tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410075965685971132023-06-27T17:05:15.484+08:00kaututang-dilaadaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-52145428741378662232011-11-20T21:47:00.001+08:002011-11-26T09:40:04.681+08:00On Heckling, Howie and Hillary<br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: small;">When a Philippine Collegian Editor-in-Chief Marjo Tucay unfurled an Anti-VFA/Anti-MDT banner in Clinton's "Conversation in Manila", he was promptly shown the door and subsequently tagged a heckler. Post-Conversation, he was interviewed by Howie Severino of GMA7, incidentally, one of Conversation's moderators. Did I say interviewed? No, that wasn't the case. Mr. Tucay was BERATED by Howie Severino for not being "old-fashioned" and for going beyond "covering" the event</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1c2a47; font-size: x-small;">.</span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Facebook as been afire with discussion regarding this incident. Progressive teachers and students alike, of course defend Tucay's position, whilst Howie Severino himself engages in the debate. But, lo and behold, Mr. I-Think-Before-I-Click opts to delete his comments (see pic below with his comments on Alaysa's post before Severino deleted them) when the debate got hotter and hotter. This event prompted GMA7 to take down the interview from their site (Therefore, the link below Alaysa's Note now leads to blank video). </span></span></div>
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That Hillary Clinton herself, the US Secretary of State, was heckled by a Filipino, and a young student journalist at that, triggered a debate of sorts on the role of journalists. The heckling was done by Marjohara Tucay, incumbent editor in chief of the Philippine Collegian, the student publication of the University of the Philippines.<br>
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A day after the heckling, he was interviewed by Mr. Howie Severino, whose insights include –<br>
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“<em>Syempre</em>, ang expectation sa isang mamamahayag ay hindi magprotesta kundi magtanong; Yung mga old-fashioned journalists katulad ko, yung training ay nagcocover; May choice ka dun, kung ano ang magiging action mo: mamahayag o protester.”<br>
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Okay, so there’s one huge, disturbing conjecture there – that journalists cannot participate in demonstrations. I wonder though where this conjecture has come from, because I don’t know of any code of ethics that bans journalists from protest actions. From receiving gifts and cash, certainly; from moonlighting, sure; from unfair means of information collection, yes. But never from heckling, demonstrations, rallies, strikes. These are, after all, based on the freedom of speech and expression – the very same rights upon which the entire of journalism is founded.<br>
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The freedoms that we have, the liberties that journalists like Mr. Severino enjoy, were won through wide and numerous protest actions. Martial law is a constant reminder of that.<br>
</blockquote><a href="http://kaututang-dila.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-heckling-howie-and-hillary.html#more">Read all my thoughts on this</a>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-78251025642505514142011-10-18T15:26:00.001+08:002011-10-18T15:33:25.912+08:00Reposted: What I think of the NPA's raid on Taganito MiningI've been planning on writing something along these lines, but she beat me to it. :D Read up and judge for yourself.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">My uncle was one of the so-called "hostages" during the recent raid of the New People’s Army in a Surigao mine. Of course, being known as left-leaning, I am moved by family and friends to post my stand on the issue. So here it is.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">On October 3, 2011, the New People’s Army attacked three mining sites in Claver, Surigao del Sur. These were owned by the following companies: Taganito-Sumitomo, Taganito Mining Corp., and Platinum Gold Metal Corp. These are sister companies, owned by Nickel Asia’s Manny Zamora, and co-funded by Japanese investors.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The CPP-NPA-NDF* stated in their websites that this was a punitive action. For several years now, local residents as well as lumads (indigenous people) have complained of environmental degradation, shockingly low wages, and, for the lumads, refusal to pay royalties for mining on their ancestral lands. Note that in the statements of the group, there were no references to increasing revolutionary tax, which the AFP and Aquino government stated was the reason for the attack.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">According to NDF Mindanao spokesperson Jorge Madlos, the residents have written numerous letters to Taganito and the Japanese bosses to heed summons to a discussion but these have been ignored. Furthermore, the Tribal Coalition of Mindanao has already filed a petition in the Supreme Court last May 30, 2011 to hold these 3 companies accountable for violations of environmental laws and ancestral domain.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The NPA disarmed guards, herded key personnel for debriefing, and set fire to mining equipment. All the detained employees (not hostages), including my uncle, were released after the punitive action was completed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">As expected, Noynoy Aquino and his mouthpieces in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) crowed about NPA greed, citing the demands for bigger revolutionary tax to be paid by TMC-Sumitomo. Of course, that’s about the only thing they can say to defend themselves.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">As NDF’s Luis Jalandoni pointed out, Noynoy chose to ignore these:</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Large-scale mining and export of non-renewable minerals via cheap labor and operations that destroy hope of Philippine industrialization;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Dislocation of the Mamanwa, indigenous people of the Surigao provinces, and dispossession of their ancestral lands; and</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Pollution of the nearby coastlines has long been a complaint of local residents. And Noynoy and his people knew this. Long before the raid, a documentary of the Taganito mining operations was shown to the Presidential Adviser on Environmental Protection Neric Acosta. He can be seen saying on the GMA 7 documentary in a shocked voice: “My God, ano yan (<em>what's that</em>)?”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Well, who wouldn’t be shocked with 160 square miles of exposed earth and unbridled violations of environmental laws? In the petition submitted to the Supreme Court, it is revealed that the UP- Natural Science Research Institute conducted tests on water and soil samples taken from the site and found that nickel levels were way, way higher than acceptable levels. In fact, the samples contained 190mg/liter—a far cry from the 0.02 mg/liter acceptable level.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If you’d listen to the statements from the AFP and the Aquino administration, you’d think that this is a mere extortion case. Some even chose to distort the statement by Maria Malaya, NDF national spokesperson where she said that the company owes the local government 400 million pesos in taxes but gets away with just 40 million by bribing local officials in Surigao. My relatives actually bought the military’s line: the NPA is asking for 400 million! Hahaha. My, my. Read the NDF statement from the links below.</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Just last September, the Office of the Ombudsman suspended two officials of the NCIP (National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) after they were found guilty of graft and abuse of authority. This includes pocketing millions of pesos worth of royalties to the Mamanwa people, payment for turning their ancestral lands into 160 square kilometers of exposed earth.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Outstanding royalties to the Mamanwas amount to over 200 million pesos. But that’s a pittance compared to the profits Taganito and its foreign investors have accumulated for exporting millions of tons of nickel in 30 years.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Three decades of large scale mining operations have resulted in total denudation of a huge area of the Surigao mountains. Take a look below at the picture generated by Google Earth.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sumitomo’s coal-fired Acid Leaching Plant, which refines the nickel, spews out toxic fumes daily, resulting from its usage of sulfuric acid in the refining process.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Taganito employees are paid very low wages in comparison to the millions of dollars they get for stealing our natural wealth.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">YES! It is OUR natural wealth. The Philippines IS wealthy in natural resources. However, our TRAITORS in government SELL our gold and minerals to IMPERIALISTS like Japan and the USA. And what do we get in return?</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">DESTROYED FOREST ECOSYSTEMS</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">WORKERS EXPLOITED FOR CHEAP LABOR</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">POLLUTED COASTLINES AND RIVERS</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I have always been against mining, specifically, large-scale mining. There's little harm in panning or individual mining. Unaided by large machines that carve out the earth, there is less environmental destruction. But once the huge machinery come in, there is no way you can return the earth back to its original state nor can you avoid pollution as an end-result.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The mining officials say, “Oh! We did reforestation efforts!” or “No way, we always clean up our act. See this treatment plant?” I'd say, “Can you really replace full-grown trees, 40-50 years old? Can you stop all the tailings from exposed mines once the torrential rains come?” It’s BS, I say. Total BS.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I will not comment on the revolutionary tax supposedly paid by Sumitomo/TMC to the NDF. I guess they must’ve paid one time or another; most companies operating in NPA-controlled areas do. But I am not going to discuss the political reasons of the NDF for doing so. I can’t speak for them and what’s more, that’s not the real issue here.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><strong>For me, the real issue, which breaks my heart, is the dislocation and the corruption of the Mamanwa culture by 3 decades of mining issues.</strong> I am disheartened that ancestral lands are given a specific VALUE to be paid out in pesos. No, let me revise that—I am OUTRAGED!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Long before the arrival of the colonialists, the proud Mamanwas lived in this land. And now, they are reduced to the indignity of asking for royalties from foreigners. This is not a Filipino value, its clearly Western. Our forefathers knew that LAND cannot be owned. It is owned only by God, whoever and whatever he was, according to their beliefs. Land is revered for its ability to give life, to provide food, fresh water, and wood for shelter. Now some foreigners and their local counterparts can rape our sovereign land, they just have to pay 200 million pesos for stealing it from the Mamanwas? 200 million for the land of our fathers? FTS.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In July 2010, Mamanwa warriors trooped to TMC and burned some mining equipment in protest of the unreleased royalties. The AFP went after them as if they were terrorist fugitives. The mines were more important than some puny, black-skinned, kinky-haired <em>taga-bukid</em> (mountain-dwellers). Isn’t that tragic?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In an interview, Nickel Asia president Gerard Brimo laughed off as “populist rhetoric” the NDF statements. “TMC stands by its exemplary social and environmental record for the past 24 years, which have earned the company various awards in these fields,” he said.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Oh, Mr. Brimo, we watched GMA’s documentary and clearly, you are caught in a big fat lie. As for Noynoy and his mouthpieces, they are either deaf-blind OR they are big fat liars too.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And as for my Uncle being detained by the NPA, I have never doubted for a second that he would be safely returned to his family. I am sorry he had to go through the ordeal, after all he’s just my second most favorite uncle in Surigao, but I’d worry more if it was the AFP who abducted him.</span></div>
