(im in the mood to blog)

yesterday, OMW to my training station, i saw a mother carrying her child sick of hydrocephalus (i think, coz his head is strangely big) seated on the stairway to the MRT station. and we all know this is what we call nanglilimos, she's asking for donations. (cash, perhaps) well she didn't really ask as in talk to each passerby, but i think that thought registers to anyone else that sees them.

you know what made me admire her though? she's no stereotype beggar, she's not wearing pitiful dirty clothes to show people how needy and homeless and hungry she&her son is. instead, she brought the things that her patient might need while their *working* like a bottle of water, towels and extra clothes too. i thought she's not the poorest of the poor, but i find that heroic because she's doing even the least way to save her son and send him to the hospital. maybe she got no one else to run to, maybe her family can't afford to help her financially or she has used all the resources possible and her last choice would be this, beg for people sympathy.

filipinos grew tired of this scavenger and stuffs, and sometimes they are skeptic to help because they've heard a lot of stories before that was all a lie. like, "pwede po bang makahingi ng pambili ng gamot blah-blah" or "nasunugan po kami blah-blah" or "pang-ospital blah-blah". but there are few times where we just feel the sincerity from the act and no matter how being strict we are, we can't help to help? i think our culture of bayanihan tells this all. plus we are naturally matulungin though we've been fooled by the mean slash syndicate people deployed in the country.

on the other note, i encountered an entirely reversed situation. OMW home from the office, while waiting for the bus to come over, a woman and her kid came up to me and said "miss, pwede bang makahingi ng dise-otso pesos pamasahe lang namin?" and i replied "ay sorry ate, wala po akong pera eh." hahaha. i just thought that story has been overused at hindi na talaga bumenta sa'kin. baduy lang kasi she demanded for a specific amount of Php18, and i really hate beggars who set quota to people whom they're are asking for. parang, "bakit pag ba nagbigay ako ng 20 pesos bill, susuklian mo ko ng 2 pesos?" DI BAAAAAAAA? okay, ang babaw ko. haha.

so talk about being manipulative, some who're seeking for help usually tells you "ate, akin na lang yan...(pointing on the food you're eating or to things you're holding)" and sometimes when you don't give them what they want, they hit you or say "ang arte mo naman" or they'll shout "damot!" kids, even adults, are getting worst! they seem to blame us (people who lives not like them) of their suffering and oblige us to help them on a certain way they want. i don't say that they are not worth helping, but sometimes you come to a point where you're got used to this charade and you'll realize these people (beggars) are depending their life to others. and worst, abusing your generosity. oh how tragic.

remember the saying: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

presidentiables and bise presidentes

i rarely talk about politics, i try to avoid the topic as much as i can but my ears and eyes are open to the reality. i listen to conversations, opinions and even violent reactions of people from all walks of life. this is my first time to vote, and as a part of the younger generation who has been the subject of the numerous campaigns emanated by the tri-media, i felt like i owe my country a lot and voting its leader is the first step to take. and this started my interest to, at least, be aware of the candidates and try to scrutinize their actions, exposures and what their big mouth is blurting out.

(im not familiar with all the running presidents and vises so far, but i'll try to express what i think of every single person i will include in this post.)

Noynoy Aquino. "Tanggalin ang tiwali. Itama ang mali. Laban na tapat. Laban ng lahat." Would you vote for him? came from a very influential family so that's an instant advantage, he'll surely hit millions of votes. i dunno if he's just being discreet of his agendas on the senate or im not seeing the TV much that's why im not hearing a lot about Noynoy as compared to other senators who brag their ass out. he's the least experienced candidate, i suppose, and i can't help to be skeptical about him leading the entire country. how long has he been our senator? but if he proves his will to make the republic a better place, then why not?!

Mar Roxas. "Country above self." Kung hindi lang siya nag-give way sa pagiging presidente, i would have chosen him as my president. Not that im fascinated by the advertisements but i must admit, his marriage to Korina Sanchez made such a big impact. Korina Sanchez has been one of the critics slash commentator of the issues in politics, and the fact that Mar pleased a lady in that profession made me see him as a good person and somehow true and sincere. Pero alam ko namang kaya siya nag-give way kay Noynoy kasi alam niyang malabo panalo niya for president kung kakalabanin niya si Noynoy. hahaha. jk

