This is a plug about an activity called IAmNinoy.

This August 21, we remember a Filipino who laid down his life for his nation, one who dedicated a life of service and sacrifice for his fellow countrymen: Ninoy Aquino. And in remembrance of his heroism, the Ninoy Aquino Foundation and the Ayala Young Leaders Alliance recognize the ability of the youth to be heroes in their respective fields. With this inspiration, 100 youth individuals from different backgrounds and sectors of society will given an opportunity to relive Ninoy Aquino’s heroism through a congress entitled, “iamninoy:’Connecting Young Filipino Leaders’” on August 22-24 at The Aquino Museum, Tarlac City.

My friend, Bro. Ogie Cabayao, SJ, has asked if I could “advertise” this in my blog. Ogie has an apostolate in Payatas and he’s organizing a children’s choir. They need a guitar for their choir.
So if you have an extra guitar at home, or if you have the cash to spend it on, please donate to Bro. Ogie. You can leave him a message here.

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If you’re like me and you have a lot of free time in your hands (well, this is only until I start with my new job at least–but I do have a lot of free time in my hands now), then maybe you would like to check this thing out. I have joined AW Surveys. They pay you to answer surveys. Well, what they do is ask you to click on websites and then you’re supposed to evaluate the websites. When I started, there were real surveys and the pay-out …

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This was sent to me by my good friend TJ Agulto. He’s now brokering properties below market value. Basically, his group wants to help people find living spaces that are comfortable, peaceful and affordable.
TJ was the former President (the technical term was OAC–Over All Coordinator) of an org I was handling in the Ateneo. When he graduated, he got the Most Outstanding Individual Award for his work with the Christian Life Community, Socially Oriented Activities (SOA), and most specially with the group called Alay ni Ignacio, …

This is a pitch for my alma mater. I gave a talk about the Ateneo several years ago to high school students in Cebu City. A part of this article has been repeatedly quoted in alumni newsletters and orientation kits. Here’s the article in full…
Why Go to the Ateneo for College?
Eric Santillan
I’ll just share with you three things about my experience in Ateneo de Manila. In an indirect way, what I’m really doing is answering the question: WHY GO TO THE ATENEO?
Here are three reasons why I think you should …

You probably noticed the blog’s new “redesign”. Basically, I made the ads column more prominent by putting it on the left side of the blog so that as you scroll the post, you will be able to see the ads as well. This will hopefully encourage more advertisers to place their 125×125 ads on my blog (for this month, I’m offering a 125×125 space at $10/month). If you want to advertise on my blog, please contact me. Oh and I would love your comments below about what you think about …

My friends have been quite curious why I have been very conscientious and consistent in blogging the past month. This was because about a month ago, I’ve decided to become semi-serious with this whole blogging thing. And I found this service that makes it truly worthwhile for me to earn some money from blogging.
It’s called blog advertising. In the last two weeks, I’ve actually earned some $20 just writing several 100 word articles about websites. Advertisers are connected to bloggers who write opinions about their services and give a link …

Found this really interesting book. It tells the story of AJ Jacobs’ quest to follow every single rule in the Bible — literally. And he did this for one whole year.
So you can just imagine what happened.
The author puts it this way:
-The book is an exploration of some of the Bible’s startlingly relevant rules. I tried not to covet, gossip, or lie for a year. I’m a journalist in New York. This was not easy.
–It is an investigation of the rules that baffle the 21st century brain. How to justify …

Ever since I left the Jesuits, my priorities have changed somewhat. I was in the birthday party of my friend’s kid the other weekend and some of my Jesuit friends were there and I realized how different things are now from before.
We talked about the condo unit I’m buying. It is going to be my first ever “property”-which is quite a change already because when I joined the Jesuits I never even imagined owning any property. I actually signed the Contract To Sell three weeks ago–and it felt like signing …

It took a while before my first post was accepted. It wasn’t their problem. It was really due to the fact that I didn’t read the agreement policy as thoroughly as I should have. But because I was rejected the first time, then I made the necessary changes to make the post, uhm, acceptable.
There are some things you do for money. And there are some things you do because you just love doing it. The good thing about PayPerPost is that you can do both at the same time–do what …