Define what happiness is to you. What are your expectations of happiness? I personally realized that I had a distorted ideal of what happiness is. Happiness isn’t about doing back flips everyday. Life is an emotional roller coaster. Sometimes we are happy, other times we will be sad, angry, frustrated, etc. To me, happiness is something I feel on any given day. To say that I’m unhappy means that I’m unhappy everyday, period. However, what about when I do something I enjoy like going for a run along the beach, or cooking, or when I spend time with my friends / cousins chatting and watching movies / tv series or going out with them. Is it appropriate to say that I’m unhappy even though I’m enjoying what I’m doing? Remember, it’s about what you are feeling right now, not something in the past, this is brooding. If we dwell on all the things that make us unhappy then naturally we will feel miserable.
What I find helpful is to engage in what I’m doing, rather than letting my mind wander off. This way I can isolate my feelings specifically to what I’m doing. What I discovered was that I’m actually happy, just not as happy as I would like to be (yet). There’s a difference.
In saying all this, it’s not something that will change overnight. It will take persistence. But being aware enables us to make the necessary changes.
I will close with a question I once asked myself that helped me make an important realization: If we can’t see the good things we already have, then how will we see the good things we don’t have?
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
dream (5)
i wish for another good dream.
i miss these artistically surreal dreams i almost always have whenever i undergo my REM sessions.
but how can i when i rarely even get sleep
and counting sheep isn't even the problem?
i guess i should be wishing for this first:
a regular, ample sleep.
i miss these artistically surreal dreams i almost always have whenever i undergo my REM sessions.
but how can i when i rarely even get sleep
and counting sheep isn't even the problem?
i guess i should be wishing for this first:
a regular, ample sleep.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
in void of
like the oar behind the sail
afloat or the branches of
a tree behind the leaves,
missing has never been
as painful as the waves
kissing and leaving
the sand anew.
to the distance.
yes, from the distance.
as the moon fails
to kiss the earth.
that’s how the yard
of your blooming blossoms
became to be
the morning after.
beneath the shadow of dawn,
fog falling down.
afloat or the branches of
a tree behind the leaves,
missing has never been
as painful as the waves
kissing and leaving
the sand anew.
to the distance.
yes, from the distance.
as the moon fails
to kiss the earth.
that’s how the yard
of your blooming blossoms
became to be
the morning after.
beneath the shadow of dawn,
fog falling down.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
My Fault.
It isn't anyone's but mine,
a carefree way of not showing.
And I'm sorry If you've felt bad
or uncomfortable, forgive me.
You've pulled me out of every manhole,
saved me every time from drowning.
Called me back to earth and,
released me from my prisons.
Showed me cultures and varied tastes,
instilled that dreams aren't ever fake.
That magic's not a fairytale,
and science holds the truth to tell.
Showed me that I can always think,
and choose even amidst mistakes.
And for all of this I cannot take,
a path without you.
I'm Sorry.
a carefree way of not showing.
And I'm sorry If you've felt bad
or uncomfortable, forgive me.
You've pulled me out of every manhole,
saved me every time from drowning.
Called me back to earth and,
released me from my prisons.
Showed me cultures and varied tastes,
instilled that dreams aren't ever fake.
That magic's not a fairytale,
and science holds the truth to tell.
Showed me that I can always think,
and choose even amidst mistakes.
And for all of this I cannot take,
a path without you.
I'm Sorry.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Prayer
Father in heaven we thank you for all the blessings you have given us.You have always watched over us and provided our needs. Lord you are the reason why we are still alive, why we still manage to survive in this world despite hardships and tribulations that we encounter in our daily existence. You are the source of our strength, our courage and our determination.
Lord please forgive all of us for our shortcomings, for the never ending sins that we continuously commit. Please grant us the wisdom to know and rectify our mistakes, please fortify our spirit so that we can fight the endless temptations in this world dear God. May you bless us with the power of your Holy Spirit so that we can endure every obstacle that would come our way. Please watch over our loved ones and keep them away from harm, and may you touch all of us so that we can remain healthy and strong.
