tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58101122012-02-09T20:47:37.731+08:00this is the universe of Reymundo Salao. his writings. his rants. his bullshit. his dirt. & includes write-ups from his column "Askal Projection" from the The Guardian newspaper, Iloilo City.Reymundonoreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-9932706554799783012007-10-12T08:36:00.000+08:002007-10-12T17:45:30.604+08:00

THE BIGOTRY OF THE AMERICANSBy Reymundo SalaoIt has been a week since the controversial Racial Slur that American TV Show “Desperate Housewives” has made in one of its episodes when one of the characters played by Teri Hatcher uttered a line that demeans the reputation of Filipino Doctors. Up till now, that insult has not been satisfied. …And that “Apology” made by that American network, ABC?

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BIG DEALby Reymundo SalaoBy now, even the most oblivious and the most naïve should know that. If there is one thing we have found out about the recent National Broadband Network Deal, or also infamously known as the ZTE Controversy, is that it has reinforced the notion that there really are government officials/entities/subgroups who would just focus on projects that are really unnecessary for

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1139780721369620272006-02-06T05:37:00.000+08:002006-02-13T05:45:21.426+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoThree days earlier, at the start of the month, the government imposed the R-VAT. This means, another increase in the tax burden of the Filipino people. While many government heads assure that the tax addition is very minimal, this still is undeniably very very heavy for the poverty-stricken masses of this country. Many are still aching the pain of the E-VAT, now R-VAT has made

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1139696628027694502006-02-02T06:05:00.000+08:002006-02-12T06:23:48.056+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoSure, this year’s DINAGYANG was a success, says everybody. But I have very mixed reactions with this year’s festivities. I was really proud that, as a friend who works in Manila informed me, ad campaigns for Iloilo’s Dinagyang posted in Metro Manila have been very visible and seemed to have attracted the attention of the many that weren’t even familiar with the Dinagyang festival

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1135859975231313922005-12-29T20:36:00.000+08:002005-12-29T20:39:35.246+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoI have usually had no complaints about products made in China. Instead of paying P 800 for a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, I pay P 100 for the same copy made in China. Instead of spending P 2,000 on Diesel sneakers, I can get sneakers made in China that look 97% similar to Diesel sneakers. Instead of buying a popular-brand DVD player (like Samsung or JVC), which usually only have

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1139695460101851002005-11-10T06:02:00.000+08:002006-02-12T06:04:20.113+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAs long as the Filipino thinks of itself as inferior, the Filipino would never rise from its own misery. Problem is, even the government seeks to remain as the underdog servant of foreigners.A number of stores, stalls, and residences in Metro Manila were demolished the other day in what the Inquirer newspaper daily describes as a “VIOLENT demolition of stalls that has left many

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1130525600744645512005-10-29T02:47:00.000+08:002005-10-29T02:53:20.756+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionAs endlessly hummed by everybody, specifically my officemates, “Pinoy ako, Pinoy tayo… Ipakita sa Mundo…” It’s a nice song. The lyrics are pro-Pinoy. A good song SUPPOSEDLY. But one cannot deny that it is a song directly associated with that reality TV show “Pinoy Big Brother”. The first and foremost fact that it is not an original Filipino show and it is just

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1129404842300654962005-10-16T03:22:00.000+08:002005-10-16T03:48:32.920+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionIt’s a fatal accident waiting to happen. Somebody has got to focus their attention on the children crossing the unfinished overpass bridge along the Gen. Luna-Mabini St. Parts of the bridge has no protective railings yet, there are even pointy iron rods that still stick out of the structure. Yet, the bridge is not guarded by at least enough blockades by the stairs

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1128820984648460612005-10-09T09:16:00.000+08:002005-10-09T09:23:04.656+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionThe first time I saw the unjust violence of the Martial Law days via footages taken during mass demonstrations during those times was when I was still just a kid. But I was not so concerned about it. Of course, I was then too young to comprehend the degree of serious impact it ever had. Not until when I was in High School when I got to see what already has become

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1127637418376505332005-09-25T16:32:00.000+08:002005-09-25T16:36:58.390+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionI was epileptically cursing at the ugly fact that we live in a society where the enforcement of laws is so imbalanced, that pro-capitalist, pro-corporate pig, pro-foreigner laws like the anti-piracy law have a higher degree of enforcement, than laws that protect the citizenry, protect the poor, and protect the common Filipino. I’m talking about the System Shutdown

