Nakakalumo na sa panahon ng teknolohiya at progresibong pagiisip ay may mga pangyayaring ganito sa Pilipinas. Alam nyo ba na nung sinaunang panahon wala pa masyadong pananalikisik, pagaaral at mga unibersididad na nagtuturo nang maayos na pamamaraan sa paggawa nang mga imprastraktura nakapagtataka na ang mga gusali or imprastrakturang itinayo ng ating mga ninuno sobrang tibay na halos karamihan magpahanggang sa ngayon ay nasasaksihan pa natin at nagagamit? Kaya nakakatwa na sa taong 2026 kung saan kumpleto na tayo sa kagamitan at kaalaman may mga gusaling itinatayo pa lang ay gumuguho na katulad nang pangyayari sa Angeles, Pampanga. Kung susumahin natin anong mga pangyayari sa likod neto? Wala bang magtatanong o magiimbestiga sa kadahilanan nang paguho ng gusaling to habang nasa proseso pa nang pagbubuo? Sino yung Contractor at Engineer ng project? Asan yung Architect? Sino sino yung nagapprove ng plano at bakit naapprove ang plano kung defective naman pala ito? Kung walang problema sa design at plano anong cause nang pagguho? San ba yung kamalian sa planning at design ba o sa application? Sino sino dapat managot, may mananagot ba o maisasantabi na naman ito at hahayaan na lang lumipas na wala ni isa man ang pananagutin? As usual ganun tayo dito sa Pilipinas, hindi pa ba tayo nasanay sa bulok na sistema nang lintek na gobyernong ito na puro buwaya ang nakaluklok?
On a lighter note, makikita nating lahat kung gaano kaepektibo ang pamamalakad sa Pasig at nakuha pa nilang magpadala nang tulong sa Angeles. Katulad nang pagbibigay nila nang ilang milyong ayuda din sa nga nasalanta sa nagdaang bagyo sa Cebu. Ngunit sana hindi diyan nagtatapos ang usaping ito dahil malalim marahil ang pinaguugatan ng paguho na naging kadahilanan nang pagkawala nang buhay ng mga inosenteng tao dahil sa isang trahedya na hindi na naman matukoy ang puno't dulo. Minsan nakakapagod na dapat bang magmaang maangan na lang o patuloy pang lumaban? Hindi na nakakatuwa ito. Pilipinas bakit ang hirap mong ipaglaban?
If you are going to ask Filipinos who is to blame for widespread corruption in the Philippines, you’ll eventually get the common answer: the politicians. But let me enlighten you—corruption did not just spring up overnight; it happened gradually. Let me open your mind to the root cause of this problem. It’s not a politician who started it. Ready to be awakened? Here we go.
Remember that small favor you asked—maybe a case of beer because it was your birthday? A few cents for your merienda? Or those uniforms for your basketball league? Do these things ring a bell? Of course they do. Your small favors during the campaign sessions, taken out of a running candidate’s own pocket, are the true triggers of corruption. Who would spend millions out of their own pocket during an election and not retrieve it back from the government’s vault once they are already in position?
You think 500 pesos is enough to sell your vote? Yes, 500 is enough for a day’s meal, but what will happen in the coming days? If you think a politician started the culture of corruption in the Philippines, I kid you not, because they didn't. It was the citizens who started it all. Small favors in exchange for big ones—like your dignity, your entire family tree's descendants' freedom from debt, and your overall quality of life.
Your loyalty to a personality won’t do any good for you when all they want is to gain back what they spent during the election period. 500 pesos in exchange for the whole country’s suffering. It’s ironic that when you watch your K-Dramas or teleseryes, you know exactly which side to take—of course, you side with the protagonist because they fight for what is right and moral. But why can’t you see that the politicians you are worshiping aren't the protagonists in this decades-long story of corruption? Why is it that in beauty pageants we hold the highest standards for the winner, but you are all blindsided when it comes to your public servants? Why are you just brushing off the reality that you started this culture of corruption? Until you keep ignoring the red flags and change your ways, we will forever be stuck in this black hole.
