::Sunday, February 27, 2005::
WHAT GIVES?
..For almost two weeks Pope John Paul has been in and out of the hospital but you wouldn't notice it if you only read the Christian Science Monitor. There is nary a single space of news devoted to the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church in the paper. Even if there is an inherent doctrinal difference between Catholicism and The First Church of Christ, Scientist, isn't it the duty of media to report the news and significant events? What happened to the publisher's motto of "to injure no man, but to bless all mankind"? Isn't the Pope a victim of selective journalism for reasons of competing interests? If the Pope dies soon (God forbid), will the paper have the decency to report it? I wonder..
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::Saturday, February 26, 2005::
THE FEMININE PARADOX
.. Who can understand the female mind? Contemplate this..
"For I am the first and the last.
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am the mother and the daughter.
I am she whose wedding is great.
And I have not taken a husband...
For I am knowledge and ignorance.
I am shame and boldness.
I am shameless; I am ashamed.
I am strength and I am fear.
I am war and peace."
THE THUNDER, PERFECT MIND
(ca 1st century A.D. Gnostic poem)
"For I am the first and the last.
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am the mother and the daughter.
I am she whose wedding is great.
And I have not taken a husband...
For I am knowledge and ignorance.
I am shame and boldness.
I am shameless; I am ashamed.
I am strength and I am fear.
I am war and peace."
THE THUNDER, PERFECT MIND
(ca 1st century A.D. Gnostic poem)
::Thursday, February 24, 2005::
THE POD INVASION
.. Apple is not leaving anything to chance. Now they've really cornered the market by covering all the budget price points to ward off the rest of the mp3 player wannabees. I'm not buying the $349 iPod photo just yet. I'm betting there's going to be a cheaper model before the year ends. I'm crossing out number one on my xtmas list for 2005 just about umm.. right now.
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SERVER'S REVENGE
..You better be kind to the waitstaff next time you eat in a restaurant if you don't want to be trashed the moment you leave behind that measly tip. Don't breathe a sigh of relief just because you are not a celebrity (or yet). These folks won't mince words - out of towners included. Shouldn't we all be leaving a more than decent tip to the people who labor to make our dining experience pleasurable? Accent on the last word, that is. Still, give them all a break.
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::Wednesday, February 23, 2005::
HONEY, IM HOME(SHORING)!
..Is this just a case of trying to be politically correct? I don't think offshoring will reverse the trend of companies and businesses bringing jobs abroad to save on costs. It may keep some jobs here in the U.S. but the cost of doing business abroad will continue to go down, thus, forcing companies to outsource. This could be a ploy to give the impression that companies are responding to public backlash about jobs being taken away from the mainland.
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::Tuesday, February 15, 2005::
A REASON TO CELEBRATE?
..I don't know what to make of this news. Though it is heartwarming to note that money from skilled workers abroad subsidize most of the Philippine economy, this is precisely part of the problem. It is a short-term solution that is being milked by the government without instituting real structural and long term solutions to improve the economy. It is a myth to rely solely on the services sector to keep our economy afloat. Any competitive advantage the Filipino worker has right now in terms of skill and attitude will not survive the onslaught of the sheer number of Chinese and Indian workers who will work the same jobs for less money. There are just so many of them and no less skilled as a matter of fact. The Philippine government needs to focus on education, science and technology in order to develop competitive and skilled workers who are going to adapt easily to a world constantly in flux.
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A LENTEN TUTORIAL
..If you are wondering why some Catholic holidays, like Lent, are movable while some are not (did you really want Christmas in the middle of miserable January?), here's some trivia for you.
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FOOD YOU SHOULD EAT
..I'm quite jubilant about this report. It gives me more reason to eat my favorite salmon steak teriyaki straight from chef nobi's kitchen. Hey, it's the best kept secret in Forest Hills where I work. Where can you get fresh marinated salmon over rice with a sumptuous salad in a swank neighborhood for $6.50? As Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams says it, only in New York ,kids, only in New York.
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::Monday, February 14, 2005::
BEWARE OF A BROKEN HEART
..An interesting research suggests a broken heart may well be a real medical event. Here's hoping you have a broken heart-free Valentine's day!
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::Sunday, February 13, 2005::
PINOY PIRATES ON BOARD
..If you saw Wes Anderson's movie Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, you would have seen Filipino pirates hijacking the scientist's boat on their way to track a shark for revenge. Presumably, the pirates, though not mentioned by name could be no other than the infamous group Abu Sayyaf who kidnaps foreigners for ransom. The movie did a poor way of casting the characters playing the kidnappers, most of whom were obviously Filipino-Americans judging from the way they spoke Tagalog with an American twang. Personally, the movie was a bit of a disappointment because of its uneven plot even as it retains the characteristically off-beat humor the director is famous for in such movies as The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore.
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::Saturday, February 12, 2005::
WALMART-IZATION OF BUSINESS
..Brace yourselves for the behemoth company's grand design - taking over anything that has a dollar sign at the beginning. Time to use up your best buy gift cards before they become worthless.
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::Tuesday, February 01, 2005::
FIREFOX MARCHES ON!
..More than 17 million people (and counting) have already downloaded Firefox, the free Web browser from Mozilla. If you have not done so, do it now! You are missing out on the ultimate web-browsing experience.
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CEBU GAL HITS FASHION BIG TIME
..Newsweek featured today's hottest young Hollywood designer, Monique Lhuillier, scion of the famous jeweler brand Lhuillier from Cebu. The magazine lists Britney Spears, Sarah Jessica Parker and Angelina Jolie among her A-list clients. Mabuhay!
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