Minsan Parang Tanga Lang

Ang blogpost na ito ay nakasulat sa Tagalog dahil gusto ko munang tangkilikin ang sariling wika kahit sa isang sandali lamang.(This blogpost is written in Tagalog for my intention of honoring and loving my own language even for just a short while.)
MINSAN PARANG TANGA LANG - Dello of Fliptop

video courtesy of Youtube's DelloFansClub

Una sa lahat, dahil sa kantang ito ni Dello, at dahil narin sa dinami-daming magagandang awitin ni Micheal V, nais kong ipakalat na mahalin natin ang sariling atin.

Naisipan kong ipost ito dahil sobrang natuwa ako sa kanta ni Dello. MINSAN PARANG TANGA LANG. Ay, totoo. Ang tao nga naman, minsan parang tanga lang.

FLIPTOP - First Filipino Rap Battle League. Dahil dito, sumikat si Dello k

asama ng ilang magagaling na rappers tulad nila Target, Loonie, Zaito, Batas, Fuego, etc. Ito yung pinoy version ng rap battle nila Eminem sa 8 Mile.

A scene from the movie 8 mile. Audience cheering for rap battle.

Kung mapapanuod mo yung mga videos ng FlipTop sa YouTube, nakakaaliw nga naman talaga. Kaso medyo nakaka-off yung puro lang kabastusan at mura (no offense, Batas). Para di na kayo mahirapan, ito ang ilang links ng mga magagandang rap battle:
Dello VS TargetLoonie VS ZaitoBatas VS Fuego - ito yung ayaw ko.
Naalala ko yung conversation namin ni Ma'am Karen Davila (kahit di siya nagrereply para sa meeting namin tomorrow, idol ko parin sya), na maganda ifeature ngayon sa Krusada yung WORLD CLASS FILIPINOS. Naniniwala ako na world class ang ating mga filipino rappers. Hello, ang gagaling kaya. Kung barahan lang ang labanan, walang tatalo sa pinoy.

The reason why we are changing our primary photos on Facebook

am ultimately sensitive of the issue of this blog post. I had to think twice before actually posting this.

Change your facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood andinvite your friends to do the same. Until monday (December 6) there should be no human faces on faceb

ook, but an invasion of memories! This is for a campaign against violence on children.

The last count of child abuse cases in the Philippines was 4,456 on year 2007. Can you imagine four thousand four hundred and fifty six children b

eaten to death, harassed, maltreated, neglected and/or threatened beyond sanity?

SEVENTY SEVEN (77%) PERCENT of child abuse cases are rooted under sexual abuse.

Just so you know, there are four main categories of child abuse:

• Neglect - Neglect happens when the responsible parent or guardian fails of his duty to provide the child the primary needs for living like shelter, clothing, food, and hygiene. A neglected child usually has these indicators: dirty skin, offensive body odor, malnourished body, tattered or over-sized clothing, and is frequently unsupervised.

• Physical Abuse - As the video suggests, a real child does not bounce back, physically abused children suffer severe aggression and injury from their own parents or guardians. It can involve kicking, slapping, punching, and its worst case, strangling and killing.

• Emotional Abuse - Emotional abuse could be defined as name calling, ridicule, degradation, and destruction of personal belongings of an adult to a child. There is a much wide range of variety categorized under emotional abuse. Thus, making it very difficult to box.

• Child Sexual Abuse - This is a form of child abuse wherein an adult utilizes a child for his/her sexual pleasure. It could involve pressuring a child into a sexual activity, touching a child's genitals, indecent exposure, and forcing a child to view pornography. Below is a video of child sexual abuse courtesy of Prithvi Ministries Activities.

I, too, have been maltreated in a way I don't ever want to disclose. At whatever cost, I will fight against child abuse and seek justice to all that is concerned. This is my crusade.
One more thing, the victim almost always becomes the perpetrator. To all parents out there, adults, and guardians, please realize that the child you have is the parent of tomorrow. Whatever example set upon him will be exemplified and executed to his future children and the children of his children. Trust me, I should know.

THE PROBLEM WITH HOUSING AND DIGNITY

Did you know that only ¼ of our entire nation population have decent shelter? The rest of the rate is living on urban slums, makeshift homes, and government owned lands. End of the day, they get demolished, deprived of a home, exiled to an unknown relocation site without the necessary means of living like water and electricity.

I have observed that slum residences almost always lack a decent toilet, a private room, or a clean kitchen. I honestly feel that dignity is robbed from them because of their situation.

