I attempted to write about some nice things last semester but I was probably too busy. I may or may not choose to do so. Taking advantage of the limited time that I have for these things, I will make 'summaries' instead. They are:
1. Potential: what I have--I have plenty of potential.
2. Ecology: ultimate brain cell decimator--Ecology is the hardest subject ever in college. We did many things; so many and so much effort!
3. Authority: I hate--I like being free. I identify myself as an entrepreneur and a hacker.
4. Laziness--I am so lazy. I have to change because lazy people simply don't succeed in life.
5. Ideal/perfect thinker--I think so much and I always dream of attaining unity which is impossible. I give myself a hard time.
6. Games (Tekken) I will not play. I was addicted with playing Tekken 3 (SNES-emulated). This is in light that I should be busy with school work.
7. Nothing--Nothing will change anybody by leaps and bounds. This is probably very true.
8. Remnant--I don't remember the idea on this title.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Marathon: 12th of 15 parts
GMA's faults from a leftist's perspective
You either like or hate a person. I have seen Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) from a bright side in a previous post in this blog (Lakas ng Milenyo). Now it's time to see her from my dark, negative side. GMA is a devil, willing to propagate nothing but the gain of the already rich or her allies. For her, order is the most important. This is why she tries to water down all political rallies or demonstrations against her. But what the majority of Filipinos don't understand is that the basis for people to go against the current government is sound.
If you can't get along, that's fine. This is the reason why I am here; I'll try best to show the position of a leftist, and why GMA, the current president of the Republic of the Philippines, is the number one enemy of the Filipinos. The left is for equality. Everybody owns everything in a communist setting. There is no private ownership. Public ownership is the one and only type of ownership recognized by the state. All for one and one for all. From a democratic perspective, it looks as if there would be no drive for excellence or efficiency in a politically-left community. But when it is examined more closely, it can be done. When everybody in the state thinks as one, i.e. thinks and does things for the good of the state, then the multiplier and auspicious cycle goes on and on, like being in a state of perpetual motion. Accordingly, well-run communist countries have the inherent capacity for self-sufficiency, well-capable of surviving and even flourishing during a period of isolation.
GMA is bent on the maintenance of foreign hegemony over the Philippine markets. Nothing whatsoever has been done to stop or slow down the influx of imported goods to our islands. If this is not discontinued, then damage could be so great that getting up from this knockout since the time of colonizers be automatically be futile. Nationalism is an intrinsic characteristic of the left. It basks in nationalist propaganda on any kind of mass media.
GMA is crazy on anything about development. She matters little on the effects of the large-scale mining on Philippine mountains on the environment and public health. Safety is not prioritized over monetary profit. On the long run, if this goes unabated, we shall have spent more for public health and immeasurable losses in terms of human productivity over the meager earning from uncontrolled environmental exploitation in terms of magnitude and rate. The good of the many, of the majority should be first.
GMA is for the increase of taxes. This was done in many ways, with the EVAT being the most notorious. It is taxes on almost all goods from the previous rate of 10% to 12%. This was done even if the same amount of revenue could be covered if the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) was efficient in tax collection and not blemished with red tape as it currently is. Taxes were increased even if extreme corruption in government offices is continuous. Plunder is unacceptable in any organization. Taxes should be well thought of and it should be sincere in addressing problems. It should not be done if there are other solutions. It should not be done just because it is convenient.
GMA cheats; she's a certified liar who has the stomach to make promises. She cheated in the election. Everybody knows. Some people know it but they accept it by rationalizing that Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) is a great actor but a ridiculous president. Some people think that they currently can do little about the situation, just like I. The Garci tapes revealed everything. I don't know what happened to our justice system. Why is GMA still in office? If she is not the deserving winner, then why is her ass still in the Malacañan Palace? If the justice system failed us, then we should have taken action to unseat her. We don't or shouldn't want an insincere leader running our country. Honesty is supreme in a society of equals.
Democracy betrayed itself in the Philippines. The greatest example was during GMA's stint.
You either like or hate a person. I have seen Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) from a bright side in a previous post in this blog (Lakas ng Milenyo). Now it's time to see her from my dark, negative side. GMA is a devil, willing to propagate nothing but the gain of the already rich or her allies. For her, order is the most important. This is why she tries to water down all political rallies or demonstrations against her. But what the majority of Filipinos don't understand is that the basis for people to go against the current government is sound.
If you can't get along, that's fine. This is the reason why I am here; I'll try best to show the position of a leftist, and why GMA, the current president of the Republic of the Philippines, is the number one enemy of the Filipinos. The left is for equality. Everybody owns everything in a communist setting. There is no private ownership. Public ownership is the one and only type of ownership recognized by the state. All for one and one for all. From a democratic perspective, it looks as if there would be no drive for excellence or efficiency in a politically-left community. But when it is examined more closely, it can be done. When everybody in the state thinks as one, i.e. thinks and does things for the good of the state, then the multiplier and auspicious cycle goes on and on, like being in a state of perpetual motion. Accordingly, well-run communist countries have the inherent capacity for self-sufficiency, well-capable of surviving and even flourishing during a period of isolation.
GMA is bent on the maintenance of foreign hegemony over the Philippine markets. Nothing whatsoever has been done to stop or slow down the influx of imported goods to our islands. If this is not discontinued, then damage could be so great that getting up from this knockout since the time of colonizers be automatically be futile. Nationalism is an intrinsic characteristic of the left. It basks in nationalist propaganda on any kind of mass media.
GMA is crazy on anything about development. She matters little on the effects of the large-scale mining on Philippine mountains on the environment and public health. Safety is not prioritized over monetary profit. On the long run, if this goes unabated, we shall have spent more for public health and immeasurable losses in terms of human productivity over the meager earning from uncontrolled environmental exploitation in terms of magnitude and rate. The good of the many, of the majority should be first.
GMA is for the increase of taxes. This was done in many ways, with the EVAT being the most notorious. It is taxes on almost all goods from the previous rate of 10% to 12%. This was done even if the same amount of revenue could be covered if the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) was efficient in tax collection and not blemished with red tape as it currently is. Taxes were increased even if extreme corruption in government offices is continuous. Plunder is unacceptable in any organization. Taxes should be well thought of and it should be sincere in addressing problems. It should not be done if there are other solutions. It should not be done just because it is convenient.
GMA cheats; she's a certified liar who has the stomach to make promises. She cheated in the election. Everybody knows. Some people know it but they accept it by rationalizing that Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) is a great actor but a ridiculous president. Some people think that they currently can do little about the situation, just like I. The Garci tapes revealed everything. I don't know what happened to our justice system. Why is GMA still in office? If she is not the deserving winner, then why is her ass still in the Malacañan Palace? If the justice system failed us, then we should have taken action to unseat her. We don't or shouldn't want an insincere leader running our country. Honesty is supreme in a society of equals.
Democracy betrayed itself in the Philippines. The greatest example was during GMA's stint.
Marathon: 11th of 15 parts
Christmas: An atheist's view
Christmas is the time of year when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, their lord and savior, into this world. Atheists don't believe in any god, including God.
