i was watching the news last night when the issue about Imelda Marco's jewelries came up. They got it from her, the govt. says it was from their ill gotten wealth and they were planning on selling it on the auction. Now poor former first lady filed a complain, i think or a motion for it to be stopped. Would it be just to sell it???
Well for me i think its not. I think the govt. is just envy of their political success and selling it is just their excuse to gain money. I just dont know the law that much but is it just right for the govt. to confiscate your properties if you were said to be corrupt? Like your precious shoes, jewelries etc etc etc.... Hay naku ang gobernment nga naman..Its o magulo!!!
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Saturday, September 10, 2005
incomparable violence
"To see is to believe" as the saying goes, but on our modern time now, believing does not always follow seeing the actual incident, for television has provided us the luxury of witnessing reality on our dear homes but this is incomparable to what reality really is. Television gives us the chance of witnessing reality, experience gore without actually sensing it, and shows a more docile images of reality.
Television's existence gives us the joy of seeing what is happening around the globe anytime and anywhere we want. Because everyone can access it, it does not filters what show to be shown that suits the viewer. Almost everything you asked for is found in TV channels. News programs although informative stress the violence that we are experiencing. Robberies, bombings worldwide, terrorism, deaths, rapes and more gruesome scenes are always showcased by our dear TV. Informing viewers is there primary objectives but the principle of double effect works. As they aim to inform us on the present situation, they flood viewers, things that are not really made to be aired, violence. As they inform us, they also show the violent reality that who knows who's watching at the moment. Thus, even the unadulterated minds of the young sees what the tube shows.
The tube makes things milder by being distant to the actual situation. It shows the violence outside our homes yet we can feel its rage and its effect by just watching. I don't know if it's a good thing that we are just watching it but watching it also makes an effect. We feel the emotions of the situation by just watching it; the fact that we see what is happening triggers our mind so that we can feel it. The violence that we see lets us experience it by just seeing it without actually undergoing that violence. Also it makes us connected with the situation feeling their emotions, just emotionally, though.
Although TV shows things of reality, it makes it more docile by taking away is physicality. The TV filters blood from gushing out of blooded bodies, shrapnel from hurting us, bullets from shooting us, screams from deafening us and gruesomeness from infiltrating us. This is the privilege that we get but this means that what we are seeing is far from what is really happening, the reality could be a lot more violent. Thus, violence on TV can't be compared to reality. A hard truth it is that the reality is a lot more brutal than what the tube shows. This just means that a more intense and strong emotion and trauma envelops reality.
When we watch TV, we also feel what we see however, it is just a mere glimpse of reality. The rage reality has is incomparable to what we feel. The violence that we see is just the tip of the iceberg, only the infamous part is shown. Life really is strong, and it deprives its strength to TV viewers leaving us unaware of what's life's violence is all about.
The things we see on TV is just a glimpse of life's real violence, thus it give us the privilege to see those things without actually undergoing it and most especially the TV showcases violence in a more docile way.
Television's existence gives us the joy of seeing what is happening around the globe anytime and anywhere we want. Because everyone can access it, it does not filters what show to be shown that suits the viewer. Almost everything you asked for is found in TV channels. News programs although informative stress the violence that we are experiencing. Robberies, bombings worldwide, terrorism, deaths, rapes and more gruesome scenes are always showcased by our dear TV. Informing viewers is there primary objectives but the principle of double effect works. As they aim to inform us on the present situation, they flood viewers, things that are not really made to be aired, violence. As they inform us, they also show the violent reality that who knows who's watching at the moment. Thus, even the unadulterated minds of the young sees what the tube shows.
The tube makes things milder by being distant to the actual situation. It shows the violence outside our homes yet we can feel its rage and its effect by just watching. I don't know if it's a good thing that we are just watching it but watching it also makes an effect. We feel the emotions of the situation by just watching it; the fact that we see what is happening triggers our mind so that we can feel it. The violence that we see lets us experience it by just seeing it without actually undergoing that violence. Also it makes us connected with the situation feeling their emotions, just emotionally, though.
Although TV shows things of reality, it makes it more docile by taking away is physicality. The TV filters blood from gushing out of blooded bodies, shrapnel from hurting us, bullets from shooting us, screams from deafening us and gruesomeness from infiltrating us. This is the privilege that we get but this means that what we are seeing is far from what is really happening, the reality could be a lot more violent. Thus, violence on TV can't be compared to reality. A hard truth it is that the reality is a lot more brutal than what the tube shows. This just means that a more intense and strong emotion and trauma envelops reality.
