Archive for February, 2009
Look what I stumbled upon while I was searching for topics to submit to my employers…. 30 Bloggers going on an adventure! Detour: Island Cove Adventure! 30 Bloggers will spend the whole-day on March 5, 2009 in one of the best hotel and leisure parks in the country, where they will face challenges and obstacles [...]
Tags: 30 bloggers, adventure, bloggers, Bloggerventure, challenges, detour, Island Cove, obstacles, Philippines, search engine, Survivor Philippines, yehey, yehey.com
Last Wednesday, Catholics all over the world celebrated Ash Wednesday which officially starts the Lenten season that will end after 40 days on Easter Sunday. Incidentally, last Wednesday was February 25, and Filipinos celebrated… err, commemorated the day of the EDSA Revolution. The day when 23 years ago, a bloodless revolt was seen to end [...]
Tags: 2010, 2010 and beyond, 23rd EDSA, ambition, Ash Wednesday, Catholic celebration, charter change, Dureza Prayer, EDSA Revolution, Lenten Season, nothing permanent, People Power, Philippine Politics, President Arroyo, President Marcos
That’s right! The first film festival for Kapampangan movie makers!! This project is spearhead by Jason Paul Laxamana, the guy behind Kalam,the first Kapampangan Telenovela. This project was brought about by his experience in Cinema Rehiyon, a film festival where indie film makers from around the country gathered together to showcase their region’s talent in [...]
Tags: Angeles City, Cine Kabalen, Cinema Rehiyon, film festival, Holy Angel University, independent film making, Jason Paul, Kalam, Kamaru, Kapampangan, Kapampangan Center, RocKapampangan
I was in first year college when the first People Power broke out, and I’m sure many can claim personal accounts of experiencing the emotions of being there in EDSA… fighting for freedom in the most peaceful way the world has ever seen. Honestly, I can’t claim any of those personal experiences since I wasn’t [...]
Tags: 2009, 23rd Anniversary, dictatorship, EDSA, EDSA 2, EDSA 3, EDSA dos, EDSA Revolution, EDSA tres, end of dictatorship, February 25, Filipino, freedom, heroes, hope, Marcos regime, People's Power, Philippines, working student
The results of the November 2008 Nursing Board Exams are out, and Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna of Baguio Central University topped the board, with 89 percent. Of the 88,649 examinees last November, 39,455 or 44.51% have passed the said exam, according to the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC). Unfortunately, logging in to the PRC Board Exam [...]
Tags: 39455, 44.51%, Baguio Central University, Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna, November 2008 exam, Nursing Board Exam results, PRC, Professional Regulatory Commission
My daughter Angel appreciated last year’s Earth Hour. For one hour, the lights were off… no TV, no computers, not even an electric fan was on. It was total darkness. We were gathered in one corner of the house, me and my three kids, sharing different stories, which we rarely do because of too much [...]
Tags: 2009, angel, darkness, Earth Hour, lights out, quality time, save, World Wildlife Fund, WWF
Yes! That’s right! The Struggling Blogger is having a simple contest and I’m offering 3 125 x 125 Ad spaces on my sidebar as the price. The contest mechanics is simple, just subscribe to The Struggling Blogger via e-mail (see right sidebar for subscription form). Confirmed the subscription, and that’s it! Note: Only confirmed e-mail [...]
Tags: ad space, contest, entrecard credits, The Struggling Blogger
Yes! That’s right! The Struggling Blogger is having a simple contest and I’m offering 3 125 x 125 Ad spaces on my sidebar as the price. The contest mechanics is simple, just subscribe to The Struggling Blogger via e-mail (see right sidebar for subscription form). Confirmed the subscription, and that’s it! Note: Only confirmed e-mail [...]
Tags: ad space, contest, EC credits, The Struggling Blogger
This is my entry to the Annual Blog Event at Evil Woobie’s Love Advice blog. Among the prizes, I want to win this: A domain name of my choice, because I still have some ideas for more blogs Yes, The Struggling Blogger is joining yet another contest! I am one stubborn blogger who always to [...]
Tags: $50 cash, blog contest, EntreCard, new comain name, prizes, The Struggling Blogger, twitter
I’m sure you’ve heard about Meliton Zamora, or Mang Meliton as he was commonly called. He is the University of the Philippines (UP) janitor who received 92-cents as retirement pay. That is after deducting the 501 days of absences he incurred in his 40 years of service. Things got better for him as his retirement [...]
Tags: Civil Service, happy ending, Mang Meliton, retirement pay, University of the Philippines, UP Alumni, UP Janitor