Stop soliciting from politicians; your birthday celebration is not their obligation. Stick to what is right. The only thing that we should ask from people in power is good governance and the proper use of our tax money for services, infrastructure, and the vital needs of the citizens—like education, healthcare, and public safety. Your personal needs, like birthday parties and any other personal occasions in your life, do not require tax money. It's personal, so stop asking government officials for your whims and start working your ass off to fulfill your wants.
As a citizen of this country, we have a duty to the Philippines to act as responsible members. We are here to help our country progress, not add to its burden. When we all change our ways and start acting like responsible citizens, we will be able to eliminate corruption and other illegal activities. Start by voting with dignity, then clean up your act. We are no longer kids, so act like a mature adult with accountability. This isn't a blame game. This is an awakening. Gising, Pilipinas, Gising!
In 2025, November 15 to be exact at 3pm I suddenly had the urge and decided to move to Pasig for good. Why? Because I want to marry their Mayor haha. Kidding aside with no bias, I moved to Pasig City from staying for more than 4 years in Mandaluyong because of an experiment. I wanted to know for myself if the policies, projects, good governance, etc are true and not just hyped by social media and the media in general.
Let’s have a back story. It was the year of 1992 when I first heard the song “Anak ng Pasig" and since then that reality was inculcated in my 7 year old brain. I somehow promised myself I will never live in Pasig. The song gave me a notion how environmentally fucked up is Pasig. But then here comes 2025 and I’ve found myself relocating for the mere purpose of validating all claims about good governance. Wanting to prove that it’s not just good on paper and in social media. I’ve been here for almost 7 months and boy, I can attest that everything is legit. Don’t get me wrong, Pasig is far from perfect but when it comes to public service it’s a frakkin’ gold standard. We have politicians here that work and truly deliver. They define public service in a whole new level and to the truest of its essence. In the Republic of Pasig (people are joking that we’re not part of the Philippines here because our politicians here are in a different ballgame) there is no such thing as corruption. Maybe there’s a bit but the city government is slowly eliminating it one step at a time.
In Pasig overpricing has a consequence, moreso corruption, redtape, even bullying of PWDs or catcalling will make you accountable for your actions. They say “malayo pa, pero malayo na.” Here the citizens are protected and well served. Almost everything is digitalized to avoid the “trapo” way of helping citizens. Less falling in line more of a house to house approach or online commitments. Here people of all classes are respected. The government thinks they owe the constituents better services and programs not having the mindset of “trapos” that we people owe them, not the other way around. Taxes are used innovatively and not sparingly to address everyone’s needs. Projects are created with the people in mind and for the people’s better well being. No big tarpaulins or names and faces indicated in every project. No claims that they did this or did that in building infrastructure because they believe in Magokoro and taxes aren't politicians money they came from the people so they benefit the people less the public glory.
Pasig is gold. I’ve never imagined that my childhood promise not to settle in this place had been voided because of the city’s good governance. Somehow they truly say promises are meant to be broken and I’m proud of this promise I broke for myself. Truly, giving yourself a chance to change your mind is a blessing too. You’ll never know what awaits at the end of the tunnel, sometimes there is light indeed and it restored my faith in Philippine governance. There is hope, Pilipinas if we just unite and vote for the right people we will turn this dark decades of politics into something worth living for. Long live, Philippines. May we find the light and prosperity in this lifetime of misery caused by greedy officials. May God bless us all. Mabuhay!
I woke up this Monday morning at 6:30 am in the calendar year of May 25, 2026 to a facebook notification regarding the Camarines Sur’s Kaogma Festival clash of ideologies through the comment of Klasik Titos and Titas of Manila in Joy Barcoma's page against the post of Jeriel Agua. Honestly, I don’t know these people but I’ve done my checking so here’s the gist and my unbiased but well aware of the situation point of view being a native of Naga City, so yes I'm a Bicolana currently residing in Pasig City. (Screenshots taken from their FB.)
There are a lot of points here that need to be tackled so bear with me while I slowly point it out one by one. If I may appear biased in my view of points, the bias is with my fellow Bicolanos. I'm a Bicolana and a proud one but this Kaogma thing is nothing to be proud of as a native. Did you know that there are a lot of problems in Camarines Sur specifically about most locals having no NAWASA or proper source of water? Did you also know that we suffer in provincial rate that's the main reason why I'm in Pasig right now rather than in my hometown because they can't even provide a decent salary for workers there. There's flooding as well and a lot more. What I'm trying to point out is that a festival so extravagant like spending 75 million pesos in a week's festivity is so frakkin' not practical for such a province that the rest of the population is in grave poverty. When you can simply allocate such big of a fund for facilities, infrastructures, flood control, services, wages, and what not versus spending it in a week's KAOGMA Festival. So I guess you know where my bias is coming from, right?
