The Lady in Green Ruffles

“I wanna end this friendship.”
“cause I wanna start loving you as my girl.”

Isang paraan ng pamamaalam na hindi masakit sa puso nino man. Pamamaalam sa mas mababang lebel ng pagmamahal. Kaysarap ulit-ulitin na mapakinggan na animo’y isang magandang awitin.

Nitong mga nagdaang araw, sa pulitika, showbiz o ordinaryong buhay, ay nakasaksi ako ng iba’t-ibang klase ng pamamaalam.

Unahin na natin ang pamamaalam ng Ruffa and Ai. Oo, hindi ako fan ni ai-ai (kahit natutuwa ako sa mga pelikula nya at hindi talaga maitatatwang xa nga ang Comedy Box Office Queen at Comedy Concert Queen) at lalong hindi din ako fan ni ruffa (kahit finofollow ko xa sa twitter). Pero naging malapit na rin sa aking puso ang programang ito kahit pa sabihing may kabaduyan at talagang nakapagpalungkot saken nung ipalit sila sa super love kong Boy and Kris.

Kasabay ng pamamaalam nito sa ere ay ang longtime running noontime show na Pilipinas, Game KNB? Hindi ko akalaing aalisin nga ito ng ABS-CBN sa kanilang line up dahil nagrarate naman ito at very educational pa, (unlike SIS na walang kakwenta-kwenta/koreanovela) kahit matagal nang naging topic ng bulong-bulungan na si Edu nga ay nagbabalak na kumandidato bilang mambabatas sa darating na halalan.

Ano kaya ang nagtulak sa management ng Kapamilya Station para alisin ang dalawang programang ito sa kanilang Big Time Trio? Ito ba’y isang paghahanda (at the same time ay pagsasakripisyo) para sa ilalaunch nilang Pilipinas Got Talent(kung saan isa si Ms. kris Aquino-Yap sa magiging hurado)?

kung ano man ang dahilan sa pangyayaring ito ay hindi ko lubos na mabatid. At lalong wala akong kapangyarihan at wala ako sa posisyon para kwestyunin ang kanilang desisyon na ito.

Malungkot para sa ilan pero alam kong meron naman ding mga nasiyahan sa pagbibigay ng bagong programang ito.

Sabi nga ni Ruffa, kung may pintuan mang nagsara, may dumating namang bagong oppurtunidad sa kanya.

Sa kabilang dako naman ng Pilipinas este ng Edsa lang pala ay nagpaalam na rin ang programang naKKaaliw na naKKainis, ang ALL Star K. Last episode nga ay yaong kay Pia Guanio na nanalo ng computer showcase na ibinigay niya sa Dad nya.

At sa kabilang ibayo ng QC ay may nagpaalam na isang pulitiko sa kanyang pagkabinata at isang “batikang” brodkaster ang ngayoy nagpaalam sa pagiging (matandang) dalaga. Tama ka jan sa iniisip mo. Sino pa nga ba ang aking tinutukoy kung hindi ang kasalang Korimar (mar-ina) na naganap bago ang isa pang malaking pamamaalam sa larangan naman ng pulitika.

Isang pamamaalam na katulad nang nasa aking halimbawa. Hindi nakakasakit ng damdamin bagkus ay nagpapataba dito. hindi ko man alam ang kanilang totoong motibo sa kanilang pagpapakasal sa panahong nalalapit na ang eleksyon at panahon ng kampanya, ipagdarasal ko na lang din ang kanilang pagsasama na sana nga’y mauwi sa maganda.

At sa usapang halalan, habang papalapit nang papalapit nga ito’y, maraming pagbabago ang nagaganap sa ating lipunan. Hindi lang ang mundo ng pulitika ang nakakaramdam nito ngunit maging ang mga tagashow business industry, telebisyon, radyo at maging pahayagan. At higit sa lahat, ay tayong mga TAONG-BAYAN. 

Ano nga ba ang patutunguhan ng ating bayan na nalulugmok sa ganitong kalagayan? Patuloy na lang ba nating hahayaang magpaalam sa atin ang TAGUMPAY na minsan na nating nakamatan.

