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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Shopping Online is Easy with OLX
I discovered a free Classified Ads page that I bookmarked. OLX is a page that caters to everybody's needs from animals to video games. You can browse their vehicles page and find an assortment of cars, car parts, motorcycles and scooters, RVs, trucks, etc. If you are into real state, you can find house and apartments for rent and for sale, or swap a house if you like. If you need the services of a nanny, for example, OLX also has a page for you. Or if something is lost, you can post it in the Lost and Found section. And before I forget, there are also jobs posted for anyone to browse, as in Jobs Quezon City, for example.
I find the page user-friendly. I was thinking lately about buying a Microwave oven and I can click on the Electronics page anytime. Or in case I will decide on buying a Samsung E250 as a gift, it will be easy for me to reply to the ad by clicking on the Reply to Ad button. But I have a concern so I posted a question and found that there is already a comment on the ad. This will help the users, too, to learn more about the product and the price from others who make comments on the ads.
I find the page user-friendly. I was thinking lately about buying a Microwave oven and I can click on the Electronics page anytime. Or in case I will decide on buying a Samsung E250 as a gift, it will be easy for me to reply to the ad by clicking on the Reply to Ad button. But I have a concern so I posted a question and found that there is already a comment on the ad. This will help the users, too, to learn more about the product and the price from others who make comments on the ads.
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
They Call Him Dick
They call him Dick. His name is Richard.
In the Philippines, though baptized with a name, Filipinos are given another form of a name. Nicknames are given as descriptive moniker for a particular person. Reasons vary why nicknames are very common in every household. Some parents give them as form of endearment. Some are given in fun. Some are created as alias or as a shorter form of name vis a vis a very long given name.
It is also very common that nicknames are created by repeating the first syllable. Examples of these are Beng-beng, Klang-Klang, May-may, RR, Cat-cat, Raf-raf, etc.
Other forms appear like adding a suffix repeating the last letter and/or adding –y or -ie to it. Examples of these are Glenny, Greggy, Ruthy, Gracie, Bessy, Lissie, Andy, etc. Most likely, this type of nicknames is given as form of endearment.
In the example above, the whole name is altered. Dick replaces the name Richard. Other examples of names altered completely are, Dada for Daryl, Taburgok for Drake, Aye for Ariel, Chunky for Santiago, Beng for Clarissa, etc. All because these are names of endearment.
Other nicknames are derived from the physical appearance of a person. Examples are Taba (given for fat people), Labo (given to those with eye defects), Payat (given for thin people), Pilay (given to people with leg handicap), Bilog (given to somebody with wide eyes), etc.
It is no surprise then to hear nicknames given as description of a person. There are persons that are called Menudo because one is very fond eating menudo, Mang Tomas because one is very fond of lechon, Kabayo because one loves horse racing very much, Valeria because one looks like the contrabida (villain) with that name, Simangot because one likes to frown, etc.
What do they call you?
In the Philippines, though baptized with a name, Filipinos are given another form of a name. Nicknames are given as descriptive moniker for a particular person. Reasons vary why nicknames are very common in every household. Some parents give them as form of endearment. Some are given in fun. Some are created as alias or as a shorter form of name vis a vis a very long given name.
It is also very common that nicknames are created by repeating the first syllable. Examples of these are Beng-beng, Klang-Klang, May-may, RR, Cat-cat, Raf-raf, etc.
Other forms appear like adding a suffix repeating the last letter and/or adding –y or -ie to it. Examples of these are Glenny, Greggy, Ruthy, Gracie, Bessy, Lissie, Andy, etc. Most likely, this type of nicknames is given as form of endearment.
In the example above, the whole name is altered. Dick replaces the name Richard. Other examples of names altered completely are, Dada for Daryl, Taburgok for Drake, Aye for Ariel, Chunky for Santiago, Beng for Clarissa, etc. All because these are names of endearment.
Other nicknames are derived from the physical appearance of a person. Examples are Taba (given for fat people), Labo (given to those with eye defects), Payat (given for thin people), Pilay (given to people with leg handicap), Bilog (given to somebody with wide eyes), etc.
It is no surprise then to hear nicknames given as description of a person. There are persons that are called Menudo because one is very fond eating menudo, Mang Tomas because one is very fond of lechon, Kabayo because one loves horse racing very much, Valeria because one looks like the contrabida (villain) with that name, Simangot because one likes to frown, etc.
What do they call you?
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
If I have an RV
When I was younger, I used to be amazed by RVs or recreational vehicles. Imagine to have one and you can go places without worrying. You do not worry that you will get hungry because it has a kitchen, you will not worry about the agonizing and uneasy feeling of wanting to pee, you can take a nap anytime you want in the bedroom, or you can entertain friends in the living room. And you can park it at your desired location. I must be very rich owning one.
