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What is “Barrio Siete”? This is an alternative collective blog by a group of bloggers who talk the talk, and walk the walk of its target audience — the socio-economic group who do not use pretentious and intellectual language that can not be gr
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Pasko sa Amerika part 2
Simbang Gabi 2009 One of my favorite festivities growing up in the Philippines is the Simbang Gabi (Misa de Gallo or Advent Pre-Dawn Mass), a nine-day day novena leading up to the Christmas Eve Mass representing Mary’s wait for the birth of Jes...
Next Attraction: IRON MAN 2 TRAILER
Poster harbat here. Oh yeah…nerd boys and gals! Drool over this new Iron Man 2 trailer! Watch the youtube clip below: OMG. Cant wait for Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and yes, Robert Downey Jr in their roles! Kakaloka. Sorry, nerd talaga si Sil...
Barriotic Betamax: Avatar
Teaser poster from Wikipedia. Avatar blasted through its opening day with a whopping 232 million dollars worldwide and yes, peeps, it is still making money in theaters. According to movie critics, Avatar (which is directed by James Cameron) delivers ...
Masarap ang manok…
Masarap ang manok lalo na at malutong ang balat nito. Pag tinatawag ng pagkakataon na kumain ako ng mabilisan, pumupunta ako sa fastfood at ang palagi ko inoorder ay Manok. Buti kamo di ako binubuni. Masarap kasi ang manok lalo na yung pitsyo (breast...
Anti-Child Porn Bill is Now a Law
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has finally signed into law the “Anti-Hentai” bill last Wednesday. Republic Act No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 penalizes offenders with one-month imprisonment to life sentence. The off...
Betamax sa Barrio: 2012
Photo credits here. I have been a fan of Roland Emmerich ever since his Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow films. So this time mga ka-barrio siete, hindi ko pinalampas ang 2012. SPOILER ALERT: DONT READ THE ENTIRE POST IF YOU HAVENT WATCH TH...
Use of Filipino drug mules in South America, especially alarming
With my usual coffee + keyboard combination on a dreary Saturday Philly morning, I was reading this article about a 35-year-old Filipino who tried to smuggle in 6.145 kilos of cocaine alkaloid but was caught in Cusco, Peru on September 30. Now, in m...
Mino Vs. H1N1
Seems as though every livestock we eat can get us sick. First the bird flu. Then madcow. And now, swine flu! What's next? Rover Fever?...
“the true sense of democracy is your ability to defend the rights especially of your enemy and not just your friends”
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Rihanna and Chris Brown on domestic violence
First, a lookback at what happened: (Source: MTV) Rihanna breaks her silence in an interview with Dianne Sawyer. You’d laugh at me, but I love Chris Brown’s music that at one point, Diwa was shouting at me to get back to my senses and in...
Paranormal Activity?!
Photo credits here. I know that this is a bit late na for Halloween. But heck! Scary movies and stories are an all-year-around staple sa huntahang bayan, pati na din sa inuman ng mga lasenggo! My friends via Facebook are going gaga over this mala-Bla...
Katakot Ako Eh
Mino Saves Little Miss Nonsense I’m not a saint. I don’t have a soul. I’m not dead—yet. [Lightning flashes] Halloween was a pagan tradition that originated from the Celts 2,000 years ago. November 1st was considered th...
2012
Photo Credits: I cropped it from junk mails. Y2K. That was supposed to be doomsday. Me karton den akong me nakatagong tubig at patatas. Plus lighter. Instead, the US was flooded with computer programmers. Now? It’s Polar shift. Alignment of the...
Mino vs. Pumpkin
The geese are flying south. The leaves are turning yellow, orange, and red. The cold wind is picking up. The rain is starting to pour. And my arthritis is acting up. Fall is here. So off we go to the pumpkin patches to pick just the right...
America’s Favorite Past Time
I hate baseball! But after getting free tickets for the Seattle Mariners game from work, I didn't hesistate to take the opportunity to bring my whole family to our first professional sports event. Free tickets, free hotdogs, free soda, fun with fami...
September 22 (Marriage, Fancy Restaurants, and Lea Salonga)
I'm a party pooper! I had a talent for ruining surprises. I would go as far as looking all over the house, checking the bank account, checking my wife's purse for receipts, coming home early unannouced, and bribing my children to tell me any inform...
Soldiers are Mothers, too
War is not like a hollywood blockbuster. A soldier is not an action hero. Outside the statistics and the news-worthy portrayals, there are deeply personal issues that most of us don't see....
Cows, Pigs, and Brains at the Puyallup Fair
This was the funnest and most adventure-filled summer my family and I have ever had. It was also the most documented and most expensive. We visited and enjoyed some of the best places that both Iowa and Western Washington have to offer. From Ad...
Making Sense of Point Defiance Zoo
By 2025, as many as one fifth of all animal species may be lost Growing up in the ghettos of Manila, the biggest “wildlife” I got to see was the rat that ate all my hamsters and scared the badest cats in the neighborhood . In general, a...
A Far Away Life
He wanted to make the world aware of the plight of Filipinos overseas. “Few Americans appreciate the sacrifice that Filipinos make when they leave their homeland. But he said the film’s true star is Bohol -Tim Fitzharris, Inquirer ( Read the rest...
