Quo Vadis, Pinoy?

Mga kababayan,

Meron akong gustong ibahagi para sa ating lahat na mga PILIPINO.
Simple pero parang mahirap gawin ng karamihan sa atin. Hindi ito
makukuha sa puro daldalan lang or walang kabuluhang pagtatalo,
kumilos tayo ngayon na.


Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan siya ayon sa batas.

Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang ang Pinoy, ayaw niyang maparusahan kasi sabi niya mali
raw ang batas.

Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga batas bago siya pumunta roon,
kasi takot siyang magkamali.
Sa PINAS: Pag nagkamali ang Pinoy, sorry kasi hindi raw niya alam na labag sa batas yon.

Sa ibang bansa: Kahit gaano kataas ang bilihin at tax sa USA okey lang, katuwiran natin
doble kayod na lang.
Sa PINAS: mahilig ka sa last day para magbayad ng tax minsan dinadaya mo pa o kaya
hindi ka nagbabayad. Rally ka kaagad kapag tumaas ang pasahe at bilihin
imbes na magsipag mas gusto natin ang nagkukwentuhan lang sa munisipyo o
kahit sa alinmang tanggapan.

Sa Singapore : Kapag nahuli kang nagkalat or nagtapon ng basura sa hindi tamang lugar,
magbabayad ka na 500 Singapore dollars. Sabi ng Pinoy, Okey lang kasi
lumabag ako sa batas.

Sa Pinas: Kapag nagkamali ang Pinoy katulad nang ganito, Sabi ng Pinoy, ang lupit
naman ni Bayani Fernando , mali naman ang pinaiiral niyang batas eh akala mo
kung sino. Ayun nag-rally na ang Pinoy gustong patalsikin si Bayani Fernando
kahit na alam niyang mali siya.

Mga igan, ilan pa lang iyan baka may iba pa kayong alam. Bakit ang PINOY, pwedeng maging "law abiding citizen sa ibang bansa ng walang angal" pero sa sarili nating na
sinasabi ninyong mahal natin, eh hindi natin magawa, BAKIIITTTTT?????????


ETO PA, "Ang Pilipino NOON at NGAYON":

NOON : Wow ang sarap ng kamote (kahit nakaka-utot)
NGAYON: Ayaw ko ng kamote gusto ko French Fries (imported eh)


NOON : Wow ang sarap ng kapeng barako
NGAYON: Ayaw ko niyan gusto kong kape sa STARBUCKS (imported coffee 100 pesos
per cup)

NOON : Bili ka ng tela para magpatahi ng pantalon like maong
NGAYON: Gusto ko LEVI'S, WRANGLER, LEE (Tapos rally tayo "GMA tuta ng KANO") Di
ba tuta ka rin naman.

NOON : Sabon na Perla OK ng pampaligo
NGAYON: Gusto mo DOVE, HENO DE PRAVIA, IVORY, etc. may matching shampoo pa


NOON : Pag naglaba ka batya at palopalo ok na, minsan banlaw lang sa batis pwede na
NGAYON: Naka-washing machine ka na plus ARIEL powder soap with matching DOWNY
pa para mabango


Alam ko mas marami pa ang alam ninyo tungkol dito, pero ilanlang iyan para bigyan ng pansin.

Mga Pilipino nga ba tayo? O baka sa salita lang at E-Mail pero wala naman sa gawa.

Subject: filipinos

My Fellow Filipinos,

When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to the dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari store where our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil na bawang. Our backyard had
kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and okra.

Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we lived on the farm. During rainy season, my father caught frogs at night which my mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried.

During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice paddies, which he would usually inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens, vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and then, there was pork and beef from the town market.

Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang-tang. And who can forget Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree?

On weekends, I played with my neighbors (who were all my cousins). Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I* don't know about you, but I miss those days.

These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine, grocery catalog, or drive around. The peso is a staggering and incredible P54 to the dollar, now appreciated
to P48.

Most people can't have fun anymore. Life has become a battle. We live to work. Work to live. Life is not easy.I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983. It was lonely, difficult, & scary. It
didn't matter if you were a man or a woman. You were a target for rape. The salary was cheap & the vacation far between. If the boss didn't want you to go on holiday, you didn't. They had your passport. Oh, and the agency charged you almost 4months of your salary
(which, if you had to borrow on a "20% per month arrangement" meant your first year's pay was all gone before you even earned it).

