Some can only try... Most are pictures of their parents' works... So, does and is he? My opinion...yes, he tries is best to be an epitome of his mom's ideals... but, sadly, fails to mimic his dad's national views.... He tries, works hard to, enjoins his staff, and promotes the road of righteousness...as his mom would have done... Unfortunately, there is very little sign of his dad's vision of progress...of economic development based on richness of human resource... It seems to me that his metrics for a straight path is the amount of "avoided corrupt expense"....(which is partly true)...and misses that the straight path needs direction too, aside from being straight.... Lawmakers are elected primarily to make laws....not to run after the enemies of the palace by contiguous investigations...they can, but it is not their primary purpose... How can they write necessary laws if they spent a lot of time "investigating"? In three days, the sole nemesis of my idol will be remembered . . . i hope the son realizes the need to move beyond markers....

Some people I know didn't vote for PNoy. Some frowned upon knowing that he won. Some are excited that he did...and very hopeful that things will get better. A few, like me, would like to see what will actually happen. I'm thinking... he displayed a very good start... I am not focusing on the "walang wang wang"..... It's not even funny that he came late at the AFP ceremonies.... But, it should be notable that with one occurrence of tardiness, he woke up early the following day. which of the above would have caught the attention of the Pinoys? Most probably not the third one. This morning, three MRT-3 coaches went defective after people tried to stop the doors from closing. These faults resulted to longer queues and more people trying to jump in. DON'T WE REALIZE???? The new president has already showed a very good example. The first time he got late...he woke up early the following days.....and he's no longer late. To us Pinoys...the riding public of the MRT-3....most of the screams I hear during peak hours is that : "makisama naman kayo...late na din kami..." If you've been late for a number of times...maybe the only solution is to wake up earlier than usual...isn't that right? If I may suggest....let us support the new president...wether we like him or not, he already won...even if you voted for Erap, let's help the one to whom Erap has conceded.... one way is to follow his example..... o baka naman kapag nakita nating ibinulsa niya ang upos ng sigarilyo niya, tawanan lang natin???? let's not look for what he can do....let's hope. let's hope for what we can do, so that he'd be able to do what he needs to.

Okay...so, there'd be an election on May 10.
Then, what???

Out of so many candidates, granting that your candidate won... do you get a better stature in the society the following day? Do you get a better job a week after? Will your business sell more after your winner is proclaimed? I guess not, huh? So what's my point?

The point is... the people are the ones with greater influence on the country's future. It's not SOLELY about getting rid of the present administration and choosing the right one to replace them.

Why the people? Because it is what the people do that shapes (wholistically) the future of this country.

Even if you have the greatest leader elected...if the people don't change their ugly ways...if the people would not support the elected leaders....if the people don't follow...then, what good is the newly elected greatest leader?

Bottom line? the future of our country depends on what we will and will not do...AFTER selecting our leader....or even BEFORE.

Yes, it is essential that the country elects the best possible choice. No country can progress without the guidance of a good leader. But still, the elected ones SHOULD just be guiding, formulating, planning, and so many "ings".

But it is the people who needs to act. It is the people who needs to move.

The leaders will create an environment for more jobs by creating a clear field in conduct of business and commerce....BUT, IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO GETS JOBS WHO WOULD WORK AND SHOULD BE PRODUCTIVE.
The leaders will strengthen the pillars of education by stimulating better academical practices....BUT IT IS THE STUDENTS WHO SHOULD STUDY AND LEARN.
The leaders will make sure that the eyes of justice are covered while its balancing scale is equally set forth....BUT IT IS THE CITIZENS WHO SHOULD ABIDE BY THE LAWS.

I guess a lot needs to be done, huh?

But first things first...let us elect the best ones...choose wisely.
Vote.
After all, suffrage is not just our right...but also our obligation.

Long live the Philippines!!!!

I wanted to write something. But out of respect for your silence...I shall keep my fingers from typing. Now's your chance to find what the world has taken from you... . . . . . . . .

Bukas araw ng Kalayaan.

Malaya ba ang pakiramdam mo kung di ka na sinasabihan ng magulang mo na magmano sa mga tamang pagkakataon?

Malaya ba sa pakiramdam ang pagtatapon ng plastik ng basura sa mga kailugan?

Sarap ba ng kalayaang hindi na obligasyon para sa iyo ang bumoto ng tamang pinuno?

Eh yung paggamit ng papel ng opisina para sa assignment ng anak mo?

Kalayaan bang matatawag na pwede kang magsisigaw sa kakalsadahan laban sa mga namumunong hindi nabibilang sa partido mo?

Kalayaan nga ba na sobrahan mo ang pasahero ng bangka mo, para marami din ang sobrang bayad sa iyo?

Sarap bang may kalayaan kang hindi pumasok sa skuwela, at magbilyar na lang sa kabilang kanto?

Nasisiyahan kaya ang mga taong malayang mamasyal sa iba't ibang panig ng mundo, makaraang itabi ang pera ng mga naloko niyang magbayad ng serbisyong hindi naman niya pala ibibigay?

At dahil malaya kayong nakapaniningil sa mga mag-aaral ng kung anu-anong hindi naman maunawaan?

Tumawid sa lansangan kahit di naman tawiran...walang resibo para sa bagay na naitinda...pambubugbog ng napagbibintangan ng krimen...

KALAYAN ba yan?

KALAYAAN BANG MATATAWAG ANG ABUSUHIN ANG KALAYAANG KINAMIT NG MGA NAUNANG HENERASYON?

News said last week..."P11,000,000,000.00 has been approved for election automation".
Lotsa-money...argh!

That amount is to ease counting of casted votes for president, vice president, senators, congressmen, maybe Mayors, etc.

That amount will be spent by the national government for approximately 40,000,000 voters.

