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Anya Palileo Victory Liner (anlabo)

August 30th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

To think na a few weeks before her birthday (two weeks ago), Anya was whining about quitting law…Asus! I’ve yet to get a hold of her Japan pics. Im sure naka peace sign pose na naman itong Anya…Congratzie Honya Palileo!!!

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RP team wins moot court battle in Japan

The University of the Philippines College of Law bested nine other universities in Asia to emerge as champion of the 2007 Asia Cup International Law Moot Court Competition held in Japan.

The victory of Anna Lorem Ramos, Janice Lee, Maricel Seno and Anya Palileo marks the third time in nine years that UP won the competition sponsored annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. UP shares the distinction with the National University of Singapore (NUS). UP prevailed over Ateneo and FEU in the national qualifying rounds to earn the privilege of officially representing the country in Japan.

According to Harry Roque, Director of the UP Institute of International Legal Studies and professor of the four students, the Asia Cup is a prestigious regional moot court competition where law students showcase their skill at both written and oral pleadings. “The team’s victory indicate the students’ strong interest in international law not just for purely academic reasons but for its practical applications as well. The conflict in Mindanao, for example, is a perfect source of application for the law on armed conflict.”

The Asia Cup requires students need to demonstrate their mastery of public international law, humanitarian law, human rights and refugee law in acting as legal counsels arguing before a simulated International Court of Justice.

The panel of judges was composed Dr. Jean-Marie Henckaerts of the International Committee of the Red Cross who is also author of the seminal three volume textbook on International Humanitarian Law, Ambassador Chusei Yamada of the United Nations International Law Commission, Ambassador Tetsuyo Endo of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dr. Umesh Kadam of the ICRC.

The International Law Moot Court Competition "Asia Cup" is a moot court competition where students from Asian countries contend for their ability in writing memorials and presenting oral pleadings on a fictitious lawsuit case concerning international human rights and humanitarian laws.

It intends to promote of knowledge and understandings of international human rights and humanitarian law, to build and enlarge human networks by inviting Asian promising students and to contribute to protection and enforcement of human rights, not only in Japan but also around the Asian region.

From www.abs-cbnnews.com

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Anya (far left) with her batchmates in Broad Ass and Daddy Rey. May pagbabadya na ng Japan…

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Fear Pressure (Clean Version)

August 28th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

(While listening to This Love, Cocteau Twins…Hangover ito ng kakapanood ko lang at muling narefresh sa isipan na Cruel Intentions)

>Maghapong nakakulong sa bahay.

>Di pumasok. Pero nasa Intramuros ang ulirat.

>Gumagawa ng script…pero nakatitig lang sa monitor.

>Ngarag at stress na pwede namang naiwasan.

>Cleaning up after somebody else’s mess. (Arrrrgh!)

>Mga multo ng nakaraan na hindi naman ikaw ang may gawa.

>Bloody red moon/total lunar eclipse na may epekto daw sa mga Geminis tulad ko.

>Maulap na papawirin…ikinubli ang pulang buwan.

>People who use "______________" and namedrops _______ like they’re popping a pill.

>Raket, na more of a favor. Ginagawa dahil sa mas mabigat na kadahilanang ang tawag ay "utang na loob" at "hiya".

>Mga taong sa’yo umaasa.

>Mga tanong na ang kasagutan ay nasa’yo.

>Mga imbisibol na ayaw magpakita.

>Itlog for breakfast. Itlog for lunch. Itlog for dinner.

>Script for a two hour video…mga bagay na teknikal, hirap maintindihan, pero kailangan.

>Kapraningan sa pagharap sa mga tao mula sa nakaraan…fearing that I’ll be such a loser compared to them

Mga bagay na sumira ng araw ko. Or, gumulo sa utak ko. (Nakalutang daw ang utak natin sa tubig, kaya apektado ito ng eclipse at ng gravitational pull ng buwan)

At sa loob ng siyam na minuto, panibagong araw na naman. Midweek na naman. Deadline na naman. Tsk.