Pros:
1. Many days don't have classes. No school!
2. Gifts! We get to be given gifts.
3. The season allows being dreamy, taking off our clothes and being much closer to showing our real selves. We have an excuse for daydreaming, for fantasizing, for wishing that loved ones requited our affections.
4. Christmas bonus (13th month pay).
5. Time to pick on what we have left (leisurely activities).
6. People are significantly more generous.
7. We are so young. Whether or not we have enough energy left for the day/night, we have to remain awake.
8. Christmas shows. The fireworks.
9. Solemn. Silent.
10. Everybody instantly metamorphosed into angels.
Cons:
1. It is a holiday that we don't celebrate. Majority of Filipinos are Roman Catholics so we don't have any choice but to accept that such commemoration is taking place.
2. Gifts! We got to spend money to get other people gifts.
3. Rational thinking disallows us to enjoy a season of too much dreams.
4. The bonus is very small. Another way of thinking of it is the management only held onto our well deserved pays which should have been distributed all throughout the past year. This means receiving a monthly amount which is 1.0833x what we normally receive.
5. A chance to temporarily let go of serious stuff. Conditioning ourselves with the truth (again) unfortunately takes a long, long time.
6. So much food that it hurts. Time to get fat. Forget your plan to become fit.
7. Stress. Yes, stress!
8. Christmas problems. Deaths unique to this season. Lives lost which should have been spared only if there's no Christmas.
9. Noisy, self-righteous, hypocritical priests and their lousy sermons (for those who attend the (grand) 'night' masses).
10. Temporary goodness reverts to usual evilness when everything's over. What's with the bandwagon thing? It's too sweet just like Valentines. Deep inside, you recognize the artificiality. The feeling after a good meal only to find out you need to abandon your principles as payment for it. You want vomit but it's useless.
Christmas is the time of year when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, their lord and savior, into this world. Atheists don't believe in any god, including God.
Pros:
1. Many days don't have classes. No school!
2. Gifts! We get to be given gifts.
3. The season allows being dreamy, taking off our clothes and being much closer to showing our real selves. We have an excuse for daydreaming, for fantasizing, for wishing that loved ones requited our affections.
4. Christmas bonus (13th month pay).
5. Time to pick on what we have left (leisurely activities).
6. People are significantly more generous.
7. We are so young. Whether or not we have enough energy left for the day/night, we have to remain awake.
8. Christmas shows. The fireworks.
9. Solemn. Silent.
10. Everybody instantly metamorphosed into angels.
Cons:
1. It is a holiday that we don't celebrate. Majority of Filipinos are Roman Catholics so we don't have any choice but to accept that such commemoration is taking place.
2. Gifts! We got to spend money to get other people gifts.
3. Rational thinking disallows us to enjoy a season of too much dreams.
4. The bonus is very small. Another way of thinking of it is the management only held onto our well deserved pays which should have been distributed all throughout the past year. This means receiving a monthly amount which is 1.0833x what we normally receive.
5. A chance to temporarily let go of serious stuff. Conditioning ourselves with the truth (again) unfortunately takes a long, long time.
6. So much food that it hurts. Time to get fat. Forget your plan to become fit.
7. Stress. Yes, stress!
8. Christmas problems. Deaths unique to this season. Lives lost which should have been spared only if there's no Christmas.
9. Noisy, self-righteous, hypocritical priests and their lousy sermons (for those who attend the (grand) 'night' masses).
10. Temporary goodness reverts to usual evilness when everything's over. What's with the bandwagon thing? It's too sweet just like Valentines. Deep inside, you recognize the artificiality. The feeling after a good meal only to find out you need to abandon your principles as payment for it. You want vomit but it's useless.
Marathon: 10th of 15 parts
Philippine industrialists; Why aren't there Matsushitas and Hondas here?
I do not know a single industrialist of the Philippines. What I want to express here is what I perceive to be their characteristics and the environment in which they operate.
Industry. What is it? It is the production and sale of goods for commercial purposes. It is a part of the economy composed of manufacturing enterprises (www.answers.com). The Philippine economy has been and still remains backward. Our past leaders have concentrated on industry to the point that they overlooked the importance of the fundamentals. Our country is agricultural and if we are to succeed in living better lives (characterized by equitable distribution of wealth), then we should focus on our agriculture.
What is bad about haphazard industrialization? Our nation became import-dependent and export-oriented. We became chained to this vicious cycle that it made things and circumstances more difficult for us to maneuver. Dollar reserves quickly dwindle for us to sustain industries which are hungry for imported raw materials. Thus, this is an expensive and imprudent exercise of how one should spend money. As for exports, we are forced to release goods and people, skilled and educated people, to maintain an intricate balance in our financial statement.
The bureaucracy is so ridden with graft and corruption. Businesses and economic enterprises aren't allowed to reach or at least approximate their best because the government and political situation is just not conducive for them to move about or even feel what will allow them to make profit quietly. This proves that with an evil and inefficient leadership, everybody suffers, except for a handful which benefits from the blood, sweat, and tears of others. Even if there is no perfect political system, being more sensitive to others and thinking ahead of the effect of every action to the whole picture and even the entire human history and civilization is enough to make an enlightened difference.
Matsushita and Honda. These two Japanese are industrialists and no doubt they did a lot to make Japan an industrial leader. With what principle did they operate? Make nothing but profit? No. Earn enough profit for the future of the company? Yes. It is by being more altruistic that all of us benefit. So how's the person next to you getting along?
I do not know a single industrialist of the Philippines. What I want to express here is what I perceive to be their characteristics and the environment in which they operate.
Industry. What is it? It is the production and sale of goods for commercial purposes. It is a part of the economy composed of manufacturing enterprises (www.answers.com). The Philippine economy has been and still remains backward. Our past leaders have concentrated on industry to the point that they overlooked the importance of the fundamentals. Our country is agricultural and if we are to succeed in living better lives (characterized by equitable distribution of wealth), then we should focus on our agriculture.
What is bad about haphazard industrialization? Our nation became import-dependent and export-oriented. We became chained to this vicious cycle that it made things and circumstances more difficult for us to maneuver. Dollar reserves quickly dwindle for us to sustain industries which are hungry for imported raw materials. Thus, this is an expensive and imprudent exercise of how one should spend money. As for exports, we are forced to release goods and people, skilled and educated people, to maintain an intricate balance in our financial statement.
The bureaucracy is so ridden with graft and corruption. Businesses and economic enterprises aren't allowed to reach or at least approximate their best because the government and political situation is just not conducive for them to move about or even feel what will allow them to make profit quietly. This proves that with an evil and inefficient leadership, everybody suffers, except for a handful which benefits from the blood, sweat, and tears of others. Even if there is no perfect political system, being more sensitive to others and thinking ahead of the effect of every action to the whole picture and even the entire human history and civilization is enough to make an enlightened difference.