Lord you are the master and creator of everything, you know what each and everyone of us so desperately desire. Father please look deep within our hearts, hear our cry oh Lord and if we are worthy of the things that we are asking for, please help us in our quest to achieve and obtain them. Guide us all throughout our journey Father, so that all our fears will be consigned to oblivion, so that we can attain inner peace.
AMEN.
Lord please forgive all of us for our shortcomings, for the never ending sins that we continuously commit. Please grant us the wisdom to know and rectify our mistakes, please fortify our spirit so that we can fight the endless temptations in this world dear God. May you bless us with the power of your Holy Spirit so that we can endure every obstacle that would come our way. Please watch over our loved ones and keep them away from harm, and may you touch all of us so that we can remain healthy and strong.
Lord you are the master and creator of everything, you know what each and everyone of us so desperately desire. Father please look deep within our hearts, hear our cry oh Lord and if we are worthy of the things that we are asking for, please help us in our quest to achieve and obtain them. Guide us all throughout our journey Father, so that all our fears will be consigned to oblivion, so that we can attain inner peace.
AMEN.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Random
Avengers Divisoria Twitter You Are So Beautiful No One To Love Somebody Amanpulo Singapore Gago Ungas Dubai Smile Kiss Ireland UK Mean Escort Acuatico DM Cruise Echo Crush Charger Smart Globe Sun Mulan Reunion Trust Flirt Shaolin Bangs Cute Jessica Sanchez Boracay Tumbler Chismis You Miss I Controversal Game Over
Random Thoughts Bow.
Random Thoughts Bow.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Legal Basis
Legal basis need not be explained.
If everything has to be proven and explained, then nothing can be explained at all.
There must be a self evident proposition on which something stands and subsists.
This proposition need not be explained since it is evident.
An attempt to explain this self-evident proposition will lead to an endless question and dispute.
Hence, if everything needs to be explained, nothing can be explained and asserted in the end.
To make the long story short, not every detail needs an explanation.
If everything has to be proven and explained, then nothing can be explained at all.
There must be a self evident proposition on which something stands and subsists.
This proposition need not be explained since it is evident.
An attempt to explain this self-evident proposition will lead to an endless question and dispute.
Hence, if everything needs to be explained, nothing can be explained and asserted in the end.
To make the long story short, not every detail needs an explanation.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Untitled
I regrettably yielded, I finally submitted.
Like a soft wind that breezes off a weathered leaf,
Too subtle, feeling reassured of a gentle catch beneath,
Just as any other scoured leaf on a mid-autumn day.
Fragility that once beacons,
It dithers, never ceases to be restless,
A fallen life, a fatal choice of falling.
Like a soft wind that breezes off a weathered leaf,
Too subtle, feeling reassured of a gentle catch beneath,
Just as any other scoured leaf on a mid-autumn day.
Fragility that once beacons,
It dithers, never ceases to be restless,
A fallen life, a fatal choice of falling.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Message (2)

But after all the din of the celebration dies down, the graduate looks at himself and asks: What next? This is how the real world; I am on my own now. I have to start moving toward success.
What is your definition of success? Many will say a high paying job, a car, a beautiful house in an exclusive subdivision. And if you don't get these things, do you consider yourself a failure? Many people define success as the opposite of failure, but as one commencement speaker said: "Success is not the opposite of failure. It is an integral part of failure" Which means that in life, if there is an important thing you want but you fail to achieve it after several attempts, don't give up. Determination, a firm resolve - keep going, until success happens.
There is no reason for you to allow fear to get in your way. As Nelson Mandela has said: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world".
Congratulation Graduates!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Fraternity / Sorority
Joining a fraternity or a sorority (why single out the boys only?) is a matter of choice, an exercise of our right to join any organization. And no one can prevent us from joining, not even the state.
