Ugly Betty Seaon 2 Episode 10 "A Thousand Words Before Friday" Quote

 

Marc: …that gives me an idea, Gene Simmons is a musician, right? so maybe, you need to communicate with him in his own language!Amanda: Hebrew?Marc: No? No! the language of music!

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The 10 Ways to be Annoying

1. While in a crowded elevator, bus or MRT, shout “Ang Baho-baho dito!” (It so stinky here!)
2. In a place where there are security guards order them to arrest any random person in the vicinity.
3. When answering or picking up a cellphone or landline call say “Hello mommy,” in a childish fashion.
4. Slap people in [...]

The Nannie Diaries

Source: Wikipedia
I was fortunate to watch the movie, “The Nanny Diaries,” staring Scarlet Johansson. This movie was touching and I had shed a tear in some endearing moments of the movie.
The movie is about a recent college graduate named Annie, played by Johansson, accepted the job of nanny to Grayer the child of Mrs. [...]

Sir Edmund Hillary, first to climb Mt. Everest, passes away

(Photo taken by Graeme Mulholland)

Sir Edmund Hillary is New Zealand hero. He is the first person who climbed Mt. Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953.
Besides climbing Mt. Everest he was a philanthropist helping the people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust.
While he was living, his face is depicted on the New [...]

Pasig River Ferry Trip

Source: WikipediaOn Thursday, January 3, 2008 I rode the Pasig River Ferry with a friend before going to our former offices to process some paperwork from our former employer.
The trip costs PHP 45.00 or about a little over USD 1.00 from Guadalupe to Plaza Mexico, Intramuros, Manila. Its a 45 minute boat ride. [...]

Charter Change for Faster, Cheaper and Cleaner Elections (if computerization is not an option)

During election time in the Philippines I always hear people from all sides of the political spectrum and those “know-it-all” columnists, bloggers and pseudo experts that the Philippines conducts the slowest elections. These people also say that we need to modernize the elections.
Why is elections slow in the country besides the fact that it [...]

New Year’s Eve Comfort Food

My back is still sore with all the cooking made for New Year’s Eve
My version of Morcon (Beef Roulade), a Filipino dish of Spanish roots consisting of sliced of beef rolled and stuffed with meats, sausages and/or cheese.

My version of Cannelloni (too bad this batch was eaten too soon before I could take more pictures).

Another [...]