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I know I should have posted this a long time ago (well, thanks to some busyness there…argh >.<) But with the turn of events in Maguindanao: the lifting of the martial law, the rebellion charges while in fact it should be mass murder (genocide perhaps) to those bastards who ruled that place like facking Sith Lords (they made Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Emperor Palpatine looked tame and lame) and all the non-sense, unfruitful investigation pep talk …

Hala! Our 2010 Election has truly become some We Are Family – mapapahiya ang Carnival sa Rio. And if we have Balimbing as the National Political Fruit, welcome Garapata: The Official animal of Philippine Politics. Fiesta sya and you don’t have to travel to Maguindanao para makakita nang warlord. Andami kamo nila!
Yeap! So, wer wer we? Let’s start here.
Gloria Arroyo have two (2) sons in Congress already, merong pang Iggy at Lourdes. Who knows kung ilan pa ang relatives nya dyan sa tabi tabi. With her running for public office …

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Ako ay nagtataka mga kabarrio kung bakit iisa lang ang  nasampahan ng kaso sa malagim na masaker sa Maguindanao. Bakit kako iisa tao lang ang nakikita natin bilang suspect ng mga pulis? Asan na ang isang daang John Does na may partisipasyon sa masaker na ito at sila mismong kumalabit ng gatilyo sa 67 na inosenteng namatay???
Hanggang John Does na lang ba tayo sa charge sheet?? Asan na sila?? Di ba dapat pinaghahanap din sila ng kamay ng batas at nararapat lamang na magdusa nang higit pa sa …

As if isang runner na di napapagod sa marathon ang balitang ito na aking nasagap via GMAnews.tv:
Ending months of speculation, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo formally announced on Monday that she will be running for congresswoman of Pampanga’s second district.
In a recorded interview aired over the government-run dzRB radio station, Arroyo said: “Gaya ng alam ninyo, hiniling rin ako ng mga mamayan ng aking tahanang distrito sa Pampanga na manatili sa buhay publiko (As you all know, the residents of Pampanga’s second district have urged me to remain in public service).”
“After …

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I received a sad news this previous week from a colleague of mine: some of our former teachers have been ill lately. Like for example, my former high school science teacher has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She had mastectomy (surgical removal of breasts) already and unfortunately, the cancer has already metastasized to her ovaries and bone. Surprisingly, when I asked my former biology teacher (of whom I crossed paths last Friday), I found out that this particular science teacher of mine, despite of her illness, she still …

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Ever since the barbaric actions happened in Maguindanao which resulted to 67 casualties – mostly women, journalists and lawyers – committed brazenly in broad daylight, I have wondered if there is still democracy in this country or perhaps, if the principles of democracy is still alive today.
What happened in that fateful day is beyond words. Not even any bit of cuss words can be said at those pathetic, no-ball barbarian bastards who just went on trigger happy – snuffing the life out of those innocents. There was not …

Way back in my student days, I regularly watch “The Battle of the Brains”. Aside from learning new stuff, my brain muscles also get flexed. Here’s a clip from one of the old episodes of that game show:

Siguro naman, during those days, lahat ng estudyanteng nakakapanood nyan e kumahog sa pagsagot ng mga questions dyan. E pano ba naman, may kahirapan din ang mga tanong dyan noh! Kaya nga Battle of the Brains eh!
Pero nitong mga nakalipas na taon, especially years after the last Battle of the Brains …

Litraks harbat kay Atcheng Chuva.
Remember this photo? Yes, its one of the many photos of Manny caught kissing and flirting with girls other than Jinkee last year sa Embassy.
The rumors about the alleged Manny Pacquiao and Krista Ranillo affair are really spreading like wild fire across the internet. People have been buzzing about it for a while and according to a GMAnews.tv article, it could eclipse the victory achieved by Pacquiao over Miguel Cotto.
I tried to access the celebrity nation.tv website (which is the original source of the video btw) …