I get emotional every time this topic is touched. I have nothing personal against fraternities since I do respect and uphold freedom of expression. It's just a matter of how some fraternities regard themselves in our society in comparison to "barbaric" non-frat members like myself. They tend to place themselves on par of everyone else. Then, what would you have if every fraternity had such kind of thinking? Endless fratwars for dominance. Lo, the culture of violence, patriarchy and patronage is preserved. Why would you join a frat in the first place? To make connections, ensure employment and wield unbridled access to elite activities? True, not all fraternities engage in violence/fratwars. Some are known for their noble endeavors. Aside from the moronic hazing, what is undesirable about some fraternities is the way elders favor members in place of more qualified applicants to a company where these elders are the bosses. Some law firms are virtual repositories of fraternity/sorority brotherhood/sisterhood. What culture do you call that? Even in government, those who get appointed are the people who have the fraternity connections.
I am not totally against fraternities as they can also be potent catalyst for positive change. For those aiming to join one, caution should be taken to study carefully each frat's history, mission, program of activities, alumni, social standing, etc. Otherwise, fraternities could spell a lifetime of bondage to a wrong cause.
I get emotional every time this topic is touched. I have nothing personal against fraternities since I do respect and uphold freedom of expression. It's just a matter of how some fraternities regard themselves in our society in comparison to "barbaric" non-frat members like myself. They tend to place themselves on par of everyone else. Then, what would you have if every fraternity had such kind of thinking? Endless fratwars for dominance. Lo, the culture of violence, patriarchy and patronage is preserved. Why would you join a frat in the first place? To make connections, ensure employment and wield unbridled access to elite activities? True, not all fraternities engage in violence/fratwars. Some are known for their noble endeavors. Aside from the moronic hazing, what is undesirable about some fraternities is the way elders favor members in place of more qualified applicants to a company where these elders are the bosses. Some law firms are virtual repositories of fraternity/sorority brotherhood/sisterhood. What culture do you call that? Even in government, those who get appointed are the people who have the fraternity connections.
I am not totally against fraternities as they can also be potent catalyst for positive change. For those aiming to join one, caution should be taken to study carefully each frat's history, mission, program of activities, alumni, social standing, etc. Otherwise, fraternities could spell a lifetime of bondage to a wrong cause.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Quotations.
My response to the repetitious and, if I may say, bland questions as to the life choice I've taken can be fairly summarized by the following quotations. (Pasintabi kina Emerson, Thoreau, Mao, Ghandi, Rand and, yes, Christ.)
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you tha...t you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
“What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
“If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you will never read, you have done rare things”
“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.”
“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”
"One cannot advance without mistakes... It is necessary to make mistakes. The party cannot be educated without learning from mistakes. This has great significance."
"One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds."
"'Ambition' means the systematic pursuit of achievement and of constant improvement in respect to one’s goal. Like the word 'selfishness,' and for the same reasons, the word 'ambition' has been perverted to mean only the pursuit of dubious or evil goals, such as the pursuit of power; this left no concept to designate the pursuit of actual values. But 'ambition' as such is a neutral concept: the evaluation of a given ambition as moral or immoral depends on the nature of the goal. A great scientist or a great artist is the most passionately ambitious of men. A demagogue seeking political power is ambitious. So is a social climber seeking 'prestige.' So is a modest laborer who works conscientiously to acquire a home of his own. The common denominator is the drive to improve the conditions of one’s existence, however broadly or narrowly conceived. ('Improvement' is a moral term and depends on one’s standard of values. An ambition guided by an irrational standard does not, in fact, lead to improvement, but to self-destruction.)"
"Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition. The political goal presupposes the two others. The human characteristic required by statism is docility, which is the product of hopelessness and intellectual stagnation. Thinking men cannot be ruled; ambitious men do not stagnate."
“What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.”
Friday, April 13, 2012
things i miss (2)
1. rice
2. mr. kabab @ west avenue
3. soju
4.your sweetness chocolates
5. a niceprivate convo with you
2. mr. kabab @ west avenue
3. soju
4.
5. a nice
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Equality

Aren't all people regardless of color, gender, political affiliation and the like entitled to equal protection of the law? Or at least uplifted when the delicate balance of the aforementioned powers are distantly skewed from women, homosexuals, etc?
