What Easter means

You know that lent is over when folks all over the world celebrate Easter. Well, if you're Catholic, that is. It is perhaps the most important holiday rather the Christmas. This is the day Christ has risen three days after being crucified, was buried and well, you know the rest. After 40 days of observing the Lenten season, we come to celebrate a most joyous occasion...the resurrection of Christ.

Here in the Philippines were almost all are Catholics, we have the traditional Salubong (where Mama Mary and Jesus Christ were reunited..through reenactment) which is probably happening right now(with almost all the churches doing the morning Easter Sunday ritual) as I'm blogging at this very moment.

Happy Easter everyone.

It's only funny when people laugh....

I guess. But nobody did...and so the repercussion.

The"Asians hate us" piece of student and opinion writer Max Karson for the CU campus press If it's war the Asians want.. it's war they'll get ignite furor among Asian Americans and spark protest within the CU community mainly because they say it's discriminating and stereotyping people from the Far East.

But c'mon, it''s a damn opinion of a student. It wasn't a serious take on racism because it did not tackle anything that's worth debating about. It's more like one of those thoughts that someone writes [publicly or not] through online journal or blog and rants whatever bugging the hell out that person when it comes to understanding cultural difference and diversity within the school community or just amongst peers. Reading the piece, it's like an attempt to be funny that didn't succeed. Lame parody, somehow.

Captured Asians will be dragged to my apartment on the Hill and hog-tied.

The Asians' reformation will begin with a 100-round beer pong tournament.

They will listen to "It's a Small World" on repeat while they play. When the tournament is finished, the Asians will then be forced to eat bad sushi from Hapa-with forks. When all the sushi is gone, they will be permitted to sleep for four hours, but the entire time I will shout through a megaphone, over and over, "Why didn't you make enough Wiis?!"

In the morning, the Asians will arrange themselves in rows, if they haven't naturally done so already. I will stand in front of them and hold up a card with the name of an emotion on it such as, "sad," or "surprised." The Asians must then make a facial expression to match the word on the card. Any Asian who remains deadpan or makes the wrong face will be tickled until they pee. When all Asians make the correct face at the same time, the game will end, but then they will be yelled at for being conformists.

The Asians will then be allowed to play "Dance Dance Revolution." However, the game will be rigged so that the Asians will receive no points, regardless of how robotically they dance.

Any Asian who tries to escape will be butterfly-netted and sent back to my apartment for another "Phase 2." Anyone caught speaking any language other than English will be kissed on the lips.

Once the Asian spirit has been broken, "Phase 3" will begin. Before we let the Asians go, we will go to their homes and redecorate them in a traditional American style. We will replace their rice cookers with George Foreman Grills, their green tea mochi with fried Snickers bars, and their rice rockets with Hummers. And booster seats.

When "Phase 3" is complete, the Asians will be released.

I actually felt that it's mostly directed towards the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans students. It's his opinions and whatever he wrote wasn't serious. Not good journalism if the opinions expressed is meant to initiate constructive approach to the problem of racism within the CU community. I don't know. Maybe there's an underlying tone to what he's trying to say. The Editor-in-chief at fault somehow for not checking enough the article before they published it. Author of the opinion column has been suspended though.

Maybe he should have just ranted his opinions via personal blog. Ha.

News links-> Romenesko, Rocky Mountain News

LenovoX300 or MacBook Air?

Which would you pick? Here's the breakdown in comparison. Looks like LenovoX300 is winning.

The price is too way over the top though. Lenovo is about $3,000-full product- MBA, a little less..which roughly translate to more than 100,000 pesos to buy either of these two. Yayz.
By the way, my pick... the LenovoX300 or the MBA. I actually don't care. Heck, even the new Asus is okay.

News link -> AllthingsD Notebook Review

What public display of attention will get you

A YouTube hits of 15,0000 in just two days because some asshole employee of the subway decided to display it online for the world to see.

Chinese couple was caught kissing and hugging on a subway platform and was uploaded via You Tube and other sites. Next time that'll teach couples not to be overtly entwined and clingy to their partner(kissing too...yay) especially public places when you know there a close circuit camera around. There's nothing wrong with holding hands or an arm around the shoulder or a peck on cheeks but kissing ( passionately? liplocking? wonder what kind) is...well.. that's something else though. The couple is planning to sue whoever leaked the video. Rightly so, that's invasion of privacy.




