Category: Lifestyle
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Full text of President-elect Barack Obama’s victory speech
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:39 AM (Chicago, Illinois) President-elect Barack Obama’s victory speech in Chicago as released by his campaign. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still…
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Happy Halloween!
Here’s a photo of one really nice halloween setup at the office.
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Some photos I took recently
So my free Flickr account is maxed out and I don’t want to pay for a pro subscription so I’m posting on my blog instead. These were taken with my Nikon D80 at different dates using different lenses. Click on the thumbnail to view high resolution version (warning: may get very large!). Fifty Night glow…
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Tip the waiter not the beggar (Entry for Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty)
One of the most interesting things that happened during my stay in Jacksonville, Florida was when I gave alms to a panhandler / beggar. What made this experience unique was the fact that I am a visitor from a third world country, the Philippines, and there I was giving alms to somebody from the first…
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I AM NINOY – The Filipino Youth
Taken from the iamninoy website: Twenty-five years ago, a man named Ninoy Aquino fought nobly for a cause he believed in. He was a man who believed in heroism, in justice, in freedom, and he committed his life to upholding these values in a manner he thought would be for the greater good. This man…
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What’s the font used in the BPI rebranding?
It seems like a lot of Philippine banks are into rebranding lately, in a Web 2.0-ish fashion. There’s UCPB, BDO, UnionBank, Metrobank and now Bank of the Philippine Islands or BPI. The rebranding, in my opinion, is a success. They managed to make the font look up-to-date without loosing the class of the old logo.…
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Origami vagina by Master Sugoi
Ever been in one of those days where you desperately needed a vagina and none could be found? Now you can actually make your own and carry it anywhere you want! Pornogami FTW.
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Who wants to live in the Philippines?
Got this in my mailbox today entitled “Prospective living in the Philippines”. Some truly hit home while some are mere exaggerations. You be the judge. Every street has a basketball court. Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed. Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad. Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.…