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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A Great Encounter With A Rose

Whenever I feel the heap of loneliness, I just look up to the sky and pray that someday, a knight in a shining armor will take me in his castle of blissfulness and love. I'm not afraid of taking chances and dreaming of a fairy tale-like love story which will entail my happiness. I certainly believe that I can find that happiness momentously within the swirl of time and fate. Like a rose, it takes a lot of time to bloom. I'm not rushing things. Instead, I patiently wait and wait until I can shine beautifully with that one guy who is right for me. :)

Saan banda?

Napagkasunduang ang magiging tema ng folio ngayon eh VOCEA “Boses ng Kabataan Tungo sa Pagbabago ng Bayan.” Sabi ng utak ko (at utak ng ibang kasama) ang hirap naman! Mahirap nga ba? Saan banda? Kung tutuusin, madami tayong masasabi kapag ganito ang paksa sa pagsulat ng artikulo. Siyempre, madami tayong himutok tungkol sa mundong puro karahasan; sa bayang puno ng kurakot; pamayanang may masungit na mga opisyal; mataas na tutition fee; maging sa kaklase mong ayaw kang pang-gawa ng assignment; sa nanay mong katak ng katak sayo tuwing umaga; sa naghihirapang exam at quiz na kulang na lang eh dumugo na lahat sayo; sa pagrereview na katambal mo na ang kape, cobra, sting, extra joss, maging katol (yung totoo, walang budget? Katol na lang?); kaibigang ayaw kang samahang mag-shot; kaaway mong non-sense kausap; girlfriend o boyfriend mong puro na lang selos (forever!); maging sa mga pusang tumatalon sa mesa niyo para kumuha ng foods pag walang tao; (grabe aagawan ka pa ng ulam!) Kulang na lang buong buhay mo ireklamo mo na rin para magbago!

