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Sunset

by reynz on September 4, 2010

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I was headed home from work when I noticed the sun. It reminded me of Roxas Blvd. in Manila. I drove around downtown Charleston to find a good place where I could watch the sunset… Capture it with my cheap camera…. There… I just need to find a good parking space… Here we go… If [...]

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Folly Beach: a quick trip to the shore

by reynz on August 30, 2010

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I like the beach. Heck! Nangi-ngisda kaya ako nun! Haha! Halata ba? Ok. We don’t really call it a “beach”. But one thing I like in Charleston is that, the shore is just a short 30-minute drive. Unlike in Philadelphia where Rehoboth Beach in Delaware is about 2 hours and the Jersey Shore, roughly the [...]

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a night with fellow bicolanos in goose creek

by reynz on August 28, 2010

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One saberdey morning nga, I went up the hill and I was looking for a dry cleaner. I ended up here at chinika ko ang Filipina who was working here, hoping na maka-chamba nang discount! Wala ‘teng! Walang nangyari sa powers ko. Siningil pa rin ako nang $1.78 per piece samantalang $0.99 lang sya sa [...]

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what was your major, major mistake…

by reynz on August 24, 2010

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~weeps~ (strategy to think) You are making me cry with your question Mr. Baldwin! I’m sorry, but I can’t help it. ~more hikbi~ (more strategy to buy time and think) You see, one of the biggest mistakes I made just recently, in fact, they even dethroned me as Miss Philippines, was not minding the little [...]

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costume expenses

by reynz on 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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Melody Gersbach in a car accident

August 21, 2010
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I woke up this morning to a shocker! I was reading the Inquirer when I learned that Melody Gersbach was dead on the spot on a road accident that occurred at around 11 am on Saturday. The news said that Melody Gersbach was traveling in her red Toyoto Innova accompanied by her own make up [...]

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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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I miss gardening and landscaping

August 18, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Here) I’m really beginning to like it here in South Carolina. I’ve been to a couple of developments around and I’ve noticed some pretty nice landscaping around. Man! I miss gardening and landscaping! I still remember when I was back in Philadelphia. I love gardening, planting flowers, mowing, all that. I do it [...]

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Just looking

August 17, 2010
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I was driving around my Charleston neighborhood this Sunday, went farther up Route 526 and ended up in Summerville. That’s about a half an hour drive from where I live. It’s not bad driving since there is no traffic here in this part of South Carolina. Just be careful with these crazy drivers on 526 [...]

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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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The Long and Winding Talahib Road

August 14, 2010
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“I love my barrio life, had so much fun, kahit na metropolitan carabao industry ang gawa namen, but it’s something i always enjoy remembering and always loving seeing pictures of how Malen’s barrio siete pretty much resembles my barrio siete. ang mga diablong politico who made millions and got rich… at our expense! Here’s one [...]

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Daddy screams like a girl!

August 13, 2010
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I can’t get enough of this video! Kids truly say the darndest things! Yes, and Lady Gaga too! But this one is something! Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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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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cash advance state?

August 10, 2010
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see that sign?! i made a lot of money on these cash advance and payroll cash advance back when i was writing for pay per pwe and review-hin mo uli. that was back then when they used to pay of up to $125 per 200 words. now? $0.25 per 400 volumes, 12 chapters, 6 series. [...]

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i’m beginning to be country!

August 9, 2010
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i don’t have TV in my apartment. don’t be shock. kaya for weather forecast, i just watch the stars and the moon, check for alignment, and offer chicken blood to these bloody drunken frogs jumping around in front of my apartment hoping for good weather, if not, flood free because the other day, it rained [...]

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at KC International in Goose Creek, they don’t say mabuhay!

August 9, 2010
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I heard there’s a big Filipino population here in Charleston. But of course, there used to be a big naval base here, you know, Filipinos in the Navy. One of my childhood friend used to live here, got married to one handsome caucasian guy. Napag-kamalan daw syang galing Olongapo. Sa galit, umiskyerda to Arkansas. In [...]

