Spy Pinay » Personal http://www.spypinay.com see the world through my eyes Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:38:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Yin and Yang http://www.spypinay.com/yin-and-yang/ http://www.spypinay.com/yin-and-yang/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:03:47 +0000 admin http://www.spypinay.com/yin-and-yang/  

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These are our new puppies we got from my grandmother during my recent trip to Anda, Pangasinan.  Aren’t they adorable! and soooo cute!!

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]]> http://www.spypinay.com/yin-and-yang/feed/ 0 Arnel Pineda in Concert on Sept 11 http://www.spypinay.com/arnel-pineda-in-concert-on-sept-11/ http://www.spypinay.com/arnel-pineda-in-concert-on-sept-11/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:17:31 +0000 admin http://www.spypinay.com/arnel-pineda-in-concert-on-sept-11/ We’re watching Arnel Pineda, the current lead singer of Journey this coming Sept 11 at MetroBar. This will be our second show watched at MetroBar. The first one was Side A last May. You are guaranteed at least 3 hours of pre-show presentations by inhouse entertainers in addition to 2+ hours of the main event. Seating is first come first served so you have to be there early in order to get good seats. The venue is not that big so most places have an acceptable view of the stage. Just be careful with sitting too near the stage because the stand up comedians will poke fun at you whether you like it or not. They also are a bit pushy when it comes to giving tips :P

Watch Arnel Pineda live at MetroBar

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I had the pleasure of visiting someone special from my past last weekend. She is now 70 years old but still relatively strong for her age. She lives now with her nephew’s family and younger sister and helps run a small carinderia (diner) in front of her home. Who is she? She is actually my cousin of 3rd degree. Thanks to my paternal grandmother, we actually know even distant relatives. Why is she special? She took care of me and my sister when I was around 3 to 6 years old. She showed up for parent-teacher meetings. She was there for our school performances and pin medals when we were in the honor roll. Some of our classmates even thought she was our Mom. She said my sister just smiled and kept quiet whenever someone asked about it. It was kind of strange looking back at that time. At that time, my Mom and Dad were busy finishing both their master’s degree in Manila and they left us to the care of our grandparents in Nueva Ecija. My earliest childhood memories happened here and they were mostly happy and fun minus the times when I had to cry so much whenever my mom had to go back to the city. But first, I asked how she ended up living at my grandparents house. This is how it started:(...)
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]]> http://www.spypinay.com/kariton/feed/ 1 Things I am Looking Forward to in the Philippines http://www.spypinay.com/things-i-am-looking-forward-to-in-the-philippines/ http://www.spypinay.com/things-i-am-looking-forward-to-in-the-philippines/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:09:00 +0000 mixxy http://spypinay.com/?p=81 In response to the last post of what I would miss in the Netherlands (and US for that matter), here is what I look forward to upon going back to the Philippines:

Netherlands: Colorful trees in Autumn and Blossoming in Spring

Philippines: Being able to grow plants and veggies all year round, Coconut trees, Tropical flowers and green trees all year round

Netherlands: Mashed potatoes with rookworst and andives/Rookworst  sausage from HEMA

Philippines: Purefoods hotdog, or langgonisa with tomatoes for breakfast, dried fish, tapsilog, barbecue, salted eggs, singangag (garlic fried rice)

Netherlands: WYSIWYG and brutally honest people

Philippines: Friendly, easy to get along with people with great sense of humor

Netherlands: delectable Indonesian takeout food

Philippines: you can find almost everything else there: Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, you name it, and all for less.

Netherlands: visiting exotic European cities and people watching, grandiose architecture and other man-made structures

Philippines: Boracay, Palawan Ilocos, rice terraces, Mayon volcano, Batanes and all the neighboring Asian cities for less than the price of a ticket to London

Netherlands: working with people from various cultural backgrounds

Philippines: getting into the exciting world of IT outsourcing and developing a new business venture

Netherlands: cool, but comfortable spring weather and fresh air

Philippines: ok, ok,  airconditioning never beats fresh air

Netherlands: late sunsets in the summer

Philippines: bustling night life, seeing a lot of people walking around even late at night, Christmas lights and lanterns  (parol) during the “Ber months”

Netherlands: good strong, coffee

Philippines: Starbucks?

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]]> http://www.spypinay.com/things-i-am-looking-forward-to-in-the-philippines/feed/ 2 Childhood lessons on subprime loans and coping without money http://www.spypinay.com/childhood-lessons-on-subprime-loans-and-coping-without-money/ http://www.spypinay.com/childhood-lessons-on-subprime-loans-and-coping-without-money/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:55:26 +0000 mixxy http://spypinay.com/?p=56 I was 8 then and we just moved from the province and I just started studying in a school in Paranaque.  It was also where I first learned about using money and along with it, greed, and extortion in the form of bullying and asking for loans. It was also when I first learned how to “fend” for myself in times of personal crisis.

It was then that I first heard the word “pautang”  (loan me) asked directly from me.   When my Dad learned about this, he was furious and all I remember now is that he strongly admonished me to never ever loan to anyone or even ask for a loan myself.   He definitely knew what he was talking about, after all, he worked with loans on a daily basis at the Central Bank of the Philippines.   I got the message and that is why all these years I have been steering clear of big loans such as mortgages and personal loans.  I fully paid my car loan ahead of time and now I only use my credit card for convenience such as for occasional online purchases but never to buy something which I have no immediate cash to pay for.  That kid even threatened to get me in trouble with a teacher who was her aunt if I didn’t give her money.    I was 8 remember? –and a probinsyana, innocent and all.  I didn’t know then that it was indeed classic bullying and I was scared enough by it.  However, for some reason I was scared to tell my parents about it.   I totally forgot the whole details of that incident until recently my aunt told me that she knew about that story.   She told me that my Dad actually noticed that I had less money all the time and seemed to be in stress.  He knew that someone was extorting me or probably I had shown hints of it.

Another incident that happened when I was 8 which I will never forget is being left by the school bus and having no money.  At that time, it was the 80′s so we know that there were no mobile phones yet or sending load for that matter.  For some reason, I didn’t have the money to even take the jeepney or tricycle to get home.  I was scared!  I think it was even my first day in school.  I lived in BF Homes and the school was in Sucat.  You know what I did? I walked throughout Sucat and found myself along the road, maybe near Irineville where there is a tricycle terminal and took the tricicyle home — at least I could pay for it when I arrive at home!  I was 8 and walking alone in Sucat for goodness sake! But at least I arrived home safe.

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Her bibletreasures.net website is now hosted on our server and now it is a WordPress blog :-)

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

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Today is my sister’s 39th birthday. I wish her good health and may she find more free time to enjoy life and have the rest she deserves.
May her family be blessed with happiness in the years to come.

Je t'aime

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