Joy Barcoma agreed that "Advocacy is not a shield" though contradicting it with purity politics. Pointing that the blame should be solely claimed by the politicians that invited them adding more so dodging accountability for accepting the invite. So technically if you were invited to a festival with a 75 million budget you are getting a part of the millions as a talent fee. And accepting that literally means you are agreeing to be the brand ambassador for that specific politician. In lay man's terms you are literally endorsing that event packaged with the personality that invited you. So saying that you don't have an accountability towards what's happening is a freaking contradiction. Your accountability starts with your judgement and given that you are saying to yourself that you are a beauty queen with morals and advocacies regarding corruption aren't you signing up to be a face of the start of a budget deficit of a province so poor that can't even provide proper water sources? Isn't that corruption or you're going to give a damn label again to that just to justify your crooked ideal?
This isn't a misplaced blame because you are technically part of the problem. It's even more alarming that you claim yourself as a beauty queen that's fighting against corruption, an advocate and an influencer. Haven't you thought out that having followers that look up to you and having these kinds of decisions have a critical impact towards the good of the community. You said that you want to talk about and be part of disrupting the system from within then this very moment is that crucial part of proving your advocacy that's why I agree with Jeriel. This is the very moment you can prove and walk the talk and yet you are begging for your bread and butter? WTF is that? So it kind of says something like we're just going to kind of minimize your values, morals, and advocacies for the meantime and prioritize the money. Is that how it is? Tell me. Can we just flip the coin when it inconveniences us personally? I understand that you should prioritize yourself first but this is a different ballgame. It's like you're saying we should forget about corruption for the meantime if you were the one who's going to receive the TF for the certain corruption. Am I right?
You're technically saying that it's not important for you where's the source of money, any money is okay, clean or dirty just so long it funds your lifestyle? Isn't that how it is? Can you truly sleep soundly getting a million (I'm just assuming) from the 75 million funds for hosting that stupid festival while the rest of the Bicolanos suffer for years from budget deficit just all for your one week stint? Is that how a beauty queen thinks? I'll be blunt, you are selfish, a fame whore, a two-faced professional gold digger with no regards towards the welfare of other people. Your advocacies don't define you, it's the decisions that you make in crucial moments like this that unveils your reality.
If I may put it... "INTEGRITY means doing the right thing when no one is looking" and it's a shame that you are doing the wrong thing when everyone's eyes are on you. The audacity. You might be just another potential trapo in the making.
Let me answer your question or have you ever thought about this? You know why people are clamoring and obliging the artists or the invitees rather than the politicians? Because they know that they can't do anything anymore about the government there so they are asking you to decline and prove your advocacy as a last resort for this mess and that's why they are holding you accountable. People have been doing a lot of things already to make these politicians accountable but that's a different story. So if you want to help, don't be part of the problem, be part of the solution. If you want to disrupt the system, listen to the people, boycott the festival. It's not rocket science to know that it's too unnecessary and impractical to waste that kind of money in one week. We can have a festival for a week but not with that big of a budget. Where is the justice in spending millions in a week when everyone else will go home back to their miserable realities except you? Are you getting my point or do you need more elaborate explanations on this? Hit me up, I'm willing to have a lengthy discourse on this one. Cheers.
I’ve got a back story. Twas the summer of 1994 and I was playing outside our house when the San Pascual basketball team approached me to become their muse. At that time I’m super shy and had no confidence so all I did was run towards the house and hid in our restroom. They begged my Papa and he tried to convince me but I said I’m not going to get out unless the boys are no longer there. They tried to get my middle sister but she didn’t want to. They can’t do anything so they just settled for my cousin who agreed with them. I went to the plaza and watched happily while my cousin was doing her walk on the stage.