The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia . Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring Asian countries like Malaysia , Indonesia , Japan and China went to the Philippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972, like President
Macapagal, President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value of P7 to the dollar until I finished college.

Today, the Philippines is famous as the "housemaid" capital of the world. It ranks very high as the "cheapest labor" capital of the world, too. We have maids in Hong Kong , laborers in Saudi Arabia , dancers in Japan , migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US , and all sorts of other "tricky" jobs in other parts of the globe.

Action in Election

University Student council election, the time to choose student representatives, the one who can voice the sentiments and find solutions to the cries of their fellow student, Sa sintang paaralan nakita ko ang tila pinaliit na Pilipinas tuwing darating ang eleksyon,,, Partidong naglalaban at bawat isa'y hinahain ang knya-knyang programa. Pnu nga ba pipili ang mga estudyante??

Maybe I'll be sound biased for i'm one of those person behind Kilos!pup- one of the major political party in PUP but before i came here I'm just one ordinary student observing and making choices from those organizations saying they are pro-students. Nakita ko ang gulo, siraan at dumi ng eleksyon, ngunit kung bwat estudyante ay bubuksan lamang ang knlang mga mata at isip sa tunay na nangyayari makakamit ntin ang pagbabago.

San ka nga ba papanig?



THE SAMASA-KILOS SQUARE OFF
by donna babadilla

Activism has been in the core of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines for almost two decades. It has been the haven for political activists and communists. The usual noise of the university is a flurry of megaphones and screaming "students." What everyone treats as a news on TV is a daily occurrence in the university. Ironically, they only represent 10% of the student population in PUP. If activism is such a good political and ideological exercise, why then, does it leave a bad taste to most of the PUPians? What makes activism in PUP unattractive?

Sandigan ng Mag-aaral para sa Sambayanan (SAMASA) is unquestionably in the forefront of student activism in PUP. Whenever a national issue is bothering the nation, they are always ready to march the streets and wave their red flags. “Tunay, palaban, makabayan!” is their usual battle cry.

Any naïve college freshman will naturally greet their marches with awe. At first, they would feel proud that they have activists who show “genuine” concern with national issues. If so, what turns us PUPians off?

• We are students. We study. They don’t.
• We are poor. We try not to look poorly. They don’t.
• We have classes. We try not to be absent in classes. They don’t.
• We need to graduate. We try all means to graduate. They don’t.
• We compete. We strive for academic excellence. They don’t.

I will never forget Joan, the big, fat, intimidating Samasa activist. I’ve seen her around campaigning against Erap when I was a freshman. After I graduate, I entered graduate school. Sometimes we hold classes in the main campus. To my surprise, I still saw her campaigning for a particular issue. Hasn’t she graduated? I wonder.

Kilos PUPian, a rising force coming from the Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas PUP Chapter is the group that poses a threat in the leadership of Samasa in the Central Student Council. Their fight is to strive for academic excellence. Their former battle cry “Kilos PUPian: Oras Natin ‘To!” proved otherwise as they were unable to unseat the Samasa tribe in the Central Student Council last 2006 elections with a small margin of roughly 300 votes. Now, their tagline goes “PUPians: Astig Maging Iba.” It seems they are weary of the control of the antiquated Samasa regime in PUP so they are posing as an alternative to the leadership.

Kilos represents the 90% students who would rather study than go off the streets to be dispersed by water cannons. They represent those who cram for exams; those who spend overnights to finish their thesis; those who save their allowances to rent a computer in internet shops; those who aspire graduating soon to find work; those who want to do away with poverty; and those who are too tired of politics that they opt to occupy themselves with schoolwork.

This coming PUP CSC Elections, it will again be a battle between SAMASA and KILOS. The square off continues -- a square off between student activism versus academic excellence. PUPians will choose. I just hope they realize their important role in improving the image and perspective of PUP.