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I have been a fan of Roland Emmerich ever since his Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow films. So this time mga ka-barrio siete, hindi ko pinalampas ang 2012.
SPOILER ALERT: DONT READ THE ENTIRE POST IF YOU HAVENT WATCH THE FILM YET!!! BAKA AWAYIN NYO AKO! ANO VAH!
The film tells about the impending doom that the whole world will face in 2012. Yes, mga ka-barrio. Gugunawin daw ang mundo by 2012. Ihanda na ang mga nuclear bunkers! Charing. Heheh. The story starts in 2009 when a scientist …

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I know that this is a bit late na for Halloween. But heck! Scary movies and stories are an all-year-around staple sa huntahang bayan, pati na din sa inuman ng mga lasenggo!
My friends via Facebook are going gaga over this mala-Blairwitch type of movie. I have searched via Youtube for its trailers and here’s what I have found:

I asked my friend if this film is going to be shown here in the Philippines. Unfortunately, di pa daw ata palabas. I dunno. May katamaran din akong sumilip sa movie …

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I remember my old Barrio days na kung saan nakikinuod ako ng TV or Betamax sa kapitbahay. Tuwang tuwa ako noon kapag may TV – madaming napapanuod na palabas katulad ng cartoons at drama and of course, mga oldies commercial na paulit-ulit na pinapalabas. Parang sirang plaka na nga sila sa utak ko – memoryado na ang mga lyrics at dialogues. Kung nauuso ngayon ang Sharon Cuneta commercials ng McDo or yung animated commercials ng Meralco, malamang, di nyo makakalimutan ang mga oldies commercial nina Dragon Katol, Family …

Di ako makapaniwala na nangyari ito. Laglag ang panga ko sa video na ito. Here’s the clip:

Amazingly, kahit napunta sa ilalim ng train ang six-month old baby boy na ito, himalang nakaligtas siya with nothing more than a bump on his head. Nakalimutan ng kanyang motherly yours na i-aaply ang brakes ng stroller kaya naitulak ito ng hangin palabas ng platform! Kaloka!
Check on this CNN for more of the story.
~kapit sa upuan bago malaglag sa nerbyos~

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Way back in the 1990s, climate change had been discussed but nobody seemed to take it seriously. I remembered in my elementary science textbooks about greenhouse effect and global warming – all of it have been discussed throughout the book. In my highschool and college years, climate change became a rampant topic, more than ever, as people began noticing the signs of the changing earth. Noticing, yes, but not making actions on it especially the governments. When the Kyoto Protocol was enacted, not even the United States dared …

This is a true to life story of a friend who confided in me. I have asked her permission if I can write this extraordinary story of hers.
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I was greeted by a sob of a very close friend one early morning on the phone. She had the most painful and affecting dream apparently. “What was it that you dreamt of” I asked, She said she had a child, a girl of four years. In the dream her baby girl was missing, she’s in Paris, her husband was looking …

Shut up Reynz! Hindi ikaw ang LOLA! Kundi?! Welcome back J-Lo! I mean… sya!

Jennifer Lopez, the Jenny on the block, J-Lo and now? LO-LA!

What’s with the name change? Drama. Ano pa ba! She’s releasing a new album that’s why she’s trying to create a new stir-fry-rice called LO-LA which really is an old trick to drum up interest pag losyang ka na. So, to those of you who wanted to reinvent yourself, follow the footsteps of your LO-LA!

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Yes, you read it right. US President Barack Obama was awarded with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for this year. In an article from CNN. com:
The first African-American to win the White House, Obama was praised by the Norweigan Nobel Committee for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” the committee said. “His diplomacy is founded in the concept that …

Update: If you want to follow the storm real-time, please click this: Digital Typhoon
With the possible onslaught of Typhoon Pepeng (International name: Parma), the Philippine government placed the whole nation under national state of calamity. This will help the local government units to have an access in their calamity resources and to make necessary steps in order to prevent casualties from this incoming storm.
As of 6PM October 2, 2009; here is the current position of Typhoon Pepeng (from The Weather Channel):

