snopes.com: Cartoon Character As Facebook Profile Picture

snopes.com: Cartoon Character As Facebook Profile Picture

Whatever the truth behind the origins of  changing  Facebook  profile to a cartoon character, we have all  united against violence against children and that is enough. 

John Lennon's Angry Laundry Letter

Open Post: Hosted By John Lennon's Angry Laundry Letter

Grabbed from http://www.dlisted.com/node?page=7

Letters of Note (via TDW) says that long before the days of OxiClean and stains sticks, John Lennon raged at whoever did his laundry for turning his crisp white shirt into a shade of yellah. Before the laundress could throw the blame at Mrs. Yoko Ono Lennon, John let it be known that this is impossible since "Orientals" don't spit out as much sweat as everybody else.

Since my abuelita called me a "chinito" for years the "Oriental" thing doesn't really bother me, but this is the first I'm hearing about Asians having the sweat glands of a cat! Interesting. So John is telling me that if an Asian did jumping jacks in a hot sauna while reading an audit letter from the IRS, they would barely get wet? Hmmm. Well, I obviously didn't inherit that shit since I sometimes sweat like a sober call girl around Charlie Sheen. I don't mind, though. Sweat is nature's lube (after saliva, of course).

Kumusta, mustasa?

Hindi naman ako kagandahan, hindi din naman ako sex bomb.  Ang pwede lang sigurong pagkakakilanlan sa akin ay mukha akong may pinag aralan.  Kasi mukha daw akong librarian, sabi nung may ari ng bar na suki kami.    Bakit ba ganyan, sabi ko nga sa aking mahal na asawa.  Maski anong gawin kong bihis na paseksi kuno, maski anong haba ng aking dangling earrings, maski mag plunging neckline pa ako (bahagya lang naman) mukha pa rin akong librarian or teacher. Hayyyy.  Nabiro ko minsan ang asawa ko,  na ang tangi kong ambisyon sa buhay ay making mukhang bar girl.  Kasi napapaligiran kami ng mga bars dito sa aming maliit na barrio.  Siempre ang lahat ng lalaki mga nakatanga; minsan bukas bibig pa kung titigan ang mga bar girls.  Kaya kaming mga asawa dito, inis/inggit minsan sa mga batang-bata at minsan may maiitim ang kuyokot na mga bar girls, na mahilig  tumuwad-tuwad kapag may mga foreigners sa paligid.  Agaw pansin ba, or pang inis siguro sa aming mga asawa ng foreigners.  Kasi siempre kaming mga asawa, ex bar girl man or ex teacher/librarian na tulad ko, hindi na papayagang tumuwad tuwad sa kalye or sumayaw sa bar ng aming mga asawa.  

Teka nalalayo tayo sa aking blog title.  Musta, Mustasa? Ano nga ba ang mustasa?  Di ba raddish leaves yun?  Di ba ang bible may quotation tungkol sa mustard seed? 

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

– Luke 13:18–9

Yan ang bati sa akin ng aking kapitbahay na seksi.  Ang hirap ng ganitong mukhang teacher at librarian, laging pinag sasanggunian ng mga tao, lalo na nitong mga foreigner, feeling yata nila matalino ako ha.  Grabe yan.  Kung may mga suliranin sila sa kanilang  mga butihing gf, nag tatanong tanong sila sa asawa ko kung paano maka kuha ng katulad kong ulirang maybahay.  Sarap sabihing , huwag tumingin sa kuyokot ng mga babae para pabasehan kung magaling siyang gf or future wife......tingnan ang puso at utak.  Pero mahirap sabihan ang mga taong lasing at mahilig sa exposed na kuyokot na miiitim di ba?    Kaya may maipapayo man ako o wala, ang akala nga mga bar girls or ex bar girls ay ako ang dahilan kung bakit hindi na nila mauto ang kanilang mga hunghang na bf.  Sa madaling salita, maraming galit sa akin na girls kasi naihahambing ang beauty namin.  Hindi pala beauty, naihahambing ang pagiging one-man woman ko sa kanilang polygamous na lifestyle.  Masama bang maging maganda, matalino, mabait at sexy pa ako? 