Sana lamang, maging numero uno tayo sa pagpapalakas ng ekonomiya; hindi sa pagtatayo ng unyon!

camp in ilocos

new adventure again going to ilocos sur... another experience with kalipi family...
this is my first time to facilitate in a camp... a hard but a happy experience..

mahirap pala humawak ng grupo, pero enjoy... plz... bwal mag-ilocano, dko po maintindihan.. (ngiti na lang)...

first impression ng group q skin.. i'm mataray, tahimik, dmo matimbang daw kung mabait o masungit,,, ty sa ngsabi n mukha akong matalino mukha lng,,, i enjoy my group kht ang hirap kumanta kc polsci dw cla, ksma aq,,, nakakaktuwa that they appreciate me,, my first time to be facilitator is so fun,, salamat sa gift ng grupo q na dko inaasahan... mwah!!! tnx for the hapi moments.. hope to see you again!!!

Bohol trip

it's so fun to experience travelling on other places with different people who for the first time you only met....



it's fun to learn and met new friends with diff. culture and with different languages..
(d ako Maka relate sa joke na bisaya... tagalog plz....)

(bago mo mkita ang chocolate hills waaah... mhabang hagdan yan)

maexperience na makapunta a chocolate hills na sa libro lang makikita and of course mahiyain na tarsier...

i learn alot from everyone i met... humanga ka, nagalit, naasar at natawa sa mga tao at pangyayayri sa paligid mo...

commitee meetings till 12 midnight and plenary sessions till 5 am... and gcing uli to start at 8 or 9 am.... o db d xa bsta pasyal may halong sakit ng katawan at pagod...

i wish dat this experience will come again..

i hope that i can still meet my muslim, cebuanos, bisaya, and from mindanao friends....

the Sham

The sham that is the 6th NYP

(this is one of the thing that i'm really curious about the last 6th NYP)

At the National youth Parliament (NYP), youth leaders are to deliberate on youth policy issues that would strengthen their role in nation-building. Its beauty rests on the fact that the youth themselves are involved in crafting high-impact policy recommendations.

So much for such beauty…

The 6th NYP convened at a time when the Filipino youth are called once again to make history by standing against the tide of political un certainties – has shown itself unworthy of the splendor of the youth participation in policy-making. The hovering issue of constitutional reform, now being at the fore of the country’s political and social life, is no doubt the primary policy agenda that the Youth Parliamentarians are to deliberate and decide on. The output of the 6th NYP with regard to constitutional reform is most crucial in charting our future or subtly, the future of our political leaders- the reason being that NYC’S NYP is the legitimate voice of the youth in government. Most importantly, the resolution on constitutional reform to be passed by this NYP shall stir the country into thinking that the Filipino youth has finally made a stand, which is good, given that they (the youth) have been silent about the issue and have not signified willingness to even engage in it.

Through NYP, the National Youth Commission under the Office of the President has found the best venue to come up with the official stand of the youth on cha-cha. As such, they have grabbed every opportunity to blatantly manipulate the processes leading to the outcome they so desire – which is to give a nod to the changing of the 1987 constitution. This has become increasingly apparent.

The members of the6th NYP are put in a situation where their functions as parliamentarians are bypassed to the effect that the parliamentary exercise is made futile because the environment of debate is mired with railroading. Gone is the very reason of NYP to be convened for deliberation and resolution of issues when a stand on cha-cha is already in place.

A thorough check on the process of cha-cha issue resolution as of today reveals that there were and will be deliberate attempts on the part of NYC to block or limit attempts of questioning. It is understood that the issue on cha-cha demands for a thorough presentation of ideas from the youth from both sides. But it must also be respected by all WHEN, AND ONLY WHEN THIS STAND WAS CREATED THROUGH TRANSPARENT AND DUE PROCESS without the muzzling of any voice.

snoopy

The first time I made a testi to this person I said. “I’m looking forward to have him as my professor” (sapilitan pa kc dati paggawa ng testi para sa kanya)

Since high school I always hear from my teachers, that “inside the classroom I am your strict teacher and outside I can be our friend”... But I never see it to them, for they are my teachers who will only talk about their lessons in and out of the campus. I said to myself, “teachers are teachers and they can’t be no other person.”

Then college time, I met this person, the first time I knew him, he want to be called “kuya” not “sir”. I see him as a very respected professor, and outside his students is still respecting him as an elder brother. I just wonder what’s in this person at all.

