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Entries from February 2006

have i thanked him yet?

February 22nd, 2006 · 9 Comments

“ang hirap kasi sa inyo, kung kelan panahon ng anihan saka pa kayo umalis.”
yan ang nasabi ko sa tatay ko the last time na magkita kami in 2001. dumalaw siya sa bahay, isang buwan mula ng dumating ako mula sa saudi. dumalaw siya after learning that my mother left for canada.
“nak, [...]

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inside pcij

February 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

inside pcij: the stories behind our stories is the blog/podcast site of the philippine center for investigative journalism, tackles the political & social situation of the philippines. you can find their blog here.
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kamusta na?

February 21st, 2006 · 2 Comments

nakita kita kahapon,
may hila-hilang kariton
huminto sa may Robinson,
tumanga buong maghapon
sikat ka noon sa tibi
kase kasama ka doon sa rali
pero ngayo’y nag-iisa,
naglalakad sa may EDSA.
kamusta na?, YaNo

some years ago, somebody asked me, “guro1, para kanino ba ang edsa?” bagama’t properly equipped ako para sagutin ang tanong n’ya, medyo natigilan pa rin ako. “hindi ba [...]

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pahiram ng bandwidth!

February 20th, 2006 · 6 Comments

delikadong magsara ang site ko before the end of this month, may natanggap na kong warning mula sa aking webhost, 80% na daw ng bandwidth ko ang nagamit ko. i checked my control panel and tama sila. less than 20% na lang ang natitira.

maliit lang kasi ang bandwidth na nakuha ko, mumu1 na [...]

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bagong bahay, lumang pako

February 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Bagong bahay, lumang pako
Dating gimik na inibang-anyo
Bagong bote, lumang toyo
Ang laging sawsawan ni Pedro
Pedrong Pako, Gary Granada

the basic clamor of the people during that time is change. “tama na! sobra na! palitan na! sa 20 taong paghahari ni makoy sa malacañan, it seems that the people had felt that a change is needed. [...]

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pamantasan ng buhay

February 19th, 2006 · No Comments

n.b. ang linggong ito ay itinakda ko bilang sariling paggunita sa ika-20 taong anibersaryo ng edsa people power. malamang na antukin na naman ang ilan sa mga mambabasa ko nito. ang mga susunod na tala ay personal na pananaw ng manunulat, batay sa kanyang karanasan, walang intensyong palitan ang pananaw nino man o [...]

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back to mIRC

February 18th, 2006 · 6 Comments

since ala naman akong gaanong maka-usap sa YM, i decided to log back in sa mIRC. this is where i started chatting, dito ko rin unang ginamit ang pangalang masterbetong [not as nick but as my username]. S’yempre undernet server pa rin, spymode muna ako at first, checking kung sino-sino pa ang andun. [...]

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one disaster after another

February 17th, 2006 · No Comments

while i was having my brunch and flicking my remote control, napadaan ako sa cnn, and the voice on the phone sounds familiar to me, it was chairman richard gordon being interviewed. shocking to know that another disaster had struck, this time mother nature caused it.
a mudslide burried a village of 300 families and [...]

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bored to death

February 15th, 2006 · 3 Comments

grabe ang antok ko buong maghapon! nak ng teteng naman kasi, 3:30am nagising ako para lang umebs, then nang tumunog ang alarm clock/cellphone ko ng 5am tamad na tamad akong bumangon. ayoko na nga sanang pumasok, kaya lang sayang din pag nag-absent ng walang dahilan cut salary ang aabuting ko.
i thought maraming gagawin, [...]

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jeff’s the dubai chronicles

February 15th, 2006 · No Comments

blogging from dubai, uae, unravel jeff’s journey of text & images. named runner-up for photoblog category by the philippine blog awards for 2005 [which he truly deserve]. you can find his blog here
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