Archive for August, 2007

Monday, August 27th, 2007

My Mother, Ambrosia aka Bessie

In the Philippines, as in most parts of Asia, we hold deeper respect for our elders than in most parts of the world.  It’s so ingrained in the Asian psyche, we don’t even think twice about it.  It’s a simple philosophy based on affection more than obligation. They took care of us when we were [...]

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Friday, August 10th, 2007

Women Rule in the Philippines

Women rule in the Philippines. I’ve always known it and before I get into the nitty-gritty of why it’s so….here’s just one thing to prove it:
MORE women than men occupied the top positions in Philippine companies in 2006—2.257 million of them compared with only 1.629 million men, according to a labor department survey.
The study, by [...]

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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Sex and Seniors. Monetizing A Blog, Part 2

I hope you’ll take me seriously and give me some feedback. I know someone out there will read this somehow. *BOT? what’s a BOT? is that like a robot?*
Seriously, a few days ago, the Spouse was giving me my much-needed, geek-speak lecture about monetizing a blog. In-between a couple of mental [...]

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