Matsushita and Honda. These two Japanese are industrialists and no doubt they did a lot to make Japan an industrial leader. With what principle did they operate? Make nothing but profit? No. Earn enough profit for the future of the company? Yes. It is by being more altruistic that all of us benefit. So how's the person next to you getting along?
Friday, December 15, 2006
koPas
Tumigil ang klase
Para sa isang kaganapan
Ang kapanganakan ng isang tao
Diyos para sa mga binyagan
Manloloko para sa iba
Maraming kabutihan
ang nagawa para sa kanya
Maraming kasamaan
ang nagawa sa ngalan niya
Hindi man ako naniniwala
sa kanya
Iginagalang ko ang paniniwala
ng iba sa kanya
Ang masasabi ko lang:
parehong ang mga
naniniwala at di-naniniwala
sa kanya ang naiiistres
Sa pagbili ng mga regalo
Sa pagpapanggap na sila
ay mabubuting mga tao
Sumisigla ang ekonomiya
Ang mayayaman at mauutak
ang nagkakamal ng kita
Busabos ang masa
Sadlak sa putik at basura
Alam kong hindi mo ako
mahal bilang kapantay
Mahal mo ako bilang alipin
Wala kang awa sa
aking katawang
tadtad na ng mga pasa
puro bakat na ng hirap
Sinunog mo na ang aking balat
Pagkatapos ay binabad mo pa ako
sa tubig-yelo
Kung sana ay may gaganti lang
para sa akin
Kung sana ay mayroon
lamang kahit isang titigil
lilingon upang kumalinga
Hindi lang paghanga
ang aking iaalay
kundi pati ang aking sarili
Handa akong sumugal
ng buhay para sa iyo
Papatay ako hanggang
wala ng gagambala
sa 'yo
Hilo man ako
ay nasa tama pa ring pag-iisip
Hindi ako papagitna
Kakampihan kita
sa bawat laban mo
Tayo ay magkatuwang
sa pag-usig at pagpaslang
Masama, masama na
ang tingin nila sa 'kin
Ngunit para sa aki'y
busilak pa rin 'to
Mahal ko ang aking bayan
at mananatili ito
Habambuhay
Ang taludtod sa itaas ay iniaalay ko sa mga koPas, mga mag-aaral na daralita at makabayan. Sila ay hindi lang nababagot sa Pasko kundi nagsasawa na rin sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng lipunang Pilipino. Alam ko na alam niyong kailangang-kailangan natin ang isang malaking pagbabago na siyang gigimbal at sana'y tuluyang magpabagsak sa mga mapangdustang mga institusyon. Sa mga tulad ninyo ako kukumukuha ng lakas para harapin ang bagong umaga. Nawa'y magkaamuyan tayo ng intektwal na pag-iisip sakaling magtapat ang ating mga landas. Salamat sa inyong panahon sa pagbabasa ng aking gawa at sana nagustuhan ninyo ito. Sana ay napukaw ko ang inyong makabansang mga puso at kumilos kayo upang sa gayon ay hindi kailanman mamatay ang kabigha-bighaning mga sindi ng inyong mga kandila.
Para sa isang kaganapan
Ang kapanganakan ng isang tao
Diyos para sa mga binyagan
Manloloko para sa iba
Maraming kabutihan
ang nagawa para sa kanya
Maraming kasamaan
ang nagawa sa ngalan niya
Hindi man ako naniniwala
sa kanya
Iginagalang ko ang paniniwala
ng iba sa kanya
Ang masasabi ko lang:
parehong ang mga
naniniwala at di-naniniwala
sa kanya ang naiiistres
Sa pagbili ng mga regalo
Sa pagpapanggap na sila
ay mabubuting mga tao
Sumisigla ang ekonomiya
Ang mayayaman at mauutak
ang nagkakamal ng kita
Busabos ang masa
Sadlak sa putik at basura
Alam kong hindi mo ako
mahal bilang kapantay
Mahal mo ako bilang alipin
Wala kang awa sa
aking katawang
tadtad na ng mga pasa
puro bakat na ng hirap
Sinunog mo na ang aking balat
Pagkatapos ay binabad mo pa ako
sa tubig-yelo
Kung sana ay may gaganti lang
para sa akin
Kung sana ay mayroon
lamang kahit isang titigil
lilingon upang kumalinga
Hindi lang paghanga
ang aking iaalay
kundi pati ang aking sarili
Handa akong sumugal
ng buhay para sa iyo
Papatay ako hanggang
wala ng gagambala
sa 'yo
Hilo man ako
ay nasa tama pa ring pag-iisip
Hindi ako papagitna
Kakampihan kita
sa bawat laban mo
Tayo ay magkatuwang
sa pag-usig at pagpaslang
Masama, masama na
ang tingin nila sa 'kin
Ngunit para sa aki'y
busilak pa rin 'to
Mahal ko ang aking bayan
at mananatili ito
Habambuhay
Ang taludtod sa itaas ay iniaalay ko sa mga koPas, mga mag-aaral na daralita at makabayan. Sila ay hindi lang nababagot sa Pasko kundi nagsasawa na rin sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng lipunang Pilipino. Alam ko na alam niyong kailangang-kailangan natin ang isang malaking pagbabago na siyang gigimbal at sana'y tuluyang magpabagsak sa mga mapangdustang mga institusyon. Sa mga tulad ninyo ako kukumukuha ng lakas para harapin ang bagong umaga. Nawa'y magkaamuyan tayo ng intektwal na pag-iisip sakaling magtapat ang ating mga landas. Salamat sa inyong panahon sa pagbabasa ng aking gawa at sana nagustuhan ninyo ito. Sana ay napukaw ko ang inyong makabansang mga puso at kumilos kayo upang sa gayon ay hindi kailanman mamatay ang kabigha-bighaning mga sindi ng inyong mga kandila.
Thoughts
1. Mas madaling maging makakanan dahil mas madaling magpanggap na makakaliwa.
2. Walang lantern parade sa UP. Hindi pa rin ito tanggap ng mga tao.
3. Hindi pa ako graduate pero feel na feel ko na ang maglook back.
4. Nahiram ko ang CD ni JE na Neverwinter Nights. Masubukan nga.
5. Last X-mas party ng 03-bsbio, batch na kinabibilangan ko.
6. There's a part of me na ayaw pang umuwi.
7. This Christmas is so stale.
8. Human bingo--ayaw kong magpasign ng <3. style="font-style: italic;">Feel ko everything is so clear now. It's like the universe unfolded its entirety to me.
10. Mahal pala magmahal.
2. Walang lantern parade sa UP. Hindi pa rin ito tanggap ng mga tao.
3. Hindi pa ako graduate pero feel na feel ko na ang maglook back.
4. Nahiram ko ang CD ni JE na Neverwinter Nights. Masubukan nga.
5. Last X-mas party ng 03-bsbio, batch na kinabibilangan ko.
6. There's a part of me na ayaw pang umuwi.
7. This Christmas is so stale.
8. Human bingo--ayaw kong magpasign ng <3. style="font-style: italic;">Feel ko everything is so clear now. It's like the universe unfolded its entirety to me.
