Ang Kape Ni LaTtEX

Earlier this year a lot of us received forwarded images of a Ferrari F430 on fire. It was later posted as a video by a guy who’s part of the Ferrari’s convoy:

While seeing a car burn to the ground is shocking enough for most people, a Ferrari F430 is worth a staggering 12 million pesos, [...]

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The Doing Business 2008 report, an annual study conducted by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, states that the Philippines ranked 133rd out of 178 economies surveyed in terms of ease of putting up and doing business in the country:
Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business life are measured from the perspective of the [...]

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When I watched the replay of ANC’s Media in Focus regarding the reactions to the Malu Fernandez controversy (you can watch it here, courtesy of Ria Jose), they showed a statement from Manila Standard Today which stated that the editors of the said paper have not accepted Malu Fernandez’s resignation. A few days before that, [...]

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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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In an unfunny twist to my previous blog post, “What makes a dirty word dirty?“, an Australian father is contemplating on suing St. Peter the Apostle School in Australia for refusing to admit his son on the basis of their surname.
The youngster’s dad, 45-year-old Alex Hell, has expressed outrage after the primary school in the [...]

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Caffeinesparks shares her take on a previous blog entry here, The Philippines as an Open Pussy Country, where she attributes the situation as a function of our culture of colonial-cum-victim-cum-Cinderella mentality.
Great read, especially since it comes from sparks, who isn’t only more adept at cultural analysis as I am (it’s her job), but also happens [...]

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Dine Racoma aka SexyMom freaked out when a commenter condemned her for “being a disgrace to Filipino mothers” because she used the word “sexy” to describe herself.
The outpouring of support in the subsequent comments not only showed people approving of the contextual use of the word “sexy” on her blog; her son BA argued that [...]

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My wife and I had a chat with an acquaintance who works as a human resources officer in a call center. Over a few drinks last night she was telling us about the expriences she had over working in call centers, as well as some issues and open secrets of the call center world.
One topic [...]

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…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 [...]

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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 [...]

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