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There simply is now getting around it: weight loss, especially for those who are considered clinically obese, is an involved process. Any quick-fix method being advertised out there can’t be 100% effective nor healthy in the long run. If you’re overweight and serious about shedding those unwanted pounds, you’ve got to commit to a change […]
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If you travel by air a lot — and especially if you’re always on the lookout for the most inexpensive airline fares — cheapoair is the most recommended Web portal for you.
While other similar online services feature the usual flights search engine, cheapoair’s powerful “Search cheapest flights” engine provides a complete interface for booking your […]
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The old PTA Park, as everyone in Davao should’ve noticed by now, has undergone a major renovation, and is due to be completed in December this year. It’s so named because of its having been the grounds used by the Parents and Teachers Association of Kapitan Tomas Monteverde High School way back when. If I’m […]
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The most prestigious and most controversial blog awards on the planet has now begun! The polls are now live, and are open for voting ^___^ My best online buddy, Winston Almendras, was nominated for the Boy Bastos Writing Award category! and now, one of…
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Refreshingly cool… that’s how I can best describe Coffee Pod’s Red Iced Tea concoction. It’s refreshing red iced tea mixed with very fine blended ice. It’s certainly a must-try for iced tea addicts, and even for those who just want to try something cool. And it’s only PhP60. Try it!
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These are just two pictures from our recent company outing/team building day. Kani akong mga kauban sa trabaho nga mga computers geeks? hehehehehe joke joke lang..Mga web developers, link builders, web designers, writers, site admin, virtual assts and webmasters ni sila uy…ayaw ni sila i smol smol hahahahaha…a really good, hard working bunch….
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Willie:Part 2 on Willie’s CommentsThe Wilyonaryo Issue: Dito nagsimula ang lahat :DJoey: Napanood ko lang to sa YouTube, at yung reply ni Joey ay galing sa GMANews.TV. Share ko lang para sa mga di nanonood ng News at ng Noontime Show. Di din ako nanood…
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I wish I could call the entire trip a break, but work punctuates. Nevertheless, this will be one of the memorable trips to Mindanao despite the limited places I’ve gone to. The spectacular beach front of Medina. Duka Bay and it’s hospitable owner, son …
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The Venice Film Festival opened today with the the screening of Joe Wright’s The Atonement starring Kiera Knightley. According to reports, the film is emerging as a top favorite for the Golden Lion Prize, which will be presented by jury chair Zhang Yim…
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Yes, Malu Fernandez isn’t funny at all in her People Asia magazine article “From Boracay to Greece” where she has condescending remarks about Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s). A number of Pinoys have raised hell about the matter and I believe she deserves the flak. But I won’t add to it anymore.
I just want to point out that attacking her on a personal level and calling her a “pig” because she
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This may sound like a shameless ride on the bandwagon and we would understand that. A partner and I are coming up with shirts and canvas bags to be sold among like-minded individuals, friends, and even the enemies at very, very low prices. Call it path…
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The arrest of communist leader Jose Maria or Joma Sison in Netherlands for the killings of his former comrades in the Philippines has opened an old wound too in the case of the Plaza Miranda bombing.The infamous bombing of the Liberal Party Proclamatio…
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Thanks to Pinoy Blogero for informing me na Runner-Up kami sa Blog Writing Contest ng SM Hypermarket! Yey! Eto ay worth 500.00 Pesos na Cash Card. So claim niyo na! weeee! Anytime punta lang kayo sa SM Hypermarket Customer Service and ask for the Taste…
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I had my hearing assessment this afternoon at Melbourne and I’m just not happy about it.
The lady told me that (I’ll quote her) I had a “worse” right ear…That I have problems with high pitch noise. Especially to women who technically have that characteristic.
