This is a repost (originally posted here). Why? Because there is something magical with this entry and I love it because of it’s swak factor to the current political times. It has what I call the “konek” factor.
I am reposting this entry by Malen, one of our B7 writer, because these are the places in the Philippines forgotten by these politicians. Just in time to ting-a-ling some of these candidates that our barrios truly need some ‘about time’ attention. Who truly cares for our folks in the barrio? Alam nyo …

Teaser poster from Wikipedia.
Avatar blasted through its opening day with a whopping 232 million dollars worldwide and yes, peeps, it is still making money in theaters. According to movie critics, Avatar (which is directed by James Cameron) delivers on the hype – movie peeps got what they really buzzed about. As far as I know, Avatar could be the future of science fiction films, made in 3D. Sabi nga ni Aling Wikipedia:
The film is being touted as a breakthrough in terms of filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing …

It may not really be au revoir and goodbye because Barrio Siete is merging back to its mother ship – Reyna Elena.
May 17, 2009 when we created Barrio Siete. Interestingly, 7 months later we are now folding up. It was a nice run. A great run. An unbelievable run. In fact, we’re still flying high with our rankings – way better than Google! Nyahaha!
Anyway, here’s our excuse slip.
Maintaining a collective blog is a drag that B7 can’t keep up with, especially with our growing pains. While Barrio Siete enjoyed an …

You know how there are people who just can’t say anything nice? You try to explain your point and they so rudely throw in an incoherent comment that throws people off of the subject you’re talking about? Well, there are a lot of those, too, in social media.
I’m sure you’ve had an experience similar to this: You post a blog entry, people comment, and then somebody just come in, babbling about how you’re wrong and that your blog post sucks ass. It’s inevitable especially if your post don’t confirm with …

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 …

Ano nga ba meron sa mga produktong PInoy at hinahanap hanap natin kahit nasa labas na tayo ng Pinas? Andyan ang mga spanish food natin na kung tawagin eh De Lata na Ligo, Hokkaido, Maling, Argentina. Saranggani bangus, tinapa, GG(galunggong) at Tuyo.
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Hello mga ka-baro, este mga ka-barrio. Yes, I’m back balakubak!
It’s been a while since my last contribution dito sa Barrio Siete. Pasensiya na kayo at medyo inatake kasi ng drama ang buhay ko at naging busy din sa work. Kinabahan din ako sa latest developments here in Barrio Siete kaya medyo nag-alangan ako sa aking ability to write. But I’m okay now. Hindi lang ako assured, insured at secured pa. Hahaha!
I’ve gained enough strength and confidence to share with you again my thoughts and opinion on the …

Sa nakaraang post, napag usapan natin ang dalawang importanteng tanong bago tayo sumubsob sa pag blog. At ngayong kating kati na kayo sa pag blog, pag usapan naman natin paano ma prepare ang bagong blog natin. Di natin mailalagay lahat ng kailangan natin dahil di pa natin alam kung paano magiging takbo ng blog natin.
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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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ASL Please? 33 years old, Tigang, Fort Worth Texas. Rob is from a small town in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. He’s the eldest of 5 and the most stubborn one. He is now in the United States working as an IT consultant for big brother. Life is beautiful but it did not start that way. Magpapasilip ako sa inyo. Halika at silipin ang kwento ng isang professional promdi at social climber.
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Opo, nirereklamo na talaga ang Barrio Siete ng Web Host kung saan ito nakatambay. Sa mga nagdaang araw, kung napansin ninyo eh bumagal ng todo ang loading time ng mga pages. And unang assessment ay denial of service attack dahil ang daming kumokonek sa Barrio. Yun pala, mga legitimate na connection from readers. Tuloy pa rin reklamo sa web host.
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Do you agree that Barrio Siete is not a blog? If so, then, what are we?! Me nag-email to me. Said he: Barrio Siete is not a blog. Huh?! So, kung hindi kami blog, di mga kling-on kami? Hahaha! Charing lang! Eto laman nang telegrama nya:

“para po sa akin, hindi ko po makoconsider na blog ang barriosiete. yung website ko po, blog po ang tawag ko dun. pero kung ikukumpara ang website ko sa website ninyo, malayo ang diperensya. para tawagin na parehong blog ang mga website natin, hindi po …

Kung napansin ninyo nung nakaraang mga araw, may mga nangyayaring kakaiba sa Barrio. May mga column na nag iiba ang alignment at may mga text na nagbabago ang kulay. Pasensya na po sa aming pangangarpintero.
Habang sinasawsaw ko ang pandesal sa aking kape, iniisip ko kung ano ang best time para pumukpok ng martilyo at maglagare. Nakakairita, wala kasing oras na walang bisita ang Barrio kaya bahala na si Batman. Opo, may mga binago kami sa mga baranggay hall sa Barrio at isa na rito ay ang pag promote ng RSS …

I was mum. There’s a new war brewing over the horizon. And I, Anakanang Skywalker, was not up for it.
After that inter-galactic war of the not-so-distant past and some short intensity conflicts I eagerly joined for the Barriotic cause, I am not quite sure if the men are ready for yet another battle.
Personal reasons are also prominent more than just the practical. I have friends on both sides. My allegiance goes to the empire, to which I served and fought dutifully, as well as to some newly-acquired friends who calls …

You read it right. What was the teacher’s role, Jena Isle, in the 2009 Emerging Influential Blog Awards by Janette Toral?!

