“High tide or low tide?” was the reply given by Charlene Gonzales to a question asked at the finals of the Miss Universe pageant held in Manila in 1994. More…

I’ve come across a few people who love to have pissing matches. A fierce need (a.k.a. insecurity) to display their supposed mental prowess probably drives them to always show off their acquired knowledge. They will argue points that you’re not arguing with them about, and they will play devil’s advocate to any issue discussed disregarding whatever personal experience you have had about the subject matter. They want to convince you that your experience was somehow faulty, or just plain imagined – because really now, they know better.

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there used to be a time when a “no classes” bulletin makes my day. it’s been raining non-stop since last week and classes have been suspended for a couple of days. it all means nothing to me now. just another day for the unemployed to miss the sun.

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This is one of the two towers surrounding the place that this Broadway junkie has come to know very well: the TKTS booth, where tickets to Broadway shows are sold at half-price. More…

And speaking of music, whores and very bad decisions, it’s a sad day when even MADONNA needs to crucify herself to get some attention. I had no clue she intended to do it on tour, but when I saw her website, I was like, wo-oh, she’s run out of ideas now!

Oh, and my sister tells me JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’s been off admitting using drugs and things that should make him tough and shit so people would buy his album and actually forget he’s a white boy from a boyband just because he uses drugs and hangs out way too much with SNOOP.

I swear to god, there will come a day when they’d have to show us their intestines wrapped around a cat they’re trying to strangulate for a pagan ritual that may spell the end of our world as we know it to get our attention. Or ride a real-life unicorn-dragon. With faeries. And an asteroid. With BRUCE WILLIS on it.

I don’t want to miss a thee-haaang!

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Whether we realize it or not, this acquisition is bound to change computing as we know it, as well as dramatically alter the landscape of personal computing, both from a technological, as well as a commercial point of view.

I have shivers just thinking about it.

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the local tv shows catch on the concepts of animes changing opening and ending credits (sure wish someone working in the industry will get to read this)

just a rant posted here

For those still in the dark, it all started last Tuesday night when I went to bed early because I was not feeling well. I had a slight fever back then and there were more than a dozen of times I tried to sneeze but failed. Sneezing is a sign that my body is fighting infection and if I do sneeze, it’s good because the foreign invaders -viruses, bacteria and other microbes are being ejected out of my body at more than 70 miles/hour (the average speed of a human sneeze). Unfortunately, since all my attempts to sneeze failed, it meant that my first-line of body defenses failed and that the microbes have gotten inside my system. It’s time for all out bio-war.

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Frowning, she looked at my driver’s license, then up at me, then back at my license.

“It really doesn’t look like you,” the girl checking my ID said. It’s not a surprising reaction. Since I quit Big J’s group last year, people have been commenting on how different I now look. Thinner, happier, healthier.

“It’s me. I’ve lost weight and got contact lenses,” I assured her. To be honest, I was quite flattered. At 26, it’s nice to be carded.

She studied my license a bit longer before letting me in.

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Do you find yourself wondering what people really think of you? I doubt that anyone will ever know for sure how people see himself or herself, though, thanks to these little things called “politeness” or even “being plastic.” But if it’s true that first impressions do last, then that sucks. Admit it, you don’t always make a good initial impression. Or even if you do, it’s not always the impact that you’re going for. There are days that sometimes, you just don’t want people to think you’re a nice person.

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Stairs leading towards the Khiem Cung Gate

Still part of Hue’s UNESCO sites are the numerous Royal Tombs scattered along its area. Most of these are form the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) which is the last of Vietnam’s Royal families. There were 13 kings then but for some reasons there were only 7 royal tombs constructed on the hilly regions just south of the Imperial Citadel. In order to access to these tombs, you can hire a scooter or a motorcycle to drive you in each tomb, most popular though are the Dragon Boats which will cruise you along the Perfume River. Dragon boats, which are the leisurely way to travel, cost about $3 USD per pax for a whole day including lunch. Downside here is once you docked on different points; you still have to hire a xe om (scooter) to take you to the tombs since. And you know you have to haggle for a really good price and a good price starts around $1 USD and in addition to that is the 55000 Dong in each of the tomb entrance. It takes a couple of days to see all the tombs. For us however, having only limited time, we were able to visit two tombs, via motorcycle (which we contracted for the duration of our trip).

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dear unkyel batjay,

bakit po ba “miss universe” ang tawag doon sa sikat na beauty contest eh puro naman mga taga earth ang mga contestant nito? di po ba false advertising ito.

nagmamahal,

gentle reader

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I thought they’re gone for good but it turns out that they are just doing something to make things better for their readers!

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The photograph featuring Fil-Australian model, Lani Pillinger, as the subject won 3rd place in the Apple of My i Photo Contest, which culminated last May 2006. Since then, a lot of my readers have been asking to see some pictures of her. While these are not the photos from the Apple of My i Contest, talented photographer, Carla Y. Berroya-Foster, was gracious enough to let me post some shots she took of Ms. Pillinger. So a big thank you goes out to Carla. Continue reading…

He was always last on the class list then, but now he’s always first on Pinoy Top Blogs. More…

and we’re at it again, experimenting new stuffs…

i got the link from one of the photography forums on how to produce an effective lighting of products, a.k.a product photography. instead of buying expensive equipment, this do-it-yourself (diy) tutorial can help ease your financial restraints and enjoy with the same quality.

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There are two different ways to read the decision of the President to personally acknowledge her supporters in her Sona: First, it proves that Arroyo enjoys broad support, especially from local government units. She hopes to consolidate this support by outlining an economic program which intends to benefit the provinces instead of ‘imperial Manila.’ Second, Arroyo has too few supporters left that she can actually name them one by one inside the Batasan fortress.

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One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.”

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

There were many things I wanted to be when I was a child. Many possesions I want to have. Growing older, I find myself in a de-clutterring mode and getting rid of the non-essentials and the negatives. Climbing into my attic one day, I realized I had way too many things accumulated over the years. One by one, little by little, after much introspection, I gave them away to people whom I felt needed them more or who would benefit (more…)

Buti na lang at may dumating
na Wonder Gloria, ekonomistang
sa pamamahala ay dalubhasa.
Lubog na ekonomiya kanyang
iniangat, sambayanang baon sa
hirap, nakaramdam ng ginhawa.

Utang panlabas, nababayaran
fiscal crisis ay nalulunasan.
Pinataas ang sahod, bilihin ay
pinamura. Lahat ay may trabaho,
kaya’t ang pangingibang bayan
ay hindi na kinakailangan pa.

Basahin ang buong tula