Christmas is just a few days away. If you have not bought presents for your loved ones yet, these gift ideas can help you. (Note: The images are not mine. Obviously, I got them from engrish.com)

For babies

A ball house...

...that will make them talk gibberish.

For boys

A toy robot...

...that will make them religious.

A toy monster truck...

...that will make their dream come true.

A ball


For little girls

A doll

What’s with “convulsion”?

You can make them feminists by giving this one:


A toy cell phone...

...with the image of the most famous doll

A new shirt...
...with a cute image of a teddy bear

Something that requires physical activity


Not sure if the child is a boy or a girl? Why not give something that either will enjoy?

Whether the child wants to be a carpenter or a hairdresser, he or she will surely enjoy this.

Make sure that the toys you given them are safe. Look for this on toy products:


For your brother

A new headgear...

...or why not a new head?

A cell phone, which you can buy from this store:


For your sister

Bags with images of famous cartoon characters



New shirts



For your dad

A CD of his favorite singer


If he’s into hunting, he will love these:


For your mom

Gift certificates so she can shop at either of these stores:



Beauty products


(in case she realizes that she does need her eyes and nails)

Make sure she uses them properly.

Christmas is truly the season of giving. So what are you waiting for? Go to China immediately to buy the products you see here! Your loved ones will surely enjoy them. :-)

If you watched last night’s episode of GMA 7’s Imbestigador, you might have seen one of the program’s exposé where a maid was allegedly employed for 15 years without being paid. I happen to know the maid and her employer because they used to be my neighbors (our house was in front of their house). I was even a playmate of the employer’s two sons, and her daughter was a student at the school where I used to teach. (My family and I now live two blocks away from them.)

I realized, after watching the show, how exaggerated programs such as Imbestigador are. Mike Enriquez’s (the show’s host) rhetoric made it look like our old neighbor, Aling Ruth, was a really bad person who treated the maid like a slave. Though there is truth to the allegations made by the maid’s sister (she was the one who sought Imbestigador’s help), they are, as I said, exaggerated:

Sister’s allegation: The maid (codenamed ‘Hilda’) was not paid a single centavo for her services for the past 15 years.
In reality: Hilda herself said that she was being paid, but only at least twice a year.

Sister’s allegation: Hilda was not allowed to go back to her hometown, and could not be located because Aling Ruth’s family was moving from one house to another.

In reality: My mother (yes, my mother) said the maid was able to come to her hometown at least once, but she still returned to her employer’s house afterwards. It was true also that the family was moving from one house to another, but they were in the same area, Bacood, our hometown. Bacood is a really small place, so I am sure the maid’s sister can find Hilda if she had asked around.

My mother once asked the maid why she cannot leave the family she serves. Here response was this: “Naaawa ako sa mga bata.” She loves the children so much that she could not bear to leave, even if she was not being compensated properly.

I am not bashing the show, and I am not defending Aling Ruth and her family. From what I know, they are good individuals, so I was really surprised when I saw them on TV. I am actually happy for ‘Hilda’ for she was able to come home and have 72,000php as settlement money. FYI, it was actually my mother who introduced Hilda to Aling Ruth for her to serve as a house helper, so I guess my mother is partly to be blamed for all this mess. He he. Just kidding. I love my mom. (But it’s true. She really did bring Hilda to Aling Ruth. Hilda was a 'lost soul.')

I also realized how embarrassing it would be to be on that kind of program. I often see Aling Ruth on the street. Now, when I meet her, I have to pretend that I did not see her on TV.

My favorite animated mother will be on the cover of the November issue of Playboy! According to TMZ.com, Marge Simpson will be “posing in a bunch of sexy cartoon lingerie.” Springfield must not have been spared by the economic recession. T_T Check this photo out (from TMZ, obviously).

I just want to tell you people who visit my blog (if you are still there) that I survived typhoon Ondoy! I was just to busy to blog about it. I hope all of you are safe too. :)

Make sure that you are always updated when it comes to music.

From People’s Tonight (Sept. 5, 2009): A man was stabbed to death by four men for failing to know Wonder Girls’ hook song ‘Nobody.'



This is what the news article says:

Kumakanta umano si Joseph (suspect) ng ‘Nobody,’ ang popular na kanta ng Wonder Girls, nang tanungin siya ng biktima ng, “Ano ang kinakanta mo?” Nairita umano ang isa sa mga suspek dahil ‘di alam ni Santos (victim) ang kanta kaya’t sinuntok niya ito. Nakihalo na ang tatlo pang suspek at kinuyog ang biktima.

Now, to make sure that the same fate does not happen to you, watch this video posted by birdy2209 on YouTube. You’ll be much safer if you memorize these dance steps: