Missing SanFo

Reading of snow falling on SF has me getting nostalgic and all... read more

How dare you Wallstreet!

How dare you Wallstreet to describe our dashing debonair of a president as :

Noy's happy with this kind of presidential duty

Elected last year, president Benigno Aquino III is a balding, bespectacled, 51-year-old who tools around in a Porsche and has a fondness for tight-fitting clothes. A policy wonk known as "Noynoy," the nation's most eligible bachelor has split up with one girlfriend, dated another and is now wooing a third.

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A really funny read, he's getting more and more popular by the hour... Long live Democracy!

Supreme Court's Soliloquy

"Corona is whistle-blower, claims Lauro Vizconde" bannered by Inquirer

The 3rd co-equal branch of this government refuses to fade into the background and has to have its bombastic share of controversies -- only it doesn't need one. I dunno if it's really just coincidence or the Court of Corona is an attention-whore-seeking-headline-grabbing sannofabeach; it's like the majority has some knack for controversy, what's with Justice Mendoza's jumping to the other side of the League of Cities Case? Oh my, the Last Bastion of this country's democracy is crumbling from within.

As to Old man Lauro Vizconde's naming Corona as the Justice who implicates Justice Carpio as the alleged "nangba-braso" -- if true, Uh oh. 

It's still fresh in everybody's mind that one of the the first acts of this Chief Justice included the merry-go-round to  different media outfits. There he tried, unsuccessfuly I gathered, to pursuade everyone who cares to listen that he is not a midnight appointee, that he is qualified, that he is destined. Except that he is a midnight appointee and that J.Carpio, or J.Carpio-Morales is far better than he is (so far as quality of ponencia is concerned, at least: i know I'm bias on this one). 

I personally believe, if the Oldman Vizconde said is the truth, that it was unethical for J.Corona to have named Carpio, or any Justice for that matter so casually. Imagine, the CJ doing a CristyFermin casting suspicions to a member of his own Court?! 

Still on hypo: If true, and if Carpio's trying to influence other members of SC and it's wrong, why didn't the Chief Justice, right there and then cited Carpio for wrongdoing? Why did the Chief Justice, of all the mortals, have to share this with Mr.Vizconde? Very odd behavior indeed.

Unless, Oldman Vizconde and SlutMouth Jimenez are fibbing and actually conspired to tell this elaborate lie!

    

Plants v. Zombies

The UPLB said the activists (a.k.a Zombies), led by a certain Danilo Ocampo (a.k.a Zombie leader), destroyed the research site’s steel gate with a bolt cutter, entered the area, and uprooted more than a hundred non-GM, non-transgenic eggplants, which served as check varieties and pollen traps. read more...

The END does not JUSTIFY the MEANS. nuff said.

Philippine Foreign Policy

I am not even sure if we have one with this administration. The tri-headed Press Department says one thing, and the lazy boss says another. One time the lazy boss appeared defiant because of the the travel advisories and then  appears like a lapdog to the middle kingdom begging for morsels of mercy to the point of aligning this republic with the pariah states in boycotting a nobel peace prize ceremony.

I dunno.. I dunno...

Ang Mga Taong Bayan

This is a true narration which espouses one trait of homo sapiens that I find intriguing if not horrifying - mob rule.

A:      “Iyon nga iyong mga tanod ko, mamamayan doon nakapaligid, siyempre may sunog nagkakagulo, gusto nga siyang kunin ng mga mamamayan para saktan hindi ko maibigay papatayin siya gawa ng may namatay eh anim na tao and namatay, kaya iyong mga tao kinokontrol siya madidisgrasya siya dahil pin-pointed po siya, Your Honor, iyong dami na iyon libo iyong nakapaligid doon sa barangay hall napakahirap awatin. Gustong-gusto siyang kunin ng mga taong-bayan, nagalit dahil ang daming bahay hong nasunog.”

He KO'd DC

No he's not channeling Bieber, it's Bruce Lee ya know.. 

Obama might have found him more engaging than the hotdog-eating -porshe-loving-hair-receding president of this sad Republic. 

An article from NewYork Times :

Along the way, Pacquiao answered a few hundred questions, on topics that ranged from his boxing goals (“Hmmm. What else?”) to the fighters he most admires (Long pause. “Myself.”) to the inspiration for the mushrooming poof of black hair sprouting from his head (“Bruce Lee is my idol.”).

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Love me nut

Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs...

And what's wrong with that?

Love doesn't come in a minute

Sometimes it doesn't come at all

I only know that when I'm in it

It isn't silly, no, it isn't silly,

love isn't silly at all

The General has fallen

Sir, the on-going legislative investigations (and probably criminal cases that will be lodge against you) are your best and only legal recourse to clear your name as well as your family's. Sir, the public might have already an unfavorable opinion of you and your ilk, but you should have used the very same media to your advantage. You shouldn't have succumbed to pressure, sir.

But alas, you did! Was it guilt? 

Nobody knows, not now, never, forever.

Catholic teachings say that souls that end up with the same fate as yours will find it hard to enter the gates of heaven. So, if you are refused entrance, please use your ghost to hunt the living. Hunt those who dare raped the system. Hunt them, greedy corrupt officials. Maybe, just maybe, the gods will be pleased and will take your case to the One.

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Sorry, but suicides doesn't sit well with me. I agree that it liberates the deadman from all things mortal, but it leaves behind a grieving family flabbergasted. And in this particular case, it exposes the hypocrisy of them, senators, congressmen, and all sorts of critic. Suddenly, Reyes was a good man engulfed by the phogocytes of government corruption. Suddenly, Reyes and family will be spared by the investigation-in-aid-of-legislation. Suddenly, the tragic becomes romantic.

And what with the church celebrating a mass? Again, I am at a lost. But before exposing my ignorance, I googled on the topic, and interestingly in a 2009 article it said that Catholic Church now views it diffrently- compassion rather than condemnation... read more Er, I cannot agree more.

His death should not be romanticize, it should not be tagged as the supreme sacrifice. What's acceptable in Japan is not so in this part of the globe. He was trapped in a rut, and he chose to escape.

What for, so that the vicious cycle continues?

Where's honor, and love of country?


Naknamput*. 

crass

crass  (krs)

adj. crass·er, crass·est

So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.

Oh, there can really be crass persons! I am saddened that I have become one of your victims Ms.C. No wonder your friends call you stone-- some times marmol. Either you cannot process feelings or you ma'am are downright insensitive. I remember how you were about to blow out of rage, incoherently mumbling words when your "presentation" did not go according to your perfect plan; justified rage, I agree. But for some karmic reason, you send those incriminating SMS to the very person you've been cursing for 2 hours straight. He might be a fairy, pompous bear of a person, but you know he was right. Ma'am, you have reduced him to a lowlife - scum of the society. And as you have plenty more times of mishap of this same gravity, I rest my case.

And why should I be any different than you guys? That -- I cannot deduce. How I wish you didn't asked me that question, but you did.

"Anong nangyari sa iyo?" "Kami, Kami ok lang, pero ikaw?"

And my quick retort was, "What? Why? Why not, What made me different from you?" "Are we not similarly situated?"
<You ma'am are a bigot if not a pretentious self important porcine.Oh, quite the self righteous, ma'am?>

Interesting.not

If your test includes a section with only two multiple-choice items of 4 alternatives each (a b c d), you can expect 1 out of 16 of your students to correctly answer both items by guessing blindly. On the other hand if a section has 15 multiple-choice items of 4 alternatives each, you can expect only 1 out of 8,670 of your students to score 70% or more on that section by guessing blindly.

So there goes, I'm in deep shit. And there's more, reading this from the veritable peddler of truth -- wikipedia

"Another disadvantage of multiple choice tests is possible ambiguity in the examinee's interpretation of the item. Failing to interpret information as the test maker intended can result in an "incorrect" response, even if the taker's response is potentially valid. The term "multiple guess" has been used to describe this scenario because test-takers may attempt to guess rather than determine the correct answer. A free response test allows the test taker to make an argument for their viewpoint and potentially receive credit. However, free response questions can be similarly ambiguous, and the scoring of a free response it is much more ambiguous than that of multiple choice items.
In addition, even if students have some knowledge of a question, they receive no credit for knowing that information if they select the wrong answer and the item is scored dichotomously. However, free response questions may allow an examinee to demonstrate partial understanding of the subject and receive partial credit."

