I am a Filipino. I was born in Argao. The place has yet to be swayed by civilization and advancement or exploitation perhaps. In that southern part of Cebu, Philippines, houses are situated beneath green slopes, mostly concealed under a lush shade that seems to have existed long before my great-grandfathers. My own home lies [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Philippines’
Poverty and corruption will not change national pride
July 22nd, 2009
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I write about national issues and also about touching lives. This is about two of my Filipino friends, Sharon and Mimi. The oil-rich Saudi Arabia became Sharon’s home right after her college graduation. As an entertainer in a foreign land, money fills her purse with no trouble at all when she belts out her songs [...]
SMS spamming abused by mobile service providers
June 3rd, 2009
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“You are qualified to win the daily lotto, to join please text back……” I suspect that the number of text messages sent daily is growing very rapidly anywhere around the world. As per estimate, the sent rate is hundreds of billions per annum. With its wide coverage, text messaging has been the target of spammers, [...]
Nicole’s true confessions revealed
March 23rd, 2009
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My column for the March 4 issue of this paper entitled “One too many beers changed this life forever” spawned quite a frenzy from readers who thought I was glorifying a rapist. To those who commented and reacted, thank you for raising the questions that I obviously failed to answer in the previous article. At [...]
One too many beers changed this life forever
March 11th, 2009
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Say you found a stranger very attractive (however you define attractive). Would you want to have sex before or after gulping bottles of beer? Sex under the influence of beer is common and easy. All you need to do is get yourself drunk (10 bottles will suffice) and in a matter of hours you’ll find [...]
Uncle Sam experience gives rise to apathy, change in perspective
October 10th, 2008
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Dreaming is my constant companion. It has caused countless unexpected things to come my way, including my being a US neophyte and appreciating the scores of stuff most of my countrymen love about Uncle Sam. Traffic, for instance. Traffic jams are virtually unknown in this place. There are lanes for bicycles – even for pets! [...]