Via yahoo news

Incestual twin attraction

How's this for a very rare occurrence... twins who fell in love and got married without knowing they were siblings. Yikes.

Both were separated at birth, adopted by different families and by leap of fate, they met and fell in love- and you know what happens when two people are attracted to each other. Besides the obvious. You're probably saying to yourself whaaaaat?!?! Yep it's true.

British court annulled the couple's union after they discovered their true relationship.

This story came about during a debate at the House of Lords about the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill in December when Liberal Democrat disclosed the case saying "They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation"

"And if you don't know you are biologically related to someone, you may become attracted to them and tragedies like this may occur."

Oh man and I'm thinking.. what about those physical moments? That's incest. I wonder how' they're feeling. Of course they have no clue as to their blood relations when they were probably doing the act of passion for each other. And now must be shuddering after finding out.

Yeah, me too. Icky.

But it's also sad for them in way because they fell in love, got married and now it's annulled and they must be separated again this time as husband and wife. I guess they could still love each other but only as siblings now and without the physical desires.

Definitely weird, this case of fraternal twins falling in love oblivious to the fact they're related. Whateverever happened to intution? Especially with twins at that. I bet now all those siblings (brothers and sisters) who were separated during the adoption process are now thinking that it could happen to them as well. Yay.

Well, it's a rare thing. Don't nag your partner about family history or something. Hehe.

My two cents worth of nothing

I have no idea what a Caucus is except it's something to do with the first step of choosing candidate to best represent the Democratic and Republican who will be selected to run against each other in the November US election for President. I don't really care, I'm not American. But somebody who is...once mentioned to me that he doesn't think there will ever be a black (okay.. African American) President nor a Woman who will lead the most powerful country.

So does it mean a Republican will rule the White House again? Hmmm. Heh.

Lethargic

It's past 1 in the morning. I don't even know why I'm doing this. I have nothing else to say. I was pissed earlier. That's about it. I have so much I want to say, but I can't think. I hardly ever say anything anyway. I am the type that usually sits on the back and let others do the conversation. Unless you talk to me, I won't talk to you. Antisocial. I'm the most boring person there is. I bore myself most times. Too bad I don't have vices. I don't drink and smoke. Nothing even carnal. I wish I could have intelligent conversation..even if it's nonsense..with somebody. Anybody. I can only count about two who are able to satiate burning desire for effortless talks, and witty banter. Sadly it's only here, there and nowhere to be found. There is a missing piece.

Well, I guess I had something say after all. Nothing substantial though.

The take over, the break 's over

Another failed coup happened last week. And you wanna know why it failed? First of all it happened on a Thursday morning. People are at work or at school. The public holiday isn't until the next day. It was gloomy. I mean who wants to march along Makati to oust the President while rain is pouring down. It wasn't heavy downpour but still. Thesame rebel (idealist?) soldiers who were charged with the Oakwood mutiny last 2003 were at the helm of the now failed coup attempt. They took over Manila Peninsula hotel for almost the whole day.

Corny. Trillianes gave up easily. Maybe knowing that there was not enough support? Perhaps, he wanted to save people from harms way while stupid government soldiers and police crash their way inside the Peninsula. Armored vehicle went through the big glass door and police started throwing teargas forcing the rebel soldiers to just give up. Click here for news source.

You have to feel sorry though and not for the rebel soldiers mind you, but the Peninsula who suffered the worst. Posh hotel getting trumped like that- well just the front and the lobby.

So now what? Maybe the mutineers ought to just wait for the next Presidential election...well, provided there's no martial law. That would be the day! I don't even wanna think what would happen. After the failed coup, there was curfew in effect from 12 mn up to 5. But what if that's not all.

Politics sucks.

Death through poverty

It's tragedy. A 12 year old girl committed suicide because of extreme poverty. The girl hanged herself and later on they found her diary where she poured out her feelings about being poor, having no money even for fare going to school and perhaps lack of things and food and other factor that eventually drove the girl to end her life.

Being poor really drives one to the brink of depression. One thinks a lot about how to survive. It is hard not having any means to support living conditions. I think this eventually contributed to the girl ending her life. I shouldn't be surprised about the news of a 12 year old committing suicide. I've read book and seen movies wherein children kill themselves. I don't know. It's just maybe I'm shocked or something.

Fuck. This is depressing blog. As always.