10. Mahal pala magmahal.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Home
Weird. I am in my 4th year in college and it is during this time that I want to go home the most. More than the computer games, it is with my family that I can be myself the most. So far, they have not rejected me. All they have done so far is to make me realize my mistakes and show me instances wherein I go overboard with my actions. :)
I want to go home early but I can't because of my thesis. I have accepted it long before but I wanted to say it here. Thesis...why? Because it is a requirement. So more than it being a requirement, I need to see what's beyond. Contribution to the wide scientific knowledge.
My eyes are almost always dry because of abuse. Dried and tired. Time management? I don't have it. Other than my family, I don't talk much except to JE. I like playing with my pet...cat, Anito/Dagul. Such a big kitten, he would get better.
I want to go home early but I can't because of my thesis. I have accepted it long before but I wanted to say it here. Thesis...why? Because it is a requirement. So more than it being a requirement, I need to see what's beyond. Contribution to the wide scientific knowledge.
My eyes are almost always dry because of abuse. Dried and tired. Time management? I don't have it. Other than my family, I don't talk much except to JE. I like playing with my pet...cat, Anito/Dagul. Such a big kitten, he would get better.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Marathon: 9th of 15 parts
Getting slim; Fitness; Tripped @ bus stop
I will get slim. This is for me, for my fitness. This is for my current family, so that when I am healthy, I decide better for all of us. This is for my stint in Medicine, so that it will be better than what I have achieved in Biology.
November 28, 2006 (Tuesday). I hurried to school so that I would have time tracing my drawings in Bio 151 and also so that I will have enough time to study, just in case that we will have a quiz. I arrived at the Institute of Biology about 45 minutes ahead of time that day. Tracing my drawings to enhance them took about 30 minutes so I had about 15 minutes left to study. We had a short quiz (#1) but it was easy. It's about differentiating innate and acquired immunity. I should not have hurried my way to school after all.
Tripped. I tripped on the same Tuesday because of the aforementioned reasons. I was walking (striding) very fast, with my upper body to the right of the base of my body. and when I reached Macro, just when my long fast walking was about to end, I suddenly tripped. My body was not able to support itself anymore because of the large amount of strain I applied to it. I should not have done that (hurrying to school). It took me about 5 days to recover. The next day, Wednesday, I decided not to go to school (to weigh fish feeds for my thesis and to attend a seminar on malaria) because of my sore right foot. I should have decided to continue going because the next day, I was not allowed to weigh fish feeds because it was a holiday and I did not have any permit to work in IB (more details in Marathon: 2nd of 15 parts).
Looking back, it was all about making time to fix my things in the evening, even just before I hit the sack. It’s funny that my father now concurrently reminds me to walk like the World Pool Champion (2006), Ronnie Alcano. I answer him back with "Soft break."
I will get slim. This is for me, for my fitness. This is for my current family, so that when I am healthy, I decide better for all of us. This is for my stint in Medicine, so that it will be better than what I have achieved in Biology.
November 28, 2006 (Tuesday). I hurried to school so that I would have time tracing my drawings in Bio 151 and also so that I will have enough time to study, just in case that we will have a quiz. I arrived at the Institute of Biology about 45 minutes ahead of time that day. Tracing my drawings to enhance them took about 30 minutes so I had about 15 minutes left to study. We had a short quiz (#1) but it was easy. It's about differentiating innate and acquired immunity. I should not have hurried my way to school after all.
Tripped. I tripped on the same Tuesday because of the aforementioned reasons. I was walking (striding) very fast, with my upper body to the right of the base of my body. and when I reached Macro, just when my long fast walking was about to end, I suddenly tripped. My body was not able to support itself anymore because of the large amount of strain I applied to it. I should not have done that (hurrying to school). It took me about 5 days to recover. The next day, Wednesday, I decided not to go to school (to weigh fish feeds for my thesis and to attend a seminar on malaria) because of my sore right foot. I should have decided to continue going because the next day, I was not allowed to weigh fish feeds because it was a holiday and I did not have any permit to work in IB (more details in Marathon: 2nd of 15 parts).
Looking back, it was all about making time to fix my things in the evening, even just before I hit the sack. It’s funny that my father now concurrently reminds me to walk like the World Pool Champion (2006), Ronnie Alcano. I answer him back with "Soft break."
Marathon: 8th of 15 parts
Channel 2 and my mother; Inocente De Ti
Channel 2 is what we watch at home. Correction: Channel 2 is what my mother watches at home. I am somewhat disappointed with my mother for her addiction to it. Previously, I understood her since we did not have cable TV. But now, I cannot and refuse to understand her anymore. So what does Joel have against the particular network?
1. Formula-based content (TV shows, commercials, news reporting).
2. Biased politically, always on the safe side.
3. Boring. Always the same things being shown fundamentally.
4. Makes fun of the ignorance of Filipinos, presses on their poverty (Wowowee).
5. Nonsense news.
On the bright side, there is Inocente De Ti. The lead female character is attractive. The story is basically about a poor woman who gets to be the heir of a millionaire through adoption. This allows her to become closer to the guy with which she has an infatuation. Stories like these fit people like me. For one, there are times when I am dreamy. In fact, I daydream and nightdream and nightmare a lot.
Channel 2 is what we watch at home. Correction: Channel 2 is what my mother watches at home. I am somewhat disappointed with my mother for her addiction to it. Previously, I understood her since we did not have cable TV. But now, I cannot and refuse to understand her anymore. So what does Joel have against the particular network?
1. Formula-based content (TV shows, commercials, news reporting).
2. Biased politically, always on the safe side.
3. Boring. Always the same things being shown fundamentally.
4. Makes fun of the ignorance of Filipinos, presses on their poverty (Wowowee).
5. Nonsense news.
On the bright side, there is Inocente De Ti. The lead female character is attractive. The story is basically about a poor woman who gets to be the heir of a millionaire through adoption. This allows her to become closer to the guy with which she has an infatuation. Stories like these fit people like me. For one, there are times when I am dreamy. In fact, I daydream and nightdream and nightmare a lot.
Marathon: 7th of 15 parts
Porn: when soft becomes better than hard; Proxy block; Messy room; Super typhoon Reming
Porn is "creative activity (writing or pictures or films, etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire" (WordNet). If so, then this computer that I am currently using has some of it. There was a time in my life that I grew tired of anime, so I searched the Net for the real thing. It is easy to search but because the computer connects to the Internet through proxy, most of my search queries are blocked. Although that may be the case, I am competent enough to be creative with respect to searching for lust pacifiers. Then time came when I was able to come across a site called *tv*****.com. Shit! Women do nothing but pose nude. I cannot explain nor understand why I was turned off. Women, real women of this world, must also look like the women of that site. Moreover, they will expectedly be less daring and bold (literally). Sex, whatever form of it, should almost always be pleasurable. Maybe I was disgusted by the sheer lack of class of those women. I don't want to sound like a chauvinist, but I think am surprised but what I saw. And so libido has substantially declined, exactly by what percentage, I do not know. I was more thrilled with animations. This is a good example where the truth hurts; it hurt me when I discovered the truth (whether it's by accident or not is not essential anymore).
