Blame Tinky Winky

June 19, 2007 by 3 Comments
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I know this issue is so not new especially here in the Philippines and also in the US, but I would just like to talk about it now that Europe is finally noticing what we've been laughing about (/ at). Anyway, are you aware that the Polish government tries to ban the hit television programme for kids Teletubbies? Why, you ask? Because they say that this show promotes homosexuality. Poland's government has always been conservative when it comes to gender issues (to the point that it's been dubbed homophobic) so this did not come as a surprise to me when I first heard about this on CNN about … [Read more...]

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I Understand Now Why People Don’t Volunteer

May 17, 2007 by 3 Comments
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Thinking of the most dignified way to kill yourself? Try volunteering for PPCRV as a Poll Watcher. But surprisingly, I'm still alive. (But I didn't intend to kill myself, I just wanted to help.) Yep, believe it or not, the ever arrogant Yoshke made a humble and noble choice of volunteering this election season. And after almost 30 hours of no sleep and sagging eyebags and new sets of pimples, I was completely a different person. My mum asked me when I got home, "How was it?" And all I could reply was, "Traumatic." I knew it was gonna be tough and rough but I never expected it to be that … [Read more...]

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See that Girl, Watch that Scene, Dig in the Dancing Queen

March 24, 2007 by 9 Comments

Have you seen Tessie Aquino-Oreta's latest political ad on TV? The one where she explains why she did that infamous cheerleading number after the majority in the Senate voted not to open the second envelope in former President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial? Gee. I've never seen so much hipocrisy compressed into a 30-second plug.... This one's a really desperate move. But I must say the acting is pretty impressive. With the teary eyes, shaky voice, and all --- if only FAMAS had a Best Performance in a Political Ad Award, then without any doubt, she'd be our Helen Mirren (minus the dancing … [Read more...]

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Star Province?

March 5, 2007 by 1 Comment

Status: Hmmm... Music: Home - Daughtry For the past three months, Batangas has been one of the hottest political spots in the country. Batangas has been all over the news. From former Governor Tony Leviste's homicide case, to the Armand Sanchez and Ricky Recto verbal war, to the internal conflict within the Recto clan. Wow, Batangas is one hell of a star province! This morning, Lipa City Mayor Vilma Santos-Recto announced that she had not completely shrugged off the idea of joining the gubernatorial race in Batangas. The announcement was made in front of her constituents in a … [Read more...]

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