When we watch TV, we also feel what we see however, it is just a mere glimpse of reality. The rage reality has is incomparable to what we feel. The violence that we see is just the tip of the iceberg, only the infamous part is shown. Life really is strong, and it deprives its strength to TV viewers leaving us unaware of what's life's violence is all about.
The things we see on TV is just a glimpse of life's real violence, thus it give us the privilege to see those things without actually undergoing it and most especially the TV showcases violence in a more docile way.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
the burial, the hogwarts express, and the holiday
it was yesterday when tears had again fell in the eyes of the people. crying out loud, groaning and saying things was all we could hear. it was kuya emil's burial yesterday. the last time we could see his body, but he would be in our hearts forever.................
i would like to thank all the people who supported us. my friends, neighbors, bloggers etc. god bless you all.
last friday, while having our consti, we kinda tackled about jeepney drivers who would stop in the middle of the road, cause traffic if they would be imprisoned. hehehe. the crime is maybe shallow but its effect is disastrous. like you would be late in your exam, meeting, work, school. youll have hpn because of the inis to the driver. its their responsibility to maintain the jeepney, isnt it?? so it also their fault if it would stoped because of machine trouble.....you think it would be just????
im really glad there no classes today. its our midterms this week, and i havent really studied for it because i was busy. thank god and GMA for it.
i would like to thank all the people who supported us. my friends, neighbors, bloggers etc. god bless you all.
last friday, while having our consti, we kinda tackled about jeepney drivers who would stop in the middle of the road, cause traffic if they would be imprisoned. hehehe. the crime is maybe shallow but its effect is disastrous. like you would be late in your exam, meeting, work, school. youll have hpn because of the inis to the driver. its their responsibility to maintain the jeepney, isnt it?? so it also their fault if it would stoped because of machine trouble.....you think it would be just????
im really glad there no classes today. its our midterms this week, and i havent really studied for it because i was busy. thank god and GMA for it.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
in memory of kuya emil
last aug. 15, sunday, a very traic and painful thing happen to our family.
it was i think 9:45pm, sunday night, while i was talking in the phone and watching tv @ my moms room. mymom then burst into the room and shouted "si emilio nabaril daw, PATAY!",........................ emilio peralta, or emil as we call him is my ate's husband, so that makes him my brother in law. he was 24, and they just got married i think last year or last summer. they have a son, drew, my only nephew, who is 3 years old.........so i was shocked. i ask my mom who texted her, it was my ate who texted her. mom tried to call her but she run out of battery. mom told us to get ready and were gonna go at OLIVAREZ gen. HOSPITAL at sucat, pque. my mom was turning hysterical that time. while waiting for a taxi, i called mama pae, my tita who went there earlier. she was crying when i gave the phone to mom, she said that kuya emil's dead and was shot. my mom then burst out crying, and i was still speechless at that time. i still cant absorb what is happening. then on the bus was crying a little bit. then we arrived at the ER. people were there,police, airport police, media. kuya emils dead!.....i saw mama pae with swollen eyes and heard ate crying inside the closed curtains. mom went inside and i heard them cry. i went also, the embraced ate. there, lying in the bed was the body of kuya emil. i then cried, still on a shock with what had happened. then the funeral people came. unrolled the blanket covering him. i saw his body. his shirt drenched in blood and a gunshot in the left cheek.
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a holdupper shot kuya emil.
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his body is in rizal funeral homes, sucat.
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abante-tonite published a report last aug 16.
it was i think 9:45pm, sunday night, while i was talking in the phone and watching tv @ my moms room. mymom then burst into the room and shouted "si emilio nabaril daw, PATAY!",........................ emilio peralta, or emil as we call him is my ate's husband, so that makes him my brother in law. he was 24, and they just got married i think last year or last summer. they have a son, drew, my only nephew, who is 3 years old.........so i was shocked. i ask my mom who texted her, it was my ate who texted her. mom tried to call her but she run out of battery. mom told us to get ready and were gonna go at OLIVAREZ gen. HOSPITAL at sucat, pque. my mom was turning hysterical that time. while waiting for a taxi, i called mama pae, my tita who went there earlier. she was crying when i gave the phone to mom, she said that kuya emil's dead and was shot. my mom then burst out crying, and i was still speechless at that time. i still cant absorb what is happening. then on the bus was crying a little bit. then we arrived at the ER. people were there,police, airport police, media. kuya emils dead!.....i saw mama pae with swollen eyes and heard ate crying inside the closed curtains. mom went inside and i heard them cry. i went also, the embraced ate. there, lying in the bed was the body of kuya emil. i then cried, still on a shock with what had happened. then the funeral people came. unrolled the blanket covering him. i saw his body. his shirt drenched in blood and a gunshot in the left cheek.