My room is still messy and it will remain so. I will keep you updated when time comes that it suddenly becomes clean.
Super typhoon Reming did not pass Metro Manila. It was expected that the tropical depression take the same route that Milenyo took. The province of Albay was heavily damaged. Croplands, homes, and hearts of people were destroyed. More than a lifetime is needed for people to recover from such a tragedy.
Porn is "creative activity (writing or pictures or films, etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire" (WordNet). If so, then this computer that I am currently using has some of it. There was a time in my life that I grew tired of anime, so I searched the Net for the real thing. It is easy to search but because the computer connects to the Internet through proxy, most of my search queries are blocked. Although that may be the case, I am competent enough to be creative with respect to searching for lust pacifiers. Then time came when I was able to come across a site called *tv*****.com. Shit! Women do nothing but pose nude. I cannot explain nor understand why I was turned off. Women, real women of this world, must also look like the women of that site. Moreover, they will expectedly be less daring and bold (literally). Sex, whatever form of it, should almost always be pleasurable. Maybe I was disgusted by the sheer lack of class of those women. I don't want to sound like a chauvinist, but I think am surprised but what I saw. And so libido has substantially declined, exactly by what percentage, I do not know. I was more thrilled with animations. This is a good example where the truth hurts; it hurt me when I discovered the truth (whether it's by accident or not is not essential anymore).
My room is still messy and it will remain so. I will keep you updated when time comes that it suddenly becomes clean.
Super typhoon Reming did not pass Metro Manila. It was expected that the tropical depression take the same route that Milenyo took. The province of Albay was heavily damaged. Croplands, homes, and hearts of people were destroyed. More than a lifetime is needed for people to recover from such a tragedy.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Marathon: 6th of 15 parts
Mensa; Missed chances to rake-in awards in college; Destiny: physician
Simply put, Mensa is an international organization of the extremely mentally-gifted. Membership is exclusive to those who have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of at least 135. I want to join it and I think I have what it takes to be a member. I'll try taking their test in 2 months time. If not, then it would probably be during the vacation (after graduation)!
I was a fool not to study with my best ability during these college years. I was university scholar once and college scholar twice. If only the awards came in much earlier than the middle of the second semester of my freshman year, then I would have definitely strived better, worked my ass off more to land it farther. There were many distractions and I would not mention them here for the fear of hurting people, both around and far from me.
People say, parents and instructors alike, that a BS Biology graduate would have no other option besides taking Medicine. I do not believe them. Even so, I have a hint that true enough; career options for the graduates are limited. Why do I say destined? We'll, I really have no interest in Biology and yet I believed my mother. I placed BS Biology as my first choice in the UPCAT form. I resented it. I have had thoughts of shifting to other courses which are far from the natural sciences. I was much more comfortable with mathematics and the social sciences. Biology was my waterloo in high school and even way back in primary school. Years passed and I could say that whether I liked it or not, I was committing myself to becoming a biologist. See my mistake here? I did not fight for what I wanted. I just said yes to what they wanted me to become, not considering my feelings. It was late when I was able to make them realize that I hate biology, or at least I was not good in it. For sure, I would not shine in that course. So why did I hate biology?
1. Memorization.
2. Memorization.
3. Memorization.
4. Looks like there's no point.
5. Common sense usually does not work here.
6. It's very hard to get the correct answers by not studying (plain guesswork). I must have been very lucky to reach this far.
Nevertheless, I am looking forward to Medicine. I hope it will not be as boring as Biology.
Simply put, Mensa is an international organization of the extremely mentally-gifted. Membership is exclusive to those who have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of at least 135. I want to join it and I think I have what it takes to be a member. I'll try taking their test in 2 months time. If not, then it would probably be during the vacation (after graduation)!
I was a fool not to study with my best ability during these college years. I was university scholar once and college scholar twice. If only the awards came in much earlier than the middle of the second semester of my freshman year, then I would have definitely strived better, worked my ass off more to land it farther. There were many distractions and I would not mention them here for the fear of hurting people, both around and far from me.
People say, parents and instructors alike, that a BS Biology graduate would have no other option besides taking Medicine. I do not believe them. Even so, I have a hint that true enough; career options for the graduates are limited. Why do I say destined? We'll, I really have no interest in Biology and yet I believed my mother. I placed BS Biology as my first choice in the UPCAT form. I resented it. I have had thoughts of shifting to other courses which are far from the natural sciences. I was much more comfortable with mathematics and the social sciences. Biology was my waterloo in high school and even way back in primary school. Years passed and I could say that whether I liked it or not, I was committing myself to becoming a biologist. See my mistake here? I did not fight for what I wanted. I just said yes to what they wanted me to become, not considering my feelings. It was late when I was able to make them realize that I hate biology, or at least I was not good in it. For sure, I would not shine in that course. So why did I hate biology?
1. Memorization.
2. Memorization.
3. Memorization.
4. Looks like there's no point.
5. Common sense usually does not work here.
6. It's very hard to get the correct answers by not studying (plain guesswork). I must have been very lucky to reach this far.
Nevertheless, I am looking forward to Medicine. I hope it will not be as boring as Biology.
Marathon: 5th of 15 parts
Google-Fu
As I understand the term, Google-Fu refers to the skill/ability to find what one needs using Google, the most famous Internet search engine (http://www.langmaker.com/db/Eng_googlefu.htm). Yes, most of us know how to use Google, especially those who are reading this! But to optimize the tool, we should know how it works; we should use advanced functions and queries, so as to pinpoint/narrow the search results (for greater precision and accuracy).
If you are not a born natural (not good) at what you currently do, a good Google-Fu might just supplement your skills and knowledge. If you don't know, most of the assignments I did in my 3rd and 4th years in college involved using the Internet. I know that many of us will enjoy the benefits of being able to find what we need online. For more information, check out http://www.googleguide.com/ and http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000296.html.
As I understand the term, Google-Fu refers to the skill/ability to find what one needs using Google, the most famous Internet search engine (http://www.langmaker.com/db/Eng_googlefu.htm). Yes, most of us know how to use Google, especially those who are reading this! But to optimize the tool, we should know how it works; we should use advanced functions and queries, so as to pinpoint/narrow the search results (for greater precision and accuracy).
If you are not a born natural (not good) at what you currently do, a good Google-Fu might just supplement your skills and knowledge. If you don't know, most of the assignments I did in my 3rd and 4th years in college involved using the Internet. I know that many of us will enjoy the benefits of being able to find what we need online. For more information, check out http://www.googleguide.com/ and http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000296.html.
