The competitiveness indicators are economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure. Out of 61 nations or economies, the Philippines ranked 49th.

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This is Carlos Palanca Street heading towards Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo. The yellow building on the right is the Universidad de Manila (City College of Manila) where the old Clover Theater used to stand and where German Moreno started out as a janitor; behind it is FEATI.

Originally named Echague Street, this strip is quite famous for its affordably-priced housewares.

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Yesterday was the last Sunday, the fourth Sunday in the grueling rite of passage for all law graduates and prospective lawyers in the Philippines known as the Bar Examinations.

Amidst the cacophony of cheering fraternities, fireworks, drums, brass bands, and beer being sprayed everywhere, I left DLSU thankful and relieved that it’s all over.

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Today, thousands of Christian sects exist. Each of them have their own doctrines that contradicts that of the others. However, do all these sects know the truth that Christ taught to His Church about God?

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Key-Kwan. Key-Kwan!!! Key-Kwan???

Sadness and happiness rolled into one
Frustration wrapped in one capsule
Irony of ironies, Oh Fate so cruel!
You were the Master of your craft
Your words and your voice made
Acclaim, fortune, and beauty
Haunt you endlessly
To you, emceeing was child’s play
Suave, cool, decent, and refreshing
Everyone was under your spell
But good things end
A gaping void now remains
Crestfallen with your extinction,
We bid you —
Good night, Eddie
Rest well

I bid goodbye to a great man.

eow! i am sleepy right now and i want to sleep. but i have to do this. it has been days since i had my last post about my activities but i am now back in action to give my story. well, the 31st founding anniversary of davao doctors college ended and i am back again to reality. i had joined the cheerdancing group of casbe(our department) and we had rigid and extensive rehearsals which made my bones and muscles that time hurt and “damaged”. i hate that practices. i wish i had not joined the stuff instead but just sitting in my boring classroom and listen to the teacher. well. physically speaking, i was not used to the routines being taught to us by kuya joey and kuya jepoy (our trainors) because i am a sickly person. i had been complaining those days because of my regrets and angry ractions of our trainors when you cannot execute correctly the steps and stunts. i became frightful that time of getting mistakes and tried everything to perform correctly so that you will not be scolded. but my fellow cheerdancers(which are almost HRM students and i was the only one treated differently because i am of different course) said that everything about cheerdance is like that. criticisms from trainors because of our failings, sacrifices, sleepless nights and many others are just pieces of the cheerdance puzzle and all you have to do assemble those pieces to form an experience. and i completed the picture. it was quite a memorable thing for me because that was the first time that my tears were about to fall seeing my comrades crying before dancing at the gym with a huge crowd of expectators and after we lost. i realized the true spirit of rapport among each of the cheerdancing group.

i had joined a lot of cheerdancing events during my high school days but all of them were victorious and i saw no much effort on that because all of us were cooperative and practice sportsmanship. and most of all, we enjoyed every little thing of it.

but this year, dancing with strangers in my eyes(because i am not so engaged with the HRM people), i realized that despite the hardships and challenges we still stood up high in the end, though defeated. i saw ming, jolas(i don’t know the real names) and our instructor who always look after us during practices, mr. lambayan, cried. i tried to comfort them by cracking a joke, but i don’t know if they knew it. i understand their tears because they felt that our best is not enough in order to convince the judges. that time, i wanted to sympathize with them by crying too but i controlled myself. i want to stick with my principle that i should minimize crying because i am now in college. so i must practice maturity and independence.

basta, i am so happy with the over-all results of the founding anniversary because i had experienced wonderful remembrances that i would like to reminisce over and over again.

today. i am so angry about myself because i cannot log in to my blog over the web(www.cjb.net). i don’t know if my password is right but all i know is that i only have a universal password of mine which i always use upon entering sites(i.e. friendster, yahoo mail. hotmail, cjb.net, myspace, freewebs). i don’t like it really.

we had a boring class today in filipino and math maybe because of lack of sleep. we had sleepless nights during our rehearsals in cheerdance. so i am trying to normalize my sleeping habit. but i don’t think that i could be regaining that lost sleep, not until our semestral break comes. watch out.

today is the start of the fasting season(ramadan) of the muslim. and i am joining them, i skipped my lunch now, just writing my post. well. see you.

There is something built in a women’s psyche that allows for truth to flourish. And that is the female’s ability to ascertain honesty, which reciprocally means also being to detect falsehood. This innate capacity of heightened perception stands in stark contrast to the “male code” that is the cradle of infidelity, deception, and misdirection. And the code works only in the surface for the woman knows deep inside that she is infallibly precise.

