Ram and GIca :D

He is an Engineer…

She is a Nurse…

They say that Engineers and Nurses make nice couples – but I guess that has nothing to do with Ram and Gica being so cutesy and perfect together, even in Facebook! :D

Besides, we all know both fields might as well have their careers as their mistress or kept man.

And here in our country; Engineers and Nurses are somehow destined to go abroad, para kumita talaga sa chosen field…

Technology narrows the miles and miles of gap, but still it cannot really replace physical presence…

Medyo pinagsisihan ko din na nag comment pa ako sa gitna ng kanilang palitan ng sweet nothing; it reminds me of the movie “My Sassy Girl”, sa pinaplano nila sa kanilang first date pag-uwi ni Gica…

Hey it’s a good pre-nup pic idea din :D

I hope they get to pull it off…

I hope they get to see each other soon…

Like some addictive teen love story or chick flick – hindi mo aaminin pero pinanood at sinusubaybayan mo din ang istorya :D

cheesy facebook :)

LRT and the Door Syndrome

LRT Door Syndrome - Siemps kinuhanan sa ibang date wehe


With the LRT new stations, Mukhang hindi maganda ang pagkakaplano ng kung sinong department na nag-a-allocate ng kung sang station lulusot ang mga skip trains.

Today (Sept 20, 2010) nalampasan muna ako ng anim na tren bago nakasakay, tatlong skip trains, at ang lahat ng tren na huminto sa Monumento ay nasa kalahati na ang laman.

Katulad pa rin ng dati may mga "wais" na tao pa rin na nakabalandra na agad sa harapan ng pinto. Di bale na yung mga bagong papasok, basta nakaprente na sila sa pwesto nila. Di naman sigurado siemps kung malapit sila o malayo pa, pero naman! pintuan yun eh...

Eto lang yung medyo kinabahan ako, hindi pa humihinto yung tren, sumundot na agad ng tulak yung mga tao sa likod...

"Woh... Teka lang!"
ang nasabi ko...

"Hindi mo na mapipigilan yan"
narinig ko sa bandang kaliwa...

Di mapipigilan...

May bago nang level ang mga walang pakialam na sumasakay sa LRT. Mas mataas sa level ng mga umuupo sa gitna ng tren, bumabaladra sa harapan ng pinto, yumayapos sa safety hand rail, nagpapatugtog ng malakas ng MP3, mga lalaking nakikipagagawan ng upuan sa mga babae, matanda, buntis at may kapansanan, sa mga magkakatropa na nagkukwentuhan nagtatawanan ng napakalakas, hindi naninipilyo at may matinding bo.

sobrang sapaw na nila yung mga taong nagbibigay ng upuan at nagbibigay space para makahawak ang marami sa hand rail.

"Di mapipigilan... "

Mukang malapit nang ma-o-0bsolete yung pagsakay ko sa LRT ng maaga, parang dapat ata linggo pa lang ng gabi umalis na ako, o bumili ako ng sarili kong sasakyan (kung sakaling kaya ko na), pero mata-traffic din ako sa umaga, tama umalis na lang ng linggo ng gabi. Ganun pa din

Dibisyon nanaman... Hindi naman ng mahirap at mayaman, kundi ng may pakialam at walang pakialam, ng naniniwala sa Pag-babago at walang Pag-asa, ng Good Filipino at Bad Filipino.

Lupit talaga ng epekto sa akin ng LRT

PNR

PNR -- the masses

Last week, nasubukan ko na ring makasakay ng PNR, Philippine National Railways. Ito rin yung Train System na sana eh na Rehabilitate ng North Railways Project.

Bumabagtas mula Caloocan hanggang Alabang, pinakamurang transportation sa napakalayong distansya, noong 80s umaabot pa ito ng Bicol.

Isang beses pa lang akong nasakay ng PNR, mula España hanggang Sucat Parañaque. Kung gusto mong makita ang "unflattering" side ng lungsod, ito ang subukan mong sakyan, marami sigurong aktibista ang na- "inspire" ng tanawin sa PNR.

Hindi katulad ng LRT, LRT2 at MRT, ang PNR ay walang perimeter fences sa maraming area, talagang tumatawid ng highways at minsan sa mga make-shift residences. Meron ding palengke, estero at mga tulay.

Entertainment factor din ang mga pasahero, may umuupo sa gitna - maaring matisod ang iba kung di sila mapapansin. Matindi din dito yung "Pinto - Syndrome" eto yung pagsakay ng pasahero, kahit malayo pa sya pupuwesto sya sa harap ng pinto, ewan ko ba, ang tingin ko kasi dito eh pagiging walang pakialam sa iba, "basta ako nakasakay..." pag natulak ng mga taong sasakay, maninisi pa...

"T*ng *na! Ayaw kasing pumasok sa loob eh!",

"Kung ayaw mong matulak, mag-taxi ka!",

"Sapakin mo!"

Ganyan yung mga comments na maririnig mo pag dating ng FTI, Siksikan na no'n, Amoy mo na din kung ano ang pinagdaanan ng mga tao sa araw na yon.

"Woou! Roller Coaster!"

Maririnig mo naman sa mga mag-kakatropang sabay na umuuwi, habang yumuyugyog ang tren.

Ewan ko ba, bumigat ang damdamin ko pagbaba ng PNR, Mula sa perspective nito -- malayo o lumayo ang Pilipinas sa inaasahang pagbabago o paglago, malayong - malayo. Pero air-con na ang PNR, sabi ng tatay ko dati walang harang ang bintana at pinto nito dati, may ibang pasaherong tumatalon papasok at papalabas at kung swertehin ka eh mababato ka ng basura at dumi (ng tao) at least ngayon safe ka sa ganun elements.

Improvements?

Ano na nga ba ang nangyari sa North Railway Project? Malapit nang mabuo ang MRT - LRT-1 Extension, pero yung mga lugar na dine-molish, gubat na ng damo at puno ng Aratiles, Medyo mahirap maging optimistic pag ang nakikita mo lang ay ang Lungsod mula sa PNR. Moral Revolution, Change, Progress. Marami pa tayong dapat gawin, kung pag-unlad at pag-unlad din lang ng Pilipinas, kasing labo pa ito ng pagpapatuloy ng North Railway Project or ng kasabayan nitong ZTE Broadband, Fertilizer Scam, at kung ano-ano pa…


waiting for the train -- waiting for a change

Stay In or Stay Out

On my way to work -- nakakita ako ng sign na ganito...



