Dear Me;
Do you remember when you used to cry yourself to sleep...asking when the pain will end? Do you still remember the bruises that you used to hide from your friends because you dont want them to know that you were beaten...Do you still remember how you always tried your best to hide your feelings...by how you will always scowl..frown...shout and act brave...when inside you...you are afraid....Do you still remember how loud your laughter was..how you always tried your best to clown around..be funny in front of others while inside yourself you are crying..How you always go all the way to be a bully but the truth is you are battered..The truth is you are longing for a friend...for love that you never seem to receive....
Do you still remember that day when you were warily looking for someone to love...when you always shied away at a mention of commitment..how scared you are of going through that pain all over again...how frightened you are of being left alone...yet you were afraid of taking your chances...
How far away those days were right now...
I can see a different glow in your eyes...I can see a confident smile in your lips...You have a radiant glow that is not just skin deep...I can see that you are now willing to take your steps forward..with someone that you love and loves you back...
I can see now that you look forward to the future..with hope in your eyes, a smile on your lips and love in your heart...
I would like to Congratulate you for the courage to put it all behind...all the bad memories...all the fears and heartaches...
Always be reminded to hold on to that faith within you...You are lucky to have someone to share life with so spend every waking moment of your lives together with love and affection....
Stay happy.
Love,Myself
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
the interfaith rally in ayala
February 29, 2008...4 days after the commemoration of the 1st People Power Revolution in the country's history..people from all walks of life again gathered for a cause..Tagged as the interfaith rally, thousands of people rushed to the streets but not towards the historical EDSA Shrine but to the Central financial District of the Philippines. This movement is a reaction of the Filipino people to the ZTE-NBN Scandal that had implied the President and other high ranking officials of the government to the billion dollar kick-back for the approval of the controversial Broadband deal.
When I earlier learned of the interfaith rally a thought had propped into my head, "is it really needed?".
The 1986 EDSA Revolution had awed different countries around the globe because the Filipino people had proven to the whole world that no blood needs to be shed in order to retain democaracy in the country.
Another Philippine President was ousted in a similar movement which was tagged as EDSA dos.
EDSA3 (though government wont recognize it as such) was the bloodiest and the most cruel fate a Filipino has to endure in his quest for change.
Now...Ayala Avenue, situated in the financial capital of the country in Makati City is the favorite(?) venue of civic, military and religious groups who would like to voice their concerns and their disgust to the so called corrupt leadership of the land.
I myself have my own questions that needs to be answered...concerns that needs to be addressed...but by whom?
I myself dont consider GMA as the legitimate President of the land. I strongly believe that she, together with her allies had cheated and manipulated the results of the election. I believe that her administration is corrupt. And admittedly I never believe anything that she says because for me she is a liar and a thief and that she does not possess an ounce of credibility.
But then who among our leaders still has that moral ascendancy that we Filipinos want? Who among our political leaders have the credibility to satisfy each one of us? Who among our political leader has the strongwill to really fight corruption? Who among our political leaders can forget politics and be a true blooded public servant?
I support the shout for change. I uphold the march for truth. But most of all I raise my voice for all to listen and contemplate...
When will we ever learn? After this, will we be content? Or will we commit the same mistake and vote for the highest bidder?
Filipinos...make your country proud.
Speak up.
Learn.
But most of all be honest...to yourself.
When I earlier learned of the interfaith rally a thought had propped into my head, "is it really needed?".
The 1986 EDSA Revolution had awed different countries around the globe because the Filipino people had proven to the whole world that no blood needs to be shed in order to retain democaracy in the country.
Another Philippine President was ousted in a similar movement which was tagged as EDSA dos.
EDSA3 (though government wont recognize it as such) was the bloodiest and the most cruel fate a Filipino has to endure in his quest for change.
Now...Ayala Avenue, situated in the financial capital of the country in Makati City is the favorite(?) venue of civic, military and religious groups who would like to voice their concerns and their disgust to the so called corrupt leadership of the land.
I myself have my own questions that needs to be answered...concerns that needs to be addressed...but by whom?
I myself dont consider GMA as the legitimate President of the land. I strongly believe that she, together with her allies had cheated and manipulated the results of the election. I believe that her administration is corrupt. And admittedly I never believe anything that she says because for me she is a liar and a thief and that she does not possess an ounce of credibility.
But then who among our leaders still has that moral ascendancy that we Filipinos want? Who among our political leaders have the credibility to satisfy each one of us? Who among our political leader has the strongwill to really fight corruption? Who among our political leaders can forget politics and be a true blooded public servant?
I support the shout for change. I uphold the march for truth. But most of all I raise my voice for all to listen and contemplate...
When will we ever learn? After this, will we be content? Or will we commit the same mistake and vote for the highest bidder?
Filipinos...make your country proud.
Speak up.
Learn.
But most of all be honest...to yourself.
a broken friendship
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares. - by Henri Nouwen
Am I a good friend? I would like to think so...
I may not be perfect but I try to be the bestfriend that anyone can ask for...I try to be there for my friends...protect them..share my laughters and tears with them...sometimes I find myself defending my friends and even fighting their battles for them... Does it make me a good friend? I hope it does...
But is it too much for me to expect the friends that I cherished all these years to at least protect me and the rest of the gals that make up our small but happy circle of friends?
There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity - Samuel Johnson
I am a person who does not trust a person that easily...i am wary...cynical at times...but once i have learned to trust you...you will find out that i am a warm person outside the "cold facade" that i show...But I am aso sensitive and vulnerable...I easily get hurt and once my trust and confidence in you has been violated...I find it hard to trust the same person again...
