should death penalty be brought back?

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="courtesy: kilusangmayouno dot org files"][/caption] there are too many crimes lately. following the (SM) mall shooting incidents the previous weeks, other crimes that made it to the top stories of prime time newscasts are alarmingly growing:

- hostage-taking in a bank in Cavite
- assassination of a high-ranking school official in PUP
- massacre in Laguna
- the rape and killing of a 19-year-old UPLB student

other crimes were even committed by minors so the senators want age of criminal liability returned to 9 yrs. old.

with all these crimes being committed (and petty crimes happening everyday), it leads us to ask once again, "Should death penalty be brought back?"

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i was disturbed by the amateur video of the SM mall shooting incident in Pampanga which happened last month. in the amateur video posted online, one of the victims was still moving as police and security personnel from the mall just walked around them. the (almost) 3-minuter video showed no signs of help from the authorities and yes, some people managed to document it on video. the video even caught one person taking photo of the scene.

in an interview with the PNP Chief, he said the authorities handled the incident properly and that only one side of the (cut) video was shown. on the latter part, he added, it was the same authorities (as seen on the amateur video) who took the victims away and brought them to the hospital.
full story here.

the plEaZure is yours!

i've been in the contraceptive distribution business for over five years now and i'm the only pioneer employee left in the company (so i hope i get some loyalty incentives when i leave the company for any reasons). being in this business, many think that i get to consume all our products that are ok for male consumption (obviously, pills aren't to be taken by men). so people think i get to enjoy "testing" all our condom lines starting from the most common variant (natural, strawberry, chocolate - scented ones) up to the most "creative" ones (dotted, ultra thin, with real flavor, and even that piece that comes with a vibrator). well, not really. you'll even be surprised that some (girl) officemates are still naive in talking about the subject matter (those pertaining to love-making and other "adult" content - conversations).

among our products, i regularly patronize only one: EZ Lubricating Jelly. before, i wondered if i'll ever need a lubricant when i engage in love-making. later on, lubricants have been known to give you extra pleasure during love-making. lubricants do have their particular uses but using it for (added) pleasure is FTW! now, we are coming up with a new variant--- EZ Lubricating Jelly Icy Mint! take a peek of it here. this new product which will soon hit the market shall also make a BIG hit among its users. speaking of which, i now end this blog post...

series of unfortunate events >:(

yesterday was not one of those friday the 13th urban legends but all misfortunes must have come to me that day! and to think, i was anticipating that February 27th 2009 will be the lightest cut-off day in terms of work load. well, so much for "the lightest cut-off day" . . .

first, i was rushing in the office to run an errand for the convention, and at the same time get the overdue additional mobile unit for the company at the mobile network company where i used to work. fine with me since the convention place and the business center of the mobile company is just under one building. i borrowed one of the company cars in which the key was handed over to me. after moving a few feet away from where it's parked, i felt something. it's either the flooring was bad or one of the tires was flat. it's the latter! and wow, upon seeing it, i just couldn't believe the car was "taken care of" that way by one area manager. (it was surrendered to the office actually yesterday as the person i'm referring to has resigned and was interviewed by our Admin also yesterday). well, if that really is taking care of office properties. so i just grabbed my van key and used my personal vehicle going to Holiday Inn. good thing, kuya Jun was there to take care of the car i left at the parking area and just told him to take the keys back to our admin office.

i was glad to meet two of my colleagues on the registration table and waited for the perfect timing to approach the GM to have the papers signed (as they need to be signed). i've waited. waited. and waited. i decided to drop by the mobile company business center first and get the mobile unit but surprise! what was promised to be released last Thursday wasn't (still) available by Friday! so i left the business center and promised myself not to transact business with that mobile company again.

lunch time came (and i'm beginning to get hungry), i got the chance to talk to our GM and presented the documents that needed to be signed. after asking me a few queries about the payment of the orders, no documents were signed! i was told to wait for the deposit slips in order to process the transactions. wow. i wanted the orders to be processed early but to no avail. oh well. what am i supposed to do anyway? so i decided to go back to the office. and besides, my packed lunch was waiting for me in the office pantry.