Alam naman natin na "Stay-Out" eh tumutukoy sa mga workers na "Uwian"
pero parang kung kukulitin mo, magiging dalawa meaning nung "Stay Out"

Either -- Stay Out na Uwian, or Stay Out as in wag ka nang mag apply "Stay - Out!" ganun! :D


ano nga ba english ng Uwian? nyah!

Promising Week ahead!

Chairman Netero - Hunter x Hunter

IMHO, one of the best Manga Series of this Generation would have to be Hunter X Hunter, the twist and turns are just superb! and unconventional, although the downside to this series is that it takes too long for its author to complete each arc, imagine when this series go on hiatus it takes a year for it to comeback!

Eto na rin siguro yung isa sa mga Manga na ang daming speculation na talagang di mo alam kung san naggaling -- babae si kurapika, si hisoka si gin freecs to name a few :)

well i guess hindi ka nakakarelate pero if you are in to manga please do read
Hunter X Hunter!

Bullshitan

I was listening to Chico and Delamar’s (RX Monster Radio 93.1) Top-Ten of the Day. The topic was “Your Reaction after an Insulting Remark”. Pansin mo ba? Pag gusto mong maging sarcastic and witty you opt to listen to Magic 89.9 and if you like light radio but spontaneous nonetheless ok ang RX Monster.

Anyways, there was this entry in the Top-Ten, friends are having a conversation, one said “Nagpaayos ka ng ilong mo yuck! Bakit!? Gano ba kapangit ang ilong mo dati?” the other friend abruptly replied “Katulad ng ilong mo ngayon…”

The friend who made the comment was mean… the retaliation was even more (although the recipient much deserve it though).

In that perspective, Delamar in a way opened up the topic that most blogs today sounds mean… if you sound feisty with angst, you sound hip… you are “in”

So, does your blog sounds mean?

Mas benta nga ba talaga pag ang tono mo ng blog mo eh pagalit? Sarcastic? Monotone? I guess siemps depende pa rin naman yun sa sinasabi mo… at kung ano ba ang dinideliver… ano ba ang binebenta.

Maniniwala ako kung sasabihin na mas may impact yung tipong emotionally high na article. Kargado ng emotion yung bang pagalit… especially if that article is making a point. On that same perspective pagtatawanan ko naman ang same emotionally loaded article kung puro bullshit naman ang pinagsasabi…

Bukod pa sa tono, mas entertaining nga din ba ang article na ang pinagkakana lang eh puro panlalait at panggagago… I have only seen only one blogwar, at first ok ang usapan pag may sense pa ang pinagsasasabi nila pero kapag laitan na wohhoooo! The hits are really flooding in. walang katulad ang pagkachismoso ng pinoy at ang katotohanan namang ang saya-saya manood ng nag-lalaitan, nag-aaway… at hindi ka kasali.

Ayoko kong makipag-away… miron lang ako… wehe…

iPhone – iCaramba!

Hindi ko lang sure kung gano ka-lawak ang hype ng iPhone dito sa atin sa Pinas, pero dahil sa techie-techie kong ka-officemate na medyo high sa iPhone, it got me curious kung ano ba talaga ang meron dito.

Ang phone ng adik kong ka-officemate sa iPhone ko eh… W950i ng Ericsson. 4GigHD, Touch Screen, 3G capable, wala nga lang itong camera pero ang sounds naman nito eh, at par sa mga walkman series ng Sony (for complete specs) Kapag nagpatugtog to ng lumalagaslas na tubig it will even sound na parang meron ngang natatapon na tubig… at basa na ang paligid…

I haven’t even touched an iPhone, pero na-feature na ito sa ilang mga TV shows, flashing its touch screen, superb user friendly environment, pag nag fli-flip ka nga page sa notebook, you can zoom in and out a picture by catching the image with your thumb and index finger. Wala nga itong
Buttons and it purely relies on its touch screen. Technically the iPhone has 4-8Gig shared memory, Wifi ready, Touch Screen siempre! (dapat banggitin ng paulit-ulit-ulit) pero wala itong 3G!!! What? Pero ok lang lang… meron naman syang EDGE (faster from of GPRS) to connect to the Internet. With its Safari browser specialized talaga ang phone na to browse Yahoo, Google and YouTube (The only phone that can actually view YouTube videos). (for complete specs).

Medyo malupit lang kasi eh, malaking balita na ma-unlock ang much coveted phone locked to Cingular USA! I mean what can be so special about the phone? That we haven’t actually saw before and making all of the hype… here is an interesting review by Crave. Realistic and funny yes…

“Why no 3G compatibility? The answer might be as simple as the fact that Cingular's 3G coverage still has gaping holes outside of major U.S. cities. “

Waha! No 3G? well… ang laki naman kasi ng US eh, and with all the news about the low consumer output and enthusiasm about 3G eh, hindi na nakakagulat kung bakit hindi nag-utilize ang Cingular building a 3G Smartphone, but of course they could have took advantage of it to further introduce 3G, nah… ikaw? Ilang beses ka nab a nakakita ng nagvi-video call?

“Can you download directly from iTunes? This looks to be a big disappointment with the iPhone. Early reports, such as this iTWire interview with Apple's VP of iPod Products Greg Joswiak, say no.”

Why download from iTunes… eh ang dami kayang source other than them… medyo lenient kasi tayo with regards to piracy eh. and what the iPhone plays can actually be played in other phones… ibang format nga lang… this part I guess hindi kasi natin culture yung tipong you like a song? You down it from a certain site with your phone, madalas sa hindi sa internet natin to kinukuha, or hinihintay ma-bluetooth from a friend or whoever na meron.

“Just what does Apple mean by "it runs OS X"? And what do they mean by "multitasking"? During his keynote address, Steve Jobs mentioned the ability to multitask as one of Mac OS X's strong suits, as well as a reason why the operating system was chosen for the iPhone.”

Multitasking? That’s just overrated, almost all the phone in the market can do that… come on..

“Who's this phone for, anyway? Who can afford this thing?
This answer is simple: Paris Hilton.
The iPhone looks to be the next glamour phone, albeit one with serious potential. It's billed as a "smart phone," which brings to mind business users. At $599 for the 8GB model and $499 for the 4GB model, it's definitely priced for business users. “

Mahal ang iPhone. Period. Pero nito lang Apple dropped the price of the iPhones by almost $200! Hwow! and siempre it can’t just go like that it greatly infuriated the iPhone’s die hard fans… to soothen them up Apple gave them some $100 dollar credit, for their next Apple product purchase… Nakakatawa ba yun? Lugi ka pa rin ng $100!