Rights are called rights because these must be exercised without any requirement as to color, gender, religious or political affiliation. Otherwise, they are simply privileges. Rights are intrinsic to the person. Rights make civilized society more livable and enhance the dignity of the human person. Rights must be available to man, woman or otherwise. These rights must only be taken away only by due process of law and not because one belongs to a gender or race looked upon as not superior.
One should be sensitive with regards to issues like these. How would you feel when you are oppressed by a society so antagonistic towards those who cannot perpetuate their power because they fail to overwhelmingly assert their biological superiority? I guess, like those who wish to be vindicated, one is repulsed by such idea. No one likes to be oppressed. Especially when you know what it's like to be in the shoes of the oppressed.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
IDEA & IMPRESSION
I was told that idea and impression is different in a sense. So, what's the sense? I hope I remembered it quite well.
Example of this is when one sees a shadow at night. That shadow may give an IMPRESSION of a male or a female - the thing is nobody can be so sure - thus, it cannot be a verified knowledge. Now, once that person appears, let's say it's really a man, then you now have an IDEA that that person and person's shadow was of a man (that man).
Feel free to critique.
Idea is a state of mind that one may have over something/someone consisting of certain verifiable knowledge. On the other hand, impression is a state of mind over something/someone NOT consisting of verified knowledge but of mere personal biases due to culture, education, sex, religion, physical appearance, political history or other circumstantial facts.

Another example maybe is when one is asked in a class recitation about a case that he has not read. In this situation, of course there is no idea. But, there is an impression. What impression is that? Simple. The case is relevant to the topic. That's it nothing more nothing less. But is case's relevance to the topic and the case itself the same thing? No. The case itself is the idea. If you don't know the case, there is no idea. If you only knew that the case is relevant to the topic, then that is an impression. You do not even know for sure that it is relevant until you have read it.
When asked, do you have an idea? If you really do not know and you are just to smile and say something cute, you only have an impression and not idea.
The common experience amongst us is when asked "what is your first impression" about somebody. Then we will say "akala ko dati suplada, pero nung kalaunan nakilala ko din at mabait naman pala". Take note the phrase "akala ko" (i thought). A person always have a first impression about somebody whom he really doesn't know. Whom he has no verified knowledge about. If this is the case, then you are freely and voluntarily creating your own impression. But once you've come to know that person, you will have realizations. You will have a verified knowledge. That's where the "akala ko" (i thought) sets in. When that happens, you start to form an idea. An idea which will last forever or at least longer than a mere first impression.
However, sometimes, first impressions are correct. But when will you know whether it is correct or verified? It will only happen after having understood that something/somebody beyond mere biases/impressions.
Let us then become holders of ideas not impressions. Verify important things or things that seem important to us in one way or another. Lovers of wisdom unite!
Friday, January 13, 2012
RESPECT
Respect is a big word.
We also see it and interpret it in different ways.
How exactly do we understand this virtue?
Saturday, December 31, 2011
New Year's Resolution
DISCIPLINE. That’s how things should be. So that's how I'll make it. And I only have 18 for this year.
- For 2012, I should scour the whole world. Finish off all the places to be at. I’ll become the backpacker I’ve always wanted to be.
- I'll buy a new Laptop. Because I'll write again. To sharpen my skills with the pen, or at least the keyboard.
- I'll start getting organized. With my work planner, and personal organizer, this should be a bit easier. I'll save time, make time and use time.
- Find a new job, hopefully. Hello Abroad! Ha-ha
- I'll start studying some recipes. Practice cooking. I should have cooked all the recipes in my mind by end of the year.
- Quit DRINKING.
- I'll not buy a phone. I'm happy with my current one, and I'll not fall for advancements or anything. Hello iPhone 5S.
- Spend more time with my family and friends
- I'll limit my rice and start eating healthy. At least it's a conscious effort.
- After months of thinking about it, I have decided to start working out. But not make an obsession of it.