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a holdupper shot kuya emil.
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his body is in rizal funeral homes, sucat.
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abante-tonite published a report last aug 16.
Friday, August 12, 2005
my week of anatomy..
ive been really busy this week...with what??? as usual and will never be..school works!!! omg....my crush is here..now i cant concentrate...
my anatomy quizzes is really freaking me out...its so baba...as well as my classmates'...but im really studying so hard na.....
friendster is loosing its shine...and i think multiply is outshining it....i just had my multiply account now, thanks to fritzy and michell that gave me the invites...
its really fun studying anatomy.....on the contrary its hard....it amazes me knowing how our body functions.....
books.......im really excited to read a book......lifes' so toxic kasi....i dont know what book to read pa....wala pa akong nabibili..hehehe...
my anatomy quizzes is really freaking me out...its so baba...as well as my classmates'...but im really studying so hard na.....
friendster is loosing its shine...and i think multiply is outshining it....i just had my multiply account now, thanks to fritzy and michell that gave me the invites...
its really fun studying anatomy.....on the contrary its hard....it amazes me knowing how our body functions.....
books.......im really excited to read a book......lifes' so toxic kasi....i dont know what book to read pa....wala pa akong nabibili..hehehe...
Friday, August 05, 2005
snape's the half blooded dork!!!
ive been getting gaga over hp6 since it was released last july. hp6???? for those who just went down from the mountains, hp6 is harry potter and the half blood prince..its the book 6 and 6th of the 7th installment of JK ROWLING'S books. its worth 1499. i just cant ask mom or dad to give me cash but i have to save for it. i have 1000 na...hehehe////500 more to go....
gossips about HP6 that fritzie babbled:
- first and i think the most important is that dumbledore died!!! can you imagine??? she told me harry doesnt want to go back to hogwarts bcoz of that....
-there's a recruitment of death eaters and aurors as well..
-snape is a doubled sided spy!!! that asshole....i knew it, if you read the order, snape is one of the order of the phoenix and he is loyal to the good side but the opposite happens here.
-theres a spell called non verbal spells...hhhmmm..sounds good eh???
-theres a lot of flirting and kissing going on....yehey..thats what i like about it.....whatever jt!
----------------SNAPES played a major role in the book.....hes part of the title and.....secret...
have you read HP6???? (apparate)
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gossips about HP6 that fritzie babbled:
- first and i think the most important is that dumbledore died!!! can you imagine??? she told me harry doesnt want to go back to hogwarts bcoz of that....
-there's a recruitment of death eaters and aurors as well..
-snape is a doubled sided spy!!! that asshole....i knew it, if you read the order, snape is one of the order of the phoenix and he is loyal to the good side but the opposite happens here.
-theres a spell called non verbal spells...hhhmmm..sounds good eh???
-theres a lot of flirting and kissing going on....yehey..thats what i like about it.....whatever jt!
----------------SNAPES played a major role in the book.....hes part of the title and.....secret...
have you read HP6???? (apparate)
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Tuesday, August 02, 2005
my career
honestly i cant concentrate right now. my crush is just 3 meters away from so im so kilig...hehehe..
anyway. im so excited on having our duty next sem. i really like interacting with people and added to the fact that i would help them. i know thate there are also many jobs there that enables us to interact with people but i think for me, being in the medical fiield is the beesssstttt way. heheeh.. yeah im being bias on what im saying.(im secretly looking at my crush sa monitor...yung reflection niya...) it just gives me a sense of satisfaction helping other people. im just so envy to the juniors and seniors who wears white, (i have to study more to be qualified) hahaha...anyway up to here..
anyway. im so excited on having our duty next sem. i really like interacting with people and added to the fact that i would help them. i know thate there are also many jobs there that enables us to interact with people but i think for me, being in the medical fiield is the beesssstttt way. heheeh.. yeah im being bias on what im saying.(im secretly looking at my crush sa monitor...yung reflection niya...) it just gives me a sense of satisfaction helping other people. im just so envy to the juniors and seniors who wears white, (i have to study more to be qualified) hahaha...anyway up to here..