Just recently,I had let go of a friend...not because we had a fight...but because I want him to be happy with his new found love...I hope that the girl that he had chosen would make him happy...and that it will be worth of the friendship that he had let this person to destroy and trample with...
I would still be here for him though...but it wont be like before...I know the other female member of our circle of friends had already spoken with him and had forgiven him...but there still is a scar...and as for me...I am not ready to forget yet...It will take time...how long will it take? I still dont know...
Am I a good friend? I would like to think so...
I may not be perfect but I try to be the bestfriend that anyone can ask for...I try to be there for my friends...protect them..share my laughters and tears with them...sometimes I find myself defending my friends and even fighting their battles for them... Does it make me a good friend? I hope it does...
But is it too much for me to expect the friends that I cherished all these years to at least protect me and the rest of the gals that make up our small but happy circle of friends?
There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity - Samuel Johnson
I am a person who does not trust a person that easily...i am wary...cynical at times...but once i have learned to trust you...you will find out that i am a warm person outside the "cold facade" that i show...But I am aso sensitive and vulnerable...I easily get hurt and once my trust and confidence in you has been violated...I find it hard to trust the same person again...
Just recently,I had let go of a friend...not because we had a fight...but because I want him to be happy with his new found love...I hope that the girl that he had chosen would make him happy...and that it will be worth of the friendship that he had let this person to destroy and trample with...
I would still be here for him though...but it wont be like before...I know the other female member of our circle of friends had already spoken with him and had forgiven him...but there still is a scar...and as for me...I am not ready to forget yet...It will take time...how long will it take? I still dont know...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Rice Crisis or Income Crisis?
Everyone is going ga-ga on the so-called looming Rice Crisis not only in the country but also at the other parts of the Globe. Prices of basic commodities had skyrocketed and the common Filipino people had no other option but to tighten their already tight belt and strive very hard to maintain their sunny disposition.
But is there really a crisis that should alarm everyone?
The National Food Authority had already dismissed reports that there is a looming Rice Shortage in the country. In fact the Department of Agriculture had informed the public that the Filipino people have nothing to fear because the country is 90% self sufficient. NFA officials had also reiterated that the agency have enough supply to support the country during (the) lean-months.
So why are we all alarmed despite the assurance that the government had given?
It is because the problem is not the rice crisis, it is the crisis that common folks (like the author) experience right now. It is the crisis that deals more with the public's spending power.
Let's face it.
The current minimum wage is not enough to support the cost of living of an average family in the country. Electric bill, Water bill, transportation, monthly house rental, tuition fees...all of these bills taken into consideration it will take an enormous amount of creativity to budget the minimal monthly finances of the family.
Commodity prices had skyrocketed...utility charges follows...then the demand for fare hike...
The Labor sector had demanded the government to pass a resolution to the House of Representatives seeking the longed-for wage hike in the country. Will it be possible? Let us hope so. Although it was already said in the earlier reports that the country's investors and top businessmen have some reservations to the proposed wage increase.
Non-taxable benefits should have been provided long ago since a big chunk of the meager salary that employees are receiving go to taxes. Even the food that we eat have taxes.
So should you be surprised if Filipinos find it really TAXING to believe the government?
With that thought in mind, I'll leave this questi0n to you.
Is there a crisis?
But is there really a crisis that should alarm everyone?
The National Food Authority had already dismissed reports that there is a looming Rice Shortage in the country. In fact the Department of Agriculture had informed the public that the Filipino people have nothing to fear because the country is 90% self sufficient. NFA officials had also reiterated that the agency have enough supply to support the country during (the) lean-months.
So why are we all alarmed despite the assurance that the government had given?
It is because the problem is not the rice crisis, it is the crisis that common folks (like the author) experience right now. It is the crisis that deals more with the public's spending power.
Let's face it.
The current minimum wage is not enough to support the cost of living of an average family in the country. Electric bill, Water bill, transportation, monthly house rental, tuition fees...all of these bills taken into consideration it will take an enormous amount of creativity to budget the minimal monthly finances of the family.
Commodity prices had skyrocketed...utility charges follows...then the demand for fare hike...
The Labor sector had demanded the government to pass a resolution to the House of Representatives seeking the longed-for wage hike in the country. Will it be possible? Let us hope so. Although it was already said in the earlier reports that the country's investors and top businessmen have some reservations to the proposed wage increase.
Non-taxable benefits should have been provided long ago since a big chunk of the meager salary that employees are receiving go to taxes. Even the food that we eat have taxes.
So should you be surprised if Filipinos find it really TAXING to believe the government?
With that thought in mind, I'll leave this questi0n to you.
Is there a crisis?
getting started
I have been writing articles, poems and other literary pieces eversince I can remember. I often thought that all of those pieces will just remain in my old notebook. I thought that those pieces wont be read by another person but me which is kind of sad because I often write these articles hoping that other people could learn from it. Then I learned this new way of sharing my random thoughts to lots of people using the online web...The Blogosphere!
For quite sometime I was content publishing my blog on my friendster, multiply and imeem account until a friend had encouraged me to share my blog publicly...So here I am just learning my steps on this new domain...
I would surely appreciate all the tips that you can share to help me get on my feet..
Thanks in advance guys and hope you will like my future posts.
For quite sometime I was content publishing my blog on my friendster, multiply and imeem account until a friend had encouraged me to share my blog publicly...So here I am just learning my steps on this new domain...
I would surely appreciate all the tips that you can share to help me get on my feet..
Thanks in advance guys and hope you will like my future posts.
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