San ko nga ba uumpisahan to? Nahihirapan ako. (Sabi ko na mahirap naman kasi talaga to iiiihhh!) Una sa lahat gusto kong punahin ang ilan sa kabataan ngayon sa mga gawain nila. I mean, kung gusto talaga natin ng pagbabago kailangan mag-umpisa yun sa ating mga sarili. For example, sinasabi ng iba sa atin na naghihirap sila pero sabayan sa pag-gastos. Makita mo, naka-signature na bags, shoes, etc. Sasabihin nila fake lang to! Weh! Kahit na noh! May bayad pa rin! Ang daming kumakain sa mga magagarbong restaurant, gumagala kung saan-saan. Beach! Overnight! Party like it’s the end of the world! Bongga! Tapos pagdating sa school, may babayaran na konting contri pang-xerox, dos lang hihingi pa sa kasama. Eto pa, ayaw naman natin talagang lahat sa kurakot pero aha, puro kupit tayo sa ating mga magulang! Walang katapusang kupit! (Aray ko!) Kung anu-ano sinasabi nating babayaran diumano sa kanila. Ultimo yata noun, pronoun, mathematics, articles a and an binabayaran daw! (Aray ko na naman!) Eto pang malupit eh! Ayaw ng lahat sa sinungaling na gobyerno! Umpisahan natin ulit sa simpleng tayo. Kunyari daw gagawa ng project overnight, anong gagawin? Gagala lang! Project sa Kart! Project sa sinehan, sa mall. Oh diba? Ayaw natin ng mapagbalat-kayong gobyerno pero tayo sa buhay natin eh nagsisinungaling din naman. (paminsan-minsan lang! :]) Ano pa? Eto. Nagagalit tayo pag may mga nakakaranas ng lindol, bagyo, tsunami, at kung anu-ano pang delubyo! Sasabihin natin “Napakawalang disiplina kasi ng tao. Ayan tuloy nagagalit ang kalikasan.” Duh! Kasama tayo dun. Kung may malasakit tayo sa kapaligiran hindi tayo gagawa ng ikakasira nito. Eh hindi eh! Sa classroom nga lang pag kakain ng chichirya sa klase o iinom ng softdrinks, isisiksik pa yung pinaglagyan sa upuan eh. Di ba? Napangiti ka? Meron pa. Save water! Eh sa bahay niyo nga pag naligo ka isang oras eh! Kasabay nun ang pagbuhos ng tubig sa gripo! Magkano na kaya singil sa inyo ng Water District kung araw-araw ganun ang gawain mo? Lumipat naman tayo sa ibang aspeto, wag puro satin. Maraming nabubulgar! (hehe!) Paglabas mo sa school, 25 pesos na lang extra mo. Gutom na gutom ka na at alam mong sa halagang yun makakabili ka na ng Mcdo Sundae! (Nomnom!) Takam na takam ka na sa sundae mo ng biglang paglabas mo ng Mcdo eh may sasalubong sayong mga pulubi. Marurumi sila. Gusgusin. Walang mga tsinelas. Halatang namimilipit na sa sobrang gutom; sa kalam ng sikmura. Pero wag ka! Imbes na maawa ka maiinis ka! Tama ba naman kasing hingin nila sundae mo eh di pa natikman ng taste buds mo! Eto pa! Isasawsaw pa nila yung napakaitim nilang mga daliri sa sundae mo para lang mapwersa kang ibigay sa kanila. Siyempre ibibigay mo! Imaginine mo, ikaw ba naman gugustuhin mong kainin pa yon eh pinagsawsawan na ng daliring napaka----alam mo na. Yung iba naman, havey mamalimos. “Teh pengeng piso” Pag sinabi mong wala sisigaw mga yan “Ang damot mo naman!” o kaya “Bakit wala? Hindi ka ba binigyan ng baon ng nanay mo?!” Oh diba, ikaw pa mapapahiya. Meron pa yung namemresyo. Binigyan mo na ng piso, hihirit pa “piso lang? lima naman daw teh”. Tapos makita mo niyan pinangka-karakrus lang nila. Sa mura nilang edad alam na nila ang sugal. Yung mga magulang nila? Nasan? Ayun, sugal din ang hinaharap. Yung iba pagkagising sa umaga gin na ang tinutungga. Hinahayaan nilang palabuy-laboy ang kanilang mga anak; gutom nang pampisikal, gutom pa sa pagmamahal. Isa pang isyu? Pag nanonood tayo ng telebisyon, naiinis tayo minsan kasi yung mga balita tungkol sa hindi maputul-putol na pagtatraydor ng ilan sa mga pulitika at pag-gawa ng mga kwento sa isa’t isa. Yung iba nagbibitiw pa ng maaanghang na salita na nakakasira sa integridad kahit hindi naman alam ang buong istorya. Nakikisawsaw lang. Pero sating ordinaryong mamamayan, kasayang nakikipagtsismisan diba? (aminin!) Ngunit, subalit, datapwat, naisip ko, bakit kaya kailangang pagkwentuhan ang ibang tao. Sa totoo lang, oo, hindi naman maiiwasan yun eh. Ang masaklap lang mayroong mga taong sobra kung makapagduro, makapagkalat ng baho ng iba at makapang-husga ng kapwa pero ang totoo niyan ganun din ugali o gawain nila. Ironic noh? Meron pa! Nagagalit yung iba kasi pinag-uusapan sila pero pag sila ang kumakatak tungkol sa isang tao, tatawanan pa nila! (emotional?) Isa pang isyu sa telebisyon. May mga famous celebrities na humihingi ng donations for charity. Naisip ko lang, humihingi sila ng tulong sa bawat mamamayan, eh sila naka-diamonds at gold! Halatang mayaman, edi dapat sila rin mismo ginagawa nila ang ganong klase ng tungkulin diba? Nagsasabi lang po ako ng pananaw. Kaya sa tingin mo, may mabuti ba sa mga ganitong klase ng gawain? Saan banda?

