Charice Pempengco performs duet with Celine Dion

Charice Pempengco, the latest teen music icon in the Philippines, again proved that dreams do come true after she performed a duet with one of her favorite international stars — Celine Dion, September 15, Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

In the concert dubbed as “Taking Chances World Tour, “Charice sang the hit “Because You Loved Me” with her idol Celine. The song was actually chosen for and dedicated to Charice’s strength and love — her mom Raquel Pempengco.

Here's the video of Charice and Celine Dion singing "Because You Loved Me":

Two thumbs up for Charice! Keep it up, reach for the sky!

Prostitution Den: Just Beside the Police Station and Barangay Hall

What are these police personnels doing with their precinct?! As well as these barangay officials who were elected for the betterment of their community?!


Have you ever gone to the town of Novaliches in Quezon City?! Well I guess you are familiar with this place as seen on television news. This place experienced an evident change since Mayor Sonny "SB" Belmonte became the city mayor. Before, there are no concrete fences located at the sidewalks but now, the town proper is surrounded with these stuffs to prevent street and vehicular accidents.
*I'm going to upload a photo of this one soon.

Not only SB did well in the development of the town but also Congresswoman Annie "Rosa" Susano who is really a very good representative. She already finished her projects of constructing public school buildings in which, one of those was named after her. Aside from these, an overpass was constructed for the citizens. ( I will have a follow-up post about this overpass soon )
*Photos will be uploaded soon

So, with these Public Officials, we can infer that there is really a huge difference between the Novaliches of the past and the Novaliches of the present.

Yes! Indeed, there is!

One of the major contributions of Mayor SB in the town is what we call the "SB Plaza". This is a multi-purpose complex which is commonly used for town events. It features a large fountain at the middle.

Here comes the bad part of this plaza and the setup of the location. The SB Plaza is located just right beside the Novaliches Police Precinct which is connected to Novaliches Town Proper Barangay Hall. Knowing this location setup, we can therefore say that the place is safe from any harm or violence.

Ironically, the SB Plaza becomes a Prostitution Den at night.



Let me share my personal encounter with this:

One night when I was walking on my way home, I passed through the plaza. As I was walking on the center, there are three girls who were walking in front of me and as they came closer, one of them said, "Hi kuya!" with a touch in my arms! WTF!!

One another night, I was also walking on my way home, a girl who was still wearing her school uniform blocked my way for at least 3 seconds. I didn't do anything just to avoid any problem, but after that, I just laughed at her who seemed to be a desperate one.

This is the worst thing ever happened to me when I was at the mystical plaza:
It was about 5 in the afternoon when I was walking on my home when a little girl (I think she's only 10 years old) who, I recognized as a Muslim because of her speaking style grabbed me saying, "Kuya, halika sumama ka sa akin! May ibebenta ako sa iyo magandang babae mura lang! Halika na!" WTF!! I told her, "AYOKO!!!" but she was still holding my arms forcing me to go with her.


It is very annoying to stay in this kind of place. What makes me mad about this is that, where are these policemen?! Are they doing their job or they are regular customers of this bunch of prostitutes?! The barangay officials are also the same, they are doing nothing about this thing. How pathetic!

So if anybody here who is interested of fixing this problem, please help me. I have a plan of reporting this to the Kapamilya Show, XXX. If anybody here knows how to do so, contact me using the form below.

Muslim Filipinos seek ceasefire as Ramadan begins

Today, September 01, is the start of RAMADAN.

For one whole month, Muslims will abstain from food, drink, sex, and ill-doings from dawn to dusk in a mandatory process aimed at building in them self-restraint towards spiritual perfection. This is a time for full meditation in professing their Islamic faith. Thus, for 1 whole fasting month, Muslims are expected to be on a tranquility.

Ironically, Muslims in Mindanao are suffering from the unending war between the government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Muslim Filipinos, along with their leaders and government officials seek a ceasefire between the struggling forces. But this is quite difficult because lately, the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that that pursuit operations against the renegade MILF will push through even during the Ramadan Period.

Will the government implement a ceasefire or will they continue pushing the operations?! Well, I just hope that during this 1 month Ramadan, the MILF will stop their heinous acts in their seek for liberation.

"Christians against Muslims; Filipinos versus Filipinos"

Spoofs Unlimited: Simple Things, Big Mistakes

Filipinos are Filipinos.