Manny Villar. "Sipag at tiyaga." Pardon me if im gonna diss him a bit. Pikon ako sa mga patalastas niya, ang daming pakulo. didn't he realize that people grew tired of it? up until now, his ads are all over the television, radio and print, nakakaumay. He is collaborating with the stars of today--Willie Revillame, Dolphy, Michael V are some. i can't help but think that all he does is scripted, well written and practiced so well. i wanna see something real and please don't fool us with those ads. on a lighter note, he has brilliant platforms and i want all of those implemented if he's on the position. (hahaha. i wonder why Boy Abunda quit endorsing him? credible naman si Boy and i wanna think he's just doing Kris a favor but dude, that's a big turn-off. inayawan)

Loren Legarda. (sorry walang slogan sa official site niya.) Where is this woman getting courage? i mean, despite her loss on the previous election, she still choose to run for vise president...once again. I've known her as an advocate for a cleaner, greener Mother Earth. She's been doing efforts lately to reach out and educate people about climate change and how can we cope with it. and that i can't say anything more. hmpf. ;)

Bayani Fernando. "Sa political will, titino po tayo." vote for him if you want to drive seeing the streets covered with pink and blue. i heard my co-passenger say, "...puro katarantaduhan amputa! hinding hindi ko iboboto si Bayani!" (yes, fists locked!) i laughed hard at that statement and i must commend that guy because this is the main reason i blogged about politics. BTW, he's cursing like that because he apparently hates the pink fence on the sidewalk. they hate how bus stops are outrageously far from where people are supposed to be in, lalo na dahil nagmamadali sila. then i heard them say, "ang laki siguro ng kurakot niya sa mga proyektong ito." and so on and so forth. that made me ponder, it's actually possible...on a country where corruption is a habit? there's no way that it cannot happen. iboboto mo siya?

Erap Estrada. (im still on the process of accepting he's actually running for president this coming election.)


(other names to follow, nakakastress pala 'to.)

presidentiables and bise presidentes

i rarely talk about politics, i try to avoid the topic as much as i can but my ears and eyes are open to the reality. i listen to conversations, opinions and even violent reactions of people from all walks of life. this is my first time to vote, and as a part of the younger generation who has been the subject of the numerous campaigns emanated by the tri-media, i felt like i owe my country a lot and voting its leader is the first step to take. and this started my interest to, at least, be aware of the candidates and try to scrutinize their actions, exposures and what their big mouth is blurting out.

(im not familiar with all the running presidents and vises so far, but i'll try to express what i think of every single person i will include in this post.)

Noynoy Aquino. "Tanggalin ang tiwali. Itama ang mali. Laban na tapat. Laban ng lahat." Would you vote for him? came from a very influential family so that's an instant advantage, he'll surely hit millions of votes. i dunno if he's just being discreet of his agendas on the senate or im not seeing the TV much that's why im not hearing a lot about Noynoy as compared to other senators who brag their ass out. he's the least experienced candidate, i suppose, and i can't help to be skeptical about him leading the entire country. how long has he been our senator? but if he proves his will to make the republic a better place, then why not?!

Mar Roxas. "Country above self." Kung hindi lang siya nag-give way sa pagiging presidente, i would have chosen him as my president. Not that im fascinated by the advertisements but i must admit, his marriage to Korina Sanchez made such a big impact. Korina Sanchez has been one of the critics slash commentator of the issues in politics, and the fact that Mar pleased a lady in that profession made me see him as a good person and somehow true and sincere. Pero alam ko namang kaya siya nag-give way kay Noynoy kasi alam niyang malabo panalo niya for president kung kakalabanin niya si Noynoy. hahaha. jk

Manny Villar. "Sipag at tiyaga." Pardon me if im gonna diss him a bit. Pikon ako sa mga patalastas niya, ang daming pakulo. didn't he realize that people grew tired of it? up until now, his ads are all over the television, radio and print, nakakaumay. He is collaborating with the stars of today--Willie Revillame, Dolphy, Michael V are some. i can't help but think that all he does is scripted, well written and practiced so well. i wanna see something real and please don't fool us with those ads. on a lighter note, he has brilliant platforms and i want all of those implemented if he's on the position. (hahaha. i wonder why Boy Abunda quit endorsing him? credible naman si Boy and i wanna think he's just doing Kris a favor but dude, that's a big turn-off. inayawan)

Loren Legarda. (sorry walang slogan sa official site niya.) Where is this woman getting courage? i mean, despite her loss on the previous election, she still choose to run for vise president...once again. I've known her as an advocate for a cleaner, greener Mother Earth. She's been doing efforts lately to reach out and educate people about climate change and how can we cope with it. and that i can't say anything more. hmpf. ;)

