Monthly Archives: January 2005

Girl Scout Cookies

Posted on January 29, 2005 by danieldyl

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.”…  Read more

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Bus Wi-Fi

Posted on January 28, 2005 by danieldyl

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…  Read more

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We’re a Host Family

Posted on January 24, 2005 by danieldyl

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.…  Read more

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Digital Pinay

Posted on January 20, 2005 by danieldyl

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…  Read more

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Jaywalkers Get Wet Blanket in Manila

Posted on January 18, 2005 by danieldyl

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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