before going back to the parking area, i decided to use the washroom of the hotel. yes, not the mall but the hotel! (ok, here comes the R-18 part... if you are below the legal age and may find the following post offensive, kindly skip to the next paragraph) i was alone in the washroom when i entered and decided to use the middle (of five) urinals. an old man entered and weird as it may seem, he used the second urinal on my left. my eye sight on the side tells me the old man was staring at me. freaky, i thought, so i leaned over closer to the urinal and slightly face towards my right. i finished urinating and zipped my pants, headed to the sink and washed my hand. the old man followed. my side vision again told me he was smiling at me. i had goosebumps but i still didn't mind him. at the same time, i was trying to recall if he's one of those distributors from the province whom i have met during the first day of convention but i'm pretty sure they won't be acting that way. when i was about to leave, he reached out and pinched my stomach. only then did i ask, "yes?" the old man just smiled and murmured a few words i didn't understand and then gesturing at my front. i moved away his hand from me and hurriedly walked out of the washroom. stupid dirty old man! he freaked me out.

so i hurriedly went down to the parking area and rode my van to get back to the office. its way past my lunch time. after a couple of clicks, the van wouldn't start! after a few more tries, i was starting to sweat but still it didn't wanna start so it left me no choice but to take the bus back to the office. i told myself i'll be attending to the van after i get done with my office work, which at that time was piling up! i needed to walk over the footbridge in Citibank under the fierce heat of the sun and walk as fast as i can. upon reaching our building, i was somehow relieved but when i was about to press the elevator button, it was temporary closed for maintenance! so i had to take the stairs up to the fourth floor! wow.

i immediately unpacked my lunch and decided to ask our new utility boy to buy me a small bottle of PEPSI (500mL yata yun) to somehow relieve all the stress i got the whole morning. i instructed him what to buy, where to buy and how much it costs. when he came back from the store, he was bringing a 1.5-Liter bottle and the brand says: COKE! nagkautang pa ko sa kanya ng 7 pesos dahil nag-abono sya! "what the heck is happening this day," i asked myself. my officemates were entertained by my misfortunes as i told them one by one what has happened to me since i encountered that flat tire!

my Friday consolation was courtesy of brother-in-law jayson, he took care of the van and brought it safely to our place. so i need not worry about it anymore. good thing because i later on realized that i wasn't able to leave the office early as planned to attend to the van--- i left the office at almost 8PM!

misfortunes ended when i got home to my wifey. she always make my life happy! and speaking of being with wifey, i need to take a shower now coz we'll be having a date at Bonifacio High Street! ciao! ;)

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The Unending Debate: House Bill 5043

I've been amused lately about how people are so much into the debate going on in the (Philippines) House of Representatives, discussing about the Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008. Principally authored by Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, the bill basically aims to promote information on the mode of family planning the couple wants to adopt based on their needs, personal convictions and religious beliefs. People opposing the bill, on the other hand, points out that HB 5043 will not serve its purpose (population control) and instead suggest a "morally incorrect" society.

There are some major points that may lead to separate topics to debate upon:

• Philippine population and its relation with the economy
• When is life formed in a woman's womb
• When should a child be informed about sex education and who is in the position to discuss it to him

with these in consideration, the discussion of house bill 5043 should still tread a long way before coming up with a resolution. it will be helpful for spectators to keep an open mind with the issues at hand, weigh the points of both sides and make an intelligent choice for themselves. at the end of the day, as long as you are not killing anyone, you are free to choose what will be beneficial to your family, as well as abide by the morals you have been taught since your childhood.

honeymoon-ing

i'm literally sleepy at this time and even two cups of coffee can't help myself to wake my senses and finish the tasks i'm supposed to get done by end of business today. so i decided to make this quick post to somehow deviate my mind into thinking.