“Will Apple give the user any freedom? Want to know why there's no memory card slots on the iPhone, nor will there likely be a user-replaceable battery?”

Yup… Ganun lang ka simple yun! Kung hindi nyo mabibili sa iba ang piyesa namin, san pa ba kayo bibili? Sheeesshh…

What goes into a cell-phone purchase? Cell phones aren't MP3 players. Even if Apple has the sexiest phone out there, many important factors come into play when anyone buys a cell phone.

Mabigat ang hamon ng Apple na i-conquer pati ang cellphone industry, napakabata pa nila sa ganun industriya at sobrang beterano na ng mga babanggain nila… if iPhone exceeds the fact that its being too costly and somehow gets to prove that they are not just riding over their hype name, they might have a more promising future. Pero kung puro payabang lang ang gagawin nila.. nah… I doubt they would even last that long… basta ako… personally I won’t leave my nokia phone (n73) to this golden priced smart-multimedia phone, besides wala akong pampalit… wehehe

Shake It Off!

Back first year College, I had a PE instructor who was so obsessed in teaching us Social Dance, and I mean Ballroom Dancing… It even got to the point na tinanong pa nya kami bakit daw pag binabalikan namin yung mga steps na tinuro nya last meeting eh hindi na raw namin kabisado kailangan daw aralin namin yung mga steps na tinuturo nya morning before we go to her class, na parang kasing importante at mas kumplikado pa sa Algebra at Trigonometry. Bilib na sana ako sa kanya kung hindi lang sya tumanggap ng tig-PHP 500.00 sa mga classmates ko na hindi nakapagpresent nung final performance dahil sa valid reasons instead na ire-schedule na lang ang sayaw nila.

Anyways… When I thought I wouldn’t never be dancing again, bukod sa mga presentation sa school – orgs tgisshing! I was wrong! Mantakin mo na sa kahit pala sa work eh madadala mo ang iyong mga presentation skills! Hindi lang sa pagdedeliver ng reports ha! I mean dance to entertain the crowd! Wow…

Hehe… pero hindi naman siguro lahat eh, nagpapasayaw ng ganito… last year nagsayaw din kami, representing the Batch 12 of Newly hired Cadet Engineers para sa tinatawag na Rewards and Recognition… this year akala ko eh manonood na lang kami ng performing newly hires, Lo and Behold, five days before the program I found my self, volunteered by my supervisor to join this Dance Presentation / Competition. Together with other performers from other groups… We are fifteen all in all in the Dance group, representing the Green Team, kilala ko naman yung mga kasama ko kahit pano, nameet somewhere sa work… Bukod sa mga ka-department ko mismo most of them I would say eh ka-acquaintance level palang…

For three days, we balanced our work over the practices… I guess ganun din ang ginawa ng ibang groups, yun lang I guess some other groups prepared long before the occasion nagpasadya pa ng costume eh! Siguro nagging perk nya especially day before the presentation eh yung halos wholeday na wala ka sa work, refreshing in a way yung nandun ka sa office pero hindi PC at E-mail ang kaharap mo… 

Parang nag-e-exercise lang!



We also get to visit yung rooftop ng building namin, inaabot kasi yung ceiling pagnaggagawa kami ng human pyramids eh… so perfect venue yung rooftop. Hulaan mo kung sino yung photographer…



Bilib din ako sa mga teeners ngayon… pag performer, performer talaga… nakakatuwa lang isipin na ang mga nagturo sa mga nakalaban namin eh naging profession ang pagsasayaw one way or the other… ang nagturo sa amin ng ilang formation and steps eh, 1st year college pa lang… among the songs that we used are Kembot, Sexy Back and the finale Shake it Off, so explains why the title… 

Kung sino pinaka-young looking sa kanila, sya yung nagturo sa amin… hehe, hindi kasama yung mukang isip bata ha!



isang minutong katatawanan :) dyareen! ang makabuluhang head stand practice na hindi naman talaga nagamit sa presentation hehe...



This is also the first time na nagkameron ako ng costume na sponsored! Yung hindi galing sa bulsa ko yung pinambili! Hehe memorable indeed… ang saya meron pang lobo! Parang mag-e-exhibition ng mga dribbles para sa Milo best yung outfit namin neh?



Hmnn… pansin ko lang din, bakit kaya sa mga catering eh, madalas nang gamitin ang knife and fork against the popular spoon and fork? Is it because dinidiscourage ang seconds? Or nag-aaral na tayong maging Canadians?



The practice actually paid off good… kahit three days lang before the competition itself, hindi actually naging malaking isyu kung sino ang nanalo and natalo, we had so much fun! And sobrang maappreciate yung doing something quite extraordinary… extraordinary na yung magsayaw-sayaw paminsan-minsan hehe…



Ok ok… if you are so much with the results… naging 2nd place kami…

So ayun ang dawning na ating dancing career! Abangan ang aming dance group sa inyong baranggay sa nalalapit na fiesta or something…

Don't Get Yourself Pregnant

May 08, 07

Stucked in traffic, listening to Magic 89.9 and i thought all i have is the pain braving through the EDSA traffic because of the campaign convoy of Batas Partylist. I thought im going to sleep... Then this girl, Abby, 17 yrs old called and she told her story on National radio... Goodtimes...

Ok Abby, apparently her story revolves around her, having sex with three of her friends... One of the guy friend started telling her that he is falling in love

Mo Twister, told her the same too... He told Abby that the guy most likely is telling her that so that he can go exclusive with her and get more than the other guys. Abby felt the same, and said that she doesn't want to hear those, she just wants it casual...

Ok, eto na... Abby asked if she can have an advise, but by the tone of her voice. It felt like shes just bragging...

Of course what she is doing is so wrong, everyone told her that... And even her was aware of it...

A liberal advice was given by Mo...

"Please... Don't get yourself pregnant"

While his colleagues Mojojo and Maui, adviced Abby to just stop... Mo's advice sounded realistic. Lesser evil but evil nonetheless...

Which in turn got me thinking... Even I gone through related issues, I am aware of the impending consequences.. But i thread through it nonetheless...

Because the feelings are there, the emotions blot person's reasons... The spur of the moment betrays one's self...

If explained plainly.. Its just but human nature, we can talk morals. But how would you instill it to a young mind whose environment just sugarcoats consequences so sweet? In the end it is still the person involved to decide how to go through such phase... And a wishful thinking that they would heed the wisdom we learned from the same past...