We may not be good speakers of foreign languages but we have to be the experts in when it comes to our own language. But if you're going to look at the photos taken below, you will notice that....
"English or Filipino, sablay pa rin tayo!"

Top 4:

Can you understand the rules of the Beach Resort?! Or it would be better to ignore those?!


Top 3:

WTF!
Close-Open..Close-Open..Close-Open ng Close-Open


Top 2:

IHI LANG PO! Bawal Ang Poo!! Pooh!


Top 1:

Wowser! How much is that f****** Ded Shit?!

Aside from these ones posted above, I have seen several mistakes which can be found on simple things only. Yet simple, Filipinos seem to have a hard time putting this things on the right place.

Next time I see those things again, I'm going to take a picture right away (that is if my cellphone memory is not full) and post it here.

Special thanks to the photographers and uploaders!

"Sangandaan", not "Isa Lang"

I would like to share a very short story or most probably an anecdote which took place this morning when I was on my way to school.

It was about 9:00 in the morning when this story happened. I rode in a jeepney going to Blumentritt from Novaliches. After a while, someone entered the vehicle and when I looked upon this person, I knew exactly that he was a gay. At first, I can notice him staring at me (he was just sitting right beside me) but I just ignored him. After an approximately 1 kilometer ride, he brought out the money from his pocket which was the fare.

The climax starts with this one. After getting the fare from his pocket, he gave it to the driver (but to the other passengers first because he was sitting far from the driver) saying, "Bayad nga po, Sangandaan, kasasakay lang."

When the fare reached the driver, the jeepney driver asked(for clarification), "Ilan ito?" Then the gay replied, "Sangandaan po, kasasakay lang."

The driver asked again, "Ilan ito?" The gay answered in reply, "Sangandaan nga po, kasasakay lang."

On the driver's third attempt to ask the passenger, he raised his voice saying, "Ilan nga ito?!?!"

Then the gay replied with a loud voice with these words: "Sanagandaan nga po, kasasakay lang, ISA LANG! Kanina ko pa po sinasabi, bakit kailangan niyo pang sumigaw!"

I thought of saying, "Ngayon niyo lang po sinabi na isa lang, puro Sangandaan at kasasakay lang yung sinasagot niyo kanina sa driver kaya nagtaas na po ng boses" but I chose to remain silent and laugh with my mind.

Definitely, this incident is an example of "M.U." which means "Malabong Usapan".

Kilusan Official Website, hacked!

The official website of the militant group Kilusan was defaced last Monday night, August 25.

The home page of the website kilusan.net, which contains articles and statements from the militant groups, contained a message indicating that it has been "hacked".

Below is the message posted by, probably the hackers:
"Hacked By ThE.BiLeN & VeZiR.04 ... SpeciaL ThankS:the.caylak & One_Dream & The.MuSaP."

For the meantime, the website is under construction and I don't know if how long will the web developers of Kilusan.net will be able to fix the problem.

WARNING! Always keep your web pages secured from hackers and any other forums of illegal or unexpected manipulations.

Holidays moved on Mondays

Due to Republic Act (RA) 9492 which was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, certain holidays are moved to the nearest Mondays.

Under the new law, the following holidays are moved to the nearest Monday:

Araw ng Kagitingan (April 9)

Labor Day (May 1)

Independence Day (June 12)

National Heroes Day (August)

Bonifacio Day (November 30)

Rizal Day (December 30)

Ninoy Aquino Day (August 21)

This means that if the holiday will fall on Thursday like this year’s Ninoy Aquino Day (August 21), the holiday will be observed on the Monday of that week which was yesterday, August 18. If the holiday falls on Sunday, in would be observed on the following Monday.

The law also said that for movable holidays like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Eid'l Fitr or the end of Ramadan,; the President shall issue a proclamation at least six months prior to the concerned holiday.

Now, the point here is about the advantages and disadvantages of moving some of the holidays to the nearest Monday.

Some of the people says that the new law is better for it provides somewhat a longer vacation period on weekends especially to the workers who were very busy with their works. Imagine, for a regular worker who works only on weekdays, meaning from Mondays to Fridays, they will experience a 3-day weekend rest including the holiday Monday. As well as the students lower than the College level, they will also experience this 3-day weekend rest.

Aside from this, for those who view the importance of momentum in school, this law is also an advantage to avoid loosing the momentum in school. For example, having the holiday at the middle of the school week might cause a loose in momentum for some students.

Well I guess, these would be the major advantages of the RA 9492.