Monday, August 01, 2005
ana,hp and politics
ive change my blog layout!!! hehehe...its quite absurd..(the layout of entries, im still trying to fix it and asking for help)...
anyway, i got my ana exam results and 78!!!! hahaha...its okay..its not bagsak but its quite low...many of us failed, same with the whole batch...
im really being political, as you can see in my previous post...i cant help it. i just cant help criticizing those people...hahaha...
im saving now for HP6. i really wanna have one..im a HP fan fyi!..
anyway, i got my ana exam results and 78!!!! hahaha...its okay..its not bagsak but its quite low...many of us failed, same with the whole batch...
im really being political, as you can see in my previous post...i cant help it. i just cant help criticizing those people...hahaha...
im saving now for HP6. i really wanna have one..im a HP fan fyi!..
Saturday, July 23, 2005
pinoys!!!!!!!
Are you proud to be a Filipino??? Yes I am!!
I just wanna laugh on what I just said, its really on the contrary on what is happening now, Its indirectly saying that I'm proud to be one of the people who is being lead by a president being asked to resign by the people who voted for her, in the first place.
Let's admit it; our political situation had always been like this. We put someone in the throne, and then ask them to resign immediately, be hostile if they ignore our commands. Hostile??? Yes, just look at those rally people who every now and then walks in the streets of EDSA and makati and everywhere else, asking someone to do something and be violent against the police force when not heard.
But political prodigies give us the option on changing the government, CHA CHA!!!!! These are the options they're giving us that we likewise rejected. I think chacha is good. Having a parliamentary government is what the people want, based on they're actions.
Anyway, back on being a Filipino. Yes, I'm proud of our heritage, colorful and blood stained past, I'm proud to be a Filipino. I'm proud of the pinoys who did well but was ignored by our own govt. hahahahaha…. I just wanna laugh…Have you notice that whenever someone becomes famous in they're career, and they have at least a drop of pinoy blood the country would surely publicized that person around the archipelago….but they didn’t help that person in the first place…that my point my dear bloggers. Why is it that our country or at least the government doesn’t want to spend even a centavo in cultivating the pinoys skills and talents but they will always be giving you the attention when you MADE IT out of your own????? Promoting self reliance??? I don’t think so.. Promoting independence??? Likwise.
.i dunno, I guess the government will always be like this unless someone will turn the rudder in a different direction.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
my phone broke
last sunday, while walking to the jeepney terminal, i was texting and then suddenly my phone, samsung v200 went white. i dont know why. but when i arrived home, i tried to turn it on again and it work, fortunately, but just the other day, it went completely white and stop working..........................................conclusion is i dont have a cellphone right now..poor me...but i think my dad would give me a new one...
a week of ....hhhmmm???
its been a week since my last post. i checked my blog always for comments but just had a hard time making time for my posting. thanks to those who keep on visting my blog, im also visiting yours from time to time.
this is just the same as the former weeks. i studied, studied and studied. last thursdaywe had our skeleton practical exam. its kinda weird looking at those human bones.hehehe. but i really enjoyed it.
i have been moody this week, switching moods from happy to silent type. i dont know why. i even joked the stuckups that i dont want stupid people in my sight.
anyway, we had our health care exam. i studied very hard for it. but when i was taking the test i didnt know the answer to 3 numbers, i remember, i felt really depressed after it. you the feeling of unsatisfaction???? the feeling of "panghihinayang"???? i asked myself why it happened??? i did everything for it. i prepared for it so much, but still i commited mistakes. im not against my mistakes, what im against is why our efforts doesnt pay off???? this is such an unfair world. but i just keep on praying for clarity of mind and strength to study.....
this is just the same as the former weeks. i studied, studied and studied. last thursdaywe had our skeleton practical exam. its kinda weird looking at those human bones.hehehe. but i really enjoyed it.
i have been moody this week, switching moods from happy to silent type. i dont know why. i even joked the stuckups that i dont want stupid people in my sight.
anyway, we had our health care exam. i studied very hard for it. but when i was taking the test i didnt know the answer to 3 numbers, i remember, i felt really depressed after it. you the feeling of unsatisfaction???? the feeling of "panghihinayang"???? i asked myself why it happened??? i did everything for it. i prepared for it so much, but still i commited mistakes. im not against my mistakes, what im against is why our efforts doesnt pay off???? this is such an unfair world. but i just keep on praying for clarity of mind and strength to study.....
