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Archive for October, 2006

Match.com rocks!

  • Filed under: Personal
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

Oh my God. Match.com is the shiznit! A co-worker told me that one of our bosses’ profile was up on the site and since it was reeking of blackmail potential, I was dying to check it out using my office computer during office hours with the risk of him seeing me gawking at his profile. Unfortunately, I never found it. However, fortunately (or was it unfortunately?), I stumbled upon other gems that were apt for a Halloween post.

Mumu No. 1Mumu No. 1: “Im a simple kind of person, i dont look much on how people see you in your outside look or even your age …all i need is a gurl who love to be with me anytime and fun to be with…Just try seing me.”

But what he actually meant was: “I love seeing my nipples poke through the sheer material of my black sando. My pastimes include pouring bottled water down my chest, getting high on the smell of pomade, and singing psalms to a photo of Jinggoy Estrada.”

Hey, you! Yes, you! Click here if you’ve got balls!

Discourage Disparages

  • Filed under: Personal
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

OFWs can still be the Modern Day Heroes if discourage disparages

A Hesitant Father (On Fatherhood)

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

A father’s greatest joy is his greatest source of sorrow. Why?

“Misedukasyon”

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

education

Nais ko lang ibahagi sa inyo ang mga insights ko tungkol sa isang dokyumentaryong napanood ko. Kamakailan lang ay nabigyan ang aming klase sa FILKOMU (Komunikasyon sa Filipinolohiya) ng pagkakataong makapanood ng dokyumentaryong gawa ng Ibon Foundation na pinamagatang “MISEDUKASYON“. Tinatalakay nito ang mga isyung kinakaharap ng bansa ukol sa kalidad ng edukasyon sa mga paaralan dito sa Pilipinas.

Balikan natin ang panahon ng kolonialismo. Nang dumating ang mga Amerikano, nagsimula sila ng sistemang edukasyon. Lingid sa kaalaman ng nakararami noon, may ibang layunin ang mga ito kung kaya’t ipinatupad nila ang sistemang ito. Bukod sa pagbibigay sa atin ng kaalaman, ginamit nila ito bilang instrumento upang tayo ay mapasailalim nila. Sa makatuwid, ipinakita nila ang pagiging makapangyarihan nila upang masakop tayo.

Ang pangyayaring ito ay tila nakapaghatid sa atin ng malaking epekto hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Nagkaroon tayo ng pag-iisip na magagaling ang mga kano, samantalang ang pinoy ay hindi. Mataas ang pagtingin natin sa kanila. Nirerespeto at kinikilala. Kahit nga pinoy na magaling mag ingles o may accent ay iba na ang tingin natin. Susyal, matalino, may kaya.

Sinasabi rin sa dokyu na nagiging komersyalisado na ang edukasyon. Ang kalidad ng edukasyon ay tinitignan na lamang sa halaga ng tuition fee. Kaya kung ikaw ay Atenista o Lasalista, ibig sabihin ay masuwerte ka dahil hindi madaling makapasok sa unibersidad na iyon. Hindi lang utak ang kailangan, pati sapat na salapi. Minsan kahit hindi na sa halaga ng tuition fee tignan, basta may pangalan. Kamakailan lang ay lumabas ang resulta ng World University Rankings na isinagawa ng Times Higher Education Supplement-Quacquar elli Symonds (THES-QS). 500 na unibersidad sa buong mundo ang nasa rankings. Apat na unibersidad dito sa Pilipinas ang napabilang sa nasabing rankings. Ang University of the Philippines ay nasa ika-299 na pwesto na sinundan naman ng De La Salle University na nasa ika-392 na pwesto. Nasa bilang 484 naman sa listahan ang Ateneo de Manila University, at umabot sa ika-500 na pwesto ang University of Sto.Tomas.

Ito ay isang malaking factor sa paghahanap ng trabaho dahil prioridad ng mga kumpanya ang mga nagtapos sa “reputable” na eskwelahan. Nagiging hindi patas ang ganitong pananaw sa mga estudyanteng hindi nga nagtapos sa mga sinasabi nilang “reputable” na eskwelahan ngunit may kakayahan naman talaga. Ito ay nagrereflect sa ating lipunan ngayon sapgkat ang daming magulang ang pinipiling patigilin na lamang ang kanilang anak para makapagtrabaho na agad.

Ang sa akin lang, ito ay isang malaking hamon para sa lahat ng estudyante upang pagbutihin ang kanilang pag-aaral. Hindi dapat maging hadlang ang kahirapan para ipagpatuloy ang kanilang pagaaral. Ito ay para na rin hindi ma-balewala ang kanilang potensyal. At para naman sa mga employers, sana magkaroon sila ng bukas na isip sa pagpili ng manggagawa. At para naman sa kinauukulan, nawa’y sikapin nilang maglaan ng sapat na pondo upang masuportahan ang edukasyon ng ating mga kababayang kinakapos.