Take the case of Ate Monica, a woman around her thirties. Amazingly at the size of their makeshift home which is approximately less than 20sqm [probably the size of your garage], the members of her household is the same number as her age, 30. We question their dignity in the light of not having a private area to change clothes, to pee, to poop, and to have sex. We question their dignity because only three of them have a job, a sense of responsibility in their case. We look at them as if they are also deprived of hope and respect.

HERE COMES THE PROBLEMATIC PART

But a home is still a home. No matter how small. Who are we to judge that dignity is lost without a home? Nothing is lost if we never had it in the first place. What if I’m born without a hand, without sight, without voice? Will I ever feel that I’m deprived of something? If I never had it in the first place.

It backfired to us that maybe people without a decent shelter never really cared about having one. Sure, it might occur to them to aspire. But that doesn’t mean that it makes them a lesser person. Dignity is a God-given gift, inalienable to any person.

Is it a reason then, that without a home, you lose your dignity?

THE DELIGHTS AND PERILS OF ONLINE DATING

Yes, with the internet and the connectivity, we could finally find an answer to the perennial question – “When will I ever find my true love?” It may seem interesting for a normal person in search of a soul mate, but it does have many risks and uncertainties on its back. For a five minute read, find out the most important online dating pros and cons.

Online dating delight number one. Men, women, and complicated genders of all ages could literally specify the qualities they like for a lover. Do they want a male, a female, or someone who doesn’t smoke? This kind of person could be found in one tick of a box. But lo and behold, for here also lies online dating peril number one. Amidst the convenience of finding the perfect match in one check, one could never be completely sure that the ticked boxes ultimately represent the person hiding behind hot_chic24. For all we know, this hot chick number 24 could be a swindler for a black market at Iraq, 2006-present. Tip: Be on the lookout for someone who is too good to be true. Remember, those kinds of people will not need an online dating site to find a date.

Internet dating delight number two. Everyone is pretty sure that each member of an online dating site is well, looking for a date. It’s like gazing upon an open aquarium of untamed fishes. It’s good to know that a hundred-fold of other people are also desperate to find a partner, a lover, or a fling. For sensitive people, internet dating peril number two could be such that not every person available in an online dating site is serious. Some of them only want phone sex, IM sex, or even a one night stand. There is no need to rush anything. Take some time to know who the person really is, and of course, don’t forget to dive into his real motives.
Online dating delight number three. Finding dates across border and time is fantastic! No one is limited to one’s zip code anymore. If one wants a date from California, one gets a date from California. New Zealand? China? Australia? Yes sir, the internet got that covered. It’s as easy as one two three, the net guarantees, you’ll get your lover from me. The peril here is that by being really, really honest on your state address, you could never be too sure that you are safe come midnight. Some find it interesting to spy, to harass, and to interfere with the private lives of the people they met online. So be careful.

The internet answered YES to the never ending inquiry of finding a true love. It is indeed possible online, noted that it is the right time and the right person. And the next question should be – “Given its delights and perils, should I try online dating?” Of course you should! Unless married or committed, you deserve to have some fun once in a while.

My media

I temporarily found my place in the professional era, the Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Natin Ito Productions. The first few days were brilliant! I got to go out and meet people from the media. But then they appointed me as a news writer/copywriter. I thought, hey, this could be a good thing! But then, I couldn't get out anymore. I stayed at the office the whole day. I was prepared to sacrifice anyway since this is a news team, this is where I wanted.

We recently had a meeting with the big boss. He reprimanded a colleague of mine because she was asking the wrong questions to the interviewees. It seems like she was suppose to ask the same questions to every single person she will interview. On her desire to veer away, she consulted the boss. He told her, "Wag mo masyadong dibdibin yang media ID mo. Front mo lang yan para makapasok sa Government Agencies." It shot me like lighting. What the hell?

So yeah, we are not an official news team. However, I wasn't bothered much since I get to write feature stories about government officials. But days passed by and I realized I wasn't writing relevant and timely topics anymore. I was writing proposals, segments, invitation letters, and website copies. I am doing the website copy for almost three days and it is starting to piss me off because this isn't part of my job description as a radio reporter/media assistant - not at all.

So if you're wondering, what's this company really... It is a man-power agency that uses media as a marketing strategy. Yes, we are a genuine production house. But boo y'all, we don't make our own questions -- they are based on a template.

I'm bored. I want to resign and apply for a real news team. But it is still uncertain out there. Plus work hours here are so unjust. We're working for 13 hours straight without overtime fee!

Career hunting

It's hard to build up a career if you have a specific one in mind. I want to become a news correspondent. But it seems like employers want someone who has an online presence. Well, Im about to build mine.

There's facebook,


There's multiply


And there's blogspot




SO HELP ME GOD.