Just Visiting

The last time I updated this blog was two months ago(on my 20th birthday). I cannot totally say that I’m back again in the blogsphere(this post is not an implication). It’s just that it’s hard to maintain a healthy blog when you don’t have an internet connection at home and you are just renting in an internet café like me. As a blogger you have to maintain a good traffic to also maintain good PR. This page got a PR of 3 before…and according to some of my fellow bloggers it was good( though I didn’t understand them at first) but for me it was excellent. Well, it’s just that ‘what would you expect for a newbie like me?’. Though I log-in almost everyday before, I could not seem to master the whole sphere because my time(and also my money) is limited and I am still a student. 3 hours a day is not enough to update your blog, read comments, read messages from your fellow blogger, read their post, post comments, send messages and etc.

But to tell you honestly, blogging have contributed a lot to my being. This is where I made a new circle of friends from all over the world, I get to know the attitude and culture of other nationalities, get to know places that were unknown to me before… and I get inspired and enlightened by the experiences and brilliant ideas of my fellow bloggers… and ofcourse this is where I discovered that, somehow, I can write a little… somehow I get others opened their minds and inspired them by my writings. I maybe cannot update this blog as often as I can but one thing is for sure, I’ll find ways to visit here and post some of my thoughts. And If we can afford to get our computer connected to the internet few months from now, then maybe that’s when the time that I can say “I’m back!.”

No longer a teenager

it's been two days since i celebrated my birthday.. until now i can't believe that i'm no longer a teenager. phew.. well, i don't feel i am and i don't think i am though.. hehehe. Para kasing pagsinabing 20 years old dapat matured na eh...and it so not me.. the people around you have so many expectations na din about you and those make you feel pressured..at ayaw kong mapressure noh. well, that's a mere observation though...

hayyyyyyyyyyzzzzzzzzz.. bente na gid ko!!! :P

An e-mail

May mga tao talagang walang ibang gawn kundi lokohin ang kapwa... whew!
just received a scam mail.. ito oh...

FROM THE DESK OF Mr.Omar aruna
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICAN .
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA
Dear ,

HOW ARE YOU,FIRST I WILL EXPLAIN MY SELF IN BRIEF FOR YOU BEFORE WE
PROCEED.I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICAN (BOA) I AM WRITING TO SEEK YOUR INTEREST
OVER A BUSINESS , IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
$10.5M US DOLLARS (TEN MILLION FIVE US DOLLARS).

IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 15TH 2001 IN A PLANE CRASH AT ABIDJAN
COTE'VOIRE.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, I HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT
OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT
UNLESS HIS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVE APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR
RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING
NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO EXCAPE WITH THE
FUND,AND AS SUCH I VIAL TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SO THAT MY
BANK WILL RELEASE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR
BANK DECEASED CUSTOMER FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE
NOBODY IS COMING FOR CLAIMS AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE
BANK TREASURY.
INFACT I KNOW THE FUND WILL NOT EVEN GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY,BUT OUR
TOP BANK OFFICIALS(DIRECTORS)WILL ONLY SHARE IT AMONG THEMSELVES INTO
THEIR ACCOUNTS.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE IN BURKINA FASO STIPULATES THAT IF
ANY CUSTOMER ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY REMAINS UNSERVICEABLE OR DORMANT,AND
UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE ACCOUNT WILL BE CONFISCATED AND
TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE

CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN
PARTNER,INRESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AND YOUR IMENSE
CONTRIBUTION TO CHAMPION THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THE FUND TO YOUR
ACCOUNT. 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE FOREXPENSES INCURRED BY THE BOTH PARTY
DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 %
WOULD BE FOR ME.
THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGES INDICATED. THEREFORE TO ENABLE MY BANK TRANSFER THE FUND
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,I WILL SEND TO YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU
WILL SEND TO MY BANK AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER AND THAT
WILL BE WHEN YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS, YOU MUST APPLY
FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF OUR BANK DECEASED
INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND
LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED .
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT
OF THE APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS RISK-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF
FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED INFORMATIONS WILL BE PERFECTLY MADE FOR YOU TO
CHAMPION THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION WITH MY BANK WITHOUT ANY HITCH OR
RISK .