I’m just puzzled that if I have a worse right ear, I couldn’t have understood her (Yeah! She’s into that category). I couldn’t have
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Someone from the census came to the house this morning. She was in an overly cheerful mood you would think she was on LSD or Ecstasy. She tried to squeeze out every morsel of juicy information on our lives. I thought it was a test run for a visa applic…
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Hello Jehzeel,Thank you for your appeal. After thoroughly reviewing your account data,we have confirmed that your account poses a risk to our AdWordsadvertisers. For this reason, we are unable to reinstate your account.As a reminder, we are unable to p…
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At yesterday’s session, I delivered a privilege speech on the sudden increase in airport terminal fees. I also authored two Resolutions, seeking the suspension of the increase in airport terminal fees, and the devolution of land transportation franchis…
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Liberal Party chair emeritus former Senate President Jovito R. Salonga “could have been the greatest president we never had,” writes Alma from Beyond the Great Wall.I agree.Even in his advance age, Salonga continues with his crusade for justice and fre…
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Today was a good day to kill someone. After the adrenaline rush in my last post, I thought I was ready to write something light. But this morning, I was faced with yet another pisser that goes by the name Hossam. He confirmed for me, that a pile of shit with a necktie is simply a gift-wrapped turd.
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I proceeded with my day as usual, although I was already a bit on the edge because I wasn’t able to sleep the whole night on account that I walked from Costa Coffee to the office which was a good two hours from 2AM till 4AM. Add my pinoy pal scratching the surface of my crankiness with his usual annoyances. In between that were the boss and Mustafa passing work like they’re feeding pulp in a paper mill, expecting me to churn out glossy pieces of A4 from the stinking crap they come up with. By noon, I was ready to explode.
Hossam is a newbie to the office. Three weeks old but already a hotshot since he is Mustafa’s best buddy. Hossam and I never really got along well. He has issues and they extended to me.
For some reason, I feel that he hates my guts. I don’t mind, you can’t expect everybody to like you. And he’s the last person I’d want to be friends with anyway. As long as we kept to ourselves though, there wouldn’t be any problems. But this morning, Hossam decided to cross the line, invade my space and claim it as his own.
Here’s the scenario: I was busy working when Hossam barged inside my office and asked, and not in a nice way, for some letterheads. I proceeded to print five. At the table in front of me, my officemate Abdalla asked for help on his computer so I went there, leaving my post empty while Hossam waited for the printing to finish. After a while, Hossam started tinkering with my PC without even asking for my permission. He was unaware that I was already giving him the WTF look. He then left the room. A little bit later, he was back again, and said that he needed eight more letterheads so he used my computer, without asking me again and that was the time when I snapped, calmly.
“Hossam. Please do NOT use my computer without asking permission,” I said slowly so he would understand simple English. His arrogant reply got me trembling so bad I wanted to punch him in the face the way Shia LeBouf’s character in Disturbia punched that Spanish teacher. “This is not your computer, this is the office’s computer, this is not only for you, this is for everybody.”
What. The. Fuck. Is he sick? Obviously, the concept of privacy is lost in this dimwit. So I told him and not so calmly this time, “Hossam, is it so hard to ask permission? I don’t go to your computer and use it at whim! I’m not forbidding you to use my computer, all you need to do is ask, I’m right here in front of you!”
“Hey, the boss asked me to do something. This is for the boss I’m doing, if you have a problem, talk to him!” was his reply. “Oh, I definitely will!” I said. And that was the end of our spat.
I think I don’t need to tell you how I almost unplugged the computer, bring it to Hossam’s table, and throw it on his head. I talked to the boss though and told him that one of his golden boys was stinking the office with foul behavior.
Hossam and Mustafa always seem to get props from the boss. In fact, when I told the boss how a piss-off his favorite rookie was, I hinted that he tried to defend the twat by saying that he “did ask Hossam to do some things for him,” to which I replied “But that doesn’t give him any right to use my PC without my go signal because we both know what kind of sensitive information we have in there,” then I gave him the wink wink and I’m not referring to my porn collection either. The boss has emails that only the two of us know of. “Please teach your boys some manners to go with their suit and tie,” I told the boss and left his office. God knows what the boss said to Hossam after I left, but I bet it’s something short of dealing with a naughty baby–there there now, don’t be naughty again next time or papa will get angry, OK?
For the Nth time, I don’t really care about office politics and these guys simply don’t get it that I don’t want their jobs nor have I aspirations like them to become a boss. I just want my peace and quiet and a little respect (how pink is that?).
