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Unemployed need not apply

by reynz on June 18, 2010

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If you’re looking for a job in the United States, been sending out application letters, CV’s and resume’s, one more headache you’d be facing is an unwritten rule that unemployed need not apply. Apparently, there are companies and recruiters that are increasingly interested only in applicants who already have a job. Weird? Well, industry experts [...]

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Admiration for China Who would not have an admiration for China? With their ancient civilization that continues to awe everyone of us to their meteoric rise as one global economic power capable of dictating our food on the table. One thing I like from them is how effective their anti-corruption is. They hang them. Sure [...]

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Conversation with Billy

by reynz on February 5, 2009

Busy bird I have been quite busy these days. I had a number of phone interviews from Portland, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Boston. This Monday, I was out on the road as early as 3:00am, catching a very early flight to Atlanta, Georgia, for a scheduled interview in the morning. From there, I had [...]

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Ay! Leche!

by reynz on January 21, 2009

Calm down! Alright peeps! Calm down! Trust me, you don’t want me to give you some pagkahigpit-higpit na hugs and kisses! This blog is not owned by azucarera leche flan de filipinas. I don’t have any chocolates for you kundi blunt asphalt cookies. But these are the news that I am reading aujourd’hui. Karon. Right [...]

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What’s the buzz? President-elect Barack Obama wants a stimulus bill on his desk by mid-February, putting negotiations on a fast track. But the economic recovery plan are facing a barrage of criticism from some Senate Democrats. Key measures like the plan’s tax breaks were a return to “trickledown” economics. Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat from [...]

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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 [...]

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Au revoir 2008: This is my 10 Point New Year’s Wishes and Resolutions

December 30, 2008

Kumbaya! Am your sleazy blogger, the proud whore blogger! Wishing you all a prosperous Happy New Year! (This is New Year’s Celebration here in my lovely City of Philadelphia) It’s that time of the year once again, together forever, one another. It’s time to reflect to all what we did last summer. So, here’s my [...]

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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 [...]

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Si Gio at ang resume nya

December 22, 2008

Mass-produced foods Matagal ko nang kebigan si Gio Beersatse. One time he treated me for a candle light sit-down dinner. Parati na lang kasi kaming nakatayo sa kanto nang Broad Street sa Philadelphia kumakain. Yon bang kariton?! Uhuh! Meron din kami nyan! Mass-produced foods! Candle light dinner So, eto nga, pumunta kami nang restaurant. Indi [...]

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Managing people according to Reyna Elena

December 12, 2008

Job losses See this? It’s unbelievable the number of jobs lost in the United States. Milions. And it is going to even increase further with the bad news in the auto industry. Lucky you if you still have a job. And these headlines brought me back to when I was still working. Managing people. My [...]

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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 [...]

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Unemployed America

November 8, 2008

Gano katindi ang unemployment problem sa Amerika? Titigan nyo ang lola. Di pa ako nag-sisimula sa punyetang trabaho ko sa Chicago, na-fire kaagad ako! Puta naman! Grrr! 10 million jobless people. I can’t believe kasali ako! The most in a quarter-century. Pasko pa naman. Ang masakit nito: It’s only going to get worse. At ang [...]

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Save the U.S. Homeowners, Stupid!

November 2, 2008

Typically, in the loan and mortgage industry, when a customer fails to live up to his obligation, then you take ownership of the property to cover your losses. No question, pretty understandable. As basic as all the Business Law we had in college. But what happens when a customer fails to live up to his [...]

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Piolo Paskal

October 17, 2008

Sobra sobrang too much yata ang nasinghot kong tambutso na high ako. Kaya sumama ang pakiramdam nang lola. Leche! Cancelled ang Vigan tour! Grr! So I slept the whole day. Pag gizing ko, it was 10:00pm. Wa kanin, wa ulam, wa kape. Nothing. Kahit gasul wala. Gora me sa Eastwood. Mahirap maging popular bomba star. [...]

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My Barrio Siete

October 11, 2008

“Can u imagine if they ban these crap, instead build public housing or send barrio people to school or cement our kalsada sa barrio na puro na lang talahib with the monies that goes to this shit political advertising?!” photo by: carsim I write a lot about my Barrio Siete. It’s funny, wacky, a bit [...]

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This is not a very good world’s santacruzan!

October 10, 2008

World?s stock markets plunges! That was the news that greeted me when I woke up early this morning. Was I shocked? Not really. I was expecting these kinds of news. And the bad news continues. Iceland is on the brink of bankruptcy. They?ll have to go back to fishing to sustain their economy. Japan?s Nikkei [...]

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Rejection confirmed my right decision

October 9, 2008

I did not get the job in Washington, DC. What I got instead was a confirmation that I made the right decision to leave my former work. DC asked for three (3) references and I have some super people to back me up. A Senior Vice-President of CBS Radio in Atlanta, a Vice-President of MMA [...]

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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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Bailout: Kaya kong maging Presidentress nang Amerika!

October 5, 2008

The Bailout An sama-sama nang tama nang lecheng bailout chorva na to saken mga kunichiwa! Napa-praning ang Reyna. Leche sila! Mga tiga Wall Street ang minumura hindi mga blogista! Walang ba silang alam sa problema? Ano baaa??? Binasa ko ang Bailout, from page 1 to page 451. Hehehe! Charing lang! Haller!!! Porno lang ang binabasa [...]

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I’m a Wall Street Shit Investor

September 29, 2008

Wall Street and Capitol Hill are in a frenzy. They are waiting for the much anticipated coming… the huge, gigantic $700 billion US dollar, superman bail-out of what seemed to be the obvious failure of corporate capitalism. If you?re a Reyna reader, I?m sure you already know what this esoteric term ?mortgage-backed securities? means. Now, [...]

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Understanding Subprime and the US Housing Market

September 17, 2008

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO LINKED THIS ENTRY ON YOUR FINANCIAL FORUMS: MANY THANKS. IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING SOME HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING SUBPRIMES, HERE IS MY SUBPRIME SUMMARY THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT. My entry today will try to explain and give you an understanding why events like this happens, [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper?, Part 2

August 3, 2008

At this point, you should have already read: Part 1. It’s really very easy to write a reaction paper, makinig kayo sa lola. As discussed dun sa Part 1, nag-kaka-iba lang sya sa BODY of your reaction paper. Now, if you are familiar doing a Book Review Report, then walang pinag-kaiba to sa Book Report. [...]

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SONA 2008, Part 4: The true state of the nation

August 1, 2008

The Philippine internet world is awash with SONA 2008 Summary interpretations and reactions. However, there is one entry that I thought I would share to my readers. Apologies to Cielito Habito of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I am re-posting her article without permission. It’s so that I would have her write-up in my SONA Library. [...]

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SONA 2008, Part 1: State of the Nation Address ni Reyna

July 29, 2008

Mga kunichiwa, here’s what I have about SONA 2008. Ang haba kasi nang litanya pantasya nang Gloria. Here’s the first part. Just a few months ago, we ended 2007 with the strongest economic growth in a generation. Inflation was low, the peso strong and a million new jobs were created. We were all looking to [...]

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SONA 2008, nag-mistulang Oscar Awards red-carpet chuvalais!

July 29, 2008

Nag-mistulang Oscar Awards red-carpet chuvalais ang SONA 2008 ni Gloria Arroyo mga kunichiwa. Wag na kayong mag-tanong kung bakit naghihirap ang ating mga ka-tribu. Watch na lang kayo and drool over this one! Hahahaah! Now, para di makalamang ang mga iba, nag-bahag naman ang isang mayor. Tingnan naten ang video hindi yong ari-arian nang mayor. [...]

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