Monday, July 04, 2005
no no no
i really dunno what am i going to blog about, but im here on our lib. we had our health care this morning and also after this. had my blood extracted for my hepatitis b screening, just ate at mcdonalds, juno and i were writing thoughts this morning, he was telling how he feels about fem and sorts. i just laughed and teased him more.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
crusader's night
it was "crusader's night" last night. it is the DLS-HSC (de la salle- health science campus) first get together. FYI, the colleges that belongs to hsc are CNM, CPT, CMRT and CM. the banners, flyers and posters promised bands and music and a lot of fun, including the host MIKE CHAN AND HYUBS and the other girl also a CH5 host and MAYONNAISE.
we went their around 8 pm. it was raining still so we went inside angelo king bldg. stayed there for i think an hour or less then went outside when we heard the host start blabbing.
the performances are okay, some are boring, some sucks but some are really great.
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finally it rained hard again....we went inside...then this chubby girl passed by us. i recognized her, she was one of mayo's members. she was the bassist. but i didnt realize it until the band was called. then it was their turn....
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OMG!!!!
it was really noisy, i havent heard any of their songs except for JOPAY...they sung 5 songs, JOPAY the last.. there were people ion front slamming their bodies with each other.
just an added info:
DLSU taft- archers
DLSU dasma- patriots
DLS- hsc- crusaders
we went their around 8 pm. it was raining still so we went inside angelo king bldg. stayed there for i think an hour or less then went outside when we heard the host start blabbing.
the performances are okay, some are boring, some sucks but some are really great.
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finally it rained hard again....we went inside...then this chubby girl passed by us. i recognized her, she was one of mayo's members. she was the bassist. but i didnt realize it until the band was called. then it was their turn....
785u6io5j89r7r
t5ut9057rngou7509
niory8r7t985ntkl5
miou7g8954uyy5n
OMG!!!!
it was really noisy, i havent heard any of their songs except for JOPAY...they sung 5 songs, JOPAY the last.. there were people ion front slamming their bodies with each other.
just an added info:
DLSU taft- archers
DLSU dasma- patriots
DLS- hsc- crusaders
Thursday, June 30, 2005
poli-self
i was beginning to think that studying is very hard. i have my anatomy and physiology of the human body class every thursday. its a 9 hour class(can you imagine), in an underground ana room that freezes me everytime, so i have to bring my jacket. anyway, we always have pre test, post test and midtest.... yeah every test that you can imagine. and the hard part is that the topic is so long e.g. integ sys, muscular, skelaetal....you have to study the whole chapter beforehand and memorize all the details...and we have to maintain a grade of 80% to be promoted to 2nd sem.....anyway ana is fun but its really hard, it really drains my brain out.
anyway this one's a lot significant than the former....
PGMA made a public apology on what she had done. clearly, she said that she was just guarding her votes....hhhmmm??!!! damn those vote.. is she really the president by law??? did she really won??? but for me that's not the issue, the issue is about those stupid welgists (correct???) since marco's regime the pinoy have been rallying and shouting out loud and practicing their freedom of speech, criticizing the govt, the administration and whoever it was.. they would put someone in the office and after a while they would put them down...what do we really want??? we are not contented on what the politicians doing..we always want to be SOMEONE... why not go with the flow and just follow the leaders??? its not hard.. the leaders are being pressured to do this and that becuse of the will of the people, and not doing what they have planned....can you get it??? they spread out their platforms on election time and when they win they start doing it..but the pinoys wanted all of it at once.....hay naku....????....so are you one of us or them??
anyway this one's a lot significant than the former....
PGMA made a public apology on what she had done. clearly, she said that she was just guarding her votes....hhhmmm??!!! damn those vote.. is she really the president by law??? did she really won??? but for me that's not the issue, the issue is about those stupid welgists (correct???) since marco's regime the pinoy have been rallying and shouting out loud and practicing their freedom of speech, criticizing the govt, the administration and whoever it was.. they would put someone in the office and after a while they would put them down...what do we really want??? we are not contented on what the politicians doing..we always want to be SOMEONE... why not go with the flow and just follow the leaders??? its not hard.. the leaders are being pressured to do this and that becuse of the will of the people, and not doing what they have planned....can you get it??? they spread out their platforms on election time and when they win they start doing it..but the pinoys wanted all of it at once.....hay naku....????....so are you one of us or them??
