Malu Fernandez is Back | Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Posted in General

Many have already written about Malu Fernandez and her nefarious articles. Most of those who reacted to her column strayed from the topic at hand. Vile insults have been thrown — on blogs and even on youtube — and some have even reported that she received death threats.
Judging from the reactions, it is obvious that […]

Pedestrian Lanes in Manila | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Posted in Home for the Holidays, Surviving the PINAYexpat way

Why do we have pedestrian lanes in Manila? Do people like to see stripes on the road? Is it the DOTC’s way to break the monotony of long grey asphalt streets? Do our streets sport road markings so that they would look like all the other city streets abroad?
What are they for?!?
Pedestrian […]

Study in Germany | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Posted in Germany and the Germans, General

There are several scholarship programs available to those who have the brains and the ambition. Competition is fierce but if you can boast of having the right educational background then you should go ahead and apply.
You can look for scholarship programs posted on the bulletin boards of top Universities. You can also check the bulletin […]

Local Movies and Showbiz News | Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Posted in Surviving the PINAYexpat way

My definition of baduy mainly means showbiz. I’ve always thought that watching those noon time shows where talent-less half-breeds would be forced to dance or sing is nakakabobo. I’ve always made fun of people who watched Inday Badiday, Lolit Solis and Cristy Fermin, among other intrigero hosts. Lining up outside a movie […]

Interested to Work in Frankfurt or Palo Alto? | Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Posted in Job Posting

Torsten Jacobi (my boss over at CW) has also ventured into another online project.  Last year, he put up Kinkaa, a travel search engine.  For a short time, I was writing for its corporate blog.
I know how it is to work with TJ.  I have been working with him for more than 2 years on […]

A Touch of Xenophobia and Harry Potter | Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Posted in Racism/Stereotypes

Anywhere in the world you may end up in, chances are, you will meet someone who is not tolerant of differences. Someone who has unreasonable hatred or fear of someone who is perceived to be different. Despite knowing that, though, it still shocks the hell out of me whenever I am faced with […]

From PINAYexpat to MyExpatConfessions | Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Posted in General

PINAYexpat, the personal blog, is a hybrid blog. Not only do I blog about everything that is important in my life, I also blog about the nonessentials. I talk about my kids and then I’d switch from being sappy to angtsy as I rant about my problems at work.
Irrelevant or not, what I […]