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Two Years in the Blogosphere

On the 29th of May 2008, It's going to be TWO YEARS ever since I've started blogging. And as a part of this 'glorious' event in my life, here are the few things I did to 'celebrate' my two years of existence in the blogosphere:

I have just studied a few things about Adobe Photoshop and the products of my hardwork are all around my blog now. See the header up there? And the image at the below of this post? These are just samples of what I have done. And here is my 'anniversary image':


O 'di ba? Basic pa lang ang alam ko and I'm still trying to study a lot including creating 'sophisticated images'. And here are a few other images I've created:











If you would want to link me up just use this image:





Another thing that I did to celebrate my anniversary is to come up with FOUR NEW POSTS (all below this post) that talks about different things.

And I just hope to win in "Okey Ka, Pinoy Ka!" contest. It would be a nice gift for my anniversary if you are going to vote for me at www.broodonline.com. 50% of the total score will come from online votes and the rest is up to the judges. So please do vote for me now. :D Here's the link again, www.broodonline.com.

I have been recently featured as blog of the week at Million Blog List. Although the blog is picked at random, still thanks a lot for the free exposure. :D

Also to my Entrecard droppers, thank you for dropping by even though I can't drop back at you but as soon as I get online, I make sure to drop by your blog.

I also have FOUR NEW POSTS (just below this post). So please do take time to read it all. And I would appreciate much if you would leave me some comment too. :D I'm sorry I'm not able to constantly update my blog and keep in touch with you guys because as you all know, we don't have an internet connection at home and it is really a luxury to go out and go online. I do hope you would understand.

Again thank you very much for all of the support coming from you guys.






Spinning Lies

I don't know what my title means. I didn't even lift a finger to know what that means. I have probably heard or seen it before but I'm not sure. It's just right now I'm living on lies.

I lied to everybody else I know and loved. I told them that I don't have any problem. The truth is I'm on the brink of being evicted from my school. I'm probably one of the few rotten eggs in UP that got the grade of 5 in almost all of the subjects I have taken this semester. And I just don't know what to do..

Before, I would stay up late just to watch my favorite late-night public affairs program or finish a project. But now, I would stay awake at night just to wait for everybody else to sleep so that I could cry..

I'm crying because I've ruined my life. I've wasted the chance that He gave me. I could've done the other way around but I chose to be stupid and stubborn. I chose to let a year pass by without doing anything right. I chose to burn 12,000 pesos that should have been put to good use; instead of sending a useless 18 year-old to study.

I really knew it from the very start. My college life would be disastrous. It will lead me to nowhere. But I've got no choice but to study. A lot of people are expecting a lot from me. I can't bring them down. But I have forgotten I have my life too. I've been living too much on their expectations. That's when I started to live on lies..

One lie after another.. I didn't see that the web of lies that I've created has already trapped me. I tried to broke it off but I can't. Then my life started to fall down slowly to pieces.. I didn't even bother to pick it up and glue the pieces together..

And now, I'm at the crossroads; and I'm tired. I have thought of killing myself but I am too coward to do it. That's why at one point in my life, I have prayed that He take away my life so that someone could use it for good. I want Him to completely erase me. Erase all the memories that I have inflicted on everybody. I don't want to be remembered. I just want to disappear that nobody would know me.

That way, my stupidity has finally given the justice it deserved.

Still, I'm clinging on the last strand of hope and strength I have. I do hope I can still move on.. Tama na.. Naiiyak na naman ako.. Wala pa sa oras.. It's just 11:45 PM.. My sister's still awake.. My precious jewel.. I'm sorry.. Kuya failed you.. Kuya failed everybody else.. And Kuya deserves to be punished real bad..

And to everybody else, please don't forget:

Follow CHRIST.

Serve the PEOPLE!

On Single Moms (Mother's Day Post)

These past few months, I've noticed that there are a lot of single mom bloggers in the blogosphere. Oh well not only single mom bloggers but famous personalities and some neighbors as well. Where are the fathers of these children?!

I am ashamed that some few rotten eggs that belong to our gender are very irresponsible and immature. Hindi nila kayang panindigan ang kanilang ginawa. After they had released their sexual tensions and horniness, o sabi nga natin kapag nakuha na nila ang kanilang gusto, they just simply break up with the girl and would fled to the next 'victim.' Then after a few weeks, the girl would just realized that she has just got pregnant and the culprit is nowhere to be found. She is left with two choices: to give up or move on.

Kaunting paglihis sa topic.

I completely do not agree with abortion. Every child that a mother bears whether it is unwanted or that they have discovered that the child have disorders or sickness, is still a blessing. That child may be an additional burden but as most pro-life advocates would simply argue, 'what if that child would become the next president of this country that would uplift us from from poverty or the next superstar or a big name in business. There is also a perception among some of our fellow citizens that a fetus is just blood. Eh bakit? Tinatawag ba natin ang isang buntis na nagdadalang-dugo siya? 'Di ba't ang tawag natin ay nagdadalang-tao? Sorry I'm losing my cool but the argument's right. Even by the way we call pregnant mothers, we regard that thing inside that tummy as a human being, not just plain and simple blood.

But I could understand some mothers who would rather lose the child than to lose the respect of others and recieve all the humiliation and defamation from others. But that could be averted if the people around would be supportive of her. And that would be easy for a mother to move on.

We do not need reproductive rights. What we need is a society that doesn't condemn unwanted pregancies. What we need is proper education to children like us that things like sex is not a thing to be played with. What we need is a culture that protects and respects life.

Oops.. I'm gettng a bit far off from my topic. But anyway it is still related. :D

Anyway, going back to what I've been talking about, if a mother chooses to give up, we cannot blame her. I have already mentioned the reasons above. And if she chose to move on, that is really one big, brave step. I really salute those single moms that fought for their child. No one can really compare the love that mothers can give to us. What more if she is the only who raises her child/ren, I really salute them.

And to those 'men' who left these single mothers, mas bakla pa kayo sa bakla. Buti pa ang bakla kayang panindigan na bakla siya, pero kayo na mga 'tunay na lalake' nagtatago sa saya ng nanay niyo. Itinatanggi niyo pa na kayo ang gumawa. Haaay.. sana maputol ang *censored* niyo!!! Hahahaha.. :D

And to all of my 'co-genders', be responsible enough for your actions. One minute of ecstasy would be endless days and nights of despair for these women. Tayo ang may pantusok kaya dapat na maging respondable ka. Hindi iyan basta tusok ka ng tusok. Huwag kang tumulad sa mga aso na ilan ang binubuntis. Hindi ka aso. Tao ka. Try to control yourself. And please, don't fool your girlfriends that 'sex' is an essential part of your relationship. If that's your reason for having a girlfriend, back off man. Maligo ka ng tubig na may yelo at kung wala pa rin, ikiskis mo na lang yan sa pader. hahaha.. :D

And a piece of advice to the ladies, you've got the power. You can always say no. Unless they forced you, don't be afraid to cry rape. They should pay for what they have done to you. A lot of NGO's and support groups are here to help you. Don't be afraid to come out and stand for your right.

Speaking of famous personalities, who among us these days would not know that Gabby Concepcion's back home. We all know the fairy tale story of Sharon and Gabby and their beautiful daughter KC Concepcion. And this is one good example for my topic. Although, they got married after Sharon concieved KC, they eventually broke up and Sharon was left to fend for her daughter. And attention to those irresponsible fathers out there: hindi tinakasan ni Gabby ang responsibilidad niya sa kanyang anak kahit pa nagkahiwalay sila ni Sharon.

Although the two former love birds still 'hates' each other, Sharon didn't raised KC to hate her father. Instead she let KC know what happened at hindi niya ito ipinagkait kay Gabby and eventually accepted it all and look at her now: succesful and contented with life.

So single, divorced or annuled moms, there's still hope. I believe that those who surpassed the most difficult trials in life are those who would really become winners in life.

That's all. Although this would be late, still, Happy Mother's Day!

Bob Ong Had Just Re-Inspired Me

Last night, I have finished reading Bob Ong's 5th book "Stainless Longgnisa." This one's really different from the other books tht he wrote. Or maybe he really makes sure that every book that he releases would not seem like a trilogy or a continuation of a previous book. Anyway, he talks about how he wrote the previous books and how he is with his life as a writer.

If anybody of you had read his book "ABNKKBSNPLAko?", you can somehow see a resemblance of what is happening in my life right now, specially on the part wherein he tells us about his college life. Hindi ko nga alam pero pakiramdam ko noong unang nabasa ko ang libro na iyun, nakita ko na ang mga mangyayari sa aking buhay pagdating ng kolehiyo. Hindi nga ako nagkamali.

Right now, Mr. Bob Ong had just reinspired me to continue with my plans of writing my very first book. I have been planning on doing this for a very long time. And all of those planning wasted my time until my interest would wane again and my plans would be put on hold. Again, I'm reviving my plans on 'releasing' my first ever book.

