Archive for September, 2007

21
Sep

Some Funny Things

I’m sure most of guys have received the two-part letter below supposedly written by a certain woman – who I think by now is the subject of a major boycott being staged by no less than the professors at her Alma Mater… (Mental Note: Find out which school she came from and NEVER make the horrendous mistake of sending my future kids there!)

A Love Story
We’ ve been friends for a long time ago. We come from the same alma mother. Actually, our paths crossed one time on another. But it’s only now that I gave him a second look. I realized that beauty is in the eyes. The pulpbits of my heart went fast, really fast. Cute pala siya. And then, he came over with me. He said, “I hope you don’t mine. Can I get your number?” Nag-worry ako. What if he doesn’t give it back? He explained naman na it’s so we could keep intact daw. Sabi ko, connect me if i’m wrong but are you asking me ouch? Nabigla siya. Sagot niya, The! Aba! Parang siya pa ang galit! Persona ingrata!!! Ang kapal niya! I cried buckles of tears.

A Love Story… (Part2)
I thought Jay’s ex-girlfriend was really out of our lives. But heaven only goes that I was wrong. Kakakasal pa lang namin nun when Jay received a uninamous text. “Meet me at the clinic.” I had a stinking feeling in my butt. I told him not to go. It might in danger him. Pero sabi niya, ok lang daw because life is what we make. Tumahimik lang ako. Sabi niya, “Penny for you talks.” But I didn’t know what to say. Beggars can’t be losers. Isa pa, worried talaga ako na baka yung girl yun. Jay said, “Can’t got your tongue?” I tried to smile at him. Kahit di ako nagsalita, actions speak louder than works, di ba?

…And just when you think things couldn’t possibly get any worse than that, you come across another masterpiece by some guy who thought he could make it as a writer in a glossy magazine. I can no longer remember how I got ahold of this entry but I can attest to the veracity of the handwritten document which poor bloke signed himself.

Read this and find out for yourself why I believe  girls will love to see this Angelo character to bits! Yes, his name is Angelo – last name withheld to spare the boy from embarrassment of killer tsunami proportions.

His Point of View!

What Things You Should Show to Your Man
by: Angelo C.P.

Men really think and discriminate who is the right women for them. Sometimes, when they meet the girl of their dream, they were depicted as cruel cafs, lacking any sense of justice. But all through the wretched and drear period in their relationship, men loved them, quarreled with them, broke up with them, married them, and had children with them. In all of these moments,
men look for qualities they want women to have. There are one hundred percent criteria men use in judging women.

*INTELLIGENCE
Most men says that this is the most important characteristics they want to show by women. They are not interested in slow-witted or senseless woman. Men of different ages express and show attention and interest to an intelligent woman but express ire to those who hide their brain. But men make a clear distinction about stupidity and ignorance. For them, stupidity is
worst than ignorance. Stupidity is lacking of understanding or common sense, while ignorance is lack of knowledge.

*ALWAYS WEAR YOUR HUMOR ARMOR
According to Pete Hamill (contributor of Readers Digest), Men usually realise that laughter is the best remedy for the difficulties of living and a sense of humor is highly prized. Men are not attracted by grim, humorless woman, and more than women are drawn to such men. Glenn, a
college students, says ‘my boyfriend always let me tell him quip, especially when he has problem in studies and family’.

*BE CONFIDENT!
Men really think that the best girlfriend is those who believe to their selves and fight for the things they want. A woman that is independent and stand by their own feet. They look up those woman who have career and dreams and their source of income. Self-confident isn’t realy a matter of money and economics. In some insecure men, helpless type of women still attracted to them but to most they are just a pain.

*DRESS YOUR FACE
We all know that most man powerfully attracted by those woman having angelic or god-given face. They talk about them, cheer them, observe them and usually, use their appeal toi impress them. In some times, physical beauty conquered by gradual defenition. Men express their open
esteem to those woman who are healthy, fit, confident and well-groomed. They laugh and always put their mind in grim at the obvious sexpot, rustic punker, the fragile loss of appetite.