my YM chat window popped a while ago and the message was from a college friend in invisible mode. i wasn't able to catch our conversation but it was going around the subject "honeymoon" i was surprised with his first message (add the fact that he wasn't in my visible friends list) that said: "masarap ba?" thinking that it was about the "sex" thing he was inquiring as he knew i got married a week ago, i candidly replied "oo naman! lalo na yung Buko Juice, hahaha!" then i thought it was just a candid exchange of how-are-you's-after-the-wedding but he was seriously inquiring about how a honeymoon should go and when does the sex thing comes in. i asked him "seryoso ka?? he replied "oo naman. first time ko eh... di ko first time makipag-sex pero first time kong ikasal." i laughed and surely it woke me up a while ago so i replied "ako rin first time kong ikasal. LOL." but immediately i followed it up with a more serious reply: "alam mo, hindi naman puro sex lang ang honeymoon. it's your time to do things together other than that... relax, eat together, enjoy each others company, talk about your future together, explore the place together where you held your honeymoon, then sex will just come spontaneously. hindi sya pinag-uusapan." my friend was typing a reply but held it. so i typed a reply again saying, "yung sex basta na lang yan darating kung kailan ninyo feel... sa banyo, sa kusina, sa sala.. pero wag naman sa mcdo! hahaha." then he replied, "so naranasan mo na lahat gawin yun sa mga lugar na sinabi mo?" i said, "hindi ah. conservative ako eh. so far, hanggang sa dining table pa lang. LOL!" he said he was just concerned about his wife she might think he's a maniac when he asks for "it" on their first night. i said there's no problem with that as long as you both agreed on it. but i told him they'll be exhausted on their first night since they will be coming from (almost) a day's preparation for their wedding, and the ceremonies itself. so i told him the next night should be the "fighting night" lol. ok, i'm not an expert on this. it's my first time too! hahahaha!

Ang Kulturang Pilipino at Ang Bahay Ni Kuya

"No TV. No radio. No newspapers. No telephones. No internet! Totally no communication with the outside world..." - (Pinoy) Big Brother House Rules

Hindi ko na sana gagawan pa ng blog entry itong ukol sa Pinoy Big Brother dahil hindi naman ako naging interesado rito simula pa nung makakuha ng franchise nito ang ABS CBN. Pero mainit ang pagtanggap sa programang ito ng maraming mga Pilipino. Marahil ay sa likas na hilig nating mga pinoy na maki-usyoso sa "buhay" ng ibang tao... ito kaseng nabanggit na programa ay kinatatampukan ng sama-samang "pamumuhay" ng ilang mga piling tao sa iisang bubong. Merong mga gawaing nakahanda para sa kanila si "kuya" at sa huli ay may gantimpala para sa maiiwan o hindi mapapalabas sa bahay ni kuya. tipong ganun.

Kahit saan ko silipin, ang programang ito ay hindi mapapagkamaliang banyaga. ang "set-up" sa bahay ni kuya ay hindi kababakasan ng anuman sa kulturang Pilipino at ito ang pinakadahilan, marahil, kung bakit turn-off agad ako rito.

Nakatatawag ng pansin, sa aking pagbaybay sa mga blogs, merong isang blogger na pumuna sa isang edisyon ng Big Brother Teen UK, na kung saan ang mga kasali sa Big Brother House ay nasa edad 18, higit o kulang pa. grabe naman pala ang mga nagaganap doon. mga teenagers na nakikipagtalik sa kasamahan nila sa bahay... habang napapanood ng buong bansa! (kung ikaw ay nasa legal na edad, maaari mong i-click ang link: Teen Big Brother UK, wow!) kung titignan pa ang "related videos" ng youtube, makikita na hindi lang minsan nangyayari ang ganito at hindi lang sa bansang UK. tapos bigla kong naalala... ginaya na rin natin ito sa pinoy big brother: mga teenagers na hindi magkaka-ano-ano subalit magkakasama sa bahay ni kuya.

Kung meron mang maituturong maganda para sa mga batang iyan ang pagsasama-sama nila sa Bahay ni Kuya, marahil ay ang mga sumusunod: pagiging independent sa magulang, pagpapayaman ng pakikisama sa kapuwa, "mahanap" ang sarili. wala na akong maisip, kung meron pa ay malaya ang "feedback section" ng blog entry na ito para sa mga tumatangkilik ng palabas. pero, wala sa programa ang pamilya. nasaan na ang pagpapahalaga sa dapat sana ay unang kanlungan ng bawat batang Pilipino? Sa pagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa maagang kalayaan ng mga bata, mas natututo silang manganlong sa sarili at umasa sa (mga bagong) kaibigan o bagong kakilala kaysa sa sariling pamilya. iba ang mundo sa loob at labas ng sariling tahanan. kapag nagkamali ka sa labas, yung nasa loob ng unang tahanan mo rin ang sasalo sa 'yo. kahit yung "adult edition" ng bahay ni kuya, parang mas nananaig ang tukso sa loob ng bahay kaysa mapanatiling matatag ang pamilyang "iniwanan" sa labas ng bahay ni kuya. ano ba talaga ang pagpapahalaga (values) na naituturo ng programang ito? talaga bang dapat tayong maging proud sa pagkakaroon ng ganitong uri ng "bahay" dito sa ating bansa? maipapakita ba natin sa mundo, sa pamamagitan ng bahay ni kuya, na iba talaga tayong mga Pinoy? kung oo, iba tayo saan?