Ilan lamang ito sa mga nakakatuwang ikot ng buhay ng mga ordinaryong tao ngunit nagbibigay ng ibang kahulugan sa ating bayan. Hindi ko naman ipinupunto na isa ako sa mga gumagawa ng tama o isa ako sa mga gumagawa ng mali. Nais ko lamang ipabatid sa ating lahat lalung-lalo na sa mga kapwa ko kabataan na kung gugustuhin natin ng pagbabago, kailangan magsimula ito sa ating mga sarili. Hindi natin pwedeng isisi ang papisu-pisong dagdag sa pasahe, load, kwek-kwek, pineapple juice, ensaymada, o kahit ano pa man sa gobyerno. Oo, siguro may kakulangan ang ilan sa iba ngunit meron din sa ating parte. Hindi natin pwedeng ipasan ang lahat ng nangyayaring kaguluhan, giyera, pagnanakaw, carnapping, salvage, o maging ang kulto sa mga may katungkulan. Simulan natin itong solusyunan sa pamamagitan ng pag-iingat. Ano pa? Hindi rin natin dapat isakdal sa iba ang ganti ng kalikasan - lindol, bagyo, hurricane, tsunami, etc.sa mga taong iniisip natin na walang ginawang mabuti para sa kapaligiran. Disiplina at malasakit ang kailangan natin. At higit sa lahat, paulit-ulit ng nagiging paksa ito, parang sirang plaka pero wala pa rin pagbabago. Madaling sabihin ngunit mahirap gawin. Sa kabila ng lahat, pagbabago pa rin ang susi. Pagbabago na kahit mahirap paigtingin ay sinusubukang kayanin ng bawat isa sa atin. Ikaw, magbabago ka ba? Saan banda? J

Earth Day: Leading the Realm to Melioration (*Late Post)

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
~George Gordon, Lord Byron,
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Year 2011 had started and as we had noticed, a lot of catastrophes banged this world. Some like earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons left so many scars not only to the victims but also to the whole humanity. Our vulnerable lives screamed through the harsh encounters that broke important resources into ashes. Most of our people who strived hard in working for these resources were hurled unexpectedly; leaving them with disastrous livelihood. We were horrified, shocked, and disparaged and breathed the air of hopelessness and disappointments. Nevertheless, we didn’t stop there. We tried our best to sew up and tie a better Earth again.

A lot of news circled through the first half of this year by media – radio, television, and even in internet. “Powerful quake, tsunami kills hundreds in Japan” “Philippines was welcomed by 2011 with catastrophes” “Global catastrophes – are they destruction?” ”Killer Tornadoes: Tales of Survival, Tragedy from Southeast Hit” – These are some of the mind-boggling news that alarmed almost all the countries in this planet. Different opinions with regards to environment had risen. All classes of people embarked something about caring for our Earth. Many of them uttered that we should be responsible individuals in order to save this world. On the contrary, words should equally be subjected to actions. The ultimate question is HOW?

Three words might encompass a solution for this tremendous predicament - RESPONSIBILITY, KNOWLEDGE, and UNITY. Let us first dwell into responsibilities. Almost all of us have tickling tongues when advising about the proper way to touch our environment. There are some who always speak righteously just to spread the so-called good deeds in order to save our planet. Much more, a number of people talk like they know everything about what is happening nowadays. Well, practice what you preach. We all have responsibilities that we should fulfil for the gifts God had given us. We should not only base everything we should do through speaking and extending sermons to the whole humanity. We must do; provide the actions. There is nothing wrong with trying to fit ourselves into the sphere of carrying out our responsibilities little by little. Let’s walk hand in hand for betterment.

