Hello mga ka-barrio, Happy Valentine’s Day sa inyo!
At syempre, dahil sa araw ng mga puso ngayon – time out muna tayo sa politics mga ka-barrio! Let’s take a breather and have some fun with the Pinoy cheesiest quotes I found online.
1. Minamalat na naman ang puso ko. Paano kasi, laging sinisigaw ang pangalan mo..
2. Ikaw ba may-ari ng Crayola?? Ikaw kasi nagbibigay ng kulay sa buhay ko..
3. Can I take your picture? I want to show Santa kasi exactly what I want for Christmas!
4. Exam ka …

Writer’s block is a condition, associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task in hand. At the other extreme, some “blocked” writers have been unable to work for years on end, and some have even abandoned their careers.. iyan ay ayon kay Mr Wiki (kung may iba ka pang alam na meaning, paskil mo sa comment section ha)
But what if a blogger loses …

They’re no longer tracking the US economic growth. Look here, it’s so bad, they’re now tracking the US unemployment rate.

Source: CNN
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Alam kong madalas niyong mabasa ang katagang “chorvaloo” dito sa Barrio at malimit niyo rin itong marinig mula sa bunganga ng aming sangkapatiran pati na rin sa mga babae (at lalake?) na feeling miyembro na rin ng aming federacion.
Kung interesado kayong malaman ang history ng napaka-influential na salitang ito, continue reading this post.
Kung hindi niyo naman feel na malaman kung bakit may ganitong salita, ay huwag niyo nang ipagpatuloy ang pagbabasa at baka ito pa ang maging dahilan ng high blood niyo. Charing!
Disclaimer: Ang sumusunod na mga talata ay base …

Photo Credits: Here
Repost to mga kabarrio mula sa palasyo para naman sa mga nag-babalak na ibahay na ako sa Manila.
Think about this. Dati, there’s about 10% of the Philippine population outside of the country nag-ta-trabaho. Ngayon? Mas marami pa! Wala kasing lecheng trabaho saten noh? As usual, the ritual goes na we all send money back home, konting ipon and hope na makabili tayo nang palasyo. But, let’s admit it. Mahirap. We not only have to deal with the high cost of living kung saan mang lupalop tayo naka-base to …

Simbang Gabi 2009
One of my favorite festivities growing up in the Philippines is the Simbang Gabi (Misa de Gallo or Advent Pre-Dawn Mass), a nine-day day novena leading up to the Christmas Eve Mass representing Mary’s wait for the birth of Jesus. I remember being awaken by musical bands, carolers, church bells, fireworks, and bright Christmas lights and parols. After mass, we would stop at food stalls in the churchyard for Christmas treats such as hot ginger tea and a variety of rice and coconut cakes like the puto bungbong …

The following phone conversation took place on December 25, 2004, Christmas Day.
Nanay Luisa (Novaliches, Philippines): Hello anak?
Tracy (Phuket, Thailand): Hello Nay, Merry Christmas po!
Nanay Luisa: Tracy anak, Merry Christmas din sa’yo. Kamusta ka naman diyan?
Tracy: Okay lang ako Nay. Medyo busy nga dito sa resort eh dahil marami kaming bisita ngayon. Andaming foreigners Nay. Kakatuwa ang mga batang Amerikano, ang kukulet namiss ko tuloy ang mga pamangkin ko. Ikaw Nay, kamusta ang Pasko sa atin?
Nanay Luisa: Mabuti naman anak at nag-eenjoy ka rin diyan kahit nasa malayo ka. Naku, …

Happy Birthday!
OMG, how old Ka na nga ba, gosh, You’re so old na noh. You are like forever years old. Kamusta Ka naman diyan? Well, if You ask me, I had a wonderful year salamat sa’Yo. So far, so good and kahit na struggling sa buhay at least maganda pa rin and I thank You for that.
Alam Mo, marami akong sasabihin sa Iyo.
Una sa lahat, I want to thank You for everything. Oo, for everything kabilang na ang mga trials and problems. Kasi naman it made me stronger and a …

Litraks harbat here.
Okay fine! Hindi nga ako kapamilya, pero in fairness, ayos itong christmas song nila. I must admit, this song plays the whole day sa aking kelvinator laptop. Hahahha.
O siya tama na muna ang barilan, saksakan, batuhan at basagan ng bote sa barrio. Enjoy nyo muna ang tune na ito. Hahahha.

Merry Christmas peeps!

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Yes, while Turtle Island was sold, another family moved to a remote island to guard it.
Read about it here: He moved his family to a 1-hectare remote island to guard the island
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Are you in touch with the issues in Copenhagen? YOU SHOULD. It’s called Ondoy and Peping. Who knows, maybe Mayon Volcano? Or what about losing Cebu to climate change because it will sink and be gone forever?
Do something! Kahit man lang mag-tapon nang basura nang matino.

