How My Landlady dealt with Cat Poop

I've already shared in my previous post on cat poop about some ways on how to stop cats from pooping on a ceramic doorstep. The fact that it's ceramic, it's difficult to keep a certain strong scent to shoo the cats away. So the cat kept pooping once in a while. Lucky for us, our landlady patiently cleans the poop for us.

One day, I saw our landlady asking her son to catch the cat and put it in a sack. She wants to lose the cat in a far place so that it can live away from our doorsteps.

That night, we didn't see the cat (it's orange) however, a black and white cat lurks the place. I thought the orange cat asked the other cat to guard the place while it's gone.

Two days later, the orange cat is back. Landlady Plan A didn't work.

Landlady Plan B: I went home one day finding pieces of bread on the corners of our apartment building, stuffed with rat poison. Would rat poison effect on rat predator? Not really sure about that in other circumstances. I just know that 3 days after, there's poop again on our doorstep.

Landlady Plan C: Our landlady met me one day and told me that she just cleaned poop on our doorstep again. She said, she wants to kill the cat.

I must admit that it also crossed my mind -- I had this imagination that I could hurl the cat to the wall if ever it crosses my path while I'm in a really, really pissed off mood. Yet, we could not do that to a living being like a cat, right? Just an imagination anyway, no worries.

How do you deal with stray cat poop?

Pacman does it AGAIN! Manny Pacman Pacquiao wins vs Cotto

Come on, my friends, why do you still bet against Manny "Pacman" Pacquaio? I'm sure you lost big bucks in Pacman's last fight against Cotto as he slammed him good. That was one good fight!

Begins the fight with Manny smiling and waving to his fans. It's heartwarming to see him so cool and yet very much prepared for the upcoming fight. He's the coolest fighter I've ever seen.

Taking away hundreds of millions of pesos, I feel lucky for the family and of course, Mommy Dionisia! hehehe....

Go Pac-man!

I am NOT a Lesbian!

Yeng Constatino says she is not a lesbian.

Me neither thought she is. Rumor had it going ever since she joined Pinoy Dream Academy that she is a lesbian because she's not fond of dolling herself up; she's not a fan of wearing high-heeled shoes, skirts and make-up. Not unless her job calls for it. A look in her house in Rated K even showed her collection of ::drumroll:: sneakers. Oh yeah, I looove her sneakers.

These are the reasons why she was being tagged as lesbian.

Yeng answered that she may not be the stereotype of a girl who dresses up, but it doesn't mean that she's a lesbian. Yes, Yeng, kudos for using that word -- STEREOTYPE.

There are so many stereotypes in the society and they are created to categorize things. Problematic, as there is no such thing as strict categories in this world. Each person has his or her own personality make-up that would just not exactly fit any definition.

Sure, there could be similarities on a broader level.

But to judge a person and place him or her in a category based on external, superficial factors, I don't think so.

For one thing, ladies and gentlemen, not all lesbians wear boyish clothes. There is a certain type of lesbian that is called femme, that wears high-heeled shoes, skirts, make-up and all girly-girl stuff.

Second, we all have personal fashion tastes. Even an old Chinese man who wears simple short pants and shirt next to you at a bus stop could be a mighty businessman. A friend of mine was invited in a resort owned by her dad's Chinese boss. When they arrived, she noticed that the Chinese family only wore simple, casual clothes (not even branded). Their family looked more sophisticated than the owners.

You just never know.

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Got Chili on Your Eyes?

My girlfriend loves chili. Today, while she was slicing organic chili for her vegetable mix, a chili seed popped straight to her right eye.

The burning sensation was immense. She felt like her eye was swelling and told me that she might need to go to the hospital. She went straight to treating her eye with running water but to no avail. She got ice cubes and treated her eyes. There, it became better and the red on her eye subsided.

I hurried down a convenience store to buy milk. Milk attracts the chili molecules so you can easily wash it away. Chili has oil in it so water won't be so effective. When I arrived, she rinsed her eye with the milk. There was some stinging sensation as the chili was triggered but it felt better after.

First - aid for Chili on your Eyes

1. Quickly rub the chili off with clean cloth. Don't rub it with fingers that has chili on them. Use a cloth, just to be safe.
2. Rinse the affected area with milk to wash away the chili faster.
3. Treat the affected area with ice. It will help ease the burning sensation and the redness in your eyes.

Chanel, Louis Vuitton and other absurd Luxuries

Chanel bag for sale at P116,000 ($2320)

I've been encountering issues regarding luxury items like bags, purses, make-up, etc. I just knew that names like Chanel, Gucci and Vuitton cost a leg and an arm - probably two - and didn't ever bother immersing myself in the pool.

Last weekend, I chanced upon a radio program that discussed luxury bags and purses. At first, they were saying that you can actually rent luxury bags (maybe for special occasions) as seen in Sex and the City movie, a suggestion from Louise (Hudson).

Then it went on to a discussion on re-selling these bags:

Thou shall not buy a luxury bag without its certificate. Without a certificate, it could be a fake.
Thou cannot even sell a luxury bag without its certificate, even though you know it's real.
Without a certificate, thou can know if it's real through its smell.

The last advice was from Heart Evangelista of Fashionistas by Heart. According to her, real LV bags have a distinct smell. LV fans, sure you know.

A bag/purse for more than a hundred thousand pesos?

How on earth can people spend that much on a PURSE when millions of people barely have a centavo to eat? Okay, sounds like a world peace argument but that's the truth.

A lady seems to want to hoard Chanel and Vuitton bags when she does not even work for her own money.

A Korean wife harasses her husband into working over-time every day just so he can buy her an authentic Louis Vuitton.

A Chanel purse worth P20,000 ($400) can feed 400 people with a single meal.

A Louis Vuitton bag worth P68,000 ($1360) can get 4 students through one semester in college at U.P

A Gucci bag worth P40,000 ($800) can provide 400-500 slippers to children who go walk to school barefooted.

A Prada bag worth P59,950 ($1199) is income for 174 minimum wage earners from which they get their daily meals, transportation, clothing and basic ammenities


Really, the prices are absurd and its worth could have been more worthy, not to mention life-saving.

And when asked what is the use of such expensive bags? The Answer: status symbol
Status symbol which can build at least 2 homes for 2 homeless families.


Can you tell reasons for purchasing luxury bags more than what was mentioned above?

Beauty is not skin deep: Transsexual Miss World

This morning, I was amazed when I read the news about the Transsexual Miss World held at Pattaya, Thailand.

Transsexuals from all over the world paraded their beauty and glamour at this special event held in order to increase awareness about transsexuals and hopefully, to decrease discrimination against the LGBT community.

Transsexuals and the rest of the LGBT community have experienced so much discrimination since probably the beginning of time. Laws withhold social and civil rights, social communities ignore if not discriminate and even parents turn their backs from their children as if being homo/transsexual is some kind of disease.

As a result, these people develop a poor sense of self, low self-esteem and suffer from lack of confidence in who they are. In an attempt to supress homosexuality because of social pressure, others suffer from internalized homophobia resulting to violence, depression and suicide.

International beauty pageants like this provide an opportunity for transsexuals to openly express themselves and be proud, not only of their sexuality but proud of themselves as a whole person. It's a celebration of their passion.

Contestants in the Transsexual Miss World are looking forward to a brighter future for the LGBT community.


Are you in favor of giving equal civil rights to members of the LGBT community?