Monthly Archive: March, 2009

A PEDESTRIAN LANE… THANKS TO AMIEL!


I arrived almost past 9PM and as I entered the building, I saw newly made PEDESTRIAN LANE just in front of Lourdes School of Mandaluyong facing our residential building. It was still half-done… Read More

ENVELOPED IDEAS


Running out of words. This was quite true yesterday. I ran out of words. Perhaps, I was just tired. Nonetheless, I have realized that it is also important to sometimes get tired and be… Read More

OMELET OF THOUGHTS


Still cooking…

MAJORITY WINS!


As they say.

SHOTGUN MARRIAGE IN THE NEW MILLENIUM


NEVER EAT WHAT YOU CANNOT CHEW AND SWALLOW


  I was writing since 5AM this morning. I have saved a lot of supposed good entries in my draft folder because I do not get to have the feeling on what I… Read More

THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD


I am a fan of Kurt Cobain and his Nirvana. I am not writing this about him nor his band but about people selling the world to shame and disgrace. It’s embarassing how… Read More

WHEN FREE WILL STOPS TO FREE WHEEL…


I remember this old action movie where a hero showcasing an amulet was born out of seeing his family oppressed and his parents killed by the villain because they do not want to sign a deed… Read More

YOU CHANGED MY LIFE WITH A VERY SPECIAL LOVE?


I have always seen love as a very special thing. I know this may sounds weird with a guy so tough talking about love, finally. Take note that I am even using an… Read More

SLEEPLESS IN A SHUTTLE (NOT A TYPICAL SHORT STORY)


I have not taken the bus for almost a year now. Time has been so scarce that I have no time at all to travel elsewhere unlike before. More so, my car has… Read More

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM, THEN WHY JOIN THEM?


HOW THE CORRUPTS CORRUPT THEIR FELLOW CORRUPTS…


Well, this is not a tongue-twister as how it sounds like because it describe a reality that we all must accept. Corruption will never cease unless we start cleaning ourselves.

THE LAST LECTURE


On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”… Read More

COLD SUMMER NIGHT… IN MAKATI CITY!


It’s already evening here and actually it’s summer so it should be really hot by now. Unfortunately, I may not even get to feel the summer as I am staying at the office almost… Read More

MY COLLEAGUE’S FIRST OVERTIME PAY


I am quite happy that after so many struggles and pushing for the equitable compensation of extra work rendered, my colleague was finally sent a notice that he will at last get his… Read More

BRIDGING THE GAP… VIA BLOG!


I am indeed fascinated by the fact that I am able to connect to my cousins and other relatives through my blog and not just via social networking sites. Well, I used to… Read More

THREE WEEKENDS & THREE FUNERALS


For 3 weekends now since March 2009, I have been blogging about dead people aside from the student who died on February 2009. It is quite weird yet I am posting this entry… Read More

PHILIPPINE POLITICS: PHILIPPINES’ 2010 PRESIDENTIABLES


2010 is quite nearing and a lot of aspirants are now coming out yet we are still uncertain as to who would really run for president this coming election. As such I have… Read More

MANNY PACQUIAO VS RICKY HATTON


  You may start casting your vote to add a little excitement to the upcoming boxing event of 2009 . You may also use the data below for your reference. Links: WHO WILL… Read More

INSPIRING PEOPLE TO GROW…


I just got back from taking a dinner downstairs and I was quite happy to receive an email from an Indian friend. He is a young IT professional same as I am and… Read More

SURVEY SAYS… ON OFFICE EMAIL PRIVACY!


WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO!


Any thoughts about the title?

FOOLS RUSH IN


Wise men says that only fools rush in. Hehehe. It sounds indeed like the lyrics of the song of the same title but this is indeed a fact of life that we cannot… Read More

NO WORK, NO PAY! MORE WORK, MORE PAY!


As shouted by many… The title speaks about its meaning!

THE WEAKEST LINK


I am writing this email correspondence for all the weakest link in this world because if not for them, there would not be any strongest link around. Hehehe. Anyway, I have not much to… Read More

I LOVE THIS GAME!


Life is a big game and  winning is everything as they say.

DUMB AND DUMBER…


OFF THE HOOK… BY THE BOOK!


I was quite  amazed yesterday talking to someone who was preaching me all these rules and policies when it seems obvious that he himself has not even read and understood fully what he… Read More

I’M BACK AND IM READY!!!