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The NPA doesn’t have a reputation for abducting, raping and torturing, and murdering unarmed civilians. But guess who does?</span></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">*For international readers: CPP-NDF-NPA means Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front-New People's Army. The New People's Army is the armed component of the party and carries out military actions.</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.piplinks.org/House+Committee+on+National+Cultural+Communities</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.piplinks.org/Zenaida+Brigida+Pawid+</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.piplinks.org/Ruben+de+los+Santos</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.interaksyon.com/article/14529/taganito-mining-resumes-operations-after-attack</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/04/11/reds-justify-attacks-surigao-mines</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/10/03/11/patroller-sends-photos-surigao-mine-attack-aftermath</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.ndfp.net/joom15/index.php/media-releases-mainmenu-53/statements-mainmenu-71/1211-npa-punishes-sumitomo-mining-corporation-taganito-mining-corpoporation-and-platinum-gold-metal-corporation.html</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/regional-news/cebuano-news/79325-taganito-mining-co-ug-platinum-metals-group-co-sunod-sunod-nga-giatake-sa-200-ka-npa</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://natoreyes.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/tv-docu-shows-aquino-government-knew-of-mining-issues-in-claver-surigao-even-before-npa-raid/</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.philippinerevolution.net/statements/aquino-regime-misses-the-essential-points-at-issue#.ToxWuHtzhrI.facebook</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://www.philippinerevolution.net/statements/cpp-congratulates-npa-in-northeast-mindanao-for-punishing-big-foreign-mining-company#.ToxWN__TKKI.facebook</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">http://arnoldpadilla.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/mining-and-climate-change-aquino%E2%80%99s-policy-incoherence/</span></li>
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</div>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-75119652757619042142011-03-29T07:54:00.000+08:002011-03-29T08:44:03.188+08:00Love of Country<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20450396?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fbca54" width="300px" height="250px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><br />What Alvin Gale Tan started with 7107.com is commendable! I love his project of finding 7,107 reasons why he loves the Philippines! <br /><br />It's funny how other nationalities find more reasons than Pinoys themselves why they love the Philippines. Yes, there are a lot not to love about the our country, but hey! Every country has its own problems. The story that Alvin shared on how he was inspired to started on this project shows just that!<br /><br />I have a similar story to tell. I was riding the jeepney from Bontoc to Sagada. It was half full of foreigners and half by the locals. A group of tourists were talking amongst themselves. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop but I did hear what they were saying. Afterall, they weren't talking in whispers. It turns out that two of them, who look like bestfriends if not partners in life, have been going back to the Philippines every year. The guy they were talking to is visiting for the first time. So the two guys talk about how each year they allot a month to travel to the Philippines. They've been to Cebu, Palawan, Boracay etc. And this year, they're going to Sagada and then to Batangas. I was amazed at how much they've travelled. But I was even more amazed at how they made a comparison and observation of how pig's blood stew (that's dinuguan!)is cooked depending on the locality. They said that as you go down the Philippines, dinuguan gets more "soup-y" (yup, i invented that word, sorry)!<br /><br />I think the perception that every other country is better than the Philippines still stems from our colonial past. Ambeth Ocampo even wrote once that Filipinos do not refer to us natives, but to the Spaniards born in the Islands.<br /><br /><br />This video will show the indio-Filipino relations better...<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="300" height="250" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NvQDHrePLak?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />(I'm sorry, I just had to! I lurv Cherie Gil!)<br /><br />Three hundred plus plus years of being told that we are second class citizens will no doubt take root in our psyche. This is not counting the time when the Americans "benevolently assmilated" the Philippines, which is just a new term for colonialization.<br /><br />If we understand this part aof our history, we will understand why Pinoys today find it hard to feel good about themselves. We do love to flagellate ourselves. We tend to bring ourselves down. Ang Pinoy kasi ganito-ganyan (fill in with self-deprecatory remarks). <br /><br />On the other hand, this also explains why Pinoys tend to play up Philippine prides such as Cong. Manny Pacquiao, Charice Pempengco, Lea Salonga and many others who have made the international scene. To us, being related to these very talented and successful Pinoys makes us feel proud to be Pinoys too. Note too, how we tend to hitch our wagon even on one-half or one-fourth, (or less) Pinoys whom we see on TV. Yes we should be proud of them! But that's not my point. Do we really need some extraordinary person, an extremely talented and persevering individual who made a name for him/herself to make us feel good about ourselves?<br /><br />Even the "nationalisic trend" today where people go about bearing the Philippine map on their shirts makes me want to puke. It's so hypocritical! I hate to ask them why they're wearing that and hear a "HUh?" answer.<br /><br />Alvin's project is badly needed! It's about time Pinoys learn to love their country inspite and despite of all its bad. The reasons to love your country need not be profound. The reason can be as simple as an Iloco empanada or the jeepney.<br /><br /> Thanks Alvin, for that vigorous shake you gave us!adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-39203953823346646842011-03-29T06:54:00.000+08:002011-03-29T06:58:11.826+08:00Blogwatch: beyond Campaign Promises<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19963974?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fbca54" width="300px" height="250px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />Blogwatch has really elevated blogging in the local scene. I am reminded of other international communities that also use their readership following to keep the public informed about politics. And to think that Blogwatch, according to this interview, just started as a voters education blog.<br /><br />Watching this made me recall the year that was. The 2010 elections is foremost a statement election. Then “President” Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is sufferring from the lowest public approval a President has had since the Marcos Era, going as low as negative thirty-something. The most popular campaign line is of course Anti-GMA, and there were many takers. The handful brave men who ran under the administration ticket were doomed to lose. They received the Kiss of Death with open arms. Most presidential aspirants took the Anti-GMA stance. Any vote for the anti-GMA aspirants is a vote against GMA herself. <br /><br />And so, P-Noy emerged victorious from the Anti-GMA pack, along the way, spouting numerous campaign promises, like supporting the RH Bill. I know P-Noy, next to his mother the late Corazon Aquino, is probably the most popular President post-Martial Law. But I don’t find myself as ecstatic of him as most people do. He has backtracked on a number of his promises already. I hate to think that he did all that just for rhetorics and rating.<br /><br />Blogwatch was received warmly throughout the blogosphere and thus post-elections, shifted from being a voters education site to one that monitors the campaign promises of the victorious P-Noy. This I think is a very good move. Bloggers write about anything and everythings, from something as mundane as their pet rats, to food trips, from fashionable finds to the latest gadgets, among others. But political blogging is not as popular. Blogwatch bridged this gap and encouraged bloggers to be more socially and politically conscious. The advocacy for clean elections and post-elections monitoring has made Filipinos more involved and invested in the whole process. It is OUR future afterall that is at stake come election-time.<br /><br />Having Blogwatch, like a watchdog, would keep P-Noy on his toes. One shouldn’t make promises they couldn’t keep. And Blogwatch makes it clear that the PEOPLE DO CARE and are NOT DUMB. They heard the campaign promises and wanted those promises fulfilled, that’s why he got their votes. And that they won’t just sit back and watch those promises turn to dust. <br /><br />Blogwatch is indeed a very empowering tool for the masses. How many times have you have someone, anyone, utter a word of disgust for the government’s action, or lack of it, regarding the nation’s problems? How many times have you heard someone, anyone, say “Ganyan naman talaga ang mga pulitiko!” Or, see someone, anyone, shrug their shoulders while saying, “Wala nang pag-asa ang mga pinoy.” Blogwatch serves and will still serve as a venue for these people to rant all they want, but which is properly channeled. The opinions of every Juan and Maria gets arhived and sorted out in the various discussions. And the more they see that they are not alone in feeling duped my false promises, the more they will strive for those promises to be fulfilled. Yay!<br /><br />Pinoys are said to have very short memories. Imagine this, a dictator that ruled for 20 years and broke so many lives and dreams, is now being seriously considered to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, not counting of course his immediate family that has made a remarking political comeback! Many atrocious and scandalous events in the political history of our country has been buried and forgotten. So too will the campaign promises be if there is no one to keep it alive, to remind the one who made them his responsibility of seeing them through and fought for, if not fully realized.adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-60776380841467375192011-03-24T18:31:00.003+08:002011-03-26T09:08:57.890+08:00Buying and Selling Online: the Caveat Emptor<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20226688?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fbca54" width="350px" frameborder="0" height="200px"></iframe><br /><br /><br />One episode in DigitalFilipino talks featured the General Manager of Ayosdito.ph, Jon Santico. Ayosdito.ph is one of the classified ads sites that I frequent. In light of the mushrooming multiply and facebook online shops, I admit, I’m a little old school using a classified ads site.<br /><br />Generally the episode tackled the buy and sell business. I liked that Santico opened the topic about secondhand items that are being sold. He even mentioned of cleaning out the old stuff from you closet of home and then selling it online. I never thought of buy and sell that way before. I thought the buy and sell business is purely buying individual items at very low prices and then selling it for a little profit. I didn’t think that even the simple act of putting your old wares on sale is already buying and selling.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SECURITY for SELLERS</span><br /><br />One important topic that the episode covered has something to do with security. How much or how little information about you, as a seller, should you divulge to prospective buyers. This is a very good point. I have seen sellers who include in their post the RFS or Reason For Selling. This must have stemmed from a particular tendency of buyers to ask the seller why he’s selling his item, especially if its secondhand. Reasons could range from badly needing money for something else, to a duplicate or extra item, etc. I doubt if all of these is true.<br /><br />Let me say that buying and selling online should first and foremost be on the professional level. So far, I’ve only encountered two j@cka&$es online. One is someone who insists on knowing why I can’t buy his phone just yet, where is my husband etc. The other is someone who constantly sends text messages of reserving my phone for him and who keeps on texting me even after the deal has been consummated. I am even thinking of changing my phone number now.