I’m so lucky that despite the fact that he is planning to leave, I got a chance to have him as my professor... Proven, he is an extraordinary one…

A semester end at Political Science department and at the end of our class with him, he gave a very touching speech to all of us. I can’t help but cry as he delivered it, I tried not to listen and tried to think other things but still I can hear him, and my tears can’t stop from falling,,, he told a story on how he unknowingly change the life of one of his student,,, and as I listen what I think is how he also touch the life of mine…

Maybe if I didn’t meet him, I’m not still a political science student and shifted to other course. Maybe I’ve missed all the knowledge, missed all the fun, missed knowing special people around me, missed great lessons in life, and most important of it I missed the times knowing him…

Mr. Jan-Argy Tolentino, is once the Emperor (Emperor’s Club), and the Coach (Coach Carter) of our life,,, but he will always be the Kuya and the Special Person who I will never forget…


nasabihan mo na ba ang Strikto mong Prof nang…..

-mataba ‘xa- payat na pala ngayon
-bagay blue shirt sa kanya este yung size ata un
-sir pasalubong
-nag-disneyland ka lang noh

- dahil ayaw nyang mag-elevator, dinagdagan mo pra sa knya ang “walking is good to your heart but it’s bad for your stomach” tama db?
- nakikipag-txtm8
-nilait favorite song nya dahil kay judy ann
-nagtayo ng judy ann fans club yan
-example my judy ann lagi pero yuck daw c juday (inconsistent)
-sabihin sau crush nya
-magising ka ng 7 ng umaga at magtxt sau na 8am pala klase tapos late xa
-no excuses, late is absent
- 3 hours recitation every meeting
-no answers na “dko po alam”
-nagpapa-iyak sa klase pero mag-oofer ng mineral water – peace offering
-gs2 mlaman sekreto mo pero ayaw pa-alam sekreto nya
-favorite breakfast – chocolate and mineral water
-masama mang trip – kawawa ka
-bawal magsalita,or bumulong! 50 pesos
- dinodoktor proceedings sa plenary “batas e”, Honorable Tolentino e, no choice

Ayan habang ginagawa ko toh knna naiiyak aq, ngayon natatawa na q… anyway kc ‘tong taong ‘to – abnormal e…hehehe

Sana kahit Presidente na xa na Pilipinas or Sec. Gen. ng UN, pwede pa rin magulit sa ofiz nya…

Hehehehe tnx po sa lahat kasi abnormal ka….

Special person
Has special
Place in my
Heart
And could never
Be replaced
By anyone.

So even if
u forget me.

U wud still
Be special

Coz u gave
me ur
little tym
to make my life
more special

THINGS TO ALWAYS REMEMBER


Your presence is a present to the world.

Within you are so many answers.

Understand, have courage be strong.

So many dreams are waiting to be realized.

Decisions are important to leave to chance.

Your life can be just what you want it to be.

You’re unique and one of a kind.
Count your blessings and your troubles.

You’ll make it through whatever comes along.

Don’t put limits on yourself.

Live a life of serenity not regrets.

Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.

Take time to wish upon a star.

Realize that it’s never too late.

Life’s treasures are people together.

Have health, hope, and happiness.

The longer one carries a problem the heavier it gets.

Reach for your peak, your goal, your prize.

Just for Laugh!!!!

browsing the web i've got to a funny cite, which booming call centers is topic of the laugh ... chechk this out!!!

It was halloween. an agent felt like being nice tohis customers so he planned to say, "Have aHappy Halloween" as part of his closing spiel.
CSR: is there anything else that i can help youwith today?
cust: nome: ok, thank you for calling ****.

Haba HabaHalloween. (yeah... a very long Halloweenindeed.hahahha)isa pa, narinig ko naman na ginawa daw ng isangagent sa CS account ng c-cubed.
*monitored by QCcust: and where are you located?
agent: were located in Manila, Pelepens!(tumbling si QC at binalik sa training ang agent.hahaha)************************************************** *********

et0 pa additi0naL bL0opers:actuaL c0nversati0n sa isang technicaL acc0untsa C-Cubed (Cust0mer C0ntactCenter) habang nakabarge sa bidang agent na it0yung seni0r rep ng team niLa:
Filipin0 CUST: darLing are y0u a fiLipin0? (tagaL0gna tagaL0g yung accent)TSR: n0 ma'am I'm an american.(with c0nvicti0nper0 tagaL0g na tagaL0g din yung accent!)FiLipino CUST: are y0u sure ih0?
TSR: yes ma'am.FiLipin0 CUST: sigurad0 ka?TSR: yes ma'am.(eh kaLa k0 ba kan0 ka?... )

