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Rizal
Member Since:Jul 06, 2001
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I'm a bank employee who is an avid writer of short stories and songs. I love to correspond with people on the other side of the globe, to know the cultural differences and to learn amusing things about their country. Everyone is free to e-mail me for information about the Philippines. And to those who plan to visit my country, I can perhaps provide assistance. Just send me an email and you will surely receive a reply. sports, literature, songwriting, gardening, reading short stories
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Filling Delight
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Reviewed Pizza Hut - Vasant Kunj - Delhi NCR
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Reviewed Cadbury Cocoa
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Cool, whitish white
Reviewed Colgate Simply White
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Reviewed Subic Bay
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Reviewed Coca Cola
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Reviewed Tea Vs. Coffee
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Reviewed Effective Remedies for Cough and Cold
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Reviewed Philippines - General
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Reviewed Amazon
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Commented on pete's review
Here I am again, hahaha, just a peek though. My niece was recently hospitalized due to diabetes. It's a pathetic sight to see her use the strip in pricking her fingertip to get a reading of her blood sugar. It runs in the family, they say but I guess it's more of a dietetic reasons, whatever read more...
Another nice review courtesy of Priya. I wonder when I could visit that airport, hahaha. To everyone, welcome me back from a long hibernation... ALEX
To think that I've been back from a vacation. Yeah, worrying about your home will ruin your vacation so we hired a person to guard our house for 2 days. It's better to spend than to be sorry later. Regards... Alex
Hello Priya, Long time no see, hahaha. Here in the Philippines, only in the remote areas you will find people packing food for travel. It's kind of unclassy, so to speak, if you have packed lunch instead of eating in the canteen or in case of buses, in the stopover resto. But I agree that i read more...
Commented on lilwitch's review
This may be out of context but I just want to let you know that in the Philippines, almost all major intersections are manned by traffic officers. And not just one but 3 at the least and sometimes there are 10. And if you are complaining about the drivers in India, try the Philippines... Alex
Hi Wendy. Since banks sell services it is important that employees be courteous. Trusting a bank is the sum total of the actions of all employees and officers. Getting a loan from the bank is a big hassle with the volume of documents they require but the low interest rates make it worth the tro read more...
Commented on skicorp's review
Yes, Happy Holi to everyone even if I don't exactly know what Holi means. Same here we have Holy Week, it is a religious observance and not supposed to be a happy one but people are using it to have their vacation in the beaches, hahaha. Keep on writing... Alex
Commented on Diptikamath's review
This is another case of cultural differences that greatly affect the majority of the population. On second thought, it may be religious in nature. Nevertheless, the youth you mentioned have their own liking that is opposed to the governmental policies. It's pathetic. Keep on writing... Alex
Commented on jayant_prabhune's review
I thought this was something about marriage counselling. Anyway, nice to know that there is this site for matchmaking. Keep on surfing... Alex
Commented on eye_split's review
Your write up makes me remember our own dog. It was so mischievous when it was less than 2 years old. Yeah, so many slippers and shoes it destroyed. Now our dog is 6 years old, very mature and well-behaved. Keep on petting... Alex
Commented on Cousin2's review
Stop the war - just a cliche now. Most of us says so but who is making necessary action? That's the problem with the world, when there's trouble a lot of people talk, just talk and talk but no action. I remember the Y2K bug thing, all the articles in the papers were negative, not one positive, read more...
Commented on Guillaume's review
I recently changed email to hotmail not for any other reason but all my email pals are in hotmail. Isn't that reason enough? Keep on emailing... Alex
Commented on cpearl's review
I have few favorite songs because I'm not a music lover. But Sir Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera captivated my fancy. Seems like noise the first time I heard it but little by little the music was penetrating my soul. I Don't Know How To Love Him by Yvonne Elliman is part of the rock op read more...
Commented on fatcat's review
Yeah, I've seen the movie one late night on cable and it was really hilarious, the comedy is light but really funny. Joe Pesci, an urban lawyer in weird attire gets to my funny bones. Keep on writing... Alex
Commented on zzzzz00's review
I've seen the movie on cable TV and I was really disappointed. Gone With The Wind is a legend and I've been hearing about it since I was a young boy. But goodness, it was so corny amidst the romantic plot. Mind you, that's my taste I was saying and I cannot disagree with the majority. Nice rev read more...
I got to know Goa only in crossword puzzles where the clue is An Indian State. I didn't know that Goa is such a nice place, a tourist spot of sorts. Cpearl, you really have a way with words particularly when the review is about a place. I think you'd be a good tourism person. Keep on wri read more...
Commented on lovelycarrot's review
Pepsi is way behind in the marketing game but pardon me to disagree about the taste, the Pepsi Blue is raking it in over this side of the earth. As for finding a thumb, that may be a sabotage of sorts. There are cases before, in almost any soft drink bottle, where you find insects, dirts, moss and read more...
Commented on javedaccount's review
I've been using IE ever since and I was surprised to learn that there's already an IE 6. You see, I've just downloaded IE 5 a weeks ago. Keep on writing... Alex
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