<br /><br />Now, Santico said that the item description is and should be enough if you’re selling something. There is no need for you to share your email or cellphone number if you don’t want to. Ayosdito.ph and other classified ads site has this feature that prospective buyers can contact you and inquire about your product through a form that the site has provided. This I think is very safe, albeit a little slow mode of communication. Currently, for the items that I am selling online, I have chosen to use this feature to minimize spam texts and spent cellphone load. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SECURITY for BUYERS</span><br /><br />Santico also offered tips on how to buyers can protect themselves from scammers. One is to ask the seller to meet you in a public place. If he doesn’t want too, that is one red flag. Another is to be suspicious of sellers who ask you for downpayment before shipping out the product.<br /><br />In my early years of buying online, I was almost victimized by a Nigerian scam. I was selling my old cellphone then. A man inquired about it and expressed interest in buying it. So, details for the payment were discussed. Most users in that particular site back then were using money transfers, so I thought that would be a good idea. I told my buyer to send his payment through that money transfer. He then returned my mail and said that they already have the control number for my payment, which they included in the email. But it was missing the last three numbers which they said would only be given to me after I ship the cellphone to them. I was already wary. But still I checked out the shipping rate for the address my seller had given, and it was more than the amount of the item I am selling! That made me suspicious. So I went to the Forum and sought help from the oldies but goodies of the site. They told me that it was a scam and that they’ve already suspended the account of that buyer. The next thing I know, this seller is sending me private messages that he’s not a scammer and that it’s me who doesn’t know who to make a deal.<br /><br />By the way, I found numerous threads there of accounts of being scammed. One girl was even scammed of the laptop she was selling. She fell for the same modus operandi.<br /><br />For me, I pride myself in being street smart and I would like to think that I am internet savvy too. For added security I never transact alone in a place I am not familiar with. Earlier on, one “buyer” made me come all the way to Monumento and didn’t show up. I wasted several cellphone load on her as she was constantly asking questions about the unit, using different numbers and personas nonetheless. Still, stupid me fell for that! The next day, when I was standing there at our meeting place for more than an hour, no one was answering the cellphone number she used.<br /><br />Eniweis, another security measure is not to transact at night. I make sure I always do business in a public place while there is still light. And lastly, I don’t divulge that I am a girl. I offer that information on the last minute, when we are already meeting up.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >What about you, what security measures do you take when transacting online?<br /><br /><br />Like this post? Please click the button and share your views. :)<br /></span>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-59893596417762564892011-03-24T18:25:00.003+08:002011-03-26T09:10:44.133+08:00E-Commerce: Beyond COD<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20189074?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fbca54" width="300px" frameborder="0" height="200px">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe><div style="text-align: center;">
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</style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I am admittedly a greenhorn in online transactions. I have fewer than 20 succesful transactions and most of these are done face-to-face or thru meetups.
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<br /><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So far I have bought:
<br />a crib
<br />a baby sling
<br />and 6 cellphones
<br />
<br />I have also sold:
<br />3 cellphones
<br />2 pairs of brassiere</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Of these, only one transaction has very minimal human intervention, on our parts as buyer-seller. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Although I am no stranger to the internet and is an eager browser of online merchandise, I sometimes find it hard to bring myself to click the BUY NOW button. I’m many Pinoys feel the same way I do.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">When CEO Bjorn Pardo said that one thing that keeps people from buying online is not having a credit card or the reluctance to use it online.Let me get back to you on this. First, I would like to add a few things why buyers like me have secondthoughts on buying online.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">1.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Payment Terms – like what Pardo said, most online transactions require a credit card directly or indirectly, and which is not accesible to anyone. Luckily, there are other options available now like electronic money , money order and such. They seem flexible enough but that is only after you’ve enrolled in them or had to present any proof of identification before cashing out your money. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">2.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fear of Getting it Wrong – one thrill of shopping that online shopping cannot replicate is the sight, sound and feel of it. I am not talking about being in the thick of all things hot and sweaty, especially during crunch time shopping. I am talking about being able to fit the the clothes your buying. Being able to feel the texture of an item, rotating it 360 degrees so you can see it from every angle, the power to be able to examine the product as thoroughly as you can. Whereas in online shopping, in my case for example, I rely on actual pictures of the item, description, on reviews and most importantly on the honesty of seller I want to transact with. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">3.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Fear of being Scammed – this is what every shopper is araid of. Even those who do conventional shopping are wary of being ripped-off, paying for products that don’t live up to its, well, price. For online shoppers, the nightmare is being scammed into wiring or transfering your money to someone else’s bank account and then not receiving the product that you purchased.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I understand that both modes of shopping, conventional or online, have innate problems. As for online shopping, I think the biggest factor lies in honesty issues. This is the reason why most Pinoys would opt for COD or Cash on Delivery, that way both seller and buyer’s needs are met. The seller disposes of his wares while the buyer gets what he pays for. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">What Pardo said, that Xend would be venturing into COD terms of payment, I think would be very beneficial for the growth of e-commerce. For one it answers a fundamental problem area in online transactions. This is very convenient for both parties and beneficial too. They enjoy the benefit of hassle-free transactions. It would be like doing meet-ups, only you have Xend to do it for you. <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, do you prefer the effort-consuming COD or the hassle-free deliveries via courier?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<br />adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-76689349784576203212011-03-07T15:56:00.005+08:002011-03-07T16:18:09.823+08:00Babae by Inang Laya, Sung in Party Pilipinas<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SNi5Dlh9VFI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last Sunday, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard <span style="font-style: italic;">Babae </span>sung on TV, in Party Pilipinas no less. I was still a bit groggy from my catnap so I just made do with listening to it, not bothering to get up at all. It was part of a medley of songs that an all-girl group (the usual singers in Party Pilipinas) performed on stage. I couldn't find a video clip of that performance, so I went for this one containing the lyrics.<br /><br />Looks like this song would likely take the course that Kanlungan and Tatsulok did. Kanlungan is the song that McDonald's used in one of its ads, since then Noel Cabangon revived his humdrum career. Tatsulok did even better than Kanlungan. It was sung by Bamboo, no wonder even kids were singing to it.<br /><br />These are songs that <span style="font-style: italic;">tibaks</span> or activists sing to and just one of the many alternative tunes that attempt to paint a different picture of the Philippine society. It is a song that most women can relate to. More than this, this song, if taken to heart, can and aims to empower women to not be slaves of society and patriarchy.<br /><br />In having Babae performed on Party Pilipinas, I hope more women (and MEN!) listen to the lyrics with their hearts and let it open their minds to the plight of pinays today. The Maria Clara/Cinderella psyche is still a force to reckon with.<br /><br />But please remember, singing Babae doesn't make you a feminist. Much like wearing a shirt with the Philippine map make you truly patriotic.<br /><br />A salute to all women striving to make a change!<br /></div></div>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-87935756810957955012011-02-25T19:02:00.009+08:002011-02-25T22:45:19.503+08:00Blogging and Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mvgO1gACBfI/TWeW1omCp4I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Ws8UrMOmEus/s1600/GEDC1135.JPG"><br /></a><br />I have been keeping a diary for almost 15 years now. Maybe longer. Actually I cannot pinpoint exactly when I started, but the oldest diary in my stash is the Little Prince notebook a friend brought home from Paris. Since then I’ve written in four or five more diaries of various origins. Two diaries were personally bought at a local shop, the Papemelroti. Another one was given by a friend, when we reconnected after almost a decade. Yet another one was handmade from a cigarette ream carton and bond papers cut into size. One small notebook disintegrated when my bag fell into a pond (I keep my diaries close to my heart – always!). And the one I’m using now is also a simple notebook given by another friend when she heard about my bag-swimming incident.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mvgO1gACBfI/TWeW1omCp4I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Ws8UrMOmEus/s1600/GEDC1135.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mvgO1gACBfI/TWeW1omCp4I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Ws8UrMOmEus/s320/GEDC1135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577592511695857538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">leaf skeletons picked up on a mountain trail, taped to my diary</span><br /><br /></span></div>In my diaries, you can find the most mundane things. A calendar of food I ate from breakfast until dinner. A clipping of a cute dress from a newspaper. Lots of cartoons. Some personal drawings. And lots of my thoughts on so many things.<br /><br />My diary was oftentimes the one that kept me sane during the most insane times -- that is, besides my husband of course,except when he’s the cause of insanity. My diary was my shelter when the whirlwind of life has taken me with great abandon.<br /><br />Which leads me to blogging. Blogging is in a way like keeping a diary, only it is often open for everyone to see. I’ve treated it with more caution. I’m more careful with my words, more guarded with my opinion in my blogs. But otherwise I’ve taken to blogging like diary-writing, the keeper of my thoughts and opinions.<br /><br />But in blogging, since I cannot keep on ranting uselessly just to vent out my most violent reactions on anything, I’ve focused on giving a more objective and constructive opinion and criticism. I do have different blogs for different niches but the one thing that ties them all is the effort to share my views, my struggles, and the dream to somehow affect my readers to think and act differently than they normally would, as dictated or expected by society. Please understand that I am under no impression that my blog per se will change the world. It will not. Although I do hope it does shake it up a bit.<br /><br />But I don’t play the devil’s advocate just for my audience or my readers. I do it too for myself. To challenge my knowledge. To test my understanding and logic. To see if the what is legal is moral, or vice versa. Basically, like my trustee diary, to keep the voices in my head organized and in line.<br /><br />And earning a few bucks along the way is nice too. Admittedly, I cannot foresee this happening in my personal diary, not unless a movie outfit offers to buy my life story and use my diaries as one of their references. That's a long shot, I know. Forgive me for dreaming.