Re-reading Rushdie

Author: Victor Dennis T. Nierva    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 302

31 12 2007
Re-reading a signed copy of "Satanic Verses" by Salman is one thing! Thanks to Frank Peñones who lined up for Rushdie's sign.

  

Pagtápos kan taon

Author: Victor Dennis T. Nierva    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 236

30 12 2007
PIRMING igwang patanid sa panahon na ini. Paglikay, pagmaan, huli ta patapós an taon. Dinakulaan ko asin rinimpos an pagtubod na ini sa tahaw kan mahiwas na paghiro kan kinaban sa mga pagbabagong nangyayari sa palibot. Magmaan sa paglakbay sa dalan tanganing dai ka mahulog sa katibaadan. Maglikay sa mga matatarom na bagay tanganing dai ka matusok o malugadan. Maglikay. Huli ta patapós an taon.Kadakol na panahon asin paliwat-liwat na nadadangog ta ini sa satong mga mahal sa buhay pag kita minaluwas nin harong o igwang ginigibong magabat. Hinihiling kong an pagkadayupot kan mga tao sa laog kan harong an [...]Read the rest of this entry »
  

Avenue Plaza Hotel in full blast

Author: The Quackroom: the First Age    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 529

30 12 2007
Before I retire, I just want to say that the Avenue Plaza Hotel in Naga City is already in full blast. You see I noticed that much of the traffic of this blog the past days was brought about by the heightened interest of some people about the said hotel. By googling it, these people were led to this blog. Anyway, allow me to share also that a few weeks ago I went back there in Naga City and

  

Magnitude 5 quake rocks Laguna-Bicol area - GMA news.tv

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 280

29 12 2007
Magnitude 5 quake rocks Laguna-Bicol areaGMA news.tv, Philippines - 20 minutes agoIn a report on its Web site (www.usgs.gov), the USGS said the epicenter was 190 km north-northwest of Naga City in Bicol, or 215 km east-northeast of Manila ...

  

Move over Lea, Lani, and Regine, here comes Charice Pempengco

Author: The Quackroom: the First Age    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 406

29 12 2007
I was supposed to blog about something less pleasant, but I changed my mind - at least for the meantime. Instead, let me just focus and blog about something really good, refreshing, and heartwarming for many of us in this, well, already bad-news-stricken nation. And as the title goes, it is all about Charice Pempengco, the latest Filipina that has been taking the entire world's breath away with

  

Awit kan Riles (I)

Author: Victor Dennis T. Nierva    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 257

29 12 2007
Igwa nin awit an lagatakkan ruweda kan trenna nagdadalagan sa bakal na riles.Siring ini sa makinilyangginigibong daing kagadananan historya kan banwaan.Sa lambang lagatak,igwang omboy na pinapangaki,igwa man minaako nin kagadanan.Igwa nanggad nang nabibilogmantang igwa man inaapon,haros pirming hale o pasiring sa daghan.Minatanog ini lambang aldaw—momento, minuto, oras,bulan, taon, daing kasagkoran.Buhay ining minapoonsa sarong aking idinudukot an saiyang talingasa malipot na rilestanganing mateon an paabotonna tren—gigibohon niya inisa bilog niyang buhay.Image courtesy of the National Library of the Philippines.

  

another poetry

Author: Kristian S. Cordero    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 235

28 12 2007
Sindang Mga Gurang sa Waiting ShedAdrian V. RemodoAga-aga digdi sa kanto, minatiripon ining mga gurang na lalaki sa waiting shed, masurubahan kan mga makukulog nindang tulang, an saindang haloy sanang mailakdang na mga bitis, an dai maitanos na habayanasin an saindang dai na nagtitindog na ikinabuhay. Dangan sa irarom kan limpoy,gigirumdumon ninda an nakaagi:kaidto na sainda pa an panahon,na sinda an panahon.Kaidto na an magdamlag bako pang pagdagokundi sarong paghalat sa kapanuan kan paglaom,arog kan sabay na pagtubo kan hasok na paroyasin kan buhày na pagtubod sa enot na bukad kan saindang pagkamoot,siring [...]Read the rest of this entry »
  