Next is knowledge. Different discoveries and innovations pampered each of us for comfort or even lavishness to some. People are very good in creating something that can help people have an easy life. Regarding this knowledge, it really is important if we use it not only for our own sake but also for the good of our environment. Many innovators produce stuff that are new and tempting to the eyes; making people crave for these things for them to fit-in. Moreover, people’s knowledge should also craft something that can help the environment. Everyone should use their wit selflessly in moulding the surroundings into a haven of clean and productive paradise. Knowledge should not only be for being “in”, posh, or elite. It should also be a means of stepping into a new book of blissful Earth.

Last is unity. In this part, I would like to incorporate the highlight of this article – EARTH DAY. What really is Earth Day? Earth Day was held last April 22, 2011. This event aimed to increase the awareness and inspire billions of people to help Earth be green again. According to its history, Earth Day was started on April 22, 1970. From then on, it became a yearly tradition. Furthermore, annually, there were a lot of projects for this great moment. Crafts, recycling activities, and environmental games for kids were some. The own organization for Earth Day had managed to implement big schemes like greening schools and promoting environmental education, accelerating the global green economy, and the latest for the year 2011 is known as A Billion Acts of Green®. This latest project according to the org aimed to catalyze global environmental activism. A Billion Acts of Green®–the largest environmental service campaign in the world–inspires and rewards simple individual acts and larger organizational initiatives that further the goal of measurably reducing carbon emissions and supporting sustainability. The goal is to register one billion actions in advance of the global Earth Summit in Rio in 2012. (http://www.earthday.org/about-us) Earth Day’s aim really is looking forward to have a better planet. This kind of event and/or organization is very helpful in opening the minds of each of us that now is the time to stand up and raise our hands in volunteering to clasp a new greener world. Also, it does not only pose stiffly but it moves and sways in every part of the world; helping and building something that could benefit the whole humanity. Consequentially, as I had said a while ago, there are things that should be considered in making this planet green as it can be. Earth Day is yes, indeed helpful but we, as individuals, should be the first to initiate changes. Let’s appreciate Earth Day but let’s bear in our minds that we, united as one, should be the means to take the first steps in creating a world full of improvement. Earth Day had already opened us. Let’s not break the tradition of giving the environment a greener place but rather take it as we go along to the bricks of Mother Earth’s melioration. J

“Every day is Earth Day.”

- Anonymous

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Marco Vincent - A Haven of Serenity (*Late post)

I and my friends planned to have a short vacation in Puerto Galera to free ourselves from toxic schedules and stress. We looked for a perfect place to enjoy and relax and we chose Marco Vincent upon searching in the net about the hot spots in Puerto Galera. We had read great reviews about this hotel and frankly and honestly speaking, we proved that all positive reviews about this hotel are definitely TRUE!


We stayed for about 4 days. Marco Vincent catered a lot to guests like us. Upon entering, a warm greeting and smile were shown by the staff. The decors were so eye-catchy and glamorous. Inside the hotel, there's a very clean swimming pool with a jacuzzi on its side. The background music also soothed us and everyone in the hotel to relax. What I also like about this place is the room. It's equipped with all the necessary things needed by guests like me. Moreover, I also like the way the staff treat their guests; so approachable and warming.


I would like to give Marco Vincent another good point when it comes to the ultimate fact that aside from having restaurants inside the hotel, there's a restaurant, too owned by Marco Vincent at the beachfront. The place's so relaxing and pampering. The foods were so mouth-watering and delicious.


All our needed services were delivered properly by Marco Vincent. I and my friends enjoyed our stay and we are craving to be back again there very soon.


(**Enjoy the pics!Ü)


I really didn't know how to swim; I had the whatchamacallit jacket but I was still afraid of the water.

Speedboat baby :)

Rooftop

At the yacht

Choose your havs

We're sexy and we know it :D

On our way to Marco Vincent Dive Resort's Aqua Bar and Restaurant

With my friend at the restaurant

The pool and the jacuzzi on its side

M for Marco!


I was playing billiards but honestly, I didn't have any idea about it. Lol.

My favorite shot. I was kinda' ugly-pretty here. :D