Or at least they choose the lesser evil... Weird kasi eh... How would you deliver something like...

"The best is to be righteous, keep it for the one you'll marry, you'll be glad that you do and your partner will be glad as well... But if ever... Just don't get yourself pregnant..."

?!?


darn... I gues i should read more Bo Sanchez instead...

Valenzuela! May Disiplina!

Yup... may disiplina naman talaga eh...
See? Sa tabi ng mga nakabalandrang mga posters ng aming mga politicians meron nga!

Sa lugar namin, tatlo lang ang pangalang maaalala mo kahit sa panaginip and that is WES, REX and WIN... I have no grudges over our politicians pero wow naman... muka na lang nila talaga ang makikita mo araw-araw... naaaahhh, thats campaign period for yuhhuuu... di bale sila din naman ang maglilinis nyan eh...

Momo & Chan

Ako talaga personally, ayoko talaga ang pag-aalaga ng mga pets... Natraumatize na yata ako nung bata pa ako ng nagalaga ako ng mga itik, yung mapapanalunan mo pagnahulaan mo kung anong sign ang lalabas sa mga binasàng papel... Kinatay kasi silang lahat ng dumating ang piyesta, nampucha! Pinangalanan ko pa silang lahat nun... Tapos kakainin lang?

Kaya nung ampunin ng kapatid ko sina momo at chan (collectively known as momochan, at di ko alam kung san galing yun) eh reluctant talaga ako... I didn't even bothered taking care of them...

Pero siguro, love birds talaga have this charm... Typical love birds lang sina momo chan, they can be classified as the cheapest of their kind... Pero I personally feel this sweet mushy feeling whenever momo would scratch chan's head... Kahit tayo-tayo na ang balahibo ni chan na parang nagulong hair-do ok lang sa kanya, as if he really enjoyed it... Siguro ganun sila most of the day.. Nagtutukaan na parang nagkikiss, kumakain ng sabay, grooming each others feathers... Nkakatuwa rin kung pano tawagin chan si momo tuwing umaga, para lumabas sa maliit na bahay nila para makapagpaaraw sila ng sabay...

Like lovely birds that they are... Day by day, ganun ang trabaho nila... They dont seem to get tired of it..

Then come one morning, you know it would come, but still would come all so sudden... Momo passed away..

Nakahandusay lang si Momo sa base ng hawla, si Chan kala mo reluctant na nkasakay lang dun sa plastic stick... Kala ko wala lang kay Chan, pero nung sumikat na ang araw... Chan sang his song to wake Momo up, like he always do.. Momo stayed lying there unmoved... Chan stopped and flew besides Momo, he groomed her feathers, then he sang once more... He sang louder, as if in desperation...

I almost cried...

It was like that when i thought Chan looked at me... It might be paranoid but it is as if hes asking me..

"Why...? "

I can't bear it... I walked away... I didn't looked back... I don't want to think about the question...
Innocent love that ends...How to live life happily with all the bitterness and can there be really a joyful way to face death...

I just can't set an answer... I just dont know...

Mediocre to Worst Instructors

Ok i'll confess... How will you know a mediocre teacher? Most of us have these questions but they seem too indifferent to be asked...

Actually ako mismo, hindi ko ito itinanong sa sarili ko, medyo naive kasi ako sa mga ganitong bagay nung estudyante pa lang ako, i have always looked high on my instructors, hindi ko masyadong inisip yung weaknesses nila cause of the respect that they are knowlegeable than me.. Pero when i get to be one of them, dun ko napatunayan ang totoo, merong mga scapegoats to somehow sugarcoat and hide their incompetence...

Ok... Soft muna...

1.) pumapasok sya para mag sermon buong session, pinalalaki ang maliit na issue, para magkameron ng dahilan ng ikakagalit nya kuno... >> eto medyo guilty ako dito pero instead na magbigay ng sermon, i try to give some encouraging thoughts instead, kung pano pumasa ng board exam for example or kung ano ang itsura ng mundo pagnaghahanap ka ng trabaho (hmmn... Di pala sya ganon ka encouraging)

2.) nag-aabsent ng walang dahilan. policy talaga kasi ng mga school na may magsubstitute sa isang absent instructor, kung walang nakapagsub sa kanya, its either walang available instructor or walang nakakaalam na mag-aabsent sya... >> naging guilty din in a way, pano ako makakapagapply at makaka-attend ng interviews kung di ako aabsent? Bwehe!

3.) sobrang panay sya magpa-surprise quiz, may buting dulot ang surprise quiz, eto ang ma-gauge kung sino ang nagaaral off-school hours, at para pang fill sa oras na walang prepared lecture ang instructor. >> napakatempting gawin nito tempting kung baga, yung iba ginagawa muna yung number 1 sabay bato ng number three, pero its quite excusable naman ang seatwork and review before a major quiz =) both party, teacher and student wins.

4.) hindi nagbabalik ng mga corrected papers. Napakadelikado ng mga ganitong instructors kasi hindi mo matancha kung san na pupunta ang quizzes nyo o may pinupuntahan ba talaga ang mga ito. A student should at least ask ano ba ang sagot sa exams, especially kung may computations >> kung hindi man maibaling ng instructor ung papel on time, at least by the time na ipakita nya ang mga preliminary grades nyo may proof sya na nacheck nga ung paper nyo, on the same perspective dapat alam nyo as in papaano nacompute yung mga grades nyo.

5.) nagbibigay ng mga project na di mo mahuli ang connection o ang lesson na ituturo nito para sa subject. Natural lang na magpaproject ng circuit diagrams at electronic devices sa electronic subject, natural lang din na may compilation ng worksheets at case accounts ang accounting, natural na magkameron ng portfolio ng drawings at designs ang fine arts, pero may connection ba na manghingi ng dance video ng kung sinong herodes ang isang PE Instructor? Magpakopya ng manuscript HANDWRITTEN ang isang History Teacher ng parehong-pareho sa libro? May sense din ba ang mga field demos bukod sa pangungumisyon ng mga instructors sa mga costumes? Syet!