Marathon: 4th of 15 parts
Poetry; Blogging: I want to remember
My blog started as a collection of personal poems; all of them have some reference to an object of infatuation (http://privatejoel.blogspot.com/). More than words contained therein lay ideas and emotions I felt strongly about during particular years of my life. As it is hard to hold on to them in my memory (as I worry much about other things), I unconsciously decided that it would be convenient to have a blog. And so I continued what I started and this blog (http://rationaljoel.blogspot.com/) would be the continuation of the first one. Most of the essays are based on my experiences, while the others contain my opinions on issues which I deemed important.
"I want to remember." That is my long term goal. I want to remember them all, if not all of the details then parts of them would be fine. Joy, laughter, bliss and sadness, sorrow, fear. "What was I thinking?" and "How did my mind operate?" The blogs would answer these questions in the future, with clarity. Only I could delete it (them), other than a crafty hacker or a stealthy traitor. That's all.
My blog started as a collection of personal poems; all of them have some reference to an object of infatuation (http://privatejoel.blogspot.com/). More than words contained therein lay ideas and emotions I felt strongly about during particular years of my life. As it is hard to hold on to them in my memory (as I worry much about other things), I unconsciously decided that it would be convenient to have a blog. And so I continued what I started and this blog (http://rationaljoel.blogspot.com/) would be the continuation of the first one. Most of the essays are based on my experiences, while the others contain my opinions on issues which I deemed important.
"I want to remember." That is my long term goal. I want to remember them all, if not all of the details then parts of them would be fine. Joy, laughter, bliss and sadness, sorrow, fear. "What was I thinking?" and "How did my mind operate?" The blogs would answer these questions in the future, with clarity. Only I could delete it (them), other than a crafty hacker or a stealthy traitor. That's all.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Marathon: 3rd of 15 parts
Toothworks and the toothsmith; Saliva spills
My teeth has been adjusted for at least 2 years. Wisdom teeth, along with other strategically located teeth were removed due to lack of space. This has improved the look of my teeth set substantially. Before, as my mother has noted, my mouth was always open. Even if she has only just reminded me to keep my mouth closed, I would open in the instant that I forgot the instruction. The effort should be conscious so as to be effective. Cracked teeth were also improved by pasta (not the Italian food). Recently, my braces were replaced with retainers.
The toothsmith is EVM. She's skilled. Yeah right. She has been a friend of my mother for a long time. They were like so before my birth, maybe even before my parents were married to one another. I'd call her more of an associate rather than a friend of my mother. She charges exorbitant fees on the toothworks. Shucks! If only I could reveal the amount my parents spent on my teeth. (We are not rich and could have spent the money on more practical things. But my father and mother value their children having good smiles. This makes me guilty every time I do not smile. I say to myself: "Joel, you should maximize your teeth by smiling.") I feel better, just a little better, now that my face looks nicer because of my improved bite.
Last Tuesday, I was eager at removing the scales of betilya, a fish. I was using my nails in removing the scales without any gloves, almost one by one, with the help of AMF of course. In the process, my saliva spilled and dropped to my pants. (I was sitting on the table of our group's workstation with my legs crossed; I in an Indian sit position.) Most of my group mates saw it and I was embarrassed, but not too much because the incident happened during a string of fun stories and chat. I would have wanted to tell them that because I was new at wearing my retainers, so I wasn't able to control my saliva as much as I would have wanted to. The day ended with me not learning much, my hands full of the fishy smell of fish. But the lab class was sure fun!
My teeth has been adjusted for at least 2 years. Wisdom teeth, along with other strategically located teeth were removed due to lack of space. This has improved the look of my teeth set substantially. Before, as my mother has noted, my mouth was always open. Even if she has only just reminded me to keep my mouth closed, I would open in the instant that I forgot the instruction. The effort should be conscious so as to be effective. Cracked teeth were also improved by pasta (not the Italian food). Recently, my braces were replaced with retainers.
The toothsmith is EVM. She's skilled. Yeah right. She has been a friend of my mother for a long time. They were like so before my birth, maybe even before my parents were married to one another. I'd call her more of an associate rather than a friend of my mother. She charges exorbitant fees on the toothworks. Shucks! If only I could reveal the amount my parents spent on my teeth. (We are not rich and could have spent the money on more practical things. But my father and mother value their children having good smiles. This makes me guilty every time I do not smile. I say to myself: "Joel, you should maximize your teeth by smiling.") I feel better, just a little better, now that my face looks nicer because of my improved bite.
Last Tuesday, I was eager at removing the scales of betilya, a fish. I was using my nails in removing the scales without any gloves, almost one by one, with the help of AMF of course. In the process, my saliva spilled and dropped to my pants. (I was sitting on the table of our group's workstation with my legs crossed; I in an Indian sit position.) Most of my group mates saw it and I was embarrassed, but not too much because the incident happened during a string of fun stories and chat. I would have wanted to tell them that because I was new at wearing my retainers, so I wasn't able to control my saliva as much as I would have wanted to. The day ended with me not learning much, my hands full of the fishy smell of fish. But the lab class was sure fun!
Marathon: 2nd of 15 parts
Thesis, adviser, and co-advisees; Ichthyology and immunology; No permit, brown-out: how they almost destroyed it; Death of fishes; The hammer and animal rights; Tabbada thesis
My thesis is about fish--Oreochromis niloticus, more commonly known as tilapia. I used Vitamin C as immunostimulant (something which boost the immune system). After 30 days of control and vitamin C treatments of 48 fish, all of them will be vanquished (killed). And that would be this coming Thursday. Tests such as cell counts (of particular cells) of the head kidneys and blood will be conducted. Phagocytosis of yeast would be cute. My thesis adviser is ESC. She's good, brilliant, and nice. I'd say she's the perfect thesis adviser. Although I am one of her first advisees at IB, she's quickly making progress. She's always there to update us, ask about how's the fish. I wish more of my instructors in the past, especially in my first 2 years in college were like her. (Unlike AJ who was my Chem 16 lab instructor. If only she knew how much a negative influence she made on me. That was my first chemistry course and she made me hate chemistry to the bone. Nasty. Ask me for more details about the first lab report. More details revealed if only you'd inquire about it.) My co-advisees are KS, JP, and PL. I would like to express my gratitude to KS for feeding my fish. We alternate with the feeding. I am along this last week of feeding. Sigh. That makes me go to school everyday, even on both days of weekends!
Last Thursday, there was I came to school to feed my fish. Unfortunately, there was no class and I can't work according to the lady guard and Kuya Noel at IB main. In just a few minutes, electricity was off. Sweat. Sweat covered my body and I rushed back to Animal House 2 where the fish were, looking for the assistance of my dear thesis adviser. She went there and was able to convince Kuya Noel to let me work for the day. And so I was allowed to weigh fish feed with a balance (analog) which does not need electricity for its operation. I weighed 6 sets x 12 pcs. = 72 of ~ 2.5 g fish feed. That took me about 2 hours. When I finished (about 12:45 P.M.), I hurried back to the lab to feed my fish. Alas, one more fish died because of cannibalism at tank 2. (When I went to the lab at about 10 A.M., only 1 fish was dead at tank 5.) So why did I weigh a lot before feeding my fish? It's because I do not want to take the risk again of not being allowed to weigh feeds at IB 116. I planned to go school during Wednesday to weigh the feeds and attend the seminar on malaria. I didn't push through because of my painful right foot, which will be given more attention in this blog at Tripped @ bus stop. Enough of the sadness.
