What I Think About When I Think About Blogging*

October 29, 2012 by 10 Comments
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My scriptwriting professor failed to show up in class that Wednesday afternoon because of a schedule conflict and I was left in between two choices on how I would spend the rest of the day. The left side of my brain was trying to persuade me to go to the mall and watch a movie. The right side, the lazy side, was convincing me to just walk into an Internet shop and kill time surfing the web. In this "what to do when you're bored" battle, the latter won. It was the best decision I had made in my life. Minutes later, my web surfing would lead me to a blogging platform and I would sign up for … [Read more...]

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The World According to Google Search Suggestions

August 14, 2012 by 7 Comments
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"Filipinos are annoying. Malaysians are ugly. Indonesians are lazy. Singaporeans are rude. Americans are dumb." That's what Google suggested when I typed the nationality (+ are) into the search box the other night. I was doing an online research about Malaysia for my travel blog when I spotted a search suggestion that I thought was a little too sweeping. It said: Malaysians are ugly. While I am not Malaysian, it bothered me so much. Really? That's your suggestion?  I understand that the beliefs and preferences of those who work at Google, as well as the opinions of the general public, … [Read more...]

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On Being 26 and Lost: The Birthday Post

March 9, 2012 by 17 Comments
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I was drinking the other night and in between gulps of beer and shots of tequila, I realized that I still had not blogged about my birthday. I turned 26 last Tuesday. I have been busy. Yes, I quit my full-time job two months ago. Yes, I stay at home, in front of my laptop most of the time. You might be asking --- What the hell could I be busy with? Certainly NOT PORN. I can only wish I had time for that. The truth is, I am lost. I am happy but I am lost. I find it difficult to blog on Yoshke.com, my personal blog, because I feel like there's nothing to blog about. I am usually … [Read more...]

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Farewell, Friendster

May 4, 2011 by 12 Comments
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I'm so tempted to ask Friendster "What took you so long?" Friendster has become irrelevant for many people and many of us expected it was only a matter of time before they announce to wipe out user content posted on their site. Well, the day has come. A part of me is mourning. Although I have not logged into my Friendster account since, like, forever, I still like the idea of having my profile out there for my old friends to see. I can say that Friendster was the first full-blown social networking site that I joined. I was a college sophomore then, the latter months of … [Read more...]

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How the 13th Zodiac Sign Rattled the World

January 15, 2011 by 38 Comments
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Yesterday morning, I logged in to my Facebook account only to find almost everyone in panic. Apparently, their zodiac signs have changed and they refuse their new sign. What's worse, there's a 13th sign --- Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer, the culprit, the cause of the global disorder. Haha. Here are some zodiac-related status messages that I gathered yesterday (including mine): Winston: hindi ko alam pano mabuhay bilang Cancer. :( Andre: MY LIFE IS A LIE! MY LIFE IS A LIE! MY LIFE IS A LIE! Yoshke: Kebs na ako sa bagong zodiac. Basta ako, PISCES ako. Malansa ako eh. Yoshke: … [Read more...]

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It Gets Better. So FCKH8!

October 28, 2010 by 5 Comments
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Something beautiful happened over the weekend. Last Sunday afternoon, October 24, 2010, members of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), along with their friends and supporters, came together at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles to work on a project. They were to touch lives with the best way they knew --- singing. That afternoon, they produced this incredible video. I must say, I haven't cried this much in front of my computer monitor. And I'm in the office for crying out loud. I am moved by this. You can say whatever you want about the song but it expresses perfectly what … [Read more...]

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Someone’s Moving to Isabela

August 13, 2010 by 5 Comments
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This post is going to be short. I'm in a hurry. Last week, one of my friends posted this video on Facebook and it's just so hilarious that I want to share this with all of you. When I saw that it was 7 minutes long, I thought I would not be able to finish watching it but these two guys are just so fun to watch. This is a video of Turock (Tory) and Jason who have been running a taxi in Isabela, Philippines over the past year. They are Americans who lost their jobs in their homeland and decided to move to the Philippines and start a new job --- taxi service. This video was shot last year … [Read more...]

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Top 20 Funniest Filipino Like Pages on Facebook – Part 2

July 29, 2010 by 14 Comments
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In May 2010, I posted the first half of my list of the 20 funniest Pinoy like pages on Facebook. Two months later, I think it's high time to post the other half. I actually forgot about it, LOL. Again, this list is personal. This is a list of Filipino fan pages that cracked me up big time. If your favorite pages were not able to make this list, comment and post the link so I could check it out and come up with another compilation. If you missed the first part of this list, you can find it here. So here we go. 10. HINDI PORKET MAY DSLR KA, PHOTOGRAPHER KA NA! WINNER!!! Haha. This … [Read more...]

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Crazy Over the Cup Again: 2010 FIFA World Cup – South Africa

June 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
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Only three things make me cry --- love, death and World Cup. image courtesy of germany-info.com Haha, seriously.  I remember myself crying like a baby on the way home from Ateneo when Germany lost to Italy in the semi-final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. I also almost fell into depression when they almost became the European champions in 2008, being beaten only by Spain at the finals. The problem is that I am sooo emotionally attached to my favorite teams (Germany and Spain, but more for Germany). I invest emotions. I spend so much time following them. It's more obsession than love, … [Read more...]

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Top 20 Funniest Filipino Statement Fan Pages on Facebook – Part 1

May 26, 2010 by 15 Comments
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Before anything else, thanks to all who liked, shared and commented on my Top 10 Funniest Facebook Fan Pages list (click here to read). I have been receiving requests to feature more so here's another list of hilarious fan or like pages on Facebook. But this time, let's get local. There are thousands of Tagalog statement fan pages on Facebook today. In fact there are over 500 fan pages related to Jejemon alone, so you can just imagine how many you can find non-Jejemon-related. Some are funny, some are pointless, some were set up just so that the creator would have one. Haha. Anyway, … [Read more...]

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