Ang Kape Ni LaTtEX

A few weeks ago, in response to a meme, I posted LaTtEX, In the Spotlight, which posed an interesting question with regards to morals and blogging:
Do your moral values affect the way that you blog, and if yes, how?
Of course; I don’t think morality is an extricable aspect of any writer’s pieces. People write about [...]

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I had a blast (of free alcohol and food, among other things) in last Thursday’s Taste Asia II event sponsored by SM Hypermarket.

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I’ve been a member of the Pwede Na! Complete Pinoy Guide to Personal Finance Yahoogroup since 2004, ever since I’ve bought the book, but I rarely join the discussions there. However, an email sent by a member of the group containing yet another analysis of the country’s problems caught my ire, which started a fiery [...]

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Reading from a letter to the editor on The Philippine Star, it appears that Malu Fernandez, who has been the subject of widespread criticism (to put it mildly) with regards to her From Boracay to Greece article in People Asia magazine, has resigned from the said magazine and Manila Standard Today.
The following is the text [...]

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I believe that the Filipino blogging community has sufficiently voiced out against Malu Fernandez’s “acerbic wit”, so I’ll not delve into the well echoed topic.
It remains, however, that the OFW psyche that she maligned has been deeply hurt, and I believe it is but apt to once more remind and underscore just what our countrymen [...]

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I was amused to find an article in Inquirer.net saying that ‘alien’ bangus (milkfish) from Laguna fishponds have started appearing in Dagupan, Pangasinan’s markets. For those who are not aware, Dagupan prides itself as being the “Bangus Capital” of the Philippines, selling the superior, better-tasting Bonuan type of bangus.
I can attest to this — whenever [...]

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I’ve meant to post these pics before the circus came to town, and now that the festivities are over, I’d like to talk about how to make cuteness with a 2-year-old kid!

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Two bloggers-against-bloggers issues have cropped up over the past week, namely, the Carl Ocab issue, which I’ve blogged, and a second issue about Janette Toral’s alleged misrepresentation of the Philippine blogosphere during her presentation at a certain conference.
While I don’t have a real stand as to the validity of these accusations or otherwise, I am [...]

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Last week I haven’t been able to blog (at least not in this one) because of some challenges in my day job (WARNING: highly technical posts — choking hazard for non-programmers/non-techies. All I said is that I’ve been through a lot of shit).
The past weekend, I couldn’t write because all I wanted to do was [...]

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Back in 2002 former DLSU Green Archer Mike Cortez was accused of game-fixing after the Archers lost out to arch-rival Ateneo in Cortez’s worst game ever in the season. No evidence was ever found against him, and the game-fixing angle simply remained a rumor.
In UAAP Season 69 last year, the Green Archers were suspended after [...]

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