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Things you should try in an elevator
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So, it's been a while. HELLO.
I've been in and out of my normal self lately. There's a lot of things in my mind right now and probably it's partly because I can't put it out there as much as I want to. I've repressed so much feelings that I've finally convinced myself that I am good at it. UGH. It would be so much easier if I didn't but right now, what else can I do?
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Ten Things an Atenean Can Do for the Environment
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From Juan Tamad to Juan TAMA
I got an email during Christmas break regarding some tips on how to spend the New Year. It was nice to receive such ideas that are quite simple enough for anyone to understand but ironically enough, not that popular in the current lifestyles of Filipinos today. I was wondering about how this could probably be done. How the common man with no access ( Read more... ) -
Youth for 2010
The article I just read is about the youth being the hope of the nation was written by Ms. Cristyl Mae Senajon entitled “Youth for 2010” for the Manila Times. It gave concrete examples of how we can do this together. It is not enough that we only vote. We have to find a suitable candidate, promote, and give our time.
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My wish list for the Philippines
This season is about giving, the celebration of the coming of Jesus Christ. Firstly, I wish for the country, and everyone for that matter, to feel this glorious season. That they do feel true joy and find love in their families and friends. Secondly, I wish for those families of 8-10 who live on 30 pesos a day, to not have food only for Noche Buena ( Read more... ) -
Change Agents
Hapinoy is one social enterprise that lends capital to women entrepreneurs and trains them to build and run their own sari-sari store with the goal of spreading joy in mind. The founders of this enterprise are corporate players that refrained from going for greater success to pursue a greater cause. And that’s exactly what social entrepreneurship ( Read more... ) -
Are you a Jesse Robredo?
By this time, with all the corruption and self-serving government officials everywhere, I have already lost hope that the Philippines will be able to rise up from its current state of poverty and low quality of almost everything. But in the midst of the superfluous power and wealth that the political system offers here in the Philippines (through ( Read more... ) -
Pobreng Pinoy (dated November 14, 2008)
Are you familiar with the show Fear Factor? In this show people battle it out to do disgusting things for $50,000. A few years ago, I really enjoyed watching this show and I remembered it yesterday when I watched a segment from Imbestigdor about urban poor Filipinos, doing such things not for money but for mere survival. I knew for a fact so long ( Read more... ) -
I do believe in angels... I do. I do!
During most of my sleepless nights from force of habit I regularly check the time and it's almost always 2:22 am.
I was born 2:22 am.
I didn't really pay much attention to it until I stumbled upon this link from blog-hopping.
"222 - Our newly planted ideas are beginning to grow into reality. Keep watering and nurturing them, and soon they will ( Read more... )