It’s Monday once again! March 23, 2009, the beginning of the last full week of March 2009 has just begun minutes after midnight. So, what’s new? Hmmm. Well, it would be the same… Read More

WARNING: DO NOT UNDERINFLATE AND OVERINFLATE… YOUR HEAD!


I was driving so fast last Wednesday speeding at 120 to 140KpH and I was too fast and too furious. Hahaha. I was rushing my way home because I had to make it… Read More

JADE GOODY DIES AT 27.


Jade Goody Dies In Her Sleep By Simon Perry Originally posted Sunday March 22, 2009 06:00 AM EDT Jade Goody, the British reality TV star whose battle against cancer had been followed around… Read More

SHOULD A COMPANY GIVES OVERTIME PAY FOR ON-CALL WORK?


WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SAN DIEGO?


I used to love this game when I was in grade school. I can still remember those two huge floppy disks where one is the game disk while the other is the data… Read More

APONG PELA… TRACING BACK HER ROOTS AT 86.


It’s been like 8 long years since I tried as a 21 year old grandson to look for my grandmother’s relatives in the town of Hinigaran located in the province of Negros Occidental… Read More

MAGALONA GETS PRESIDENTIAL MERIT


By Joel Guinto INQUIRER.net First Posted 08:59:00 03/18/2009 Filed Under: Entertainment (general), Music, Celebrities, People, Awards and Prizes   MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit to… Read More

I TOLD YOU SO!


How foolish people can always be both in deciding and judging over issues by impulse and intuition. We failed several times in the past and we have shown the world so many times… Read More

‘NICOLE’ RECANTS, CLEARS SMITH


She’s now in US with P100K in payment By Julie M. Aurelio, Norman Bordadora Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:25:00 03/18/2009 Filed Under: Subic rape case, Rape, Crime and Law and Justice MANILA,… Read More

SWORN STATEMENT


Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:12:00 03/18/2009 Filed Under: Subic rape case, Rape, Crime and Law and Justice, Crime ‘If he wanted to rape me, why would he carry me out using the… Read More

I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!


… and everyone does. Hehehe. As they say, SOME SECRETS WILL HAUNT YOU FOREVER!!!

OVERSOLD BANANAS & ROTTEN TOMATOES


Unedited. Written in a parking lot… It’s almost lunch and I am still thinking what does it take for someone to be so good that they can sell and oversell bananas and rotten… Read More

WHY DINOSAURS ARE EXTINCT?


I have always been fascinated with the dinosaurs and all other creatures from the past. Not just because they are really like good “toy-materials” good for match ups with my “toy soldiers” and… Read More

REDUNDATING REDUNDANCY… OF LIFE.


What do you do when suddenly you realize that you are trapped in a lifetime of monotonous routine and you have no other choice but get along with it? Hmmm. What if you… Read More

OUR GRANDFATHER’S ABC & MY SISTER’S BLOG…


NOTE: This post is made out of a comment entry I got from my sister on a previous blog entry I published. I just wanted to share it because we both have had… Read More

MY GRANDFATHER’S ABC…


I was reading some of my blog entry early this morning and I happen to have read a sentence where I mentioned arts, bicycle and coffee being the three things that can best… Read More

HE’S HOME AT LAST…


It’s been almost 9 hours since my grandfather died and so far, the wake has been solemn yet without the grief and sorrow. Our family has long accepted that one day he shall… Read More

THE POWER OF THE PEN


I am still in my grandfather’s wake and I just posted a blog entry. As I was reading posts, I saw my Indian friend’s new blog – http://ezhilvelelangovan.wordpress.com. My friend’s name is Ezhilvel… Read More

I JUST LOST MY GRANDFATHER & I WAS LATE.


I just got a call from my mother who is 45 kilometers away from our place in Manila. It was 3:41 PM Saturday of March 14, 2009. I just published a blog entry… Read More

NO MORE WORK FROM HOME!


It’s been almost weeks since I last participated in the remote supervision of my onsite SAP duty-officers due to insistent company demand that I limit my work hours to the prescribed 8 hours…… Read More

T.G.I. FRIDAY… THE 13TH!


I just realized that today is the 2nd Friday falling on the 13th! The first Friday the 13th for 2009 was lasta February 13, 2009. As I was writing this, I have checked my… Read More

AN ALTERNATIVE TO LAYOFFS & REDUNDANCY


I was reading my emails this morning until my wife sent me a message regarding an article she read on the internet written by Kevin Cullen who is a Globe columnist. I thought… Read More