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Palagay ko alam ko na ang pakiramdam ng pag-ibig. Ngayon ko lang naranasan ang mga ganitong bagay sa buhay ko. Bumibilis na pintig ng aking puso. Sa tuwing kausap ko siya, parang hindi ako mapakali at tila nagbabago ang ugali ko. Ngunit naguguluhan, nahuhulog na ba ang loob ko? Totoo na kaya ito? Pag-ibig na kaya ito? Magbasa pa.

I didn’t know that I have these Endless Love music files lying around my hard drive.

With playable audio files.

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I miss blogging. I am missing an opportunity for R&R (rest and relaxation). After watching those cheesy movies, I think I am also missing something in the love department. What could it be?

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We live in an increasingly globalized society, thanks to the wonderful and innovative technology called telecommunications. Specifically, telephone and internet. Even the most rural corners of Ilocos and the boondocks of the provinces are connected to the world via internet. With the help of laptops and wireless fidelity aka wifi, you can be connected internationally while taking a dump.

Hmm. Break. Gotta eat this chicken pot pie.

Back to telecom. I have a Globe sim card in my Blackberry that is roaming here in the US. Wow, I can receive text messages for free from my friends and family across the Philippines. Though service sucks overall, I guess you get what you pay for. One thought about cellphone service in the PI: Why in the world do people continue to use Globe and Smart, when Sun Cellular has free Sun to Sun phone calls? This is really mind boggling for me. Note to self: When I get back to the Philippines, convince all my friends to switch to Sun or get a new phone with a Sun sim card.

Then there’s the monopolistic giant they call PLDT. I’m glad that the cell phone companies are getting in the action. I hate monopolies. So bad for consumers. Are you following my drift? Yes, this post will lead towards the monopolitic evil in the form of PLDT. What’s my beef?

I have a friend who just moved into a condo in Makati. One year lease. The unit doesn’t come with an AC since the previous tenant took it with her, and the landlord refuses to put in an AC and wants my friend to put his own. Speaking of landlords in the Philippines, they really do live by that name “landlords”. They act as if they are the kings and queens of the kingdom called Third World. They are the lords of evil, if you ask me. Fine, not all. But a lot of them, in my experience, have been quite Napoleonistic, wielding power. Talk about power tripping. But that is another blog altogether.
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Toronto is probably better known around the world for its film festival. But as I’ve learned over the past few weeks since I arrived, the film festival is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cultural events in this city. More…

A home-made minicar that can do 200 miles per gallon and seats two passengers — a waking dream or a reality?

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Just after I boarded the cab at the airport in Kuala Lumpur last wednesday, the taxi driver told me that some Malaysians are concerned about the situation in Thailand.
“What situation?” I asked him. I swear I didn’t know about it. I wasn’t watching some news channel before I left Manila… read here for more…

Matagal narin akong hindi nakakabalik sa Saudi, hindi ko nga alam kung kailan pa ako makakabalik doon. Dahil mayron narin naman na akong mydestiny cable internet, Napaglalaruan ko na ang google earth at sa panahong ngayon binisita ko ang bansang naging malaking parte narin ng buhay ko.

Dahil nawala narin ang iba kong post sa ilalim ng kwentong disyerto eh mabuti na sigurong maging pamilyar muna kayo sa mga lugar doon na siyang gagamitin ko sa mga susunod pa ng kwentong walang kwenta.

Una nating hihintuan ang aming paaralan na naging isang malaking impluwensya sa kung sino man ako ngayon.

Ipagpatuloy ang pagbabasa

So finally, after a few weeks of nail-biting suspense I finally recieved an email from Rising Internet Superstar Mike “Fucking” Villar telling me that I’ve been inducted into the awesome, amazing, exclusive and totally mind-blowing Dash Media Network. If you’ve been living under a rock for the last two weeks or so and you don’t know what Dash Media is, I’ve put up a page about Dash Media’s philosophy here.

According to the email,

Out of over a hundred submissions, only 22 blogs made the final cut to qualify as members of the Dash Media Network. These blogs are not merely the best of the lot but more importantly passed through the most stringent of criteria focused on the quality of the content. Your blog has been chosen as one them. Congratulations!

Whoa.

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Right after Hannah and I sparred, my trainer Dave donned his gloves and mouthpiece and faced me.

“This is your target,” he said, pointing at his belly above the padded crotch armor. “Think of this as your ex-boyfriend.”

In this drill, I tried to hit Dave while avoiding his jab. When I lacked aggression, Dave asked, “What’s your ex-boyfriend’s name?”

“I’m not telling you!” I said, embarrassed.

“Get down lower,” Dave said. I bent my knees. Dave threw his left jab, and to my surprise, I easily moved my head to avoid it.

All of a sudden, the heavens opened up, the clouds parted, rays of light bombarded me, and angelic music filled my soul. I had an epiphany!

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The low-end Treo, the Palm Treo 680, is poised to be released in the U.S. Since it will be using GSM, it will be a matter of time before we see this locally.

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