Bayani Fernando. "Sa political will, titino po tayo." vote for him if you want to drive seeing the streets covered with pink and blue. i heard my co-passenger say, "...puro katarantaduhan amputa! hinding hindi ko iboboto si Bayani!" (yes, fists locked!) i laughed hard at that statement and i must commend that guy because this is the main reason i blogged about politics. BTW, he's cursing like that because he apparently hates the pink fence on the sidewalk. they hate how bus stops are outrageously far from where people are supposed to be in, lalo na dahil nagmamadali sila. then i heard them say, "ang laki siguro ng kurakot niya sa mga proyektong ito." and so on and so forth. that made me ponder, it's actually possible...on a country where corruption ? there's no way that it cannot happen. iboboto mo siya?

(other names to follow, nakakastress pala 'to.)

the 46 stages of Twitter

1. Hear the word Twitter. Scoff.
2. Hear it again from someone else. Scoff again.

3. Hear about famous celebrity who is apparently "On Twitter." Scoff, but make mental note to check it out.
4. Log into Facebook to comfort self.
5. Sign up for Twitter.
6. Give up because it seems dumb.
7. Loudly criticize others on Twitter.
8. Follow @johncmayer, @aplusk, @rainnwilson, @wilw, @mrskutcher, @oprah, and one other person you actually know.
9. Post tweet that is a variant of: "Trying out this Twitter thing."
10. Attempt to dig a little deeper into Twitter.
11. Notice rampant usage of words: "Tweet," "Twitter," "Twitterverse," "Tweetie," "Tweetdeck," and something called "RT."
12. Scoff again, this time in confusion.
13. Tell friends you "tried that Twitter thing, but didn't get it and it's stupid anyway."
14. Log into Facebook because that site at least makes sense.
15. Read story about Twitter somewhere.
16. Log back into Twitter.
17. Try to avoid saying Tweet, Twitter, Twitterverse, Tweetie, Tweetdeck, and ReTweet.
18. Respond to @rainnwilson.
19. Curse self for fanning out.
20. Log off for 4 months.
21. Come back, just to see.
22. Post something relatively funny.
23. Get RT'd.
24. Discover that RT means ReTweet.
25. Make it your life mission to get RT'd.
26. Install Twitter app on your phone.
27. No longer ashamed to say "I've gotta Twitter that."
28. Attend events with the sole intention of "Tweeting" them.
29. Pray to get RT'd.
30. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
31. Close computer.
32. Open computer. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
33. Think in 140 character sentences.
34. Compulsively check phone all day every day.
35. Tweet that you compulsively check phone all day every day.
36. Alienate actual people in your life in an attempt to impress ones you don't know.
37. Lose weight because you forget to eat.
38. Place phone by bed so you can check first thing in the morning.
39. Defend Twitter to the death from detractors.
40. Hear self, and vaguely recognize that you have become "That Guy."
41. Feel like, and start to behave like River Tam.
42. Vow to quit Twitter to preserve sanity.
43. Read this and change mind.
44. Think to self, "I should twitter that."
45. Recognize irony.
46. Twitter it.

im on tumblr

http://reodianne.tumblr.com/

facebuko

im having a really good laugh time at facebuko's site. winner!

internet university

• Facebook would be a middle-aged woman using company time to play text-based games and sending people invites to shitty applications.

• Twitter would be a self-righteous douchebag with a speech impediment.

• Myspace would be 13 year old brat, doing free advertising for porn stars and their friend’s shitty bands, be covered in stickers of “sparkly” cartoon bimbos (that resemble transvestites), butterflies or some shit. It sure as fuck wouldn’t be using headphones because it’s rare to see a myspace page where annoying music doesn’t turn you away.

• Wikipedia would be getting molested by hundreds of thousands of random hands.

• Deviant Art would actually be a 19 year old guy drawing generic anime characters, furries, and slutty pictures of their favorite cartoons.

• Youtube would just be a picture of Dustin Hoffman from Rain Man. He has a special talent but everything that comes out of his mouth is just flat out retarded. But only if Rain Man was edited with Windows Movie Maker, and if Barry Levinson called himself “LevDog420 Studios”

• Google would be a guy hard at work in a trendy lab eating a free lunch and using a pile of money for a chair. In beta.

seems like i don't belong somewhere, the nearest category would be twitter and facebook cos im a certified sucker of both sites.

*article grabbed from http://somethingintellectual.tumblr.com/