Monthly Archives: January 2005

Girl Scout Cookies

By danieldyl | Published: January 29, 2005
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season. We’ve already ordered a batch of cookies from my co-worker and from an old neighbor visiting the area. Of course, they were selling them for their daughters. This article calls the whole enterprise “stressful.” I may not call it that but it’s so hard saying “no” that we may end [...]
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Bus Wi-Fi

By danieldyl | Published: January 28, 2005
I’m posting this from an Amtrak bus parked in front of the train station just for the heck of it. Or as they would say in ‘pinas, “‘La lang.” Update: oh, just to clarify, online access was made available from an unsecured hotspot outside the bus.
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We’re a Host Family

By danieldyl | Published: January 24, 2005
It all happened so fast but we are now host to a foreign exchange student from South Korea. We were approached last Wednesday by a lady looking for families in the area who are willing to host foreign exchange students. One particular student was due to arrive on Monday from South Korea but his original [...]
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Digital Pinay

By danieldyl | Published: January 20, 2005
A whole lot of brouhaha is buzzing in pinoy online circles over a “glorified beauty pageant” being organized by the Philippine Computer Society. When I saw the subject line “The Search for Digital Pinay 2005 is on!” in my inbox a few days ago, I thought it was a search for virtual CG women, you [...]
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Jaywalkers Get Wet Blanket in Manila

By danieldyl | Published: January 18, 2005
Judging from the photo provided, it looks like the blanket is soaked in kanal water. Ew. Original MSN article now gone.
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