Looks like being ‘quiet’ is hard for Miss Kris Aquino! After declaring her decision to be inactive on social networking sites, Queen of All Media Kris Aquino surprised her followers by tweeting anew on Aug. 8.
“I’m back! Y? Because we live in a democracy & I’m allowed to use my voice. I promise to be prudent & not be motivated by anger or hate. Will try to be kind & mature. I’m SO BACK. Love love love!!!” her first “comeback” tweet read that night.
As before, Kris updated her Twitter followers …

President Noynoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) may be the most awaited moment of the Filipino people last July 26. But for the fashion aficionados out there, PNoy’s revelations in his SONA only comes a close second as the fashion statement is the topmost priority around the Philippines. Heller, magtatanong pa kayo eh, Oscar Season heto ng mga politicians natin noh? Remember!? ~LOL~
Anyway, below are the celebrities and politicians who gained a lot of attention due to their flair of fashion at PNoy’s first ever SONA. Photos courtesy …

Touted the even as the most star-studded presidential inauguration ever, it featured performances from well-known Filipino artists. Showbiz denizens mingled with politicians and diplomats in the audience. Arguably, it was the most anticipated official function of recent memory. ~ Spot.ph
Pictured below are the list of celebrities who made some fashion statement during the inauguration day of Noynoy Aquino.  Have your say on who wore our traditional gown and Barong Tagalog better. Photo credits courtesy of JJ Soriano and Iliac Diaz:

Kris Aquino looks flamboyant in her Randy Ortiz terno adorned with yellow …

That’s right! Buy me a beer at the WordCamp Raleigh 2010 in North Carolina because Barrio Siete is a proud sponsor of the WordCamp Raleigh 2010.
I was just sent an invitation to attend the WordCamp in San Francisco, California. I received the invite today, just now well, kanina.
Unfortunately, the said WordCamp is scheduled on May 1. Bummer!!! I could have visited my brother in San Francisco at the same time! And of course, I could have made some charity work in De Castro hahaha!!! I’d like to teach a few …

Hello mga friendship!
Kamusta na kayo? How’s your vacation? Well, if you ask me, eto at medyo kakulay ko na ang puwet ng kaldero sa aming kusina sa sobrang itim dahil nababad ang inyong lingkod sa araw noong nakaraang semana santa. Hindi dahil sa ako ay nagbakasyon kundi dahil nagbenta po ako ng mga kakanin at isdang tuyo sa talipapa ng barrio. You know naman, maraming turista kapag semana santa kaya sinamantala ko na ang pagkakataon to earn extra. Hahaha!
Anyway, tulad ng nakasulat sa pamagat ng post na ito, nabigyan po …

BLOG is defined as “usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries” . wikipedia
People have different reasons why they blog for the same reason that people have different realities. But I am not interested about other reasons why they BLOG. I will speak for myself and I suppose some if not majority of trying-hard bloggers share the same reasons with …

Hello, hello! Guess who’s back to join the circus?

First of all, I’d like to apologize for not making sulat any contribution last month. You see, I just got back from the ‘happy place’ after suffering a massive breakdown due to my involvement in that infamous golf player scandal. Yes, yours truly was also a kasalo, and I was slut #19. (insert Krista Ranillo laugh here). Anyway, I’m okay now and Yaya Indira (a.k.a. slut #20) is doing great too.
Today is the official start of the circus commonly known to us …

There is a saying that goes, “Money can’t buy happiness”.
I so totally disagree with that saying because I believe otherwise. Happiness for me is so oftentimes defined and satisfied by material things (oo material girl kasi ako, hahaha).
Casey Johnson, American socialite and actress, heiress to the Johnson & Johnson empire, was found dead in her West Hollywood home’s bedroom last January 4. The cause of death is yet to be determined pending coroner’s and toxicology report, however authorities reported “no evidence of foul play”. (Wikipedia)
Despite being an heiress, hindi …

