A Pinoy Blog About Nothing

Hey you know no matter how much I like Calvin's Snowmen Sculptures, I still miss the neighborhood kids mangling Christmas carols: Sa kapitbahay, Ang alogbati, Meri Krismas ang aming bati, Ang pag-ibig ang syang naghati Araw-araw ay magiging Pasko namin Ang sanhi po ng pagperwisyo, hihingi po ng aginaldo kung sakali kami'y perwisyo, pasesnsya kayo kami'y perwisyo! Merry Christmas! Sana maging masaya ang Pasko ninyo kasama ang inyong mahal sa buhay!

Just some musings about start-ups and essentially the nature of web companies (you can't make me say Web 2.0). A couple of days ago, several students from class presented their ideas for a start-up. Out of the five presentations delivered, four mentioned Youtube.com. Most of these were pretty good ideas and the one that didn't mention YouTube is a business that's already up and running. Sure, no one would ...

Sorry for the pun but it seems like most Pinoy bloggers have taken most of the headline about Reming. Watching the devastation of Reming on Albay on TV is harrowing. People dying from the cold, from drowning, from being buried in mud and not to mention being hit debris coming loose from the typhoon. The blogs however, at least a cursory glance on Technorati, mentions nothing but 'relief'. Enh? ...

That's according to Time Magazines' 60 Years of Asian Heroes. The "Simple Housewife" made it to the list which counts Gandhi, Nehru, Lee Kuan Yew and Deng Xiaoping in its roster. 20 years since assuming the presidency, Aquino's legacy seems to be that of bringing the country into democracy -- however messy it may seem. Personally I think her energies and the goodwill she commanded then might ...

In a country where a senator makes like Harrison Ford in the Fugitive and a congresswoman plays Rep. Knifey McStabby on a dining hall employee thus giving Muslims everywhere a bad name, overpopulation is perhaps the most ignored problem. 7 million Filipinos living in Metro Manila alone, 10% of the total population of the country. IMHO, more mouths to feed is just a recipe for digging ourselves deeper ...

Dear _____ , Buhay pa ako. Matagal na tayong di nag-usap. Alam mo naman... "Life's what happens when you make plans." So anyway. Panahon na naman dito sa US ng Thanksgiving. Alam ko madami tayong dapat pasalamatan kahit sa ating mga Pilipino hindi tayo nag-oobserve ng Thanksgiving sa Pilipinas. Walang pilgrims. Walang turkey. Walang Indians...er...Native Americans. Wala ang mga yan pero madami pa rin dapat pasalamatan. Unang-una nanalo si ...

So yeah I was green with envy when author Neil Gaiman went to Manila in July 2005 much to the adoration of his Pinoy fans. It was nice to know there were a lot of people who loved his work. Fast forward to Oct. 3, 2006. I've been stalking following Gaiman for a year, watching his blog and keeping my eye out for appearances. Missed him at San Diego ...