While idly browsing the webs, I came across a "clan" (something like a cross between a clique and an organization) with these listed rules and regulations for their members:Rules & Regulations

1. Members/officers are required to send at least 12 gms* per week.
2. Members are required to use tag for sending GMs. The tag must consists the name of the ( Read more... )

I overheard a co-worker from the other account requesting for "Papa Americano" to be played over the speakers in the office. The real title is actually "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP; it's the latest dance track played on perpetual repeat and booming across the speakers at work. Actually, it was released a year ago, but ( Read more... )

A Tagalog poem, which is unusual because I hardly write in Tagalog. I must've written this at least four years ago, but forgot about it. I found it tucked inside an old notebook while looking for something else.


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That's what happens when one does not clean up his phone inbox and let 5000+ messages accumulate. Lately, the phone is prone to suddenly freezing for several minutes.

Yesterday, it happened while I was on my way to an appointment; I couldn't access my client's text message so removed the SIM and microSD from the phone and let it run with minimal ( Read more... )

One of my friends from Diliman sent this via Facebook. Let's spread the word, support, and invite more people to help rehabilitate the Chem Pav.
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One of these days, I will make an adequate English translation of this song. Of course, any English translation will lose the beautiful wordplay and rhyming that Dong Abay used for this beautiful song.Perpekto
Dong Abay

Ikaw ay nagdaramdam,
puso ay nagdurugo.
Hindi mo yata alam kung san ka patungo.
Ikaw ay naliligaw,
isip ay nalilito.
Ayaw mo ng gumalaw,
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Apparently I'm not alone. I guess either @tweetitow was swamped by uploaded tweets, has had a problem with Globe again or there was another Fail Whale in Twitter.


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Got this from the Filipinas Heritage Library mailing list:THE FILIPINO SCREEN VISITS MARKET! MARKET! from June 8 to 10


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Sent to the Adarna House Mailing List::Job Alert: Junior Artist needed

Adarna House is in need of a highly-creative individual to fill a Junior Artist position.  The Artist will report to the Product Development Manager and will assist in conceptualizing, designing, encoding, preparing layout and illustration for company products in line with the ( Read more... )

An OFW and single mom was in the country for her daughter's graduation. She also went to see a friend in Tandang Sora. Before they could leave the place, they were arrested by two policemen and were accused of drug possession. They were then detained and extorted -- the money should have gone for the treatment of her cancer.

Acoording to her son's ( Read more... )