B.A.I.A.S. RECOMMENDS: UP IN THE AIR on Mar 15, 2010 in movies No movie has ever riveted me as much since The Silence of the Lambs. I think the movies are an extention of our real lives. A favorite aunt once told me she always puts herself on the shoes of the lead character (or any role you fancy) when watching...
PACQUIAO-CLOTTEY on Mar 14, 2010 in Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao boxing Pacquiao-Clottey Pacman Three straight fights in a row, I watched the events at the Manila Grand Opera Hotel. The first two fights, bringing of food inside the venue was not an issue. This time around I got forced to eat my baon outside. Corkage is the issue. Crass commerci...
HUMAN NATURE on Mar 2, 2010 in personal wala lang I tried inserting my ATM card to a terminal owned by a bank which is not my card issuer. A minimal fee of usually P10 can be expected for any withdrawal. Alas, just as the machine started to process the transaction it conked out. My card promptly eje...
FISHY VALENTINE, TIGER YEAR on Feb 15, 2010 in Manila Ocean Park Year of the Tiger oceanarium Valentine's Day Makati Shangrila Hotel Chinese New Year Bas Navarro, BUSBY SEO TEST contestant...
OSCAR SEASON 2010 on Feb 2, 2010 in hollywood movies oscars Same old awards show. Absolutely new movies. I won't make predictions this time. I will just try to catch up on the viewing. I hope to be able to see most of the nominated movies. By the way, they have doubled the traditional number of Best Picture n...
OF STATUS AND STATISTICS on Jan 31, 2010 in personal blogging I haven't been creating posts as often as I used to. Blame it on Google Adsense. If that seems unreasonable, blame is on me. After all, I have the sole responsibility for this blog.There was a time when the novelty of blogging and the prospect of ear...
EARTHQUAKE! on Jan 14, 2010EarthquakeLearn about its causes and effects. Speak about them in a calm and composed manner.Keep in a handy place a torch and a portable transistor radio.Arrange your home in such a way that it is possible to move more easily, keeping corridors clea...
DATELINE: QUIAPO on Jan 8, 2010 in personal city life Quiapo A sea of people roam the streets around Quiapo, Manila. They go in the general direction of the vicinity of the Quiapo Church. To the uninitiated, today is the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Hundreds of thousands of "devotees" would try touching their...
NEW YEAR'S DAY 2010 on Jan 1, 2010 in 2010 family new year I can't let the first day of the new year pass without a holler. A blog post will do.Let's thank our God(s) - "whatever (we) conceive Him (Them) to be" - that 2009 has left us already. New year, new opportunity.Although it's going to be still difficu...
DECEMBER 2009 on Dec 29, 2009 in vacation Christmas 2009 home Bas Navarro, BUSBY SEO TEST contestant...