<br /><br />Actually, that’s one of my goals for 2011. I am envisioning a more financially rewarding blogging experience. And how? By keeping my blogs relevant of course. Yes, I do promise not to post nonsensical blog posts only meant to draw heavy traffic in and nothing more. People are not stupid to not see a flake when they face one.<br /><br />I started blogging mainly about my views on the Philippine society as a mom. I do not pretend to know everything, but I do try to offer an explanation why things have to be such and such. I also blog about giveaways and freebies on the internet and off it. I believe that the best things in life are free --happiness and peace of mind – but it also includes some designer clothes, an ad spot, and some cash. :D These days I am experiencing motherhood all over again. And I am want to share with everyone how I’m doing now.<br /><br />I am blogging about my life, my views, my passion, my pet-peeves, my struggles and triumphs. And I will keep on doing it and focus on keeping my posts relevant, as I’ve said. Not only to make blogging pay for my expenses, but also to encourage others to share their lives with me, at least, by commenting on my posts. That way they’ll realize that their opinions matter too. That no one has a corner in ultmiate knowledge and that they too can share what little (or much) they do know about.<br /><br />Blogging does make me feel that. That I matter as a person, especially when people comment on my posts, or when I google my blog (Guilty!) and see that it appears almost on top of the list. I want others to feel it too. By blogging, they let someone into their life. Bloggers cease to be mere specks of dust in the vast universe. Insignificant. Unknown to anyone.<br /><br />But this is not to equate a blog with a life. Although bloggers feel alive when they hit the post button and see lots of comments on their posts. My bottomline is, to keep things alive, to make my blog financially rewarding, to keep my blog relevant, my ultimate blogging goal is that I have to LIVE LIFE. 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But it feels like we’ve only been together for awhile. The spark still there. My heart still thumps when I see him after a day’s separation. We still refer to our first booboo as a couple as if it was only last week. Our hearts have found the perfect match in each other. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">How do I even begin to put into writing how much I am thankful for my hubby? I can feel my heart racing, speeding beyond the limits whenever I am overcome by love. Emotions really are very hard to quantify and capture into words, that’s why poets are genuises. For my part, as I am no poet really, I’’ll just list the top 10 reasons why I am thankful for my hubby. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 10 He cooks for me. Yes, honestly, my parents would prefer his cooking over mine. He does a mean spaghetti and ginataang tilapia or hito.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 9 He dresses my CS wounds uncomplainingly. I do scream at him for the slightest pain but he just shrugs it off! I am such a pussycat.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 8 He shares in the household chores. Aside from cooking, he also washes our clothes, if I can’t.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 7 He changes diapers and gives baths. Even in my first pregnancy, since I delivered via CS, he has been the one giving baths to both our children, and also changing their diaper.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 6 He wakes up earlier in the morning to prepare our breakfast. I am so tamad to cook so early in the morning. Besides the fact that I usually wake up with a growling appetite, I feel that I have no energy to cook anymore. <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">J</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 5 He holds our children if they’re up for an injection. I feel quesy around blood and needles, I need him to be brave for our children if they’re in the hospital because I can’t. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 4 He lets me spread my wings. He’s not seloso so I still get to hang out with my own set of friends, provided of course that I don’t stay out too late.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 3 He makes me laugh. He has such a sense of humor and sharp wit that never fails to crack me up. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 2 He makes me feel safe. I sleep better if I can hear him breathing beside me. The world around us can come crashing down but I’ll still feel secure with him by my side. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">TOP 1 He stimulates me, in a very good way of course. Think what you want about this part, but it’s true. He makes me feel alive! I’m sure everyone in love feels the same way towards their partners. </p><p class="MsoNormal">
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These are high-profile cases that have hogged the headlines at some point in time. Still, the wheels of justice seemed to have had a flat tire, moving forward at an ever slow rate. If these high-profile cases have not been given due attention and justice, I can only imagine the smaller cases' fate, the ones that only few people know about, the ones that don't land the headlines and generate as much attention.<br /><br />I have written an article in OFFCAM magazine about human rights in the country. Please do get a copy.<br /><br />Meanwhile, listen to this haunting song written in homage to all those who have disappeared because of their political views.<br /><br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F7734641&show_comments=true&color=000000"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F7734641&show_comments=true&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/karl_ramirez/desap">Desap</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/karl_ramirez">Karl Ramirez</a></span><br /><br /><blockquote><i>Para sa desaparecido. Para kay Karen Empeño, Sherlyn Cadapan, Leopoldo Ancheta, Rogelio at Gabriel Calubad, Gloria Soco, Jonas Joseph Burgos, Prudencio Calubid, Abner Hizarsa, Alex Beloy, Celina Palma, Cesar Batralo, Danilo Macapagal, Domingo Delas Alas, Esteban Pastor, Federico Intise, Felicidad Katalbas, Honorio Ayroso, Johnny Orcino, Jr., Joseph Gonzales, Jovito Velasco, Mario Detroz, Narciso Parani, Nelly Intise, Nilo Arado, Patricio Abalos, Philip Limjoco, Richard Collado, Roger Viray, Roland Porter, Romulos Robiños, Ronaldo Comiso, Ryan Supan, Sergio Viray, Virgilio Tranquilino at sa lahat ng dinukot ng estado dahil sa kanilang makabayang paninindigan. Para sa kanilang pamilya, kaibigan, at kasama na patuloy na naghahanap ng katarungan, patuloy na naninindigan.<br /><br /><br /></i><b>Desap</b><br />Music and lyrics: Karl Ramirez<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lumilipas ang gabi</span><span style=""> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Abang ang pagdampi ng 'yong labi</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Kahit sandali</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Kahit sandali</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Nangungulila man</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ang pusong naiwan</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">alam naming wala kayong kasalanan</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am F</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sa paghahanap</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sa mahal naming anak</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Magulang, kaibigan, asawa, kasama</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Am G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hanap namin sila</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At nangungulila man</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">kaming naiwan</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">hangad ng damdamin ay katarungan</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am F</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am F</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sa paghahanap</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sa mahal naming anak</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Magulang, kaibigan, asawa, kasama</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">F G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hanap namin sila</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am F</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Am F</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hindi kami susuko</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sa paghahanap</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sa mahal naming anak</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F C</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Magulang, kaibigan, asawa, kasama</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> F G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hanap namin sila</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Am G</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Hanap namin</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> C D 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This year I’ve got a lot on my wishlist for Santa, mainly for the little boy coming into our lives when the new year opens.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFuGIIilrtK5QXCN7PodbcSKr1gcb3jkPhshrJBemCFdVSy1VTqw"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 137px;" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFuGIIilrtK5QXCN7PodbcSKr1gcb3jkPhshrJBemCFdVSy1VTqw" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">For myself, I’ve only got my wishful thinking. The other day I browsed The Flower Collection’s site and saw a lot of clothes that I would love to have and wear this Christmas. In fact I have written about the preggy outfit that I would want to wear to Christmas dinners.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’ll share with you another outfit from The Flower Collection that I would love to wear IF I am not pregnant.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Presenting the 2 Kailyn.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/2_KAILYN_main2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/2_KAILYN_main2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I love how it falls and drapes the body. I’m not sure though if the fabric can accomodate my preggy belly, but the overlapping neckline design is perfect for breasfeeding.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Or this Olina dress. It comes in other colors, but I love this one in acqua.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/OLINA_D_main.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/OLINA_D_main.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Another thing that I love about this is its versatility. It can be worn as a simple day dress or as a more formal one. One only needs to change accessories and shoes to change it from a daytime to a night-out outfit.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/kevin-main_pic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/kevin-main_pic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I also love this Kevin shorts. Buit maybe it's inapproriate for a Christmas dinner. So I'll go for this Hance pants, instead, for modesty's sake. :)<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/HANCE_main.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/HANCE_main.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">paired with this wonderful top, Dax, in a very sexy red!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/dax_%28dress%29-main_pic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.theflowercollection.com.ph/images/main/dax_%28dress%29-main_pic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">If I am not pregnant, I would definitely wear this dress. But because I am, I’ll be sticking to the other collection that you can read <a href="http://www.yousaytoo.com/my-flower-collection-outfit-part-1/495244?23193">here</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Merry Christmas everyone!<br /></p>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-82412353675904929422010-12-06T07:58:00.002+08:002010-12-06T08:21:53.083+08:00ZEST AIR Nightmare: My ticket to Php10,000!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dreamstime.com/word-of-mouth-people-with-bullhorns-thumb12260705.jpg">