Fast forward… Sunday, May 24, 2026 7am. After more than 3 decades (32 years to be exact) I’m here at the Pineda Basketball Court as barangay Greenhills muse. No longer timid, I’m almost 42 by September and so confident about myself. I’m no longer that shy girl who hides in the bathroom just so I can dodge being a muse. It’s been years of building myself up and now I’m a success. I’ve built my confidence from the ground up and I’m too sure about my worth now that no one’s opinion can shake me.
In this video, someone said that I’m trying to embarrass the team so she was suggesting that the team should just get someone else lol. I’m already the prettiest, sexiest, and smartest muse there. What more does she want? I’m getting curious about what Yanyan looks like? Can she measure up with me? Haha she’s so funny and I can smell the envy and insecurity miles away. The guy that responded “napulot sa tabi” was probably just “nakikisakay” so the girl can stop saying bad things since the whole basketball team knows that they’ve been begging me to be their muse for months since this very day. Haaayyyysssttt some people are just so out of touch and such a tool. Anyway, there’s no showdown (don’t know why? probably cost cutting) I was so ready to sing and dance but thanks to the experience. Finally, after more than 3 decades I’ve fulfilled being a muse. Why is Papu so good to me?
Bang! Gun shots echoing through the Senate walls, just like that, all of them wanting sympathy. Like they have families waiting at home that may never see them again. Guns in the Senate suddenly flip the narrative. Now you hate the masses because we are mocking you for acting so cowardly towards a few gun shots in your sheltered lifestyle of luxury. They’re angry because the ordinary people can’t find the heart to empathize with these corrupt crocodiles dressed in barongs and branded fashion. You want sympathy for a once in a lifetime experience of an almost daily experience of the ordinary. You can call me heartless but honestly where were your hearts when tons of our fellow kababayans were raided, forced evicted, and shot dead in broad daylight? Weren’t you all partying, exchanging chickas, clinking wine glasses in your air-conditioned walls when the rest of us were treated like animals chased in our cages?
You just heard the shots, most of our fellows felt it sipping through their skins. You felt unsafe, most are not safe. Your loved ones might not see you again, most of us will never see ours ever again. There’s a big difference between them. You got the movie experience, we have it as our reality, yes, most of us live in that reality. Not just for a day, but for the rest of their waking life. I don’t want to invalidate your experience but I chose to in exchange for you invalidating the harsh reality most of us are experiencing. This isn’t just about those gun shots. This is about the taxes you robbed us, the dignity you stripped from our skins, the respect you deny us, the security and safety you are supposed to fulfill but just went to drain. We cried decades ago but it went to deaf ears and now just because of gun shots just once in your life you suddenly felt we owe you sympathy?
Sympathy begets sympathy. Respect begets respect. I ain’t see any reason giving those things to your entitled asses. If you think you are all so privileged then let go of your positions, why do you keep holding on to our tax money. We don’t need you, you are simply there because of us. Let go of our treasure if you are really so wealthy on your own why need to rob us more? Decades have passed haven’t you amassed wealth enough to fund your next of kin retirement and travel plans? Ain’t it enough? Do you still want more? Your antics make us laugh now loudly. It isn't of happiness but sarcasm that the narrative’s been flipped and here you go all crybabies whining that no one even said “kumusta” after those dreaded gun shots? Have you ever said “kumusta” to our kababayans who went worse than that? You just heard it, most of us felt it deep in our skin yet we never obliged you to check on us because it is not our duty to tell you what should be done, it’s yours. At least you know “na dapat pala kinukumusta kapag may mga ganyang pangyayari di ba?”
Sm Little Stars is the ultimate kiddie talent search open for all cute, photogenic/telegenic, charming, talented kids with pleasing personality ages 4 to 7 from June 13 to August 28, 2011 at different SM Malls nationwide.
Application forms are available at the Mall' Administration Office at any branch of SM Supermalls. The form can also be downloaded at www.smsupermalls.com
All applicants are required to make a purchase worth P200 on SM Department Store Children's Wear brands within the promo period thats from June 13 to July 17, 2011.
Audition Dates: July 2, 3, 16, and 17, 2011
Requirements:
filled-up application form signed by the parents
present proof of accumulated purchases/OR
original and photocopy of Birth Certificate
2 copies of 4R size picture - a close up shot and full body shot taken with light make-up
For more info just drop by at SM or visit their website. For interested parties in Bicol contact the event coordinator, Tita Sharona of Hair Majesty Salon.
