Pinoy in Singapore

Here’s a site I came across recently.  It’s a Guide to Working and Living in Singapore.  [Read more →]

Yesterday was the release of the much awaited The Dark Knight movie both in Manila and Singapore.  I can’t wait to get to watch it because I’ve heard and read so much good reviews about the movie particularly with Heath Ledger’s performance.  I’ve read that Heath might even get an Oscar nod for this one.   It’s just tragic to think that his best performance to date would be his last (though it probably makes it more dramatic too).

But what could be better than watching a great movie? Watching it for free. So if you’re in Manila, take this Batman Quiz challenge by clicking on the image below and you might get to watch The Dark Knight with a friend for free!

Here’s an upcoming event that I think a lot of Kababayans would be interested in:

What: JobsCentral Career and Learning Fair 2008 [Read more →]

Here’s something all you photographers and enthusiasts (like myself) would likely be interested in:

PEMSEA and HP Philippines present the East Asian Seas Congress Regional Photo Contest with the theme, “The Coast, The Ocean, My Community.”

Contest entries should demonstrate local actions/implementation and good practices in sustainable coastal and ocean protection, development and management. Entries can show local and national initiatives that address natural and man-made hazard prevention and management; habitat protection, restoration and management; water use and supply management; food security and livelihood management and pollution reduction and waste management. [Read more →]

Hope you were able to catch it yesterday.  One of History Channel’s feature for this month of July is Mark Bowden’s (author of Black Hawk Down) Stalking Jihad.

History Channel is one of my favorite channels along with [Read more →]

Bookworms are sure to go crazy at the Library Book Sale at the Singapore Expo.   Books will be going for as low as S$1!  I heard firsthand that the best value buys are [Read more →]

Redd left a comment asking about tuition fees in Singapore for his son.

For foreigners wanting to study in Singapore,  the website of the Ministry of Education and this FAQ are very informative.

Here are a few things to note: [Read more →]

Here’s something quite helpful for those who are currently or planning to look for employment in Singapore.

The Ministry of Manpower just released its Reports on Wages in Singapore for 2007 and the Manpower Statistics for 2008.  Now there’s a lot of information right there (and I mean a LOT), but I think most people will be interested in the wages report by occupation so one can more or less have a ballpark figure of what salary they should expect when finding employment.

You can download the reports from [Read more →]

Last Sunday, I finally agreed to let Mr. Tsiken buy me an Asus Eee PC 8G.  [Read more →]

I found this clip of Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz post game interview on YouTube.

I love it that Manny is still always humble, grounded, and gracious even after having so many victories.

When asked about which fight between Marquez on the same weight class and moving up a weight class against Hatton he’d rather do next , he replies he’s just the fighter.  His job is to prepare and fight in the ring.  It’s his promoter’s job to decide who he will be up against next.

My hats off to Diaz too for having a winner’s attitude.  He lost that day, tomorrow he can win again.  It was funny when he said Manny was so fast he thought Roach was in the ring punching him too.

To go with a guy like Manny Pacquiao?  Shyeet, I think I’m doing pretty good.

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Woot! Woot! Manny Pacquiao, our “Pambansang Kamao”  surely delivered and made us Pinoys very proud yet again when he won his bout against David Diaz in the ninth round to become the World Boxing Council lightweight champ.  Manny Pacquiao is the first Asian to hold four world titles in four weight classes as well as the first Filipino to rule the 135-pound division.

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For my birthday, we had buffet dinner at the Greenhouse in Ritz Carlton.

What made me decide to have dinner there was it was the restaurant with the highest overall rating that had multiple reviews from HungryGoWhere.com.

It was my first time there and here’s my first impression of the place. [Read more →]

Edwin just tagged me in his disclosure entry and reading his made me think this is interesting because I found out we had more things in common than I thought.

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Typhoon Fengshen left a lot of people dead.  Most of the families of the victims of the sunken MV Princess of the Stars are still yet to be reunited with their lost loved ones.

Let’s pray for the those who lost their lives to the wrath of Fengshen.

Today, we completed the formalities for our Singapore Permanent Residence at the ICA building on Lavender St.

We first had to go for an X-ray and blood exam to check for Tuberculosis and HIV.  We had the exam done at the Raffles Hospital near Bugis Station a few days before. That took us about half a day.

Then the formalities stuff at the ICA today also took about half a day.  We didn’t even have the earliest appointment which was at 8:30.  Ours was at 9 am.

The thing I like about Singapore is the efficiency. [Read more →]

In an article by Abdullah Al-Maghlooth | Al-Watan published on the Arab News last June 16, he talks about how Filipinos affect their lives in Saudi. It is really heartwarming.

Nobody here can think of a life without Filipinos, who make up around 20 percent of the world’s seafarers. There are 1.2 million Filipino sailors.

It’s nice to know that there are people of other nations who realize the value that Overseas Filipino Worker bring into their lives.

We have to remember that we are very much dependent on the Filipinos around us. We could die a slow death if they chose to leave us.

Read this article here:

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This store is kinda the muted version of Ikea and it reminds me so much of Anonymous in Manila during the 90’s.  If you’re into basic or muted colors and simple design like I am, then you’d love this store.

But I have mixed feelings about Muji.  [Read more →]

I have noticed a major slowdown in our internet connection for the past few months now. When we first signed up for Starhub a year and a half ago, we got the 12Mbps connection. That was unheard of in the Philippines. In the Philippines, you’d be happy with a 1Mbps connection speed. So I thought at 12Mbps, I wouldn’t have a problem at all. But the past few months, I can’t even watch a youtube video without having to wait for it to buffer or use my webcam without it freezing.

We are paying about $80 a month for a service that gives me an equivalent of a 56k connection speed.

It is 12:30 AM on a weekday. I decided to check my internet connection speed using this tool. I made sure nothing else was using bandwidth and this is the result I got:

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School season’s here again and with the Philippines’ inflation rate at an all time high, the poor are getting even poorer. This back-to-school season, World Vision Philippines still have 4,500 poor Filipino children who do not have sponsors. But for just P450 a month or P15 a day we can help these families by giving the gift of education and a ticket out of poverty through World Vision Philippines.

Mr. Tsiken and I are just happy that we are fortunate enough to be on the giving end where we can help others instead of needing help from others to survive.

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After going to the PC show yesterday, we found ourselves wandering in the Suntec City mall when we heard someone singing in the mall.  It’s always easy to tell whether a Filipino was singing because it’s almost always generally good.

So we decided to check it out and saw this gay guy singing [Read more →]