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR’S SINCERELY,
Mr.Omar aruna

So what can you say? i don't know how am i going to react on this...i don't know if i'll laugh because the person who sent this is such an idiot or i'll get angry because he tried to fool me... hayzzz.... well, we are indeed poor but i cannot take to fool my own fellow for my benefit. i don't know what hardship or poverty the sender of the mail is going through but is there NO other way for him to make money without fooling other people??? can't he do it in a legal way? gosh...

Anguish(BJE MOA)

I can't explain what anguish I am feeling towards Malacañang right now! If it was not for that BJE(Bangsamoro Juridical Entity) MOA(Memorandum of Agreement) there would be no civil war going on in Mindanao right now!!! Yes, I am so DAMN blaming Malacañang(especially GMA) for this matter! They are just doing this to pursue their own personal interest! If BJE will be created automatic there will be a change in the charter(to be constitutional..kasi it's unconstitutional man) because the ARMM has separate provision in the constitution! A change in the charter will, thus, lead to the extension of the term of the present administration! Their greediness already eaten them that they'll do everything, even killing their own people just to stay in power.

PEACE?!? What thew hell! BJE will not resolve the issue in Mindanao!!! Why? First, not all the leaders of ARMM are approved in the said MOA because if the BJE is established they will be under the Federal System. Therefore, they cannot do what ever they want to do to their respective provinces of the Bangsa Moro place! Second and the worst, it's not really the ARMM alone that the MILF are claiming their ancestral domain, it's the WHOLE Mindanao. If we will give them the ARMM they would think that we are afraid of them and soon they will conquer Mindanao as well...BJE is just the first step! Third, the MOA/BJE violates many provision in the constitution...thus, it's unconstitional. If the MILF cannot respect the constitution why give them the full right to ARMM?

In order for us to attain PEACE we should LEARN to RESPECT one another regardless of culture, race and religion!!!

Inisako, inis na inis talaga ako! basta basta nalang sila gumagawa ng hakbang without even consulting the people! They shoul'd have informed us...but they kept silent beacuse they have their own hidden agendas bihind this MOA. Without the Supreme Court's TRO, MOA wouldn't have been known to the people!!!! Buti naman sana kung sila angapektado sa gulo dito sa Mindanao, eh hindi naman eh...KAMI ang LABIS na APEKTADO!!! We are afraid and panicking for the possible things to happen!!!!

Moving a Holiday into another Day

Ninoy Aquino Day (Rep. Act. 9256)is a public holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21. It marks the anniversary of assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. Returning to the Philippines after three years of self-imposed exile, Aquino was shot in the head and killed on August 21, 1983 as he was escorted off an airplane by soldiers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Today is August 19, and it's public holiday. Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo moved the holiday(The Ninoy Aquino Day) on Monday instead of Thursday. Actually she(GMA) always moves the dates of holidays especially when the real date strikes in the middle of week. The reason for this according "daw" to GMA is for the family to spend longer time together. On my own opinion on the another hand, moving a public holiday into another day defeats the real purpose/essence of it. It's disrespecting the law and the the holiday itself. Bakit pa ginawa ang holiday na yan kung imomove lang pala sa ibang araw!?!

SP for School Days only?!?

What I really don't like when riding a tricycle or jeepney is when the driver or conductor asks more than the fare mandated to them by the government.

Pupils and Students are given SP(student privilege) of about some(i don't know the exact percentage) percent off in any land travel fare(I don't know to water and air travel--haven't rode in an airplane or ship for a long long time-- if they offer SP's too) like down town. They(we) are given such privilege for the reasons that they(we) are not yet earning and still dependent to their(our ) parents or guardians.

