It has NOT. STOPPED. RAINING. for the past week.

I am not kidding.  Metro Manila is pretty much flooded, all classes are suspended, even work for both government and private sector has been called off.  I'm just lucky that I technically live on a hill, so I'm flood-free but for the rest of my fellow Pinoys who are out there - they're not that lucky ( Read more... )

"I am a Christian."

You know, that sentence should really not make me cringe because yes, I am a Christian too, Catholic to be precise and no, please do not bring to me your argument that "Catholics are not Real Christians."

Dear God, no.

But every time I hear/read/see that sentence, it's usually prefaced by something like "I am offended and upset ( Read more... )

( So this is about the SNAFU at the Philippines' CCP... )

Dear Body:

I'd really like it if you could tell my blood pressure to go down.  I'd also appreciate it if you could stop throwing up, stop being dizzy and generally stop being all spazzoid because I really love my job right now and I'd like to go back to work.

Yes, this is me, sick and miserable.  Again.

No love,

Me :(

ETA as of October 13, 2010:   ( Read more... )

I'm sure that most of you have seen what's happened on CNN and other news places all over the world by now:

8 Dead in Philippine Hostage Crisis

I'm angry, pissed off, cringing with shame at the entire mess that this was.  I could point fingers, lay blame, maybe pick a few fights with the ignorant assholes who want to make this about race and laugh at ( Read more... )

I know I'm incredibly lucky to be living in a place that's got better elevation but a lot of Manila was submerged under the floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy this weekend.  I have a lot of friends worried sick right now over their loved ones.  One buddy posted on his Facebook that his little girl and other family members are now sheltering over at the ( Read more... )

All right, if there are any call center agents on my friends list, fellow Filipinos or if you have fellow Filipinos on your f-list, please link this post to them.  They may be the next victims of this con artist.


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