literally.

So I'm an outsider with only
a limited point of view to
the freakshow disguised as
relevant and informative
segments of current events.

My point.
As powerful as it is beautiful,
the media, is a tool to exploit
and to program the common man's sense of
perception.

Media debacle: Hayden Kho.
A fucking disgrace.
So many problems plaguing
the motherland;
The rising cases of H1N1,
the Muslim extremists in the south,
storms, disease;
and the senate has a hearing
just because of some tapes.
Big deal.
Someone threw a waterbottle at him.
My sentiments exactly for wasting taxpayer pesoes
on government officials not doing their jobs,
and pretending that they are by
publicly condemning a certain Mr Kho's
actions.
Election time is nearing.
Free endorsement is always a good thing.
Fuck all these scandals.
Pay attention to better improving
our education system and creating more job
opportunities.
Easier said than done, yes,
but to make an effort in that direction
and not be distracted by a silly man's
infedility and the media circus that ensues
is simply nonsensical.
We seldom see segments in the news on
everyday people who make huge sacrifices
for the good of their community or family.
Usually we'd hear about these good people,
but it would be because they're either dead,
or kidnapped and/or are being held for ransom.

And there we all are,
in front of the idiot box,
glued to our screens.

Francis M

Me and my brothers were all heartbroken when we heard the news about our idol Francis Magalona. We all grew up looking up to him and totally respecting his works.

I always considered Fracism M as one of the few people who had the ability to lean towards the good with style and because of that, a lot of people followed him.

Most of us Filipinos adopt qualities from the western culture because we think its "cool". I just wish people could also respect and give high regard to the fact that that there are people like Francis M who even went the extra mile, all their lives, to come up with ways on how to make us think of being nationalistic as something that's also cool. This way, we could pay tribute to their legacies and show some semblance to the world that they will always be remembered.

Kabataang Pinoy: Tungkol sa mga paskil

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-- tagapamahala

VAT

nakakalito yung 12% VAT na isinasama lang sa resibo pag magbabayad ka na. sana isama na kagad nila sa price tag yung 12% VAT para di nakakalito pag magcocompute ng bibilhin. hehehe!

bad trip kasi yun. pano kung ang nakalagay na presyo sa bilihin mo halimbawa e P256. tapos e naghanda ka ng sakto lang nun dahil ayun lang pera mo. akala mo mabibili mo na tapos e pagdating mo pala sa cashier, P286?! ang babayaran mo. nye! san nanggaling yun? bat bigla biglang nadagdagan?!

nakakainis ang ganun, lalayasan mo na lang ang tindera at sasabihing kulang kase ang pera mo. di ba? pano kung P260 o P270 lang ang dala mo?

o baka naman kasi strategy nila yun para akalain mo na mura ang tinda tapos ieexplain na lang nila sa counter na VAT lang ang nagpataas. pero kahit na, bad trip, ayoko ng ganun. nakakagulo pa sa pagestimate

music...

I'm fortunate to have been brought up tp appreciate almost any form of music, from any genre or style. Of course i have my preferences & favorites just like everyone else. There's alot of good OPM music in the charts, palying on MTV & the radio but for every artist that gets airtime, theres a hundred more just waiting to hit the big time. Whats my point? hmmm... i guess i just want to reiterate that sometimes there's just too much shit on the radio & really good music is the music you hear from your neighborhood band, or some local joint you always hang out in every weekend, enjoy a beer or 2 & chill & listen to tunes you know aren't just engineered by greedy producers whose main goal in life is to sell as many records as they can & milk their "music cows" dry & move on to the next one & the next one after... Though it isn't always the case, it does happen & God forbid that happens to a really good artist/band whose sole purpose in life is to make music till some guy in a suit comes, & waves a cheque, all of a sudden the artist becomes a pawn, a lapdog, a money train, till the track runs out. MTV was cool, still is today, but i feel being indie is the "cool" thing. I don't know if i made sense here, but what the heck... till next time...

Pagpapalit ng "costume"

Tungkol sa malubhang kalagayan ng pangungurakot sa ‘Pinas, maraming detalye ang hindi ko nalalaman. Madalang na lang din kasi akong nakakapanuod ng telebisyon at isa pa, ang mahal na ng dyaryo. Nagulat nga ako kahapon nung sinubukan kong bumili. Aba, umabot na pala ng Php20?! Ganun pa man, sapat na sigurong katibayan ang mga nakikita namin dito sa probinsya(probinsya pa lang yan a, nakakalungkot isipin na marami nang ulul). Ang Pampanga nga yata ngayon ang madalas banggitin sa balita e--nariyan na ang mga nagbebenta ng pekeng gamot, car nap, mga namataang jueteng lords at kung anu-anu pang kabalastugan. Mababait at matulungin naman ang mga tao dito, may mga naligaw lang talagang iilang sira. Ayon kasi sa mga naulinigan kong usapan ng mga nakakatanda, ‘mayaman’ na daw dapat ang Pampanga dahil sa sangkatutak na buhangin na nanggaling pa sa lahar ngunit naipupuslit ng mga kurakot ang malaking bahagi ng kita. Hmm... ano bang karaniwang suot ng mga pulitiko? barong ‘di ba? naisip ko minsan mag ‘change attire’ kaya sila? Tila hindi na nababagay ang Barong Tagalong. Suot yan ng mga makata nung unang panahon. Ang mga may karapatang sumuot lang nyan ay yung mga kagalang-galang. Mas mainam siguro kung magsuot na lang sila ng itim at bonnet o yung mala-medyas na isinusuot sa ulo at pinantatakip sa mukha ng mga magnanakaw…