Ichthyology and immunology. That would be Bio 119 and Bio 151. Perfect for my thesis on Fish Immunobiology. What a coincidence! Along with the seminar (Bio 196), I am primed for this semester as a scientist. I guess this welcome into to the pure science world would not last long because of my incoming stint at medicine. Worth of mention is my instructor at Bio 151, WLR, which was a choice as thesis adviser. Recalling, he rejected me since he was already handling 7 advisees at that time. You, yes you, who are reading this may be one of them. But I do not hold a grudge against you since all regarding my thesis is flowing smoothly.
It saddens me whenever a test subject dies, even if they are fish. I consider them different from those which I have eaten. Something's just special about them. Basically, I do not want them to die because of the effect on the statistics and the veracity of my future conclusions regarding my undergraduate thesis. I wanted them to live forever. And that was left as an idea. When I came back to the lab during the afternoon. I saw KS's fish--dead. And it was a good half of them. They were placed on a pale green basin after blood smear were done from them. How they were killed? I'll give a leading clue with 2 words: brutally, hammer! This is a clear violation of AR, which I doubt is being upheld in the Philippines. If clear violations of HR are seen and action is not taken against them, how much more on the AR of fish? This is okay here, in the Philippines!
The Tabbada thesis. How I wish I knew about it earlier. It would be fun doing it in a thesis. Plant stimulation by touch. It is somewhat related to masturbation. The correlation became more evident when our professor, RAT, demonstrated with his hand movements. Simple and happy thesis. Simply funny.
My thesis is about fish--Oreochromis niloticus, more commonly known as tilapia. I used Vitamin C as immunostimulant (something which boost the immune system). After 30 days of control and vitamin C treatments of 48 fish, all of them will be vanquished (killed). And that would be this coming Thursday. Tests such as cell counts (of particular cells) of the head kidneys and blood will be conducted. Phagocytosis of yeast would be cute. My thesis adviser is ESC. She's good, brilliant, and nice. I'd say she's the perfect thesis adviser. Although I am one of her first advisees at IB, she's quickly making progress. She's always there to update us, ask about how's the fish. I wish more of my instructors in the past, especially in my first 2 years in college were like her. (Unlike AJ who was my Chem 16 lab instructor. If only she knew how much a negative influence she made on me. That was my first chemistry course and she made me hate chemistry to the bone. Nasty. Ask me for more details about the first lab report. More details revealed if only you'd inquire about it.) My co-advisees are KS, JP, and PL. I would like to express my gratitude to KS for feeding my fish. We alternate with the feeding. I am along this last week of feeding. Sigh. That makes me go to school everyday, even on both days of weekends!
Last Thursday, there was I came to school to feed my fish. Unfortunately, there was no class and I can't work according to the lady guard and Kuya Noel at IB main. In just a few minutes, electricity was off. Sweat. Sweat covered my body and I rushed back to Animal House 2 where the fish were, looking for the assistance of my dear thesis adviser. She went there and was able to convince Kuya Noel to let me work for the day. And so I was allowed to weigh fish feed with a balance (analog) which does not need electricity for its operation. I weighed 6 sets x 12 pcs. = 72 of ~ 2.5 g fish feed. That took me about 2 hours. When I finished (about 12:45 P.M.), I hurried back to the lab to feed my fish. Alas, one more fish died because of cannibalism at tank 2. (When I went to the lab at about 10 A.M., only 1 fish was dead at tank 5.) So why did I weigh a lot before feeding my fish? It's because I do not want to take the risk again of not being allowed to weigh feeds at IB 116. I planned to go school during Wednesday to weigh the feeds and attend the seminar on malaria. I didn't push through because of my painful right foot, which will be given more attention in this blog at Tripped @ bus stop. Enough of the sadness.
Ichthyology and immunology. That would be Bio 119 and Bio 151. Perfect for my thesis on Fish Immunobiology. What a coincidence! Along with the seminar (Bio 196), I am primed for this semester as a scientist. I guess this welcome into to the pure science world would not last long because of my incoming stint at medicine. Worth of mention is my instructor at Bio 151, WLR, which was a choice as thesis adviser. Recalling, he rejected me since he was already handling 7 advisees at that time. You, yes you, who are reading this may be one of them. But I do not hold a grudge against you since all regarding my thesis is flowing smoothly.
It saddens me whenever a test subject dies, even if they are fish. I consider them different from those which I have eaten. Something's just special about them. Basically, I do not want them to die because of the effect on the statistics and the veracity of my future conclusions regarding my undergraduate thesis. I wanted them to live forever. And that was left as an idea. When I came back to the lab during the afternoon. I saw KS's fish--dead. And it was a good half of them. They were placed on a pale green basin after blood smear were done from them. How they were killed? I'll give a leading clue with 2 words: brutally, hammer! This is a clear violation of AR, which I doubt is being upheld in the Philippines. If clear violations of HR are seen and action is not taken against them, how much more on the AR of fish? This is okay here, in the Philippines!
The Tabbada thesis. How I wish I knew about it earlier. It would be fun doing it in a thesis. Plant stimulation by touch. It is somewhat related to masturbation. The correlation became more evident when our professor, RAT, demonstrated with his hand movements. Simple and happy thesis. Simply funny.
Marathon: 1st of 15 parts
'Nicole' and system of (in)justice in the Philippines; Foreigners in the country
'Nicole' is the rape victim in the recent constraint in the century-old relation between the Philippines and the United States of America. She's a Filipino. Raped by US servicemen. More than 1 year has elapsed since the event occurred at press time.
Tomorrow, the judgment will be at hand. And from the looks of it, I have a strong feeling that the perpetuators will be adjudged innocent. Just because they are American citizens and the victim was Filipino. As history tells us, the Philippines was a US colony from about 1899-1946. Filipino politicians who advanced their career, most notably Philippine presidents, all supported American interests in this country. This makes American rape in and of the Philippines not new. On as for our side, we, more accurately our forefathers, allowed the rapings to occur. We have shown little sympathy to our countrymen, women, elders, and children. And what did we get in return? Money? Military weapons and ammunition? What most of us don't realize is most of that money came from our land. What do I have to support this claim? As far back as the period wherein we were a slave of the US empire, they freely took raw materials, our natural resources to feed the needs of their vast army and to cater to the taste of their people. And during the time of US imperialism (from the time of Philippine Independence of 1946-present), they cheaply get resources from us for their surplus products which are theoretically as good as waste. When we get everything that they took from us, include reasonable interest with it, then truth comes out: they do not donate anything which is really theirs, it all came from us! This means that what they are using against us is from us. You should see the vicious cycle here. What will become of our children and of the next generations of Filipinos? Drones? Slaves? For sure I do not want that to happen, but I do not know of your opinion.