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1124908871569925962005-08-25T02:33:00.000+08:002005-08-25T02:41:11.576+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionThe sunshine has fallen into the color of slumber, radiant yellow into an icy blue, as rain falls and replaces the day into gloom. The winds are frigid, the mood somber. We close our eyes in sadness, but we will always know that the sun shall return. If not today; tomorrow. The quiet weekend drags my heart into an aching fever, with painful recollections of lonely

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1123756008645172832005-08-11T18:25:00.000+08:002005-08-25T02:44:59.573+08:00

By Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionIs it sunny outside? Well, you can't really trust the weather by just looking outside the window anymore. You can't trust that sunshine; bring your jacket and your umbrella. In the case of this city, whenever you talk about rain, then, you can inevitably talk about floods. Flooded streets, flooded roads, flooded city. To quote a friend of mine, the floods in this

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The HAKOT FACTORBy Reymundo SalaoAskal ProjectionOne indication that Democracy has indeed been corrupted is that the concept of People Power and or mass demonstration is now tarnished with what I would call The Hakot System. Hakot is one slang term that has come to be known in Metro Manila as those numbers of crowds who join &/or comprise protesters, who do so, not for some firm ideological cause

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Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1108938649691082692005-01-26T06:25:00.000+08:002005-02-21T06:30:49.696+08:00

THE NO-BRAINER QUESTIONBy Reymundo SalaoOftentimes DisturbingThe PNP had an extremely excellent performance making this year's Dinagyang probably the most peaceful ever since the festival came into existence (Congrats, men, everybody salutes you!). There were also parties and concert gigs here and there, almost every street had its own party band keeping the festival more than alive. The Ilonggos

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1098499742948412042004-10-23T10:37:00.000+08:002005-03-16T05:59:09.613+08:00

WHEN THE BELLS RING AND YOU'RE JUST THERE AS A BYSTANDER, IT'S A YUDIPUTA"Ikaw lamang ang aking iibigin.. Magpakailanman" Lovely, yes. But not on my killjoy ears. There's a beautiful bridal exhibit on the mall this week. But some of you may want to avoid passing by that section of the mall where there is this immense energy of valentine pretty mush. It's rather uneasy to have reached that age in

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1095356113109171222004-09-17T01:30:00.000+08:002004-10-23T14:57:24.160+08:00

By Reymundo Salao Oftentimes Disturbing “Drip!” saliva? “Dripety-Drip!” Oh crap. It’s raining! It was supposed to be a pleasant evening for my usual pleasure trip to the pirated-DVD/CD stalls, but with the dark clouds suddenly shrouding the skies, my evening would seem to get messy. The ATM at Robinson’s was unavailable, so I had to get to the nearest one: the one at Marymart. I began to

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WORST PICTURE GIGLI (Sony-Columbia/Revolution) Produced by Casey Silver & Martin Brest WORST ACTOR Ben Affleck / DAREDEVIL, GIGLI and PAYCHECK WORST ACTRESS Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sylvester Stallone (Playing 5 Roles, All Badly!) SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Demi Moore / CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE WORST SCREEN COUPLE Ben Affleck & Jennifer

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By Reymundo Salao Oftentimes Disturbing March 2, 2004 Evil eggplants have taken Muriel and Eustace prisoner. Courage, the cowardly dog rescues them by pouring the water from the dam unto the evil eggplants, thus, reverting the evil eggplants back to good. The story ends with the eggplants, Muriel, and Courage, as friends. Yes, cartoons can be very bizarre, and oftentimes disturbing. But at least

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not Sam Wise Gamjee you TWIT! SAMUEL MONSALE! Happy Birthday DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"AHHHHHH!!!!!!! WE FUCKIN' WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" an elated Gollum at the evening of the Oscar awards (im just gonna paste this short write-up from cnn.com:) In an unprecedented sweep, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" set an Oscar record by winning all 11 awards for which it had been nominated, including best picture of the year. Aside from best picture and director, the awards "

