na kinakasadlakan ko [...]

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Royal Blog Santacruzan 02/07/2009

February 7, 2009

It’s fun to be in the Philippines, eh? Festivals all over the place. It’s always fiesta everyday. Well, you just have to get the schedule from the Tourism Office and I think you’ll have a blast of your life if you have the $ and time to wander around the 7,000+ islands. So, my blog [...]

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The longest blogroll in the universe!

January 29, 2009

Someone stalked all those listed on my blogroll! Hahaha! You see, I have a lousy policy of just linking anyone that I like hahaha! Leche! Kahit sino! Kiver! But of course, I do take notice of all my regular commenters and I link them up unconditionally. No reciprocation whatsoevah.
No wonder, I did not realized, I [...]

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I was blog-hijacked by a marketing company and a social networking site and I am not happy.

January 19, 2009

What’s the buzz?
I was blog-hijacked by both the marketing company and a social networking site with a blatantly bad business social climbing strategy. And I am not happy. The organizer of that networking site and the business owner has to explain to me why they lied about their true business intent. I am not their [...]

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Royal Blog Santacruzan 01/17/2009

January 17, 2009

My blog round-up this week should be fun and funny with splice of nationalism chorva. With this blog round-up, I am officially announcing that I am the current Chairwoman of the Jologs Society, voted unanimously by me , and I will prove it to you as you go through Reyna’s 10.
This week’s blog round up [...]

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Royal Blog Santacruzan WE 01/11/09

January 11, 2009

What’s the buzz?
Manuel Viloria wrote about a blogger who blogged about the Pangandamans. You know the story about the Valley Gangs & Punching Clubs hahaha! right? So, he wrote…
“when the “other side” of the story began spreading, that’s when we saw examples of… story evolution. For example, a high profile blogger earlier referred to Mayor [...]

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Kapuy. Pahinga lang ako nang konti. Reyna Elena close. But open.

January 7, 2009

Marami akong tanggap ngayon
Je suis désolé (I’m sorry) mga kunichiwa, mais je suis très occupé aujourd’hui (I’m very busy, right now). Marami akong tanggap na labada. Yeap. Meya-meya mag-su-sulsi pa ako. I have a big project that I need to focus on and it’s obvious I am lousy in juggling one plantsa and another [...]

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I’m 31 today. Social climb with me here na lang!

January 4, 2009

One reminder to all my readers!
If this blog disappears again on the face of the internet, please check www.bancodereyna.com. This is just a reminder given the previous threat. Thank you.
Happy Berdey!
Last year, I was 32 years old. Ilang oras na lang I will be 31. In a few years, leche, senility na ako! Pansin nyo? [...]

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Royal Blog Santacruzan WE 01/04/09

January 4, 2009

One Cebu Pacific flight experience
My first Cebu Pacific flight: Beggars can’t be choosers
I had 2 not very pleasant experience with Cebu Pacific. One was a flight from Manila to Tagbilaran. We had one very bad landing. You know where they break so damn hard your face is literally plastered on the seat in front of [...]

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2008: reyna elena dot com: year in review

December 29, 2008

(L-R [Jing, Pusa, Reynz, Malen, Mitchie])

What can I say, it’s been one crazy year of blogging. Yet, no doubt, despite all the flames that burned on the internet, this was were I met the best bloggers around through some never ending social climbing! Yes, this is a virtual world, but make no mistake, the feelings [...]

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Royal Blog Santacruzan WE 12/28/08

December 28, 2008

One bad bad day at the golf course!
The World had just gone crazy!
I have not played golf in Manila, I don’t think I’ll be safe because I don’t know anyone from the who daw who. But, what a bad, bad day in the golf course for our Bambee here. One bloody ugly mayor politician from [...]

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One quiet Christmas dinner

December 26, 2008

I don’t like hate Christmas in America. I’m always homeless, single at kahit isang lasing walang magmolestya. My friends, they’re like vampires flying everywhere. Back to their caves. John’s back in Chicago, Gio must have flown to Florida, Chris drove to New York, John Glen flew in from London but we have no idea where [...]

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