Back to work.
I'm doing this article about the difference of Just and Unjust Law, based on the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. The article was about Racism, how the Negroes and the Whites were segregated in Birmingham. In the article, Martin Luther King explained why they engaged in direct action rather than in negotiation. He also stressed in the article, Letter from Birmingham Jail, the feeling of hopelessness that provoked them to take direct actions.
Honestly, I found it quite dismaying to actually read about oppression and direct action again coz I'm pretty much saturated already with what's happening right now in the country. I see it on TV and read it on papers time and again. Darn it. What are the odds of me having a project that will require me to read and write about an issue that I no longer enjoy learning about?
So why am I blogging about this? I just can't help but to share that while reading the words of a noble man, I was unintentionally reminded of our very own Jun Lozada. Much like Martin Luther King, Jun Lozada was also being scrutinized right now for fighting against the powerful people in the country. Funny as it seems that the one who's telling the truth and devoting his life for changes sake is the one being scrutinized while the people who we should be considered as the culprits are busy on demanding for evidences (which the other party lacks) so as to protect each other or themselves, for this matter. Shempre, pag nga naman mabuko ang isa, buko na silang lahat, right.
I remembered what Jun Lozada said in one of his interviews. He said that the concept of justice here in the Philippines is very disappointing. Sad enough but I think I'd have to agree with him. Here in the Philippines, justice requires evidences such as documents to be able to go through the legal process, which I think is fair enough. However, the drawbacks of this is that what if a person is telling the truth but doesn't have enough concrete evidence, just his memory and the promise that he's telling the truth, which is not honored by the law unless backed up with tangible evidences. What if this happens? The sad fact is that the concept and even the system of justice here in our country is very limiting. It can suspend the truth. It can keep corruption freely running in the country and twist the truth and make whoever holds it suffer. Sad but true. No wonder why lots of vigilant organizations engages in direct action via demonstrations, rallies, and mobilizations.
Justice too long delayed is justice denied. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, March 3, 2008
my asap '08 experience =]
Generally, I wasn't satisfied with the show. I mean, the show was great, the perormances were very good... I was just kind of feeling upset kasi I've always wanted to see ASAP live to be able to watch "The Champions." Ayun eh... muntik ko na silang hindi makita, they were on tour pala. Sadness.
We were one of the VIP's so kahit medyo mahaba na ung line when we got there, sa unahan pa rin ng pila ang bagsak namin. :D the marshals explained it to the people who reacted. I heard the marshals say, "VIP ho kasi sila". Ang sarap lang eh. Haha. Since we had the opportunity to pick the seats first, I decided to sit sa tabi ng runway. At first, I was torned between the seats sa tabi ng runway and sa seats in front of the circular mini-stage at the end of the runway. Obviously, I picked the ones in the side kasi I remembered na hindi naman nagtatagal yung mga artista sa circular thing-y na yun eh. So if I sat there, in general, malayo ang view namin. Haha, may ganun talagang analysis. :D When we got in the studio, I was stunned to see how small it is. I thought super laki ng place kasi that's how it looks on TV eh. Pero hindi, as in parang half or a little over half lang siya ng basketball court. :D
The floor director briefed us about what to do and what not to do during on air. One of the things that I can recall about sa mga bawal ay yung pag-take ng pictures while the show is on air pero shempre, when the show started, puro digicams and handycams ang nakita ko sa audience so I decided to take some pics also. Hehe. Mga pinoy talaga pasaway. Then during breaaks, umiingay sa studio kasi people were shouting the names of the artistas for some pictures and again, nakigaya naman daw ako. Haha.
During breaks, we can see the artistas doing their thing - practicing their spiels, kulitan with each other, how they were guarded by the marshals and how their PA's follow them around while carrying some of their stuff. Yung iba nakakatuwa while yung iba, nakakadismaya. Here's my observations:
Anne Curtis - super ganda niya pala talaga in person, as in! And ang kulit kulit niya on set. She kept singing for the audience para lang walang dead air then makikipag-usap siya and nagpapa-take ng pics. She's one of the artistas that I liked the most that day kasi super approachable and maloko.
