Another waste of the peoples money

As seen on one of the many MRT stations. they even have this inside the coaches. What the f*ck are these for?! We are nowhere near a good economy, much less a country. how do i know this?

during one of my weekends of playing my sport, while crossing the street to purchase water and some crisps, i noticed a man beside a cart laying on the ground with his hand cluthing his head. He didn't appear to be injured externally so i approached him. To make sure he wasn't dead i said "manong okay lang po kayo?", he then looked at me and looked a bit alarmed (i was wearing a fatigue then) and he tried to quickly get up and tell me what was wrong with him.

the manong told me he suffered the week before and his head has been suffereing every since. i asked him about going to pgh and he said all the hospital could do for him was operate on the main problem and that was it. they have him no meds...nothing.

He said he needed to work so his family could eat and so that maybe he can buy some meds. I asked him to go to the Makati Hospital but they said that he couldn't afford the P3,000 they were charging him for things. Seeing i couldn't do anything for him medically. i then told him to wait for me. i went inside the store and bought him some water...perhpas it would relieve him some to get some water since he didn't appear to have any.

after i gave him the water i sat down with him and spoke with him for a few minutes. i then remembered some of my friends who belonged to some foundation may be able to help him. So i went back inside the place i came from and asked for their help after explaining the situation. They agreed. when we out to wait for the ambulance the old man was gone.

my only thoughts that time was that "Where the f*ck was the government for him?" they expect people like him and me to vote for their sorry asses during election and then disappear with the money...the use luxury cars, gas guzzling SUVs and get so many body guards and schedule so many unnecessary out of the country trips using OUR MONEY!

you see so many people with out water, electricity, a home...even a good road system. No basic needs...then you see f*cking Gloria act all mighty and righteous saying she has done all she can and is doing all and comes out with posters like this?!

The Philippines is not a country...it's a trap!

China does it again! Sentences 2 women, one 78 the other 79 to a labor camp

The two women, both in their late 70s, have never spoken out against China’s authoritarian government. Both walk with the help of a cane, and Ms. Wang is blind in one eye. Their grievance, receiving insufficient compensation when their homes were seized for redevelopment, is perhaps the most common complaint among Chinese displaced during the country’s long streak of fast economic growth.
But the Beijing police still sentenced the two women to an extrajudicial term of “re-education through labor” this week for applying to hold a legal protest in a designated area in Beijing, where officials promised that Chinese could hold demonstrations during the Olympic Games.

“Can you imagine two old ladies in their 70s being re-educated through labor?” asked Li Xuehui, Ms. Wu’s son, who said the police told the two women that their sentence might remain in suspension if they stayed at home and stopped asking for permission to protest.
“I feel very sad and angry because we’re only asking for the basic right of living and it’s been six years, but nobody will do anything to help,” Mr. Li said.

the Eraserheads reunite for one night

UltraElectroMagneticReunion!

August 30, 2008

at the CCP

the Beijing Olympics

• well, it seems to be in full swing. Seeing that the date is so near and so many people have invested so much into the games, it seems unfair to put a stop to it. But all things considered, people should not forget that China may view the Olympics differently from the rest of the world. It is possible that we view it as just the games in its old spirit and all that jazz...but to them, it could be a validation, that entire world is okay with what they are doing to Tibet and the other people they consider enemies of the state.
• Be the change you want to see in the world.
• Don't swept up with what the trend is, who is popular and and whether or not this person has been good in the past. Look at the facts, consider the state of affairs now and then judge. The Olympics must never be used like this again.

Wishing and regrets

these 2 things seem to go hand in hand, in love, in deicisions with work, what we buy and other stuff. For me it's regreting for not working hard enough to be able to see these people perform for one last time. there are people i still wish to see and can, but some of the greats are gone.

Lucianno Pavarotti
Marcel Marceau
George Carlin
Frank Sinatra
Bob Hope

some of the people i wanna see perform coz i can still see em (coz they're alive)

Robin Williams
the Corrs
Sting
Wanda Sykes
Lewis Black
Lily Tomlyn
Alana Davis
Beth Orton

my dog HEY

all this time we thought she was pregnant with another doggie's sperm...for a couple of months her tummy got bigger and bigger; that was, until a few days ago. We noticed that she was getting more inactive than usual and her tummy was too big to be pregnant.

We had her looked at and the stoooopid idiotic VET said she was okay and it would be a few weeks before she gave birth. Well, suffice it to say we are changing VETS coz that idiot obviously didn't even thoroughly eaxmine my dog.

Hey, that's one of her countless names....let's see, Gunther at 1st, the Pulot, then Pupu. But she seemed to respond to Hey more than any other name. She would always know what time i would arrive and be so happy when i got there, my brother really owns the dog but i was the one that really gave it love. i discovered she was surprisingly smart, does not bark at my friends, knows where to go everytime a strangers delivering something came in and never complained or whined.

i'll miss you HEY.

OW! my aching back!

my weekend started like any other weekend. plopping on the bed after my duty hours were over. i was so poopped that i didn't even get a chance to do my usual routine of cleaning up just befire hitting the sack....the last thing i remember was my body surrendering to the soft and cushy goodness of my matress and my pillows....aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.....

a few hours later i woke up refreshed. i noticed that my right leg was dangling from the edge of the bed. i must've been that tired that i didn't even adjust the position when i dove into the bed.

