Meanwhile, here’s George’s smashing stand-up comedy bit on the subject of death. Very funny stuff, especially for all the good-lookin’ atheists out there.
The recent robbery of the RCBC Cabuyao Laguna branch is the most depressing heinous shit I’ve seen in months.
And I quote:
Armed men stormed a bank in Cabuyao and shot dead nine people, mostly employees of the Rizal Commercial and Banking Corporation. The 10th victim died on Sunday in a hospital.
Ten people, mostly employees and some bank clients, shot execution style, whose only fault was they were “early birds” and happened to be at the wrong place and time.
Here’s the link to the photos of the crime scene — which I’m posting for the sake of our individual personal self-reflection. May they all rest in peace.
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This might be very timely, considering that the hottest topic these days (check sidebar for the hottest, most commented post) seems to be the actual “marketable” skills of computer or electronics and communications engineers. These online courses might be a good supplement.
Someone named Arturo Magno sent me an email about this new blog, which actually serves as a repository of a number of audio clips involving the principal characters in the so-called ZTE scandal.
Some notable points:
Jun Lozada asking Joey de Venecia for Php200k a week.
Jun Lozada bragging to Joey about “I’m practically calling the shots now.”
Very intriguing, as at least it paints a more “normal” picture of Jun Lozada as an “ordinary” government employee who loves to “swing deals.”
Finnish teenagers are among the smartest in the world. They earned some of the top scores by 15-year-old students who were tested in 57 countries. American teens finished among the world’s C students even as U.S. educators piled on more homework, standards and rules. Finnish youth, like their U.S. counterparts, also waste hours online. They dye their hair, love sarcasm and listen to rap and heavy metal. But by ninth grade they’re way ahead in math, science and reading — on track to keeping Finns among the world’s most productive workers.
“In most countries, education feels like a car factory. In Finland, the teachers are the entrepreneurs,” says Mr. Schleicher, of the Paris-based OECD, which began the international student test in 2000.
One explanation for the Finns’ success is their love of reading. Parents of newborns receive a government-paid gift pack that includes a picture book. Some libraries are attached to shopping malls, and a book bus travels to more remote neighborhoods like a Good Humor truck.
Finnish students have little angstata — or teen angst — about getting into the best university, and no worries about paying for it. College is free. There is competition for college based on academic specialties — medical school, for instance. But even the best universities don’t have the elite status of a Harvard.
Taking away the competition of getting into the “right schools” allows Finnish children to enjoy a less-pressured childhood.
For those who have a good working vocabulary, you may now use your awesome talent to feed hungry people around the world. FreeRice donates an unbelievable amount of 20 grains of rice for every correct answer you make! See, you only have to make 1,450 right answers to give someone the gift of 1 pound of rice! It’s almost like you’re actually working!
I came across to this poster while having a forum posting.Below is an ad poster showing a group of beautiful nuns (okay, it’s made-up nuns) sketching a naked man. Honestly, I don’t like the ad. Because it shows another disrespect and attack my Christian sensibility. I would prefer an ad that shows priests sketching a naked nun. And I mean, real naked nun.
In the wake of Desperate Housewives‘ current “love affair” with Filipinos around the world comes this clip of John Stewart’s The Daily Showslapping the label “slut” on Cory Aquino.
In the show, the special assignment reporter examines former women leaders.
“Other countries had girl leaders for years and while Golda Meir may have fended off Egypt, Corazon Aquino faced down dictators, Margaret Thatcher kicked communist’s ass, still they are women,” the woman reporter said.
The segment shows photographs of each leader with a gag line. Meir had “OYI,” Aquino had “Slut,” and Thatcher, “Oops.”
It was not known when the show was aired in US networks.
I’m not sure if the show probably meant that for Kris, but John Stewart clearly didn’t have the same class of hilarious writers Stephen Colbert currently keeps in his cage. Anyway, here’s the video clip freshly yanked off the youtubes. Cory’s cameo appears between 3:29 to 3:31.
Akala ko si Gloria ang nagsasalita at hindi si Hillary Clinton. Pakiramdam ko nagpakulay siya nang buhok at nagpa-bleach nang kaunti para pumuti and medyo nagdagdag nang height. Kidding aside, maaari siyang maging unang babaeng presidente nang US pero di natin maikakaila may mga ilang puntos na nakadikit sa pangalan nya na di rin natin maikakaila na nangyayari dito sa bansa.