Bea Alonzo - she's not chubby AT ALL. She looks the same both in TV and in person. I mean, readily recognizable yung mukha niya unlike Vina Morales.
Vina Morales - At first, I didn't like her kasi she wasn't that appealing anymore. Ohwell, maybe factor din yung ang tagal ko na siyang nakikita sa TV but noooooo. When I saw her on set, I was starstrucked. She's sooooo gorgeous pala. Ang liit lang ng face and super mukhang sophisticated. She's also friendly but Anne's still the friendliest among the girls.
Vhong Navarro - He was the friendliest performer. Para siyang standup comedian. Haha. I remembered he asked, "Neg-eenjoy ba kayo?" then shempre we shouted Yes. Then he asked "Sino dito ang laging nanonood ng SOP?" Then some raised their hands kasi they thought Vhong said ASAP. Then we all laughed. He was so funny.
Toni Gonzaga - She's not that pretty compared to the others pero I don't know.. There's something with her aura that doesn't make her look unpretty kahit itabi mo sa magaganda. She's really smart-looking. She moves elegantly, parang beauty queen. Seryoso. She wasn't as friendly as Anne but when she hears her name, nagssmile naman siya and nagpapapicture. Hindi siya makulit.
Piolo Pascual - Isa lang ang nasabi ko, "Sayang kasi he's a bisexual" Ang gwapo kaya niya, as in. Kagigil lang eh.
Sam Milby - Shytype. He wasn't as starstruck-ing as before. Always busy reading and practicing his spiels.
Luis Manzano - Nakakairita. Magaling siya magbingi-bingihan. That's all.
Maja Salvador - I'm beginning to think that she really has an attitude problem. Totoo ata yung chismis, after all.
Gary Valenciano - During breaks, I saw in him the effort to entertain the audience especially the older ones like my lola, for example. Makikipagusap siya and magtatanong if everybody's enjoying... tamang friendly lang.
Kim Chu - She's very charming. Baby-faced-dimpled-chic na parang doll. Parang siya yung baby sa set that day kasi everytime she comes sa studio, the artistas will always say, "aaaaawww.. you're sooo cute Kim." or "Loook at Kim, she's soooo cute" Their tone's pretty much like how one would talk upon seeing a cute baby.
Shaina, Iya and Nikki Gil - They're all prettier in person. At kumusta naman ang legs ni Shaina, parang walang tuhod, pantay ang kulay. Hehe. Anyway, as I was saying, they're all prettier in person plus they're also super kulit. Yun nga lang, sila-sila lang ang nagkukulitan. Unlike Anne na nakikipagkulitan sa audience. But that's okay.
Haaaaay... sayang talaga, the champions weren't there. Wrong timing yung punta ko. And oh by the way, the Coverboys were soooooooo steaming hot. :D
We were one of the VIP's so kahit medyo mahaba na ung line when we got there, sa unahan pa rin ng pila ang bagsak namin. :D the marshals explained it to the people who reacted. I heard the marshals say, "VIP ho kasi sila". Ang sarap lang eh. Haha. Since we had the opportunity to pick the seats first, I decided to sit sa tabi ng runway. At first, I was torned between the seats sa tabi ng runway and sa seats in front of the circular mini-stage at the end of the runway. Obviously, I picked the ones in the side kasi I remembered na hindi naman nagtatagal yung mga artista sa circular thing-y na yun eh. So if I sat there, in general, malayo ang view namin. Haha, may ganun talagang analysis. :D When we got in the studio, I was stunned to see how small it is. I thought super laki ng place kasi that's how it looks on TV eh. Pero hindi, as in parang half or a little over half lang siya ng basketball court. :D
The floor director briefed us about what to do and what not to do during on air. One of the things that I can recall about sa mga bawal ay yung pag-take ng pictures while the show is on air pero shempre, when the show started, puro digicams and handycams ang nakita ko sa audience so I decided to take some pics also. Hehe. Mga pinoy talaga pasaway. Then during breaaks, umiingay sa studio kasi people were shouting the names of the artistas for some pictures and again, nakigaya naman daw ako. Haha.
