October 22nd, 2008 by admin
The following propositions are on the November 4 California ballots.
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Propositions that are on the
November 4, 2008, General Election Ballot
PLEASE NOTE: After the printing of the Voter Information Guide was underway, Proposition 1 was removed from the ballot pursuant to statute. It will be replaced by Proposition 1A on the ballot. A Supplemental Voter Information Guide will be printed to provide voters with the text, analyses, arguments, and other information about the measure required by law.
Proposition 1A - Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act
Proposition 2- Standards for Confining Farm Animals
Proposition 3- Children’s Hospital Bond Act
Proposition 4- Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy
Proposition 5 - Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
Proposition 6 - Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
Proposition 7 - Renewable Energy Generation
Proposition 8 - Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Proposition 9 - Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole
Proposition 10 - Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy
Proposition 11 - Redistricting
Proposition 12 - Veterans’ Bond Act of 2008.
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The information above was taken from California Secretary of State website . Visit their site for more information on each proposition by clicking on the link.
October 22nd, 2008 by admin
Kaibigan, kung ikaw ay isang Pinoy sa California at pwde nang bumoto dahil isa ka nang US Citizen, maaari bang bumoto ka para sa Prop 8? Ang Prop 8 ang magbabawal sa mga magkaparehong kasarian na magpakasal. Tulungan nating mapanatili ang pagiging tradisyunal ng kasal, ito ay para sa isang lalaki at babae lamang, hindi para sa dalawang lalaki o di kaya’y para sa dalawang babae.
Tumulong na ikampanya ang Prop 8, protektahan ang tradisyunal na kasal. Tulungan nating wag mapariwara ang bansang ito na lahat na lang yata gusto gawing legal para sa pera at para lang iayon ang batas sa mga pananadaliang kasiyahan ng ibang tao.
Tulungan nyo din kaming magdasal para makapasa ang Prop 8, para tuluyan ng mawala ang same-sex marriage sa California.
October 5th, 2008 by admin
Well as all of you know, USA is in a tight situation right now. There has been a lot of layoffs these days that all of us here are kinda bracing ourselves for the inevitable.
In our company alone, they have already laid off some ten people, more on the office and sales team. The owner of our company, the one who slaved through it all during those starting-up days, has to cut off some of his time from his own company just to cut costs. So has his daughter-in-law.It’s kinda funny and strange but I guess they know that the lower-rung people needs the job more than they do so they in a way had to sacrifice their time.
One of our big-time customers, had laid off 600 of its work force. Now that’s a big one.I feel for the people who had lost their jobs with this economic crisis.
My cousin, who’s a nurse, has received a call that her salary is being reviewed since it was equal to a charge-nurse and she’s not a charge nurse. It’s just that that was what she negotiated for before she came here to California from Arizona. We don’t know if that’s legal but then again, all companies are trying to cut down costs to keep people from losing their jobs.
So I don’t know if there are people around in the US who are not afraid of what is happening here. No matter how big and indispensable we think we are to the company we are working for, just the same, we can’t be sure if they won’t lay us off. Nobody is sure at all. And when I think about how to pay off all the expenses that will be coming in in case we got laid off from our jobs, I just don’t know how people will cope. Just think about the 4k+ mortgage, the credit card loans, the car loans, the phone, water, garbage, electric bills, and it will be no wonder some people will definitely be banging their heads on the wall.
It’s scary. I hope this economic crunch will pass by without hurting a lot of people.
June 21st, 2008 by admin
This article is being forwarded through emails by Filipinos worldwide. Just sharing it here in case you haven’t gotten it in your email.
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May 25th, 2008 by admin
I am a very “trying-hard” cook. Look what I’ve managed to come up with yesterday right after waking up from a nap..
I used Mochiko Sweet Rice flour for this. Since there wasn’t a fresh grated coconut at home, I had to make do with these artificial dessicated coconut I found in one of the Asian stores. I also had the sesame seeds that I had to roast first before sprinkling it to the cooked “palitaw”.
Overall taste test result? Hmmn, not so bad but it would have been rated “A” had I have the fresh grated coconut.