Buti na lang may malamig na San Miguel Beer. Nothing does a better job of jolting you back to normal than a cold bottle of beer.

(Now listening to The Edge of the Ocean by Ivy from Grey’s Anatomy)

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Two old friends…

August 27th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

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Hihee!!!
(Andrew pahiram ha!) Too bad I wasn’t there to witness. But I’m sure there’s more to come. =D =D =D

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Ang bagong Wendy Valdez ng bayan

August 23rd, 2007 by kwentongbayan

(got this from Raz’s blog)

In case you haven’t read…(got this from Raz’s blog)

(Madami nang nagsulat tungkol dito in a span of a few days…ito naman ang sakin. Medyo balahura…wahaha!)

Pero si Wendy madaling patawarin (actually, I think most spectators overreacted to the Wendy Valdez episode). This bitch bigot pig is hard to get over.In case you haven’t read…

(Madami nang nagsulat tungkol dito in a span of a few days…ito naman ang sakin. Medyo balahura…wahaha!)

Pero si Wendy madaling patawarin (actually, I think most spectators overreacted to the Wendy Valdez episode). This bitch bigot pig is hard to get over.

Malapit pa naman sa puso ko ang mga OFWs (naks!), having worked for an OFW show for almost my entire professional life. Iba ang pagkasensitibo ng mga kapatid nating ito. Not to mention, talagang dapat saluduhan ang pagsasakripisyo nila ng ngayon para sa bukas.

Nag public apology na sya thru a statement, and already filed her resignation from People Asia and Manila Standard (sabi sa Patrol kanina). Pero I think that’s not enough.

For all we know, tumatawa lang ang kanyang matabang burgis na pwet. She rendered an apology. But does she really mean it? I think her Jo Malone stinks big time, nakakabit na sa balat nya ang amoy nito. I don’t think any amount of shower or spray of Axe and Charlie cologne would ever remove its stench, this soon. I doubt if nakaget through na sa kanya ang mensaheng "TANGINAKA!"

Kailangan pa nyan ng matinding pukpukan. Declare her a persona non grata maybe, strip her off of her Filipino citizenship, burn all her make ups and accessories sa harap nya…or at the very least, pasakayin sya ng PNR na nakadungaw sa bintana habang binabato sya sa mukha ng human feces ng lahat ng iskwater. (Kung para lang dito, nakitaan ko ng sense ang kakaibang activity ng mga iskwating na ito).

Sabi nga ni Melanie Marquez, I have two words for you Malu Fernandez: ANG PANGET MO, ANG TABA TABA MO MARE! PAPAYAT KA MUNA!!! Balinkinita? Bwahahaha!!!

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Pinakamatinik na Networking

August 22nd, 2007 by kwentongbayan

Ndb_2 namesdatabase.com

Yan ang pinakamatinik na networking site sa buong mundo.

Ayos pa naman yung idea nya…kase it banked on school based networks. So you get updated when someone from your school, or your batch joins in. And you get connected.

Bago ka makasign up, kailangan muna na magrefer ng 24 friends’ email. Nung nag sign up ako, mga imbentong email lang ang inilagay ko (nakakatamad to copy paste from my yahoo address book). Napakatalino ng site, dahil nadetect nya na nagbabounce ang email sa mga imbento lang (ibig sabihin, they send it right away to check if the invitation gets received). At kung may nakapagrefer na sa email na binigay mo, it will say "This person was told already" (o di ba, very Pinoy english / pacono syntax).

Ang lupet! Ang higpet! Ang tinek!

Kanina lang, I received a notice that a high school classmate who relocated to Samar, whom we lost contact since we graduated, signed up in namesdatabase. So excited ako to check her profile and send her a message. Pero ako’y nafrustrate nung una, dahil nagexpire na kuno ang aking "credits" (you get some amount of dollars credit for referring friends, entitling you to a year of free membership). Bago ko daw sya masendan ng message, I need to "unlock" namesdatabase. Papano?

By referring more friends.

