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Zen and the Art of Noytard Maintenance.

Posted on September 13, 2013 By Gogs 41 Comments on Zen and the Art of Noytard Maintenance.
Zen and the Art of Noytard Maintenance.

  His lack of faith in reason was why he was so fanatically dedicated to it.   Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance   – Robert Pirsig The book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig was probably mandatory hippie reading when it first came out in 1974.  I first read it…

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Culture, Government, Politics, Society

The Philippines: An inherently unjust society where criminals big and small get away

Posted on September 12, 2013 By benign0 17 Comments on The Philippines: An inherently unjust society where criminals big and small get away
The Philippines: An inherently unjust society where criminals big and small get away

Injustice pervades Filipino society from head to toe. Most recent is the exceedingly tragic fate that befell 25-year-old Kae Davantes whose hog-tied remains were found last Saturday after she went missing on Friday last week. The words “a parent’s worst nightmare” in no way comes close to describing the sort of grief that one can…

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Crime, Culture, Government

Perhaps abolishing the pork barrel isn’t really good for Filipinos’ health after all

Posted on September 10, 2013September 10, 2013 By benign0 40 Comments on Perhaps abolishing the pork barrel isn’t really good for Filipinos’ health after all
Perhaps abolishing the pork barrel isn’t really good for Filipinos’ health after all

All quiet on the western front. First the outrage, now the quiet. Surprisingly, even the Inquirer.net editor’s curiosity was aroused today… But why was there no remark whatsoever on the reported involvement of certain legislators in the scam? Why the tepid—some say safe—response from the business community in general? What do the employers’ group, the…

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Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society

The tragedy…

Posted on September 9, 2013September 10, 2013 By Ms. Mike Portes 7 Comments on The tragedy…

This cover of the BizNews Asia magazine  has been making the rounds in social media. I shared many skeptics into thinking that this could be another well rendered fake magazine cover remiscent of the Time magazine parody that trolled Inquirer. So to quell doubts, off I went to the nearest bookstore. I was supposed to…

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Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Pork outrage vs viral videos: Filipinos get angry with the wrong head

Posted on September 6, 2013 By Kate Natividad 29 Comments on Pork outrage vs viral videos: Filipinos get angry with the wrong head
Pork outrage vs viral videos: Filipinos get angry with the wrong head

Another week another viral video. I saw Ms Ilda’s earlier tweet where she expressed what seems to be exasperation over the attention “leaked” intimate videos routinely get… Sigh…accdng to the site stats, most Pinoys would rather read about Chito, Neri, Wally & Yosh’s s*x video than about #porkbarrelscam That kinda makes me angry. There is…

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Crime, Culture, Media

With The Pork Barrel Scandal Comes Opportunity

Posted on September 2, 2013 By Gogs 15 Comments on With The Pork Barrel Scandal Comes Opportunity
With The Pork Barrel Scandal Comes Opportunity

  I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. Jason Collins current NBA free agent   Ilda told me last week (via FB ) that I should bend while the metal is hot. The challenge of course knowing if your “metal” is hot or what hot really is or what your metal is…

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Culture, Government, Politics

Everywhere There’s Lots Of Piggies Living Piggy Lives

Posted on August 29, 2013 By Gogs 69 Comments on Everywhere There’s Lots Of Piggies Living Piggy Lives
Everywhere There’s Lots Of Piggies Living Piggy Lives

  Everywhere there’s lots of piggies living piggie lives, You can see them out for dinner with their piggie wives, Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon. The Beatles      For me it always begins and ends with “kung walang corrupt walang mahirap”. In one sentence this election slogan promised an end to…

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Civics, Culture, Government, Society

Celebration of Ninoy Aquino’s Death Anniversary Continuously Baffles Me

Posted on August 24, 2013August 22, 2018 By Gogs 73 Comments on Celebration of Ninoy Aquino’s Death Anniversary Continuously Baffles Me
Celebration of Ninoy Aquino’s Death Anniversary Continuously  Baffles Me

“I have been fighting for the truth since Day 1 and thank God I am surviving… I am energized by the truth and truth is God… “   Imelda Marcos on Ninoy Aquino’s assassination.        So we “celebrated “the 30th anniversary of the killing of Ninoy Aquino. Hindsight is 20/20 as the great…

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