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Not only is a holiday today due to the commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution, it was also a day when the public transportation groups are on strike. Nevertheless, it never stopped Me, Chubby & Clemente from meeting at Sports Complex this morning for a jogging session. Well, we actually didn’t “jog” the whole time coz we’re not your typical “exercise” dudes. I mean, we still look

Reymundonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1077531854798989572004-02-23T18:24:00.000+08:002004-02-23T18:34:24.436+08:00

today, i am lost forever in moments it is just a feeling that bothers me like an oracle awaiting doom i just hope and pray that my palantir is wrong [music: "new world" by BJORK] i watched the PELIKULA AT LIPUNAN film festival this weekend. Just 2 movies actually. Last night, me, Cemente & Chubby watched "ASTIGmatism" which is an independent film by Jon Red which is about a hitman who has

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1077436175570706632004-02-22T15:49:00.000+08:002004-02-23T17:39:39.153+08:00

LENT=BORACAY??? by Reymundo Salao Oftentimes Disturbing This coming Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, I guess that means that it is the start of the Lenten Season. Holy Week is almost an entire month away, yet people are already marking their calendars to go to Boracay on Good Friday. I cant freakin believe how people (even my closest friends, so sorry guys, if this article will piss you

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February 14 is here. SHEESH! how pathetic can you get? BINGKONG ASYLUM The Guardian, Iloilo City Oftentimes Disturbing By Reymundo Salao You. Yes, you. Ask yourself. Why the p^ck are you reading this stupid column when you should be out texting somebody to go out with you today? Why in the name of JLo’s A55 are you not busy tidying up yourself, making sure that there is not speck of dirt on

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[music: SETTING SUN - Chemical Brothers . mood: BUSY and UPSET] the problem with a boss who is OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE is that everything MUST be in order. It was actually my fault that I didnt work on my LEAVE-OF-ABSENCE papers early on. Coz now that it is time to collect the papers for January, I caused a serious delay on the payroll process for the month of January because our boss wouldnt

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1076588733665135722004-02-12T20:25:00.000+08:002004-02-12T20:27:22.513+08:00

GENERAL GRIEVOUS. Is he the NEW VILLAIN of the 3rd Episode of STARWARS? hmmmmm..............

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1075889715242181992004-02-04T18:15:00.000+08:002004-02-04T18:16:55.950+08:00

#music: fake plastic trees (radiohead)# i feel so damn sick today damn colds streaming down my damn nose ACCCCHHHHH!!!!

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check this article i got from MSN.COM COFFEE: THE NEW HEALTH FOOD? Plenty of health benefits are brewing in America's beloved beverage, coffee. By Sid Kirchheimer Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD on Monday, January 26, 2004 WebMD Feature How to Avoid 3 Embarrassing Symptoms Are You Sick and Don't Know It? Why Coffee May Be the New Health Food Want a drug that could lower your risk of

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1075283682924161042004-01-28T17:54:00.000+08:002004-01-28T18:05:26.686+08:00

drool, eugene, DROOL! (he's a big Alien AND Predator fan)

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COZY LIKE A 20-YR. OLD PILLOW By Reymundo Salao Oftentimes Disturbing The Guardian, Iloilo City. January 23, 2004 I was in Manila for two weeks on a journey to search for a better day job. While I was there, I realized that finding a decent job is never as easy as finding a reliable company to work for. Nevertheless, I did enjoy my little moments of promdi fun as I familiarized myself with the

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1074955169871262272004-01-24T22:39:00.000+08:002004-01-24T22:47:40.950+08:00

THIS just in... i just found out that the remake of "DAWN OF THE DEAD" is going to be released on MARCH 26, 2004!!!!!!!! dali na lang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im just so damn excited about it

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Days ago, I was in deep grief over a major disappointment in my life. I discovered that some dreams just take to damn difficult to achieve. I was in bitter depression. But like scars that must fade, I must learn to forget some things that will only cause a deeper damage if we not choose to forget them. We cannot remain mourning over the same tragedies for they would only rot and grow toxic molds,

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1075208544402237582004-01-21T21:02:00.000+08:002004-01-27T21:55:16.936+08:00

these are some of the pix from that Sci-Fi Convention that I went to, at Power Plant Mall last January 18, 2004. Damn! Wished you fellas were there with me! i bet Eugene, my star trek fanatic friend wouldve loved to hangout with these guys. hehehe yes, laugh at them, but if i was prepared, i may have been one of these geeks some dude made a replica of the zion mech!