That amount does not include the candidates' allocation for the campaign.

That should stir up the economy, huh?!?!? But, would it serve its purpose?
Or...is there a less expensive way?

Over coffee, a good friend and I were joking...

Why not just use "texting" to vote?
Send to 2366...or 367...
Allocate enough money for a file server...IBM, maybe...or Sun....
Or even just pay the telecomm operators...say P20 per vote sent (that would be 10 times more expensive than regular text, huh???...)

Then, maybe ask every voter to re-register...and upon registration, the voter will be given a SIM Card...that's about P30 per SIM...including free text, huh????!!!!

There would be a lot more details, of course....but the thing is....the infrastructure is already built to send and receive the votes....and we don't need too much of "educating" the voters...almost anyone knows how to use the cellphones...even elementary students....that should save a lot of money.

Then how can voting thru text warrant that "cheating" is avoided?

...but then again...how was cheating avoided when elections were manually conducted? and how would spending P11 billion help?

Text-text na lang!!!!!!
di ba?!?!?!?

As I mentioned...these are just jokes shared between me and a friend...
he he he he ! ! ! ! !

It's not even the end of the first week of the year....

and it's so DAAANG difficult!!!!!

 

whuuuuuuuuuuuuwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now it makes me think...why am i here?!?!?!?!

 

Forty four...good number eh?!?!?

After a pounding day...
Tiring and exhausting...
Paper works, records review, signature collections...

All I needed was to wash my face...
Believe that these will be done and over...
And take a ride home!

My Life and Dream already were in slumber...
And across the Pacific I heard greets through my phone's receiver
"happy birthday, tatay!"

And yes...at the strike of twelve,
I was greeted at forty four.

how do we value ourselves?
what values does each of us stick to?
how much is something worth?

who do we value?
what are those things most valuable to us?
how much can we shell out to find value in anything?

Here's how it was....

in the workplace...we know what we should do...what is expected from us.
we know what we can and should ask from our superiors...from our staff....
from our employers...or even from our employees, if we do have some.

THAT is our value in the workplace...knowing what we should do...
what is expected of us...
NOT what we expect from our peers...or principals...
NOT to what we drive our servants against....

for instance...we cannot expect that purveyors
will succomb to our own lethargies...
moreso, we cannot disappoint an entire organization
only to prove someone has been an asshole...

and if we showed civil consideration to others...
it should be true...
otherwise, why bother?
why spend effort in falsely showing our own value?

is it not disgusting
that what we show is not what we say?
moreso...we cover up our insanity
by pointing an accusing finger to an innocent individual?

oh...values...what value does it give the writer
if what he wants to say stays in the mind?
and what value does one lose
if his lunacy he does not recognize?

values...
does everyone
value his own
values?

come now...
look at a mirror...
and maybe you'll find out, there's someone behind you.

I wasn't early at the MRT North Ave. station. I did not need to be early.
It was just 7:30am, I was needed at work at 9am. I still had time.

And so it was...same old story...passengers occupying almost 60% of EDSA's width...practically crawling to get to the entrance.

I was able to get in without "added" difficulties...it was difficult, but that was normal on a rush hour. I had one car to pass, so I can easily get in the next.

In no time...the passengers started pushing..inching in...everyday scene.
Off we went...and stopped at Quezon Ave. Station...more people came in....
Off again...and stopped at GMA Kamuning station....more people are trying to get in...
Some started to be rude. Rough. Pushy.
AND SOME WOULDN'T LET THE DOORS TO CLOSE.
The operator tried to close the doors several times but failed.

Until the dang announcement : All passengers please alight from the train...since our doors cannot close anymore...this train will be driven back to the depot...

And there!
with the passengers waiting at the station...and additional passengers (us) who alighted from the damaged train....there was almost chaos!!!

It took me about 8 trains to pass before i got a ride...and hear this...when I got off at Ayala station...I was charged P29! My normal rate was P14...
When I asked a station personnel...she told me that I overstayed inside the premises, that's why I was charged extra...I told her it was the train which broke down....She said if I can wait, she'll give me credits...Nah!!! wait for P15 credit for another 30mins??? Nah! I just wanted her to know...so that she'll report to her bosses, I told her.

Bottom line...I got to the office at 9:15am.
Still okay...but really tired!

Now, I wonder...can we not do anything about this? Can the administration not help the riding public?

Is it the people's fault? Can the public just wake up earlier...get a ride earlier...and be not in so much hurry so we won't be pushing each other to get a ride?

Isn't there a way to measure the number of people riding in a certain amount of time, at certain times of the day...so that these would be accomdated by a correct number of trains dispatched in the correct time of the day?

I remember seeing a building near the Nagtahan bridge : TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CENTER. Can that office help in the measurements? Doesn't the LRTA have a section to monitor all stations and note the riding traffic volume?

Is it the people's discipline that makes things worse?
Is it the government's lack of compassion for the riding public?
Is it an Engineering error?
Lack of funds?
Erroneous planning?
Lack of enforcing Security Guards?
Or, am I just a complaining asshole?

A colleague said..."one of the solutions is to have a higher rate during rush hour...so that those who cannot afford the higher rates would just ride earlier..."
Makes sense....

For me? I just have one request to my co-riders....
Please take a bath before you take the train...We all know that we'll be squeezed together inside. Won't it be "politeness" if everyone didn't smell bad?

THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS LIKE FROM WHERE I STOOD....THESE PEOPLE WAITED FOR AT LEAST 30MINS TO GET IN THE STATION....

THE PILE OF PASSENGERS WENT THIS LONG.....ALL WAITING FOR US (WHO WERE ASKED TO MOVE OUT OF OUR TRAIN) TO GET A RIDE...BEFORE THEY CAN GET IN AND WAIT FOR THEIRS...WHEW!!!!