Monthly Archives: May 2009

Top 15 Philippine Destinations
I Have Yet to Visit (Part 2)

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Yoshke in Lists, Travel | 47 Comments

Long overdue, I know, I know. Haha. Anyway, here’s the upper half of the list of destinations in the Philippines that I want to (and I should and I WILL) visit sooner or later! Preferably sooner. And oh, I added three more and made it Top 15 instead. Ehehe. I’m fickle like that. 9. Taal Volcano, Batangas I’m a proud Batangueno but sadly conquering the Taal Volcano is still a dream. Naunahan pa ako ng mga college friends ko na … →

Summer is a Lie!!!

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Yoshke in Blurts, Rants | 22 Comments

image courtesy of veer.com Like Santa Claus. Like the jobs GMA claims her government has created. Like GMA7 being the number 1 network in the country! It’s a lie! Summer is a figment of our imagination. Like Christmas and Valentine’s, used by the media and the capitalists to squeeze money out of us. It’s a lie! I didn’t even feel it. I wasn’t able to hit the beach and it’s raining already. Gaaaaaaaaah. Mother Nature is being too vengeful. Boo. … →

Watta MRT!

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Yoshke in Rants | 34 Comments

image courtesy of femalenetwork.com WATTA AD! “Antaas naman ng handrails dito sa MRT!” Sabi ng babae. “Saken ka na lang kumapit,” alok ni lalake. “WATTA! Anlaki mo! Para kang tempura sa Tokyo Tokyo!” Yan ang “radio” plug ng Tokyo Tokyo sa MRT. Napa-sigh na lang ako. WATTA ANNOUNCEMENT! Last Monday sa Kamuning Station ng MRT, may nagsalitang lalake sa intercom. “Eksaktong bayad lang po ang tatanggapin namin. Wala kaming panukli. Kaya sa mga nakapila, kung wala kayong barya, wag na … →

Barako No More?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Yoshke in Public Affairs, Travel, Trivia | 36 Comments

I spent most of my years in Batangas and although my Dad was from Masbate/Palawan, I’ve always considered myself a 100% Batangueno. I’m your typical Batangueno — great and proud of his roots. In Tagalog, magiting at mayabang. Joke lang. Pero half-meant. After all, wala pa akong nakitang Batangueno na hindi proud na taga-Batangas. Gaah, that’s for another story. Ayun na nga, magiting at mayabang. Sa madaling sabi, barako. Haha. image courtesy of wowbatangas.com My mother has a store in … →