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Entries from December 2004

Thirty Five and Still Alive

December 23rd, 2004 · 3 Comments

It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to.
Yes people, I turned 35 years old today. Another fruitfull year has past, a year of struggle and learning. Hindi ako taong lumilingon sa nakaraan at nagsisisi sa mga ginawa ko o nangyari sa aking buhay.
Bawat karanasan ay may itinuturong aral, bawat kamalian ay [...]

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Tags: Birthdays · Personal · Senti Mode

Ang Masa

December 22nd, 2004 · No Comments

Kaninang umaga namalas natin ang matinding suporta ng karaniwang mamamayan kay FPJ. There’s no question that he is so popular that he was able to mobilize thousands of people in his funeral march.
Di lamang natin nakita ang suporta ng masa sa libing, sa mahigit na isang linggong lamay nito ay dinagsa ng mga tagahanga, [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Pilipinas · Point of View · Politics & Economy · WTF

New Color Blend

December 21st, 2004 · No Comments

If you haven’t notice yet, I changed my color blending. Also I removed the notice that my site is under going changes. Yeps, I did changed it not the lay-out but the color blending, this is in preparation for my new lay-out.
What’s instore?
My new layout will only include 4 sections i.e. [...]

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Tags: Site Update

Sin Taxes

December 18th, 2004 · No Comments

Two days ago the Congress’ bicameral committee has approved the final version of the new tax measures on cigarettes & liquors. The government wants to raise revenue collection in lieu of the ballooning budget deficit.
Fine, without the much needed money, basic services won’t be available to the people. I will not argue if [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Pilipinas · Point of View · Politics & Economy

Bakasyonista…

December 13th, 2004 · No Comments

4 days left sa bakasyon ko, balik kulungan na naman. Grrr… I wish I can do the things I am doing now sa “prison cell”. I will be back to Saudi Arabia, the land of oil and money, the promise land for us OFW’s. It’s gonna be a very long contract, a [...]

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Tags: Daily Rants · Personal · Pilipinas · Senti Mode

Proteksyon…

December 6th, 2004 · No Comments

Naalala ko noong nagsasagawa pa akong ng edukasyon para sa mga manggagawa, maraming mga tao akong nakakasalamuha, dahil nga sa boom ng “industriyalisasyon” sa aming lalawigan, lumaki ang in-migration rate. Mga kabataan mula Batanes hanggang Jolo ay naglipatan sa aming lalawigan upang makakuha ng trabaho.
Sa isang sesyon ng PAMA (Panimulang Araling Manggagawa) ay ikinataba [...]

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Tags: Pilipinas · Point of View · Politics & Economy

My Christmas Wish….

December 3rd, 2004 · No Comments

Haven’t I discovered that Santa is a hoax, I would have been preparing a long list of xmas wish to him. But growing up makes u discover what is false and what is real.
Anyways, Santa or not here’s my long list for xmas.
1. Canon EOS 20D (errr… I wanna go digital)
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Tags: Gears & Gadgets · Photography · Wish ko lang

Tagumpay?!!!

December 1st, 2004 · 3 Comments

Last night I was watching the news, Saksi to be particular, the anchor interupted the news program with a flash report.
Mike E: Kapapasok lang pong balita, 10 sundalo ang namatay sa ambush sa Bulacan…
For an activist, this is a victory. Tagumpay ng bayan. Kaya lang nakakalungkot ‘yung mga sumusunod ng linya ng balita.
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Tags: Daily Rants · Pilipinas · Point of View · Politics & Economy · WTF