The jeepney drivers and conductors in our terminal know me already for I always ride(for more than 4 years now) in their jeepneys everyday. Now the regular fare from the City to Tampakan is 18php and for students is 16php. There are times that I pay them more than the amount that I should be paying them and there are times that I pay what is just for me to give them.

Going home one Saturday when I paid the conductor 16php. He insisted that I should give him 18php. I told him that I am a student and he argued that it was Saturday and 'no class' during Saturdays. phew.. Got really deafen by those words of him...and that was when the time i started to make taray.

There are also times when i ride down town that tricycle drivers ask how much you're going to pay them. Hello?! They've known already how much the fare is, why ask pa?! When that happens to me, maghahanap na kaagad ako na iba pang masasakyan.

I know that how expensive the gasoline is and I know how small the profit of a driver. Actually, I often pay more than the amount na dapat kung babayaran pag sumasakay ako ng tricycle...pero yan eh kung 'yong driver eh walang reklamo o hindi ako tinatanong kung magakano ang babayaran ko...at kung ang driver eh nakiusap talaga na dagdagan ko ang pamasahe. Hindi naman 'yan problema eh. Pero pag abusado ang driver, naku...magkakasubukan talaga kami ng salita!

I looked for the provision on that SP but, unfortunately, I didn't found it. I wanted to know if it is stated there that SP effects only during school days. But come to think of it noh, wether it's weekend/holiday or not a student is a student! They cannot deny the fact they(we) are still dependent to their (our) parents in terms of financial matters!

Greek Religion and Philosophy

One of my favorite subjects during my High School days(until now actually) was History. I am really fond of discussing past events. In fact if I am not a PS major right now I would probably be a History major. And because of my love to history, i added a history subject---though I am not required to take the subject--...and I'm loving it.

One of my favorite topics in history is the ancient Greeks...their way of life, politics, religion and philosophy...very interesting. Actually, through studying the Ancient Greeks I've come up with a short reflection and analysis with regards to their religion w/c you can read below.

Billions of years ago man was in the middle of nowhere…bewildered and terrorized by the presence of the powers of nature. He was filled with commotions. He wondered why certain phenomena happened. “Is there something beyond all things…? Is there something that causes everything else…?” Those questions haunted his mind. Finally when man discovered fire, he was enlightened. Man started to think and reflect…theorize and evaluate things. That was then when man realized that there is a supreme being. This Supreme Being controls all things—that was what man believed… and taught it his children…and was taught by his children to their children until it became a tradition.

Speaking of tradition, traditionally Greek Religion was consisted of the worship of the main Olympian deities. It was polytheistic…it had many gods and goddesses. These gods and goddesses behaved in a manner not entirely different from the way in which human beings did.

Ancient Greeks were very much attached to their religion that it became source and part of their lives. They believed that everything, politically, socially and economically, were planned and in accordance to the will of their deities. In times of warfare, when Greeks won the battle, it was because they were blessed and guided by the god. On the other hand when they failed, it was because the god wished it and had other plans for them.

Religion is always coupled with Philosophy. If you believe without reason then there is no reason for you to pursue that belief. There would be no cause without a cause that made the cause caused. Hence, Greeks came up with the idea of different deities for the reason that they realized that all things and phenomena should have causes.

Religion made man at home to the world. As what the founder of Gifford lectures said that man cannot be at ease to the world unless he has faith to sustain him. For the Ancient Greeks no matter how cruel life might be, they stayed calm and at eased for they believed that Zeus or Athena were there to protect them.

Blogging is a Fulfillment!

Just received my personal google adsense personal identification pin last Saturday---too bad I can’t use it anymore… *sigh* Anyways, ok lang, I made another account naman. But I wont close this account though. This is where I started as a social blogger, why close it? Still gonna post my opinions and ideas here. J

About my google adsense disability, wasn’t really that sad though. First and foremost, I love blogging, wether I gain or not it’s okay with me…because I’m happy sharing my thoughts and opinions about things.

The fulfillment in blogging is not how you make money but on how you express yourself and touch the lives of other people through your writing. Thus, blogging in the sense is already a fulfillment!