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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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The Christmas Bonus Club

August 5, 2010
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When I was in college at Aquinas, our group decided to create our own Savings and Loans Association. Yes, that was formed legally, with all the paperwork and SEC approval. Back then, we would try to save part of our scholarship allowance into this SLA and it does earn interest just like any bank. Of [...]

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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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Pot of gold

August 2, 2010
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Another drive down south, this will be Take 2. It’s a half-way length from Philadelphia to New Orleans. I wanted to stay overnight in Virginia Beach, but there was a storm forecast. I was afraid to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I’ve experienced crossing that bridge in the past, under heavy rains, winds, and waves [...]

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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. 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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Impeach Merceditas Gutierrez, and everything will follow.

July 28, 2010
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I soooooo dislike this woman sitting as the Ombudsman! This woman has done so much injustice to the Filipino people for simply sitting there and doing nothing and watch corruption go ballistically gargantuan! She is the reason why corrupts continue to prance around and are not being prosecuted! It’s about time to prosecute Merciditas Gutierrez [...]

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just f?ck it

July 27, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Crave Online) This is a repost. Tinatamad mag-isip ang lola nyo. Besides, I am currently separating the puti sa de kulay. I’ll be driving down South kaya inaayos ko mga karga karga ko. Sana naman bigyan nyo naman ako dyan nang pang-gasolina. Wag kayong mahiya. ~Reynz We’re getting to be known as a [...]

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A reaction to President Benigno Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)

July 26, 2010
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Let me begin by saying that you will be reading a SONA reaction from a loyal Noynoy Aquino supporter. However, this does not mean that I will be singing kumbaya with my President at all times – just because. Having said that, I will try to be fair with Gloria Arroyo (Can you imagine me [...]

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What do I think about President Noynoy’s 1st SONA?

July 26, 2010
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It’s about 6:00 am now here in the East Coast of the United States and I gotta go to bed muna. But I will write my usual SONA analysis folks. Watch out na lang. Pahinga muna. I promise you, mine is shocking talaga. Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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What’s the true state of our nation?

July 25, 2010
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By Jarius Bondoc If Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is to be believed, RP is on the verge of First World status. That’s what she boasted delivering us to, as she toasted diplomats on Independence Day, June 12, two weeks before bowing out. Arroyo wasn’t drunk blathering her presidential legacy during the vin d’honneur. She wasn’t truthful [...]

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Prelude to President Benigno Aquino’s 1st State of the Nation Address (SONA)

July 24, 2010
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President Benigno Aquino’s 1st State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be shocking, says one headline news. It reads: “Aquino says SONA will ‘shock’ Filipinos“. But if you read it, it’s all about how much was left by the Arroyo’s on the national coffers. That’s not shocking. That’s expected from these corrupt [insert bloody anything [...]

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Party-list system: A failure

July 22, 2010
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Sharing you exactly how I feel about this Partylist System. I want this disbanded. Party-list system: A failure By: Ninez Cacho-Olivares That silly party-list system will have to go, sometime in the near future, because clearly, it has been abused through the years, and will continue to be abused — even by the so-called “cause-oriented [...]

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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! Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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We won’t tell you. You’ll find it anyway

July 19, 2010
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I stayed in a very nice apartment complex with a very nice price tag of course. It’s bad enough that those CSI calls scared the hell out of me, then there’s a cemetery at the back. I thought it was funny because during the weekend, a number of tour buses would drop tourists that roam [...]

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A different kind of welcome call

July 18, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Here) Driving from Philadelphia to New Orleans (1st part; 2nd part; last part), I was on the road for three (3) days and two (2) nights. I stayed overnight in Virginia Beach and then in Gaffney, South Carolina. I was thinking of staying for another night in Montgomery, Alabama. But when I heard [...]