banning condom ads and educating the youth

last week, a news story not-so-generally-interesting caught the attention of our company--- banning of the Frenzy Condom TV Ad. this motion was suggested by the Family Media Advocacy Foundation:

"Nakakatuwa marahil ang commercial ng dalawang teenager na bumibili ng flavored condom sa isang drug store.
Pero para sa ilang magulang at konserbatibo, kabastusan ito sa telebisyon.
Dahil dito, nais nang ipatanggal ng grupong Family Media Advocacy Foundation ang lahat ng mga advertisement tungkol sa condom at pills sa radyo at telebisyon."
(full story here.)

It actually concerns our principal, DKT Philippines but unfortunately at the time the issue went out, DKT Philippines personnel were on a conference in Thailand and no one will be able to answer the concern for their side until they come back to office on January 23, Wednesday. Unexpectedly that day, January 22, i have answered an office phone call from GMA reporter Julius Segovia. He was inquiring on who can be interviewed regarding the issue but i politely informed him that it should be our principal who must tackle the issue. and that they were on a conference outside the country and will be able to answer only upon their return to Manila. with this situation ABS CBN sensationally gave its news readers the impression that DKT is escaping the responsibility of airing their side against the topic:

"Sinubukang kunan ng ABS-CBN News ng panayam ang DKT na siyang nagbebenta ng Frenzy at Trust at sinabi nilang sa Miyerkules na lang daw sila magpapainterbyu. (link given above)"

call it unbiased journalism. (pun intended.)

The next day, the CBCP was encouraging the senate & congress to pass a bill on banning the use of artificial contraceptives, and even IDS-Free Philippines, Inc., Human Life International (HLI), and Family Media Advocacy Foundation (FAMAF) president Butch Canoy earlier complained to the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas that the TV ad of DKT was irresponsible. (full story here.)

My personal take on the issue, while the Philippines is culturally conservative, it's high time that we educate the people, especially the young ones, about responsible sexual intercourse. sex education must not be restrained from informing the young students of how the sperm cell and the egg cell meet and create a new life, but it must extend to the responsibilities that the sexual intercourse bring. i often complained and believe that overpopulation is one of the major reasons of poverty in the country. too many mouths to feed, too limited basic needs: food, home, shelter, and we can add employment in the list. we maintain morality by condemning abortion but for as long as the means of contraception doesn't induce or suggest it, let the government find ways to help its people practice effective family planning. condom doesn't abort babies. as for the morality issue, here comes the role of the family and the church to educate the young ones according to their beliefs. we can not dictate anyone on what to do with their lives. it's always the individuals choice. what the family and church can do is to suggest to them the pros and present the cons of things then encourage them according to their moral beliefs. but that's it. even how big time a parent rants he/she can only do so much for their kids. thats why education is very important at a young age. and removing these TV Ads will not help reduce teenage pregnancy, irresponsible sex, and might even contribute to the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases in the country for the lack of information, guidance and choice among the people, especially the young ones.

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EDIT: This entry has been submitted to The Filipino Voices - Philippine Issues Writing Project

World AIDS Day, Family Planning, At Sex Education

Noong Sabado ay ginunita ng mundo ang World AIDS Day. Mula nang ilunsad ang kilusang ito may dalawang dekada na ang nakakaraan, hindi pa rin ganap na nauunawaan ng karamihan ang ukol sa bagay na ito. Kaya marahil ay ikinampanya sa taong 2007 ang pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman ukol rito sa pamamagitan ng komunikasyon. Para sa ilang kaalaman, narito ang hango sa http://www.worldaidsday.org/hivf_hiv_facts:

> Ang HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) ay karaniwang umaatake sa immune system ng isang tao--- ang pananggalang ng katawan laban sa mga sakit.