Raul Gonzales is the current Secretary of the Department of Injustice. This is another fact that makes me feel that the impending decision will go in favor of the Amboys. He may be intelligent but he talks a lot of trash in the mass media, wasting all of our precious time, listening to a 'wise' man. I think if he ever had the balls to do it, which I am sure he has little of it, that he would sell out the case in favor of the Americans, for their 'grants' and 'kindness'. He is more interested in keeping the status of our relations with the offsprings of the sun. It is in this philosophy that I strongly disagree. What is the sense of development if in the process we will have stepped upon our own people, of our own blood and culture, of our own soul? If he insists on it, then I think he should not remain an official of the Republic of the Philippines because all he does is of disservice to the Filipino people.
Foreigners in the Philippines do not seem to be foreigners at all. First, they are more Filipino than most true Filipinos. They can afford to live relatively more comfortable and affluent lives. Filipinos treat foreigners better than their countrymen. I hate the colonial mentality of Filipinos even if I have thoughts of such myself. The Americans are here to exploit, make money, and then leave. They are just testing their patience with the dilapidated surroundings. This makes the Chinese a little better than them. They have long been here, engaged in trade, done this, done that. My teacher in high school told us in our Economics class that they served as the oil of the Philippine economy during the Spanish rule. Virtually all of the trade goods from Manila to Acapulco are Chinese. 'You have to give them credit.' I did not inquire about that. That is how much I believe in and respect my instructor. He, along with my high grades of course, made me love Economics. As with all of the other nationalities, they are all the same. Look at the Indians--they are here for 5-6.
As I am going take Medicine right after college just about to any medical school which accepts me and which my family can afford. I have plans of working in the US just to earn more. But if ever I don't make it, I would not take it against myself. I'll think of it as a bonus.
Update: Daniel Smith was convicted. The 3 others were acquitted.
'Nicole' is the rape victim in the recent constraint in the century-old relation between the Philippines and the United States of America. She's a Filipino. Raped by US servicemen. More than 1 year has elapsed since the event occurred at press time.
Tomorrow, the judgment will be at hand. And from the looks of it, I have a strong feeling that the perpetuators will be adjudged innocent. Just because they are American citizens and the victim was Filipino. As history tells us, the Philippines was a US colony from about 1899-1946. Filipino politicians who advanced their career, most notably Philippine presidents, all supported American interests in this country. This makes American rape in and of the Philippines not new. On as for our side, we, more accurately our forefathers, allowed the rapings to occur. We have shown little sympathy to our countrymen, women, elders, and children. And what did we get in return? Money? Military weapons and ammunition? What most of us don't realize is most of that money came from our land. What do I have to support this claim? As far back as the period wherein we were a slave of the US empire, they freely took raw materials, our natural resources to feed the needs of their vast army and to cater to the taste of their people. And during the time of US imperialism (from the time of Philippine Independence of 1946-present), they cheaply get resources from us for their surplus products which are theoretically as good as waste. When we get everything that they took from us, include reasonable interest with it, then truth comes out: they do not donate anything which is really theirs, it all came from us! This means that what they are using against us is from us. You should see the vicious cycle here. What will become of our children and of the next generations of Filipinos? Drones? Slaves? For sure I do not want that to happen, but I do not know of your opinion.
Raul Gonzales is the current Secretary of the Department of Injustice. This is another fact that makes me feel that the impending decision will go in favor of the Amboys. He may be intelligent but he talks a lot of trash in the mass media, wasting all of our precious time, listening to a 'wise' man. I think if he ever had the balls to do it, which I am sure he has little of it, that he would sell out the case in favor of the Americans, for their 'grants' and 'kindness'. He is more interested in keeping the status of our relations with the offsprings of the sun. It is in this philosophy that I strongly disagree. What is the sense of development if in the process we will have stepped upon our own people, of our own blood and culture, of our own soul? If he insists on it, then I think he should not remain an official of the Republic of the Philippines because all he does is of disservice to the Filipino people.
Foreigners in the Philippines do not seem to be foreigners at all. First, they are more Filipino than most true Filipinos. They can afford to live relatively more comfortable and affluent lives. Filipinos treat foreigners better than their countrymen. I hate the colonial mentality of Filipinos even if I have thoughts of such myself. The Americans are here to exploit, make money, and then leave. They are just testing their patience with the dilapidated surroundings. This makes the Chinese a little better than them. They have long been here, engaged in trade, done this, done that. My teacher in high school told us in our Economics class that they served as the oil of the Philippine economy during the Spanish rule. Virtually all of the trade goods from Manila to Acapulco are Chinese. 'You have to give them credit.' I did not inquire about that. That is how much I believe in and respect my instructor. He, along with my high grades of course, made me love Economics. As with all of the other nationalities, they are all the same. Look at the Indians--they are here for 5-6.
As I am going take Medicine right after college just about to any medical school which accepts me and which my family can afford. I have plans of working in the US just to earn more. But if ever I don't make it, I would not take it against myself. I'll think of it as a bonus.
Update: Daniel Smith was convicted. The 3 others were acquitted.
Friday, December 01, 2006
Write
Write? Right!
I want to write on the following topics/ideas:
1. 'Nicole' and system of (in)justice in the Philippines; Foreigners in the country
2. Thesis, adviser, and co-advisees; Immunology and ichthyology; No permit, brown-out: how they almost destroyed it; Death of fishes; The hammer and animal rights; Tabbada thesis
3. Toothworks and the toothsmith; Saliva spills
4. Poetry; Blogging: I want to remember
5. Google-Fu
6. Mensa; Missed chances to rake-in awards in college; Destiny: physician
7. Porn: when soft becomes better than hard; Messy room; Super typhoon Reming
8. Channel 2 and my mother; Inocente De Ti
9. Getting slim; Fitness; Tripped @ bus stop
10. Philippine industrialists; Why aren't there Matsushitas and Hondas here?
11. Christmas: An atheist's view
12. GMA's faults from a leftist's perspective
13. PI 100: why Christians, especially Catholics shouldn't take it
14. Joel's what ifs?
15. The difference a good first makes
I want to write on the following topics/ideas:
1. 'Nicole' and system of (in)justice in the Philippines; Foreigners in the country
2. Thesis, adviser, and co-advisees; Immunology and ichthyology; No permit, brown-out: how they almost destroyed it; Death of fishes; The hammer and animal rights; Tabbada thesis
3. Toothworks and the toothsmith; Saliva spills
4. Poetry; Blogging: I want to remember
5. Google-Fu
6. Mensa; Missed chances to rake-in awards in college; Destiny: physician
7. Porn: when soft becomes better than hard; Messy room; Super typhoon Reming
8. Channel 2 and my mother; Inocente De Ti
9. Getting slim; Fitness; Tripped @ bus stop
10. Philippine industrialists; Why aren't there Matsushitas and Hondas here?
11. Christmas: An atheist's view
12. GMA's faults from a leftist's perspective
13. PI 100: why Christians, especially Catholics shouldn't take it
14. Joel's what ifs?
15. The difference a good first makes
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