World vs. Bank
Wanna know how the World Bank is either making your life better or worse? See here.
The Ten Commandments of Cheaters
Naturally, I’m a cheater. I am not proud of it nor I am ashamed of it, it’s just that I acknowledge it as one of my God-given talents.
One time I arrived to my Zoology class very early and saw a little portion of the whiteboard written with the 10 commandments for cheaters in permanent ink. It was a very good opportunity because it was our finals then.
I even copied it on a notebook.
Wanna know?
Crappy Marketing Practices I: Crown Regency Hotel
I was having my typical 13-hour weekend slumber when the phone rang. The phone was just a meter away from me, but my housemate answered it, knowing that I ignored ringing phones and knocks on doors.
The phone was handed over to me, nonetheless, and I was too dreamy-eyed to argue.
The caller was a woman, who informed me that I won a 4-days 3-nights free stay in a Crown Regency Hotel.
I guess by now many of you are familiar with this tactic, or have been victimized. The moment you go to claim your prize, you’ll learn about “the catch”, which usually involves buying or signing up for something that will leave you several thousand pesos poorer.
Just what the hell is wrong with these people? Though technically not a scam (I think), the tactic is idiotic and underhanded. I have no respect for companies who trick people into buying their products or availing their services.
$US3 trillion in abandoned trunk a boon for Arroyo administration?
According to news reports, a seal of the United States was engraved on the trunk. It was also labeled with the words “Federal Reserve Bank, Cleveland, Ohio, series 1934. Total Face Value: three million USA.”
What good luck this could be! If the bonds are found to be authentic, paying for a huge portion of our country’s burgeoning foreign debts would be not much of a problem anymore. So the Arroyo administration can finally heave a sigh on its shoulders despite all the scandals and controversies rocking it?
Understanding democratic electoral process: a story
There was a documentary report about understanding democracy in the elementary school, City of Wuhan, Central China where eight-year old children compete for the position of Class Monitor (Class President). It started with an on the spot question to some children in school on the definition of democracy and the right to vote.
Filipino youth, creativity and poverty alleviation
The Peace and Equity Foundation is enjoining the Filipino Youth to be part of its effort on poverty alleviation through a creative writing and photo essay contest with the theme dubbed as “Mga kulay ng kahirapan, hamon ng kinabukasan.”
Mga Pelikulang Pinoy
Bata pa lang ako ay mahilig na akong manuod ng mga pelikulang pinoy. Naalala ko nuong bata pa ako ang patakas na panunuod ng mga lumang pelikula nang dekada 50’s at 60’s na ginagawa ng LVN productions tuwing tanghali dahil lagi kaming pinapapatulog. Naalala ko ang Waray-Waray na pinagbidahan ni Nestor de Villa at Nida Blanca, Galawgaw ni Jaime de la Rosa at Nida Blanca at Charito, I Love You ni Charito Solis at Leroy Salvador. Sa totoo lang, hindi ko masyadong ninanamnam ang mga sinasabi nila mas nakasentro ang aking atensyon sa mga pagpapatawa at kilos nila.
Imperyalistang Pangkultura sa Pilipinas
ni Jose Maria Sison
Lektyur sa isang klase sa pananaliksik sa ilalim ng American Studies Program ng Unibersidad ng Utrecht, Nobyembre 23, 1994.
Pinoy Blogosphere Weekend Recap (10/14/07)
I’m back! After a whole week of not posting, I now finally have the free time once again to go and spend some time blogging.
As expected, my blog’s traffic and feed subscribers went down because of the absence of posts, bloggers e-mailing me like crazy asking about the Pinoy Blog of the Month Contest, and angry mobs filled the streets in front of Manila City Hall (note to self: make a post soon about blogging hiatus).
Hmm… I wonder what I have been missing this past week… Here is a recap of the latest news about the Pinoy blogosphere that has happened during my absence.
- Flash News: Do you guys know Advertlets? The Malaysian based advertising network will be coming here on the Pinoy blogosphere to take on the ever growing demand for local advertising networks. Don’t know the whole details yet, they just contacted me days ago. Culture Shiok also wrote about it here.
- Wondering what google adsense ad performs best in getting you more munnies? Read about SELaplana’s opinion about this topic here.
- Thinking of building a make money online blog? You may want to reconsider your decision, McBilly tells you why Make Money Online Blogs DON’T make money. Read about it here.
- Dexter from TechatHand landed #1 in the search engine results page for the keyword Manny VS Barrera fight result. Find out how he did it here.
Manila Center For The Arts
An author and freelance writer based in Hawaii, Patricia was crestfallen by what she sees as the obliteration of our nation’s soul — culture, traditions, the arts. So along with a group of artists and writers, she decided to do something about it by envisioning the Manila Center for the Arts.
Its intention is to provide a platform for established and emerging Filipino artists, students, and untapped talents, educators and arts enthusiasts. It will be “a convening venue to serve as a cooperative for Filipino visual and performing artists, musicians and writers whose work is pushing boundaries in content and form, and whose passion involves challenging the status quo.”