There are also disadvantages of this one. But for me, there are only a few or even nothing which can be observed.

For me, the only disadvantage that I can see with this is thinking of the fact that I actually don’t have classes on Mondays. Engineering students of the University of Santo Tomas (Yeah! You got it, I’m a proud Tomasino Inhinyero Eng’Lupet) are up for school from Tuesdays to Saturdays only, meaning, holiday for us will just be considered as a normal rest day for Engineering Thomasians.

But actually, this argument is really a very minor disadvantage. I consider this scheduling situation as a major advantage for us compared to any other colleges. Why?! Simply because we are not prone for late or delayed discussions! Got it?! If not, then you may wish to have an extended time thinking about this matter.

PDA Finds No Restricted Place

Have you ever heard of PDA?! Yeah, I know there are many things which stand for PDA. For some, PDA means Philippines Dental Association. For the techies, PDA is for Personal Digital Assistant. But what does this PDA really stands for?!

PDA, according to the Filipinos, stands for Public Display of Affection. This is also a common attitude to Filipinos, more specifically to lovers. Holding of hands, embracing, kissing, and the like which are done in public are considered forms of PDA. Though these are all common and natural gestures between lovers, doing these in public or public places results to PDA.

PDA cannot be only viewed negatively. We all know that this is very evident, especially holding each other’s hand which is considered to be nothing new. But Filipinos at present time do more than this. And this kind of situation seems to be very annoying. Worst of this, it seems that they are on their own like nobody’s around to watch them.

“I’ll kiss you on your neck, people stare but we won’t care!”

Let me have another story sharing showing an inappropriate and very annoying PDA.

One of the hot days in June, my friends and I decided to meet at a certain mall to have fun. I arrived at the mall late in the afternoon and I was waiting for my friends to come. I stayed outside a well-known bookstore inside the mall to wait. In front of the bookstore, escalators are located. After a few minutes, one of my friends came and by that time, I was not alone. While waiting for the other, we looked around the mall to see if someone who was expected was coming. Surprisingly, as we looked upon the escalator, we saw a couple standing with the guy facing the girl. To our surprise of what they were doing, we just laughed while staring at them. Know what?! The guy was kissing and licking the ears of the girl. How disgusting!

Aside from this, there are many other situations which I often see in different places showing a rampant negative PDA. It may be in malls, park, plazas, and even in schools. It is really very annoying to see those things in public. They may do these things at the proper time and place but not in places where there are numerous people who can see them doing such foolish acts.

For me, the best thing that you can do whenever you will encounter such situation, is to stare at them and when they notice you looking at them, all you’re going to do is to laugh! XD

Talking about "SIPSIP"

“SIPSIP” – This is common to Filipinos especially those who are in search for a higher authority. Or maybe, just to keep in close contact with a higher authority for a sellfish desire.
But what does this “SIPSIP” really mean?!

This is not the way of drinking using a straw! We’re talking about the attitude common to Filipinos.
To understand further what does “SIPSIP” mean, read this acronym that best describes this attitude:
Some Insecure Persons, Seeking Instant Promotion

After reading the acronym above, you can clearly understand what does this attitude mean and why do some Filipinos are like this. There are actually many forms of “SIPSIP”, depending on the situation and the need for this. This may be seen in school, at work, and the like.

Let me share to you a real life experience of being a victim of “SIPSIP”

When I was still a 3rd grader in a certain public school in Quezon City, “SIPSIP” is rampant especially when examination days are soon to come. I wonder why I can see parents of some students walking along the corridor as if they were looking for someone for something. Well I guess we’re not in Nursery to have our parents stay to watch us. Then I became curious about this, I really want to know what’s going on with this. Until one of my classmates told me about this ‘custom’ in public schools(it was my first time to study in a public school). He told me that the parents are there because they have something for the teachers. But why?! Is there any occasion?! Definitely, none! They just want to bribe the teachers(though that was not a direct bribery) for the sake of their children. Got it?! The parents are giving something to the teachers like foods, native items, and more. For what?! In exchange, the teachers are somewhat forced( because of the ‘bribe’) to give the students higher grades.

Why do I consider myself as a victim?!I am a consistent honor student. During that time, I ranked 2nd. Why?! Because I didn’t have anything for my teachers! XD It was really unfair for me who worked hard to have high grades being only the 2nd in our class due to “SIPSIP”. Ouch!

Well I guess you now have a clear understanding about this “SIPSIP”. So better beware, be an observant and have the guts to take them down.