Awesome on Feb 4, 2009 in 2010 watch news politics Abu Sayaff ICRC kidnapping negotiation Noli de Castro It takes a good leader to make hard decisions. It takes an awesome leader to make hard and unpopular decisions just when he needs to be popular - like in the run up to an election year for example? From this news report, it seems like Noli de Castro...
Nationality means nothing on Feb 2, 2009 in Filipino In several FV posts, benign0 has been asking a very difficult question: What does the “Filipino” stand for? Quite predictably - and prolly because of who asked the question rather than because of the question itself - the horde repli
Audio/Video on Feb 1, 2009 in Filipino blogging international pop-culture new media gary granada gma kapuso foundation skittles AUDIO A tip o’ the beret to LaTtEX for this ‘un. Gary Granada takes on GMA Kapuso Foundation for using his revisions to their lyrics (for a jingle he was commissioned to compose) without attribution - and here’s the kicker
Militarization is it? on Jan 26, 2009 in language politics militarization palparan PDEA It’s funny how we so love the labels created by agitators. It’s a public relations tool, really: reduce a complex idea into as brief a statement as possible - a one-word slogan would be best - and feed it to the masses. After all, the
Web Design Question on Jan 23, 2009 in blogging web design Which is better - in general terms? A homepage that has a static image and a link you need to click in order to get to the main content? Or a homepage that has everything on it? ...
Excited on Jan 20, 2009 in blogging new blog Alright. Today, I got my very own domain name, and signed up for web-hosting. Which means: 1. I will have to wait 24-48 hours for my domain to propagate; 2. I will be hip deep in setting up my new blog-home which, hopefully, will also be the last &.
Why the government? on Jan 18, 2009 in musings cheap medicine Mar Roxas, in his pre-mature campaigning teevee spot, sez we should nag the government some more for cheap medicines. Why the government? Why not nag the drug companies? ...
A brave new world on Jan 18, 2009 in pop-culture sex society Bebe Gandanghari gay LGBT Rustom Padilla showbusiness the Buzz transgender transsexual It does seem like a brave new world out there, doesn’t it? One that is no longer bound by old conventions or even old sensibilities. It seems like the world has found a new normal, and many of us are floundering. Take Rustom Padilla, f’
Red Cross on Jan 17, 2009 in crime international law and order news kidnapping Red Cross ...
Wrong on so many levels on Jan 17, 2009 in Filipino fandom pop-culture society vacuity Barack Obama Charice Charice Pempengco inauguration Like everyone else, I was really stoked to find out that Charice Pempengco, that little girl with the big growling voice, was going to sing at one of the pre-inaugural balls for the new American President. At least I was until I found out what she wa...
