Illiterates

I had thought adult illiterate Filipinos didn’t exist. I was, however, proved wrong. This incident happened around July last year.

While waiting to get my ATM card from a very long wait, I heard an interesting exchange.

Sunda lagi ang instruction, sir, the teller said in a tone that bordered on annoyance. Or maabtan ta ani ugma.

Follow the instructions, sir, or we’ll end up finishing this tomorrow.

Naa biya nay example dira.

The examples are there.

The teller returned the man’s application forms and went out to do some other business. The man meekly accepted the documents and signed whatever the teller marked.

ID number na bay, I said as I noticed that he apparently forgot to read the instructions. Dili na sign-an.

Those blanks are for your ID number. You do not sign there.

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The Winner that Won it ALL

It has been 10 months now since I started this blog. It never crossed my mind that a simple Boy-Kuripot could change peoples’ perspective of joining Promos and Contests. A good example would be one of my readers, Joy Bahia, The Winner that Won it ALL. She was so overwhelmed by the prizes she have won over the past months that she even visited me and gave me goodies from her L.A. trip with her husband. Yep, she won a Trip to L.A. inclusive of airfare and lodging! And to think all she had to do to win that is send an email at NO COST whatsoever in her part. Amazing isn’t it? Aside from that she won a room makeover from Real Living magazine and lots of other cool stuff. Read more about Joy in her multiply journal

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Pharmacist January 2009

The Philippine (PRC) Professional Regulation Commission announced that 584 out of 1,042 passed the Pharmacist board exam. The said examination was held on January 27 to 28, 2009. It was given by the Philippine Board of Pharmacy in Manila, Baguio and Cebu. continue reading

Marine Engineer Officers January 2009

The result of the Philippine Marine Engineer Officers Licensure Examination which was held in Manila on January 24 & 25, 2009 has been released by the PRC. continue reading

HERBAL SUPPLEMENT

ALIVE! MEGA-NUTRITIONALS

The most nutritionally dense food concentrate in the world market today, Alive Mega-nutritionals contain the most number of anti-oxidants with approximately 16000 phytonutrients in one product. The ingredients of Alive work in “synergy” to produce the maximum result for your body, making it the most potent anti-aging product in the history of supplementation.

Alive introduces a new concept in supplementation taken for daily health and energy through a wider range of distinctly balanced nutrients that provide the crucial health value from three important areas: daily essentials, botanical energizers and system defenders that include anti-oxidants. Composed of a greater number of revitalizing nutrients from more natural sources than any product. Alive supplements are the Supreme Whole Food EnergizersTM. As a cleanser, healer and energizer, Alive! Strengthens the body to protect itself and fight against a wide range of physiological conditions that lead to ailments such as hypertension, diabetes and cancer, and among others.

Uses of Alive

1. Acute & Chronic Diarrhea

2. Allergic Rhinitis

3. Amenorrhea

4. Anemia

5. Atopic Dermatitis

6. Atrophic Vaginitis

7. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)

8. Beriberi

9. Bone Fracture

10. Brain Tumor

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HP Magic Giveaway

HP Magic Giveaway is one very exciting online contest. 50 blogs are running their own contests which they will give away 50 prize packages worth more than $6000! I told you it was exciting. Contest mechanics and contest dates differ from blog to blog. You could learn more about this contest here, here and the schedules of the blog contests here. Good luck! NOTE: Contests are open worldwide (Do correct me if I’m wrong)

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Playing For A Change: Song Around the World “Stand By Me”

Found this great video clip from You Tube, created by the Playing For a Change Foundation.

Playing for a Change Foundation is dedicated to connecting the world through music by providing resources to musicians and communities around the world.

In this video clip, they’ve shown that their passion for music breaks all boundaries. It is just amazing to see the blend of music created by the different musicians involved in the video. Just watch for yourself. [Watch here]

Online Burol: Thinking out of the (Box) Casket

Habang nag babasa ako ng dyaryo, nadaanan lang ng mata ko sa obituary section ng Philippine Star ang isang advertisement, “Online Burol”, napaisip tuloy ako, seryoso ba yung Ad na yun?

Well seryoso nga sila, Online burol nga! “e-burol” ang tawag ng St.Peter Memorial Chapels (www.stpeter.com.ph) sa service nila. May web cam sa loob ng kwarto ng burol at free internet access pa! Target market syempre ang mga may kamaganak overseas. Para nga naman maka-attend parin ng burol yun mga kamag-anak or kaibigan na hindi kayang pumunta sa burol.

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Meet Manuel

Meet Manuel. He’s six years of age, although if you look at his tiny, lanky frame, you’d swear he was four. He, his four siblings, and his mother live in a cardboard house on a sidewalk in Metro Manila. None of his siblings (who are eight, nine, and twelve years old) go to school; instead, everyday they ply the streets, barefoot and with grimy faces, looking for plastic to sell to Manong Pete’s junk shop, asking for alms from passersby as they search.

Manuel is not a real person. He is the embodiment of countless of homeless children stuck in [...] [Read More]

The Journal that Actually Challenged the Starbucks Planner

Finally, the Journal that bravely challenged the Starbucks Planner!!!!

This notorious Journal I’m talking about is This Journal will actually Change Your Life!!!TM, which we will shorten as JOURNAL for your reading convenience.

And oh, I actually do OWN one of the “This Journal will actually Change Your Life!!!TM” planners.

And
just a reminder, this post was not created to uplift the JOURNAL’s
credibility, it’s just an objective look at the features of two of the
planners available in the market today.

–o0o–

Segment 1: PRICE

Actually,
as of this post, the price of the JOURNAL is still unknown. It’s still
on its pre-sale marketing stages and most likely, I’m pretty positive
that it won’t cost you a thousand.

On the other hand, the
Starbucks planner appears to be free – since you can have it after 21 –
25 cups of their Christmas brews which for me are quite the treat if
you’re an avid coffee drinker. Hehehe.

{Read the rest of the Post HERE… and Oh, PLEASE, PLEASE leave a comment!!!!}

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