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I had come in to work before 8am to make sure I had logged in enough hours to justify leaving the office early. As early as 2pm I saw them forming their ranks outside my office window at the corner of Estrella and EDSA. When I got the text message from Sam saying he was [...]

I found this on ruth’s blog, and it’s definitely something worth passing on.
how good is your english vocabulary? what if for every word you know, you could donate a spoonful of rice to feed a hungry person in a poverty-stricken country somewhere in asia or africa?
test and improve your english vocabulary online. for every [...]

Government property do not remove. Mere possession of this sign is punishable by law. MMDA.
That is the note lining the bottom edge of this enormous tarpaulin sheet that I have seen in at least three places along EDSA. The one above is on an MRT pillar adjacent to the turnoff to the Fort Bonifacio. I [...]

Three strikes should get you out of the game, but apparently not if you’re Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
GMA ran when she said she wouldn’t, apologized for cheating when she did and now has admitted that she smelled the stink on the ZTE Broadband deal but went ahead and signed it anyway.
Maybe she thinks since she [...]

Sam’s brother Rowley was leading a small contingent of rallyists today at EDSA, so I asked Sam if I could go with them today. I was still embarrassed by the thought of being part of the enormous crowd that brought Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo into power seven years ago, and I wanted to make up for that [...]