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If the Bard worked in Wall Street ...

Jun 14, 2008
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Word of Mouth Philippines will be staging Shakespeare's "Macbeth" this coming July - so? Well, let's just take these Scottish noblemen, turn them into fat-cat, power-hungry tycoon types, shall we? ... ^_^

If the Bard worked in Wall Street ...

Jun 14, 2008
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MACBETH Preview Trailer 1

Beijinging: Do You Sit or Squat?

Jun 13, 2008
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Beijinging: Do You Sit or Squat?

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It was all going so well at April's inaugural event at the shiny new National Stadium in Beijing. Bottoms were wiggling as a women's 20 km race-walking event got underway. Sexually frustrated male journalists were wriggling in their seats as they watched, and Chinese investors were rubbing their...

Amen! ^_^

Jun 13, 2008
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Amen! ^_^

whatcha been readin?

Jun 9, 2008
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whatcha been readin?

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All of you have fabulous taste in books, so I'm curious if you've been reading something good. I'm looking for some sort of fiction, since between life and our regular book selection around here of history/politics/media , I think I'm sorted on the real world for a bit. And I've spent enough time in...

Just a modest Hugh Jackman fangirl post ...

Jun 3, 2008
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Aussie director Baz Luhrmann ("Romeo and Juliet", "Moulin Rouge", among others) launches his latest project, which is a romantic, sweeping epic of the Australian Outback - naturally, it features fellow Aussie actors like David Wenham, Nicole Kidman (the leading lady, who just so happens to play a British aristocrat, hmmm ... ) - and the sexy & rugged yummy-licious object of my fevered dreams ... HUGH JACKMAN!!! ~~- begins photoshoping her head on top of Nicole's, ehehehe ...~~

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Books and the Good Life - Book Buying

May 31, 2008
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Books and the Good Life - Book Buying

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This section is on the longer side, and it involves the question of why we buy books. Emily, I hope you don't mind that I used you as an example and referred to the Reading Like a Writer toilet story. :) When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. ~Erasmus~ My...

Creative Japan Lingerie Designs

May 31, 2008
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Creative Japan Lingerie Designs

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"Triumph Inspiration Award" Japan lingerie design competition was held at Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo on Monday. This lingerie design contest aims to find young talents, the final competition will be held in Beijing on July 31. Here are some particularly creative lingerie designs from the...

Havaianas versus - Spartan?!

May 16, 2008
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Havaianas versus - Spartan?!

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Warning: Pinoy Humor Blog Entry (proficiency in Tagalog is a must)!! - To enlighten balikbayan / Fil-Am Pinoy Vox-ers out there, Spartan is a cheap local brand of slippers (aka tsinelas or the snootier-sounding "flipflops") that's been around since the time of the dinosaurs - ok, now that we got...

Havaianas versus - Spartan?!

May 16, 2008
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Warning: Pinoy Humor Blog Entry (proficiency in Tagalog is a must)!!

- To enlighten balikbayan / Fil-Am Pinoy Vox-ers out there, Spartan is a cheap local brand of slippers (aka tsinelas or the snootier-sounding "flipflops") that's been around since the time of the dinosaurs - ok, now that we got that out of the way, read on ... ;-)

Pangalan: Havaianas

Lugar na pinanggalingan: São Paulo, Brazil

Pagbigkas:

ah-vai-YAH-nas (Brazilian Portuguese)

hah-vee-ah-naz (American English)

OMG!-hAH- va- yaH-naZz!! (Filipino)

Materyal na ginamit: Malupit na goma (High-quality rubber).

Presyo: Hindi ko alam. Ganito na lang,

1 pares ng Havaianas = 100 pares ng Spartan.

Mga nagsusuot: Mga konyotik at mga mayaman.

Malulupit na katangian at kakayahan:
- Masarap isuot.
- "Shock-absorbent "

- Malambot ngunit matibay.
- Makukuha sa sandamakmak na kulay, disenyo at burloloy.
- Maaaring isuot sa loob ng Starbucks.
- Mainam na pang-japorms.
- Mainam i-terno sa I-Pod at Caramel Macchiato.
- Mapipilitan kang maglinis ng mga kuko mo sa paa.
- Maaari ka nang mag-dikwatro sa loob ng mga pampublikong lugar at sasakyan.

- Magiging "fashionable" ka kapag ikaw ay nagkukuyakoy.

Olats na mga katangian:

Mahal!

Pangalan: Spartan

Lugar na Pinanggalingan: Metro Manila , Philippines

Pagbigkas:

spar-tan (American English),

is-par-tan (Filipino).

Materyal na ginamit: Pipitsuging goma (Low-quality rubber).

Presyo: Wala pang 50 pesos.

Isang pares ng Spartan = 20 piraso ng pan de coco.

Mga nagsusuot: Ako at ang masa! Nyahaha!

Malulupit na katangian at kakayahan:
- Maaring ipampatay sa ipis.
- Maaring ipampalo sa mga batang suwail at damuho.
- Pwedeng ipanglusong sa baha at putikan.
- Pwedeng ipamalengke.
- Mainam gamitin sa tumbang-preso.
- Mainam gawing "shield" kapag naglalaro ng espa-espadahan.
- Mainam isuot sa siko bilang proteksyon habang naglalaro ng piko.
- Mainam na pambato sa picha o shuttlecock na sumabit sa puno.
- Mainam na pangkulob sa pumuputok na watusi.
- Kapag ginupit-gupit nang pahugis "cube," e maaari mo nang
gawing pamato sa larong Bingo na

kadalasang makikita sa mga lamay ng patay).

Olats na mga katangian:
* Madaling magkawalaan kapag hinubad dahil halos pare-pareho lang
ang hisura.
* Masakit isuot kapag may mga balahibo ang mga daliri mo sa paa.
* Minsan kapag ipinambato mo ito sa picha o shuttlecock na
nakasabit sa puno, e nadadamay pati yung tsinelas.