I'm giving myself 3 months to finish my book. What is my purpose in writing my book? Just like every writer, I hope that through my book, I would be able to inspire others; most specially those of my age. I would want them to learn something from the kind of life I had and try to understand others who may be experiencing the same life I have. I would also want to inspire others to write too. I really do believe that something that is can change a lot or everything: from view, opinions, perspectives nd even principles in life. Whether it be in the form of a blog, newspaper article, pamphlet, poster or a book, it will have an impact on its readers. Kahit pa napaka-walang kwenta nito. You would still be affected.

That's why I created this blog. Not to gain popularity or a lot of friends but to make a difference in the life of my visitors. I would like to give them not what they want but what they need to know. In the coming days, I would be trying to review the 'tradition' of my previous blogs to create articles talking about different topics.

And I do really hope that I can finish my book. And to start the ball rolling, I'm reading a lot of books right now. I'm currently reading on "Looking Back" by Ambeth Ocampo, the famous historian that really rocked the world of Philippine history. The book is a collection of article from his column t the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It is quite an old book but a good read most especially if you think history is boring. Watch out for the part wherein he discusses about the atrocities that the Americans committed during the Philippine-American War. Baka biglang magbago ang tingin mo sa Amerika at baka suriin mo ngayon kung hanggang ngayon ba ganun pa din ang ginagawa nila.

Regarding my job hunting adventures, as I have mentioned in my previous post I didn't get the job.And I really do hope to find one. At least, I got some idea now how the application process works at the call centers. I really need a job so I can help my parents pay our debts to a lot of people.

As with my life right now, I feel much closer to God now. I think I have somehow finally found my peace in Him. I do hope my plans and decisions have His blessing and that it is according to His will. I do really feel much better now. Thank you for your prayers.

And speaking of gratitude, I would like to feature my Top Ten Entrecard droppers. Here they are:

Thanks for the drop guys. And thank you for the wonderful comments.

You might as well add you blog here: Million Blog List. I'm proud to be number 18 on the list! :D

Follow CHRIST.

Serve the PEOPLE!

TAMA NA! SOBRA NA! PATALSIKIN SI GLORIA!

Habang tahimik ang lahat kahapon nakita ko ang isang maliit na papel (actually isang short bond paper) na nakapatong sa aking lamesa. Binasa ko ang nilalaman nito. And I liked it. Very timely for wht is happening to our country nowadays. And to what our honorable politicians did with our country.

Seven years is enough, as one group said. And truly, enough is enough. We cannot have more of these scams, scandals, graft, corruption and blatant violation of human rights. We don't need an economist who doesn't even care about her people and all she boasts are the numbers and figures which people cannot eat.

It's about time my fellow Filipinos to take away the power we have given them. It's about time to stand side by side without those politicos around. It is time that we do not depend on the calls of the church or some charismatic leader for us to get involved and stand up for real change in our country.

It is time for us to change the country without them.

And here is a literary piece dedicated to all Filipinos created by Bernard Backman.

REVERSE CREATION

by Bernard Backman

In the end, we destroyed the heaven that was called Earth. The Earth had been beautiful until our spirit moved over it and destroyed all things.

And we said...

Let there be darkness... and there was darkness. And we liked the darkness; so we called the darkness, Security. And we divided ourselves into races and religions and classes of society. And there was no morning and no evening on the seventh day before the end.

And we said...

Let there be a strong government to control us in our darkness. Let there be armies to control our bodies so that we may learn to kill one another neatly and efficiently in our darkness. And there was no evening and no morning on the sixth day before the end.

And we said...

Let there be rockets and bombs to kill faster and easier; let there be gas chambers and furnaces to be more thorough. And there was no evening and no morning on the fifth day before the end.

And we said...

Let there be drugs and other forms of escape, for there is this constant annoyance - REALITY - which is disturbing our comfort. And there was no evening and no morning on the fourth day before the end.

And we said...

Let there be divisions among the nations, so that we may know who is our common enemy. And there was no evening and no morning on the third day before the end.

And finally we said...

Let us create God in our image. Let some other God compete with us. Let us say that God thinks as we think, hates as we hate, and kills as we kill. And there was no morning and no evening on the second day before the end.

On the last day, there was a great noise on the face of the Earth. Fire consumed the beautiful globe, and there was silence. The blackened Earth now rested to worship the one true God; and God saw all that we had done, and in the silence over the smoldering ruins... God wept.

And to show my defiance to this morally bankrupt, corrupt and evil regime, this was posted in all of my blogs.

It's election time again in UP and I'm here to support STAND UP. Sa lahat ng mga ISKOLAR NG BAYAN:

VOTE STRAIGHT STAND UP SA USC!!!

TUNAY. PALABAN. MAKABAYAN.