And if I have one, I will surely get a rv insurance which is specially intended for RVs. That is if I have one. I have one actually - in my dreams.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Safety Gadgets for the New Year
In the advent of technology, safety products like devices or gadgets were given attention. A lot of discoveries were introduced for the sake of safety in vehicles, in workplaces, in household areas, etc. The thought about these safety gadgets always comes to my mind when New Year gets nearer.
There was a report before New Year’s eve came that stated the number of those victimized by stray bullets. I was so stunned to see the number because the big event had not come yet. Because of this, I thought of possibilities of inventing safety gadgets for everybody during this occasion. Would it be possible for someone to invent a helmet that would make the bullet ricochet upwards but lessen the force of collision so that no one could be hurt in the process? But then again I also thought of possibilities that during these accidents, it is not only the head that could be possibly injured. It is not only an impenetrable helmet that is needed but a whole body costume that has the capability to bounce off these stray bullets. Hmmm… we will all be looking like morons or mentally incapacitated. But would you rather look like one or shield yourself from harm?
New Year’s Eve as someone from the list of my FB friends says, is a tragedy in disguise. The idea has not yet been proven wrong.
There was a report before New Year’s eve came that stated the number of those victimized by stray bullets. I was so stunned to see the number because the big event had not come yet. Because of this, I thought of possibilities of inventing safety gadgets for everybody during this occasion. Would it be possible for someone to invent a helmet that would make the bullet ricochet upwards but lessen the force of collision so that no one could be hurt in the process? But then again I also thought of possibilities that during these accidents, it is not only the head that could be possibly injured. It is not only an impenetrable helmet that is needed but a whole body costume that has the capability to bounce off these stray bullets. Hmmm… we will all be looking like morons or mentally incapacitated. But would you rather look like one or shield yourself from harm?
New Year’s Eve as someone from the list of my FB friends says, is a tragedy in disguise. The idea has not yet been proven wrong.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
How Christmas Came Down Like a Ton of Bricks on Me
The past few days morphed me into an inutile blogger.
There were the laundries in queue. There were the odd cleaning jobs that need attention fast because the season will not delay. There were the groceries that need to be purchased, and gifts that still need to be bought and wrapped, too. There were engagements, which are after all, parties that needed organization. There were invitations that cannot be avoided in this time of the year. And, too, there was an unexpected demise of someone close to us, making the whole thing sad.
The season is all commercial. It was very obvious that sales jobs boomed. And it’s all for the children. Why, when everybody is an adult, things will be much different. My friends’ parents will not take it against me when I only give them pieces of wood with adhered quotes on them for only twenty-five pesos each. Some adults will take those gifts as treasures. Though others will react differently, it would not be such a big deal if they didn’t like those gifts.
The season left me useless. I tired easily that words departed from me. My mind was a vacuum. Exhaustion took place and rendered me flaccid with the right things to think, and jot down. But I think I was an effective host, and maybe an organizer. These tasks demand a lot of everything from anyone.
The aftermath of Christmas day left me a load of laundries again, and piles of eating and cooking utensils to clean, and floors to sweep and mop.
I drank from it all, season’s jitters and disquiet. They must have made me strong still and writing again.
There were the laundries in queue. There were the odd cleaning jobs that need attention fast because the season will not delay. There were the groceries that need to be purchased, and gifts that still need to be bought and wrapped, too. There were engagements, which are after all, parties that needed organization. There were invitations that cannot be avoided in this time of the year. And, too, there was an unexpected demise of someone close to us, making the whole thing sad.
The season is all commercial. It was very obvious that sales jobs boomed. And it’s all for the children. Why, when everybody is an adult, things will be much different. My friends’ parents will not take it against me when I only give them pieces of wood with adhered quotes on them for only twenty-five pesos each. Some adults will take those gifts as treasures. Though others will react differently, it would not be such a big deal if they didn’t like those gifts.
The season left me useless. I tired easily that words departed from me. My mind was a vacuum. Exhaustion took place and rendered me flaccid with the right things to think, and jot down. But I think I was an effective host, and maybe an organizer. These tasks demand a lot of everything from anyone.
The aftermath of Christmas day left me a load of laundries again, and piles of eating and cooking utensils to clean, and floors to sweep and mop.
I drank from it all, season’s jitters and disquiet. They must have made me strong still and writing again.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Watch Out for the Extra
The season will offer a lot of food to eat that will give us many extras. Extra pounds will surely add to our weight. Extra bulges will actually show and the clothes will seem to shrink. Extra harm will be caused by the chemical reactions from the varied intake we will be having.
A dose of Lipofuze could help but what will truly help is to keep watch of what we ingest and control the amount. It is not objective to gobble a lot then extract everything in a jiffy. The body system might not be able to take the abrupt change nicely.
So, friends, I greet you in advance a healthy Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy but watch out for the extra!
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A dose of Lipofuze could help but what will truly help is to keep watch of what we ingest and control the amount. It is not objective to gobble a lot then extract everything in a jiffy. The body system might not be able to take the abrupt change nicely.
So, friends, I greet you in advance a healthy Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy but watch out for the extra!
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