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In fact, I’ve never flown anything at all. I’m a flying virgin. All my travelling have been monotonously confined to city and provincial buses. It is a joy to be able to go to new places and experience new sounds but travelling , by air, sea or land, has its ups and downs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And I can just imagine what hell it must be for someone to be hassled and then made to pay for it! Batang Yagit shared a horrible customer experience as a patron of<a href="http://www.batangyagit.com/zest-air-philippines/"> Zest Air.</a> And it elicited a number of reactions from his readers who can empathize with him one way or another.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In a hypothetical situation that Zest Air would reschedule my flight, which turn out to be non-existent when I availed it, and then had the guts to penalize me for not showing up for it, how would I react to it?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am not normally a violent and confrontational person, but all this pregnancy hormones get the better of me at this point in time. When I get angry, I shake all over. My voice breaks in<span style=""> </span>high-pitched tone. My hand shakes. Blood rushes to my ears and my face is red all over. I simply cannot hide being angry. And this kind of situation would undeniably<span style=""> </span>fall into that category when I turn into a monster.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thestepmomstoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/anger-management.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 374px;" src="http://thestepmomstoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/anger-management.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Firstly, being the customer whose rescheduled flight was non-existent, I would immediately file a complaint by calling the office up, or better yet, emailing them about it so that I’ll have a record of it. There’s nothing like a complaint in black and white.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/07/large_lovehatebaby_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 241px;" src="http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/07/large_lovehatebaby_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If I get a call that is not addressing my grievance like they should be and instead is asking me to pay the penalty for not showing up to my non-existent flight, I would ask for the supervisor or manager in charge of rescheduling the flight. If the business is done online, with email exchanges, I will print out copies of it and slap it to their faces!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It wasn’t my fault in the first place that my flight was resheduled. It was they who resheduled it.<span style=""> </span>In fact, they should be held accountable for that alone. What if I had something important already scheduled for that day, following my original flight schedule.<span style=""> </span>And secondly, if there were no Zest Air schedules on the date tof my rescheduled flight, that’s not my fault either. I SHOULD be the one penalizing them for inconveniencing me!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dreamstime.com/word-of-mouth-people-with-bullhorns-thumb12260705.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.dreamstime.com/word-of-mouth-people-with-bullhorns-thumb12260705.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If however they continue to press the matter of penalty, I would not press charges against them, but I will file a complaint in a DTI or any agency that covers their business. I don’t have the time nor the resources to battle them in court, but I will launch my fight in a whole new arena – the cyberspace.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Any self-respecting business knows the power of the word-of-mouth. I will tell all my friends about this horrible experience and will ask them to help spread the word to their friends and their friends’ friends and so on. Nothing will be more damaging to their business than a dent in reputation. So hypothetically speaking I will bring Zest Air to its knees without resorting to a lengthy and expensive court battle! Bwahahaha!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.topsmo.com/wp-content/uploads/Word-of-Mouth-Marketing-Tips.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 305px;" src="http://www.topsmo.com/wp-content/uploads/Word-of-Mouth-Marketing-Tips.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-1335093807165250392010-11-29T19:02:00.006+08:002010-11-29T20:19:16.083+08:00Why we need to restore 1M of our forests<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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/></a><br />As I am writing this blog, I have already banished any hope of receiving any 'Like' for it. There just isn't time. But I still want to join this blog contest on the 11th hour because I believe in its relevance.<br /><br />Why do we need to restore 1Million Hectares of Our Forest?<br /><br />I can cite a million reasons for it but let me focus on just one that I think tops everything else. We need to restore one million hectares of forest land so that we can sleep soundly at night and never have to worry that one great flashflood or mudslide might sweep us off our feet literally.<br /><br />More trees would mean less flooding. They could soak up all the excess rainwater and therefore floods would be at a minimum and not as devastating as the great floods that have inundated cities and towns in the Philippines these last few years.<br /><br /><a><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 206px;" 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alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Recovering a million hectares could very well mean our survival. This means a gigantic effort is expected from you, me and everyone else if we all want to live for another 10 to 50 years in relative peace of mind. This also means that we have to pressure the government to do more and support the effort of private individuals who rage against the environmental aggression and push for more environmentally-sound policies, which would include reviewing the mining code, which wrecks havoc to our environment, among others.<br /><br />To restore a million hectares of forest cover is one great task. And it all starts in a radical change of heart and an relenting spirit to keep to forge on. By being unselfish and going out of our comfort zone to fight of our lives, we are actually being selfish because we are ultimately thinking of the survival of our race, species. Now that's a funny thought. Who ever thought that being selfish wouldn't be bad at all?! :D<br /><br />Let's all be selfish and restore 1M of our forests!<br /><br />For more pro-environment advocacies, visit <a href="http://pinoyholistichealthcare.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-million-hectare-run-blog-contest.html">Pinoy Holistic Healthcare,</a> <a href="http://www.haribon.org.ph/">Haribon Foundation</a> and <a href="http://www.clubtravelnow.org/">ClubTravelNOW</a>!adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-28283522752568752812010-11-25T11:57:00.003+08:002010-11-25T12:36:14.485+08:00Anak ng Kumander (The Commander’s Son)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pep.ph/images/news/46770b536.jpg">
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Last Sunday, the Kapuso Channel, channel 7 celebrated “Manny Pacquiao Day”.<span style=""> </span>The almost the entire day was dedicated to Hon. Manny Pacquiao, starting from the pre-Party Pilipinas film, until late in the afternoon in the entertainment talkshows.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am not Pacman’s biggest fan outside the ring, he has way too much negative publicity about his<span style=""> </span>womanizing and gambling ways. I also didn’t appreciate his running for public office, especially under Arroyo’s wings the election before the most recent one.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Eniweis, I patiently watched Anak ng Kumander, the film shown last Sunday, starring Hon. Manny Pacquiao, Ara Mina, and Valerie Concepcion. I saw it out of curiousity, first and foremost. It was a movie about the son of an NPA (New People’s Army) commander, played by Dante Rivero, who also joined the underground movement after his father died.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was a painful movie to watch. For one, the acting of most actors appear stilted. Imagine the Pambansang Kamao emoting to tears because his father just died. “Paano na tayo, ‘nay?(What are we doing to do now, mother?)” he was saying while shaking his mother’s shoulders when they received the bad news. <span style=""> </span>For another, the story is stereotypical too, from the plot to the characterization. But it did have its redeeming factor that for me provided the unforeseen twist.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The angle about comrades turning against comrades is so in-your-face in this movie. It started when an NPA commander (Rivero) dies in the hands of his fellow comrades who decided to kill him in exchange for the 5 Million peso reward for his head, and continued until Ka Idel’s (Pacman) time, when he is reminded by love interest Ara Mina who plays the reporter rescued by Pacman, that he might also suffer the same fate as his father’s. Ka Idel is so notorious, the reward for his capture is 10 Million pesos!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">There were also scenes where the NPAs are shown executing carabao hustlers as punishment for their crime. They were executed publicly, the NPAs showcasing the carabao hustlers to the barrio folk. Although it had the best of intentions at heart, saying that the NPAs are actually friends of the people by virtue of punishing those elements who torment their lives, it reinforces on the otherhand the prevalent notion that NPA justice is swift and may be arbitrary, not going through the rigors of due process.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">On the lighter side of things, Valerie Concepcion plays one beautiful Amasona, unlike the Ana Capri version in Dekada ’70 who makes me wrinkle my nose at disgust.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the end, the son of the commander died a violent death, riddled with bullets from enemy fire. He was encircled by the enemies, both from the government and from<span style=""> </span>the ex-NPA-turned-gangsters who betrayed Ka Idel’s father, and were also the subjects of punitive actions of the NPA. The reporter cum love interest (Ara Mina) started shouting at Ka Idel, trying to convince him to lay down his arms and just surrender.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I waited with bated breath for the conclusion. Ara Mina was shouting at Ka Idel, the government troops surrounding him were poised to take their shots at him. Cut to Ka Idel, looking towards Ara Mina in slo-mo, then a flashback to his father’s memory (actually, just a voice over, if I remember it right). He then hoists and holds the M-60 firmer and fired at his enemies without saying a word. Did he die? Of course! There were around thirty troops who were shooting it out with him!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So, the movie ended on an unfamiliar note. An unconventional hero dies and was praised for it, with an epilogue noting that the legacy of Ka Idel, one that is not popular nor widely accepted, <span style=""> </span>will live on. </p> adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-88512649601478777082010-11-23T07:25:00.001+08:002010-11-23T07:30:14.363+08:00Pasko na!!!<center>I'm supporting blankPixels' entry to Sulit's Christmas card-making contest. <a href="http://www.justanotherpixel.net/2010/11/ibang-iba-ang-pasko-ng-makabagong.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> for more details.<br /><a href="http://www.sulit.com.ph/" target="_blank" title="blankpixels Christmas Card for Sulit"><img src="http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/blankpixels00/preview1.gif" width="400" height="300" /></a><br /><i>(Preview only. <a href="http://www.blankpixels.com/files/blankPixelsAnimated.gif" target="_blank">Click here</a> for the full animated Christmas card.)</i></center><br /><br />More posts, mean more entries for being a viral poster. I would love to have that Blackberry Curve!!! But is it a dual-sim phone though? I've been dying to have a dual sim phone so I can cut-down the hassle of having different phones. Anyhoo, even if its not, I can always use it. Come on! It's a Balckberry Curve! Who am I not to get excited? :) Cheers!adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-89628972232862856902010-11-21T06:35:00.002+08:002010-11-21T06:50:39.020+08:00Thirty on 30 Blog Anniversary Givaway!I'll be turning 30 myself next year *GASP*, and I thought that to make things bearable I'll join a fellow blogger's giveaway for her 30th birthday.<br /><br />I just came across her blog from <a target="'_blank'" href="'http://www.adgitize.com/?affid="4888'"><img src="'http://s3.amazonaws.com/Adgitize-Images/AdgitizeSplashSwirl.jpg'" alt="'Adgitize" style="'" /></a>. (Sign-up now for more blog exposure. More blog exposure = More income!)<br /><br />Her requirements are very easy to do. She actually scrapped the blog-writing part which made joining in 50% easier than she originally planned to do. And here's my part, spreadin' the love.