Anyway, nasagad na ang pasensya namin sa isa't isa ng aking seksing kapitbahay, kaya hindi na kami bati.  Natuluyan ng umasim ang aming pagkakilalahan, kung baga.  No large loss, no love lost eh.  Balik tayo sa mustasa, masarap yan di ba? 

Mahilig ako sa mustasa, sa totoo lang,   ga substiture ko yan sa lettuce minsan sa paggawa ko ng BLT (bacon. lettuce and tomato) sandwich kaya hindi na siya BLT,  BMT na.  Sarap, subukan nyo ha.  Medyo may konting anghang at zip, hindi ko ma describe eh.  

Yung lola ko, sumalangit nawa ang kaluluwa, mahilig ding gumawa ng burong mustasa.  Sarap sa omelet di ba? 

At ayon din sa website na ito http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/html/m/mustasa.htm, may medicinal values ang mustsa. Kayo na ang bahalang magbasa, hehehe.

At ito naman kung paano gumawa ng burong mustasa:

Ingredients

1 kilo mustasa leaves
2 to 3 cups rice water
1/4 cup coarse salt

Procedure

1. Wash mustasa leaves very well in running water.

2. Remove all old leaves and cut off the roots, cut crosswise (about 2 inches long)

3. Sprinkle half the amount of salt to clean leaves and press out salt from the leaves with the hands with repeated squeezing motion.

4. Squeeze out the sap and place liquidless mustasa leaves in a clean jar.

5. Boil rice water with the remaining salt and allow to cool to body temperature.

6. Pour this rice water over the mustasa leaves until totally immersed.

7. Cover the jar and store at room temperature. This is ready for use in about 2 days. 

At bukod sa omelet, mukhang masarap ito: 

Pork Liempo and Pork Ribs Sinigang with Radish and Mustasa Leaves, Tender pork slices and crisp fresh vegetables in soothing broth

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Servings:

Pork Liempo and Pork Ribs Sinigang Ingredients:

• 1 ½ liters rice washing or water
• 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• ½ kg pork liempo, sliced
• ½ kg pork ribs, cut into serving pieces
• 1 medium radish, sliced
• 1 sachet 20g MAGGI Sinigang sa Sampaloc Mix
• 2 cups sliced mustasa leaves
• 2 pieces siling panigang (finger chilies)
• patis (fish sauce), to taste

Cooking Instructions:

• Boil rice washing with tomatoes, onions, pork liempo and pork ribs.
  
• Simmer over low heat for 40-45 minutes or until pork meat begin to disintegrate from the bones.
  
• Add radish and cook for 5 minutes. Stir-in MAGGI Sinigang sa Sampaloc Mix.
  
• Bring to a boil.
  
• Add mustasa leaves and siling panigang.
  
• Season with patis to taste.
  
  So balik tayo sa mga nag gagandahang pokpok dilag,  hindi naman sa pagmamagaling, marami na akong pinagdaanan;  hindi naman ako santa, kaya lang may edad na nga ang lola.  As in papunta pa lang kayo, pabalik na ako.  Kaya medyo may alam na ako sa buhay.  In fairness, noong bata pa ako, as in wala pang 20 years old, sa kababasa ko ng mga libro sa bookstores ay hindi naman ako clueless maski sa ganoon ka murang edad.   Natuto na akong mag bigay na makagbag damdaming BJ sa sinehan, na akala ng kasama ko ay batikan ako.  Binasa ko lang po yun sa libro, hehehe.  Ayaw tuloy nyang maniwala na birheng maria pa ako at that time, grabe.  Ganun ako kagaling mag follow instructions from the book.  Ang payo lang ng lola sa inyo:
  
  
  1. Ang gandang panglabas ay panandalian lang;  develop nyo naman 'day ang kagandahan ng puso.
  2. Mag aral kaya para ma improve ang sarili, huwag lang yung ubusin ang oras at pera sa spa, shopping, disco, pagsusugal  at inuman.
     
