tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61599252011-08-17T05:14:53.353+08:00Taste life. Change the lyrics.Wowellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-59105111083829468052010-08-11T15:59:00.001+08:002010-08-11T15:59:59.105+08:00

We got to watch the Manila performance of Cats Now and Forever with Lea Salonga playing as Grizabella. The problem was, we slept through about half of it. I got bored at the tenth minutes and found more excitement trying to sneak peanut M&M’s into my mouth while the usher was about two feet away from me. At intermission, we had to purchase the expensive programme souvenir in order to figure out

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Last Sunday, I was negotiating to park at a valet parking slots of my usual mall. Suddenly, we heard a loud and long blast of horn from a red car whose driver attempted to overtake from the right. I halted to a full stop, and when I saw that the red car had also stopped, I proceeded to take the parking slot. The red car, I later learned, was driven by a man we will call Ignited Sunday (if you

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I celebrated my birthday in 1985 with some time at the public swimming pool of the Amorante Stadium, with my best friends then - Gabriel Hidalgo and Aelous Arrellano.  Afterwards, I made a trip to my favorite christian bookstore, Jacob's Well (in front of the old Magnolia ice cream house), where I picked up my personal copy of Dreamer: What Really Happened to Joseph - in cassette! The 1983

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I was in the dojo this morning while the champion women's team were debriefing their new members who competed last Sunday.  I stopped myself from intruding in the discussion, but I was quietly caught by the message. I realized that:: 1. As martial athletes we are disciplined to be humble, because our pride will be our demise. 2. Our code of discipline instructs us to be "concerned with the

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Today, I realized my boss paid more attention to me than I thought, when he said: "the problem with you is that you're always coming from left field." What a downer.  Makes me miss being a big fish in a small pond. No worries.  Should be over it by dinner tonight. Borrowing the words from Chant of a Poor Man, I replaced corruption: Earth, what a sufferation, yeah, sufferer. I would rather live

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-8494193077670476522010-03-03T16:13:00.002+08:002010-03-03T16:29:14.324+08:00

A dear friend candidly speaks of doomsday cult, warning against obsession - that everything must be taken in moderation. I advice not only moderation but complete aversion. If there's one thing we should take away from end-times prophecy, it's got to be the same take-away from we get from the stories of Noah, and Pharoah and the ten plagues, and every low experience of God's people, and that is

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-21745849395666375712009-09-22T14:31:00.001+08:002009-09-22T14:34:15.864+08:00

Belo twits Facebook user: Go to court, not to media UP Law alumnus Argee Guevarra is at it again.  No, not as flag bearer of the New Sense Party (read fast), but just the same attempting to rouse thought on social phenomenon - in this case, the Internet. As counsel to Josefina Norcio (whose condition is no butt of jokes), Atty. Guevarra elicits legal action from the Belo Medical Group through

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Yesterday, at the preliminary presentation for the incentive scheme for my account management team, our managing director posed a control challenge that was ultimately mine to answer. The meeting concluded for continuance (and demanded a solution) at 9 a.m. this morning. It was a full day with four meetings, and before my fifth at 7 p.m. started, I was already running a fever. I retired before

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This morning, Club Filipino was once again a stage for a Liberal Party gathering.  The historical Kalayaan (Freedom) Hall, named so after Corazon Aquino took oath of presidential office in 1986, was the venue for her son's declaration of candidacy for the 2010 presidential race.  Some 23 years ago, from that very room flowed hopes of a renewed and united nation. As Noynoy was being convinced to

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-42171270157774248152009-09-08T18:54:00.001+08:002009-09-08T18:55:58.410+08:00

An Estrada died making an Estrada film. abs-cbnNEWS.com: Fernando Estrada, the behind-the-scene cameraman (of Star Cinema), was among the nine fatalities in the tragic sinking of MV SuperFerry 9 off the Zamboanga Peninsula on Sunday. The 29 crew of Star Cinema were in General Santos City to shoot some scenes for the film “Ang Tanging Pamilya.” They were on their way home to Manila when the