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.justanotherpixel.net/2010/10/thirty-on-30-in-my-life-official.html" target="_blank"><img title="blankPixels' Thirty on 30 Blog Contest to celebrate her 30th birthday and Just Another Pixel's second anniversary!" border="0" alt="blankPixels' Thirty on 30 Blog Contest to celebrate her 30th birthday and Just Another Pixel's second anniversary!" src="http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/blankpixels00/468x200.jpg" /></a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;"><strong>Primary Sponsors</strong></span> <br /> <br />● <a href="http://www.badudets.com/" target="_blank">Everything Nice!</a> ● <a href="http://www.newsbreakonline.com/" target="_blank">News Break Online</a> ● <a href="http://www.fatgirlnomore.com" target="_blank">Fat Girl No More</a> ● <a href="http://www.writtenbymys.com" target="_blank">Written by Mys</a> ● <br />● <a href="http://www.bambiesturf.com/" target="_blank">My Thoughts, My Heart, My Turf</a> ● <a href="http://www.zowanderer.com" target="_blank">ZoWanderer</a> ● <a href="http://www.justthetipofaniceberg.com" target="_blank">Just the Tip of an IceBerg</a> ● <br />● <a href="http://www.kikamzpera.com/" target="_blank">Just About Anything</a> ● <a href="http://www.bloggermanila.com/" target="_blank">Blogger Manila</a> ● <a href="http://www.dressupyourblogs.com/" target="_blank">Dress Up Your Blogs</a> ● <a href="http://www.pinaymom.org/" target="_blank">Pinay Mom</a> ● <br />● <a href="http://www.certifiedfoodies.com" target="_blank">Certified Foodies</a> ● <a href="http://www.pinayonlinemoneymaker.net" target="_blank">Pinay Online Money Maker</a> ● <a href="http://www.pinayreviewer.com" target="_blank">Pinay Reviewer</a> ● <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;"><strong>Secondary Sponsors</strong></span> <br /> <br />● <a href="http://georyl.com" target="_blank">Georyl: Blogging with my Heart</a> ● <a href="http://www.nicquee.com/" target="_blank">Pop Ups of My Mind</a> ● <a href="http://www.blogtactic.com/" target="_blank">Blog Tactic</a> ● <a href="http://www.graceincreativelife.com/" target="_blank">Grace in Creative Life</a> ● <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;"><strong>General Sponsors</strong></span> <br /> <br />● <a href="http://www.work-and-earn-online.com/" target="_blank">Make Money Online and Beyond</a> ● <a href="http://www.oneproudmomma.com" target="_blank">One Proud Momma</a> ● <a href="http://www.eraslovers.com" target="_blank">Lover Mushroom</a> ● <a href="http://www.plateandme.com" target="_blank">Plate and Me</a> ● <a href="http://www.sweetypaula.com" target="_blank">Paula's Home</a> ● <a href="http://www.lizmoneyweb.com" target="_blank">Make More Money Online</a> ● <a href="http://www.themiscme.info/" target="_blank">The Miscellaneous Me</a> ● <a href="http://www.johngracefancubit.com" target="_blank">Here, There and Everywhere</a> ● <a href="http://www.travelexplores.com/" target="_blank">Travels and Explorations</a> ● <a href="http://www.davidjournal.com/" target="_blank">Musings of Life</a> ● <a href="http://beloved-uncertaintees.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kharen's Corner</a> ● <a href="http://itskha.com" target="_blank">It's Kha</a> ● <a href="http://noypistuff.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Noypistuff</a> ● <a href="http://iamjennyholic.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Jennyholic, Confession of an Addict</a> ● <a href="http://www.deejspeaks.com" target="_blank">Deej Speaks</a> ● <a href="http://saddlebagspress.com" target="_blank">Techie Things</a> ● <a href="http://www.cupsandlowercase.com/" target="_blank">Cups and Lowercase</a> ● <a href="http://silvergurl22.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Live for Live</a> ● <a href="http://www.esupermommy.com" target="_blank">Experience of a Super Mom</a> ● <a href="http://www.jejeizahfaye.com" target="_blank">Sharing my Thoughts</a> ● <a href="http://yashirokuru.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Yashiro's Journal</a> ● <a href="http://www.foodandculture.info/" target="_blank">Table for Five</a> ● <a href="http://icafeblog.com/">Internet Cafe Blog</a> ● <a href="http://www.blankpixels.com/" target="_blank">blankPixels – The Geek Side</a> ● <br /></center>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-67338918379549686272010-11-21T05:49:00.004+08:002010-11-21T06:22:06.004+08:00Tsk, tsk, No Grand Lotto Winner Yet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pcso.gov.ph/images/games/grand-prize-chart.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pcso.gov.ph/images/games/lotto-grand.jpg"><br /></a><br />I was up pretty early today. And I just couldn't resist going online and checking if any of the million aspirants of the Grand Lotto 543M prize bagged it. Unfortunately, no one has. Sad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pcso.gov.ph/images/games/lotto-grand.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 145px;" src="http://www.pcso.gov.ph/images/games/lotto-grand.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong></strong>For anyone who would care to know, the winning combination is <strong>18-17-36-04-40-13</strong>. Check your tickets now, getting 3 main numbers mean you win 150 pesos, right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pcso.gov.ph/images/games/grand-prize-chart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 458px; height: 308px;" src="http://www.pcso.gov.ph/images/games/grand-prize-chart.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I guess this means that next draw, the lines will be much longer. Here's a list of tips on HOW TO SURVIVE THE GRAND LOTTO SNAKING LINES.<br /><br />1. Place your bet THE DAY AFTER the draw when no one has won. Lines are surely shorter. Most are still reeling from news that they haven't won.<br /><br />2. Choose the time of the day when people are most inactive, LUNCHBREAKS. These are the siesta hours and Filipinos are hot-wired to slow down at these hours because of the heat. But make sure that your Lotto outlet is open during Lunchbreaks or you'll just waste your time.<br /><br />3. If you can't place your bet early enough and is actually addicted to the long queues, taking this as "all part of the lotto experience", then you should come prepared. You are going to war!<br /> - Go with someone. If nature calls and you need to pee, you'll have someone stand in line for you. Or you can always wear an adult diaper.<br /><br /> - Bring that umbrella/walking stick cum foldable chair. Yes, it's your papang or mamang's priced possession but surely they'll understand that you're borrowing it for the greater good of mankind.<br /><br /> - Arm your self with snacks. Who knows how long till you get to the end of the line? You don't want to go hungry and then be unable to mark your numbers when it's your turn no, do you?<br /><br /> - Lastly, guard your numbers with your life. Don't let anyone copy-off from your lotto ticket. If you get the winning combination, you'd prefer to be the sole winner of the millions of course!<br /><br />Now, my disclaimer, please, please people, don't forget that this is all just a game. Someone very powerful out there is just messing with our heads.<br /><br />By the way, the next draw will be tomorrow.adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-87674176114337237752010-11-21T05:26:00.003+08:002010-11-21T05:28:24.493+08:00Pilipinas Kay Ganda Slogan, Not So Pretty After All<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2010/11/18/untitled_4.jpg"><br /></a><br /><p>The new Philippine tourism slogan Pilipinas Kay ganda (So beautiful, the Philippines), is not beautiful at all, according to most people.</p> <p>The recent unveiling of this new slogan was met by a lukewarm response, to say the least. It is replacing the more familiar Wow Philippines tourism slogan by the past administration.There are two important points that were raised by its detractors. One is that the logo is a rip-off from another logo. And for another, the slogan should be in an international language, one widely used and understood by all, like English.</p> <p>I have included here the much maligned logo and the "original" from which it was copied. Now, Dept of Tourism Sec. Alberto Lim said that, indeed, they looked for inspiration in other country's tourism campaigns and yes, they used the same font as the Poland logo. But no, this is not plagiarism. iIt might not be plagiarism in the strictest and legal sense of the word but I sure can't deny the unmistakable resemblance. They actually look like twins, fraternal ones!</p><p><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2010/11/18/untitled_4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 390px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2010/11/18/untitled_4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the language, I thought that the Filipino, being the national language was a nice quaint touch. But I have to admit that using the national language to address an international audience for a tourism campaign is not the way to go. How will the regular tourist with no or little knowledge of the Filipino language understand it? Number one rule for any marketing campaign should be effectively addressing your consumer or audience, and this is one golden rule that the masters behind this Pilipinas Kay Ganda! slogan forgot.</p> <p>I can only view this from a political standpoint. The Aquino administration is in such a hurry to distance itself from the past infamous Arroyo administration, thus making this international blunder. P-Noy, as President Noynoy Aquino prefers to be called, desperately wants to portray himself as the exact opposite of his predecessor who was known to be a vicious bitch that the masses hate. Thus the unconventional "P-Noy" and the Pilipinas Kay Ganda slogan which can be perceived as non-elitist.</p> <p>But will these be enough to markedly differentiate the Aquino administration from the Arroyo administration? Or will they remain superficial and cosmetic changes that crumbles upon closer inspection?</p>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-67843070562477693382010-10-20T16:07:00.003+08:002010-10-20T16:08:52.528+08:00A Quicker8.com Blog Giveaway!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/5075865333_7e31cb7b32_z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 220px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/5075865333_7e31cb7b32_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Quicker8.com is such a generous person for sponsoring this <a href="http://www.quicker8.com/2010/10/faye-is-holding-blog-contest.html">blog giveaway</a>. Imagine, two Fossil ladies watches up for grabs and a Kate Spade kikay kit!<br /><br />I entered her first blog giveaway a few months back. She gave away a Fossil ladies watch then, but now, whoo! This is certainly a Level-UP !<br /><br />I need a watch but I couldn't really bring myself to splurge on them. Most of my watches were given to me as gifts, and in very reliable, old school Casio brands. Or else, another brand with doesn't really live up to the standards. <span style="font-style: italic;">Mga sumpungin! </span>Now, when a ran into some cash last year, I treated myself to a Casio watch. Nothing fancy though. I even bought it on sale! That's how much of a cheapskate I am!<br /><br />So winning this Fossil Ladies watch would be a very nice Christmas gift, indeed! Keep your fingers crossed, ladie, toe fingers included!adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-23085842500551211232010-08-23T12:29:00.001+08:002010-08-23T12:32:09.274+08:00Quicker8.com Givaway!<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://lagalagnaengkantada.blogspot.com/2010/08/quicker8com-givaway.html"><br /></a> </h3> <div class="post-header"> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4888668920_a235e8ed91_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 539px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4888668920_a235e8ed91_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This isn't part of my usual blog entries here, but I'll post this anyways. I just need more entries for this Fossil watch that I'm drooling over.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4888668920_a235e8ed91_b.jpg"><br /></a><br />This is perfect giveaway for the ladies. But men can join in too, win your GF (or your mom) a Fossil watch or a Katie Spade kikay kit! <a href="http://www.quicker8.com/2010/08/quickercom-is-having-blog-contest.html">Quicker8.com </a>is the very generous benefactor.adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-40835653628447852212010-08-13T19:50:00.007+08:002010-08-16T12:51:28.952+08:00Pass the Divorce Bill!<div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.smh.com.au/ftsmh/ffximage/2008/09/03/divorce_storylead_narrowweb__300x450,0.