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August is the Philippines’ Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (National Language Month, formerly known as the week-long Linggo ng Wika), but which among the more than 170 languages should we really consider as our mother tongue? What is really our wikang pambansâ?
These questions have been wading like a lost fish within the convoluted sea of thoughts of concerned linguists and scholars for almost [...]

The other day, Foxconn sued Chinese reporters Wang You and Weng Bao for USD 3.77 million. Foxconn is the famous Chinese manufacturer of Apple’s iPod that became pretty much-admired and well-loved after a report came out showing how the company’s dormitories were such havens for good living — that is, if you’re a stinking [...]

I’ve always had the impression that Christianity and Sexuality don’t mix but the website Sex In Christ proved me wrong. In fact, it goes above and beyond the promotion of sexuality by encouraging BDSM, anal sex, and fisting among others.
Fisting as an Act of Faith
Before attempting fisting, a Christian husband and wife should pray together [...]

When Jackie Chan says “I don’t like it,” all of Hong Kong seems compelled to say, “Hell, yeah!” Even if the object of Jackie’s dislike is not actually some crappy kung fu taught by the School of Mr. Crappy Kung Fu Crane Style, but something as delectable as Gillian Chung’s cleavage. So Jackie and his [...]

Sony seems excited to give its drooling gamers a piece of clever copy: “You can have the PS3 any color you want, so long as it’s black.”
Says I4U:
“…Sony did say, however, that the silver and white versions will be available at some point in the future. This all comes from Europe, so we don’t know [...]

* Psychic buffs ask questions like “Is there life after death?” All they get is, “Yeah, right.” Or something as muddled.
* The Pope thinks there is an “intelligent designer” of life and the universe. Surely, you’re joking, Mr. Pope. Did you think it just now?
* Paul Spice says the Da Vinci Code is just smokescreen, [...]

* You had them slutty pink, now Motorola’s RAZR gets tattooed to help you show the world how tough you are. Nobody’s going to steal your lunchbox ever again.
* Vertu, maker of the world’s most obscenely priced mobile phones, takes pity of the gadget-loving poor by releasing Constellation. Good news for the Third World: now [...]

* Microsoft Office is a wondeful suite of software so many people are willing to die for, that’s why everybody wants to make its life much more interesting. Google, for instance, has released a delightful ode to all things bright, beautiful, and not bloated with its Office-esque Google Apps for Your Domain. The whole thing, [...]

Cross at the far end of this video capture seems a good accent to the whole “Goodbye Jesus, Hello Muhammad” love story. Image from PLUSULTRABLOG

Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig, Fox News broadcast journalists with admittedly weird names, have been freed by Holy Jihad Brigades but only after they were made to promise that there’s “no [...]

Meet Sarah — 29 years old, looking for some nice hunk of a man who could pop her cherry before she turns 30 this November. And I’m not talking figuratively; Sarah really wants to lose her virginity so badly she’s turned to chic mag Jane for help.
Everybody just wants to fall in line. Since the [...]

As cross-posted in my blog
What the hell is stuck up Raul Gonzales’ ass? He really likes to make hasty generalizations but this recent comment about UP students really irked me. He keeps on denying that he isn’t generalizing but isn’t that what he just did? I’m a UP graduate and I’m damn proud of being [...]

* Human thieves steal a circus monkey’s bike. Maybe they’re planning now on humping the monkey’s wife.
* Farmer wants to marry his cow, asks Russian president if it’s okay. Of course, it is. But just so you know, you can screw everybody in the barn, even the lizards.
* How do you say “moo” in French?
* [...]

* Scientists discover a new way to kill cancer cells: By cleverly instructing them to fuck off and die.
* Microsoft hearts Toshiba, and tells the Jap to manufacture its upcoming Zune toys. Bells and whistles include a 30 GB hard drive, 3-inch screen, built-in FM tuner, and the ability to be a “social [...]

Petron’s Guimaras oil spill is God’s best gift to a Third World sty of a country.
Ninoy Aquino’s death-versary.
JB Lazarte’s creepy fiction about an obsessed stalker gets the judges’ thumbs-up.
Why WWE’s Ric Flair is still The Man.
The Japanese’s take on schoolgirl panties, product slogans.
Asians on a motherfucking plane.
“Whitney Houston, we have a problem.”
Man with three faces.
Bodily [...]

My brother one day found himself in a “top-secret” location with a PC running Sony Vegas and a Canon Powershot A20. Faced with a choice between just jerking off and doing something very beneficial to society on a very, very grand scale, he chose the latter.
This “very socially relevant act” involved shooting a video of [...]

* Omniscient (all-knowing), omnipresent (everywhere), immortal (servers easily replaceable), Google’s presence in modern life seems pervasive enough to deserve a new religion. Oh wait, it already has its own church.
* Exhibit A of the “Google is All-Powerful” argument: Wake up one morning and find your company in shambles, wife mutters, “It’s Google’s will.”
* Speaking of [...]

My story, “Blind Spot,” landed on second place last Wednesday at the Free Press Literary Awards 2006 at Mandarin Oriental in Makati.
My sister fully “covered” the event with nothing but a bag full of knick-knacks and a snickering face. In other words, we have no stimulating photos to show you. Pretty brilliant, eh?
For details of [...]