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What's revolting is not the MCQ per se, but the  phrasing of questions by them demigods; add the fact that I don't review my answers for fear of realizing something new and forcing me to change my answers. Darn, primitive me believes that changing answers have 75% chance of being wrong. I now came to realize that this should only qualify those instances where I have no idea of the the correct answer thereby relying on hunch. Hence, the primitive myth must be applied on hunches only, and not when answers can be inferred correctly . This is a habit that I should really be breaking before it breaks me.

Kung Hei Fat Choi and prognostications

Happy New Year to all Intsik-dom! (My Chinese exchange student classmate pronounces this as Kung-Zi-Fatzeh). Last Night, a DOT sponsored program of sort was held in Quirino Grandstand. (yes, the infamously notorious DOT of the Pilipinas Kay Gandah fame). And how else to keep the pesky evil spirits but to let loose Miss-ter Jed Madela, and have him beltout those notes (yes, notes) till the eardrums of the evil spirits pop-out of its ghostly ears.

On another note, the dailies carry stories about the metal rabbit and some expert prognostications from equally expert prognosticators. I like the word prognostication. It sounds doctor-like, hence, the tinge of authority. While I do not necessarily believe in these expert prognostication by equally expert prognosticators, I guiltlessly check what is in store for me. I want to know my lucky colors and numbers and gems and pets. I want to be warned of unlucky business deals and the unfriendlies. To my subconscious, off they go.

Some stories are about two diametrically opposite forces competing for attention, but really nobody cares. One story features the brave, the patriotic, the convictions, some dedications, and ultimately her hesitations. Hesitations because she is a mother. Hesitations because once she opened the pandora's box of government transactions she has audited, all hell will break loose. She even recounted how her son has already suffered a mild heart attack; her daughter suspected that she no longer loves her family. All hell breaks loose and the shenanigans in Uniform will be out to get her and her family. Speculative, yes; but not without basis - not in this country, at least not yet. To you, Ms Mendoza who loves your country as much as you love your family goes my admiration and prayer of strength and security. If only our prayers can shield you.

And to you Mr. Rabusa who is coming into the national consciousness with unclean hands. Er, goodluck sir.

And to the Generals and the powers that be, lucky you for being at the top of the proverbial wheel. I hope I will live long enough to see our fates shift. I hope the ghost of hardship and brutality knocks on your door, and you will be surprised they are not selling any wares. They will collect vengeance and send your sorry assess to Hades.

This is mundane. I love mundane. Kung Hei Fat Choi!

s - t - r - e - a - m - i - n - g

I'd rather watch series and movies pirate-like and stream them onto my consciousness rather than spend my time tarradiddling on an FB status, which, by the way, has created a tremendous stress in our office as it has peddled rumors and controversy.

My point is, I am now discovering the fun of watching movies. A- movies, B-movies.

Here's a line from the most recent movie I've exploited:

Sometimes the things you want the most don't happen and what you least expect happens. I don't know - you meet thousands of people and none of them really touch you. And then you meet that one person and your life is changed.

The Social Network

I resisted creating an FB account not because I'm antisocial. period. I need not pontificate on the pros and cons. I need not explain myself.

And by the way, I have deleted my friendster account.

I shall fade.

Log-back

I have 20 or so entries I have not posted spanning the 3 year absence. So, technically it is not a hiatus. I am just lazy.

And no, I don't think I'm publishing them because it covers the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's about Neurons,Myocardium, Tibia, Fibula, and Phalanges.

So yes, my brains are working.

My heart, not.

My feet, wanderlust.

End - Begin - Cycle

Woot woot. Hi Blog! It's been what, 3 years?

Ok, so some ancient central American calendar is about to reboot in December 21, 2012. Some thinks of horrible things will be happening; like it's end of the world or something.

Well, I am no oracle, hence I shall not make any predictions nor disputations. I'm a little apprehensive though as I have not written anything about something substantial for quite some time (read: rusty). I implore you cloud computing and show me some mercy and forgive me for bastardizing grammar rules.

I promise to invigorate my vocabulary and re-learn the King's language.

I cannot help it, can I? Everyday, I'm dealing with low level machine language where I only need to use mov,add,del, etc. - commands that will not exceed 20 unique identifiers, so do the permutation and combination. Dealing with High Level language is neither expedient nor beneficent. And it's taking toll on me, I feel like r2d2.

Redeem, I shall. I wanna write about mundane things. Mundane but not necessarily superficial. Mundane.