- I’ll get back to reading. At least 1 book a month. I’ll re-establish book hour. I can do this.
- Although difficult, I’ll continue saving money, and make sure not to spend it.
- More SLEEP!
- I’ll stop drinking coffee
- Remain being the kid that I am. Keep my perspectives and perceptions fresh. Continue in being naively unprejudiced. And let this point mature. I have a feeling this will be most useful this year.
- Learn something NEW.
- SHARE my Blessings and Help others.
- ENJOYING LIFE MORE.
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CHEERS TO 2012 |
HAPPY NEW YEAR! =)
Thursday, November 24, 2011
EDSA
EDSA Revolution was just the beginning. And the dream of a Filipino nation – of freedom, of justice, of equal opportunity, of peace – must remain in our consciousness.
EDSA 2 was not wrong in itself. That was the appropriate call of the time in order to oust an erring president and cleanse the bureaucracy of corruption. What made it seemingly improper were the circumstances that followed, specifically the kind of president that replaced Erap. Well, that's the price of reformist solutions. Never expect substantial social transformation with cosmetic changes in political leadership.
EDSA was a great chance for real change. But those in power who were bestowed that rare responsibility blew that chance. For greed of power, history just replicated itself.
But renaming EDSA to Cory Aquino Avenue? Come on!
EDSA 2 was not wrong in itself. That was the appropriate call of the time in order to oust an erring president and cleanse the bureaucracy of corruption. What made it seemingly improper were the circumstances that followed, specifically the kind of president that replaced Erap. Well, that's the price of reformist solutions. Never expect substantial social transformation with cosmetic changes in political leadership.
EDSA was a great chance for real change. But those in power who were bestowed that rare responsibility blew that chance. For greed of power, history just replicated itself.
But renaming EDSA to Cory Aquino Avenue? Come on!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
For every rule, there is an exception.
Question: What is its exception?
Ergo, There should be an exception to the rule,
e.g.- there is no exception to the rule –
However, by excepting something - It does not except anything.
Hence: there is a rule that has no exception which is in itself accepts an exception.
That is the absolute rule you have been looking for.
Otherwise stated- it is the absolute rule by excepting everything including itself. Paradoxically, it excepts nothing by excepting everything.
The rule is that “for every rule there is an exception”.
Applying the rule- that there must be exception, hence: an as exception to the rule, that is: “A rule without exception”, which is in itself an exception to the rule, hence giving credence that indeed there is an exception to every rule.
Otherwise stated, an exception to the exception of the rule is the rule itself.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
TORN
Booze and Gasoline
Come on, Tell me which is better?
Or a combination of both,
To help me, Cleanse me.
Set me free, From infinity of pain.
Please, Please.
Alcohol isn't enough,
Weakening my memories, To possibly see her.
My thoughts invoke, To remind me that she was quite,
Someone that I could never seize.
Tell me, Discourse to me.
I want to know, what about gasoline,
Soak all the photos of her,
Burn them to ashes , Although they were a part of me,
As far as I don't see Love.
What am I worried of?
Bathe it all in ethanol,
Burn it, Without fear,
This flame spreads, Destroying everything.
The word Love incinerating.
This is an entry to Gasoline Dude's Blogversary Contest
Come on, Tell me which is better?
Or a combination of both,
To help me, Cleanse me.
Set me free, From infinity of pain.
Please, Please.
Alcohol isn't enough,
Weakening my memories, To possibly see her.
My thoughts invoke, To remind me that she was quite,
Someone that I could never seize.
Tell me, Discourse to me.
I want to know, what about gasoline,
Soak all the photos of her,
Burn them to ashes , Although they were a part of me,
As far as I don't see Love.
What am I worried of?
Bathe it all in ethanol,
Burn it, Without fear,
This flame spreads, Destroying everything.
The word Love incinerating.
This is an entry to Gasoline Dude's Blogversary Contest
good morning, world!
lies.
greed.
selfishness.
the saddest things in the world.
....what have you done lately?
greed.
selfishness.
the saddest things in the world.