CCMF, KFCS Secura seal "malunggay" oil production partnership - Philippine Information Agency

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 406

28 12 2007
CCMF, KFCS Secura seal "malunggay" oil production partnershipPhilippine Information Agency, Philippines - 1 hour agoby LS Macatangay Naga City (28 December) -- From being a lowly vegetable in the backyards, the moringa oleifera, popularly known as "malunggay" is now ...

  

CCMF, KFCS Secura seal "malunggay" oil production partnership - Philippine Information Agency

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 0

28 12 2007
CCMF, KFCS Secura seal "malunggay" oil production partnershipPhilippine Information Agency, Philippines - Dec 27, 2007by LS Macatangay Naga City (28 December) -- From being a lowly vegetable in the backyards, the moringa oleifera, popularly known as "malunggay" is now ...

  

"Pamaskong Handog ng Pangulo" benefits 63344 Camarines Sur families - Philippine Information Agency

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 286

28 12 2007
"Pamaskong Handog ng Pangulo" benefits 63344 Camarines Sur familiesPhilippine Information Agency, Philippines - 1 hour agoOn the other hand, FBN Radio DZGE, an AM station in Naga City, provides strong promotion and support to the PGMA pamaskong handog project with its own ...

  

"Pamaskong Handog ng Pangulo" benefits 63344 Camarines Sur families - Philippine Information Agency

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 0

28 12 2007
"Pamaskong Handog ng Pangulo" benefits 63344 Camarines Sur familiesPhilippine Information Agency, Philippines - Dec 27, 2007On the other hand, FBN Radio DZGE, an AM station in Naga City, provides strong promotion and support to the PGMA pamaskong handog project with its own ...

  

Avida denies infringement, to challenge court ruling - Manila Standard Today

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 168

28 12 2007
Avida denies infringement, to challenge court rulingManila Standard Today, Philippines - Dec 27, 2007... and the building process it used in its housing projects in Quezon, Naga City, Trece Martirez and Cebu City were very similar to Vazquez’s invention. ...

  

Some Contradictions in the United Nations’ (UN) Evolution and Reforms

Author: Menandro S. Abanes    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 249

28 12 2007


  

ALI contests patent claim - Trading Markets (press release)

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 178

28 12 2007
ALI contests patent claimTrading Markets (press release), CA - Dec 27, 2007Isabel Village in Tayabas, Quezon, and in San Francisco Village in Naga City. It turned out, too, that the real-estate firm also used the modular houses in ...

  

I need suggestion or advice

Author: Grace Watanabe    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 435

28 12 2007
I have this 55 year old Japanese colleague who often checks pornographic sites during office hours. He was at Purchasing Dept since he moved to our office mid this year but he was transferred to our department 2 weeks ago. When he was at Purchasing, I used to come to his desk disappointed with delays of deliveries, lack of prices, etc... I am shocked when I saw his PC monitor showing those "girls wearing nothing". I am angry because he is paid 3x more than we, women, received. And now he moved to our department, [...]Read the rest of this entry »
  

Avida Land Corp to appeal court ruling - Inquirer.net

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 199

28 12 2007
Avida Land Corp to appeal court ruling Inquirer.net, Philippines - Dec 27, 2007 In his decision, Daway said the columns and concrete wall panels Avida used in its housing projects in Tayabas, Quezon; Naga City; Sto. ...

  

SC rules on land owned by Church in Camarines Sur - Manila Bulletin

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 276

28 12 2007
SC rules on land owned by Church in Camarines SurManila Bulletin, Philippines - 2 hours agoIn 1985, the Archdiocese of Caceres filed with the Municipal Agrarian Reform District Office in Naga City several petitions for exemption from the coverage ...

