pnoy ako, pnoy tayo org poster (in support of noynoy aquino's presidential bid in 2010)
Preaching to the choir
They say people who blog (bloggers), a tremendous percentage of which are well-educated, well-informed, "well-off" and well-"everything", are the ones running the "online show" -- and this assumption is not without basis. Go ahead and search the net for familiar terms and you'll most likely see the same blog over and over again. Another case of the "bourgeois" lording over the masa crowd looking for vital information online? Maybe.
An unwitting, unconnected, un-influential, regular Joe searching for "best presidentiable" being diverted by Google to so and so's PR9 blog and being lectured and enjoined to vote for "change" -- the good old "good vs. evil" sort of mentality -- putting personalities in a box or grooming a personality to fit in a customized box. Continue reading →
** Isang tulang alay sa pighating dinulot ng taong 2009 sa ating mga kababayan.Isinulat sa pinakamatamis na wikang alam nating lahat. 'Di man kayang lunurin ang pait, isa itong pagtatangka sa paglalarawan ng pagdurusang dinanas na taliwas sa suhestiyon ng nakararami ay hindi dapat kalimutan.
Ang Paskong Tuyo
sa panulat ni: RJ
Ang Pasko ay tuyo,
Wala mang pagsidlan ang
umaapaw na tubig na hatid
ng ulan...
'Di man makatapak sa lupa
ang mga paa kong laging basa,
'Di man matuyo ang mga sinampay,
'Di man makakita ng aanihing palay,
Maya't maya man ang dating ng inyong tulong na alay
Wala mang humpay mapagpala ninyong agapay...
Ang Pasko ay tuyo,
Wala mang pagsidlan ang luhang dumadaloy
sa mga matang walang tulog,
walang pahinga, halos wala ng makita...
Ang Pasko ay tuyo, bumuhas man ngayon ang walang patid na ulan,
ang pumatak noon ay sapat na, sapat na ang minsan...
Ang Pasko ay tuyo, umagos man ang dugo mula sa naghihinagpis na puso,
Languyin man ang dagat, pigain ang ulap, hinding-hindi ko na makikita
About the same time, six years ago today, I have watched my father let go of his last breath after five days in the intensive care unit -- 4 days of which he spent lying there comatose.
It was his third stroke. The first was very mild, hardly a stroke as I call it. But like all people who have hypertension and diabetes, each stroke episode gets worse each time.
The second stroke left him bedridden, speech slurry, both feet numb for days. Of course by that time he knew he had to be more careful. But caution was not in my father's vocabulary. He was too stubborn and too smart for his own good. Continue reading →
Much is to be said about the reluctant Judge Cortez who declined the job of handling the now celebrated Ampatuan, Maguindanao massacre that cost the lives of 57 people, mostly journalists and women.
The chilling account of one man's cold-bloodedness was supposed to be relived in this year's most anticipated and most-watched murder case in the sala of another man.
But as it turns out, having too little courage is as dangerous as having too much of it -- for the sin of omission bears about the same weight as the sin of commission.
That means, doing nothing when "you could have done something" is not a lesser offense. Continue reading →
From now on, it's not just name, fame and "rags to riches" story they have in common. If we are to believe that the essence of party politics is alive and relevant in this country, then boxing living legend Manny Pacquiao's decision to join Senator Manny Villar's Nacionalista Party shows that they now share the same core political beliefs as well -- not that Pacquiao has anything to show for in terms of politics at this time of course. That is another matter. Although this didn't come entirely as a surprise as there were talks circulating regarding Manny Pacquiao's possible endorsement of Senator Manny Villar as his bet for the 2010 presidential elections, it makes you wonder why the pride of GenSan (running as congressman in the lone district of Saranggani provice, his wife's home province) chose to ally himself with the Nacionalista Party instead of his "madam president's" Lakas-Kampi-CMD where he would've been treated to another hero's welcome. Sorry Gibo, Manny prefers "sipag at tiyaga" over "galing at talino" -- at least, as a slogan for the elections -- possibly because he knows by heart and by experience that skill comes from diligence. Continue reading →
Many people wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
When I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
The flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
The joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Men themselves have wondered
what they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Now you understand
just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palms of my hands,
the need for my care.
Because I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's my mother and all your mothers
And my grandmothers and your grandmothers
And my great grandmothers and your greats
And my great greats
And yours
And all you women
And Me!
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