6.) may bayad ang pagpapa-photocopy ng kanyang mga bwakanang lectures. May bayad ang napakaraming bagay >> ok lang sana yung bayad eh, pero sana man lang eh alam mong di ito gaguhan... May isa akong prof dati, he makes us these lecture notes para tutok na lang kami sa pagtuturo nya, he takes the trouble of photocopying those notes every single time, pero ang binabayaran lang namin eh ang nagastos nya sa pagpapaphotocopy nun.. Astig talaga sya! Ganun ang huwarang teacher =)

7.) may barkadang estudyante ang instructor at sila ay may indefinite control over some of the instructor's grade computation, walang project, bagsakan ang quiz, mapaghimalang flat-one?! Wow!!!

8.) ang tono nang pagtuturo ng instructor kung papapansinin mo nang mabuti e parang halaw lang sa guni-guni... Tapos may sundot pa ng "matatanda na kayo - alam nyo na dapat yan"

9.) nang-haharass ng mga estudyante, hardcore na to...Yung tipong may kakaibang banat na "kayang-kaya ka nyang ibagsak kung..." Mayroon talagang mga mapagsamantalang instructors yung tlagang ginagamit ang authority nya para pigain ang mga estudyante nya for perks and favors, parang mga tiwaling government officials... Mababalitaan mo rin silang nakikipaginuman sa mga estudyante, at estudyante din ang nagpapainom siempre, nagpaplan ng swimming ambagan daw - yung mga estudyante... Nandito rin yung mga instructor na pag nakaaway mo yung barkada nyang instructor kahit wala sila pare-pareho sa lugar ikaw pa rin ang talo.. Sarap isumbong sa imbestigador! Wow!

10.) at ang mga nagcocompute ng grade sa wala.. Pasado ka na and all, perfect ang recitation mo and stuff pero either ang baba pa rin ng nakuha mo! Dahil kahit ikaw eh di makapaniwala sa bwakanang grade computations nya!

Truly, being a teacher is a noble vocation... Nasa kanya kung gusto nyang humirap o dumali ang kanyang trabaho, mayroon syang definite responsibility at authority over his/her students...

May mga teacher, school, college even! Na ginagawang gatasan ang edukasyon at mga estudyante...

Bwakanang na lang nila... Walang taong magiging mangmang kung hindi nila hahayaang tratuhin silang isang mangmang. Marami pa rin namang mabuting instructors, na handa pa ring gumabay at tumulong sa totoong kahulugan nito...

Hindi naman nauubos ang pag-asa...

forbidden questions

One of the few reason i listen to magic 89.9 is because of "the forbidden questions" hosted by mo, mojojo and andy manzano...

Most guys compare this show to howard stern's. I personally dont know stern nor his show though. Amongst the show here in the philippines the closest to the "forbidden questions" angst and tactfulness that i can think about is amy perez's "deretsahan" where common folks and freaking gays diss and swear on each other.

In a way, its commendable that mo have enough balls to really pull out such show. Can be compared to sun cellular's groundbreaking almost suicidal stunt with the unlimited text and call. Remember how the underdog shook the telecom industry?

Much of the "forbidden questions" success (the fact that it still runs after 2 months every wednesday morning) and spontaneity can be credited to mo twister, the same reason why most of the tabloid writers diss him...

Imagine a show that ask a celebrity, actor/actress who has BO, the most "plastik", gay, worst in acting, potato queen... imaginable questions that pose unimaginable answer and might place the interviewee in a very sticky and messy situation... Yeah! Its fun, exciting and a relief from
the sensationalized "good" or amplified "evil" of a celebrity, you get the real score, of what is really happening amongst their circle. Plus the possible blood shed! Yun lang... For mo's size its a good thing no one ever waited for him outside their studio or his crib to beat the crap out of him. Its good news as well that no one ever trashed talk andy or laugh at her ala mojo jojo and made her cry, or mojo jojo be raped by a guy standing 6'4"/5"... Nah he might enjoy it instead...

Its not far fetch that the trio made enemies or strong critics like cristy fermin and lolit solis, so its was really exciting to hear that lolit solis said yes to do the game!

Like wow! Like many placed their bets that lolit would have her ass swooped and spinning with mo's line of questioning... But no, she made it through the 40 question as if shes eating peanuts, in her stature eventhough she made or confirmed new enemies, yeah nothings new, and besides
she doesnt give an f...

In a way, i found new respect on lolit's frankness and openess, the way she answered the questions, and the way she played the game... She even followed the show's english format and lolit's english is good, yes... Im not sure who won against who, if its a game both side played well.
They even sounded as if their friends, or was that a new level of freaking professionalism...

Lolit's presence and her answering all the question is a spat on mo's face, if he thought that he can really grill/torture lolit, but if its to be taken on the trio's original perspective that "forbidden questions" is just another dangerous game with difficult questions, lolit making
the 1st ever completed 40 is a milestone...

Hay bat ba kc nagbakasyon cna chico&delamar...

Notable questions answered by lolit...
1. Actor/actress that thinks he/she is larger life --> kris aquino
2. Actor/actress that she made a with completely false writeup --> alma
moreno
3. Celebrity with b.O. --> chito roño
4. Worst actor/actress --> onemig&via veloso
5. abscbn actor who should not have transfered to gma --> roderick
paulate

Commercials Commercials

"Lunch? Who got time for lunch?" hmn... The guy from the Rice Burger Mcdo commercial don't seem to be a guy who is always busy and on the go... Palagay ko the campaign is a little bit off, puede k naman talagang kumain kahit nagbya-byahe ka, at kontra sa presyo, i'll always go for
shawarma...He he..

They say that its people's choice what to watch and not watch, but when it comes to these commercials, we don't have much of a choice but to endure them. Watch them and put a little thinking, are they logical, exaggerating or just plain mindless...Mindless, would include Mekeni Picnic Hotdogs commercial where some community stupidly dance to an equally stupid chant...

"Mekeni picnic hotdog ko... Mekeni picnic hotdog ko... Mekeni picnic hotdog ko..."

WTF?!

Kaya nga bilib ako dun sa Coke beat commercial ("ito ang beat sabay sabay..."), marami akong kakilala na kumabisado nun, matanda at bata, pero Mekeni Beef? I dont think so...

Under mindless, do i have to tell you the "Patubig ni Gloria" commercials? If it takes someone like the head of the government to mobilize these well... "small projects" no wonder why we have ill education, lowly clinics & hospitals, and police/military who are in just in the wait to withdraw support... I mean, these type of projects? Can't we just leave it to the municipalities and cities?

