http://adayinthelifeofrj.com If you think your life is uneventful, wait until you read mine. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:37:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drum roll, please... SWS 3rd Quarter Survey Results: De Castro - 29% Villar - 28% Legarda - 26% Malacanang, as early as now, eyes several other people as successors to PGMA -- Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Senator Richard Gordon, Chairman Bayani Fernando of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte. These people ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/11/choosing-the-palace-successor-philippines-presidential-elections-2010/ It was a long wait. Was it two years? And now Joc-Joc Bolante, the alleged "mastermind" of that "fertilizer scam" issue is finally here. And just like our "very optimistic" expectation before that Romulo Neri will spill the beans on the NBN-ZTE broadband scandal, I must say that we are ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/11/of-joc-joc-bolante-tango-and-choices-fertilizer-scam/ Calambeños (that is, people of Calamba, Laguna) take their politics, errr RH stand seriously. Not only are they vocal about it, they are also willing to spend for it and will do what it takes for their thoughts to be known to all, specially to those who need to know. ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/10/whats-your-stand-on-the-rh-reproductive-health-bill/ This is gonna be a short post as I'm pressed for time. I'm in the middle of reviewing for exams tomorrow -- written and practical (as part of my training in my new job) so I can't linger in front of this desktop as much as I'd like to. :( Anyway, ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/10/whats-up-with-rj/ In the tradition of personal blogging, I am compelled, much to my regret, to re-publish an article about the much-loved and almost always "required" initiation for personal bloggers -- the posting of that blogger's astrological sign traits. There are very few personal blogs out there who have not written anything ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/10/the-aries-woman-woe-to-anyone-who-dares-to-get-close/ * Note: I am cross-posting this "verse" from my "private" blog which most people might find very disturbing, rebellious and explicit. I call it the "blog of and about the darker side of me". Obviously, as much as I'd like to, I can't even post the blog's URL and I've ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/10/lie-to-me/ I got this this email from I Am Ninoy this afternoon and figured it's something worth sharing and worth spreading. Everyone, please support "A Trek to Remember" and let's show love to those kids who hike 12km everyday just to get to school. Let's help those people who are willing ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/10/help-kids-support-a-trek-to-remember-2008/ The uber-controversial and much-debated Reproductive Health Bill of 2008 is now being strongly opposed by of course, no less than the entire Catholic church and other "concerned" and self-righteous citizens who will go to great lengths just to make sure the bill is not enacted into a law. And make ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/10/im-free-to-decide-and-guess-what-so-are-you-yes-to-philippine-reproductive-health-bill/ And now, to cap my 3-in-a-row song posts for the day, I give you, U2's "Stuck In A Moment". This is where I am right now. And this is what I sing to myself. "Stuck In A Moment" is part of their 2000 album "All That You Can't Leave Behind" which also ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/im-stuck-in-a-moment/ Yeah, I know -- another song. I've been sick for a long time and I need a break from all the seriousness around me, so please, indulge me on this. Another one of my favorites -- "Waiting In Vain". This is a sad song that was originally done by Bob ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/waiting-in-vain/ Let's lighten things up a bit and veer away from the chaos and torment that is Philippine politics. My dear friends, I share with you my favorite Rod Stewart cover ever. Originally done by Van Morrison and perfectly rendered by Rod Stewart (him and his oh-so-expressive voice that drives me crazy), "Crazy ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/crazy-love/ "There is nothing easier than lopping off heads and nothing harder than developing ideas." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky "I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/theres-no-easy-way-peace-and-its-price/ Hello everyone! :) So happy to let you know that I am now all better. I have been sick for quite a long time and I have missed updating this blog. Many things have happened and there are I few things that break my heart: 1. That I missed voting for ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/now-well-and-never-better/ I apologize if I haven't posted new entries for a few days now. I have been ill and couldn't write. I haven't checked with my doctor yet but will do this afternoon. I have joint pains, fever and a terrible headache that won't go away. I've had recurring headaches for ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/this-blogger-is-sick/ This has been a long day. I am tired and sleepy and would love to sleep and call it a night. Only that, this recent development (if you can even call it that) in the much ballyhooed NBN-ZTE Deal has a way of keeping me awake. Apparently, it works far ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/romulo-neri-nbn-zte-sc-ruling-eo464-saves-the-day/ With all that's been written about the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity MOA on Ancestral Domain (BJE MOA on AD), it is as if the issue gets more and more tiring to discuss and write about everyday. It's September 2. Two days more and the SC TRO celebrates(?) its one month anniversary. ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/theres-no-turning-back-on-the-bje-moa-on-ad/ The reality of poverty, for most of our brothers and sisters follow them to their death -- as is the case with Mang Pandoy -- the man showcased in the SONA (State of the Nation Address) by then President Fidel V. Ramos as a representative of the poor whose lives ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/09/the-reality-of-poverty/ One would think I write this post for the sole purpose of SEO (search engine optimization), specially that their much-awaited reunion concert last night, August 30 was cut short when frontman Ely had an emotional breakdown and was rushed to the hospital after performing only 15 out of the planned ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/08/my-mini-tribute-to-the-eraserheads-the-greatest-band-of-my-generation/ I find it inexplicable why the BJE MOA on AD is being considered at odds with our constitution, hence this TRO and oral arguments, when a member of the MILF peace panel, MOHD. MUSIB M. BUAT in his article "A new formula in resolving the Mindanao conflict—Mohd. Musib M. Buat" ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/08/perception-vs-reality/ Year 2007 -- it was all about the environment. This year -- 2008 -- it's time to talk about POVERTY. Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo. Coming from an impoverished country of 90 million people, living with highly-talented, young and promising citizens, I urge you all, people of ... http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2008/08/blog-action-day-2008-lets-change-the-conversation/