Like the psychedelic and drugs that were popular during the decade, the history of the sixties can be a mind-altering experience. How do I know I was a first grader that time. Famous dances in the sixties were often associated with a song. In some cases, the lyrics instructed listeners in how to perform the [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The sixties: Left,Right and the Culture Wars
Posted in Government, country, culture, hero, people, war on August 31, 2008 | 62 Comments »
Green Card or Love?
Posted in Education, Government, Graduation, Pen Pals, Philippines, Politics, country, currency, people, wages on August 30, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Bakeries will opt to produce the bread from a cheaper lower-protein flour to lower the price of pandesal,these are just a funny stories that hit the news in our country.If you get tired of reading all the sad news about the Sabio brothers calling each other regarding the tug of war case between Meralco and [...]
Mad Politicians in Pampanga Who are Being Empty Handed
Posted in Government, Politics, Religion, corruption, country, people on August 27, 2008 | 38 Comments »
Leadership in Pampanga does not seem to be a peace of cake for Gov.Panlilio. At times, the dirty games of politics may seem as amusing and easy, but in reality playing Kapangpangan politics has been extremely trying for the players. Governor Panlilio who had beaten two political giants in one of the biggest — if [...]
My classmate and his digital weigh machine
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2008 | 60 Comments »
My high school classmate has turned into rice vendor, but of course there is more here than that meets the eye. After graduating in college with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing he should have been sitting in an air conditioned cabin pulling a hefty salary at a big company. Instead, he stands in the sweltering [...]
Gloria Arroyo the Lame Duck President
Posted in Government, Politics, country, people on August 21, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Presidents ending their terms were concerned with at least one last big bang and Gloria doesn’t seem to be that way. Someone leaving a job and not concerned with going along to get along can push outlandish ideas. Don’t count Arroyo out just yet. She isn’t much concerned with being popular. She still has the [...]
Are Filipinos Worth Dying For?
Posted in Government, Politics, Religion, country, people on August 19, 2008 | 38 Comments »
When we speak of great souls or great leaders, surely everyone will raise eye brow as real leaders are becoming gradually rare. But, one name shines like eternal glittering star in the sky in the Pearl of the Orient as the rooster crow to give the signal of dawn, and that is late Ninoy the [...]
Parehong Kaliwa ang Padyak ng Paa ng Reyna
Posted in Government, Politics, country, people on August 16, 2008 | 61 Comments »
Habang humihirit ng huling baraha ang Malacanang para panatilihin ang kanilang Reyna na maupo sa arinola ay hindi na pinansin ng taong bayan ang kanilang mga strahiya at pakulong palabas.Hindi pinilahan ng mamamayan ang Moro-morong pasine na pinagbidahan ni Esperon sa Mindanao at ang pagsasayaw ng kanilang Reyna ng Cha-Cha,nadismaya ang tao dahil parehong kaliwa [...]
Pres.Arroyo’s maneuver to stay beyond 2010
Posted in Government, Politics, country, people on August 14, 2008 | 45 Comments »
Are we Filipinos going to sit by and passively watch our Constitution relegated to the status of a vague reference document, Will we watch it become nothing more than bleached parchment under glass at the National Archives, Or are we going to stand up for the “living” Constitution, honor and defend it, and actively seek [...]
My Goodness They Want Me To Run For President
Posted in Political Jokes on August 12, 2008 | 102 Comments »
The number complaint I hear is that all the candidates are corrupt, evil people, and that there isn’t anyone to vote for. I don’t believe that every one of these candidates is bad,they only become mega millionaire. Kapitan Kidlat is disappointed in the quality of these candidates,he want me run for office. It’s not too [...]
Doctor’s Office is Closed
Posted in Doctors, Health, Medicine, country, people on August 11, 2008 | 51 Comments »
Philippines hospital emergency departments are experiencing extremely crowded conditions due to lack of doctors. Because of this, the doctor in charge is urging those who are in tremendous pain to take aspirin,there were a numbers of patients crowded in one particular room.He basically said that we are not in a situation where we can accept [...]