  3. Mag ipon ng pera dahil hindi mo alam kung hanggang kelan kayo ni fafa.  
  4. Kung feeling mo on top of the world ka ngayon dahil madatong si fafa, be kind to the people on the way up, for you will meet them on your way down

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."  - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

"Don't be so humble - you are not that great." - Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat

Huwag Kang Bibigay!

 

Ikaw ba ay jejemon?  Sa iyong edad na wala na sa kalendaryo tama ba yan?  Joke……..Peace po.  Wala naman pong masama sa pagiging jejemon.  Sabi nga ng Dep Ed mas pag-ukulan ng pansin ang moralidad, etc.  Tumpak din yun.  Ang sa akin lang naman ay mahalin naman natin ang ating sariling wika.  Kaya jejemon ka man, friends pa rin tayo kasi Tagalog pa rin ang wika ng jejemon, di ba…….At masayang basahin, at least umaandar ang utak.  Sabihin nyo yan sa mga lolo at lola na ang pag ‘decode’ sa salitang jejemon ay nakakapaghasa ng kanilang utak, lol.  Pero dapat maruong ka ring ng tamang Tagalog or Filipino, hane?

Ang ating paksa sa araw na ito ay ang ating sariling wika, Filipino. Inglesera ka man, conyo (uso pa ba yun?) o promdi na hindi gaanong marunong magsalita ng Tagalog (na basehan ng ating  wikang Filipino), kailangan naman na pag aralan mo ang ating wika tulad ng pag aaral mo ng salitang Ingles na minsan may British or Australian accent pa, Arabic o Korean, etc.  Mag pauso naman tayo ng pagsasalita ng tamang Filipino!  Alam kong hindi madali ito…..sabi nga ng kaibigan kong conyo kuno, ang bagal ng proseso – kasi nag iisip sya sa Ingles at kailangang i translate pa nya sa Tagalog bago siya magsalita! O di ba?  Hindi ko inaangkin na napakagaling kong mag Filipino o Tagalog, pero ga try naman ako ‘Day!

Nakapag panting ng tenga na marinig mo ang ating kabayan na laking La Union na mag sabi ng – “I just came back from a vacation, I went to Le Yunyohn, Pengasinen, Enjeles….” etc.  ad nausea.  Cute nya, di ba?  Ani Gat Jose  Rizal,  ang taong hindi nagmamahal ng sariling wika, masahol pa sa malansang isda.  Okey lang sa akin na mag Ingles tayo lalo na’t kausap natin ay banyaga: kahanga hanga na tayo ay marunong ng maraming wika, kaya nga marami tayong call centers, asset natin yan.  Pero huwag naman natin i murder ang mga proper nouns natin.  Mga pangalan yan ng ating lugar.  Nakalimutan na ba natin na minsan ay nagsalita din tayo ng Kastila kaya maraming tayong lugar na Kastila ang pangalan.  At siguro naman kung ipinanganak ka sa La Union, kaya mong ipaglaban na ang La Union ay hindi dapat maging Le Yunyohn. 

Kaya nga ipinaglalaban ko sa aking banyagang asawa na huwag niyang palitan ang ating mga lugar sa paraan ng kanyang pagbigkas:

1.      Ang Puerto Galera ay hindi Puerta Galera

2.      Ang Barrio Barretto ay hindi Barrio Berreta.

3.      Ang Dinalupihan ay hindi Di na Loop I hen

4.      And Caloocan ay hindi Ca look ken

5.      Ang Angeles City sa Pampanga ay hindi Angel less tulad ng Los Angeles, California.

6.      Ang La Union ay hindi Le Yunyohn.

7.      Ang Pangasinan ay hindi Pengasinen.

Kung sa mga banyaga manggaling ang maling pagbigkas, minsan cute di ba.  Pero mga kababayan, huwag natin silang gayahin, bagkus itama natin sila.  Palagay mo ba kung ang iyong kasintahan o asawa ay sumakay sa taksi at sabihin niya sa driver, take me to Ca Look Ken, maiintindihan kaya nya ito?  Baka kung saan madala ang giliw mo! 