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Amidst political scandals and the growing disillusionment over the present administration, it is a welcome development to see your government at work. One shining example is the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), in particular that of Region 11. Another public institution that could give this government some much-needed accolades is the Philippine Export-Import Credit […]
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Once, after my seven-year-old niece Zaheeda finished reading a European fairy tale for the umpteenth time, she remarked that the story was boring. “Must all princesses have golden hair?” she asked. “This is because most fairy tales come from for…
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Kung naa mo napansin sa akong blogsite mao na na…..hahahahahhahahahaha BUT, life goes on…ang blogsite na ni buhi pa….hhehehehe and magsige ra gihapon ko post diri…don’t forget the lesson hhahahahahahaha hheehehehehehe huhuhuhuhu tepok ko!
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The more people I meet who are graphic designers and advertising professionals locally, the more I find people engaged in multiple careers. I know that this is a necessity for most of us here in the Philippines because the work and compensation isn’t a…
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There appears to be a sinister plot to isolate the LP - and Mar Roxas - from the opposition, which is perceived to be the winner - again - in the next elections.I have no doubt that because Mar is on a remarkable headstart for the 2010 race that crab m…
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As a Filipino who just arrived in Australia on winter, I was looking and asking for people to what snow would be. With temperatures getting as low as 3 degrees Celsius, only a few frosts in the morning and a hailstorm were all I experienced. I’m still hoping for some snow but its not here in Geelong.
Map. From Geelong to Mt. Buller
Getting through Mt. Buller.
I’m just glad that
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The article that created so much fire in the Pinoy blogsphere
After reading the article of the elite, Malu Fernandez, I can’t help but puke at her. Having seen her picture on it, I just can’t imagine that a FAT PIG can actually have a 17kg of make-up, wear a Jo Malone and can actually spray Baygon and Lysol. She’s disgusting, trying to sound elite as she tried to fit on her Adidas all-terrain
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Fellow blogger Pat’s caulfieldisms is currently on This-blog-is-open-to-invited- readers-only mode. Pat is apologetic. He says something went amiss that just might cause him huge problem, aside from the trouble it brought him now–worrying about the po…
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Our latest proposed Resolutions are now up at our wikislation:Devolving land transportation franchising to LGUs, andPublic market reform program.Please send in your comments and ideas. Thanks a lot!
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Tired, exhausted and still working. Been to Butuan and Cagayan de Oro cities for the past three days for the Northern Min leg of our MICT 2007 roadshow and consultations. Thank God for the nice beach front in Medina and the ancestral house of Mr. Fourn…
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Free gifts, free TVs, free PSPs, Free cars, Free houses, free computers and so on. Many of us enjoy many free things in life, but still we complain about so many things as well. We never seem to be satisfied with what we have. The picture here I have taken with my cellphone when we were just coming out of the office last Friday, and they were laughing at me because they knew it was for this blog post today.
We must learn to be thankful and enjoy what we have. Let us not complain of the food served, unless it’s poison. Let us not complain about not getting what we like, because there are a lot more we have. There are many who can only eat twice or even once for example the poeple in the garbage dump of Manila. There are people blind, with aids, without mothers or parents, born with abnormalities and so on. There are people who are born slaves and illiterate. Born to push around their Dad on a wheelchair to look for something for breakfast.
Daghan jud ta kahinanglan pasalamatan sa atong kinabuhi. Hinaut nga karong adlawa atong isa-isahun ang mga butang nga naa ta ug magpasalamat sa Balaan ug gamhanan sa tanan. Sugod sa mga butang nga libre pananglit ang hangin. You’ll realize that there are so much to be thankful for. The best things in life are free. So be thankful.
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Before I actually react to Malu’s article, let me say that (even before you point it out to me) I am aware that, like Malu, I have written humorous posts at the expense of others. But, unlike Malu, I am not a paid writer (not even a pro blogger) so I don’t answer to an editor or to sponsors.
It is not to say though that I am irresponsible. I have a good idea of what is acceptable and what is not–stick to the truth, avoid generalizations, minimize attacks. And one thing I always remember: when I point out the silliness of people in my posts, I make sure that they don’t get to read it.