During breaks, we can see the artistas doing their thing - practicing their spiels, kulitan with each other, how they were guarded by the marshals and how their PA's follow them around while carrying some of their stuff. Yung iba nakakatuwa while yung iba, nakakadismaya. Here's my observations:
Anne Curtis - super ganda niya pala talaga in person, as in! And ang kulit kulit niya on set. She kept singing for the audience para lang walang dead air then makikipag-usap siya and nagpapa-take ng pics. She's one of the artistas that I liked the most that day kasi super approachable and maloko.
Bea Alonzo - she's not chubby AT ALL. She looks the same both in TV and in person. I mean, readily recognizable yung mukha niya unlike Vina Morales.
Vina Morales - At first, I didn't like her kasi she wasn't that appealing anymore. Ohwell, maybe factor din yung ang tagal ko na siyang nakikita sa TV but noooooo. When I saw her on set, I was starstrucked. She's sooooo gorgeous pala. Ang liit lang ng face and super mukhang sophisticated. She's also friendly but Anne's still the friendliest among the girls.
Vhong Navarro - He was the friendliest performer. Para siyang standup comedian. Haha. I remembered he asked, "Neg-eenjoy ba kayo?" then shempre we shouted Yes. Then he asked "Sino dito ang laging nanonood ng SOP?" Then some raised their hands kasi they thought Vhong said ASAP. Then we all laughed. He was so funny.
Toni Gonzaga - She's not that pretty compared to the others pero I don't know.. There's something with her aura that doesn't make her look unpretty kahit itabi mo sa magaganda. She's really smart-looking. She moves elegantly, parang beauty queen. Seryoso. She wasn't as friendly as Anne but when she hears her name, nagssmile naman siya and nagpapapicture. Hindi siya makulit.
Piolo Pascual - Isa lang ang nasabi ko, "Sayang kasi he's a bisexual" Ang gwapo kaya niya, as in. Kagigil lang eh.
Sam Milby - Shytype. He wasn't as starstruck-ing as before. Always busy reading and practicing his spiels.
Luis Manzano - Nakakairita. Magaling siya magbingi-bingihan. That's all.
Maja Salvador - I'm beginning to think that she really has an attitude problem. Totoo ata yung chismis, after all.
Gary Valenciano - During breaks, I saw in him the effort to entertain the audience especially the older ones like my lola, for example. Makikipagusap siya and magtatanong if everybody's enjoying... tamang friendly lang.
Kim Chu - She's very charming. Baby-faced-dimpled-chic na parang doll. Parang siya yung baby sa set that day kasi everytime she comes sa studio, the artistas will always say, "aaaaawww.. you're sooo cute Kim." or "Loook at Kim, she's soooo cute" Their tone's pretty much like how one would talk upon seeing a cute baby.
Shaina, Iya and Nikki Gil - They're all prettier in person. At kumusta naman ang legs ni Shaina, parang walang tuhod, pantay ang kulay. Hehe. Anyway, as I was saying, they're all prettier in person plus they're also super kulit. Yun nga lang, sila-sila lang ang nagkukulitan. Unlike Anne na nakikipagkulitan sa audience. But that's okay.
Haaaaay... sayang talaga, the champions weren't there. Wrong timing yung punta ko. And oh by the way, the Coverboys were soooooooo steaming hot. :D
Sunday, March 2, 2008
til next leap year...
Was looking forward to February 29 kasi shempre, it only comes once every four years. I told myself that I'd write an entry for that day, tipong kahit ano lang basta lang may blog ako na dated February 29. But as you can see, I've no entry for that date. Sad. Super busy kasi that day. So I'd have to wait for another four years just to have an entry dated February 29. Ang babaw lang, I know.. right.
my love element is...