Kaya nga mga mahal kong kababayan, huwag kang bibigay.  Huwag mong ipamigay ang pagiging Pinoy/Pinay mo kapalit ng American, British or Australian accent kung nag sasalita ka ng Tagalog o Filipino.  Kung English ang salita mo, hala, bahala ka sa pagbigkas mo, subukan mo lahat ng accents, ga hi-5 pa ako sa iyo.  Hanga ako sa mga taong mabilis matuto ng ibang salita.  Pero mahalin naman natin ang sariling atin. Nais mo bang palitan natin ang mga pangalan ng ating mga lugar para/dahil sa mga banyaga dito sa atin.  Mag isip ka kabayan!

Philippine Election Tips

I got all this information from my Yahoo inbox, and I would like to share them with you.

Do you know which precinct to go on the election day, May 10, 2010? 

Please click the link below to check if your name is in the voters list and/or to check your precinct number.  This really works.  I just checked mine and saw my name and my precinct no. 

http://www.comelec. gov.ph/findpreci nct/findprecinct .aspx

Notes from a Seminar on the Election Ballot by Kenneth Yu

On the May 10, 2010 Ballot

Yesterday at 9:39pm

I attended my barangay's seminar on the 2010 elections today, arranged by

the captain, Ralph Diaz. I learned a few things from Mr. Diaz about the

election ballot that could be informative for all of us:

1. Mr. Diaz said that the ballot is very, very sensitive to marks, ink, H20,

stains, scratches, folds, sweat, etc. If, say, you have grime on your hands,

or your hands are wet, or your sweat drops onto the ballot, the PCOS

(Precinct Count Optical Scan) Unit will not read it. So, keep your hands

very clean before voting. That is why the indelible ink will be put on your

finger after you're done voting, and not before, and wh y you will be given

your ballot in a folder, a "Ballot Secrecy Folder", so that you can lessen

the actual handling of the ballot with your hands.

2. Shade the egg-shaped hole beside your chosen candidate fully (you will be

provided with a marker). Don't check, line, X, dot, or half-shade it,

because the PCOS Unit will not read it. Try not to go beyond the lines also

(well, not too much).

3. Mr. Diaz said that there will be a barcode going around the ballot. If

this is marked, even scratched, in any way, the ballot will be spoiled. He

said that if anyone else handles the ballot, watch them well, in case they

intentionally scratch the barcode with a fingernail to prevent your ballot

from being counted. He used as an example that if you're obviously for a

candidate that, say, an unscrupulous precinct official is against

(hopefully, there's no such thing as an unscrupulous precinct official ;-P),

that official may scratch your barcode to prevent your vote from being

counted.

4. You will have four tries to put your ballot through the PCOS Unit. You

can put it in forward, backward, front side up, back side up, whichever, but

only four tries. If after the 4th try it doesn't read properly, goodbye

ballot.

5. You will get one chance to have your ballot changed if you don't like it.

That's when they first hand it to you. Inspect it right away. If you see any

folds, scratches, or marks, you can ask for a change (which may lengthen

your voting process, Mr. Diaz added).

6. Bring a list of your chosen candidates on a piece of paper so that you

won't spend too much time filling out the ballot. If you make your decisions

on the day itself without a list, you could spend a long time filling it up.

7. Watch the readout on the PCOS Unit when you insert your ballot into it.

Mr. Diaz said that if successful, it'll read, "Congratulations! Your ballot

has been scanned." If not, it'll say why (improper shading, etc.) Get that

"Congratulations" message before leaving to make sure your vote is counted.

8. Bring an ID (Voter's ID is best, but if you don't have one, driver's

license, passport, etc. any valid ID with your address and preferably a

photo is all right) to present to the BEI (Board of Elections Inspector). If

you can find out beforehand through your barangay, also get your Voter's ID

number, precinct number, and your sequence number (the number beside your

name in the voter's list). This'll speed up your voting process.