Hello frenemies! How art thou? It’s been a very busy time for me this past few weeks attending parties and events (read: early campaigning) so please forgive me if I haven’t been in touch with you barriotics for quite a while.
Anyway, the year is about to end with a bang, literally, because of the impending Mount Mayon eruption but let’s just wish and pray that it’ll be a mild one and not catastrophic.
You know, the year 2009 has been very good for me because I’ve learned a lot especially in …

Hello mga friendship! Kamusta na kayo? Well, if you ask me, okay lang ako at in-love. Charoooot!
Because of the good feedback we received from our first response to some of our Barrio Siete letter senders seeking for advice, we are once again opening our mailbox para matugunan ang iilang problema ng ating mga ka-barrio na nangangailangan ng payo.
This time, hindi lang si Ate Charing ang magbibigay ng payo, we have a guest ‘counselor’ to help us in solving these mind-boggling dilemmas. It’s none other than our resident critic/diva/mental patient extraordinaire …

Here in Barrio Siete, we come across different kinds of readers from all walks of life. Contributing articles through email is one aspect where readers can share their stories about their respective lives or experiences. Pero dapat matuto ka rin makipag-social climb noh kasi hindi naman lahat ng nagsa-submit ng mga articles eh napipili ng council para ipublish lalo na yung nagpopromote lang ng blog nila. Ano kayo sinuswerte? Charing!
At dahil nasa vacation pa ang La Kapitana at wala akong magawa dito sa aking kubo, pinakialaman ko na ang laman …

Nagpanting ang tenga nang Chuva Chienes nung nalaman nya ang gagawin ko. As usual, litanyang bulyaw ang inabot nang lola.
Chuva: Baliw ka ba talaga?! Ba’t mo gagawin ang gagawin mo?
Ako: At ano ang mali sa gagawin ko eh I like change? Drastic change?
Chuva: ~kablag!~
Kaya pag-uwi ko nang Bicol, matutuwa ang koya. Nagbago na ako. Eto ako sa Eastwood Mall.

Nambaba-bae na ako. Hindi lang isa. Dalwa sila.

Yong isa, tiga-ayos nang buhok ko. Yong isa, tiga-linis nang aking nails.

I also had a brief lunch sa magandang binibining to. Taken kani-kanina lang at …

Ok. So…. Wer wer we?!
Hate blogs started to sprout against Barrio Siete and Reyna Elena. These are brought to you by no other than BongV, our pseudo-intellectual resident of Barrio Siete, the most talkative of all the charlatans, the most intelligent of all human kind, teaching us the theory of the morons, decided to partner with Benign0, our most revered agent heckler provocateur who saw it best to open hate blogs, directed at Barrio Siete and Reyna Elena. You see, in Barrio Siete, we get to know each other very …

“I just think I’m an ordinary fighter,” Pacquiao said. “When I fight a good fighter, sometimes I can beat him. “  And as many fighters like to proclaim themselves as the best, Manny continues to give props to the business, his opponents, his trainers, his family, his country, God, and his fans.  
He is hailed as the pound-for-pound king  of our generation and is argued to be better than the all-time greats like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray, and Marvin Hagler.  “It is not for me to say where I am in the history …

Mga bruhang fans ni Eklat, may sulat na naman po siya para sa atin kaya hindi ko na kayo bibitinin. Sabay-sabay nating basahin. Gooooo!

Hello my dear minions!
I know that you’re glad to see my name pop up in Barrio Siete again.