Located in front of E-Mall and adjacent to Bolofers.
It's Wednesday and somehow I'd like to keep this as my fashion day post or at least fashion related post. I suck in fashion blogging so I'll just post anything that has lots of pictures and this will be a sort of Wordless Wednesday but with a few words or maybe tons, it depends I'm a talkative blogger... hehe.
I discovered from another bicolana's blog this Kikayism. I've known the word for a long time but I wasn't aware that there's some sort of movement, organization, affiliation or anything you might call a group that is inspired by this word. I'd like to consider myself a supporter... and maybe I am kikay too. But I doubt if I were hip or trendy, maybe or maybe not?
-ism" marks a word as one signifying a theory, or system of principles; a distinctive or characteristic trait; a practice or behavior. "kikay" is a Filipino slang word- hip, trendy, kitsch, femme.Kikayism is a celebration of today’s modern Filipina, and her desire to express herself through personal preference and style. Though she may be an admirer of art and fashion, she manages to maintain an utmost awareness of the role she plays in today’s society. She is keen on advocating nationalism, aware of the different capabilities Filipino citizens are able to harness by means of skill and talent; hence, Kikayism proudly supports locally made products! In honoring national diversity, Kikayism has made it a point to promote products made from local resources in various Philippine provinces. We hope to encourage the Filipino craftsmen and women who simply look to earn a little extra income through their creativity and hard work.
So on with my fashion post and being kikay for a day at least. This was the same day we discovered BioFresh Flexgel after store hopping in Iriga we went straight malling in Naga and now I realized that window shopping gives me mix emotions. Happy that it's almost like shopping but then sad that I can't buy all the things that I like... sigh. But you need to be practical or you'll end up somewhere else scary.
Don't worry I got pictures so it's just like owning them though you can see it everyday but you can't wear them anymore.
The Eye Candies
It's too sweet you almost want to eat its yumminess haha. It won't be called eye candies for nothing, right?
I heart the colors its very trendy and therefore not something I will buy.
It's cute but not really very practical. The colors are screaming.
Knowing me I know I'll get to use this very rarely since I'm more of a flip-flop or wedge gal.
But for a gift, why not? hehe
The Boho
Very festive yet simple and comfortable this one's my kind. I want to take home every pair except for the gladiators. I wasn't able to take a pic of the one I truly heart =(
The Killer Heels
This one is something you would want for a special occasion. One time big time, I won't buy you you'll probably just hurt my pocket and my feet haha. But you're cute if only I can wear you in the wet market hehe.
The Wedges
This is my kind of heels for they're tricky. They look intimidating but then very very much wearable because it's much comfortable than pumps. They're available in cute colors too.
The Parisian Plus
It's great news for people who have plus size feet. There's actually a line made just for you. They're really huge. I'm wondering are there really girls who have those huge feet? My feet look like a child's feet wearing 'em.
I just save your time for a trip to the mall. But if you still want to, go on no one's stopping you from enjoying life's simple pleasures like window shopping or just eating out. But make sure you know how to resist the urge and the impulse to buy, they're kinda like the modern gals enemy, ya know.
I got a tip, don't bring too much moolah than you need for a day that will help you fight the shopaholic in you. That way you can think it through if you really want the purchase then if you finally decided you can always go back the next day but most of the time the urge to buy gets lost after a few hours so you just save yourself a few bucks again from crazy spending in unnecessary things.
I also believe that if it's for you, it's for you so don't caught up in urgency. Then if the item was already gone when you came back don't cry over spilled milk, there are always better things to come so don't fret. You'll get what you need just the right time you need it.
Today I am grateful for having a family. It's not perfect for nothing is perfect. There's cat fight once awhile, arguments, and conflicts but that's life and we're still here, surviving and still intact midst the trials.
I'd like to excuse myself for not taking much time about the title of this post. Well, it was father's day and Rizal's bday and Naga City chartered anniv, that's triple treat but on a personal note we only have two celebrations: Father's day and my cousin's bday.
I just came up with Double Trouble but it's a celebration albeit a fun one... haha I'm not making sense I know but well to enjoy life you don't really need everything to make sense.