So what’s the difference between this:
Edmar is the kind of Pinoy you don’t want the other races to base their Flip stereotype on. It’s not good to judge the book by its cover, but a couple of amateur tattoos can tell you a lot about the person. He hails from the northern part of Luzon. He’s the kind of Filipino that Rex Navarette makes fun of in his routine–wer for where, soaf for soap, etc. Although Edmar is a blast to talk to in kanto-level conversations (ie “nakakain na ako ng tao” or “I have eaten a man” — a statement that can only come from a post-fried brain), I’d avoid speaking to him when other officemates are within earshot for fear of being accused of racism.
-Jap@Like Clockwork Orange (a lousy blog)
and this:
The duty-free shop was overrun with Filipino workers selling cell phones and perfume. Meanwhile, I wanted to slash my wrist at the thought of being trapped in a plane with all of them… On my way back, I had to bravely take the economy flight once more. This time I had already resigned myself to being trapped like a sardine in a sardine can with all these OFWs smelling of AXE and Charlie cologne while my Jo Malone evaporated into thin air.
-Malu Fernandez@People Asia (an International Magazine)
Admit it, the former is funny while the latter is simply insulting. Therefor, I claim my right to rant about Ms Malu Fernandez.
Malu is not a pig. A lot of bloggers and vloggers have called her Ms Piggy or Oink Oink, but I refuse to call her a pig because even though she resembles one, she is still human. The issue here is not why this jet-setting socialite flies economy and cannot afford a much-needed liposuction so she can fit in a sardine-can airplane. The issue here is how she addressed millions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and millions more of their families back in the Philippines.
I guess she has her reasons. But I don’t get why she should be embarrassed to be trapped in the same space as OFWs. I’d be embarrassed to be trapped in the same space with Paris Hilton wannabes who think that Jo Malone EDTs and a few visa entries stamped on their passports can get them goddess status in Greece.
Before she made an apology, she had the audacity to justify her article:
In the end, Malu Fernandez ‘resigned‘ from her jobs at Manila Standard and People Asia so we’re supposed to feel sorry for her.
I actually feel sad for Malu, because no matter how much perfume she sprays on her body, no matter how many designer clothes she buys, and no matter how many air miles she flies around the world, she is still a Filipino–born in a third world country. If she wishes to be of another nationality, maybe we should gladly accept her renouncement of her citizenship.
I just hope that for Malu’s sake, fate won’t let us share a plane ride because I have a feeling I will accidentally spill hot soup (and the rest of my in-flight dinner) on her face.
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“The Learning Toy Store”Sun.Star Davao, Aug. 25, 2007 Searching for toys that can stimulate and at the same time entertain a child can be a challenging task. With the plethora of choices available in stores, parents sometimes get influenced with trend…
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May konting katanungan lang po ang inyong abang lingkod.
Has any one of you tried sending stuff from the Philippines (or Davao, to be
specific) abroad through DHL, LBC, or other courier services?…
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The rains came down hard later in the evening, but it could not stop the Agila Riders, the Kagayanon Kruizers and members of different MC clubs in Cebu from having a grand time last Aug 17 at 8610 Gitara Bar. The beers were cold, the lechon delectable…
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This isn’t new — in fact, I’ve known about this since high school when I attended a journalism workshop. I’m talking about the fundamental guidelines on writing critiques or reviews: “K-K-K”. Or, kick-kiss-kick kiss-kick-kiss. In other words, something positive, then negative, then positive again.
Let’s suppose you’re blogging about another blog. Start off with what you […]
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My kumare, the Fabulousest diva of all divas, Malu Fernandez–because we are so close–sent me this letter as her official statement on the countless flak and insults and threats she received after writing From Boracay to Greece and calling overseas Fi…
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Everyday, well, for the person that I am, who just migrated, Australia has always “NEW”. And it doesn’t fail to surprise me. While I was at St. Augustine Chapel at Bourke St., I was approached by a bloke, asking for $10. He wanted to use that for his accommodation near Collins St.. With the country that I’m standing now, I’m quite surprised having met a beggar on leather jacket. And at
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