You have to think though, what is it the drives people to do things that normally they wouldn't do? Obviously something is not right. Something is not being fed to them. The equilibrium and the status quo between the poor and the rich shows a wide gap of social differences. While others are well-fed and well dressed with big houses and cars and money and time on their hands, the poor and the oppressed wallows in self pity. Wondering when will be the time when they can enjoy life as it is without having to worry about how they can get through for another day. The plight of the poor leaves them feeling like an outcast. Left to fend off for themselves to make ends meet. It can drive someone to have a very repelling and very tormenting and unsatisfactory condition of the brain. Which is why people will do things to be heard. To be given a chance to advocate changes and reform.

A man they say will do whatever it takes even take a life and kill and die for ones belief or what for he is fighting for. Some people are so damn well off that one can't help but feel a spasm of anger towards the disparity of living condition and the opulence of the rich and the scarcity of the poor. The basic necessity of person are food, clothes, and shelter and (of course to be with family) one's lucky if these needs are being met by small amount of what one earns. But what if one works hard? You toil, you trudge up and down on a mountain only to end up on a hill. Wearisome, hungry and all you could think about is propping up your feet and just surrounding ones self to the lap of luxuries. But sometimes, most times it's not to be. One shouldn't even wonder or even be shocked as to why people resort and choose to rebel against the very thing that is making life for them a living hell.

It's such a tedious process of toiling and plodding and not being rewarded or meted whatever's due to them. I think of myself as fortunate for despite my mom being terminated, booted off her job (because of office politics..when she was still alive), I still live comfortably. It's not like before though where I can asked for material and monetary needs and I can have whatever the hell I want. Oh sure I complain. I do a lot. Most times. I sometimes begrudge other people. I get envious if they can have this or that or buy things that normally I would be able to afford (when we still have the money before which we don't anymore). I'm such idiot though for what right do I have to complain about when I have roof and food and shelter and clothes and I even went to a private school. I shouldn't feel any malevolence but instead feel blessed. But what about the others? What about the grievances of majority of people?

One needs to abate poverty to do something to uplift whatever ails the common man. Henry George said, "Poverty is the openmouthed relentless hell which yawns beneath civilized society" and it is hell enough. So yes, got to do something about that. Money is not everything, one will say. It cannot buy you happiness but it sure as hell can make you feel comfortable and makes one's life easier (or not!). But at the end of the day after everything has been said and done all you would really want is to live simple comfortable way with your family.

Enough said. I have a feeling I'm gonna delete this blog entry.

So where do you belong?

The report by AP that ranks jobs by rate of depression is so damn reality.

Of course who wouldn't be depressed taking care of people you don't even know. Wiping their asses, bathing them just to earn a living.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers.
Overall, 7 percent of full-time workers battled depression in the past year, according to a government report available Saturday.

Women were more likely than men to have had a major bout of depression, and younger workers had higher rates of depression than their older colleagues. Almost 11 percent of personal care workers -- which includes child care and helping the elderly and severely disabled with their daily needs -- reported depression lasting two weeks or longer.

Hmm, women are more likely to be depressed? I dunno. I always felt that it's the men who are more liable to to be depressed. Or maybe I'm just associating depression with them. But then again there are more women workers that have jobs as caregivers and nurses. I think. But you know, if you're serving the country and being dispatched to war torn countries, you're bound to have depression one way or the other-- being way from family and all that and then coming back after witnessing horrors of life as the job requires it.

Contiuning with the report.....

Workers who prepare and serve food -- cooks, bartenders, waiters and waitresses -- had the second highest rate of depression among full-time employees at 10.3 percent. In a tie for third were health care workers and social workers at 9.6 percent.

The lowest rate of depression, 4.3 percent, occurred in the job category that covers engineers, architects and surveyors.

Right. And the aforementioned men are the ones who are more in to those line of job. And here I am making a point somehow about men being more depressed.

Actually having no job is depressing unless of course you're skanky socialite. Shit. That's doubly depressing.

Wake up world leaders and help Myanmar!

C'mon it's about time!

If you people have been watching the news or reading blogs or whatever, you would know what's been happening in Burma- now known as Myanmar. Buddhist monks and other pro democracy demonstrators have been killed and hurt after the government crackdown on them.

Clouds of tear gas and smoke from fires hung over streets, and defiant protesters and even bystanders pelted police with bottles and rocks in some places. Onlookers helped monks escape arrest by bundling them into taxis and other vehicles and shouting "Go, go, go, run!