Dumugo na daliri ko sa kakainput ng mga email ng mga kaibigan. Apparently, karamihan sa kanila "were told already". Kaya di na pwedeng irefer. Marami akong naipong contacts, pero nahihiya naman ako to send them invites kung di ko rin lang masyadong kaclose.

Sa huli, na"unlock" ko din ang namesdatabase, at nasendan ang aking high school friend.

Pano ko ginawa?

Pinasok ko ang aming mga egroups sa opisina, yung mga stagnant egroups na na wala nang ibang pumapasok na messages kundi mga spam. Yung mga spammers ang sinendan ko ng invites.

Ininvite ko sina: unheardmessages@yahoo.com, bestmotorrider0123@yahoo.com, sexyjoy3938@yahoo.com, npmf968ecdsl@yahoo.com, hjuxgjd72@yahoo.com, at kung sinu sino pang mga senseless yahoo IDs.

Bwahaha! Vengeance is sweet. Para sa mga namamasok ng egroup ng may egroup at nangpaflood ng kung anu anong advertisement.

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Nomo

August 18th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

Bukas ay binyag ng baby ng aking unang kapatid sa industriya na itago na lang natin sa pangalang Mushroom Girl. Katandem ko sya as PA sa aking unang kampay bilang isang Production Assistant sa wonderful world ng telebisyon.

Syempre, honored ako to be chosen as one of the ninongs. Tinext ako ni Mushroom Girl: "Sa Sunday ang binyag…kita na lang tayo sa church…may nomo ha. konti lang…"

Napaisip ako. "What is a nomo?" "What the hell is a nomo?"

Isip. Isip. Recall. Recall.

Isang officemate ko ang nagvolunteer before na magninang din sa baby ni Mushroom. "Hoy, ninang ako ha!" sabi ni officemate. Sagot naman ni Mushroom, "Naku ayaw ng asawa ko ng madaming ninong at ninang kase mapapamahal daw ang bayad sa simbahan." (Per head ng ninong at ninang daw kasi ang bayad sa binyag. Talk about subtlety sa rejection. Ahaha!)

Recalling it now, nagkatheory ako na ang "nomo" ay tawag sa pwersahang donasyon sa simbahan ng mga ninong at ninang sa binyag. Oxymoron ito. Donasyon nga di ba? Bakit pwersahan?

Iniisip ko, it’s bad enough na you have to pay just to get your child baptized into the Catholic church. Manghingi pa ba ng pwersahan?

Nagpaplot na sana ako ng eksena sa pari. Kung lalampas ng 100 pesos ang "nomo", eto ang magiging linya ko: "Bakit father? Ibig sabihin porke di ko kayang magbigay ng malaki eh wala na kong karapatang maging pangalawang magulang ng batang ito?" O kaya… "Father, I don’t recall ever reading in the bible anything about a nowmow…"

Sa pagsasaliksik sa teyolohikal na prinsipyo sa likod ng aking iniisip na "nomo", sinerts ko ang "nomo baptism" sa google.com. Walang relevant na lumabas. Isa pa. "nomo binyag". Napahiya ako sa aking sarili.

Mula sa context clues, eto ang aking nahinuha:

NOMO - Pinoy slang for "inuman".

Tanga.

May nomo bukas sa binyag. Konti nga lang. Ibig sabihin, di ako malalasing.

Pero kung magpakamatay ako dahil sa kahihiyang ito, magkakaroon ng MOMO.

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Didith we almost had it all

August 12th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

Kakatawa.

Nanonood ako kanina ng Rated K ni Korina Sanchez.
Ang theme nila for the episode ay "huwag kang mahiya". Syempre, banner
story nila ang awiting "Bakit ako mahihiya?" na pinasikat ni Didith
Reyes noong mga panahong iyon na medyo may malay na ko.

Tapos
biglang may graphics ng newsclip na tungkol sa success ni Didith Reyes
sa buhay nya. Ang title ng clip ay "She Didith Her Way".

Bwahahaha! Panalo.

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