> Magkaiba ang HIV at AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Maaaring ang isang tao ay HIV positive pero hindi nangangahulugang meron agad siyang AIDS. Masasabi lamang na nagdevelop na ang tao ng AIDS kung umabot na sa puntong napakahina na ng immune system nito at hindi na kayang pigilan ang mga sakit sa katawan.

> Walang lunas sa HIV subalit may gamot para panatilihing kontrolado ang virus na ito at malusog ang immune system.

Para naman maiwasan ang pagkakaroon ng HIV, narito ang ilang kaalaman mula sa http://www.worldaidsday.org/hivf_hiv_prevention:

> Hindi makukuha ang HIV mula sa isang taong HIV positive sa pamamagitan ng mga sumusunod: pakikipaghalikan, paghawak, pag-ubo, pagbahing, paggamit ng isang toilet seat, pagligo sa isang swimming pool, paggamit ng parehong kubyertos sa pagkain.

> Upang maipasa sa ibang tao ang HIV, narito ang ilang dapat iwasan: pakikipagtalik ng walang proteksyon (condom), paggamit ng isang infected needle sa ibang tao, pagsilang mula sa isang ina na HIV positive.

Sa ganang akin, iminumungkahi ko na lumagi sa pakikipagtalik sa isa lamang na partner.

Ang pagpaplano ng pamilya ay isang bagay na naimulat sa akin ng paaralan at ng mga ad campaign ng pamahalaan noon pa mang ako ay nasa high school pa. yun nga lang, hindi pa ganun ka-bukas ang gobyerno sa impormasyon ng iba't-ibang pamamaraan upang matugunan ang epektibong pagpa-plano ng pamilya. marahil ito ay sa kadahilanang malaki pa ang pasintabi (noon) ng pamahalaan sa simbahan (Katoliko). Sa ngayon, nakakatatlong taon na ang administrasyong Arroyo at ang bansa ay nababalot ng iba't-ibang isyu na may kinalaman sa politika. nakakalungkot dahil ang isa sa mga suliranin ng bansa ay halos hindi napagtutuunan ng pansin ng pamahalaan. isa sa maraming suliraning dapat na hinaharap ng masinsinan ng gobyerno ay ang patuloy na paglobo ng populasyon sa ating bansa. ako ay naniniwala na ang pag-kontrol dito ay may malaking maitutulong upang maging maalwa ang buhay ng mga Pilipino, hindi man ngayon ay sa hinaharap na panahon. natutunan ko sa basic economy ang kaugnayan ng supply & demand sa isa't-isa. akala ko pa naman ay ekonomista ang naluklok na pangulo subalit tila yata hindi nabibigyang-pansin itong aspetong ito. kung ang bawat pamilyang Pilipino ay may sapat lamang na bibig na pakakainin, hindi tayo hahantong sa pagkakulang ng pangangailangan: pagkain, pananamit, at tahanan. Isa rin ito marahil sa dahilan kung bakit mas ninasa kong maluklok sa pagkapangulo ng bansa noon ang katunggali ng kasalukuyang administrasyon na si Ping Lacson. sa lahat kase ng kumandidato sa pagkapangulo ng bansa noong 2004, si Lacson lang ang may konkretong plataporma ukol sa family planning. hindi man niya iminungkahing tularan ang one-child policy ng bansang Tsina, halos gayun din ang magiging patakaran sana niya ukol sa isyung ito. isang bagay na bago marahil para sa mga Pilipino at magiging mahirap sa simulang pagsasakatuparan nito, pero ang magiging resulta ay long-term. ibig sabihin, mararamdaman natin ang pakinabang sa mga susunod na henerasyon.

hindi madali ang buhay natin ngayon. di tulad noon, magkaroon man ng isang dosenang anak ang mag-asawa, karaniwan lang ito. pero ngayon ay ibang kwento na. mahal na ang lahat ng bagay: bilihin, pagkain, tuition fee, gamit sa paaralan, allowance ng estudyante, gasolina, atbp. kaya isang mabuting bagay na ang bawat pamilyang pilipino ay matutong magplano ng pamilya. hindi lamang upang makaiwas sa sobra at sunud-sunod na gastusin, ang pinakamahalaga sa pag-aagwat ay ang pagkakaroon ng sapat na panahon at atensyon sa pangangalaga at pagpapalaki ng anak. harapin natin ang realidad. kapag sunud-sunod ang taon ng anak ay hindi gaanong nabibigyan ng sapat na pagkandili ang bawat isa. nahahati maging ang atensyon at oras, hindi lamang ang materyal na bagay na nararapat iukol sa kanila.