The government said one man was killed when police opened fire during the ninth consecutive day of demonstrations, but dissidents outside Myanmar reported receiving news of up to eight deaths.

Some reports said the dead included monks, who are widely revered in Myanmar, and the emergence of such martyr figures could stoke public anger against the regime and escalate the violence. Read more.

Here where I'm from where 60 percent are Catholics, if priests and nuns were to be killed and hurts during protest, you can bet there would be some kind of uprising to denounce such brutality.

So many world leaders gathering in New York for the U.N. general assembly, it's about time they condemn what's been happening in Myanmar and do something about it. Of course, issue of terrorism, Al Qaeda and Iraq and Iran and nuclear weapon and the Middle East and other pressing matters about world security would be the top priority and whatever else but hey, something radical and shit has been happening to those Buddhist and pro democracy people in Myanmar. Something needs to be done.

The leaders gathering in NY did say something...

The U.N. Security Council met in private to be briefed on developments, and issued a brief statement expressing concern about the violent response to demonstrations.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who was sending a special envoy to the region, urged the junta "to exercise utmost restraint toward the peaceful demonstrations taking place, as such action can only undermine the prospects for peace, prosperity and stability in Myanmar."

But c'mon there must be something else they can do beside words. How about action and help!

It's about time they do something as well to help Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained opposition leader. I mean she has been detained for as long as I can remember.

Yes, somehow

I was a bay tree
Quiet and unseen
I lived in stories but inside I kept a mystery
I was a starling
Nobody’s darling
Flying in perfect circles
Desperate company

And now I’m ready
And now I’m ready
And now I’m ready to be
Extraordinary

A midnight airplane
A window blowing
I know I am another sparkle in the sky
I shine on copper
Still undiscovered
But you must see me in the corner of your eye

And now I’m ready
And now I’m ready
And now I’m ready to be
Extraordinary

Waking up to wake up some day
I am my own prey
Stopping off at a sidewalk cafe
The wind is playing up in the trees
Kicking up confetti leaves
Sings as if it’s all to say

And now I’m ready
And now I’m ready
And now I’m ready to be
Extraordinary

I'm hardly anything..much less extraordinary. And yes, sometimes I patronize pop barrage in my ears.

Sinking in a vortex of oblivion..

Round and round I go and whatelse is there to say. A lot has change but everything still thesame. I don't get it either.

I miss my daily routine doing nothing but stare online and be cynical and sarcastic albeit in a nice way. Just imagine how I do it. Heh

So my life has been one big nothing and Im sinking. Luckily, I know how to swim. This is one crappy blog about nothing.

And the Blahg (still) goes on

About convicted U.S. Marine Daniel Smith... news is that he's in the hospital (either Asian Hospital, St. Lukes or Makati Med) for treament. Uhm, every one has the right to be treated if there's an ailment. Okay. Some folks are complaining. Geez!

Then there's the news about Slain US Peace corp volunteer Julia Campbell. She was killed in Ifugao while hiking alone. They say a wood carver man killed her while buying a refreshment in nearby store. She was possibly bludgeoned to death but she fought back. It's shame. I mean here is good person doing volunteer work in the country, helping poor people and children and Julia Campbell didn't deserved to be killed.

Related news: How did Julia die? , 18 pieces of evidence

Election time here in the country is just 3 weeks aways, as usual we're inundated with campaign crap and other shittiness and promises of everything and nothing. Ha!

And one last blogging bit...

Oh my. Looks like Scientists may have found a new earth like planet that is habitable by humans. Oh yeah, talk about 'Second Life' (maybe I can be Skyedagger- my second life ident), the planet is named 581 C ( sounds like hospital room. Heh) and here are some stats about the potentially new planet:

Five times heavier than Earth. Has a diameter about 1 1/2 times bigger than our planet. Star system is a mere 20.5 light years away, making Gliese 581 one of the 100 closest stars to Earth. Gravity is 1.6 times as strong as Earth's so a 150-pound person would feel like 240 pounds. Anyone sitting on the planet would get heavier quickly, and birthdays would add up fast since it orbits its star every 13 days. Read more.

Okay. I will end my blog here. Adios. And I wish I have a new computer. Anykind hearted people? Ack. Where's fairy godmother Oprah!? Heh.

Blogging off now.

Old lady punched by mugger, caught on video

Sheesh. Imagine attacking an 101 year old lady. How low and desperate can you be?! The old woman was punched three times, suffered fractured cheekbones and lost her $33 to the mugger. NYC police need to catch that scumbag and then have the old lady punch that asshole shithead! View story and video.