In an article from GMAnews.tv, 2 points were made clear …

In an article from GMAnews.tv which I read a couple of minutes ago:
A House panel on Tuesday approved a P2.084-billion budget for a constitutional convention that will amend the 1987 Constitution.
Voting 5-2, the committee on constitutional amendments approved the budget allocation proposed by Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., the vice chairman of the committee who led the technical working group on con-con proposals.
The proposed budget allocation covers one year within which the con-con should finish amending the Charter.
According to the committee’s proposal, there will be 219 delegates representing the existing …

Mga ka-barrio siete, we have an incoming typhoon in the Philippines, about to make a landfall tonight. The name: Pepeng. Here is the current location of the typhoon as of this writing (imaged snapped from The Weather Channel):

Here’s more information from PAG-ASA:
At 4:00 p.m. today, Typhoon “PEPENG” was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 940 kms East of Surigao City (10.2°N, 135.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 22 kph.
Northern Luzon, Visayas …

If our country is truly on its way to be 1st World by 2010, why are the pictures like these?!
We are currently flooded by all these heart-wrenching images but it is what it is. And what you’re seeing is the AFTERMATH.
We will rise again. We will.
Please donate also to our Barrio Bayanihan for Ondoy Victims. Check it out here.
We would like to thank everyone who joined our Fund Drive. It is now over 57,000 Philippine Pesos or over 1,000 US dollars. Thank you for you support and donations!
Here are …

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This is a real deal ghost story happened this September 22 (kaninang madaling araw lang!).
Nagtataka ako kung baket ang aso ng kapitbahay namen na si Doggie e matindi ang pagkaka-alulong at tipong sa tapat pa ng gate nakapwesto.
1:30 AM. September 22.
Naalipungatan ako sa matinding alulong ni Doggie. Ilang beses ko nang naririnig ang alulong ng pastilan na aso na yun. Alam kong ang mga aso e may tendency makakita ng mga nilalang sa ibang planes of dimension – name it: espiritu, engkanto etc. Weird pero parang wala naman …

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I saw today’s boxing match between Marquez and Mayweather Jr. and yes, I admit that Floyd Mayweather Jr. showed exemplary agility and boxing prowess in the ring. My expectation is that Marquez will win the fight but unfortunately, the known counter- puncher did not even made a dent on Mayweather Jr’s face. The fight supposedly have taken place in July was moved to September because of Mayweather’s rib injury. Still surprisingly, he didnt even show that he had the injury and went on to box out Marquez.
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There is a super typhoon looming around in the Pacific area, specifically in the Saipan and Guam area. The name is Choi-wan. Although right now, this typhoon is not a direct threat to the Philippines, it is still humongous in size. Nakakaloka as in sa laki.
Here is the picture of that typhoon coming from NASA:

You can view the picture here in full size.
For a radar image of the storm from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam (Typhoon Choi-wan), click here.
Here is another satellite imagery (microwave) of the typhoon. As of …

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Tanong sa mga ka-Barrio Siete: MAGKANO ANG BILL NYO SA KURYENTE?
Sa amin, ang bill ng kuryente sa bungalow ko? Aabot lang naman ng 2,000 pesos a month. Ang mahal di ba? I bet meron pang mas mataas dyan sa bill kong yan. How about 3,000 pesos a month?? 4, 000 pesos a month??
At ang matindi pa nito, buwan-buwan nagtataas ang bill natin sa kuryente. Buwan buwan na lang. Every single month, may dumadating na bill sa iyo, kung ano ano ang laman na breakdown na kadalasan di maintindihan …

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This is one of the things I really, really do not like about our politicians especially with the ones sitting their assess in the Senate. Instead of busy authoring bills and help turn them into laws, what I am seeing almost every month is a heated privileged yada-yada speech about a particular issue – and most of it are about their fellow lawmakers too. I have high expectations for the Senate, you know.
There’s Jamby Madrigal vs. Manny Villar. Then Senator Bong Revilla with his heated privileged speech about …