Positive Changes in the Phil That You See

[martin_gorgeous]

more international artists coming over to the Philippines!

[Busilak]

lahat ng positive changes dito sa pilipinas walang kinalaman ang gobyerno

Malamang. But the laws allowed the entry of telecommunication companies which broke the monopoly of PLDT.

[Busilak]

Ito, personal na experience ko, pero baka marami rin akong kagaya nito.

Nung maging sikat internationally si Pacquiao, at napapanuod na sa buong mundo yung national anthem natin, at nananalo ang bata natin, naging intersado akong intindihin talaga yung "Lupang Hinirang".

Nun sa school, kabisote lang ako sa kanta, minsan nakakalimutan ko pa.

Pero mula nung basahin ko bawat stanza ng kantang yun, at basahin din ang english translation, mas lalo ko na-appreciate yung kanta. Nasasa puso ko bawat linya.

Kaya twing madirinig ko yung kanta, lalo pag international sporting events, mas lalo akong tinatablan at minsan mejo mapapaiyak pa.

Pati ang tamang tempo ng Kupang Hinirang, nabigyang pansin.

[Cali_PNOY]

a clean and green cavite city

[michaelb]

Di ko alam kung positive to sa inyo, para sa akin negative nang umuwi ako napansin ko:
kokonti Sauna Bath lalayo pa sa amin
Wala na yatang AGOGO dancer
puro KAraoke na lang (bwisit)
umunti ang beerhouse na may mga pulang ilaw

[Cali_PNOY]

another one

less stray dogs running around taking a random **** all over the place!

[neneodin]

another one

less stray dogs running around taking a random **** all over the place!

Siguro ginawa ng pulutan

[baludoy]

mabilis na mag-parehistro ng kotse at mabilis na din mag-renew ng lisensya

nabawasan na ang red tape sa madaming gov't agencies kasi aware na at hindi na passive ang mga pinoy sa mga ganyang kalokohan

[Busilak]

^Oo nga, dati babalikan mo pa ang driver's license pagkalipas ng ilang araw, ngayon isang araw na lang.

And LTO has offices which are conveniently located like near malls. There's one in Ayala MRT station where you can wait in air-conditioned comfort.

[Busilak]

Julie Yap Daza wrote in her column yesterday that even in this age of internet there are more bookstores now in the Phil.

I counted the ones I see.

1. National Book Store
2. Power Books
3. A Different Kind of bookstore
4. Goodwill
5. Book Sale
6. Books for Less

But I miss Alemar's and A Filipino Book Store/Bookmark.

[giovannni]

Julie Yap Daza wrote in her column yesterday that even in this age of internet there are more bookstores now in the Phil.

I counted the ones I see.

1. National Book Store
2. Power Books
3. A Different Kind of bookstore
4. Goodwill
5. Book Sale
6. Books for Less

But I miss Alemar's and A Filipino Book Store/Bookmark.

Fully Booked is also a great bookstore.

[Busilak]

^ Oh yes, I missed it, probably because I haven't gone inside that bookstore yet.

[Busilak]

- Yung mga lagarista ng pelikula (cinema reel deliverymen) dati puros depadyak lang, ngayon mga naka motor na. Pinagsabihan nga ako nung isang Lagarista sa parking sa Libis at naka reserve daw yung slots para sa mga motor ng Lagarista.

- yung mga construction worker noon puros mukhang goons na nakakatakot na gutay gutay ang mga tshirt na suot, ngayon naka complete safety gear at may cellphone pa.

- ang maid ko dala-dalawa ang cellphone. Yung isa phonecam pa.

- halos lahat ng mga kaibigan ko sa Multiply and Friendster have gone abroad or in Boracay for vacations.

- ang hirap na maghanap ng katulong na highschool graduate. Yung mga highschool graduate kasi nakakapili na ng mga trabaho as factory workers and tiangge sales ladies.

- ultimo mga squatter marunong na mag internet. Proof lang ang daming squatter ang utak dito sa Pex.

Tungkol sa squatters, sa Makati side ng riles (parallel to South Superhighway) wala ng squatters kaya maaliwalas na. At itinutuloy ang relocation sa Paranaque side.

[rendaku]

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- ultimo mga squatter marunong na mag internet. Proof lang ang daming squatter ang utak dito sa Pex.

haha squatteric opinion ba?

[Alpha_Green]

Dati ang mga kalalakihan nagtiyatiyaga lang sa mga tabloids like TONITE, ABANTE and TIKTIK for smut or to see half naked chicks,

Ngayon meron nang FHM PHIL, Maxim and PLAYBOY Philippines. Classy pa! O ha!

Kung hindi ka pa nakuntento dun, meron ding boybastos.com or 1000pinaycelebs.com and all the scandal sites. O-HA!

[jpmalpass]

Sa tingin ko mas malinis na yung mga kalsada ngayon unlike before na talagang sobrang dumi... Nababawasan na yung mga lalaking walang mga shirt tapos kita yung mga lumba-lumba nilang tyan...

[mystify]

^^ yep pansin ko rin yan. Parang luminis ang Metro Manila. Not so much garbage around di katulad dati.

[giovannni]

Malamang. But the laws allowed the entry of telecommunication companies which broke the monopoly of PLDT.

Are you sure the monopoly's been broken? There's now three major telcos but due to the Constitution's economic nationalism provisions we're stuck at 3. Still too little for prices to go down dramatically and to guard against price collusion.

[Busilak]

^Well, for me, if there's more than 1 dominant player in the market, then there's no monopoly. PLDT is no longer showing monopolistic behavior. Previously, people had to wait for ages to get a telephone connection. Now PLDT encourages people to have a landline (In their ad, "Iba pa rin ang may landline". And there's now a prepaid landline, the Teletipid). Internet connection used to be so expensive but when Globe introduced its P888 internet package, PLDT lowered its charges.

Probably, having 3 players still poses the risk of price collusion. But as of now, there doesn't seem to be one. Globe and Smart both advertise heavily which indicates competition. The newest entrant Sun challenges the 2 with innovative offers like unlimited text, then unlimited calls, etc. and Smart and Globe counter with their own offers.

[Busilak]

Dati ang mga kalalakihan nagtiyatiyaga lang sa mga tabloids like TONITE, ABANTE and TIKTIK for smut or to see half naked chicks,

Ngayon meron nang FHM PHIL, Maxim and PLAYBOY Philippines. Classy pa! O ha!

Kung hindi ka pa nakuntento dun, meron ding boybastos.com or 1000pinaycelebs.com and all the scandal sites. O-HA!

Nabasa ko noon pinasara ni Sen. Legarda ang boybastos?