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I spent Sunday early at church and was off to the pool to do 30 50-metre laps of breast strokes. It was a perfect day for outdoor swimming: a light drizzle and the lanes were empty. The extra effort wasn't excessive as i expected some exquisite eating in the evening. Enter Wagyu Stone Grill at Eastwood Mall. Savor the superb soup-salad-softbread set, the massive mussels and the garlicky

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Today, I am announcing my support for the candidacy of Noynoy Aquino for President in 2010.Noy has made it clear to me that he wants to carry the torch of leadership.The passing of our beloved former President Aquino has reawakened a passion among us. I acknowledge this as fuel to bring us to the realization of our dream: Good will triumph over evil.(read transcript of Mar Roxas' speech at Club

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Without any intention to disrespect, I call you by your first name. I call you by your first name for two reasons. First, you did not age one bit. I'm not talking of the physical appearance but of the warmth we've enjoyed as our guidance counselor back in the day, whom we could run to. I was explaining to my wife yesterday that you were that only person we were not afraid of being reprimanded.

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There's a sign at the U-turn slot across Gate 3 at the Ateneo de Manila University along Katipunan Avenue that directs those exiting from gate 3 to take the next slot if they wished to turn around towards Aurora Boulevard.The problem is that the Ateneans ignore the instruction and cross the road, totally oblivious of the traffic they are causing everyday for vehicles heading north.I'm a patient

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It seems Hasbro Industries had come up with a game concept that it hopes to rival its greatest game, Monopoly.The rules are simple on the new game: watch G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and name as many rip-offs as you can of scenes that have already been executed by other movies.Here's my list below, and I'm sure the more sophisticated media gobblers can think of more to add:1. A briliant scientist

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There's a reason Skull Candy was invented. For two thousand pesos I wouldn't have to suffer this way.Overheard beyond my cubicle walls:Mother-figure: When I was a teenager I had a foreigner boyfriend who told me, "Show me your *oo*s." I replied, "Are you sure?" And I did.Pagkagaling sa 'skwela ay didiretso na sa inyoAt buong maghapon ay tinuturuan mo ako- Rico J. Puno

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This song by Everything But The Girl simply should not be altered:Not for the first time I look back On all those years Not for the last time names will ring In my ear When there was just a gang of us Storming the town by train and bus A moment of thought this heart sends To old friends Not for the first time I look back On my first love Unable to speak or think or move Hand in glove But what of

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Cable Passes Satellite as Leading Digital Pay-TV Platform During 2008(click to read news)Here's the score at the end of 2008, in terms of paying digital subscribers:Cable - 130 millionDTH - 119 millionIn Robert Klein's list, rolling out new services is one of the marketing goals of cable system operators. The economics of rolling out new services becomes practical when those new services can be

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In John chapter 5, Jesus healed a man who had been ill for 38 years and had waited at the Bethesda pools for a miracle that was based on superstition.The name Bethesda is said to be Aramaic for House of Mercy or House of Grace, which was appropriate: the Bethesda pools, which had been known to be there since 8th century B.C. was said to be stirred by an angel at an unannounced time, and the first

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Pinoy sports goes HD on BALLS!(click to see news article)Quote: Philippine sports finally enter the digital era as ABS-CBN begins its high-definition (HD) test broadcast of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines’ (UAAP) basketball games this Saturday (July 11) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Monday (July 13) on Balls HD (SkyCable Channel 166). It's going

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First trip to Paris. Eurostar from London by day. Welcomed by thieves trying to hustle me in their French language while one of them navigated to my rear, good luck. On the way to the hotel, I made a conclusion: Parisians are filthy, pretty much like Manilenos who wouldn't put their trash in a bin that's two feet away but rather would drop it on to the street.The Isle de Cite is clean, though.

