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It took me only a few weeks to become accustomed to the frequent offers of free sweets and samosas in the company’s pantries (each floor). Whenever a colleague passes a certification exams, birthday celebrations (except for me, I preferred to celebrate it at home and only with Filipinos), cricket games victory, farewell, when a wife [...]
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It is June 11, 944pm Abu Dhabi time (we’re 4 hours behind Philippine’s time), and I am oddly formulating the following equation:
Spanish assets’ loss + expenses = US capitalization is greater than Philippine “independence”
June 12, 1898 = July 4, 1946
US Capitalization = BUY OUT of Philippines
Philippine Independece = strings attached = The Miseducation of Filipinos
Sociology, Philosophy, [...]
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Well, aside from that it is a cost-effective protest:
(a) Nowadays you can’t find anything that is not made in China. But take note of those made in Taiwan, India, Mexico, Indonesia, etc.
(b) So, the fat guy is made from where? Lol.
(c) However, just because people want a free Tibet they cannot use Chinese goods? Millions of [...]
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After the series of typhoon which started last week, quake early this week, here comes another coup attempt.
Coup attempts are lately planned in hotels (Oakwood in July 2003 led by Trillanes), in Manila Peninsula today. Do we smell EDSA 4?
We are permitted to leave the office at 3:00 PM, November 29, 2007, when I have so many office works in queue and [...]
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Yeah, President Arroyo granted pardon to the 70-year old Joseph Estrada, after the recommendation by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Why?
*The pardon was granted after Estrada publicly agreed not to pursue any other elective office.
*It is part of Arroyo’s policy of releasing prisoners who have reached 70 years of age and in recognition of Estrada’s six [...]
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