  

NPC to re-bid P711-M coal supply - Manila Bulletin

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 3,448

28 12 2007
NPC to re-bid P711-M coal supplyManila Bulletin, Philippines - 2 hours ago... Transmission Corporation (TransCo) also committed to implement the New Naga substation at Upper Cayam in Barangays Colon and Tuyan in Naga City, Cebu. ...

  

So many things to quack about; so little…

Author: The Quackroom: the First Age    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 287

27 12 2007
Ah if only I were like some people who can sleep for only a few hours a day in so many consecutive days and still operate well, I could have gone blogging more the past days, weeks, and even months where a lot of things have happened to me. I could have even gone reading more books, working more on my current business ventures, or talking to more people. But unfortunately, I can not do that. I

  

Author: Kristian S. Cordero    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 0

27 12 2007
KonbersyonVic NiervaNakahiling ako nin mga lawog—dai mabilang—na nakaturuhoksako gikansa parasang salming,asin pagkataposkaidtoigwang dorosna naglaog, hinadokanan sakong alang na kublit,asin pinabaylean mga kurtina. Conversion(Translation)I saw faces—countless—staringat me fromthe shattered mirror,thencame ina windblowing, kissedmy parched skin,and made the curtainswave a dance.- one of my favorites in Vic Nierva's first poetry collection. i took the photo in a recent visit to minalabac, reminded of this scene, i immediately took my digital camera and took some shots.

  

NHA to repair damaged resettlement project - Catanduanes Tribune

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 195

27 12 2007
NHA to repair damaged resettlement projectCatanduanes Tribune, Philippines - 35 minutes agoThe agency has already distributed the same assistance to 9000 recipients in three cities in Albay and its towns as well as in Naga city. ...

  

Milking Them Dry

Author: Mayor Jesse Robredo    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 416

26 12 2007
“World Bank defers RP loan, probes graft”, headlines the Philippine Daily Inquirer issue dated November 20, 2007. “WB shelves $232-M loan to RP over corruption”, says the Philippine Star on the same day. Allegations of bid riggings and bids in excess of government estimates of road projects being undertaken by the DPWH apparently triggered the Bank’s action. If my memory serves me right, Vox Bikol, a little less than a decade ago and when Joe Obias was still editor of this Bicol weekly, the phrase “in every public works project is a crime” was bannered at the bottom of the [...]Read the rest of this entry »
  

Feature: 'Malunggay' - Philippine Information Agency

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 306

26 12 2007
Feature: 'Malunggay'Philippine Information Agency, Philippines - 16 minutes agoThe signing of the Purchase Agreement between KFCS represented by its President, former Naga City Councilor Julian Lavadia and SECURA International thru its ...

  

OBRA NUEVA

Author: Kristian S. Cordero    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 218

26 12 2007
(Binasa kan pagbungsod kan librong ‘Antisipasyon’ (Goldprint Publishing House: Naga) ni Vic Nierva kan Disyembre 20, 2007, sa Ateneo de Naga University)Kan nagpuon akong magsurat sa Bikol, hona ko, malihis sana si gatol, mapapara sana paglihis kan panahon na ookuparon ako kan hinohona kong mas dakula pa sa buhay na ini. Nasala ako. An gatol, magingin mapa, sagkod na magin kontinente, hanggan sa maging kinaban na mismo asin sa ngapit sasakopon gayod an bilog na uniberso. Ano an kawsa kan gatol asin an dai pagka-omay? Ano ta pinili kong buhayon [...]Read the rest of this entry »
  

Avida denies infringement, to challenge court ruling - Manila Standard Today

Author: Naga City on Google News    Original Source: Click HERE    Views: 246

26 12 2007
Avida denies infringement, to challenge court rulingManila Standard Today, Philippines - 50 minutes ago... and the building process it used in its housing projects in Quezon, Naga City, Trece Martirez and Cebu City were very similar to Vazquez’s invention. ...