there's more to music than what you usually hear on the radio

Some people tend to think that Pinoy music in general is retarded but this hasn’t always been the case. There was a time when Pinoy music(including Pop) rocked. Probably, there’s just something about the music industry these days that makes everything crappy. But there’s more to Original Pilipino Music than what you usually hear on the radio or see on TV. The trouble is we only listen to what is made available to us. And, even when we hear a few songs from somewhere, we generalize everything…. don’t do this, closing your mind on a particular category or genre of music may just narrow down your horizons. Every genre/category of music like OPM deserves to be respected. It’s definitely ok to get pissed by some song/artist, just don’t generalize/condemn the category it falls under. Listen to anything and everything. I’ve noticed kids today usually listen to what their friends listen to and they don’t usually bother to scout for what they really want. Come on, there are a lot of great independent artists out there, vintage stuff, street-level music, old/new and the list goes on… music feeds our souls so don’t just listen to the same 5 songs that top the charts on MTV.

15 Minutes Advanced

Minsan, kahit nakilala na natin ang isang taong sinasabi nating "the one", minsan ay sadyang mali lang talaga ang ating tiyempo. Sabi nga ng ilang, "Time is of essence" at siyempre lalo na ang "Time is Gold". Ay... para lang yan sa mga mahilig ma-late. Pero maaari din natin siyang makonek sa ating pinag-uukulan ng pansin ngayon. Halimbawa, di ba minsan may mga sitwasyon na kung saan ay bigla na lang natin naiisip na "Sana dati pa tayo pinagtagpo". Yan ay yung tipong pareho kayong single at walang mga hang-ups. Yung hang-ups parang hangover lang yan. Parang nagpakalasing ka sa pag-ibig tapos nagkaron ka ng matinding hangover na masmalala pa sa hangover na dinaranas mo pag ikaw ay nalalasing dahil sa mga inuming alkoholik. Eto yung tipo ng hangover na walang gamot na mabibili over the counter. Tipong kahit halughugin mo pa ang lahat ng Mercury Drug at Watsons sa buong Pilipinas ay wala kang makikitang gamot. Makakatulong lang ang Visine sa pagpapagaling ng mga iba pang epekto non tulad na lamang ng namamagang mga mata dahil sa kakaiyak. Ang gamot ay hindi mo mahahanap sa iba, dahil nasa sarili mo lang yung gamot. Parang yung mga antibodies sa ating katawan. Ooops... geek speak na naman. Haha! Pero kung hindi nyo alam ang antibodies... tsk tsk... isa lang ang ibig sabihin nyan... Hindi kayo nakikinig sa Biology class nyo noong High School kayo. Isa kayong pasaway na estudyante!!!

Bago tayo lumihis sa ating pinag-uusapan, bumalik nga tayo sa pesteng timing na yan. Siguro, sa lahat-lahat ng pwedeng kamalasang mangyari sa isang tao, yung wrong timing na talaga ang malala. Ewan ko ba. Sadyang mapaglaro talaga itong si Big Ben. Si Big Ben ay likha ng aking malawak na imahinasyon. Siya ang may hawak ng oras pagdating sa pag-ibig at sa kung anik-anik pang bagay. Hindi natin alam kung nang-aasar ba siya o ano ang gusto nyang iparating sa mensahe sa atin pero sa ngayon, isa ako sa mga hindi gaanong natutuwa sa pangyayari. Ang pinakamagandang halimbawa ng pagiging wrong timing ay ang magkaroon ng mga bagong kaibigan na maaaring maging prospect. At ang catch dito, 80 bahagdan sa kanila ay mayroon pang tinatawag na hangover. Nakita ko na nga ang trend eh. Gusto nyo gawan ko kayo ng graph at chart sa Excel para masmadaling mavisualize?

Malaking bagay talaga ang timing. Kung wala ka sa timing, sorry ka na lang. Panahon na para maglagay ng L sa iyong noo at kumanta ng paboritong awitin ng mga batikang taluhan sa balat ng lupa.