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If cable companies are threatened by Cignal being a PLDT company, here’s something to hide under the bed for:EchoStar Corporation, a leading provider of end-to-end pay TV delivery systems and a designer and manufacturer of equipment for satellite, IPTV, cable, terrestrial and consumer electronics markets, and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), a wholly owned subsidiary

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Overheard beyond my cubicle walls:Balakubak Boy: Nagsha-shampoo ka ba?(other people break out into laughter)I mean, ng Clear?Gugu Girl: I want to kill you.I wonder if she had Light Yagami’s Death Note.She asks me why...I'm just a hairy guyI'm hairy noon and night; Hair that's a fright.I'm hairy high and low,Don't ask me why; don't know!It's not for lack of bread. Like the Grateful Dead; darling

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Overheard beyond my cubicle walls:(suddenly, above the usual noisy chatter)Female from programming: Manyak! Puro manyak ang ka-trabaho ko.In silence, my mind shouted, "Bakla! Puro bakla sa opisinang ito."Earlier this morning, two g*ys, loud at gym talk, were giggling over someone they referred to as Gayden Kho. (Sorry, Katrina.)ENOLA GAYby Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkEnola gay, you should

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ABS-CBN leads TV Ratings National Surveyhttp://www.mukamo.com/abs-cbn-wins-tv-ratings-national-survey/I won't delve into the ABS-CBN vs. GMA Network row, but Gabby and Charo are very happy.Food stubs were distributed this morning that said:Pa-Burger nina EL3 at CSCA Thanksgiving MeriendaIndicative of pop-culture, the rally name was insensitive (perhaps trascendent is a better word) to promote

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(I removed the name DAVID, and replaced it with my own.)O God, Father in heaven and earthI call to You like deep calls to deep over waterShow me Your endless measure of graceLet tender mercies shine once againFrom Your holy faceDeep in my soul there's a cravingTo please the One who has saved meO God, though I have fallen so farYou know that I'm stillA man after Your own heartI am driven by rivers

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Overheard beyond my cubicle walls:Popsicle girl: Ang lamig naman dito!Ogle boy: Naka-mini skirt ka eh.Popsicle girl: Mainit eh.

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The remnants of our high school gang, RAMPAJE, welcomed Easter morning with Yam Cha siomai at the Shell service station just outside UP along Commonwealth Avenue.Par, Nikko and I each had 32 pieces. Alex, who came from the church activity at Claret, had eight.Right there was born The Priory of Sayang - consciousness of the conspiracy to hide the arrival of Planet X in 2012 and, with it,

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2008 NCR Ultimate Judo Ranking ChallengeNovember 16, 2008UP Men's Team outcome:-55kgs Emmanuel Enrique Moran: 3 matches, 3 wins, gold medal-66kgs Anton Rafael Paguio: 3 matches, 2 wins, bronze medal-73kgs Edgar Ordillas: 3 matches, 2 wins, bronze medal-81kgs Raphael Pangalangan: 2 matches, 1 win, bronze medal-81kgs Gabriel Pangalangan: 3 matches, 2 wins, silver medal-90kgs Gabriel Topacio: 1

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Today, it's exactly 52 weeks since Mum passed on. I promised myself on Mum's 60th birthday to continue this blog. I can't believe how time flew.Here's to you, Mum. Help me along.

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I'm once again trying to blog.It finally happened. Mum's 60th birthday. So many friends of hers came. Celebrities even, though Mum's friendships were never about celebrities but about helping people... even people she didn't already know.I thought about calling Mum in London while I was waiting to be diagnosed in the ER of The Medical City on November 19. I postponed it because it would

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I finally had the opportunity to see The Gateway, Cubao's new grand mall right by the Araneta Center. Bright and clean, with lots of new-to-me restaurants, the mall's architecture is quite impressive, at least from the outside. Surely, Cubao will get back the glorty it enjoyed in the 1970's. In my analysis, the usual foot traffic will be there. Added to that, the coño, alta de sociedads will

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-1112756776336271852005-03-27T09:59:00.000+08:002005-04-06T11:06:16.336+08:00

