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In Zimbabwe, everybody is a billionaire.

by reynz on February 13, 2009

In Zimbabwe, everybody is a billionaire.

Everybody.

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Obama breaks his own rule

by reynz on January 25, 2009

“If you are a lobbyist entering my administration, you will not be able to work on matters you lobbied on, or in the agencies you lobbied, during the previous two years. – Obama”

Registered Raytheon lobbyist William J. Lynn III was nominated to deputy defense secretary, waiving the rule that employees are prohibited from decision-making related [...]

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One big thank you to Maldita of North Carolina!

by reynz on January 22, 2009

We might be politically separated by fence yet we could still be friends.
It’s not true that you always find enemies, haters and rumor-mongerers when you start blogging about politics. I followed the recent US elections like one mad cow disease because I thought that it had a lot of impact on our lives. The “our” [...]

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A personal reaction to one history I saw today

by reynz on January 21, 2009

Nah, I’m not trying to be a poet, for I won’t be.
But this is just my own personal reaction to one great moment in history.
That I saw today.
Like everyone who watched, I witnessed history. Look, I was even part of it.
I am Filipino. I am American. One Barack Obama supporter and a fan.
I voted [...]

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The 44th President of the United States Inauguration

by reynz on January 20, 2009

Congratulations President Barack Obama!

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My Obama. Your Obama. Our Obama.

January 19, 2009

The greatest show on earth!
Congratulations! President Barack Obama!

That’s right! It’s a brand new day!
This is an unprecedented event! One history that is made! America’s first black President-elect takes his oath today as President of the United States of America. I know WORLD PEACE is one elusive piece of thing, but as he swears to be [...]

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President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus bill

January 10, 2009

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 Iowa [...]

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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 very realistic [...]

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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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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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What I expect from an Obama Presidency

November 5, 2008

I?m very excited with Barack Obama. America?s first black chorvalais. Can you imagine? Product ka nang leche-leche slavery, persecuted through the years, tapos rise up and be the President of the most powerful country in the world? I wanna be like him. Rise up sa blogosphere at maging hermana mayor. Sa persecution nang isang angel [...]

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Who’s my US President?

November 4, 2008

BIG SECRET.
?I really wish we could vote in your election ? after all, it affects all of us, you know.?

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What to Watch for Tuesday

November 3, 2008

As Obama push harder in Florida, the latest poll has it that Barack Obama has pulled ahead in enough states to win the 270 electoral votes he needs to gain the White House. With states to spare, the poll shows that he is now moving beyond typical Democratic territory to challenge John McCain on historically [...]

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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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My Obama in Philadelphia and McCain’s supporters rage!

October 12, 2008

I am so stressly busy with my Chicago move that I didn’t get the change to get a glimpse of my new President of the United States. Yes, my Barack Obama is in Philadelphia today. And yes, the McCain campaign has now brought this Presidential campaign as the super uber ugliest in history with McCain [...]

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Who incited these people that Obama is dangerous?!

October 11, 2008

FIRST: Obama is pulling away with a double digit lead, 4-weeks into the election! The global financial meltdown has caused a dramatic shift in the 2008 presidential race. With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters?a marked shift [...]

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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 sad but [...]

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What don’t you know and how will you learn it?

October 8, 2008

If I would have to respond to this very smart and intelligent question from last nights’ debate, I will respond this way.
“Growing up in Barrio Siete is one series for Survivor Philippines. We don’t have what you people have in big cities. We only have fantasy and dreams guided by the wisdom of our lolas. [...]

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Electoral College is not a school

October 6, 2008

Let me take you to the 2004 Presidential Elections. The red are Republicans and the blue, Democrats. This was how the electoral map looked like when George W. Bush won the election.

My entry today discusses the Electoral College. It’s not a school sweetheart. They are the ones who will decide who is going to be [...]

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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 ko [...]

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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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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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What advice can you give these students?

August 12, 2008

Heavily searched ang mga SONA entries ko mga kunichiwa. Dito ako binira ni Miss Alpay at dito na rin ako pinangaralan ni Miss Grammar at binanatang hindi magandang role model nang mga babae sa Pinas. Can you imagine?! Heheheh
Now, given the so many SONA entries I made, and given the so many students who used [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper? Part 3 – last series, with Reynz comments

August 5, 2008

To all my students who had such a difficult time writing a Reaction Paper, this is the last series about SONA 2008 that I am writing. This is it, ala na. Pagod na ang lola. SONA 2008 Reaction Papers stops here. However, I am sharing you a very, very simple technique which would help you [...]

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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.
So, [...]

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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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Control yourselves in bed, Cardinal urges couples

July 27, 2008

Hindi ko talaga ma-intindihan kung ano ang drama nang simbahan. Sana, wag akong upakan nang mga katoliko kong kebigan! Kung kumunyun man eh ako’y pagbawalan, di bale, iba naman ang aking niluluhuran.
“EXERCISE “SELF-DISCIPLINE and self-control” in the bedroom, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales told married couples during a prayer rally on Friday.

“If there [...]

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Where have all the leaders gone?!

July 19, 2008

SUMMA CUM LAUSI?!

I remember Lee Iacocca in his book (don’t have the book with me at the moment), “Where have all the leaders gone?” In there, he said that: A LEADER SHOULD HAVE CHARISMA. It’s not really being flashy. Charisma is the quality that makes people want to follow you. It’s the ability to inspire. [...]

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It’s not my fault if students keeps copying my entries

January 23, 2008

I don’t know what school these people are from and honestly, it really doesn’t matter. But if you find out, please do tell me. No, I won’t apologize. I think, I will teach the teacher how to catch up with technology and some strategies to catch cheaters. Pero sasabunutan ko muna ang teacher na to [...]

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Sona 2007: Summary

July 27, 2007

Related entry: SONA 2007: Summary

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SONA 2007

July 24, 2007

Related Entry: http://reynaelena.com/2007/07/27/sona-2007-summary/

While the nation is glued to the TV, others on the internet (reading reyna’s blogs) and the rest are protesting in Batasan, I was having my own:

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