....what have you done lately?
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
good luck
if you don't have the balls to speak the truth whenever people ask you "why?" then just shut up.
nevertheless, that would be self-sabotage, right?
enjoy your clean image while it lasts.
nevertheless, that would be self-sabotage, right?
enjoy your clean image while it lasts.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
things i miss
1. waking up early in the morning smelling the refreshing scent of morning mist and grass
2. flat tummy
3. frequent sex. LOL
4. school
5. home
2. flat tummy
3. frequent sex. LOL
4. school
5. home
Friday, October 14, 2011
KaLui Urinal
Experience a barefoot bathroom and savor the freshly seafoods and vegetables that KaLui Restaurant had to offer.
In support of Bulakbolero's Photo Contest.
Monday, October 3, 2011
What Matters Most
Life is too short to focus in one's self and not share the joys and bastardizations of it.
Selfishness is what brought this world it's ugly scars of greed, hatred and inequality.
I'd rather die impoverished and starving than live on superficial happiness.
In the end, when all material things eventually become immaterial, only a loving heart would matter.
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Selfishness is what brought this world it's ugly scars of greed, hatred and inequality.
I'd rather die impoverished and starving than live on superficial happiness.
In the end, when all material things eventually become immaterial, only a loving heart would matter.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Apologize
Friday, September 16, 2011
Cheat
If you cheat, do you really cheat on someone or are you only just cheating yourself?
Just a passing thought.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Twenty Eight
I just turned twenty eight last week. A Virgo, a virgin. ha-ha. I don’t often talk about me here. I don’t often go into personal information about my life like many other bloggers do. So, I will share twenty eight things / random facts about me. Some things you might be interested to know. : D
- Unico Hijo
- Sarah Geronimo fan, have seen series of concert at the Araneta Coliseum
- Noodles, my comfort food
- Still don't know how to ride a bike, but would love to learn
- First time I saw porn, I was eight.
- Have never tried smoking, but 2 glasses of wine, 1 shot of hard liquor or 2 bottles of beer to get buzzed
- I hate liars, especially those who lies out of habit
- Played with fire. Turning a real peso bill into ashes, is it a crime?
- I once had six pack abs
- One of my favorite dish is chicken liver and gizzard Adobo
- Joined in a singing competition and won third place. We were only three contestants though.
- A rusher, started listening to RX TMR when I was in high school. Chico and Del got chemistry. Crazy. Infectious. It would be hard to imagine weekday mornings without them.
- I love eggs, especially hard boiled.
- 200/200 vision
- Hard to really get to know. I tend to be closed off.
- My sense of humor tends to be sarcastic in nature
- I love chocolates.
- If I am not making fun of you, I probably don't like you
- Yes, I am a mama's boy and I’m proud of it
- I know how to make leche flan
- Had an ex, a blogger
- took piano lessons when I was a kid, but I've forgotten almost everything
- I always get mistaken as korean, chinese and a japanese
- my front teeth were chipped off when someone punched the left side of my face
- Filmed a sex tape twice
- Full Blooded Ilonggo
- I love going to the beach. I recently went to Puerto Princesa and got a chance to see the world-famous underground river
- It has been almost ten years since i started blogging. created six blogs, those three are still updated including this blog.
Want some more ? Maybe next time. That's all for now! : )
Monday, August 22, 2011
keep on sharing
i don't know how and where to start.
i have never posted anything on here for the past couple of months or so. maybe i lost passion for writing, or maybe i just have no time to write and to think i have a lot to share to the world about my life, the people around me, my community and every little issue with social relevance.
to be honest, i almost forgot my account and my password. luckily after three attempts i was able to remember everything. at any rate, i just want to assure myself that i should keep sharing myself literally and figuratively =D because i know somewhere, somehow, through this we can enlighten somebody's gloomy day or two and to encourage others to share their own story as well.