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; display: block; height: 450px; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://images.smh.com.au/ftsmh/ffximage/2008/09/03/divorce_storylead_narrowweb__300x450,0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thepoc.net/breaking-news/breaking-stories/9311-gabriela-files-divorce-bill.html">Gabriela Women's Partylist</a> can count on my support in their quest (yes, <em>quest </em>may be too dramatic a word, but that's what this battle for a divorce bill will be!). I am happily married and I have no plans whatsoever of leaving my husband. I just can't keep my mouth shut in this issue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Being a predominantly Catholic country, it was expected that the Church will have a lot to say about this. Ret. Archbishop Oscar Cruz even said that he's afraid that when people get married, at the back of their minds, they know they can get out of it. </div><br /><br /><div>And from our own <em>kabaros,</em> there were mixed reactions. One lady interviewed, happily married for three years, says that she welcomes the divorce bill both for men and women who are trapped in a loveless marriage. While another lady, separated from her husdband for 17 years already, is vehemently opposed to the divorce because it might make a mockery out of marriage. What! She should talk!</div><br />Well, for Ret. Archbishop Oscar Cruz' information, people get married because they LOVE each other, so why in the first place would they entertain thoughts of untying the knot before they even get the chance to tie it? Unless of course one is forced into a marriage! And for the sake of argument, why are there still couples, in countries where divorce is legal, who choose not to get married even if they can eventually get out of it anyway?<br /><div><br /><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/before-the-divorce-lina-scarfi.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 210px; display: block; height: 291px;" alt="" src="http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/before-the-divorce-lina-scarfi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love is an emotion rationalized only by how good someone makes you feel. It cannot be measured by rulers or weighing scales. For how can you explain the way your heart beats a littler more faster when you're with your partner? How can you explain the tenderness in your heart and the smile in your eyes? These are but symptoms, not explanations.<br /><br />People can fall in love for many reasons. But they can also fall out of love as well. When all these symptoms of love disappear, do you have to force yourself to live and still be with that person you used to feel these for? Or if the tender caresses suddenly turned into jabs and uppercuts? When the unflattering eyeshadow you're wearing was actually applied uncarefully by his fists?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.sdnn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/news-divorce-ban2-pena-400x316.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 315px; display: block; height: 249px; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://static.sdnn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/news-divorce-ban2-pena-400x316.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The divorce bill is for both men and women who are already unhappy in their marriage. But moreso, it is for <span style="font-style: italic;">us </span>women who often get the short end of the bargain. Most women stay in a violent marriage because society offers them no other choice. A woman separated from her husband is stigmatized as a <span style="font-style: italic;">maarte </span>or <span style="font-style: italic;">pakawala. </span>A woman who has no means to support herself and her children cannot simply walk out on her provider. And believe it or not, most battered women stay in the abusive relationship because they think they actually deserve the beatings they're getting!<br /></div><br />The Divorce Bill will undoubtedly empower women to think for themselves. To believe that they can make a clean break from a painful, loveless marriage without having to suffer the biases of society. Staying in a loveless, abusive marriage is what makes a mockery out of the sanctity of marriage and purity of love.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.smh.com.au/ftsmh/ffximage/2008/09/03/divorce_storylead_narrowweb__300x450,0.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div></div>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-82626456740583476002010-07-18T06:51:00.004+08:002010-07-18T07:31:18.363+08:00The Bang-Bang versus The WangWang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/hs260.snc3/23264_585136759_6142_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 309px;" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/hs260.snc3/23264_585136759_6142_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://kapirasongkritika.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/etta-rosales-for-commission-on-human-rights1.jpg?w=439&h=439"><br /></a><br />These past two weeks, I have it up to my eyeballs about news of wang-wangs confiscated, who was late and who was not, who stopped for the red traffic light and who did not. And it was Noynoy who started it all.<br /><br />In a bid to clearly differentiate himself from the previous unpopular administration, he sought to endear himself to the public by connecting with them on a more realistic level, traffic pet peeves.<br />Who hasn't experienced being pushed aside by those self-proclaimed VIPs who put in wang-wangs in their car to provide the public a sense of importance and urgency whenever they pass by?<br /><br />But, my goodness, the novelty of this news has worn off for me! With only two weeks into the Aquino administration and already with 5 activists and a journalist killed, this is not a good sign. Not a good sign at all.<br /><br /><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"In the past two weeks, five activists have already been killed. Fernando Baldomero, 61, a municipal councilor in Lezo, Aklan and Bayan Muna provincial chairperson, was shot dead in front of his son July 5. Pascual Guevarra, 78, was killed by a lone gunman inside his house in Bgy. San Isidro, Laur, Nueva Ecija. His grandson was also wounded. Three days after, on July 9, public school teachers in Masbate, Mark Francisco, 27 and Edgar Fernandez, 44, were gunned down in separate incidents. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> After the elections, the killings never stopped. On May 19, Jim Galez, a member of Bayan Muna in Panabo City in Davao was shot dead. On June 2, union leader Edward Panganiban was killed on his way to work in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. On June 14, Karapatan member Benjamin Bayles was also killed in Himaymalayan City, Negros Occidental. On June 22, human rights lawyer Ernesto Salunat was slain." (From <a href="http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/07/17/progressive-groups-urge-aquino-to-scrap-oplan-bantay-laya-and-its-operating-principles/">Bulatlat</a>)<br /></span></p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/07/17/progressive-groups-urge-aquino-to-scrap-oplan-bantay-laya-and-its-operating-principles/">And what has Noynoy said about this, a simple and, quite honestly, a naive statement that the AFP should observe human rights while investigating these matters. Hah!</a><br /><br />Oplan Bantay Laya II, the very same operations condemned by <a href="http://www.stopthekillings.org/stknpv2/files/A-HRC8-Philippines_Advance.pdf">UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston in his report on the human rights situation in the Philippines</a>, has not been scrapped by this newly installed "pro-people" administration. OBL II has been one of the deadliest campaigns against perceived enemies of the state as it DOES NOT distinguish between an armed combatant and a non-combatant, which will explain why most victims have been unarmed activists.<br /><br />Noynoy's sincerity to put an end to these extrajudicial killings have further been doubted when Etta Rosales announced that she is waiting for official word from the Malacanang to give her the CHR post. Acckk! Notwithstanding the gall of Etta to announce this herself, as if making insinuations that Noynoy has been remiss in his "promise", the very thought that Noynoy made this proposal to her makes me cringe.<br /><br />For a very thorough discussion on this, please <a href="http://kapirasongkritika.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/para-kay-etta-rosales/">visit my this blog</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://kapirasongkritika.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/etta-rosales-for-commission-on-human-rights1.jpg?w=439&h=439"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 381px;" src="http://kapirasongkritika.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/etta-rosales-for-commission-on-human-rights1.jpg?w=439&h=439" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And so now, please, please join me in shaking some sense into the administration and news reporters as well to stop making such a mountain out of a molehill of wang-wangs when more pressing things, like extrajudicial killings, have to be addressed.<br /><br />And also, no Etta in CHR please.adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-76677228686960529082010-07-01T14:50:00.004+08:002010-07-01T15:00:12.282+08:00FoR ECLIPSE FANSknow I should be posting more articles relevant to the recent presidential inauguration but I HAVE to take a break first and post this.<br /><br />Okay.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>I know I've said some things about the first movie, but the second one I liked! I've read the entire series and while I wasn't impressed by the over the top teenage love thing going on, I appreciate a new and fresh view at these timeless creatures of lore. And to the fans of eclipse, Powerbooks is having a contest from June 30 until July 31, 2010.<br /><br />Read on.<br /><p><strong>Eclipse Fan Art Facebook Promo</strong> <a name="eclipsefb"></a><br />Promo period: June 30 to July 31, 2010<br />Submission of Entries: June 30 to July 14, 2010<br />Voting Period: July 15 to July 31, 2010<br />Announcement of Winners: August 4, 2010<br /><br /><b>Mechanics:</b><br /><br />1. Be a Fan of Powerbooks Facebook Fanpage<br />2. Submit a fan art inspired by Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse and get a chance to win a copy of the Eclipse Movie Companion book plus The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.<br />3. Fan Art Terms & Conditions: </p><ul><li>Create an Eclipse-themed, digital artwork using different approaches like vectors, collages, traditional art, cartoons, 3D graphics, or combination of any of these techniques. You may use any image editing software. </li><li>Traditional art such as illustrations/drawings/paintings, etc. will also be accepted as long as these are scanned by the Participant. Powerbooks will not accept hard copy files. </li><li>All entries should be the participant's original interpretation of the contest theme and not lifted from other sources. Powerbooks will not be held liable for any copyright infringement committed by the participant. </li><li>Participants have the freedom to interpret the contest theme as creative and imaginatively possible provided that they stay true to the theme. </li><li>The entry should not have been previously entered into any other competition. </li><li>Participants give Powerbooks the right to upload their artworks for the website & other promotional activities.</li></ul> 4. E-mail your fan art to marketing@powerbooks.com.ph<br />5. Artworks will be uploaded in Facebook on July 15, 2010 for voting. The three (3) winners will each win an Eclipse Movie Companion + The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.<br />6. Criteria for Judging: <ul><li>50%: number of "likes" votes from the fan page </li><li>50%: overall appeal of submitted artwork (from judges' votes) </li></ul> 7. Three (3) winners will be chosen at the end of the promo and will be announced in the Powerbooks Facebook Fan site.<br /><br /> <b>Claiming of prizes:</b><br /><br />1. To claim their prizes, winners will have to proceed to Powerbooks Greenbelt 4 and present a valid ID.<br />2. The prizes will be given to the winners for FREE provided that these terms are met: <ul><li>The winners must personally claim the prize. </li><li>The prizes are non-transferable and not convertible to cash.</li></ul>For more Powerbooks promos, <a href="http://powerbooks.com.ph/webinternal/promos_events.asp?v=7#eclipsefb">click here.</a>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-41356755106901998102010-06-27T06:35:00.006+08:002010-06-27T07:08:48.268+08:00CATS in Manila<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yz2XL82ScbU/SwH8EmOnehI/AAAAAAAAAao/YiUe6iRQ7m8/s320/cats_musical.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yz2XL82ScbU/SwH8EmOnehI/AAAAAAAAAao/YiUe6iRQ7m8/s320/cats_musical.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
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<br />I enjoy watching (and hearing) musicals. I love how music magically works and evokes so much emotion in its measured nature. Now, CATS is coming to Manila to let us taste and experience what the whole world has been raving about for the past 20 years plus-plus.