Well forgive moi to keep you waiting because I’ve been so much busy doing charity work these days. I told you what I did during the Ondoy tragedy last month and after that grueling experience, I had to detoxify myself for two weeks in sunny Bahamas.
When I got back, …

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Natapos nanaman ang isang buwan at eto na ang Nobyembre. Saang sementeryo party ba kayo pupunta mga ka barrio? Sarap alalahanin ang araw ng patay sa Pinas! Pero di natin pag uusap ang mga patay sa entry na ito. Halina’t silipin natin ang mga bahay ng mga Barrio Siete writers at alamin kung ano ang latest chizmaks mula sa kanila.
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I read a lot of blogs. Some of them are from online celebrities and some are from my local tribe. And recently, there are around 16 blogs that don’t get updated anymore. Since I’m a curious reader, I try asking the authors on why they’re not writing anymore.
Many of these where full of energy and enthusiasm when they started but as months pass by, the energy level went down. They are very similar to a tornado. Started strong and suddenly disappears.
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Ano ba talaga ang ibig sabihin ng social climbing?
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“Social climbing” is more than a wish your heart makes.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Ngayong ako ay nasa maselang bahagi ng aking pregnancy, the doctor has advised me to take much-needed bed rest. For an active person like me, this sounds like punishment. Lumipas na ang Day 2 ng aking two week or so na pagpapahinga. Sino ang mag-aakala that I would survive the extreme boredom of being at home?  No, Virginia, don’t blame it on television. Blame it on Facebook.
Kung ikaw kaibigan ay nasa Friendster or MySpace pa hanggang ngayon, dapat siguro ay magpalit-baro ka na. Para kang …

Mr. Nonsense can often be seen in the Tacoma-Seattle area carrying a camcorder, accompanied by his two sons and his personal chauffeur, his wife. He uses his Tondo upbringing to nurture his children and to survive in a mental institution—>where he currently works.
He enjoys basketball, cooking, singing, cartooning, producing short movies, and making his own furniture out of junked wood… because he’s so cheap. He is a self-proclaimed “Man of the House,”…when his wife is not home.

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Tahimik ang gabi mo at nag mumuni muni. Pa relax relax at naisipan mong buksan ang computer mo. Pindot dito, login doon hintay ng kaunti at binuksan mo na home page ng browser mo. Facebook, Multiply, Friendster,Twitter at Plurk, present ka ba sa mga ito? Pwes, ikaw na ang susunod na biktima!
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When the recession started in the United States, may businesses knew that good days are about to stop for awhile. Many lost their jobs, small businesses closed and corporate gorillas started a series of layoffs which disturbed the flow of credit. It also affected how people spend , even companies who are spending in advertisement.
Kung isa ka sa mga “Make Money Online” na blogger, marahil nararamdaman mo ngayon ay inis at kabwisitan dahil bumaba na cheke na tinatanggap mo mula kay Google. Oo, alam ko rin na matagal hinintay mo …

Mga kapatid, eto at may natanggap na naman tayong sulat dito sa Barrio Siete from our dear friend Eklat. Naging busy pala ang lola niyo sa kawanggawa kaya natagalan bago siya nakasulat sa atin. Sa mga hindi pa familiar kay Eklat, you can read her first two letters here and here.
Here is Eklat’s third letter to us.
Read on.
Hello my dear minions.

First of all, I’d like to apologise for not making paramdam these past few months.
I’ve been busy with my life. You know naman, sushal people like us has a very …

Pretty much, anybody who goes around the Internet a lot knows how to use a blog. But most of the time, bloggers lose sight on the two most important things in blogging. It may be unintentionally, but losing track of these two essential things lessens one’s effectiveness as a blogger.
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ayokong matawag nang Philippine Senate na mag-explain nang kayamanan ko, gaya nang nakikita nyo sa betamaks dyan sa sidebar noh? kaya ngayon pa lang, sofia bulgaria na ang aking hidden wealth. me mga nabasa kasi akong tungkol sa SALN chorva. takot ako na baka di ko masagot mga tanong ni Winnie Monsod. masyadong matinik ang babaeng yon. kaya eto bulgaria na.
eto ang story. truly to mga kabarrio.
during that time when i was going to school at aquinas university for my undergrad (i was! really was! maniwala kayo! hahaha! …