Maging ang aking pinaniniwalaang kautusan bilang Kristiyano ay sumasang-ayon sa pagpa-plano ng pamilya. matapos basbasan ng Diyos ang mga unang tao, pinahayo niya ito sa lupa upang magpakarami. Subalit kasunod ng kautusang pagpapakarami ay agad ring sinundan ng Diyos ng gabay ang tao na ito ay kanilang dapat supilin (Genesis 1:28). dito nagkakaroon ng bahagi ang pamamaraan ng mag-asawa upang magawa ang tamang pag-aagwat ng panganganak ng isang ina. hindi masama, bagkus nakabubuti para sa mag-asawa ang paggamit ng artificial methods sa pakikipagtalik upang matugunan ang tamang pag-aagwat ng panganganak. hangga't hindi iminumungkahi ng isang artificial method ang abortion o pagpatay ng fetus sa sinapupunan ng babae, maaari itong gamitin. ilan sa mga ligtas na paraan ay ang paggamit ng condom, pills at vials na ini-inject sa babae upang mapigilan ang pagiging fertile niya sa panahon ng pagtatalik ng mag-asawa. ang condom naman ay hindi lamang mabisang gamit para sa hindi pagbubuntis, ito rin ay mabisang gamit upang makaiwas sa STD (sexually-transmitted disease). pero gaya ng nabanggit ko sa unahan, pinakamainam pa rin na lumagi lamang sa isang partner upang maiwasan ang mga suliraning maaaring makasalamuha sa hinaharap.

kaugnay ng paggamit ng artificial methods, hindi ko iminumungkahi na gamitin ito ng isang lalaki at babae sa walang hanggang pagtatalik, kung kailan nila maibigan. laging tatandaan sana: lahat ng bagay na inyong ginagawa ay may katapat na responsibilidad. bagama't hindi ako pabor sa pre-marital sex at extra-marital sex, isang katotohanan sa panahon ngayon ang pagkakaroon ng ugnayang-sekswal ng mga tao sa iba't-ibang partner. ang nakalulungkot pa rito, karamihan sa mga kabataang nakikipagtalik na sa murang edad (15 to 18) ay hindi nauunawaan ang responsibilidad na kaakibat nito kapag ito ay nagbunga. ang sex ay hindi nilikha para lamang pampasarap. kung hindi mo kayang panagutan ang magiging bunga ng sandaling sarap na ginawa mo, huwag kang sasabak dito. isa pa, kapag dinapuan ka ng STD sa minsang pagkakamali mo, masasabi mo ring "nasa huli nga ang pagsisisi". sa modernong kaisipan at panahon ngayon, nananatili ako sa panig na ang pakikipagtalik ay pinakamasarap pa ring gawin sa taong mahal mo--- ang taong kasama mong binasbasan sa harap ng Diyos, saksi ang mga taong malapit sa inyong dalawa, at siyang kasama mo sa pagpaplano ng pamilya, pagpapalaki ng mga anak, at pamumuhay ng maligaya sa hinaharap.

beautiful place corrupted

alam kong malapit na ang holiday season at magsisimula nang kumalat ang mga tiangge sa bawat lugar na maaaring pag-usbungan nito pero baka may makakapagpaliwanag kung bakit meron nang ganitong bilihin sa loob ng paborito kong tambayan, ang Tiendesitas?



