Thursday, March 25, 2010

Anong Kaguluhan 'to?




Maraming estudyante ang nag amok hindi dahil sa kumakalat na Litrato ni Anne Curtis sa Net, kundi dahil sa as usual, napipintong pag tataas na naman ng matrikula sa susunod na pasukan patikular sa mga nangngunang state universities sa Pilipinas. Hindi na ito bagong tugtugin sa ating mga pinoy lalo na sa mga magulang. Subalit hindi naman ganito. kagarapal. Ang PUP ay naka ambang magtataas ng hanggang 2000%. Nakakalungkot isipin na unti-unti ko nang nakikita ang katotohanang prebeliheyo na ang pag-aaral sa halip na karapatan. Kaugnay ng balitang ito, si UP Los BaƱos Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco din ay nakatanggap ng hindi lamang maanghang na salita ngunit makulay na pagtataboy kanina. nakakatawa pa na humihinge s'ya ng paumanhin sa harap ng kamera dahil sa inasal ng mga taga - UP. Hello?! Kahit sinong tanggalan mo nga karapatan ay aangal din. Ang aso nga wag mong pakainin nag huhurumintado din.

Nakakagulat na lang na habang abala ang lahat sa nalalapit na eleksyon, isa isa nang nakikita hindi lamang ng Pilipinas ang kabulukan ng systema ng ating bansa. Oo nga't marami pang mas mahihirap na bansa kumpara sa atin pero at the rate that we're going hindi na din tayo nalalayo sa kanila. Lubog sa utang, kumakalam ang sikmura, at watak watak na pamilya ang maaaninag sa mukha ng bawat Pilipino. Sabi nga nila pana-panahon lamang yan. True. Gaya na lamang nang ipinalabas sa balita kanina na nanghuhuli na naman ang ating mga kapulisan ng mga namemeke nang kung anu-anong dokumento gaya ng Diploma, transkript, etc. sa Rekto, Maynila. Paano panahon ng graduation. Pero kung ating sisiliping mabuti, whole year round naman ang operation ng mga yan.

Ngayon ay maituturing ding panahon ng mga pangako. Sasabihin ko sa inyo lahat ng gusto ninyong marinig, kahit ibigay ko pa sa inyo ang aking kaluluwa kapalit ng inyong boto. Nakakagulat lang na parang wala pa akong nakikitang nag-react sa ating mga presidentiables sa isyu ng pagtataas ng matrikula. Abalang abala pa siguro sila sa kanilang pagpapapresko. Samantalang ito ay isa sa kanilang matagal nang ipinapangako. Pikit-mata't kibit balikat na nangangamay ng mga botante sa kalsada. Ang pinapalabas pa nung iba dapat silang pasalamatan. Para saan? Ang iba naman ipinangako pa ang langit at lupa. Para mo na ring sinabing nindi na mawawala ang mahihirap kung i-eequate mo ito sa corruption. hays...

Napakaraming bagong issues na nagsusulputan. Taas baba sa presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo, kakulangan ng supply ng tubig at kuryente (browouts), eh napakarami pang issues ang hindi pa nasasagot. Halimbawa na lamang ano na kaya ang nangyari kay Mr. J. Bolante? na bali-balitang sigurado na daw ang panalo sa probinsya ng Capiz (Tsismis). Sumusweldo pa kaya si Senator Ping Lacson kahit MIA na sya sa Senado? Eh ang issue sa Maguindanao? Tapos na ba? Iba pa dyan yung issue sa pagitan ng Simbahan at ng pamahalaan tungkol sa pamumudmod ng Condom. Hay?! Ang sarap maging Pilipino ( siguro kung anak ka ni Manny at ni Jinky)!

Eto na lamang ba ang pag-asa natin? Ang nalalapit na Eleksyon? Kung OO. Kawawa naman si Juan Dela Cruz. Pimple na lamang ang walang kalyo sa kakatrabaho. Pero gayun pa man tuloy pa rin ang laban. Hindi naman parang boxing lang yan na hanggang 12 rounds lang. Idaan mo na lamang sa dasal. Yan naman ang nakakabilib na katangian mo eh. Ipagpasadyos na lamang...:(


Sunday, March 21, 2010

Earth Hour 2010



My Favorite Cause... This coming Saturday, March 27, 2010 at exactly 8:30PM to 9:30PM. Let's once again turn off our lights as we join our counterparts all around the globe in giving our mother Earth a full hour to breathe. I will turn off my lights this Saturday... Come join me and the rest of the world.

UPDATE:


Along Alabang-Zapote Rd. in Las Pinas City


So the HOUR came. I was outside exploring the streets of Las Pinas but to my disappointment it was just like an ordinary day. Businesses didn't even mind or better yet they have no clue as to what is going on. Billboards are still li and everybody just went with what they were doing. Luckily reached SM Southmall it was enveloped with darkeness. All signages are turned off and even on the inside lights were just coming from the establishments renting. It was good to see that A giant corporation like SM still has a soft spot for maother nature. They has a small program on the front entrance that involved a director from DENR who gave a small talk followed by a tribal inspired dance number.

Minutes before 8:30 PM

Inside

Think about this. The Earth hour happens only once a year. Meaning we are only asked one hour from the 8760 hours we have for the entire year. It's just sad that to some this is actually too much to ask. Making this years Earth Hour unsuccessful. At least to this area of the Metro.


Monday, March 15, 2010

My Week End



I've had a fun filled weekend with Family. It actually started two days prior the weekend with a simple dinner with my two siblings but the actual fun just started last Friday when we all attended my brothers wedding. Not only did it end the way it was suppose to but it ended with my daughter Kianna Gabrielle spending two full nights with us, with me. Imagine two whole days with my little girl. No father in my position could ever ask for more...