Putrid!

Damnit! I'm sleepy and I can't sleep!

WTF! My nostrils suffering the foul smelling odor wafting inside my room. It's making me crazy! Like I'm gagging here! I don't know where the bad odor is coming from but it smells like sewerage shit cologne!

Give decency to those who served

Hartford Courant editorial: Protecting military funerals (click to read in full)

People who lay their lives on the line or are killed while serving in the armed forces deserve dignified military burials; respect for such rituals is the least that is owed their grieving relatives and friends. But, sadly, even such basic rules of civil conduct are under siege.

Regardless of how one feels about God, gays or the war in Iraq, military services for the dead are inappropriate forums for protests. For those who refuse to acknowledge this basic tenet of decency, state Sen. Leonard Fasano, R-North Haven, has crafted legislation that would make it illegal to disrupt a military burial, funeral or memorial service.

Senate Bill 319, "An Act Concerning Disruption of a Military Funeral," is a good piece of legislation. It's clear and it's restrained.

A veteran or a soldier killed in wartime deserves the decency and respect of a dignified burial. Their survivors deserve whatever comforts such a service can provide.

Indeed it is good piece of legislation. Everybody has the right to protest and to be heard but please show some decency to the dead.

Oh but Jesus it's just documentary!

It's all theories.The Lost Tomb of Jesus looks like good informative t.v. special and that's all there is to it.

Jesus having son named Judah and Jesus being buried instead as opposed to what is written in bible. Oh please! It's documentary special. A show on t.v And as much as they people behind the show claims to have found the tomb of Jesus and that he had son named Judah-because they found writings on the tomb? C'mon. Jesus died, resurrected and ascended into heaven. That is how it was and will be. Saying otherwise will refute what's in the bible. It could also question faith in their religion. I don't necessary think that's the aim of the aim. Anyhow, I'm pretty sure religious scholars are skeptical about the tomb and everything else

Let the campaign begin, stop 'Pacman' from running

It's showtime. 'Tis the season to start campaining. Opposition wasted no time and toured Manila (GMA News)

Francis 'Chiz' Escudero gets my vote.

Election fever heating up the states and here in my county it's becoming raging bull of gimmicks, ads, attention grabbing posters and paid advertising of officials running for position to govern. Our national elections is just several months away (May 11) and we're voting for Senators and Congressmen and other local officials. I don't know if I'm gonna see candidates in their sorties and such, I hardly go out anyway. I don't think they will roam around and shake hands and kiss babies in a nice neighborhood. They always go to places where the masses are. However, I keep seeing t.v ads of candidates running mostly for Senators. Political ads proliferating the idiot box. Some are so corny. They, the candidates chose to air their few minutes of ads without much substance.....just stupid ass cornball music and crap.

The one from Ping Lacson was a bit alright. Something about H.O.P.E. I only saw once (earlier) I forgot what the campaign ad was all about. The rest was funny ha ha hah funny. I suspect I'll see more ads. 'Tis the season of election.

Gah. My mind ain't working right now. I must be sleepy. It's early morning.

So Manny Paquiao is really running for.... ah, shit. I forgot what he's running for. Congressman. I think. Or governor. I'm not sure now but whatever position it is.... STOP! whats wrong with that boxer?! Manny should just stick to boxing! No ifs no buts. I am pretty sure many of his politician friends convinced him to run for a seat as house representative. YIKES! of course there's nothing wrong with helping the people and the 'Pacman' has good heart and genuine desire to help his constituent but please, majority of Filipinos thinks he can contribute and help by just sticking it out with boxing.

Manny Paquiao should heed to the request of many. Leave politics and just get on with boxing and do your countrymen proud once more.

Freedom, Justice and theTruth

Maybe it's because I saw an earlier film about injustice to the 4 Irish men falsely accused of being IRA terrorist and languished in jail for 15 years (yes it only a film but it's a true to life account of locking innocent people in jail), but I do firmly believed and I have and I know and it is fact that there are really innocent suspects serving life imprisonment or even death penalty.

Lawyers and those advocating freedom of the innocent need to pursue the case. Keep digging, keep reading, keep going over and over and as many times as possible with all the evidence. You know there's bound to be inconsistencies. There might be loopholes. If one has to prove the innocence of wrongly accused convicted person, keep on going. Decades spent in prison for a crime an innocent person didn't commit should get justice