Nang kuhanan ko ito ng larawan kahapon ay katabi ko lang ang isang mag-ina na tumitingin ng mga VCDs sa gawing kaliwa ko. Halos gusto kong takpan yung mga CDs na hindi dapat naka"bilad" ng ganoon habang ang may-ari (nagtitinda) ay kumakain sa katabing lamesa na malapit sa pwesto nya. Wow. Ano kayang reaksyon nung nanay kung pinulot at nasabik alamin nung anak nyang nasa edad 7-9 yung "Sikreto Ni Kuya"?

har har har

maulan pa rin at makulimlim ang kalangitan. parang isang nilalang na nasawi sa pag-ibig at di mapigilang lumuha. gayunpaman, hindi nito mapipigilan ang pag-alis ko sa bahay. may wedding event kase sa Mega Trade Hall ngayon (hanggang bukas) at kasama sa participants ang The SPA, kung saan ay Marketing Associate ang aking butihing katipan. Siya at isa pang kasamahan ang nag-ayos ng booth doon kahapon. At ngayon, papasyal kami doon hindi upang magtrabaho siya kundi upang saksihan ang iba pang booths na kasali rin sa event, at marahil ay makapili ng magandang deals na amin namang maaaring gamitin para sa susunod na taon, sa pinakamahalagang okasyon ng buhay namin (sa kapahintulutan ng Ama, syempre). *hmm... tumigil sa pagluha ang kalangitan*

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bakit kaya sa dinami-dami ng pinaglumaang damit, napili pa ni inay na gamitin ang mga lumang underwears ni itay para gawing basahan? yakk..



DISCLAIMER: hindi akin yang mga yan. boxers lang ang sinusuot ko araw-araw. :P

A Premiere Revelation

July 27th, 2007 (this is next Friday dear friends!)
9:00 PM
@ the ROCKWELL TENT

since i am not very fond of this kind of "entertainment", i'm giving away my Two (2) FREE ADMISSION tickets to interested souls who are willing to pick them (tickets) up here in our office in Libis, Quezon City. you can claim the tickets between 9am to 6pm, monday thru thursday next week. if the tickets are already taken, i'll be posting it here. interested individuals may now contact me through this blog entry. those with other business(es) in going to our office will NOT be entertained.



btw, the ticket indicates that the show is FOR ADULTS ONLY. better bring your ID with you in claiming the free tix. :P

18 minutes and i'm outta here!

it's been a busy day for me today and i've tried hard to at least get done with my two sets of store breakdown report for Watsons. Downloading their store details really eats up time and the intermittent connection of our PLDT DSL adds up to the delay in the process. sheesh. talk about speedy internet service.

anyway, ayah's not feeling well today (first day of the monthly girl thing) and i'm feeling sorry for her. makes you think how brave the ladies are in facing that cycle every month, plus the mood-swings really hit them hard. well, i regularly become her "shock absorber" so i really need to be patient during those times. good thing i'm a guy. i don't have to suffer that monthly period and i can't imagine changing napkins every i-don't-know-when.

aarrghh... i wanna go home and curl up in the couch. it's getting to be rainy these past few days and it's nice to do one of my favorite hobbies--- sleeping! our office air condition unit gives out cold air at 24 degrees centigrade! wow. i can start wearing my long sleeves polo again in the next few weeks. hmm... woah, speaking of rainy days and cool weather, i am now recalling the Old Navy gray sweat shirt which i had (and used to be my favorite when i was in Mississauga). I actually remember bringing it with me when i came back here in Manila and suddenly, when our thief helper left us some time in 2005, she brought it with her. grrr...

i have to pack-up. i'm hungry.

P.S. i won a dvd from a promo in PinoyExchange.com and i still don't know when i could drop by Ayala to pick it up. howell...

i felt violated

JUNE 12, 2006 - Happy 108th Independence Day Anniversary, people of the Philippines!
Since i discovered Jim Paredes' blog, i've been reading his thoughts regarding immigrating to Australia. He once believed and hold on to hoping that a better Philippines will be realized in the near future. but that hope remains still, until he and his family decided its time to move on somewhere. but yes, he did it for his kids. a wise decision i should say, since this country (at least based on what's currently happening) seems to fulfill nothing for its people but only gives what it's (supposedly) "public officials" want. i can't seem to understand politics in this country. people in the government seem not to know when enough should be enough. even the reality that its people are continously migrating everywhere in the world, they just don't care. and a recent conversation with colleagues confirmed an analysis of a former cabinet member regarding the income coming from remittances of OFW's: where these remittances are going... and gone! In Canada, people pay higher taxes but you see where these taxes are going--- health and kids education. it's not the same here. you pay, and next thing you know, you're wondering where your tax payment went. so, then again i'd ask, "Are we really that happy with our independence?"

