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Thursday morning in UP

I arrived late in my Thursday class without knowing that classes were cancelled in the early morning. Too bad I wasted a big sum of money for my transportation and the time which I could use for other academic engagements. To lighten up my feelings, I just took some photographs of the scenery. Here, please take a look.

Todo Sobre Mi Madre Quotes

Ever since I took Spanish in summer, I have developed a keen interest on Spanish culture and cinema. I have already watched several Spanish movies mostly of Pedro Almodovar's. So far, the film "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" is my favorite, perhaps the best crafted Spanish movie of all time. It is a story of a mother, who was pregnant by a transvestite and her journey starting from loss of her son, a reunion with a long time and socially abused transgender friend, taking charge of a pregnant nun and working for a lesbian couple. I have listed below some memorable quotes that have strongly confounded me. "  Well, as I was saying, it costs a lot to be authentic, ma'am. And one can't be stingy with these things because you are more authentic the more you resemble what you've dreamed of being"  "I'm not a whore. I've been fucked around a lot, but I'm not a whore"

Cheapest Quad-core Phones

Mobile phones are becoming cheaper and cheaper nowadays, thanks to our folks in China where massive counter production and product imitation has made smartphones relatively cheaper compared with branded ones. Local companies like Cherry Mobile, MyPhone, Starmobile and Torque import the bulk of their android phones from Chinese mobile production companies, which is formally refereed to as the ODM or original device manufacturer. Technological innovation has contributed substantially in making smartphones more affordable and far-reaching device that could take multi-tasking activities.  I remember the time in my grade school when my mother used to hire a photographer during my graduation. A unit of camera is too expensive, that’s why it's necessary to rely on their service during this “memorable period” . Ok, I’ll now introduce to you the latest and cheapest quad-core mobile phones running on Google' android. However, this phones are all sold in the Philippines, so you might w...

Where your taxes really go

While I was browsing my  newsfeed,  I saw this picture I had never been this serious in expressing criticism in political scandal but ever since this scam has surfaced, I just can't stand to be a  incognisant and inconsiderate  following the lavish lifestyle of Napoles'  daughter. You wanna know how  Jeane celebrated her birthday? I'll definitely believe that you must have been invited.  It's our taxes by the way.

Enduring Traffic In Cainta

The name "Janet Napoles" may serve you headaches these days. Thanks to her, our local traffic dilemma has attracted lesser attention. Let me tell you a story about my everyday commuter experience, which I interchangeably refer to as my "religious devotion" My class starts at 8:30 am every Tuesday and Thursday and 10:00 am for  Wednesdays and Fridays.  As you may have known, I am commuting from Taytay to UP Diliman everyday. I have to take 17 kilometers of ride to get there and another 17 to return, totalling 34 kilometers of travel everyday. (OMG!)  The average travel time ranges from 1 hour to 1 and a half during the regular semester. The picture below is the path I take going from Taytay to UP. It is also the same path I use when returning home. Taytay to UP-Diliman Trajecory Map Before you reach UP, you first have cross three cities and one town. Travelling from Taytay to Cainta is relatively fast, with minor incidence of traffic in Tikling,...