June 19's manoy's 28th bday. He's just one year older than me. We all grew up very close exchanging summers in our homes and celebrating almost every occasion together. Looking back he's the first one to mature and to this day he's still the most spiritual. He gave me the guidance and care I needed during my down days.
He even had this offering just for his birthday.
The food's great especially the salad and grilled liempo, we had little nice family chitchats and Judge Caring join us in this celebration with few friends and videoke of course.
Life is good, indeed.
I'm slacking in this post...
too happy to think straight and make sense...
let's just chill =)
Let's celebrate people when we still have them. Let's celebrate life while we're still in it.
This is an exact replica of the post card sold then
that we submitted as projects
for Sibika and Kultura or Hekasi.
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda WAS my childhood hero next to my father. He had been an inspiration when it comes to my studies THEN. I think most kids back then admire him most because his portrait is in every classrooms and almost every school has a monument honoring him and his life was introduced and taught to kids as early as kindergarten (picture and name at least.)
I still remember when I was in 2nd Grade having a regular night time session of memorizing and learning 10 words from a specific letter in the alphabet. Let's say this Monday 10 words from letter A, tomorrow 10 from B, next 10 from C and so on. It was just my idea and my parents didn't even know about it. They were even wondering why I'm always with our bulky dictionary the whole time I'm at home even while watching TV.
But don't ask me now for I've never succeeded. Hay like reading all the books and learning a new language I gave up, I'm too young to waste my life racing with a polymath. I realized that when I reached high school so I wasted my time somewhere, on something different but I still love reading yet not so much that it had to be the center of my life.
Hey, this should be about Rizal not me. Sorry I forgot, got carried away on the nostalgia... haha.
So Rizal or "Pepe" as called by his family is the Philippines National Hero. (see wiki) The seventh child with 10 siblings, 9 of whom were girls. A son of Francisco Mercado Rizal, a farmer and Teodora Alonzo y Quintos both from distinguished families.
Indeed Rizal is a genius of his time, the Tagalog Hamlet. He can rival Shakespeare with his works and may be even more.
"A versatile genius, he was an architect, artists, businessman, cartoonist, educator, economist, ethnologist, scientific farmer, historian, inventor, journalist, linguist, musician, mythologist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, opthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, psychologist, scientist, sculptor, sociologist, and theologian."
I was able to memorize his biography then because of the projects in grade school and it paved my way to reach the Regional Press-Conference as a feature writer just writing about him. Yep, we have a great team along with my favorite teacher/coach Mrs. Clavo. That's why I heart Rizal that much those times but then Andres Bonifacio life came in full blown in high school and gossips and controversies encircled Rizal's life in college. He's still my hero but only next to Andres...
Andres Tormes, haha joke that's my lolo's name. (Oops don't visit me now, just suddenly remember you Tatay. Name recall that's about it. Peace! P.S. When are you all going to fetch me? lol)
Additional readings:
Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.
To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but with oneself; with their passions, but also with one's own.
Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.
The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.
The world laughs at another man's pain.
He who would love much has also much to suffer.
I go where there are no slaves, hangmen or oppressors;
Where faith does not kill; where the one who reigns is God.
In a country who loves basketball it is just so right on time for Naga City to introduce a new game to the locals. Football isn't really that new. We've heard it from Europe and other parts of the world and some Filipinos are already playing it for years now but there's never really an official competition conducted for the love of football.
Futsal, from its Spanish term Futbol (football) de Sala(indoor), is a type of football game where it is played indoors. It is a 5v5 format, which means 5 versus 5 players, where players will wear rubber shoes since it will be played not on the field but rather on a cemented/wooden floor. Special rules will apply for this type of football and a ball different from the regular football type will also be used, a smaller (size 4) and less bouncy ball. (see FIFA's About for Futsal)
Participants of tournament will come from the 27 Barangays that composes the City of Naga. The tournament will be available for Men and Women with the following age brackets: Under13, Under19, and Open.
The tournament will be held at LCC Naga located in Barangay Sabang, Naga City- a one-ride away from Centro. The tournament will commence on the 23rd of May 2011 and is projected to end on June 4, 2011, every 3:00PM until 8:00PM from Monday to Saturday.