BTW, tomorrow is my birthday!
i have never posted anything on here for the past couple of months or so. maybe i lost passion for writing, or maybe i just have no time to write and to think i have a lot to share to the world about my life, the people around me, my community and every little issue with social relevance.
to be honest, i almost forgot my account and my password. luckily after three attempts i was able to remember everything. at any rate, i just want to assure myself that i should keep sharing myself literally and figuratively =D because i know somewhere, somehow, through this we can enlighten somebody's gloomy day or two and to encourage others to share their own story as well.
BTW, tomorrow is my birthday!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
I LOVE MANILA
I haven't had much time to blog recently as my work/deadlines/gimmicks and twitter have taken over. Ha-ha. So I decided to make my own entry of Domjullian’s "Why I Love Manila" which is a good way to promote the city. Hays, inggitero talaga ako. Ha-ha
Here are my top 5 reasons why I love Manila :
Did you hear about ? Yeah, Tsismis (Gossip). It is a favorite pastime, as it's free of charge. I'm not guilty, but I'm used to it. LOL
Street Food also known as Hepa Lane. We may be poor but we never go hungry. When it comes to strange and unusual treats on the street, Manila boasts of a variety of exotic favorites like Balut (fertilized duck egg), Isaw ( grilled chicken/pork intestines), Kwek Kwek or Tukneneng (made of quail eggs and some orange batter).
Shopping in Manila is a way of life. Almost everywhere you go are stores, shops and boutiques from the small corner store to the giant malls that you can find. Shopping Centers like Divisoria, Tutuban Mall in Manila, Greenhill’s in San Juan…
Manila's nightlife is vibrant. It comes to life in the evening. Clubs and Karaoke / Videoke bars dotted everywhere in the city. The possibilities are endless, one just have to discover what Manila has to offer.
Best of all, there are so many happy people who know how to enjoy life to the fullest!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Favorite Movie Line
There are a number of lines or quotes in the movies we watched that made our eyes well up in tears or produced goose bumps. Other quotes are memorable and we often invoke them in conversations such as Godfather’s "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" and Don Vito's line "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse".
So what’s you most favorite line?
To start off, this line by William Wallace in Braveheart makes me strongly emotive.
So what’s you most favorite line?
To start off, this line by William Wallace in Braveheart makes me strongly emotive.
“Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!”
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
JOKES
yeah, i think they really are half meant.
some jokes are usually aroused by facts. so, kunwari, ako, nakita kong magulo buhok ng friend ko, as in parang hindi nagsuklay, ang immediate reaction ko ay: "mahangin ba sa labas?"
so it's like, nakita mo kasi e, it poked a reaction out of you kasi it's really there. alam mo un?
kaya ung mga standup comic, like sa comedy bars, magaling sila dyan kasi very observant sila. pero un nga, kelangan tlga witty ka kasi the joke can either be funny kasi magaling delivery mo, or offensive kasi corny ka hahahaha
some jokes are usually aroused by facts. so, kunwari, ako, nakita kong magulo buhok ng friend ko, as in parang hindi nagsuklay, ang immediate reaction ko ay: "mahangin ba sa labas?"
so it's like, nakita mo kasi e, it poked a reaction out of you kasi it's really there. alam mo un?
kaya ung mga standup comic, like sa comedy bars, magaling sila dyan kasi very observant sila. pero un nga, kelangan tlga witty ka kasi the joke can either be funny kasi magaling delivery mo, or offensive kasi corny ka hahahaha
Sunday, May 8, 2011
HUSH, BABY, HUSH
The day of reckoning has finally come,
As I pack my things up ready for a brewing war,
I leave now the lands I had toiled and the trees I let grow in the fields,
And let the sun shade its light on them, and grow no more.
I shirk not to an order that commanded me,
As I passed unto the throngs of red-badge men in line.
Clad in golden armors, kneeling in exhortation,
Though with hesitation and bewilderment,
The golden message I have that would change the course of my history.
And the flowers of May I used to fancy,
Let the passersby partake of its whiff,
While its scent carries me through.