But the problem about all these is that time doesn't really stand still during these precious moments. No matter how much we pray for it. We all have to deal with the reality that it will end eventually. The sad part is that the crash is as equally painful as the high. In any case, its nice to hear someone calling you papa every once in a while. Makes me realize how strong and motivated I should be for her.

I guess this is exactly the whole point of my brother marrying. So that he'll have no reason to experience all these. All the sleepless nights, all the longing and pain. I applaud him for that. In a time when Marriage is no longer the only solution for early pregnancies. He stood up to what he believed in no matter what the cost. Best Wishes to you Mackoy and Mia. Cheers to a 100 years or more of love and love making. To you Mia, Welcome to the family...

And lastly, I'd like to share to you a photo of me and my siblings. A photo from the wedding. An event in which all of us was happy. Happy not because of a promotion, or a raise, nor because of anything else but because of one thing. FAMILY!





Thursday, March 11, 2010

My Sisters






So this is how it feels like... To be united with people, Family that you missed so much... Plus the fact that I've just proven that there's no such thing as irreconcilable diffrences between siblings. At least in my family. We had a pretty fun night. Too bad Mackoy wasn't there.To think that last night was actually for him. Hehehe No there's no stopping the wedding of the century. One more night to go and we'll have two new addition to the family. ( Formality...) hehehe

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Senator Madrigal @ Unang Hirit


I was watching Unang Hirit earlier this morning. On their segment called Hiritan sa 2010 where they guest the presidentiables and vice-presidentiables for the coming May election. Senator Jamby Madrigal was the one on the hot seat this morning. She was asked whether she was also bribed to step down the presidential race and discontinue the senate investigation against his rival Senator Manny Villar. She said yes. She was offered 1B pesos. No names were mentioned though. As usual.

She was also labeled as an attack dog for the said sanator but for me who cares? If she has the evidence to back up all her allegations then it's all good. She even placed another accusation on Senator Villar's shoulder for land grabbing in Laguna. Hmmm. Amazing isn't it? I salute senator Madrigals boldness. She's actually doing us a lot of favor. Whether her allegations are true or not at least some one is doing her part to investigate on all this. Can you imagine, even the veteran news anchor, Arnold "Igan" Clavio and Economist, Winnie Monsod were shocked to hear all that.

I say more expose Senator Madrigal. Let it be known to all that behind all the money and fame and Botox, there are a lot of skeletons in the good senators closet. All these are priceless.


From Paris with Love


Definitely not the best John Travolta movie but it was nice seeing him portray the Character of a good guy this time. After playing as a villain in most of his movies like Swordfish, The Punisher, and The Taking of Pelham 123. Travolta now was on the right side of the law. Though at first you'd probably mistake him for the bad guy. I did. Well his not!

The movie isn't a fancy spy game movie but it did the job. Travolta who played a high ranking US Agent made his way to France and did a lot of damage with the help of his new partner Rhys Meyer who looked a lot like Gio Alvarez. Hehehe (I can't deny the resemblance). It was a tragic love story that ended in the death of Rhys Meyer's Fiance. Sorry for ruining the story but that's just the way it is.


Photo taken from Google Image Bank


Monday, March 8, 2010

Vanity Sim Cards for Sale

I was browsing through a classified ad site earlier. You know where they buy and sell and trade cellular phones. Well most of them 2nd hands off course. Then I saw an ad that read " Vanity number sim cards." For those of you who are not familiar with the term. Before, it's more or less like a commemorative plate for your car. But now, it's just a continuous set of identical numbers on a set and the price of these sim card varies with the number of similar digits on the given set. Just to give you an idea.

09**84444444 this number set will cost you ten grand. Can you believe that?! Oh. and this one 09**8888880 for twelve grand. This is not a very uncommon practice though. Some people believe in numerology so much that I can literally say that they live their entire lives by the number. The Chinese for example believe that 8 is a lucky number so if your cell phone number is filled with 8, the luckier you could be. That I get but dang! I know that we Filipinos love to show off. Show off our new clothes, shoes, gears and even our least valuable possessions but even this is just to much for showing off. I know, that's probably why its called vanity sim cards on the first place.

I just don't get it. I say that's the reason why phone books are created on the first place right? So you don't have to memorize other peoples phone numbers. Duh?!


Percy Jackson

I just met Percy Jackson today. Though many of you have seen it in theaters. Me, I took my time and got acquainted with him through DVD. Not my first choice off course but I stuck with my gut that it'll keep me fascinated somehow. Though he was not as legendary as the infamous Harry Potter nor as cute and lovable as the vampire Edward Cullen but the thing that got me glued to my seat was my friends interest with Greek mythology. I suddenly remembered some familiar names... Names that he knew by heart. Like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and the likes.

Thanks Gene. We actually discussed it for days. He even showed me some illustrations from his comic books which was off course in Korean. It was like he was telling me the legends from his home town. I'm pretty sure that he'll be interested with it as well. I can't wait to tell him this later.

Well, anyways going back, Percy was okay. Plus Annabeth, daughter of Athena looked a lot like our very own Anna Roces. The story line though was quite predictable because it was tailored to meet the characters and the plot of the original thing. All in all, its just as exciting to watch as its magical counterparts. I haven't read the book yet so I still have no way of saying whether this is one of those that are better read than watched novels. But one thing is for sure though, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is a sure fire way for the kids to anticipate Greek literature before they even get to look for them on their school libraries.