As i got up, i felt great and peachy....that is, until i stood up....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

.........stabbing pain from my lower back........

CRAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!!

i was immobile the entire weekend....sigh. it's been 5 days since that crappy day. i'm getting better but still unable to walk properly from the muscle strain i experienced. I'll go see the doctor soon....I'll get to it eventually...

at least i can walk now

There's gotta be more to life...

• Partying all night and sleeping all day has it's limits. when you see the same things, talk to the same people and talk about the same crap over and over about who did what to whom and where....sigh. I'm going stir crazy! It's time for a change of setting....when and how? NOW!
• Have you ever had those spur of the moment outta town trips? No i'm not talking about that sudden urge to go to Tagaytay for a little mushroom burger or hang out and the Highlands.... you can do that anytime! What i'm talking about is coming off your shift from work and then falling asleep in the car and waking up to tigers and well-paved roads and trees! Yes, i went to Subic once on a whim, after getting convinced by a friend that it would be cool...and indeed it was. I would've never thought that would happen in a million years.
• It's been a year since that happend and i want another trip outta town! The city is so sickening with all the stupid people living in it. Then there's the people who don't know how to live in the city and bring their bad and culturally different habits here, the result, a clash between real city folk and those who are city folk wanabees!
• Sigh...
• ...Sagada anyone?
  
  

a genius passes on

i was sadened with the news that George Carlin had died last Sunday of heart failure at 71. He was larger than life, funny-smart and his wit was unmatachable. I remember when he was introduced to me 2 years ago, i've been hooked on his genuis ever since.

i was looking up my e-mail and saw a his image right next to the word dead. i was in shock. while waiting for the article to load, i was reminded of the countless times this guy made me happy, no matter how many times he does it, he will still leave you in stiches.

Thank you George...

Godspeed

WHAT RICE SHORTAGE?!!!??!!

Can someone explain to me why a country that is 95% self sufficient in rice production over reacting over where to get the 5%?!

What is this stooopid world coming to?! This is the fault of the Philippine Media! the Philippine Media is alarmist and sensationlist in nature.

Look what you have done now you stoooopiiiid IDIOTS!!!!

the truth, there is no rice shortage!

We are letting these people who act as middle men between the farmers and us, and they are currently making millions off our letting them just do it. We must go into the street with torches and pitchforks and get all those hoarders and burn them at the stake!

my new chill spot

Ever since the fall of the Tower (Records), i found it difficult to find a place where i can just hang and be around people of the same wavelength. Starbucks stopped doing that for me when it became too mainstream and the crowd became bleach...Powerbooks simply sucks now since they moved from Pasay Road to Greenbelt 4. And the other bookstores and book reading places simply didn't offer the kind of mix i wanted in a chill spot.

Then a last year, Bonifacio High Street opened. i likey likey the place so much! it reminds me so much of the time i was in Manly in the land down under...arcade type stores and an bizarre landscape design caught my fancy. Finally, a space fronting Serendra opened...Fully Booked!

Merging graphic with chic, Fully Booked is a shop that brews inspiration. With a cozy lounge, soothing music, a well-informed staff, a music mezzanine, and a relaxed, intimate atmosphere, Fully Booked is not merely a bookshop but a lifestyle destination.

At last, a place i can be homey homey in...5 floors too!

before i get too old

yes...yet another list of things to do before i my mortal shell becomes way beyond the expiration date. although my grandparents and parents are already exhibiting signs of what will happen to me, and quite possibly get what they have, i wanna be able to to so many things. but this one will be that off what i want to achieve within the year after i get my new high paying job.

Saving will be a real challenge since i do extreme sports, but i know i can hack it.

1. see the Visayas and Mindanao region (Pearl Farm in Mindanao, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Palawan and of course Bohol!)

2. swim with dolphins

3. see those enormous whales in Sorsogon

4. Sagada time!

5. explore Batanes

6. bungee!

7. see the aurora borealis

8. explore China

9. learn to cook Filipino food

10. significantly change the life of one person

i know - i know...is this realistic? I say yes!

i've read somewhere that to get started on anything, while it is not possible now, to get a list together so it will be a constant reminder of your current goal. And so here it is...next stop, high paying job.

choosing between 2 beauties

OR

HMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

reaching a plateau

how do you know if you've reached a reality where you should be okay but then in the back of your mind you are still worried? Well, that's when you know you've reached your comfort zone. At least I feel that way. I am feel i am getting complacent and that i've done so much...when in fact when you look in, you haven't really done what ever list you had when you were in college. Like the things to achieve or to do before 30 or even death kinda list.

i need a change...i feel like i'm in a dead end job. I'm doing something about it...i've shopped around and found a possibly suitable job. They haven't called though. sigh.

I'm on my way to see the world soon, but i have to take it one step at a time. 1st new job, then get really good at it, SAVE, then see the world. if that don't work then i'll go be a gypsy in some other country.

I gotta get outta here...Sagada soon, then maybe Europe by the end of this year.