February 2012
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“Watch your thoughts for they become words. Your words become action, action...”
– Margaret Thatcher
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“Respect is earned, reverence is built and reputation is made. If you do not have...”
– Corrupt politicians want to stop being portrayed as, well, corrupt. Will the hypocrisy ever end? Story in: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=779660&publicationSubCategoryId=68
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“Who in his right mind would accept an envelope of, supposedly, unknown content...”
– —Myself
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Ball Game, Vienna-Style
Picture this: lush greens adorning all corners of a massive hall evoking the blooms of summer right in the middle of winter or spring; pillars and arches draped with insignias of nobility and the aristocratic pasts; fountains and lakes teeming with real swans; and the brightest chandeliers hanging from the ceilings that trace all their heritage to middle-age royalty. Throw in some live orchestra...
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Got to Go to Guam! →
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“Whenever you are forced to deal with stupid, incompetent and inconsiderate...”
– —Myself
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“Being Drunk and Sleepy Can Do Wonders for Your Creativity. (I rest my case.)”
– Story in: http://lifehacker.com/5884044/turns-out-being-drunk-andor-sleepy-can-do-wonders-for-your-creativity
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Well done Warsaw: Poland's debt trumps Germany's...
Anyone who takes financial-market indicators as a guide to the real world must be mad or a banker. But it is still interesting to note, as Bloomberg has just calculated, that on risk-adjusted returns Polish government bonds are a better bet than either German bunds or US Treasuries. The Bloomberg ranking gives Poland the top spot with an 8.3% return in local currency in the three years to...
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“…the America-Philippines “reinforcement” of their defence arrangement has...”
– Story in:
http://www.economist.com/node/21546033?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/thedevilinthedeepbluedetail
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January 2012
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“I’d begin to feel hungry for sex, she says. “I’d go on the prowl for men on my...”
– Story in: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/27/i-ve-slept-with-1-000-men-so-far-i-don-t-care-if-people-judge-me-115875-23721753/
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Emotional Band-Aid
When people say alcohol cures their loneliness, it’s a mere excuse to go nuts. Same goes for drugs, sex, excessive shopping and suicide. The real cure to loneliness is to be lonely, sulk in misery for a bit, get sick of it and eventually snap out of it.
We’ve seen people drag themselves to the lowest possible human condition, as a way of diverting all the negative energies their loneliness has...
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thewanderdj asked: Hi I hope you dont mind that I posted your Would I die for the Filipino post on my FB Wall with a link to your blog. It's just one of the the miserable truths in the Philippines, totally worth the read.
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Would I Die for the Filipino?
At the check-in counter queue alone, I’d never felt so humiliated for my being Filipino (or Asian, if that’s the case). Seeing that the Business Class counter had been idle for a while, this check-in usher eagerly asked a Caucasian couple before me if they were Business/First Class passengers. “No, we’re flying Economy…” Despite that, the usher very warmly, with...
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“By 2050, the Philippines will leapfrog 27 places to become the world’s 16th...”
– Story in http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/12/worlds-top-economies-in-2050-will-be/?hpt=hp_c3
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“I’ve never been able to understand all the fuss about creating “new branding”...”
– Story in http://m.bworldonline.com/m_content.php?page=Opinion&id=44787
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Dummy Dummy Text
Client: Can you just get rid of this here?
Me: The Lorum Ipsum?
Client: Yeah, just fill it with dummy text that doesn’t mean anything.
Re-blogged from clientsfromhell.
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“…an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) may escape becoming a second-class...”
– Story in http://opinion.inquirer.net/20199/second-class-citizens.
In another reference, here’s the story of Stella Gonzales’ ordeal at the POEA: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/21871/exit-clearance-an-ofw%E2%80%99s-nightmare
December 2011
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“Given its economic problems Europe might be expected to solicit visitors. Yet...”
– Story in http://www.economist.com/node/21542224?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/keepout
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Blues, Whites and Some Naps
There’s a certain, permanent piece of pride in having a province to go home to; let alone knowing where to hide away from the manic life of the city. Being from Oriental Negros myself and having a family that knows no bounds when it comes to food binge, the easiest hideaway would be just a few hours’ drive south. Destination: Antulang Resort.
Picture this: crisp monsoon breeze...
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The World's Best Christmas
Endless feasts…everywhere. For an extraordinarily Catholic country, “eat, drink and be merry” has become the staple credo for the season. Not that we drink only during Christmas. It’s just in December that alcohol is tolerated even at work.
It’s also when TV stations and magazines do double-time in featuring what’s hot and what’s in for the season—from the most lavish of dishes to the...
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