My entry today, focuses on Jena Isle and her role in the 2009 Emerging Influential Blog Awards by Janette Toral. I have reasons to believe that she holds the biggest key to the questionable sprouting of Chem Bloggers blogs in favor of Jedi Bloggers who “won” the awards. Jena Isle claims that she is a teacher and we believe she is. Her blog or most of her other blogs …

Apparently, the Jedi Bloggers decided to get the services of an American blogger as their Spinmaster of the 2009 Emerging Influential Blog Awards by Janette Toral. Here’s a short (real email – not the full contents) conversation:
“As long as nothing in the encouragement of these students to vote for the Jedi Bloggers was against any of the contest rules, then what’s the worry? I’d just ignore it. It’s sad that RE wants to put a taint on the winners.”
“Reynz voted for my blog. I did not reciprocate his gesture. …

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And yes, here we go again and this time it’s Janette Toral’s 2009 Emerging Influential Blog Awards… I lost interest in this award eversince some links of sponsors where rammed into our throats supposed to be included in every votes which later was made optional… whatever! And when I say lost interest, I mean lost interest in participating and nominating new bloggers. I never join in awards myself especially if I am the beneficiary of the award, long story… Anyhow bahaw, Last time the Influential Blog …

Janette Toral chatted with me sometime this year. She asked for my support for her Influential Blog Awards. Given that up to this point, I am still hyper-critical of that other market-their-business-best friends/volunteers/kiss-ur-ass-and-will-continue-to-watch-them-2009-awards, I decided to support her. Why? I liked the idea of making known the small and upcoming talented bloggers. That’s the least that we can do with all these meaningless blog awards. In fact, she even told me na pag-uwi ko raw, just let her know and she will let me speak in one of her seminars. …

Nearing our 10-day mourning period in honor of Tita Cory, Barrio Siete Dot Com is very happy to have given full blog coverage to one historic event that just recently transpired, the passing of our one and only Tita Cory. It’s our small contribution in honor of President Cory Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino. But that very small contribution, surprisingly, has given us, Barrio Siete Dot Com, an unexpectedly back-to-back media coverage beyond our expectations. Trulalang ningning ever and if you think about it, wala pa tayong 3 months …

Photo by AP, Graphics by OTWOMD
Rock The Faith Podcast
Episode 08 – Special Episode: “The Voice of Democracy”
Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes and 33 seconds
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rock the Faith Podcast’s Posthumous Tribute to the Great Icon of Democracy, former President Corazon C. Aquino, who succumbed to cancer and died on August 1, 2009 at 3:18 am in the early morning of Saturday. Join the host, yours truly as I dwell, dissect and discourse the memorable interviews, moments and speeches of the late President, captured and recorded specially for this …

Photo courtesy of Marj K of Flickr
Nung Grade 5 ako, malupit ang teacher ko. Pano naman kasi bawat madaldal na bata sa aming classroom binabansagan nya na “Taratitat”. Kadalasan pa nga ipinapahiya pa nya sa harap ng klase. Kaya tuloy nauso yung salitang “Taratitat” sa amin. Naging official brand yan sa mga batang walang ginawa kungdi dumaldal ng dumaldal.
Nung nag High School na kami, tinubuan na kami sa katawan ng kung ano ano. Pati ata mga hindi na dapat tumubo ay tumubo pa rin. Yung mga dating gaga-butil lamang lumalaki, …

Isang karangalan sa akin ang ipakilala ang ating ka-barrio na ito. Isa siya sa masusugid na reader ng Reyna Elena at Barrio Siete, pati na rin ang iba pang blogs ng ating mga ka-barrio. Problema nga lang, hindi na niya ma-access ang iba dahil alam nyo naman ang bansa na kanyang kinalulugaran.
Nonetheless, napakasayang kasama ng taong ito. She will never fail to make you laugh sa mga comments at napakagandang one-liners na binibitawan nya. Ngalay na ang panga natin sa katatawa pero siya di pa rin natigil sa …

My Barrio Siete folks! Wake up and smell the coffee! Ang gaganda naten! Hahaha!
I woke up this morning with a really good morning delight. Why? Umabot nang 3,521,247 and ranking nang Barrio Siete sa Alexa. Sa aking tuwa, I emailed all the Barrio Councilors sa current performance nang Barrio Siete. Habang ginigiling ko ang kape for my morning chorva, I was going to capture the current rank para may I write again ang lola para ipag-mayabang! Leche! Me engkanto talaga sa New Orleans! Pero, hindi ako noh? Because this is …