Yesterday, Lester sent me an email detailing another online poll. Once again, it’s our chance to make the Philippines win!
Basically, all it involves is signing up for an account at www.new7wonders.com (don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong with using a fake name and email, if you’re a bit shy), and using this link to vote for Tubbataha Reef, a natural Philippine landmark.
new7wonder’s contest aims to name the seven natural wonders of the world. And if you’ve experienced the Philippines’ beautiful beaches and ecosystems, then you know that Tubbataha Reef deserves to be on that list!
If you want to know more about this natural landmark, Eugene’s post on the Tubabataha Reef gives the lowdown.
It has taken a while, but we keep our word over here. So when Luis answered our riddle correctly, he won a feature on this blog.
LightChasers Photography’s blog may be a blog because it powered by Wordpress, but it looks more like a news site. Luis has thoughtfully separated his content for easy perusal by fellow photographers, featuring gear roundups and a few helpful tips. Best yet, you get to see his better visual work via a Flash-powered photo gallery.
But wait, to quote that famous copywriter, there’s more! A genuinely worthy read is Luis’ house rules, which I think serves as a great guide for any blogger seeking to write some guidelines for their eagerly commenting readers. We may be writing this as a promise, but Luis shows that he definitely deserves a healthy dose of link lovin’.
Many Americans were puzzled by the news, in 1902, that United States soldiers were torturing Filipinos with water. The United States, throughout its emergence as a world power, had spoken the language of liberation, rescue, and freedom.
So began a historical article by the New Yorker. As we observe the US treat prisoners from the “war on terror,” are we not seeing history repeat itself?
The image above sickens me, and makes me wonder: in a time where there was no “urgent need” for torture (such as the need to know where an activated weapon of mass destruction is being hidden), what was the point of the atrocities perpetrated by those sadistic American soldiers?
Looks like Filipino Renaldo Lapuz is about to go viral, all thanks to his audition video on American Idol:
What really struck me was the fact that Mr. Lapuz seems to be one of the few American Idol rejects who had nothing but kind words for the judges, especially Simon Cowell. Perhaps he’s a perfect example of Filipino kindness?
Any Filipino would probably assume that the headline was about Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao punching a stripper in a club. But I’m actually citing a story about Adam “Pacman” Jones, an American football player, being accused giving the smackdown.
I’ve already written about this on my personal blog months ago:
Let’s make “Pacman” mean something more significant—a boxer who shows what Filipinos are capable of with hard work and dedication. That’s definitely better than a yellow circle running around all day eating pills, and a football player with a history of assault.
Then again, dominating the search engine rankings probably won’t change the naming habits of American sports writers.
Connie Luayon has cut her teeth as a freelance writer, and now we’re officially announcing the launch of Write Life Guide, a blog dedicated to offering practical advice on earning a living through writing, online and offline.
Piece of Me, one of Britney Spears’ latest singles, starts with the following lyrics:
I’m Miss American Dream since I was 17
Don’t matter if I step on the scene
Or sneak away to the Philippines
They still gon put pictures of my derrière in the magazine
You want a piece of me?
You want a piece of me…
Either the song’s writers (they, along with record producers, are the unsung heroes of the music industry) consider the Philippines such a remote place, or merely a place where the excesses of Western paparazzi are unheard of. What do you think, dear readers?
