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Archive for October, 2009

A Letter So That People May Know

Posted in love on October 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Dear Person,
Please don’t give me anymore reason to spew out more truths about you or to name who you are because we both know very well you have nothing against me. While I, I have every ammunition there is.
Please stop acting like we are the ones making you “api.” Coz nobody is buying [...]

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I Want to be a Celebrity Poker Player

Posted in hobbies and interests, work, tagged , on October 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Hello there!
I have a new dream… to be a celebrity poker player. Why? Because I know I know I’m a pretty good poker player but don’t have enough bankroll and not enough time to invest to become a really good professional poker player. But I do want to play in the big [...]

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Statement on MindanaoBloggers.com

Posted in hobbies and interests, work on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This is to inform the public that I, Maria A. Jose, am formally dissociating myself from the MindanaoBloggers.com organization. I have been inactive as an organizer for the following events of the organization: DFAT 2009, WordCamp Davao 2009, WordCamp Philippines 2009, and Mindanao Bloggers’ Summit 2009 for professional reasons.
While I still share the advocacy [...]

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Julie and Julia… and Me

Posted in food, hobbies and interests, love, tagged , , , , on October 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Just came from watching Julie & Julia, based on the book with the same title by Julie Powell. Needless to say, I love it.
It’s not about cooking and baking. But love and passion. I can so totally relate to the movie… with cooking, baking, and blogging all in one movie. But [...]

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Globe One Youth Headshot Clinic Davao

Posted in hobbies and interests, tagged , on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Months ago, I went to the Globe One Youth Headshot Clinic here in Davao City. And few days ago, the photos from the clinic were published…

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Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change

Posted in hobbies and interests, interesting sites and blogs, tagged , on October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »

It’s the first I decided to actually join Blog Action Day. It’s a topic that is close to my heart and I hope you all find the time to read it over at Alleba Politics.
Climate change is a reality that few government officials, politicians, people in general fail to see. Every day our environment [...]

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Vote for Life with Ria

Posted in hobbies and interests, tagged on October 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I am officially a finalist in the PBA 2009 Bloggers’ Choice Special Award. Voting for the National Category is closed, but you can still vote from me in the Mindanao Category. The complete instructions are at this LINK.
But in case you don’t want to visit the PBA 2009 site… here’s how:
To vote you [...]

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Frantic Night

Posted in davao city, family, friends, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2009 | 28 Comments »

Yesterday afternoon, we received word that my maternal cousin Mark needs blood donations in case he needs a blood transfusion since he has dengue fever. He has a O+ blood type which is a universal donor, but cannot receive other blood types. My relatives exhausted all means possible, including contacting our family friends [...]

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