Minsan naiisip ko, mas mabuti pang nakakaranas tayo ng hagupit mula kay Inang Kalikasan kesa naman sa mga ugaling hayop na nanunungkulan sa pamahalaan.

Binulaga tayo ng pamamaalam ni Chiz Escudero sa kanyang partido – ang National People’s Coalition na lehitimong pinamumunuan ng business tycoon na si Eduardo “DANDING” Cojuangco.

Sa ilang oras makaraan ang kanyang pag-aanunsyo ay marami na kaagad ang nasulat tungkol sa biglaang pagtiwalag niya sa grupong kinabibilangan. Nagbandera sa pahayagan ngayon ang mga salitang “ESCUDERO BOLTS NPC” at ESCUDERO QUITS NPC.” At kahapon nga lamang, naging maugong na ang usaping iyon na inakala ng marami na ang gagawing anunsyo ay ang kanyang pagtakbo sa pagkapangulo sa 2010.

Marami ang naguluhan. May mga akdang nagsasabing, pera o kakulangan sa pondo ng partido ang naging dahilan na mariin namang itinanggi kaagad ng kanyang kampo.

Ang pananaw din ng ilan ay upang maibalik daw ni Escudero ang kanyang pangalan sa unahan ng listahan sa mga ginagawang surveys.

Ang kanyang pansariling dahilan naman ay upang makakilos ng malaya at walang nagdidikta.

Sa kanyang mga binitiwang salita, totoong marami talaga ang nagulat. Parang roller coaster na nga ang bugso ng balita dito sa ating bansa. Dinaig pa ang bagyong Pepeng sa pababago-bago nitong routa.

Ngunit sana, sa kabila ng lahat ng ito’y maging buo pa rin ang ating loob sa pagharap sa bawat bagong umagang darating.

Huwag sanang magkaroon ng hangganan ang ating tibay ng loob at pag-asa para sa ating muling pagbangon.

Simulan mo ito sa pagpaparehistro. Bomoto ng tama at bantayan ang boto!

Happy Hunting!
ingat sa mga uuwi ng probinsya at pupunta ng sementeryo.

HMMM. ya, it’s me!
ya, i know.
oo ikaw.
you couldn’t actually believe na may bago ako.
pero hindi pa rin nakakapag blog hop.

Ewan ko. adik ako sa twitter.
o yan di na sa facebook ha.

life is really frustrating.but may let us find a reason to smile everyday.

neweys, one of the bloggers i like (?! hmmm) posted

his wishlist for this Christmas so here I am,

collecting photos of the things i want. hehe

First of the firsts that I want for this Christmas

is world peace. (feeling beauty queen lang)

Historically, Christmas commemorates the birth of

Jesus of Nazareth to a young maiden from Galilee.

Theologically, Christmas is the celebration of the

incarnation of God in Jesus the Christ, the

self-revelation of God to the world in human form

for the reconciliation of humanity to Himself. But

for me, it is simply a day to remember what He had

done for us. Making this world a better place to

live. (parang narinig ko na to ah..hehe)

Second on my list is for our kababayan to be strong

again amidst the storm that brought us into a very

fragile situation.

And after saying my wish for others, here’s my

newest frustrations. hehe. I am praying na there

would be someone SO WILLING to buy these items for

me..hehe..kahit 2nd hand. that would be greatly

appreaciated. ehem..ehem..

1. SHOES/SANDALS: 
                                                     STYLE – wedge
 BRAND – Nine West/CMG
 COLOR – Black/pink
 PRICE – 65USD – 100USD
 STORE – Rustan’s/Glorietta

2. JACKET
                                                     STYLE – hoodie
 BRAND – Gap/Victoria’s Secret/Kickers
 COLOR – Dark Gray/Black
 PRICE – 85USD – 100USD
 STORE – ATC/ROB

3. WATCH
 STYLE – Chrono plastic
 BRAND – Swatch
 COLOR – Pink/yellow
 PRICE – 100USD
 STORE – glorietta

4 BAG
 STYLE – cross body
 BRAND – giordano
 COLOR – gray
 PRICE – 20USD
 STORE – any branch

 
 Thank you po. Comment na lang kayo dito, kung kayo na nga ang ipinadalang sugo ni God. =)

There should be more ‘Face to Face’ type forums
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo
The Philippine Star 2009-10-13   
The “Face to Face: 100 Local Government Champions vs. 4 presidential contenders” (Gilbert Teodoro, Chiz Escudero, Manny Villar and Noynoy Aquino) forum that aired over Cable Channel ANC last week proved to be very engaging and informative.