9. The ballot you are given will only be readable by one specific PCOS Unit.

In other words, only one machine will be able to read your ballot, because

it's pre-registered there, so when you're ready, line up at the proper

machine. Don't line up at the wrong machine; your ballot won't be read, and

it may spoil your vote.

10. Polls open on May 10, 2010, at 7 a.m. and end at 6 p.m.

11. Mr. Diaz said that the Comelec told him that with the PCOS Units, we

will know the winner of the elections in 5 days. Otherwise, the PCOS Units

will allow for a manual count since all votes will be recorded inside the

machines (let's hope it doesn't come to that, because it's going to take the

usual weeks and weeks to finish the count).

12. The PCOS Units have internal batteries that can last 16 hours in case of

power outages. Since the voting period only lasts 10 hours, there's a 6 hour

buffer. But still, let's hope for no brownouts on May 10, 2010.

13. The PCOS Unit will print out the vote count in what looks like a very

long cash register receipt (whose print will last for 5 years, he said),

which will be put into a sealed box that'll be sent to the Comelec for

prop er counting. Also, the PCOS Unit will count the number of voters who are

voting based on the ballots inserted into it, so again, watch the screen on

the machine to make sure of voter count, as well as other important

messages.

14. Mr. Diaz said that you should vote only the exact number you should vote

for. So, vote for only 1 president, 1 vice president, 12 senators, 1 party

list, 1 mayor, 1 vice mayor, 1 member of the House of Representatives, etc.

(the limit will be there on your ballot as a "Vote for not more than ____").

If you vote for more than the stipulated number, that particular portion of

the ballot is spoiled. You may, however, vote for less (as in, if you can't

find 12 worthy senatoriables to vote for, it's all right to vote for less

than 12).

15. Mr. Diaz stressed repeatedly that in voting this time, one should not

make mistakes. It's asking a lot from us, but he said that over and over

again. His words: "Don't make mistakes, otherwise, you'll spoil your

ballot".

16. Of course you'll also be asked to do the usual signing of forms and

marking of thumbprints.

Feel free to share this note. I wish I could take questions, but I only took

notes as Mr. Diaz was speaking, so I doubt if I will know the answers. Any

questions you have can be sent to your Barangay Captains, or to the Comelec.

I hope this information helps

How to Enjoy a Blog Summit: The iBlog 6 Experience

What do you expect in an iBlog summit?  How do you enjoy and max your experience in this kind of social event?

I signed up for one because although I have several blogs, I am still clueless on how to make myself a millionaire through my blogs. 

I learned about the iBlog 6 while I was following links at Facebook.  I was directed to Negros  Bloggers (http://www.negrosbloggers.com/iblog-the-6th-philippine-blogging-summit/), and on that site, I found the iBlog6 link.  I registered and sent the link to all my relatives and blog friends.  I was no. 99 on the list of Iblog registrants (http://iblogph.org/list-of-attendees/comment-page-1/). Now, that's a lucky number.  I should know, I will be your expert consultant on Numerology soon (http://adviceforinterculturallovers.blogspot.com/)

iBlog6 is an annual event for the Pinoy blogging community.  The 6th blogging event,  because for five years now, the "UP Law-ISP has been hosting successful Philippine Blogging Summits so that these events become highly-anticipated interaction venues, where famous Pinoy bloggers give informative talks and more than 300 bloggers attend" (http://iblogph.org/.

                                                                    Jenn and Pats                                                                                                              Mother and Daughter                                                
My cousin, Pats, and my daughter, Jenn,  also attended this event. We enjoyed bonding time plus we got to know other bloggers like Ana Urbina, Julie Custodio-Fuertes, Mr. Bejo, etc. and special mention - Courtney  Fazzo, who is an American with with exotic Italian and Greek lineage but  she's American as an apple pie -  having been born and raised in the U.S. I would have liked to post her picture here as she's so pretty but I have to ask her permission first...calling Courtney......

My former ADB office mate, Dine Racoma, an award winning blogger,  Sexy Mom's D-Spot, arrived a lil' bit late.  She's one of the respected bloggers of the Pinoy blogging community.  Besos, Dine.

