Meet the Fockers… or something like it
Although I have been married for 3 years, I did not go through the process in the traditional Filipino way. How did I do mine, you might ask? Well that’s not what today’s story is about so you just have to wait for THAT post.
Moving on. It was technically a first time for all of us (my brother, my sister and I) to formally present ourselves to the family of the girl my brother is wooing. We gathered family members and extended ones and drove to the northern part of the metro to meet them.
Miracles
CNN recently hailed Himala as the best movie of all time in the Asia-Pacific region. The 1982 film tells the story of Elsa in a marginal town, a girl who claims to have seen the Virgin Mary. She turns into a faith healer and begins to conduct healing crusades in a forgotten land. The film is the brainchild of writer Ricky Lee and director Ishmael Bernal. Who could forget Nora Aunor, arms spread facing the sky, white veil on her head, shouting “walang himala”? Or I may be mistaken with the veil and the arms, but nonetheless the recognition of the film is testament to the glory of Filipino films in earlier times, transcending age and time to great lengths.
While at that, I can’t help but recall the recent Senate probe on the fertilizer scam. Fresh from the United States, Jocelyn Bolante was bearded and grilled at the Senate floor. That came after he was admitted at St. Luke’s Hospital for health reasons, confusing his digestive problems for a heart ailment. I do not know if human evolution is yet to see its better days, finding remedies for some stomachs reaching as high up as the chest. I do not know if that is a symptom of dementia either, but his age and white hairs do not seem to prove him any wiser. His evasive responses to the questions hurled at him go to show how much of either his gross ignorance or his defense preparations—perhaps both—have made a monumental lackey out of him.
a spam comment on my busby seo test entry
I just received this spam comment today on my busby seo test entry.
Dear respectful One
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before. I am Introducing myself, I am Miss Mary Kaiou, 21 years of age the only daugter of the late Mr and Mrs Kaiou. My father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan(Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.Before the death of my father on 29th June 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan.
He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of USD$9.5M (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S),deposited in a Security and finance company in (Abidjan Cote d’lvoire, that he used my name as his only daugter for the next of kin in depositing the fund. continue reading
Cash-strapped West looks East in midst of financial turmoil
Western economies seem to have to no choice but to engage in an awkward marriage with cash-rich nations in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific. The financial crisis has forged that necessity in the face of staggering losses among US and European financial institutions. The credit crunch, which has already brought some of the Western economies to their knees, has definitely tipped the balance of power towards the East. Cash is king in these economic conditions and the US and Europe do not have much of it these days.
Just yesterday, the word is out that Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, is now officially in recession and France just narrowly escaped with a tenth of a percent growth. Tomorrow, the G-20 nations will converge in Washington DC to discuss measures for collective action regarding the crisis, which has now swept almost all parts of the world. Almost, but not all it seems. In the same meeting, Japan is set to offer US$100 billion of its foreign reserves to the IMF to provide financial assistance most especially to needing emerging economies, such as the Argentina, Pakistan or even the Philippines.
Gulf states like the UAE and Saudi Arabia are also being wooed by Western economies, like the UK for example, to invest in some of their troubled industries such as in the banking sector. These countries have benefited tremendously in the oil bubble earlier this year and have loads of cash at their disposal at the moment. They even led the setting up of a so-called Sovereign Wealth Fund which through the IMF, would inject funds as investments into industries that were badly hit by the crisis but have huge potential of recovery and future financial returns. Now, the West are racing fast for those highly valuable investments just to keep some of their industries above water.
Nathan Andrada
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hi!!!first tym ko tong mapost ng blog..try lang talaga..hehe..good day..God bless,,
DiningCebu features Lemon Grass at The Terraces Ayala
The Pakalistas of DiningCebu.com had a delightful Thai-Vietnamese culinary experience at Lemon Grass. DiningCebu.com lists down 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Lemon Grass at the Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu.
Click here to read our review on Lemon Grass, and join us as we discover more Cebu Restaurants, Cebu Food, and Cebu Delicacies One Bite at a Time!
Treasury unveils changes in rescue package
I watched most part of Treasury secretary Hank Paulson’s press conference last night. The brains behind the Treasury Rescue Package was updating the nation of what actions were done since Washington approved of it more than a month ago.
The capital purchase program, as the secretary dubs it, was initially meant to buy toxic assets from banking institutions compounded by the housing turmoil. The idea was to free these banks of illiquid assets for them to start with their normal banking operations like lending, the blood source of all economic activity. We even saw how Congress fiercely went back and forth in order to secure the fine print before it could reach President George W. Bush’s desk
Of course that was then. Now, Paulson is singing a different tune. He is now backtracking on his initial theory of federal government purchase into mortgage-tainted assets, saying it was not such a good idea after all. He is now even considering non-bank institutions, such as those who offer securitization of credit cards, auto loans, and student loans, to get a piece of the action of the TARP’s hefty $700 billion ammunition.
Not too many are pleased with the news, though. Some feel these guys from the Fed, FDIC, and the Treasury are almost always behind the curve throughout this crisis. Last night was another indication of such and basing upon all actions taken by the government, theirs could prove to be a very expensive trial and error.
Nathan Andrada
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Pinay Scandal and Pinoy Scandal Strikes Anew
Pinay sex video and Pinoy scandal hits mainstream media once again. The victims? Criselda Volks and Pinoy Fear Factor’s Jose Sarasola. The Criselda Volks sex video scandal is currently the talk of the town, most especially that Ms. Volks herself admitted on national television that the girl on the video is indeed her. I personally watched the video, and the little boy that I am, felt something normally felt by fellow men who would watch it. But after watching Ms. Volks crying on national television, I felt pity on her. A supposedly private showcasing of love and affection to her partner being watched by millions of people around the world.
Second victim is a man behind the alleged Pinoy scandal – Jose Sarasola – a contestant on a current reality show on ABS-CBN. But before the issue gets worse, Mr. Sarasola himself denied the accusation. To solidify his statement, a showbiz-oriented talkshow The Buzz, hired a video editing consultant/expert. The video expert analyzed the man on the video doing his “thing” on a wecam and a picture of Jose Sarasola — from the nose…
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Pinay Scandal and Pinoy Scandal Strikes Anew || Patricio el Suplado
Forbes Asia 2008 List of Richest Filipinos
I would just like to share this post about Forbes Asia List of Richest Filipinos I made for my fellow business buffs. But I’m not a businessman ok. Im just fascinated watching and reading stuffs all about business magnates around the world. So here’s the list of the richest Filipinos according to the prestigious magazine:
1. Jaime Zobel de Ayala & family
$2 billion –
Patriarch of country’s largest conglomerate, Ayala Corp. Family referred to as the Filipino royal family. Stepped down as chairman last year. Personally holds no shares; wealth now in children’s hands. Eldest son, Jaime II, Ayala’s chairman, chief executive.
2. Henry Sy & family 
$1.7 billion
Completed merger of his Banco de Oro with competitor Equitable PCI in May, forming nation’s second-largest bank. His SM Prime Holdings is nation’s largest shopping mall developer. Shares fortune, which includes stakes in a dozen companies, with his children.
Source: ForbesAsia Magazine 2008
Who made the third spot? Want to see the entire list?
Click hereForbes Asia 2008 List of Richest Filipinos || Patricio el Suplado
Fate Delivered Me These Books
This fateful night might be the end to my good luck. You see, my card has been declined in Starbucks.
Before this day, I won 3$ in a gamble that I invested in 1$. And to the course at that fateful night, I had 2 glorious encounters that I partly enjoy because I love them (the act) and not because there were things in my head.
Maybe I was expecting fictionally that my bar was so high.
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