Exaggerating, marami siguro ang magfa-fall under this category, yung mga commercials ng Axe, ng Tide, Surf, Mr Clean, Whitening lotions, and even Sanitary Napkins, but they can't be more dangerous than the STI and AMA commercials, STI series of commercials shown one guy developing an elaborate network game, network administrator students that eradicate a network virus as if they are operating ala ER, and group of nursing students ganging to perform some life resucitacion pero mas malupit ang sa AMA! some child 12-14 years old, was shown to assemble an android that can do household task and who can forget the girl robot? Yung nawalan ng baterya at binuksan ang dibdib? Exaggaration is sure is an effective attention grabber, pero delikado i-exaggerate as if its a joke things like education... I was not amused by these craps, naisip ko e kung may ilan kayang estudyante ang nadisappoint after getting the real deal... Good thing these stuffs are no longer aired...

Logical, marami din namang ganyang commercials, yun tipong nagpro-promote ng values at may feel good jingle pa! Katulad ng commercial ng Alaxan, with The Dawn singing at the background...

"kahit anong pangarap, madadaan sa sipag, sipag at alaxan, para mas
magaan..."

how about the Sunsilk Girl Power campaign? Family Bonding ng Smart at Globe...

I'm kinda glad we still have these commercials, yung tipong nakakaentertain pa rin panoorin... At least they should be, kahit pa sabihing sila ang dahilan kung bakit may free tv...

Mean Girls

Besides "life turning" failures, ang isa pa sa listahan ng mga kinatatakutan ko eh ang mga babae na merong strong personality...

Hindi nga... Strong personality...

Those girls that seem lack control on what they should talk and comment about, those girls that lash on you just for the fun of it, those who will tactlessly say what they think you are up to and what is on their mind, and they even notice the slightest detail that you can't even imagine how well they were able to read you! They are dominant, perceptive, they are difficult to please, most of the time umn... beautiful too; At bumubuga ng apoy!

I guess i'm the torpe "boy next door" type of guy... If its not love, i rather not bother and would be contented in just ogling... For me its just tiresome and not worth the time and resources... I stay away from these girls for unknown reasons or for reasons i just dont want to put up...

That mirror how confident i am with girls huh?

How i prayed that i would not encounter anyone like her during my teaching days, for i swear... Kung nakaencounter lang ako ng tulad nya, hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko... But sometimes, Heaven is just in the mood to be entertained, and send circumstances that will test you and have your ass spinning...

I guess my first mean girl experience was back in highschool, they are these "hot" guys gfs, yung mga bullies sa school... So i really stay away from them, i don't return their jokes, and i especially refrain from playing "pass the message" with them, yun ata ang naimbentong laro para maka-holding hands mo kahit sinong gusto mo... But the day just simply came that one of these girls flirted with me, i was soo o o confused, but not to soon i realized that she is somehow using me to make her ex-bf jealous and at times insulted..!!

Imaginin mo yung hinahabol ka para sa makatotohanang mga arm wrestlings, mawalan ng notebook(s) pag exam period na at malapit na itong checkan, tuksuhin twing hapon bago mag-uwian, at pagtawanan ng 'di mo alam...

'Twas hell...

But i guess life can't be that easy for them aswell, two years after highschool graduation most of them are already parents...

I survived through college without having to really interact with them, or even if i have to, i do business with them indirectly, bahala na ung mga kaibigan kong malulupit ang apog =) hehe...

Yun lang! I encountered them mean girls ng JSE days ko, sa persona ng aking team leader, although hindi naman talaga sya vulgar bitchy, her strong personality is evident... And so Salmon Day happened...

May nameet akong mean girl nung nagturo ako ulit... And i get to realize, mean girls are mean depende sa kung sino ang kaharap nila... They can be soft as well, like any other person... I was really scared of her tantrums once, but when i heard about her story, her family probs and her ill fated lovelife from her, i felt like crying with her... She's still a bitch towards other people though =)

Akala ko naiintindihan ko na... But no, each of themare just different. From the outside they are hardcore life survivors, perfect achievers, and in the inside you really can't tell, they seem really secure and you can't assume that they are soft inside. Ewan ko ba, why am i so affected by how these mean girls...

I guess in a way in their presence i get to gauge my best points and where i still need to understand with interacting with other people... I'm confident facing my students especially on topics i've prepared, i'm confident in life when i'm prepared... Pero de-numero ang galaw ko pag nasa bagong environment, especially on unwelcoming one, i tend to act the same when i'm in presence of these girls...

Minsan sobrang babaw talaga ng tingin ko sa buhay... Life's a bitch; at times she's friendly and you'll love her for it, times she just throw hell at you and you can't help but love her more when she's friendly again... And for that perspective i'll only mean life =)

AM Radio Jam

"kawikaan dos bersikulo tres hanggan beinte otso"

Bihira talaga ako makinig ng AM radio, nakikinig lang ako dati ng AM radio nung college, pag naghihintay ng announcement ng suspension ng klase at yun suspension ng klase...

Kaiba nitong isang araw, papunta ako ng Pasig nasakay ako ng fx taxi, hindi ko masigurado kung yung driver eh talagang nakikinig ng station na yun (radyo dasmariñas, radyo caviteño!) parang hindi rin eh, lumabas kasi sya at naghihintay ng pasahero...

Ang programa eh, ang sagutan ng dalawang announcer ng bersikulo galing sa bible, hindi talaga sagutan, parang duet sya... Babasahin nung mamà yung bersikulo tapos uulitin nung ale...

Yung boses nung mamà, ang boses nya ay parang kay eddie garcia, hindi ko naman siguro kung style nya yung parang galit na galit! Parang gusto nyang umulan ng nagbabagang asupre at malipol ang mga tao ng metro manila! Yung sa ale naman ay parang kay ate dely magpayo, malumanay na parang umaawat sa away =) hindi ko napagkinggan ng buo yung duet nila dahil nakatulog ako... Nagising na lang ako ng tumugtog na ang pop version ng "Our Father"... Lupit!

Hwow... Matapos ng icebreaker, sumunod na ang next program... Talkshow sya tungkol sa kalusugan..

"something interesting neh?" sabi ko sa sarili ko...

Nang sa aking pagkamangha, ang pinagusapan nila eh kung bakit mahalaga ang kalusugan! According to the bible! Hindi pa nagkasya sa yakidee yakideeyak kumanta pa sila! Hwoou!

(in tune of viva hot babes "bulaklak")
ang kalusugan, ang kalusugan, ang kalusuga'y mahalaga... ang kalusugan, ang kalusugan, ang kalusuga'y mahalaga... ang kalusugan ay mahalaga... higit pa sa ginto!