Copenhagen does a Comelec
Exclusion of a hardliner

The most stunning omission was Muller, who has more than 20 years of negotiating experience and has become famous in climate change circles for her hard-line stance towards rich countries, hence her nickname, mentioned with grudging respect by Western …

In today’s Inquirer headline. Many thanks to these guys behind the Legazpi City Facebook!

I have experienced Mayon Volcano’s eruption a number of times in the past. I remember, I was still living inside the Aquinas dormitory when it started spewing some ashes and letting out some magma. Eto yong Daragang Magayon Hall nang Aquinas.

I guess, I was being evicted from Legazpi City then hehehe! Parusahan ba ako hehehe, nakahiligan ko na kasing painumin ang Theology Professor ko nun hehehe maka-alpas lang sa 21 units of Theology! Charing hehe! Ano …

Matapos ng ilang video sa youtube na panonood kay Lourd De Veyra ay muli akong nanumbalik para mag-sulat. Parang paala-ala sa akin na gamitin ang pagsusulat for social good. 
History repeats itself and here we are at crossroads again. Philippines has been a country of colonizers from Spaniards to Americans to Japanese to Americans to Japanese and now… KOREANS!
Have we been prostituting again and a new breed of aliens maintaining a stronghold in our country again? economically and demographically…
 Haven’t we thought about our sovereignty  and patriotism? Self-reliance??
I just came back from Philippines with some …

O, Monique! Basahin! Namnamin para ok ang pamudmud mo nang regalo sa Davao!
Here’s an Advice for Vacationing OFW’s this Christmas:

As the Christmas season is when overseas Filipino workers usually come home for a vacation, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has issued an advisory on the issuance of POEA travel exit clearances.
In the advisory, vacationing Filipinos are thus advised:

If you have just arrived, apply for your overseas employment certificate early either at the POEA main office or at the nearest POEA regional offices and extension units, or avail of the OEC …

In its 8Pm Bulletin on December 14, 2009, PHIVOLCS-DOST raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level3. This means that magma is close to the crater and hazadous explosive eruption is imminent.

Source: Legazpi City Facebook
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I saw this picture on GMA News TV. A mother, clutching her two kids. Obviously, they’re homeless. As you can see from the caption, the cop was telling the mother to avail of DSWD’s Back to the province assistance for street dwellers.
Back to the province.
Assistance.
For street dwellers.
Those were the keywords I picked up on the picture. Not good. It’s really nothing short of throwing them back to the province – and then – what?!
In Brazil, i’ve read articles where they shoot them.
At least, in the Philippines, they give them “assistance” …

After stuffing ourselves with all the Thanksgiving turkey, my family and I decided to burn some calories by going to the Christmas tree farm. This was the first time we cut our own tree, and it was so much fun.

Every fourth Thursday of November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day tocommemorate the first big feast between the European settlers, called the Pilgrims, and the Native American tribe that helped and taught them how to farm, hunt, and survive the winter.   This is a special time for gatherings and giving thanks for all our blessings, our families, and friends.   Some also chose this day to volunteer or help feed the unfortunate. 
A traditional dinner consists of potatoes, corn, corn bread, casseroles, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and the giant TURKEY!  The bird is so huge that it is …

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 …

Did you hear the latest buzz?
Well, it’s about a trilogy.
Ok, maybe not.
Allegedly, it’s about Manny Pacquiao, Krista Ranillo, Jinkee Pacquiao and a blogger called Coconuter. Gosh he’s cute! I wanna buy him a sellphone! Grrr! Ok. Sumesemplang ako sa topic.
Well, according to the grapevine, si Manny daw and Krista…
ahh…
Honestly?!
Wala akong pakialam kung ano man ang gawin ni Manny or ni Krista or ni Jinkee hahaha! Have fun Manny! Enjoy! Hahaha!
Geez, bakit ako? Limang boylets, nag-convention pa kami, walang na-antig na blogs?!
Anyway, balik tayo ki Coconuter. The poor blogger is …

Galit ako senyong lahat! Kung makapag-lamierda kayo, naubos nyo na bulalakaw sa Pilipinas but none of you have been to Legazpi! Grrr! Yong iba dyan goes on a weekend in Hongkong or mag wander in Palawan or mag sagwan in CDO or mag soroy soroy sa Cebu or pag uminit ang ulo, hahada sa Sao Paolo! Pwe! ~!@#$%^& Grrr!
And ya’all can fly to Rio de Janeiro, Paris, London, Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo o kaya Bronx in New York pero kahit minsan, wala man lang bumisita sa barrio city koh?! Grrr! And …

I fell in love nga sa Ozamis City when I saw some pictures yesterday. Kaya tuloy when I was googling and oggling for pictures of Ozamis City me mga iba pa akong nakita. Naging curious lang ako. While browsing the net, I happen to saw these pictures. Like this one – an tawag pala nito is “Skylab”. Hahaha! Ba’t sya natawag na skylab? No clue. Hehehe! Somebody please explain this to me haha!
Now, this one, of course familiar tayo nito. This was in Bohol. Sa airport.

I guess, I must be …

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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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