I worked on my birthday at the Cable Convention 2005 in Cebu, enduring three meetings with new channels wanting to enter the Philippine market. Worse, nobody in Cebu greeted me save for one of the Account Managers in my department and the sweet ladies of HBO Asia.I did have the grandest party because HBO, as usual, held its party on the first night of the convention.Wearing a red shirt, I danced

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-1112751929525240302005-03-27T09:41:00.000+08:002005-04-06T11:13:45.733+08:00

Contributing to the OFW Guardian, an advocacy weekly tabloid circulated in Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia, has its perks. I spent the eve of Palm Sunday at the Cebu Beach Club on Mactan Island, Cebu; then moved to Bohol Beach Club on Panglao Island, Bohol until Holy Wednesday - for free! I will be writing several advertorials for the Tambuli Beach Resorts, which also include Tambuli

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-1110331096399617562005-03-09T09:00:00.000+08:002005-03-09T09:18:16.403+08:00

Sa mga nagkakandangitngit na sa akin dahil hindi maayos-ayos ang kanilang mga plano ukol sa pagbiyahe sa katapusan ng taon, heto na ang balitang inaasam-asam ninyo. Ngunit bago iyon, isa munang pagpapaliwanag.Alam naman natin na ang pinaka-importanteng tao sa kahit na kaninong kasalan ay hindi ang mga ikinakasal kundi ang ina ng babaeng ikinakasal Kung kaya nga't ang petsa ng kasalan ay nausog

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An article I wrote appears today on the OFW Guardian (circulation: hopefully where there are OFWs). The editor used the detailed version but, personally, I prefer the concise one:Shopping so big they had to name it twice.Metro Market! Market! differentiates itself with customer service and so much more.At the northeastern corner of the Fort Bonifacio Global City stands Metro Market! Market! It

Wowellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-1104886598574684422005-01-05T08:41:00.000+08:002005-02-16T08:21:52.580+08:00

I went up to Baguio December 29 to welcome 2005, with my sisters Jing and Myke, my fiancé Pia, and our friend, Dingdong. As always with my sisters, the trip deferred from being ‘usual’.To kick off, we stayed at the Brent Campus, which had a lot of ground for strolling; and since it was vacation time, we had it all to ourselves. Then, armed with a map, we conquered the City – SM

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Okay, okay. Admittedly the title of this entry is a bit forced but I can't think of a clever one, given that I am just now trying to get this blog started again. So I must explain the connection: The song is from The Clash (who sang Should I Stay or Should I Go?) and CASBAA stands for Cable and Satellite Braodcast Association of Asia. Forget the long introduction. The point really is that I

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On Saturday, I watched Reportory Philippines' execution of M. Butterfly with Miguel Faustman as the maddened Gallimard. Surprisingly, my usually short attention span sustained until the end of the play. Not much to rant or rave though, except that Miguel had an American accent. As expected, there was nudity, both of male and female, but that wasn't why I didn't fall asleep. Earlier, while

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Sorry for the long sabbatical especially since I just started this blog. Some events happened and I'm now just stabilizing myself in this new roller-coaster life.Back to the issue of this entry:Krispy Kreme will never be able to infiltrate the Philippine market. Not with Go Nuts Donuts doing a reverse engineering on the donut most brought home to Manila. The look, the packaging, the taste-

Wowellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159925.post-1070586457227286962003-12-05T09:07:00.000+08:002005-02-16T10:16:40.420+08:00

I've been tasked to be tournament director for the UAAP Judo in 2004. So today, I sent out memo number UJ2004TD-001. Consider it a milestone.The irony is, I've never officiated nor referreed. Sure, I've trained and played and taught judo. But if I were to make an excuse for the lack of involvement, it would be because I've been averse to the politics and culture in the national sports

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The University of the Philippines College of Arts and Letters has recently inaugurated the new CAL Building where 312 is the Jose D. Regala room. The CAL Building is located behind the Faculty Center, where faculty of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and CAL hold office. Room 312 is near the fire exit to underscore Col. Regala's work in the pursuit of safety (a building of the

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Jumping very late into the bandwagon, I take my step into this medium for self-expression.

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