On the other hand, few men usually patience to those women who constantly discuss their diets or health seminars. Health is one thing, excessive interest in one’s body or self quiete another.

*”IN” YOUR BODY
Mostly men wanted to have girls who are ‘in’ in modern world of relationship. They want to enter woman in fashion world than in ‘out’ and old era, especially in looks and dressing.

‘Manila boys’ hate and laugh those what we call ‘probinsyana’. So girl, please dress your body in ‘in’. Makes your boys aware that you are living in the modern world as a pretty and lucky
woman. Makes their knees quake and tremble while you are walking in street.

12
Sep

Sidetracked!

The worst of my fears have been realized. My personal website project,  dabarkads!,  has been sidetracked by our new web ads project in the office. I barely can’t touch my PC at home after office because of tiredness. As planned, we (might) launch the project on October and hopefully the next weeks would be smooth sailing so that I can spare some time for my project to at least release it in Alpha testing stage and send invites for alpha testers.

To give you an insite on the (tentative) features of dabarkads!, here are some:

  • By invites only – Membership for the site are by invites only. I am just doing this to control the members of the site, to make sure that members are comprised of a certain “group” of people.
  • Affinities – Invited members get to select their affinity or interest group within the site.  Different affinities mean unique profiles for each members in terms of content.
  • More profile control – A unique feature for dabarkads! Members can change the positioning of items inside their profile, providing more control and uniqueness for member profiles.
  • Web 2.0 – The site will use Web 2.0 technologies for more attractive design and ease of use.
  • Discussions – Most social networks sport a forum to initiate discussions among members. I believe that not all sites need a forum for discussions.  That is why I made discussions in dabarkads! simpler and better.
  • A place for literaries – Another unique feature.  Members get to contribute their literary works to the site and get reacted upon through comments in the process.

I fervently hope that I can implement all these in the site and that I will have more time for it. Wish me luck.

01
Sep

On Malu Fernandez’s Anti-OFW articles

I normally don’t react to a person’s total nonsense but these Ms. Malu Fernandez’s travel columns “From Boracay to Greece” (People Asia, June 2007) and “Am I being a diva? Or do you lack common sense?” (Manila Standard Online, July 30, 2007) continue to draw negative reactions from Filipinos here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). I know that this reaction and comment is so late considering that Ms. Feranandez is being lambasted in every corner of the Internet, I still think it’s better late than never.

I believe in press freedom and the wide latitude given to writers in expressing their conscience but I believe that Ms. Fernandez and her editors overstepped the bounds of responsibility with these stories.

The incident recounted in her flight via Dubai to Manila in which she berated fellow Filipinos (who had already endured the misfortune of working away from their families) on board Emirates for wearing “cheap” perfumes had no significant bearing to her story.This particular anecdote did not provide any form of entertainment, learning opportunity or even delightful trivia to the readers. To suggest all Dubai-based OFWs smell awful because they are unable to afford expensive perfumes like the one she’s wearing is high-brow snobbery.

It is the same snobbery stamped on the psyche of some members of the Philippine society’s elite that has caused the yawning gap between our rich and poor, and the economic exodus of which millions of us Filipinos have now become a part.

More local as well as foreign companies in the UAE are employing Filipino workers because of their proficiency in English and admirable work ethics.

A print medium that aspires for relevance in today’s competitive media world cannot hide under the skirt of press freedom for its licentiousness to insult a group of people. One’s freedom to poke her fingers begins where someone else’s nose begins.Ms. Fernandez’s unrepentant response to the barrage of angry reactions from OFWs and their loved ones (“I obviously write for a certain target audience and if what I write offends you, just stop reading”), simply adds fuel to the fire.

A nation like the Philippines that aspires for renewal and regeneration needs a responsible press with a high level of sensitivity to all sectors that comprise it.

Ms. Fernandez and her editors should be given disciplinary action and apologise to the people insulted by these articles.




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