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<br />CATS is a musical composed by Andre Lloyd-Webber (yep, the same one that gave us the rock musical, Jesus Christ Superstar) based on T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." The show opened in broadway on May 11, 1981 (just a few days after I was born) and closed on September 10, 2000.
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<br />But this time, CATS is graced by my favorite Ms. Lea Salonga (I just love her in Les Miserables!)
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<br />To Catch CATS in Manila, see the details below:
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<br /><span id="about-text">Performances starting July 24
<br />For a strictly limited season
<br />Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, CCP
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<br /><strong>Ticket Prices:</strong>
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<br /><u>Matinee</u>
<br />SAT (3:00pm)
<br />SUN (2:30pm)
<br />PhP7000 PhP5000 PhP3500 PhP2000 PhP1000
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<br /><u>Evenings</u>
<br />TUE, WED, THU (8:00pm)
<br />SUN (7:30pm)
<br />PhP6000 PhP4500 PhP3000 PhP1500 PhP750
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<br /><u>Evenings</u>
<br />FRI, SAT (8:00pm)
<br />PhP7000 PhP5000 PhP3500 PhP2000 Php1000
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<br />Ticket Prices are exclusive of Ticketworld fees.
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<br /><strong>SHOW DATES (as of April 2010)</strong>
<br />SAT July 24 Matinee
<br />SAT July 24 Evening
<br />SUN July 25 Matinee
<br />SUN July 25 Evening
<br />TUE July 27 Evening
<br />WED July 28 Evening
<br />THU July 29 Evening
<br />FRI July 30 Evening
<br />SAT July 31 Matinee
<br />SAT July 31 Evening
<br />SUN August 1 Matinee
<br />SUN August 1 Evening
<br />TUE August 3 Evening
<br />WED August 4 Evening
<br />THU August 5 Evening
<br />FRI August 6 Evening
<br />SAT August 7 Matinee
<br />SAT August 7 Evening
<br />SUN August 8 Matinee
<br />SUN August 8 Evening
<br />TUE August 10 Evening
<br />WED August 11 Evening
<br />THU August 12 Evening
<br />FRI August 13 Evening
<br />SAT August 14 Matinee
<br />SAT August 14 Evening
<br />SUN August 15 Matinee
<br />SUN August 15 Evening
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<br />For more details, go to </span><a href="http://facebook.com/">http://facebook.com/</a><a target="_blank" href="http://facebook.com/catsinmanila">catsinmanila</a> or the Tumblr page <a href="http://catsinmanila.tumblr.com/">http://catsinmanila.tumblr.com</a> </div></div>
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<br />FOR FREE TICKETS, <a href="http://lagalagnaengkantada.blogspot.com/2010/06/cats-in-manila-blogger-contest.html">click this.</a>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541007596568597113.post-16114054504482023092010-06-24T14:25:00.002+08:002010-06-24T14:29:50.540+08:00Good Riddance, "Mrs. President"<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6leOwgSDb1E/R8I9sRhKl2I/AAAAAAAAAEY/XmsvLi2IQUk/s400/GloriaDevil3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6leOwgSDb1E/R8I9sRhKl2I/AAAAAAAAAEY/XmsvLi2IQUk/s400/GloriaDevil3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I hate Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and I am<br /><br />more than gald to see her vacate the<br /><br />Palace that she has usurped since last<br /><br />2004. BUt her exit is not without a final<br /><br />act of grandiose show of self-worth -- and<br /><br />treachery for the people. Just when we<br /><br />thought we've heard the last of her self-<br /><br />serving SONAs (State of the Nation<br /><br />Address), here comes news that the<br /><br />upcoming Independence DAy<br /><br />celebrations will most likely be turned<br /><br />into one of her SONAs, one last hurrah.<br /><br />This de facto president who introduced<br /><br />"holiday economics" supposedly to boost<br /><br />local tourism, but which also, in effect,<br /><br />diminished the sense of patriotism among<br /><br />Filipinos. How? When a holiday, except<br /><br />very major and traditional ones like<br /><br />Semana Santa, Christmas Season, etc, falls<br /><br />on any other day save for Monday, the<br /><br />holiday day-off or "celebration" is moved<br /><br />to the nearest MOnday to facilitate a long<br /><br />weekend conducive for lakwatsa.<br /><br />Nothing wrong, right? Wrong!<br /><br />On the day of the holiday itself, when the<br /><br />nation should be commemorating the acts<br /><br />of heroism that helped pave the way for<br /><br />our nascent nationhood, only a token<br /><br />wreath-laying attended by a handful,<br /><br />GMA and her phalanx of soldiers, both by<br /><br />profession and by political affliation, is<br /><br />the order of the day.<br /><br />Let me cite the previous Independence<br /><br />Day celebrations as examples. Last 2008,<br /><br />GMA decided to forego a a big national<br /><br />celebration and just instructed the local<br /><br />governments to make celebrate on their<br /><br />own. Last year, 2009, a mega jobs fair was<br /><br />held in lieu of the June 12 celebrations.<br /><br />Nothing wrong with a jobs fair per se, but<br /><br />in this case, it should not have replaced a<br /><br />very important national holiday. This just<br /><br />goes to show that GMA is first and<br /><br />foremost an economist before a country-<br /><br />loving patriot.<br /><br />But, lo and behold! This year, we'll be<br /><br />having a very grand celebration complete<br /><br />with floats and all. But sadly, instead of a<br /><br />rare chance to mull over ang appreciate<br /><br />our hard-earned independence from 333<br /><br />years of Spanish domination, we will be<br /><br />treated to a showcase of GMA's 10-point<br /><br />agenda which includes:<br /><br />-creation of six million jobs<br />-the construction of new buildings and<br /><br />classrooms, plus giving away scholarships<br />-the decentralization of progress around<br /><br />the nation through transport networks<br />-provision of electricity and water supply<br /><br />nationwide<br />-decongestion of Manila<br />-development of Subic and Clark as the<br /><br />best international service and logistics<br /><br />center,<br />-automation of election<br />-just end to the peace process<br />-healing of EDSA wounds.<br /><br />Why, oh, why, would anyone teach the<br /><br />little children such lies? This seems<br /><br />nothing but empty rhetoric, again, to me.<br /><br />Ervyone knows the truth is quite the<br /><br />opposite from the picture this GMA is<br /><br />trying to paint.<br /><br />This year's frivolous celebration meant to<br /><br />pay homage to GMA's indecency and<br /><br />moral bancruptcy is the perfect anti-thesis<br /><br />to the true nationalism that June 12 stands<br /><br />for.<br /><br />And then again just the last night, a live<br /><br />forecast of her Farewell Address, where<br /><br />she once again ticked off all her<br /><br />accomplishments unashamedly.<br /><br />Economic and political analysts have<br /><br />given her a pasang-awa mark despite<br /><br />GMA's self-rating of 10 out of 10. They<br /><br />pointedly mentiones that GMA left out<br /><br />some details in this last report such as the<br /><br />numerous scandals (fortunately for us,<br /><br />not the sex scandal-types, because that<br /><br />would just be too much for my delicate<br /><br />senses already worn to bits) that has<br /><br />rocked her nine-year presidency.<br /><br /><br />The true measure of the economic and<br /><br />political growth should and could only be<br /><br />confirmed by the poorest of the poor who<br /><br />continue to languish in the bottom of the<br /><br />pits.<br /></div>adaengkantadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808676520310289409noreply@blogger.com0