Photographs about life and living in a small, remote coastal town in eastern Mindanao in the southern Philippines.

How to survive every minute of this canine-feasting, sweat-inducing, ramshackle excuse of a republic.

Freebie for Subscribing to The Blue Speckled Diary, written 2 days ago, In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, I’m giving away a freebie for new subscribers! I can easily confirm your subscription if you availed it via email, but for RSS subscribers, just send me an email and I’ll personally s...

Documents efforts to protect breastfeeding in the Philippines, especially from the aggressive advertising and marketing efforts of infant formula companies.

HD: George Young Stribling Profile, written 7 months ago, THIS BLOG HAS BEEN MOVED. READ MORE ABOUT PHILIPPINE HORSERACING AT http://gogirlracing.jennyo.net/. HORSEMAN'S DIGEST for March-April 2008, by Jenny Ortuoste   George Young Stribling: Master Horseman An American who considers himself a &qu...

Technology and society news and reviews for the Filipino masses.

A Witness To History, written 2 weeks ago, Tomorrow, I will be witness to history, to a man whose time has come, and for an electorate clamoring for CHANGE. I will be out in full force, along with many other Barack Obama supporters, and I will cast my vote along with millions of other Americans, an...

"One True Love" movie earns 10 million on first day, written 3 days ago, “One True Love” movie earns 10 million on first day GMA Films and Regal Entertainment reportedly announced that the movie “One True Love” starring Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, and Iza Calzado earned 10 mill...

The Pleading, written 2 weeks ago, He went home to a cold bowl of arrozcaldo. Leo thought he could put it on the stove to simmer a little bit but his empty stomach just couldn't wait any longer. It's almost midnight now and that's all there is for supper. He found a spoon and quickly dug into the p...

Sound of a heart breaking, written 4 days ago, Note: As I said in my previous post, I am done with ‘emo’ ride.  However I want to share this  anonymously written piece which I found in my files, just for a pleasant read. Though kinda mushy, this piece gives allegorical pictures of how a heartb...

The Little Black Dress, written 2 weeks ago, I guess every woman has to have a simple versatile little black dress – that fashion icon of all time! Whatever the occasion, the Little Black Dress is one item that can be worn from daytime to nighttime with just a few additional accessories. Pearls, d...

Binay Likened to Obama: The Biggest Joke of the Year, written 1 week ago, Yesterday, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay announced his candidacy for the 2010 Philippine presidential elections. He is likening himself to US president-elect Barack Obama. I had to pick myself up from the floor after laughi...

MMDA to add 13 more EDSA bus stops, written 3 days ago,

PNP Caraga intensifies drive vs criminality, written 3 days ago, The Philippine National Police in Caraga Region continues to intensify its anti-criminality measures, scoring modest successes in cases involving robbery, hostage-taking, illegal gambling, and others. Robbery And Hostage Taking ...

FRIENDSTER IS HACKED???, written 6 days ago, Last Friday, while checking my multiply account, I received a text message from a high school classmate that her friends in her Friendster account were down to 6, from the original 50+. I only laughed at her because I was thinking that somebody might have...

Pinoy Starr, written 3 days ago, JR sends in a photo of his modified Philippine Stars tattoo. I always wanted my own take on the RP flag with the stars and everything, but everytime i thought about it i wanted it to be different from everyone else. aleks really helped me figure out something origina...

Kidapawan Bloggers and Website Developers 1st Organizational Meeting, written 1 week ago, The organizational meeting of Kidapawan Bloggers was held last Nov. 9, 2008 at Kits Kamayan, Osmeña Drive, Kidapawan City. The heavy rain that day, even the brownout, could not stop the said event to become a ...

LA rights groups to mobilize Nov. 21 vs. GMA's 'junket', 'gloating', written 2 days ago, LOS ANGELES – An alliance of two rights groups will organize and lead a protest against what the termed as "the unpopular and much despised Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo" during her stopover in Los Angeles...

Another Great Evening…, written 2 weeks ago, Well, it was another great evening for the Palmetto Acoustic Series…if you missed it, there is one more show coming in November 20th - which will be the last show for the year.  So come out and mark your calendar! This evening show was Kyle Sch….(l...

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