…or at least put under martial law.
After yet another political assasination there, even after the elections are over, I can’t help but think: with the bulk of election violence coming from that province, hasn’t it had enough? It should be put under military rule. Or each and every politician there should be house-arrested/incommunicado during the [...]
Entries from May 2007
Abra should be abolished as a province…
May 17th, 2007 · 8 Comments
Snap sa Filipino!
May 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Pamilyar ang mga gumagamit ng Wordpress sa Snap Preview Anywhere, isang serbisyo kung saan lumalabas ang mga graphical thubnail ng target ng link pag i-hinover ang mouse pointer sa ibabaw nito.
Kamakailan, nag-announce ang Snap ng paghingi ng pagtulong sa pagsasalin ng kanilang serbisyo sa iba’t-ibang wika. Tumugon ako sa kanilang anunsyo, at isinalin ko ang iba’t [...]
Tags: Blog · Teknolohiya · Wika
Singapore’s labor quandaries: Bling-bling, foreign workers, and the aftermath of May Leong’s death
May 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments
The death of May Leong spawned a very long comment thread on her last blog entry, which reveals the complications of living and working in Singapore.
The issue starts with a comment that asserts that “the problem is with herself (May Leong)”:
Pardon me, but i think the problem lies with herself. Her emphasis on work and [...]
Tags: Buhay · Ekonomiya · Karir at Propesyon · Kultura
How work can kill you – literally
May 7th, 2007 · 7 Comments
May Leong only wanted to be able to earn enough money to bring her mother on a trip abroad, but her work literally killed her.
Although the official cause of death has yet to be ascertained, her family members believe she died from pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis. Two weeks before her death, a [...]
Tags: Buhay · Karir at Propesyon · Pamilya
Beware of the Bubblegum Gang
May 3rd, 2007 · 7 Comments
If only to make things worse (refer to my previous blog entry), a few hours ago my wife lost her wallet and cellphone on a bus heading home.
A guy put some bubblegum on my wife’s hair, and when she got distracted trying to remove it, someone else opened her purse to take the stuff. Then [...]
Hatred
May 3rd, 2007 · 8 Comments
I don’t know what I’ve said or done, but some lame cretin comes to my blog once in a while and attempts to post insults in the comments to picture threads of my daughter. It would be fine if the insults were directed at me regarding an issue that I’ve written about or something I [...]
Tags: Blog · CJ · Internet · Teknolohiya