I will not elaborate more on our topics, each speaker has his/her own blog site such Carlo Ople's (http://www.newmedia.com.ph/iblog-6-respect-blog-social-media-marketing) and
and Marghil Makuha's (http://www.macuha.com/2010/04/personal-experience/my-iblog6-talk/
etc.

All of the speakers were engaging, they are expert on their topics, everyone's funny and the speaker-audience interaction was awesome.

We had a good lunch and snacks, thanks to the sponsors. We even had free health pills, Renalin.  I am sure after their ad broadcast each break, Jenn would have memorized the monologues......Peace...

We ended the day with a great dinner at Chocolate Kiss at UP campus, proceeded to Scarlet's Ten02 at Ybardolaza street, QC,  where Rakrakan between the Filipino and Malaysian heavy Metal musicians  were about to  happen.  We decided to scrap Rakrakan as  we went there for Jazz.   We ended up enjoying green tea ice cream and continued our tete-a-tete.


Second day of blog summit:

The night before, I was not able to sleep well in my cousin's water bed (too many memories  in her house where I stayed  during my college days)  so I had several 3-minute-naps while our speakers continued their interesting talk.  When Batang Baler (http://batangbaler.net/), Joseph 'Kidlat' Gonzalez, started talking, everyone laughed,  like every two minutes. Oh no, there goes my every 3-minute-naps.  I succumbed to laughing, and hanged on to his easy narration.  He brought the house down.  He's a natural comedian, poker-faced too. 

So how do you enjoy and benefit from a blog summit such as this?

1.  Arrive early, (unless you are Dine Racoma who knows how to make money already and has an award to prove this too), so you get all the perks in case the organizers run out of them.   In fairness, although the lunch and snack stubs were promised on a first come, first served basis, I think everyone enjoyed the delish morning and afternoon snacks, unlimited coffee and yummy Adobo and Afritada lunches.

2.  Distribute your business cards - to the sponsors, to your fellow participants and why not, to the distinguished speakers too.  Do networking to the max, you gain a lot by learning what the experienced and earning bloggers do.  You might gain lifetime friends too.

3.  Ask relevant questions.  There might be nagging questions in your mind and this is the proper venue to ask them.   Mike Abundo wowed us all with his 'summative' questions.  We learned from his questions as much as we enjoyed his  movie star looks.

4.  Do networking.  The iBlog experience does not stop after the two-day summit.  Go to the speakers' websites where you could learn more about their topics, their tricks, and where you may download free eBooks like Carlo Ople's free Social Media Guide for Filipino Entrepreneurs.  At most, you'll increase your Facebook friends :)

 Can you think of more suggestions?  

Special thanks to Peter for uploading the group pic at FB.  Add me as friend in FB, marilousilverman@ymail.com so you'd see some more pictures.

Okay, shall we see each other at iBlog7 next year? 

Our Deep Condolences, Francine Prieto

Francine Prieto - movie star, comedienne,  sister and a grieving daughter.

I feel for her.  Her mom, Amelia Falcon +,  who was diagnosed a year ago with ovarian cancer passed away.  I saw her being interviewed on TV today.  She tearfully related how she and her mom debated on her mom undergoing a medical procedure.  Francine opposed it but her mom prevailed.  In effect the medical procedure caused her mom's death.  Francine also thanked all those who helped her financially, those who gave her jobs, etc.

I took Francine's pictures years ago for the cover of  Women's Journal, Francine5.jpg She was slimmer then.  You'd think that with her sexy image and beautiful face she would act like a diva.  She is so down--to-earth.  In all her manners and speech, she is a good daughter and a conservative person.  Other showbiz personalities would concoct stories, would link with the members of the opposite sex just to get publicity.  Not so with Francine.  She's squeaky clean, a rare asset in the showbiz world.


Our message to Francine -  Our deepest and sincere condolences, Francine.  You did the best for your mom, I am sure your mom appreciated all your efforts.

