Scene in Jeep. It's dark outside. It looks like it's gonna rain. It started to drizzleStranger 1: Naggibo pelikula para ki Ina. Ta habo mag pabasaStranger 2: (knowing smile then smirks)Me: (just listen in - finish bottle of water, then gulps)I've kinda lost my Lifetime Exclusive Ever Platinum Super Juday Kami Fans Club card so forgive the following unofficial rhetoric.As many may (not) know, there is a movie in the works about the devotion to the Peñafrancia. Even fewer would probably know that Juday was billed for the project - allegedly she backed [...]

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Ini an enot na SONA ni President Noynoy Aquino na madadangog ta sa Lunes, Julio 26. Dacol an dapat atubangon. Kaipuhan ilatag an prioridad sa enot na taon, asin sa laog can anom na taong termino. Ano an maasahan can Bicol qui P-Noy? Magigiromdoman na daculang capangganahan an itinao can mga Bicolano y Bicolana qui P-Noy can nacaaging eleccion. Habo cun mag-asa na sana kita. Alagad dae ko mapugulan an sadiri na mag-asa ta nagtutubod aco na an bagong administrascion na ini magtatao nin paglaom sa maray na futuro can nacion. Pagcatapos na lupigan asin abusohon can nacalihis na administracion an govierno nacional, aco caiba an millones na Bicolano y Bicolana naglalaom sa maray, [...]

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Going home from Manila, passing by at the SLEX., there are these gas stations with restos/shops . It's at both sides of the SLEX and it's kinda weird cause you don't see buses stopping by - maybe it's a unspoken rule. It's kinda like the ultimate stopover: restrooms, fill up your car, eat a pancake...doze off.When I was young(er) this is also where I had my first taste of Starbucks (check n'yo picture ganyan ang stall nila - joke). Even back then, I new it was an expensive place. I was, however, insistent for a cup of chocolate. Mcdonald's [...]

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I thought back to my Ducati-inspired thoughts. Maybe it is time to move on. Naga has been great; it still is but just like any night owl looking for the next bigger, larger than life party or the eternal romantic waiting for "the one"... I am made to believe that there must be something else.The deal is, I've been offered another job... elsewhere. I'm not sanctimonious I know how things are and I certainly don't mean to gloat. I'm quite fortunate to even have my current job. It's just that things change (Why do I feel [...]

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Amazing cannot even begin to describe this.The buzz of the summer has been Inception, the newest science fiction thriller from Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight). Enough with the remakes (The Karate kid), tv series adaptation (The Last Airbender), and sequels (Sex and the City 2), the stage is right for original material. Nothing can be more brand new than the concept of dream invasion and inception.Cobb, played wonderfully by Leo di Caprio, is an expert at corporate espionage, only that he does this by invading dreams. He and his team (Joseph Gordon Levitt) enter the [...]

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Just like any small, progressive and almost-but-not yet sleepy city in the Philippines, our dear Naga is not immune to fads, not really.Today's specialty on the menu are Gyms - the workout 'till every muscle in your body aches kind.Like a good soldier, I scouted the reputable gyms hoping to find the best. In this instance reputable is you're unlikely to catch Tetanus if you use their facility and near Magsaysay or Centro.Around Centro there is a dearth (dikit) of really good gyms. The ones that charges 50 for walk-in is just okay - the basics, really. There are a lot of people here though probably the price. I thought I'd really fit in if I can get over one [...]

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Rarely do movies move me to tears, much more cartoons. I guess I speak for the majority that cartoons are generally to entertain children, impart lessons, and just give us a hell of a good time.Don't get me wrong Toy Story 3 does all of that and more.The conclusion to one of the greatest Disney franchises brings back the whole gang - Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye, Porky, Rex, Mr. and Mrs. Potatohead and their alien kids. This time around, Andy, their kid is all grown up and just days away from going to college. Their playtime days [...]

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Can you hear me? In Times like these, we have to ask ourselves several important questions. How can you, I, our friends and children really trust that what we see on TV and hear on the radio is true? How do we know that our opinions are really our own? How can we be sure that the weak voices are heard and not scared into silence?I can tell you how. There is one person we can thank for all of this. We can thank this person for giving us new perspectives. We can thank this person for giving us a choice. This person gives us an alternative to uniformity and short term [...]

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Can naipasa can Congreso an Electric Power Industry Reform Act (R.A. 9136) can 2001, dakula an paglaom siring can binabalangibog caidto can mga congresista asin senadores na mababa an precio nin curiente sa nacion. Siyam na taon na an nacacalihis, nagbaba mananggad an curiente ta? Dae. Imbes, padagos na naglalangcao an tarifa nin curiente. Alagad may maray na naginibuhan an EPIRA para sa mga consumedores. Iyo na an masuway an mga tarifa sa apat na componaje; generation, transmission, distribution, asin supply. Inaapod ining unbundling can proceso cun pano nacacabot sa cada harong an curiente. Ini man nagcocoresponde sa mga babayadan can consumedores. An carahayan caini iyo na mahihiling asin maaraman ta cun gurano an [...]

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I was a bit psyched when I read the letter from Casureco saying they were slapped with a TRO. First, I paid full for their June billing so I was kinda expecting a refund. The good guys won!So I took the afternoon off (well half of the afternoon) and went to Del Rosario to pay the bill. I went past 3pm, got the number and was floored when I saw the gap between my number and the switchboard was 230 (really-parang Twilight Eclipse ang eksena). I was even more pissed when I saw there were only [...]

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