Blog Posts on american life

Madonna's MDNA Tops UK and US Charts by My Fabe Music on Apr 1, 2012Madonna gets her twenty-first Top 10 album in the UK this week, and her twelfth #1 album, as MDNA, debuts at #1.  Her chart span now extends to 30 years since her self-titled debut album peaked at #6 up to her present album.  Here are her T...

AMERICAN UKAY-UKAY : 2ND HAND THRIFT STORE SHOPPING IN THE U.S.A. by I Love-Hate America on Jun 27, 2011(IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are somebody who loathes thrift store or 2nd hand store shopping, this post is not for you. Do not think that's just because I buy at thrift stores, my outfits are all hand-me-downs from strangers. And if you think, you're t...

WHAT DO AMERICANS THINK OF FILIPINOS? (CONCEIVED NOTIONS & IMAGES OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE) by I Love-Hate America on Jun 9, 2011Foreword; For this week's post, I was pretty sure I was going to write about Filipino -American recipes in time for the Philippine Independence Day on the 12th. The idea was botched. I realized we are still eating left-overs from our Monday dinner. S...

BRUNCH, PICNIC AND BLOGROLL by I Love-Hate America on Jun 1, 2011The other day was Memorial Day. I woke up in the morning thinking it was6 a.m. but the clocked ticked at 9:15. I overslept. The sun should have been casting a ray of see-through light over the sheer drapes in our bedroom. But no rays. I looked out at...

IS THIS THE COLLEGE YOU WANT FOR YOUR KIDS? (TOP 20 COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES) by I Love-Hate America on May 24, 2011As the month of May is about to end, two important yet contrasting milestones are happening for two extremely different nations. Here in the U.S., May is the period of commencement exercises for graduating students. As summer is about to kick off at...

RANDOM REVERIES: AUTUMN IN LATE MAY, GENTLE CYCLE & WISH-LIST by I Love-Hate America on May 20, 2011It's Friday, and this is the 6th day of rain in our neck of woods . This rain isn't sporadic, but continuously pouring and drenching all over New England area. Even if the temps rise up to the upper 50's and 60's, the rain makes the air chillier than...

YOU CAN'T FIND A JOB HERE by I Love-Hate America on May 17, 2011Jobs are hard to find nowadays. And that is why gazillions of people move or relocate to certain towns and cities , leaving the comforts of home and warmth of family and friends, just to look for that elusive job and earn even meager incomes. Filipin...

THE GAMES AMERICANS PLAY by I Love-Hate America on May 4, 2011When I was in elementary school, I was trying to find out which field of interest I would be the "highlight of the show." You know, someone who could be the one shining and grabbing all the attention from everybody. I had just discovered my love for...

RANDOM THOUGHTS: SPRING SICKNESS, NEW CAR, SCRAPBOOK, & PAGE RANK by I Love-Hate America on Apr 30, 2011It looks like spring is really finally unfolding right before our very eyes here in New England. Though everyone awaits for this season to come after a dreary winter, I really do not lavish on praises about how awesome spring is. True, it's neither w...