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The stages of grief (or owning a Kindle Fire when you’re not an American)

Raul Dancel — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:27:50 +0000

I bought a Kindle Fire a couple of weeks ago. Instead of telling you what it’s made of, how many apps it has, what it does, and then sound like an idiot spouting things I barely understand myself because I just ripped off someone else’s review, I will tell you how it made me feel. I …

Oh, how wonderful it is to be a ‘national hero’

Raul Dancel — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:53:22 +0000

You don’t need Hubble to look for black holes in the far reaches of our known universe. There’s one at the corner of Edsa and Ortigas – a deep, dark cesspool of misery where time stops and everything that is kind and decent ceases to exist. I’m talking about the POEA. I went there yesterday, …

Study confirms many of us go online for no reason

Raul Dancel — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:13:32 +0000

In all, 58 percent of all adults said that they use the Internet to pass time or have fun at least occasionally. Of adults who use the Internet, nearly three-quarters surf the Web for no reason. New York: A new study confirms that many of us – and the majority of young adults – go online …

Ang hubad na katotohanan

Raul Dancel — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:43:32 +0000

Matapos ang isang malalim na pagsusuri, napatunayan namin na isang elaborate hoax and lumalabas na photo diumano nina Piolo Pascual at Erik Santos. Opo, isa po itong hoax, gaya ng sinasabing kasarian ni Piolo. Sa interes ng katotohanan, heto po ang tunay na imahe na kinunan sa San Francisco. (Totoo po na anim ang daliri …

Biyaheng Yishun MRT

Raul Dancel — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:01:59 +0000

Isang tatlong-minutong kwento.

Biyaheng Bintan

Raul Dancel — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:27:04 +0000

We went to this magnificent resort south-east of Bintan island in Indonesia, two hours away by ferry from Singapore early this month. Like most outstanding vacations, we took away nothing but memories.

mad man (mga drawing ni manuel): so long, steve, and thanks for all the fish!

Raul Dancel — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:13:25 +0000

Update: Foreign maids win landmark Hong Kong residency case

Raul Dancel — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:06:23 +0000

“The mere maintenance of link with her country of origin does not mean that (a maid) is not ordinarily resident in Hong Kong.” A Hong Kong court ruled Friday that a law banning foreign maids from permanent residency in the city is unconstitutional, in a landmark case that could pave the way for a flood of …

I have seen the (near) future of Facebook, and it is… i

Raul Dancel — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:27:07 +0000

There it was, right in front of me, just as Mark Zuckerberg had promised. The story of my life, laid bare in all its drudgrey and banality, a full accounting of boredom. So you think Mark Zuckerberg and his cohorts are driving you mad with their latest changes to your newsfeed. Think again. Facebook …

mad man (mga drawing ni manuel): 911

Raul Dancel — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:25:16 +0000