First of all, I'd like to apologize to some peeps if I haven't been able to answer the memes they sent me, like Yuga for the books and Minette, Celia K , Toni for my choice of cookbooks. I realized that my reading list these days can fit the Hall of Shame as it is limited to internet sites and no-brainer page-turners. But I promise to answer your tags soon, as soon as I organize my bookshelf and get reading once again. In the meantime, my high school buddies Lei and Anna Lyn sent me an email this morning which I couldn't resist answering (not all though!) You're right ... Continue Reading...
Archives for August 2005
The Samsung Roadshow & Nokia Launch
YP-D1 Originally uploaded by annalyn. The past week had me attending the Samsung Digital Roadshow and Nokia Launch in two posh hotels. These are tech industry events where you are supposed to salivate at all the gadgets on display and wonder why you don't have the salary to afford them in the first place. A highlight are the raffles which I never win (ugh!) Again, it gets me thinking that if I never win raffles where I get to compete with 20 or so press people, the probability is that I'll never win the lottery in a million years. The Samsung event ... Continue Reading...
Of Users, Abusers and the ‘Media Complex’
The reason why I put a disclaimer in my "commercial" post below is because I was asked not too long ago if I was hired by the cellphone companies to "endorse" their products in my blog and out of it. No, I didn't take it against this person who claims to dutifully compile my newspaper columns every week and put them in a folder. He was just curious if I could actually earn money from blogging. I had to tell him that this blog is a labor of love for now and the extra money I get for writing my articles is barely enough to cover my phone bills/ internet connection, ... Continue Reading...
I am a consumer, therefore…I am
dunkin' hazelnut coffee Originally uploaded by annalyn. The Fashmagslag, who is in my favorite city - New York - raved before about how good Dunkin' Donuts hazelnut-flavored coffee is. Darn, I was excited when I found out they have it in Manila too. Needless to say, I've been drinking cupfuls of them and it's my favorite coffee at the moment. Anong panalo ng overpriced Seattle's and Starbucks? A cup with a swig of hazelnut liqueur (or whatever they call it) costs only P33 bucks and is enough to send me to caffeine heaven. Other flavors available are French ... Continue Reading...
An education, or miseducation?
Last week's encounter with Obscure Blogger (O.B.) has once again reinforced my conviction that getting an expensive education is not all that matters. What good is it studying in the country's premier convent school and university if you have little respect for the beliefs of others and much more resort to calling people names, in an extreme manifestation of low-life bigotry? These days getting "good, top-quality education" in the Philippines has been reduced to the level of a cult status. It's either you're Red, Blue or Green. Parents will do everything, even ... Continue Reading...
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