Saturday, June 25, 2005
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its been a while since i last posted an entry here. i have been quite busy with school. stdudying very well and going home late. but the urge for blogging still won't vanish in me. i woulod still blog no matter what. and thats why i made another template. its quite the same with my older one. i just cahnge the pictures and images and some colors.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
independence day post
i was reading Philippine Star this morning when i pass through an article by Yason Banal, The F word in an F world.
theres a qoute there by Diosdado Macapagal that made me think on our country's independence.
"A nation is born into freedom on the day when such a people, molded into a nation by a process of cultural evolution and sense of oneness born of common struggle and suffering, announces to the world that it asserts its natural right to liberty and is ready to defend it with blood, life, and honor." –Diosdado Macapagal, on June 12, Independence Day
i agree with DM, a country whose people asserts their freedom and rights is an independent one. the freedom from aliens are not its only basis, although we are not in anyones hand, we are still dependent on something. the people should know their rights in order to fight for it when injustice comes. the people should fight for it and must not let abusive officials take over the law. well, i believe the law is for the citizens. it is their to protect us, to guide us and help us. but as i can see, it is the other way around, the citizens are for the law. we are serving the law by tolerating bribes. we are being manipulated by law makers and using the law as a threat. we bribe to escape from the law, we pay the law to get out of it. but i cant blame them. who wants to be imprisoned anyway, no one, but why do they keep on doing unlawful things? thats the question.
anyway, today is our independence day, JUNE 12, 2005. may we be free forever. may we practice the rights of everyone. and may we act justly and lawfully.
theres a qoute there by Diosdado Macapagal that made me think on our country's independence.
"A nation is born into freedom on the day when such a people, molded into a nation by a process of cultural evolution and sense of oneness born of common struggle and suffering, announces to the world that it asserts its natural right to liberty and is ready to defend it with blood, life, and honor." –Diosdado Macapagal, on June 12, Independence Day
i agree with DM, a country whose people asserts their freedom and rights is an independent one. the freedom from aliens are not its only basis, although we are not in anyones hand, we are still dependent on something. the people should know their rights in order to fight for it when injustice comes. the people should fight for it and must not let abusive officials take over the law. well, i believe the law is for the citizens. it is their to protect us, to guide us and help us. but as i can see, it is the other way around, the citizens are for the law. we are serving the law by tolerating bribes. we are being manipulated by law makers and using the law as a threat. we bribe to escape from the law, we pay the law to get out of it. but i cant blame them. who wants to be imprisoned anyway, no one, but why do they keep on doing unlawful things? thats the question.
anyway, today is our independence day, JUNE 12, 2005. may we be free forever. may we practice the rights of everyone. and may we act justly and lawfully.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
summers over for me
i enrolled last tuesday, i got my schedule and looked at it. OMG! is this really what i am going to attend? look at this from mondays to fridays my classes are from 8 am to 6 pm, then every saturday it is from 8 am to 11 am.
i have classes 6 days a week.
and i have saturday classes, i have one last sem and its awfull, impractical and tiring, but we diont have one every wednesday.
but good thing all of my classes are in hsc but still i have a couple in the main campus.
im really excited to bond with my friends.
my tropa, 4 or 3 of them rebetd a house, which means we can now hangout there.
but aaahhh...i hope we can survive 2nd year of nursing.
TO ALL STUDENTS OUT THERE, GOOD LUCK AND LET THE CLASS BEGINS!!
i have classes 6 days a week.
and i have saturday classes, i have one last sem and its awfull, impractical and tiring, but we diont have one every wednesday.
but good thing all of my classes are in hsc but still i have a couple in the main campus.
im really excited to bond with my friends.
my tropa, 4 or 3 of them rebetd a house, which means we can now hangout there.
but aaahhh...i hope we can survive 2nd year of nursing.
TO ALL STUDENTS OUT THERE, GOOD LUCK AND LET THE CLASS BEGINS!!