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yeLLoooOOOO!!! i know ive been AWWWWAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY from my blog for a LONNNNNGGGGGGGG time......BUT my life has been in motion lately. im in manila right now, processing my application for a new job. i cant say all about whatz goin on. but for now, here's the new definitive UBER-BABE which starred in the ULTRA-HIP TARANTINO FLICK "KILL BILL"... dudes, may i present you.....Chiaki Kuriyama!!!

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27 This day last year, I turned 27. And I was wondering if it was going to be the last year of my life. Something that might be just a mere coincidence is the fact that a number of people are fetched by death at this particular age. There was Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, among others. Not when they're in 24, 26, or 28, but 27. It is equaled by the number of people who were fetched

Reymundonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810112.post-1065763697478496912003-10-10T13:30:00.000+08:002003-10-10T13:32:21.160+08:00

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. The traffic lights, they turn, uh, blue tomorrow And shine their emptiness down on my bed The tiny island sags down stream �cause the life that lived is, Is dead -from the song THE WIND CRIES MARY by JIMI HENDRIX Last Sunday... All of the people in the house (mi tatay, mi nanay & mi utols), they went to mass this morning. I decided to attend mass in the afternoon and

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TALES OF IMPRESSIONS & DISCRIMINATIONS Oftentimes Disturbing The Guardian, Iloilo City, OCtober 4 & 5, 2003 The sight of some business establishments putting up a sign that says "No Slippers/Sandals Allowed", while tolerating the observation of this same rule when it comes to slipper-wearing foreigners and people who appear filthy rich, is a typical example of discrimination. It very much

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Willow is a pissed off witch in the season ender of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER season 6 damn. yesterday, the whole day i was cracking my head to get in mood to write. i wanted to submit a write-up for a friday column. but my head was in such a block. it was THURSDAY, and for me, it is a holy day. i had to be home early for my thursday nite tv shows: there's batman on cartoon network & studio

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MONDAY MORNING. I always enjoy commuting on my way to work, regardless of the possibility of being late, I consider an early morning jeepney ride as an essential soothing factor which is as relaxing as coffee, not unless the traffic is wicked and the morning temperature is utterly humid. There I was, sitting, riding on the tricycle, when I saw my officemate (let's call her simply "Nang"), who

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d family, mi tatay, mi nanay und mi utols watched SWAT...twas oki...twas a good thing that the cinemas were able to extend the showing of this film... we all thought twas KICKASS! afterwards, i joined mi "other" barkadas". clem, chubby, nina, shahab, & i... we all went to chill out @ d coastal road. there, we just simply pulled up beside the road, hung at the back of chubby's pickup with our two

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i was supposed to like go out with my friends clemente & shahab, on some friday nite out, only to find myself spending the entire night here at project xxa1, playin pc games & wandering the internet. then did i wander about the sites of my currently favorite cartoon series THE BRAK SHOW!!!!!!!!!! if not for the fact that theyve been showing reruns of the same singular season, my friday and

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Panfilo Lacson must be very upset at Joey Marquez and Kris Aquino for stealing his thunder. Just when the nation’s attention is upon Jose Pidal, the Mike Arroyo “Incredible Hulk” issue, all of a sudden the presses stop to make way for a non-sensical, all-too-trivial issue of the Kris Aquino-versus-Joey Marquez squabble. All of a sudden, issues of physical injuries, grave threats, and

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(September 22, 2003) Oftentimes Disturbing Let me guess… You woke up this morning with a sigh "I hate Mondays!" It feels like you need a crane to pull you out of your bed whenever this happens. There is a minty spirit that makes your eyes remain on a state of drowsiness. Your muscles and limbs feel like jello, that you'd want to just slither and crawl out of bed and into the table where your

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Oftentimes Disturbing (september 20, 2003) I would have just easily let go of this subject matter. After all, it is of pure opinion, and I know many people hate my opinion, but majority of them just don’t care actually. But I could not easily let go of this subject matter…not after the tragic accident that happened days ago. You know what I mean. The crowd of people who made victims of

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itz 11:06 in the morning and i have been SO busy since this morning working on my websites, resumes and this new blog

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