House Rules

Please keep your comments clean. If they fail the house rules (listed below), they will be removed.

And do try to keep your comments relevant and below 200 words. I may fail posts that are too long and also reject off-topic comments because I want to keep this blog focused.

If you see a post that is inappropriate, alert me by using the "complain about this comment" link and we will act accordingly.

Please note that this button should not be used to simply disagree with a commenter. It is there to alert the moderators to a post you feel breaks the house rules in some way.

Blog basics
For the uninitiated, blogs (or weblogs) work like this:
The most recent posts appear at the top of the page. And at the bottom of every entry:
• "Permalink" allows you to bookmark a particular post, or to send it by e-mail to a friend
• "Comments" invite you to offer your reaction to that entry, or read those of others
Comments are what set a blog apart from a traditional column because they create an immediate dialogue between the audience and author.
• "Bookmark with.." allows you to submit a post to your favourite community news-aggregation site, such as Digg, which ranks stories and links via a user-based ranking system.
• On the right-hand side of the blog are links to other related blogs. If you wish to be considered for inclusion, please email us here including a link.
• You can also use an RSS feed of this blog. Here's the help page.

House Rules

I reserve the right to fail messages which:
• Are considered likely to provoke, attack or offend others
• Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable
• Contain swear words or other language likely to offend
• Break the law or condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court.
• Advertise products or services for profit
• Are seen to impersonate someone else
• Repeatedly post the same or similar messages ('spam')
• Are unrelated to the topic
• Include contact details such as telephone numbers and postal or email addresses
• Are written in anything other than English - Tagalog and other languages may be used where marked
• Contain links to other websites which aren’t connected to the topics
• Describe or encourage activities which could endanger the safety or well-being of others
I may also close comments on a post if I think the discussion has become irrelevant or out of date.
I want to keep our blog as focused as possible. For this reason, messages not relevant to the post may be rejected.
Repeatedly posting personal or offensive comments about individual members of the public or may be considered harassment. I reserve the right to remove such messages and take action against those responsible.

Thanks to Alex Trickett Sport’s Editor’s blog BBC.

What is Mindoro Sling?

Mindoro Sling is a popular cocktail from Puerto Galera a refreshing mix of rhum, mango and orange juice, grenadine syrup and soda. Sweet and smooth but packs a potent punch.

This blog is like the drink but more than that it is Mindoro's Sling. This is a medium for Mindorenyos like me to speak their minds and let their voices be heard.

What is a sling? The free dictionary defines it as a weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a stone is whirled and then let fly. (A slingshot.) and a looped rope, strap, or chain for supporting or cradling say an injured arm.

This blog is like that. A hard-hitting deadly weapon (ask Goliath) and a device for healing at the same time. Just like the good news this blog is meant to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. Sometimes the truth is hard to hear but it's better to air out grievances than to let them fester in the darkness of ignorance or deceit.

As a son of Mindoro I offer my humble blog as one voice crying in the wilderness so that like minded people can show their agreement and support, for those in the fence to take part in the conversations and even for those who disagree with my views to share their own opinions and promote dialogue so that we can move as one people, one Mindoro toward the prospertity that we know we can achieve and our children so richly deserve.