Friday, March 19, 2004Rob Schneider and Enrique IglesiasTwo stars, one a movie actor and the other a singer, recently talked about their Filipino roots. Both their mothers are Filipinas. Enrique Iglesias is, of course the son of the great Julio Iglesias and Isabel Preysler (both are now divorced). In an interview, Enrique says this about his mom: "Though... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 1:23 AM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, March 17, 2004What I Am Going To MissI am expected to be at my new assignment on the 19th of April. I sure am going to miss the following: The sight of students on Monday mornings. Going to the library and passing by the Students' Center to exchange greetings and jokes with both teachers and students. Meetings that become occassions... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 10:51 AM Comments (1) (link) Monday, March 15, 2004I Am Feeling Patriotic TodayPhilippine politics sucks. That's why I don't write about it. And when I try to glimpse into the coming elections, I shudder at the thought of more morons running our country. And so quietly, I hum to myself a song that became special to me in 1986, when I joined the EDSA revolt that toppled Marcos:... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 11:20 PM Comments (0) (link) Sunday, March 14, 2004News UpdatesWant to get to know our islands daily? Check out the following web links: Links To Philippine NewsPapers World-Newspapers OnLine Newspapers PhilNews Philippine Online Newspapers Philippine Daily Inquirer The Manila Times The Philippine Star Philippines Today The Visayan Daily Star Mindanao Times For... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 4:19 AM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, March 13, 2004CellPhones and Text MessagingThe title sounds like it should be under my blogs in Tech and Business. But cellphones and text messaging has suddenly become an integral part of Filipino culture that it is difficult not to mention it here. Remember the time when ex-President Estrada was ousted out of office? People staged what is... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Friar__Tuck at 5:20 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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