Una, ang kanyang asawang naging sentro nang usap usapan na noong nakaupo pa ito sa posisyon na nakaakibat ang isyu nang morality, at ang issue na totoo ba silang naghiwalay after nilang magkalaboan, same question sa mga unang taon ni Gloria sa posisyon totoo bang hiwalay na sila si Mike Arroyo? Pagkatabos sumambulat ang issue na ito madali ring naglaho kagaya nang kung paano nagkibit balikat na rin ang mga tao sa US sa issue ni Bill Clinton sa pleasure business niya with Monica Lewinsky who became an instant star sa US. But opposite kay FG, the giant behind the powerful woman in the country who tries to hide in his wife’s skirt, hindi natin maiiwasan ang katanungang nasaan na si Pidal, at bakit sa bisperas nang ZTEBroadband Investigation ay para siyang langaw na mabilis umiwas sa pagbugaw nang senado papuntang Hongkong.
Pangalawa, sa issue ang opinsiba sa terosismo, kung Iraq ang issue sa US na kung saan isa si Hillary sa pagbibigay nang kapangyarihan kay George Bush Jr. sa opinsiba nang US laban sa Iraq at ngayong tatakbo siya bilang presidente and isa sa mga plataporma niya ay harapin ang iba pang suliranin nang bansa nila maliban sa gulo sa Iraq, tila isang malaking katanungan, inaatras ba niya para sa kapakanan nang bayan niya o nang sarili niyang kapakanan para makuha niya ang suporta nang makakaliwa . Di yan malalayo sa gulong nagaganap sa Pilipinas, ilang beses at ilan taon na rin ang gulo sa Mindanao bakit hanggang ngayon hindi pa ito matapos tapos, di naman sagot ang Human Security Act na ilang buwan na ang nakakaraan na siyang nilagdaan ni Gloria, instead mas naging delikado ito sa mga taong magiging biktima nang mga tiwaling nasa pamahalaan sa panahong naiipit sila, kaakibat na rin ito sa isyu nang mga di pag sipot nang mga miyembro nang kabinete sa mga hearing, sa anong kadahilanan, dahil utos nang pangulo. Pero hindi pera nila ang siyang iimbistegahan sa mga hearing na ito kundi ang mga perang nagmumula sa buwis nang mga mamamayan na tahasang ibinubulsa at kinikick back patungo sa makakapal nilang wallet, kahit paano natapos na rin ang anim na taong moro moro sa plunder case ni Erap pero tila napakadali na rin ang pagpanukala nang pardon, dahil ba nangangamoy na rin ang 2010 at naghahanda na ang mga iilan kung paano mag amoy mabango sa paningin nang mga masa. Sa wari ko hindi reconcillation ang dapat na tawag sa mga gawaing ito kundi reconstruction nang kanilang plano, plataporma at propaganda, sana mga lang sa kapakanan nang nakakarami ito at di lang nang mga iilang makikinabang sa kaban nang bayan.
At huli, isang katanungang magagampanan ba nang isang babae ang isang posisyong titingalain nang lahat nang bansa, ang pinakamakapangyarihang pusisyon sa buong mundo at iyon ang maging presidente ang Estados Unidos. Hanggang ngayon may mga taong di pa rin tanggap ang pamamahala nang mga babae sa mga mga sangay sa lipunan dahil ang iilang ito na ang tingin nila sa babae ay emosyonal at mahina. Pero ang sa akin lang ang babae ay may pusong inang ituturing ang kanyang pamahalaan bilang isang anak na dapat alagaan at payabungin hanggang umunlad, ngunit ang ang sa akin lang din ay sa kabila nang kanyang malambot na puso at maemosyong pamamahala, may katigasan ba ang kanyang ulo at paninindigan upang itaguyod ang prinsipyo at pangangalagaan ang nangangailangang bayan at di papayag na masakupan basta basta nang mga taong uhaw sa kapangyarihan na magkukubli sa katausan nang isang asawa.
Ang sa wari ko lamang maging bukas ang mga pananaw natin sa mga nangyayari sa ating paligid bukod sa kung ano ang ikinasasaya sa ating paningin at pandinig, kung anuman ang paniniwala at relihiyon natin. Kung sa US ay abala na sila sa 2008 sana maging handa tayo sa malayo pang tatahaking 2010, di po ako tatakbo o namumulitika, ako lamang ay nagpapaalala.
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