The mighty New York Times has weighed in on the just-opened Broadway musical version of “Legally Blonde,” and it’s not a pretty review.

Snark drips off the opening lines: “Flossing between songs is recommended for anyone who attends ‘Legally Blonde,’ the nonstop sugar rush of a show that opened last night at the Palace Theater, joining the ranks of such nearby temples to candy worship as the M&M and Hershey’s theme stores.”

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Take (Not) The Road Less Traveled

Speech of Mikaela Irene Fudolig, 16 years old, on April 22, 2007 during UP Graduation Ceremonies. She graduated Summa cum laude, BS Physics at UP Diliman.

“… Take NOT the road less traveled. Rather, MAKE new roads, BLAZE new trails, FIND new routes to your dreams. Unlike the track-beaters in campus who see where they’re going, we may not know how far we can go. But if we are brave, defiant searchers of excellence, we will go far. Explore possibilities, that others may get a similar chance. I have tried it myself. And I’m speaking to you now.”

You may read the complete value adding speech at Sonnie’s Porch

Why does a day only have 24 hours? I hate it. Time sucks.

So when the hell do we enjoy life?

Time flies when you’re having fun? Not really. Time flies while you’re busy doing the things that will bring you to the happy times that don’t really exist.

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It’s true! Change will really do you good. I’ve been feeling terrible for months, but the simple news that my request to transfer to another project at work has been approved instantly lifted up my depression – just in time for my birthday.

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i have spent last whole week being sick and mik was there for me all the way, including accompanying me to all my trips to the hospital. when i was scared, he was there to comfort me. he did everything to make things better. i had a talk with him last friday night..about this whole situation.

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after all this time, i’ve been going along hoping that i will soon be over joe. i go out with mik almost 5-6 times a week, he calls several times a day and checks on me. one day, i receive an sms from the US and i think it was something i wanted to hear especially when i felt so worthless..but it’s always better late than never.

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By my estimate there are around 6000-7000 pinoy blogs out there. Out of this only around 20 percent are active. And out of the active blogs, around 20 percent receive substantial traffic.

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When we received our recall order last January that we were to go back home on July next year, the urgency of getting a place to live in Manila suddenly haunted us. We left the Philippines for Cambodia in 2002 barely two weeks after we got married with nothing to our name as a married couple save for a rice cooker or two which we received as wedding gifts.

Of course we know that Dad and Mom would welcome their youngest child and their favorite son-in-law who currently lives in Cambodia to their house in Kamuning. We also know that Papa and Mama would welcome their beloved only child and favorite daughter-in-law to their house in Lucena. But golly — we are much too old to be bossed around babied by our parents.

The urgency is also aggravated by the fact that of all the times for the dollar to devalue and for the peso to appreciate, it has to be now when we’re earning dollars and about to use our hard-earned cash to purchase a home.

Read more in Toe’s Kurokuroatbp.

(Oo, magkakaroon pa ng “Pogi Rock II”)

May nadaanan akong blog kung saan inacknowledge ng may-ari ang kanyang sarili bilang Callalista, HALEr, 6cycleminder, Spongecolanian, at Hileran. Blog pa lang niya kasi ang nakikitaan ko ng ganun karaming “fan labels” kaya nun ko lang din nalaman yung katawagan sa fans ng ibang banda. “Haler” lang kasi ang alam ko noon.

Hindi ko naman siya tinitira as a person. Hindi ko lang mawari kung bakit ganyan ang tawag ng fans sa kanilang sarili. Nakakatawa kasi, dahil sa Pinoy bands lang yata ganyan; enlighten if I got it wrong.

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I was channel surfing earlier today when I stumbled upon the ever familiar “The BUZZ” (with Ruffa Guttierez-Bektas, Kristy Fermin and Boy Abunda) on ABS-CBN channel. My sister, upon seeing the gossip talk show, asked me to drop the remote and stop pushing the buttons for a while. I obliged since I wasn’t interested to any particular shows that were being aired. While watching the show’s cast dishing out the headlines, I was intrigued by one of their headline stories. They were insinuating that a “well known star” was an ampon ( adopted) and claimed to have the legitimate birth certificate of the “star”.

… OFWs inspired…

@ Objects and Pixels

Syet, nagreply sa Myspace email ko ang Stella’s Notch (ang bagong banda ni Melody del Mundo of Sugar Hiccup). Grabe! I’m still reeling! Hehe! Embarassed

Kinilig ako na ewan, haha! First time ko lang kase mag-email sa fave artist ko. Usually kase e silent fan lang ako. Laging on the side lang kung humanga.

“McKinley gave the Filipinos only one choice – submit to American authority or die. The Filipinos chose to die rather than submit to a new master. For almost a year, the Filipino army fought the better-armed American forces in open-field or conventional warfare. Attempts by the Filipinos to seek an armistice were rebuffed by the Americans. To the Americans, armistice meant an unconditional surrender of the Filipino army before any talks may be initiated, a condition that Aguinaldo considered a breach of the standard norms of warfare. The Filipinos refused to accept the American condition for armistice without any clear commitment that a government of their own will be respected by the Americans. After a succession of defeats in numerous battlefields, the Filipinos shifted to guerrilla tactics. The change in strategy surprised the Americans who began to suffer heavier casualties from sneak attacks and ambuscades. So the bloody conflict dragged on for three more years. ”

read more: Why Filipinos are not a patriotic people

While campaigning in Lucena, Quezon, I found time to visit Delfin Mallari Jr., the Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondent who survived a slay attempt last week. As a blogger, I thanked Delfin for publishing some of my blog articles in his local paper, Ang Dyaryo Natin.

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Wow! Too many too fast indeed!

While I was following a reader’s url on a comment about Twitter, I noticed an icon that says: “Call Me! (For Free)”. I got curious about it so I followed the link and behold – Jaxtr!

Continue exploring at The Armorer’s Codex.

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Everything’s going pretty well so far. Kaya yung revenge plan ko ke badboy e pinapa-stop ko na.

Kung anuman kase ang mga kamalasang inabot ko sa kanya e tila natabunan ng magagandang blessings.

Una, nagkaroon ako ng raket sa skul ngayong summer. Nagbakasyon kase sa Korea yung ilang students ko kaya matumal ang kita ko ngayon. Pero after my misadventures with badboy e bigla akong nabigyan ng sked ngayon. Mabilisang pera. Magaan na trabaho pati. What more can I ask for?

Naparusahan ko na naman ang aking kanang kamay nitong Sabado ng umaga. Umuwi ba naman ng sheng-sheng ng bahay. At nalaman ko na naman kung anong kalokohan at kasiraan ang ginawa niya, kung kaya’t ako ay degraded at demoralized na naman. Basa pa

then the world will become a better place, with people feeling more secure.

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I have had Joost now for over a month and yet I haven’t really enjoyed watching programs using the much-loved web-based cable TV software since the client basically crashes almost all the time.

Apparently, Joost’s web connection speed and PC hardware requirements are quite high which is why, according to this Joost FAQ.

Well, I guess it would still take some time before they finally figure out how to make Joost “lighter” and more responsive. It’s still in beta anyway.

By the way, if you want to try Joost for yourself, leave a comment and I’ll give you an invite — I have three Joost invites up for grabs.

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