Wala akong masabi! Pagpasok nung fx driver, nilipat nya ang estasyon... Siguro syang wala syang naoffend na nakikinig dahil lahat ng pasahero eh tulog na... (hmn... Hindi kaya isa itong modus? Hindi kaya kung tulog din ako eh dinukutan na kaming lahat?)

Walang mali sa mga sinasabi ng mga ale sa talkshow ng kalusugan,
although i beg to differ ng sabihin nyang nakakapagpasigla yung kalusugan jingle con bulaklak ng viva hotbabes, lalo namang walang mali dun sa kawikaan duet before the said talkshow... I guess hindi lang naging effective yung approach, dapat yung mas mellow, dapat parang heavenly... Nah, nonetheless i could have just read the bible on my pace, on my most mellow time... But come to think of it? Kailan ba ako huling nagbasa ng bible?

Minsan kasi, mas gusto pa nating magbasa o manood ng kung ano-ano, mas gusto nating gawin yung mga bawal... Tulad nito...

Ganda ng la mesa dam no? Pero kinuhanan ko sya dahil dun sa signboard...Proud pa ko sa kalokohan ko... =) magkapagsimba nga sa linggo...

Concert!

Hindi pa talaga ako nakapupunta ng concert, maliban school performances
ng sikat na banda tulad ng george estregan experience o company
christmas parties ito ang first time ko...

Ang laki pala ng araneta? Bwehe!

Hindi naman din kasi ako party goer, i wouldn't mind if i never get to
watch any live performance by anyone, pinakapaborito kong banda ang
eraserheads pero kahit kailan hindi ko sila napanood live. Sabagay grade
six ako ng sumikat ang eraserheads, 4th year college na ata ako ng
tuluyan na silang nadisband... Sabagay, hehe wala naman akong pera para
manood nun eh...

Pero hindi nga! Ok lang ako...

I guess iba-iba talaga ang fetishes ng mga tao.. Nawi-weirduhan lang
siguro tayo s iba.. Nung hwebes (july 27, 06) narinig ko pa ang ilang tao
na nakikipagbargain kay mo twister ng magic 89.9 para sa mga free
concert tickets ng PCD! At simple lang naman ang trade eh, free tickets pero
ita-tatoo sa balat mo ang muka ni mo!

Hwow talaga! I guess hindi ko natagalan ang ego tripping ni mo at ng
mga kasama nya, kaya nilipat ko sa rx monster radio yung station... Kung
tinatooan nga ung mga tao, including this 32 year old guy na gustong
makakuha ng tickets para sa mga anak nya eh hindi ko alam, malabo naman
na pati ung 16 year old die hard PCD fan eh matatooan... I hope bluff
lang lahat yon, it would be a sad story i guess kung for just 2 hours of
PCD Performance mamamarkahan mo ang balat mo ng pagmumukha ng isang tao
na hindi mo man lang kakilala..

Needless to say nagenjoy din ako sa concert, although mas enjoy ako sa
panonood ng crowd reactions, it always amuses me to watch one celebrity
person control the reactions of everyone...

Yung pasigawin mo at maexcite mo yung mga tao sabay sabay.. Ang gara.. =)

"Stick With You" is still singing in the back of my head, i really
enjoyed the concert considering that i got the tickets for free, kaw na ang
may manager na malupit ang koneksyon sa marketing peeps, but if you'll
bargain with me 500 pesos for the concert kahit patron seat pa box A
sya, i'll yawn about it and would rather wait for the DVD copy...

IECEP...?!

Naglulunch kami ng mga ka-batch kong graduate ng 2005, passer ng
november 05 din, nang ma-open yung tungkol s oath-taking. Oath taking? Siguro
kung may budget pa ako nun at hindi ako nagmamadaling makahanap ng
trabaho, malamang, nag-oath din ako, but then again...
Pero mas napaisip akong lalo ng pumasok na sa usapan ang tungkol s
IECEP.

Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the
Philippines, hindi puedeng hindi ka magbayad ng initial due ng IECEP, pagkukunin
mo na ang license mo, hindi ko sure kung ganun din ang ibang
engineering body...

Pero ang weird kasi, narinig ko lang ulit ang IECEP s usapan ng mga
bagong engineers, dalawang taon matapos kong makuha ang lisensya at maging
miembro nito... San ba napunta ang Php300 na due namin? Ecstatic ka
kasi pagpasa ng board, siguro konti lang din ang kumuwestiyon s due na
iyon, hindi rin kasi ako nagtanong eh...

Naalala ko yung co-faculty ko sa pinagturuan kong school, 24 years na
syang ECE, langya! Di pa ako pinapanganak ECE na sya! Pero sya mismo
hindi nakaranas ng kahit anong perks galing sa org namin...
Di ko alam kung di lang ba ako nakikipagcoordinate o kung sadyang
nagpapalaki ng anuman ang org namin... Misteryo talaga yun sa akin... Wou...

At least hindi kasing tindi ng PSME magparamdam ang IECEP...

bisaya ka ba?!? bisaya ka pala e

pagwalang trabaho... boring ang mundo, masagana sa free time, kargado ng pera ng nanay =) pinakatipid siemps ang mag-apply ng trabaho online... sa dinadaanan ko papunta sa tig-ki-kinse/hour na internet shop kailangang lumampas muna kami sa isang eskinita na merong isang pamilya na HANEP magpatugtog! lintik sa lakas!!! nasa bungad pa lang kami, para na kaming niyu-yugyog, akala ko natutuwa ang mga kapitbahay ng may isang malaking lalaki na sumungaw sa bintana sa tapat ng bahay ng malakas magpatugtog... sabay sigaw ng...

"p*t@ng *inang!!! BISAYA talaga!!! p*t@ng *na!!!"

wow! kung mahina-hina lang ng konti yung sounds ng kapitbahay ng nagpapatugtog ng "haring solomon" at "silong ni kaka" malamang naging mas masaya... sumisigaw yung mamang nagmumura, baka alam nya rin na di sya maririnig...

inaasahan mo na siempre kung sino ang madalas tumangkilik ng tig-ki-kinseng internet shop... mga bata at mga teenager, ngayon ko lang napansin... ganito sila mag-alaskahan...

"Tiny!!! lumusob ka! pinanghaharang mo si drow ranger!!! hindi kaya!!!"
"BISAYA ka ba?!? hindi kaya SIYEETTT!"
"T*ng *na nagaabang! BISAYA!!!"

ganun din pag-bayaran na...