Kudos to the City Government of Naga and to the organizers of this event for this is the first ever in the Philippines Inter-barangay Futsal Tournament. This will be a doorway for talented kids we have in the community for Football is a game where Filipinos can excel and be competitive even in the International scene or whatever --- this is fun, so let's just have some clean fun and say "NO TO DRUGS."
Hail Football and cheers to the future Azkals of the Philippines.
p.s. I've attended the opening program but forgot to post this immediately. Sorry for the late feature but you still have a chance to watch until June 4, better late than never =)
It's Holy Week and I don't know but "Banal na Aso, Santong Kabayo" is always the first song that comes to mind. From what's happening nowadays it seems this is the perfect theme song for Lenten Season.
It seems Lenten Season had been very different. People were all like treating it as a "vacacion grande", well, it is sort of but with all the hype about those fancy vacations they seem to forget the real essence and meaning of the occasion. This is supposed to be a week of reflection, of penitence, and of changing our ways but it seems it had turn out to be a great drinking spree.
Old traditions are still here. Good? Sure but not until you hear what's beyond the stories now of events. The church seemed to start turning our religion into a big money-making business. Just take a look with the Easter Angels. According to older generation Easter Angels were chosen because of their health. The more sickly the kid, the more they're picked to be part of that event because they said it cures them. It was like they are offering their kids to HIM and in turn HE blessed them with good health.
Now? If you don't have much money don't expect your child to be an Easter Angel. It seems it had become a privilege for the wealthy.
Pasyon. Passion of the Christ used to be a solemn prayer that are sung it is still is but people actually ask money from Government Officials for sponsorship. And in some areas it seem they're just making it an excuse for permission to conduct gambling events along with the reading... tsk.tsk.
What about those who let themselves crucified literally? Used to do it out of pure faith. Now? Purely fake. It seems some are doing it for the money. Foreign media had been paying these people for a scoop. (I've watched an exposé of this somewhere on TV, can't remember the exact channel but it was a full-length documentary about this issue.)
"Season of Seasonal Faith" according to one of my friends' fb status. Truly it is. Because after this week those who have been crucified in the cross, done bloody penitence, the ones who went "Visita Iglesia," most of them (I am not saying all) they're going back to their normal life. Some will attend Sunday mass regularly but just like in the song after the mass they will go on with their old self. Cursing people, hurting others, lying, stealing and all the bad things that you can think of.
I don't go to church now but I attend "Healing Mass" on TV. I don't consider myself religious now but I am very much spiritual. I still consider myself Catholic but not really hardcore. See I am supposed to give up internet for a week according to the Church's Lenten guide but I won't. I reflect everyday through my blog, this is my way of doing my faith. I pray and talk to HIM every moment I can and I don't think I really need to tell everyone about that. I am not like "Willie Revillame" I don't believe that I need to tell anyone whether I am a good person because for sure they'll know that on their own.
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you're not."
---Margaret Thatcher.
I would like to use that quote changing powerful to being good or being holy or whatever that is. You don't declare it, you just accept it and go on with your life. It really doesn't matter whether people know or not it is what's in your heart and soul and my faith I believe is between me and my GOD.
And one reason too. I don't want to be a parasite with HIM and I am very much sorry that at the moment I am to my mother. Forgive me for that. I treat HIM like my best friend. I tell all and never leave anything behind, HE knows the unedited version of my life through my prayers and it's not because I know I can't hide anything from HIM anyways but because I wanted to and I trust HIM.
But I am still praying that one day my eagerness in attending mass in church will return soon. It has been my habit not to attend mass when I am disturb. It's like showing up to your best friend's house and all you can say while talking to her is "Okay" and then "pardon?" for your mind is wandering somewhere else, isn't insulting? It's never my habit to show up when all I can bring to the table are problems. They say Loneliness loves company but not me. I isolate myself when I only spell trouble for it make me more guilty drowning others into my pit, it's just isn't fair.