Malacanang Palace vs. The Firm

  • Filed under: Politics
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

The Firm flourished under the Ramos administration, thanks to the political and business savvy of founding partner Antonio Carpio. During the short reign of deposed President Estrada, Carpio kept a low profile as a private practitioner and respected opposition figure. read more?

Remembering the Dead

  • Filed under: Personal
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

When I was a kid, I look forward to halloween and all soul’s day. Halloween because of the candies we get during trick or treating and All Soul’s Day because it is our family’s annual reunion in the cemetery.

Growing up on the Philippines, the first of November is a very important day for us. It is a religious holiday (All Saint’s Day). Millions of Filipinos flock to the cemetery to visit their departed friends and family on this day instead of the second of November (which is the actual All Soul’s Day).

continue reading… 

Bored old lady

  • Filed under: Humor
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

This is what happens when old people get bored… especially when they’re sitting on the passenger seat of a car driving down a long, winding country road listening to friggin’ Simon and Garfunkel! Whew! more boredom here

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

The very first contributor at the Forum discusses the potential face-off between the Senate and the House.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

We walked by Abercrombie & Fitch and espied a gorgeous man standing inside by the store entrance. Now although this might not sound unusual at all (since everyone knows good looks are an unwritten but universally understood prerequisite to getting a job as a salesperson at any of their stores),this man actually made us stop right in our tracks. He was the usual tall, blonde, tanned, ruggedly handsome sort of fellow you might see ringing up your jeans at A&F — but he was completely shirtless. He wore a fur-lined hoodie jacket and possibly jeans (both our eyes stopped at his impossibly defined six-pack so we really can’t say what he looked like from waist down), and he stood pretty much immobile like he was a mannequin. Which, I suppose, was his raison d’être that day.

Continue reading at GIGI GOES GAGA.

Email Etiquette

  • Filed under: Personal
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

What’s it with people?

E-groups is for everybody’s eyes.

Private email is just for you and the receiver.

If the issue is merely between two people, why broadcast it to the rest of the world?

More at http://ravencrows.blogspot.com/

Untitled

  • Filed under: Art
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

Untitled

@ Objects and Pixels

Hug

  • Filed under: Art
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

Hug

@ Objects and Pixels

Oil Slick? No more!

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

courtesy of about.com

I never thought that controlling sebum overproduction is possible. For people who are terribly oily like me, controlling it is such a tortuous ordeal. I used to waste 4-5 sheets of oil blotting paper just to nix the icky grease that’s inundating my entire face! I’ve never been a type of person who always retouches to zap the shine lest the build up will cause me more zits. And speaking of zits–the number one ingredient of it is this 3-lettered-word: OIL.

emancipate from the “bolang crystal” look. read more…

Premier Muslim Introductions

  • Filed under: Personal
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

Hello everybody, this is Ismail….how are you doing out there ?…are you boys and girls interested to have a date?….Here

is a place wherein you can meet people of your choice.

I have gone through the website very recently and found it to be soo interesting, if you are really serious to date and to

make new friends in asian just go to this website and I am sure that you will definitely meet someone special.

Just let me know what do you think about this website soon after going through it.

Visit : http://www.premiermuslimintroductions.com

The Devil in Me

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

We had a Halloween dress-up last night at work. The Angels and Demons thingie. I chose to be a devil, though I really wanted to be a witch or a jedi. Hmpft! Oh well, it was a welcome change from the boring routine. I just needed Prada and my get-up would have been complete.

And then there were horns…

Mga Vandalism sa UP — ang kulit nito!

  • Filed under: Humor
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

FA Wall:
“nobody cares”
somebody answered:
“not even the carebares?”
then another:
“not even kier?”
then:
“not even zoren?”
lastly:
“not even zorro?”
all written by different people.

More kakulitan here….

Only Four Parachutes

  • Filed under: Humor
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

Check this funny pics

eBay free seminar

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

For the first time in Asia, Jim Griffith, Dean of eBay University will conduct a half day eBay University seminar in the Philippines and meet with the local eBay.ph community.

Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

What happened to Luntiang Pilipinas? Was it abandoned since it was associated with the leader of the Opposition? If Sec. Angie Reyes resigns his post, what would happen to his Green Philippine Highways?

Green highways may blind us from recognizing that we have denuded mountains. I would rather have bland highway sceneries as long as I am confident that mountains are covered with forest trees.

Read more at Mongster’s Nest

Dealing with losing a loved one

  • Filed under: Health
Tuesday
Oct 31,2006

When you believe that you cannot stitch your own heart back together, go to work on the hearts of other people; there is no surer way to repair yourself than to repair them.read more?

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