Friday, June 03, 2005
read and be millionaire
i am a fan of game ka na ba? since then, the shows not give prizes but it also educates the viewers on the broad range of questions that are asked. people's mind are asked to think and analyze things from their everyday living to the most complicated things.
i was watching the reign of WENG, the one week champion. on e of his million peso question was something to do with everyday things. so i thought it was the TOOTHBRUSH, and it is indeed.
then just i think last week a question about a high tech gadget, so i thought it was an MP# PLAYER/IPOD, and again it is.
then just today the question asked was about an intelligent showbiz personality, a harvrd alumnus, and can speak 5 languages. the i said its NATALIE PORTMAN, im really sure of my answer. and it was her.
IVE READ THOSE THINGS IN DIFFERENT LITERARY MATERIALS, HEARD OF IT, AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT. READING IS REALLY FUN AND VERY USEFUL. SO READ READ READ.
i was watching the reign of WENG, the one week champion. on e of his million peso question was something to do with everyday things. so i thought it was the TOOTHBRUSH, and it is indeed.
then just i think last week a question about a high tech gadget, so i thought it was an MP# PLAYER/IPOD, and again it is.
then just today the question asked was about an intelligent showbiz personality, a harvrd alumnus, and can speak 5 languages. the i said its NATALIE PORTMAN, im really sure of my answer. and it was her.
IVE READ THOSE THINGS IN DIFFERENT LITERARY MATERIALS, HEARD OF IT, AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT. READING IS REALLY FUN AND VERY USEFUL. SO READ READ READ.
Monday, May 16, 2005
THE STARBUCKS PRINCIPLE
-MY MOM SENT THIS TO ME VIA EMAIL, IT WAS FROM HER YAHOO GROUP MASCI '77
haven't you noticed how starbucks has taken the place of megamall, enchanted kingdom and jollibee? today, starbucks spells gimik. suddenly everyone is mad about coffee, and is willing to spend a whoping hundred bucks for "one tall _mocha frappe please!"
everyone claims it's different, it's something else, it's to die for. instead of catching a nice flick at the cinema, the filipino's new idea of fun is to voluntarily aprk their buns at the cafe and
gulp all the caffeine they can.
no one knows exactly why starbucks has become a hoT spot, when what they serve is just foamed blend 45 for crying out loud.
oh try pointing out this to starbucks fanatics (i.e. the likes of teeny-boppers and kikay girls), and you can expect getting attacked on how little you know about coffee. get ready with the answers like "duh! starbucks isn't just coffee! they're ground beans and processed chocolate and skimme milk! what do you know about that?"
they have a point there though bec even in US, when you talk coffee, starbucks comes first. their ingredients are never questionable, and if i'm not mistaken, starbucks is an establishes-since-year brand. in short, starbucks is the coffee authority. but it ends there. starbucks is coffee period. certainly not a gimmick place of some sort, not convincing enough as an alternative for the mall. this i repeat, is the case in the US.
but starbucks invades manila and here it becomes an obession. as you may have already seen, the interiors of starbucks cafes are all designed to create a distinct ambience. notice from the italian-tiled flooring, to the cowboy-motif wall covering, to the fancy lamps, tables and chairs crafted like those only seen in home magazines.
of course, who would miss the complicated bar counter, behind which all the grinders and blenders are displayed as if to remind you they really do process your cappuccino.
i mean, who can resist frequenting a posh place like this? instead of worrying about other important things, the typical kikay teenager puts on her best dress, and with her kikay friends goes straight to starbucks where she orders "one tall caramel please!" this takes time to prepare, whch is fine. she feels rewarded by the fact that the ethical barista would shout her name accross the room by the time her frappe is ready.
after she claims it, she heads for the self service corner where she takes excessive packets of extra sugar, extra cream, an inch thick of tissue paper for souvenir. then she sits by the front window, hoping someone she knows would pass by and see her drinking expensive coffee. she takes remarkably small sips in order to prolong her stay, like a real smart-ass.
during the entire process, there is the obligatory flaunting of nokia cellphones, the occasional eruptins of "yeah" and "sure" here and there. you get the impression everyone in the room is from the conyo sector. pathetic as it is, the starbucks atmosphere is so contagious that it simply brings out the social climber in one.
you have to admit that the Philippine franchiser - whoever he is - deserves credit. he's certainly not stupid. he sees through us filipinos, and definitely knows how to flatter us. mr.starbucks is aware of the average pinoy desire to be associated and considered among the elite becwell, in reality, the average pinoy is far from being that. the average pinoy home is less attrctive than a place like starbucks. the average pinoy meal si without garnishes. the average pinoy environment is less comforting and convenient than the service of starbucks.