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still yesterday, i asked my gurL to accompany me to the supermarket as i replenished our household needs supplies (hehehe...) so we went to the old sta. lucia east mall and did my grocery thing there. before going to the supermarket, i withdrew around 1.5K but in the end, resorted to paying via my ATM card which is VISA Electron-accessible. good thing cause my items reached over 2K. whoah! see how expensive the cost of living is today? and those items are mostly laundry products, and kitchen (food) items only. i only managed to buy a few things for my personal use and abstained from buying those food i crave for when watching TV at home. oh well... c'est la vie.

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i felt violated last saturday (WARNING: adult content, not suitable for minors)

here's the story. my gurL and i was rushing to get home, as we rode a bus going to Cubao where we shall get an FX ride to our place. my mom left her keys inside the house and she called me and told me to go home right away as she can not come in our house. while on the way, my gurL felt she had to pee and was asking me to get off at the nearest gasoline station where there could be a restroom. since we were already in Santolan then, i told her we could get off at Cubao already since it will be just minutes away. the bus had to stop due to traffic in EDSA corner P. Tuazon so we got off at a gasoline station in the corner (Sea Oil i think) but their restrooms are closed. so we walked going to Araneta Center and assured her that Tropical Hut store is just a few walks away. We reached Tropical located by Farmers Market, and she immediately went upstairs to the restroom, which was closed for dining in customers considering the number of customers dining in that time of the night (it's around past seven). i waited for her at a table downstairs and when she was done, she told me she hurried because she was afraid upstairs coz it was dark. i just smiled at her and excused myself cuz i said i have to go to the restroom before we ride the FX. so it was her turn to wait for me with our things downstairs. i went upstairs, looked for the men's room and entered... i usually use the urinal when i pee in public restrooms. i only use the cubicle when there are long lines inside cuz i'm not comfortable when there are people waiting for me to get done. so, i used the urinal this time since there were only two people inside, one was using the cubicle and the other was washing his face in the sink, facing the mirror. while i was doing my thing, i felt different with the actions going on behind me. i slightly took a side glance at the two people behind me and to my great surprise, the other guy (who was washing his face in the sink) was touching the other guy's thing. right then and there, i had goosebumps all over my body. i hurriedly finished what i was doing and zipped my pants, and as i turned around, i took a quick look at them. the other guy was busy doing what he started doing with the other guy (who came out from the cubicle), and the latter was giving me a good grin while his thing was being touched by the other guy. simply disgusting! i was terrified and hurriedly went out of the restroom, went downstairs and told my gurL to hurry up and we left the place. geez... it's just when we were in the FX that i thought of informing the store manager to do inspections in their store and know what's happening around every corner of it.

anyway, my point is, some people are really disgusting. i just considered them sick. they could have at least used the cubicle and not do it in the open. it's simply... disgusting.

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my mom won't be going to Mississauga as previously planned. now, i am eager to make a visit there when my younger nephew celebrates his first birthday. that would be September. if everything goes ok, that is.

TRUST (R-18)

Trust n. 1. Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=trust

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Main Entry: trust
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: belief
Synonyms: assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, credence, credit, dependence, entrustment, expectation, faith, gospel truth, hope, positiveness, reliance, stock, store, sureness

Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)
Copyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.

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As i am posting this, my mom is downstairs with our helper. They are discussing a thing that is pretty hard to talk about--- honesty.

With honesty, trust is built. Trust is like a building. It's foundation must be SOLID. Once it is shook, the crack it leaves will be marked forever. It's unblemished image will not be the same again.

Trust is not asked for--- it is earned. I don't know if it is hard to earn the trust of someone but i believe that people who earned the trust of their fellowmen should try his/her very best to keep it forever. Trust is one very important value a person can earn. Anyone is just not blessed of getting it but anyone can be capable of earning it. It's just a matter of right attitude and how you value other people.

the wonders of sex

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My sister brought home some Kama Sutra postcards (I wonder if my usage of the term Kama Sutra is correct). They were lent to my sister by her Indian officemate and she told her to take a look at them with her husband (my brother-in-law).
Having insufficient knowledge about Kama Sutra, i was made to believe that it is all about love and different sexual positions. I'm too lazy to expand my knowledge about this matter, but i found the postcards amusing.

Here are three (out of twelve) of the postcards which were lent to my sister:







so...? care to know more?