I believe that to be able to achieve true happiness, 10% will be prayer and 90% is all up to me. I'm working on it. I don't know but I feel ashamed to go to church and ask for material things, I think I'm the one who should take care of it and do the work not HIM. When it materializes I know and I've promised I'll definitely show up in HIS doorstep to celebrate with HIM and to thank HIM for all the guidance. But for now please EXCUSE me I have a life to live and I'm just ain't up for pretenses. I won't do it half-heartedly and never inside of a holy place. I'm maybe blogging during your "Walk of Faith" or maybe sleeping while you are all up early for the Easter Mass. So yes I am not HOLY during your HOLY week but my faith ain't SEASONAL either.
nakilasa ako sa pait ng iyong inumin
nakilanghap sa usok ng iyong paghinga
nakiiyak sa istorya ng nobela
nakitawa sa kababawan ng kalokohan
nakisigaw sa poot na pilit nililimot
nakihanap sa misteryong bumabalot
naalala mo pa ba?
sabay tayong tumikim at sumuka
sabay sumakit ang baga sa ubong di makaya
sabay natuyuan ng luha sa mga problema
sabay nagmanhid ang mga panga sa katatawa
sabay namaos sa pagmumura
sabay naupos sa paniniwala
pero…
bakit hindi mo ngayon masabi
sa akin ang katotohanan
ang katotohanang pilit mong itinatago
sa likod ng iyong katauhan
takot ka na rin ba?
noon sabi mo
wala akong dapat ikatakot
bakit ngayon
bumaliktad ang mundo ng ikot
isa na rin ba ako
sa mga taong iba sayo
sa tingin mo’y manghuhusga,
mandudura at magsasawa sa labo ng utak mo
magbabago ng dahil lang sa pagkakamali mo
bibitaw dahil lang iba ang paniniwala mo
nalampasan na natin ito
kailangan bang ulit-ulitin ko
iba ako sa mga taong nakilala mo
simple, wala mang kuwenta pero totoo
sasabayan ka anuman ang mundo mo
magmukha man akong ‘tadong gago
ano kaibigan ko
kumusta na ang buhay mo
totoo ba ang ngiti sa labi mo
bakit iba ang sinasabi ng mata mo?
Diabetes runs in the history of our family. My grandfather on my father side had been blinded and died because of complications, my father too, as well as his eldest sister and now my mom had acquired it and is now on daily insulin shots so that leaves me to be next in line and the sad part is no matter how you live healthy and do the right stuff it's impossible for me to avoid it since it is both hereditary and can be acquired.
I am still on the philosophy that "If it's your time, then it's your time" no matter where you are, what you do if you need to go, then you need to go anytime, anywhere and there's nothing you can do to stop it. So I still eat what I want and live the way I want it to be in the meantime. It isn't healthy for health buffs but I think it's healthy for my soul however a lot will oppose my view about it especially my mom but I prefer heaving a healthy mind for now my focus is there and exercise is the farthest thing in my mind right now but it's on my list to do but not yet for now.
Even though not my choice but I'm sharing a home with a diabetic so it means we need to live and share lifestyles and it includes being on a same diet most of the time. Well, my mom don't force me to eat anything I don't want and neither force me to do things but it doesn't mean I don't get a consistent nag about not eating healthy, not exercising and all that stuff.
But somehow I like what she cooks so most of the time I'm eating healthy because of it so yes I can say I'm in a diabetic diet somehow and that's good because I don't need to adjust much when I'm already there (still wishing I won't inherit it and hope this way I won't acquire it too.)
She had been planting and growing plants in a vacant lot in our subdivision and in a garden in the school where she's still teaching until now and we call it her mini farm-ville. From time to time we get our fruit supplies from those, she share a few to our neighbors and we keep enough for our consumption, bananas are the largest produce so it's the fruit that we give out the most whenever it's bearing fruits if it's not we buy it in the market...
(Mangoes are from Cebu included in my sister's pasalubong)
I'm glad that she's done with carrot juices and shakes because it taste disgusting. It was fine with apples but then she said apples had a lot of fertilizers so not healthy and it's too sweet. Now I'm glad that she made this shake yesterday...
pure mango-banana-papaya shake no sugar
Still a bit bland taste like hospital food but with banana bits it's pretty tasty already So that's what I learned in time... I just need to figure out little things, modify something or add a few things here and there so it fits my taste buds but for her cooking I'm fine with it no need to adjust anything it's delicious and I'm not saying this because she's my mom because I won't say that even if she is. After all no one can make me eat anything that I don't want. So the stir-fried vegetable with squid that came along with the shake, I've passed, No thank you, the shake will do. Maybe it's delicious but sorry I don't eat squids and this had been my alternative...