but when in starbucks, the averagge pinoy is instantly made to feel he's in new york, or las vegas or paris, or anywhere elso but manila -
one probable reason why we filipinos buy this flick. we are total suckers for anything that is western in concept. but starbucks has gone beyond colonial mentality; it has become pure escapism. it helps us forget about the EDSA traffic jam,. the hostges in mindanao, and the decreasing popularity of ERAP. in this age of harsh realities of poverty and chaos, anything that offers oblivion and temporary indulgence sells fast. no matter how costly it is.
with their little creativity in repackaging, starbucks is no longer coffee. it's already a religion,. that we filipinos practically worship that green logo with exotic lady shows where we derive our strength to move on. it is from the promise of starbucks every pay day.
haven't you noticed how starbucks has taken the place of megamall, enchanted kingdom and jollibee? today, starbucks spells gimik. suddenly everyone is mad about coffee, and is willing to spend a whoping hundred bucks for "one tall _mocha frappe please!"
everyone claims it's different, it's something else, it's to die for. instead of catching a nice flick at the cinema, the filipino's new idea of fun is to voluntarily aprk their buns at the cafe and
gulp all the caffeine they can.
no one knows exactly why starbucks has become a hoT spot, when what they serve is just foamed blend 45 for crying out loud.
oh try pointing out this to starbucks fanatics (i.e. the likes of teeny-boppers and kikay girls), and you can expect getting attacked on how little you know about coffee. get ready with the answers like "duh! starbucks isn't just coffee! they're ground beans and processed chocolate and skimme milk! what do you know about that?"
they have a point there though bec even in US, when you talk coffee, starbucks comes first. their ingredients are never questionable, and if i'm not mistaken, starbucks is an establishes-since-year brand. in short, starbucks is the coffee authority. but it ends there. starbucks is coffee period. certainly not a gimmick place of some sort, not convincing enough as an alternative for the mall. this i repeat, is the case in the US.
but starbucks invades manila and here it becomes an obession. as you may have already seen, the interiors of starbucks cafes are all designed to create a distinct ambience. notice from the italian-tiled flooring, to the cowboy-motif wall covering, to the fancy lamps, tables and chairs crafted like those only seen in home magazines.
of course, who would miss the complicated bar counter, behind which all the grinders and blenders are displayed as if to remind you they really do process your cappuccino.
i mean, who can resist frequenting a posh place like this? instead of worrying about other important things, the typical kikay teenager puts on her best dress, and with her kikay friends goes straight to starbucks where she orders "one tall caramel please!" this takes time to prepare, whch is fine. she feels rewarded by the fact that the ethical barista would shout her name accross the room by the time her frappe is ready.
after she claims it, she heads for the self service corner where she takes excessive packets of extra sugar, extra cream, an inch thick of tissue paper for souvenir. then she sits by the front window, hoping someone she knows would pass by and see her drinking expensive coffee. she takes remarkably small sips in order to prolong her stay, like a real smart-ass.
during the entire process, there is the obligatory flaunting of nokia cellphones, the occasional eruptins of "yeah" and "sure" here and there. you get the impression everyone in the room is from the conyo sector. pathetic as it is, the starbucks atmosphere is so contagious that it simply brings out the social climber in one.
you have to admit that the Philippine franchiser - whoever he is - deserves credit. he's certainly not stupid. he sees through us filipinos, and definitely knows how to flatter us. mr.starbucks is aware of the average pinoy desire to be associated and considered among the elite becwell, in reality, the average pinoy is far from being that. the average pinoy home is less attrctive than a place like starbucks. the average pinoy meal si without garnishes. the average pinoy environment is less comforting and convenient than the service of starbucks.
but when in starbucks, the averagge pinoy is instantly made to feel he's in new york, or las vegas or paris, or anywhere elso but manila -
one probable reason why we filipinos buy this flick. we are total suckers for anything that is western in concept. but starbucks has gone beyond colonial mentality; it has become pure escapism. it helps us forget about the EDSA traffic jam,. the hostges in mindanao, and the decreasing popularity of ERAP. in this age of harsh realities of poverty and chaos, anything that offers oblivion and temporary indulgence sells fast. no matter how costly it is.
with their little creativity in repackaging, starbucks is no longer coffee. it's already a religion,. that we filipinos practically worship that green logo with exotic lady shows where we derive our strength to move on. it is from the promise of starbucks every pay day.
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