Top 10 Messages Left on Senator Noynoy Aquino’s Answering Machine After the Release of the Latest Pulse Asia Survey

Which election ad campaign do you like best?  Type nyo bang lumipad with Gibo Teodoro?  Elitista ang dating, di ba? Sayang naman, konti lang ang ma re reach nya.  Kung mag  traysikad ka kaya with Mar Roxas?  Mukhang maraming nakaka relate, di ba? . Or bilib ba kayo sa pangako ni Noynoy na hindi siya magnanakaw? Oo nga't hindi siya magnanakaw, pero yung mga cronies naman nya, kaya ba nyang pigilan, sakali man?   I think Villar's ad is so efective.  Akalain nyo bang naringgan ko pa ang isang Nanay na habang  nakasakay sa jeep ay tinuturan nyang kumanta ang 2- year -old son nya ng campaign ad song ni Villar. "Si Villar ang tunay na mahirap....., etc."   Hayy, God bless us all this coming elections. Sana nga, matalino na ang Pinoy sa pagboto. 

This is from Professional's Heckler's column.  It's so hilarious, I would like to share them with you. 
http://professionalheckler.wordpress.com/
Top 10 Messages Left on Senator Noynoy Aquino’s Answering Machine After the Release of the Latest Pulse Asia Survey
No. 10: “Hi Noy. Korina here. Have you heard the news? Mar has been pulling away in the vice presidential surveys. I’m so very happy for my husband. Are you?”
No. 9: “Senator, this is Mayen Austria. Alam ko pong may problema kayo ngayon sa survey ratings n’yo, pero wala na po talaga akong mapagsabihan ng problema ko sa aking boyfriend eh. Nagpalit na kasi ng number si James.”
No. 8: “Noynoy, si Jamby ‘to. I’ve done every possible thing against that corrupt and evil candidate of the Nacionalista Party. Tell me, saan ako nagkulang?”
No. 7: “Mr. Senator, this is the SWS. Quiapo pala huh. Ayan ang napala mo!”
No. 6: “Hi Noy. Si Korina ulit ‘to. Nasabi ko na ba sa ‘yo na ang taas-taas ng rating ngayon ni Mar? Boom-boom pow! Boom-boom pow!”
No. 5: “Noy, this is Mar! Pagpasensyahan mo na si misis. Mukhang may sapi na naman eh. Intindihin mo na lang. At huwag kang mag-alala, hindi kita pababayaan. Magsasama tayo. Lalaban tayo.”
No. 4: “Hi Noy, sa campaign headquarters ‘to ni Senator Villar. Guys, sabay-sabay… “Si Villar ang tunay na mahirap. Si Villar ang tunay na may malasakit. Si Villar ang may kakayahan at gumawa ng sariling pangalan…”
No. 3: “Hello Noy, this is Conrado De Quiros of the Inquirer. Your candidacy will deliver us back to the beginning of things, or thrust us back to the time where myth and history meet or the place where life and legend intersect. The time or place of the great fight between Good and Evil: Between Cory and Marcos, between Obama and Bush, between the Fellowship of the Ring and the Eye of Mordor, between Luke Skywalker and the Evil Empire. Use the Force, Noy.”
No. 2: “Senator Aquino, hindi na mahalaga kung sino man kami. Basta, sa palasyo ‘to at naka-tap ang phone mo. Pakisabi kay De Quiros, ang OA niya huh!
And the No. 1 message left on Senator Noynoy Aquino’s answering machine after the release of the latest Pulse Asia survey…
“’Noy, don’t worry ok? Next week, susugurin ko ulit si Mayen, pero sasampalin ko na siya para mas pag-usapan. ‘Tapos, makikipaghiwalay ulit ako kay James, hindi lang two days but five. Pero help me naman with Ate Ballsy para may malipatan ako pansamantala. Nahihiya na ‘kong makitira kay Ate Pinky eh. ‘Tsaka… wait lang huh, ‘tawag ako ulit. Gosh, Joshua, ano baaaa! Huwag mong sakyan si Baby James!”
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“There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.” ~Rex Stout, Death of a Doxy