What made it work was that the questions came from a field of local government executives who know their subject matter and their concerns. Also, by limiting it to the administration presidential candidate plus three from the Opposition with really good chances of winning the 2010 elections, we were able to focus on the four candidates and thus have a better appreciation of the values they each will bring if elected president.

By putting the presidential candidate one at a time for an hour each, we got a good glimpse of their preferred policies, communications skills, overall personality, grasp of the issues and capacity for grace under fire. It is presumed that the presidential candidates did not know what the others answered as they were ushered into the AIM (Asian Institute of Management) Conference Room, the venue of the forum, one at a time.

All four presidential candidates came out unscathed from that forum. The voters who saw it were the big winners. There was really no outstanding performance by anyone to cause a perceived shift in voter allegiance. They all proved that they were knowledgeable and can be the 2010 president.

Likely, the Teodoro, Escudero, Villar and Aquino diehards would remain Teodoro, Escudero, Villar and Aquino diehards after having watched the ANC forum. Where the ANC forum could likely make a difference is among those who have not yet made up their minds and were leaning towards two or three of the four presidential candidates.

Administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro displayed a good grasp of details. His position on attaining lasting peace in Mindanao is sound. He acknowledged that the role of the military is to hold the territory so that peace can be cemented in the conflict areas. He also acknowledged that only human development, dialogue and confidence building can really create lasting peace.

Teodoro made a good pitch for Charter change but it is doubted if many people will go for it because of the deep distrust that this is being undertaken for personal political ends and not really for reform. It is in this issue where Chiz Escudero scored well as the Senator from Bicol stressed that the current Constitution was never given a chance to deliver its full potential. Chiz made a good point when he said that implementation of the law, not Charter change, is the solution.

Teodoro called the 1987 Constitution as too reactionary (to the Marcos dictatorship) and does not provide for the growth needs of the country because of too much emphasis on checks and balance. He claimed that the problems of the Marcos era are already behind us. That is of course highly debatable.

The present regime Teodoro serves is responsible for many autocratic acts, the likes of which we last saw during the Marcos era. Among the biggest violations of the principles of checks and balance by the present regime are the constant recycling of cabinet nominees who have been junked by the Commission on Appointments and the refusal of cabinet officials to attend adverse Senate and Congress hearings. What we need therefore is more reinforcement of the system of checks and balance.

Villar made a good account of himself but obviously public speaking is not in his comfort zone. On the question whether he will allow the local government units a greater revenue percentage allocation, Villar’s scored well by focusing on increasing the size of the pie instead of the percentage share of the pie.

Noynoy Aquino was a big revelation to many folks who have not really seen him in action. His relative obscurity compared to his presidential rivals plus the snide remarks of his detractors created the low expectation that worked greatly in his favor. A very high expectation can work against a candidate during a forum. Failure to live up to the high expectation could mean voter shift.

Noynoy stood up every time he answered a question — the only forum speaker to do so. This enhanced his image of being a respectful, deferring and humble person. He was also the most relaxed and even cracked some jokes — something that was sure to endear him further to people.

Noynoy was consistent with his core message of people empowerment as the real solution to our socio-economic problems. Only an empowered citizenry can make our democracy work and bridge the Wealth Gap.

On the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement) issue, Noynoy was the only presidential candidate who made note of the foreign superpower agenda in Mindanao (which your Chair Wrecker had discussed in previous columns). More than the one-sidedness, the Philippines must see clearly through the geopolitical ramifications of the VFA as it could place the country as ground zero in the event of a US-China War.

It would be great if ANC can stage similar forums with housewives and mothers, youth and businessmen and professionals following the ‘Face to Face’ format.