************************************************** **************gant0 maghandLe ng caLLs pag hindi nakapag redbuLL tap0s waLa pang tuL0g...muLa rin siLa sa C-Cubed!ring... ring... (bag0ng pas0k na caLL)
TSR: thank y0u f0r h0Lding...(aba ayuz yung 0pening spieL m0... pasad0 sa QAyan!)TSR: (kakagising Lang muLa sa maikLingpagkakaidLip habangnagt0tr0ubLesh0ot ng isang sikat na brand ngTV) ..0kay sir the next thingthat y0u have t0 d0 is t0 wash the vegetabLes...(nyek! c0oking sh0w ba yung paLabas sa TV iha?)**************************************************

*************************************ganit0 ang takb0 ng c0nversati0n kapag angkausap m0 eh hindi marun0ng umintindi ngengLish...sa TeLetech:
TSR: 0kay sir, Let's check if y0u wiLL be abLe t0g0 0nLine n0w...
CUST: yes... (yes Lang ng yes kase et0ngHAPON na it0... )
TSR: type in $&CUST: what? yahoo.cot?
TSR: n0 sir... yahoo.com...
CUST: yahoo.cot?
TSR: n0 sir... com... C-O-M
CUST: cot?
TSR: (asar na) .com sir!
CUST: aahhh... yahoo.cot.(may cot na paLang d0main... ganun ba sa Japan?gaLing!)

sa TeLetech uLe:bag0ng Labas Lang sa sine ng I-R0b0t... kakasineLang ata ng TSR na it0...
TSR: 0kay that's I as in R0b0t!
CUST: what?(ayuz sa ph0netics ha... )mga CMD bL0opers sa Link2Supp0rt
TSR: It's C as in CAT.
CUST: what?
TSR: C as in CAT. C-A-T... me0w me0w...(ayuz! very specific na yan ha baka hindi m0 pamagets...)

0 et0 pang versi0n B muLa sa team mate niya rin:
TSR: It's C as in CharLie... M as in Mary... and Das in Dog
CUST: Did y0u say B as in B0y?
TSR: No sir, it's D as in Dog... arf arf...(ayuz! gaLing ata sa z0o et0ng daLawang t0!)
TSR: It's CMD... Cust0mer Must Die...
CUST: (dead air)(naghang-up na paLa... natak0t baka mamatay... )
TSR: It's CMD... read my Lips....(sige nga patingin baka mabasa k0 sa phone...hehe... )

syempre hindi pahuhuLi ang mga agents saSYKES!

TSR: (sLeEpy m0de din... at kakagising din muLasa maikLing pagkakatuL0g habangnagt0tr0ubLesh0ot) Okay n0w g0 t0 the b0tique...(sL0wLy niya pang sinabi yun)(aba sister, ang aLam k0 tech dispatch Lang angpede...)
TSR: (sLeEpy m0de take 4!) It's capitaL F asMary...
CUST: okay and then what?(eh baka ang gust0 m0ng sabihin eh Fairy?)
TSR: ch0ong ch0ong ch0ong... ch0o ch0och0ooooong...
CUST: what? (pare mag mute ka naman...haLatang nagLaLaro habang nagt0tr0ubLesh0ot eh)

habang may caLL et0ng agent na it0 eh bigLangmay mga dumaan nanagkwekwentuhan ng maLakas in TagaL0g...
CUST: wh0 are th0se pe0pLe? Are y0u in India?
TSR: N0... y0u're in PhiLippines..(teka naLit0 ak0... sin0 bang nasa PhiLippines?yung caLLer 0 yung agent?Nasan ba ak0 ateh? )
CS: Thank you for calling... this is Candy, howmay I help you?
Cust: What did you say your name was... Mandy?
CS: No, sir, it's Candy...
Cust: Sorry, can't hear ya... didja say Mandy?
CS: No, sir.. Candy, sir... Candy... as in Storck!!!(oohhh... now I get it!!!)