Your Love Element Is Metal |
 In love, you inspire and respect your partner. For you, love is all about fusing together for one incredible life experience. You attract others with wit and a bit of flash. Your flirting style is defined by making others want and value you. Greatness and optimism are the cornerstones of your love life. You may let go too easily, but you never get weighed down by your past. You connect best with: Earth Avoid: Fire You and another Metal element: will control and smother each other |
Special mention: Mareng Andeng, I know you would try this so here's the link: http://www.blogthings.com/whatelementisyourlovequiz/
My Reaction:
It surprisingly fits me. I mean, I agree that Metal is my love element. Hoho.
..on frenchkissing and kids
Had a looooong day. Woke up around 8am to get ready coz we're going to watch ASAP '08 live on abscbn. *i'll share about the details on a separate entry. After the show, we ate our lunch-slash-merienda coz it was already 4pm na ata.Then we went straight to church to attend the Sunday mass.
No offense meant but I wasn't really happy when I saw that the priest that will be holding the mass is the priest who's known to talk a lot on his homily, sharing five different long stories that aims to stress only one point. So when he was on his third story already, I was feeling kinda boring and a bit sleepy na. I was really on the verge of surrendering myself to the call of sleep when I saw something that shooed my sleepiness away. There were three kids sitting in front of us, two boys and one girl. I think mga four to five years old lang yung isang boy then the other one is around 6. Tapos yung girl naman is around five siguro.
Typical kids... makulit sa mass and not listening. They were teasing each other. The younger boy and the girl versus the older boy... So okay lang naman. But I was shocked sa mga sumunod kong nakita. The younger guy and the girl kissed in the lips, which is fine. Okay lang yun... they are kids, what do they know about such things, right? They kissed for siguro mga three times. Then after that, nilabas ni younger boy yung tongue niya while naka-nguso then ito namang si young girl did the same thing then they kissed. AS in!!! Kumusta naman yun diba? Ang sakit sa bangs, hay! I was totally distracted with what I saw. Yung parents/guardian nung kids, walang kaalam-alams a ginagawa nung mga bata coz we were praying, nakaluhod ang mga tao nun. The kids kept doing that for several times. As in yung buong row namin, na-distract and sa kanila nakatingin. Susmariosep.
Kung anuano siguro nakikita or napapanood ng mga batang yun. Sabi nga, ang ginagawa ng matanda, nagiging tama sa mata ng bata. Haggard.
No offense meant but I wasn't really happy when I saw that the priest that will be holding the mass is the priest who's known to talk a lot on his homily, sharing five different long stories that aims to stress only one point. So when he was on his third story already, I was feeling kinda boring and a bit sleepy na. I was really on the verge of surrendering myself to the call of sleep when I saw something that shooed my sleepiness away. There were three kids sitting in front of us, two boys and one girl. I think mga four to five years old lang yung isang boy then the other one is around 6. Tapos yung girl naman is around five siguro.
Typical kids... makulit sa mass and not listening. They were teasing each other. The younger boy and the girl versus the older boy... So okay lang naman. But I was shocked sa mga sumunod kong nakita. The younger guy and the girl kissed in the lips, which is fine. Okay lang yun... they are kids, what do they know about such things, right? They kissed for siguro mga three times. Then after that, nilabas ni younger boy yung tongue niya while naka-nguso then ito namang si young girl did the same thing then they kissed. AS in!!! Kumusta naman yun diba? Ang sakit sa bangs, hay! I was totally distracted with what I saw. Yung parents/guardian nung kids, walang kaalam-alams a ginagawa nung mga bata coz we were praying, nakaluhod ang mga tao nun. The kids kept doing that for several times. As in yung buong row namin, na-distract and sa kanila nakatingin. Susmariosep.
Kung anuano siguro nakikita or napapanood ng mga batang yun. Sabi nga, ang ginagawa ng matanda, nagiging tama sa mata ng bata. Haggard.
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