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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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merciditas gutierrez and why we don’t trust some Philippine institutions

July 11, 2010
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Ferrum Mann posted this on his FB updates: Watching the Ombudsman presscon live. Justifying why it took all of 5 years before she filed a mere malversation and not plunder case against Bolante, et al. The audience (obviously her subordinates) are clapping as she speaks about not being corrupt. WTF? What troubles me is her [...]

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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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anti-poverty programs leading back to poverty?

July 5, 2010
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Given that we have a new government, determined to thread along the “tuwid na landas“, and of course, even if I don’t have a say on who President Noynoy Aquino appoints in his Cabinet, I will still “say” hahaha! Alam nyo yon? I’m his supporter but this early pa lang, I see a lot of [...]

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Contigo En La Distancia

July 5, 2010
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I was having drinks with friends, playing all sorts of music. One of them started playing David Archuleta’s song. It was a familiar one. I first heard of this classic song from Luis Miguel. Love the song. Memories of Bogota, Colombia where I first heard of Luis Miguel. I have dozens of his album. I [...]

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The Philippine Dream should never be an American Dream

July 4, 2010
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It might already be July 5 in Manila, but today – its Happy 4th of July in the United States. Like all Filipino-Americans, I wish one Happy 4th of July to the country who gave me a lot of opportunities here, which sadly, I can’t find nor is available for me back home in the [...]

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President Noynoy Aquino and his Cabinet Members

July 4, 2010
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(Photo Credits: From the FB Walls of JJ Soriano) WHO IS THE CABINET member whose “first assignment” is to get at least “three hours of sleep” daily? Who did President Aquino have to “beg” to join his official family? And who “possesses 80 percent” of his brain? Backed by an overwhelming electoral mandate, Mr. Aquino [...]

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No new taxes but the VAT on toll roads is a go?!

July 4, 2010
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Commissioner Kim Henares said that BIR would continue to push for the implementation of the value-added tax on toll roads, an effort started by Arroyo. And then like an alibi to justify implementation, she said that if the law were changed to say that there would be no VAT on toll roads, then the BIR [...]

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Hire an employee, get a loan break

July 3, 2010
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Here’s a novel offer from Chase: For each new employee a small business hires, the bank will knock down the interest rate on its credit line. The new program, unveiled Wednesday, is open to business owners who take on a new Chase business credit line of up to $250,000 or existing customers who increase their [...]

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Building a case

July 2, 2010
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From: Philstar Filipinos have often lamented that crooks get away with everything in this country, from petty to large-scale thievery, to domestic violence and even murder. This failure is not always due to corruption, incompetence or the lack of independence in the judicial system. Prosecutors can also bungle a case, leaving courts with no choice [...]

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Presidential inauguration’s noon-time show

July 1, 2010
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I think Shalani Soledad was truly elegant. Down in Charleston, South Carolina on the day of President Noynoy Aquino’s inauguration, I was very excited to watch the live streaming of the activities at the Luneta Park. It would have been a nice feeling if I was there too. I wanted to join the chorus of [...]

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The President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 2010
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“The only advice I can give you: Live with honor and follow your conscience. There is no greater nation on earth than our Motherland. No greater people than our own. Serve them with all your heart, with all your might and with all your strength. Son, the ball is now in your hands.” ~Ninoy Aquino, [...]

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10 phrases to ban from your resume

June 28, 2010
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From: MSNBC Team player? Self-motivated? So is everyone else Whether you’re out of a job as part of the recession’s layoffs, everyone is taking a closer look at their resumes. Does it reflect your accomplishments and show your career progression — or hide the lack thereof? If you’ve been working with an older resume, take [...]

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Landon Donovan is still cute!

June 28, 2010
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If you haven’t heard it yet, Pakistan and India announced Saturday they would fight terrorism together and would cooperate on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Shit! Expect these two countries terrorizing each other. Costa Rica gave up six decades of ties with Taiwan in favor of China in June 2007. In return, China donated a swanky [...]

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