Away to the light that shields my night,
And the darkness that overshadows it,
I have rested long enough in these fields,
Whilst I take cognizance of the beauty it brings to me,
Lest, my absence would frail their essence,
As I stand with great uncertainty and vacillation
I face the road less-traveled and notice my way home,
With tears in my eyes and joy in my heart,
“HUSH, BABY, HUSH…” was all that I had mumbled.
As I pack my things up ready for a brewing war,
I leave now the lands I had toiled and the trees I let grow in the fields,
And let the sun shade its light on them, and grow no more.
I shirk not to an order that commanded me,
As I passed unto the throngs of red-badge men in line.
Clad in golden armors, kneeling in exhortation,
Though with hesitation and bewilderment,
The golden message I have that would change the course of my history.
And the flowers of May I used to fancy,
Let the passersby partake of its whiff,
While its scent carries me through.
Away to the light that shields my night,
And the darkness that overshadows it,
I have rested long enough in these fields,
Whilst I take cognizance of the beauty it brings to me,
Lest, my absence would frail their essence,
As I stand with great uncertainty and vacillation
I face the road less-traveled and notice my way home,
With tears in my eyes and joy in my heart,
“HUSH, BABY, HUSH…” was all that I had mumbled.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
LABOR CODE
I would love to see our labor code amended, to provide a better balance between labor and capital and to foster growth for our small and medium businesses.
I believe it follows that if we have enough businesses and industries which are developed, then the market for our labor force will automatically determine what is right for our workers. Rather than the current inflationary policy of our government's labor laws.
Imagine: Due to surging oil prices minimum wages were increased. However, it should be noted that surging oil prices may be temporary only and may be due to speculation, which nevertheless leads to an abnormally high inflation for a certain period.
If the minimum wages were raised for that period, it would mean higher costs for our producers/manufacturers, retailers or our businesses in general, which would then mean higher costs of basic necessities for our national consumers and that even if oil prices or food prices were to significantly go down, it cannot be denied that labor costs would continue to stay at a higher rate based on higher prices.
Although, this would entail more spending power for our consumers, this would in fact prevent the overall purchasing power of our peso from increasing as the prices of basic necessities are barred from further decreasing due to the limit set by our minimum wage.
Now, it is equally troublesome to have fluctuating minimum wages which some companies would use to their own advantage, the better solution would be to provide for new minimum wages but to prevent the diminution of the old minimum wages which were already set in place.
This is not the only observation I have had with this law, however, there are still some other issues which I hope somebody else could point out to me = )
What do you guys think?
I believe it follows that if we have enough businesses and industries which are developed, then the market for our labor force will automatically determine what is right for our workers. Rather than the current inflationary policy of our government's labor laws.
Imagine: Due to surging oil prices minimum wages were increased. However, it should be noted that surging oil prices may be temporary only and may be due to speculation, which nevertheless leads to an abnormally high inflation for a certain period.
If the minimum wages were raised for that period, it would mean higher costs for our producers/manufacturers, retailers or our businesses in general, which would then mean higher costs of basic necessities for our national consumers and that even if oil prices or food prices were to significantly go down, it cannot be denied that labor costs would continue to stay at a higher rate based on higher prices.
Although, this would entail more spending power for our consumers, this would in fact prevent the overall purchasing power of our peso from increasing as the prices of basic necessities are barred from further decreasing due to the limit set by our minimum wage.
Now, it is equally troublesome to have fluctuating minimum wages which some companies would use to their own advantage, the better solution would be to provide for new minimum wages but to prevent the diminution of the old minimum wages which were already set in place.
This is not the only observation I have had with this law, however, there are still some other issues which I hope somebody else could point out to me = )
What do you guys think?
Sunday, April 17, 2011
THE SCRIPT LIVE IN MANILA
a three-man Irish band.
is markedly different from the other artists.
Their lyrics play on a range of emotions, from plaintive and positively melancholic,
to hopeful and optimistic.
The singer's wonderful voice tugged at my heartstrings.
Hope to see / hear them again live.
Hope to see / hear them again live.
Photo taken here.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
SECRETS
Thursday, February 17, 2011
TILL DEATH DO US PART
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