"o sikwinta, limang oras e..."
"hehe... bisaya..."

???

Pauwi na ako, kasabay ng mangilang teenager, may nakasalubong kaming isang lalaking naka-longsleeves na fit parang stuntman, naka-maong, naka-tuck in, all black, nakashades at bulldog leather shoes... palagay ko e seaman yung mama, anchor design ba naman ang nakalambitin sa leeg nya.. pero hindi sinabi nung mga nakasabay ko na...

"uy seaman...!"

ang sinabi nila

"hehe... bisayang-bisaya!"

sabi nila ang umimbento ng salitang jologs ay ang mga coñong gustong i-distinguish ang mga grupo ng tao na hindi nila kasama... ngayon pinapaniwala tayo ng media na most masses e mga "jologs" somehow maswerte pa ang salitang ito, dahil puede mo syang gamiting pang-uri (adjective)sa isang tao pero hindi mo sya ma-o-offend... parang nasama na talaga sa culture to describe a person's old school preference, hindi katulad ng mga salitang "hampaslupa" at "PG" na kahit isahog mo sa joke e hindi pa rin nakakatawa mas madalas e nakakainsulto pa rin...

ang pilipinas ay binubuo ng pitong libong isla at higit pa, isa sa mga rason kung bakit daw sa hindi naman kalakihang bansa e, may iba't-ibang kultura ito... narinig ko na sa ibang tao na ang mga ilokano raw ay kuripot, ang mga kapampangan daw ay "dugong aso" at hanggang ngayon di ko sigurado kung yun ba e positibo o kabaliktaran...

hindi mo maririnig sa media yan... mabuti nga't maingat sila sa ganitong mga bagay... pero nananatiling nag-pre-prevail ang generalization na ito, depende sa pinanggagalingan lalawigan may kadikit na agad na description... siempre pinakamature kung tutunghayan mo ang isang tao, sa pagkatao nya talaga mo sya i-lalarawan, at hindi sa kung saang probinsya sya galing.... meron na akong nabasang "You're a Filipino if..." hindi ko sigurado kung kasing sarap nito basahin ang "You're an Ilocano if...", "You're a Pampanggeño if..." o "You're a Bisiya if..." at kung ano-ano pa...

hindi nakakatawa na sa pinanggalingang probinsya palang sinasalansan na natin ang isa't isa... katulad ng kung pano ang diskriminasyon ng white sa mga black dati at ngayon... mahirap maisip ang pagkakaisa pag ganon... maikli ang article na ito para pag-aralan ang pinanggalingan ng ganitong pag-uugali ng pinoy... thesis material yun...

hindi ko alam kung ito ay isang biro o titingnang negatibo ang salitang "bisaya" sa ilang mga taong nakita ko... guilty akong natawa pag-ibinabato ito sa iba, at naaasar pag nasabihan din nito... hindi ko lubos maisip kung paanong ang salitang ito ay naging katawagan sa taong baduy manamit, malakas magpatugtog kahit alanganing oras, walang sense of team work, nag-aabang para kunin ang pinaghirapan ng iba, at laging naka Artic Sniper Rifle at nag-aabang sa bunker...

nang ang tooong sabihin naman nito ay alam naman nating mga taong marunong magsalita ng dialektong ito at nanggaling sa Visayan region... hwow...


disclaimer: please lang po wag naman kayong mag go-ballistic sa akin dahil sa post na to, it's just how i se it from where i stand, saka mas ok kung tatapusin nyo muna yung article, i tried to be fair... magcomment na rin kayo para masaya... =)

Korea Novela Mania

Hindi ko sure kung ano ang malupit na nakita natin sa mga korea-novela bukod sa mga angelic na leading ladies at singkitin na leading men, kung tutuusin plot-wise, hindi naman napagiiwanan ang mga tele-novelang Filipino… pansin ko lang sa mga korea novelas ha…

• madalas ang plot e pinapaikot ng amnesia at mga sakit sa utak

• mayabang ang bidang lalaki pero soft din pala ang kalooban

• may mga eksenang papasanin ng lalaki ang bidang babae sa kanyang likod

• nagkakaaminan ng malupit pag nag kalasingan na o di kaya kung nananaginip ang babae o kaya e nagsasalita habang sya ay tulog…

• ang bidang babae ay hindi well to do, kung well to do man sya gusto nya naming maranasang maghirap

• weird ang title, ang grammar naman ay hindi magkakamali dahil sa ito e korean-english or japanese-english or blahblah-english, pero kahit pa! ang title e hindi mo maiko-connect sa plot ng istorya… maliban na lang kung ito e pangalan ng isa sa mga bida (bidang babae madalas)

• ang bidang babae e lintik manuntok at lagging ini-inda ng lahat.
• hairstyle na ang buhok na wala sa ayos, lalo na sa mga lalaki

• ang bidang babae ay madalas nakatirintas o di kaya e makapusod, basta nakatali, ang may karapatan lang maglugay e yung mga sophisticated characters… naglulugay din naman yung bidang babae yun e kung lasing sya o bagong ligo.

• gwapo daw yung bidang lalaki pero madalas naman e maganda rin sila

• ang bidang lalaki ay palasigaw at arogante

• uso ang sakitan, batukan, sipaan… pero ang lambing naman ng pagkakagawa (pero kung babae ang gumawa ng suntok… kahit mukang malambing eh iniinda pa rin to ng nasuntok) para makasakit, tapos papahiran ng nasuntok ang bibig para checkin ang tumulong laway.

• nagkakasama ang bidang lalake at bidang babae sa isang kwarto sa maraming magdamag pero walang nangyayari sa kanila… at mas madalas expected ng babae na may mangyayari sa kanila pero wala naman =)

• Pero kung sabagay, magkakaibang genre naman yan e… may serious, may drama, may fantaserye may documentary din…

Bilib lang ako sa Korean series na yan e, yung nakagawa sila ng mga series galing sa kanilang history, tingnan mo yung Jang-Geum (Jewel in the Palace) real life heroine talaga siya… sino bang makakapagsabi kung napuno rin ng biases ang kwento nya, kung may flaw ba sya o ano man, sigurado meron, kesa hindi nman sya santa diba? (kahit naman mga santo nag akasala) pero at least hinangaan pa rin sya for all her worth… wala pang estasyon na nangahas gumawa ng ganyan, pano naman kahit sino atang filipinong bayani e pupunuin pa rin ng kontrobersya… haha!

Hmn... ano pa ba? may iba ka pa bang observation?