WHO ELSE IS FOR SALE????

I was listening to Orhan Pamuk and Oe Kenzaburo's Discussion about representing one's country and I was struck by a comment made by Mr. Pamuk -"Most of the time it is easy journalism and sloppy reporting that give us a wrong representation of country’s real situation."

In the book "Orientalism" by Edward Said he fought for the Western view about the Islamic movement in the Eastern world. Undauntedly correcting the representation made by the Western press about the real conditions in the Islam World. Clearly making a goos point on Iraq where years after the US is now thinking maybe Mr. Said is right.

Here in our country, I believe, journalism is dictated by patronage as ex President Fidel Ramos once quipped- "Kung pro government ka magbasa ka ng Star, kung galit ka Inquirer, pag di mo na alam kung sino ka, Malaya?" So who is going to write about what is the real situation in this country? Do we still have writers who have balls to write about what is right or moral? Do we have still young men of letters who can write for the future of their motherland? I still dream.....I can name a few but would rather keep it close to my chest and let the people judge for themselves.

In the meantime....I DREAM.....Tanga ako eh!

EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY IS FOR SALE

WHOOAA, Quote/unquote. This was taken from a statement made by the Speaker of the Lower House himself that drew reactions from both sides of the fence.

Was he glorifying himself or washing his hands so others will be blamed?

Should he be like Chavit Singson who Mr. Mendoza demolished as another criminal pointing an accusing finger on another criminal? (Sorry such strong words quoted)

Or wouldn't it be easier for him to just say "Okay guys fine, we all accept money from the administration, now it is time for a change, let us all admit our faults and move on with our lives forward." "Let us give the Filipinos what they deserve."

Let us give the Filipinos what they deserve. A life where the poor will be given a chance to fight for their future. A life where none of their rights are being trampled upon. A life where you can have the power to change the future of your children simply by getting the right to proper education, health services, infrastructure etc...

EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY IS FOR SALE!!!! Sinong Tanga ang di nakakaalam nang lahat ng ito? It is a fact and we Filipinos simply ignore it.

EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY IS FOR SALE!!!! I rest my case , Your Honor!

WHAT A DAY!!!

It was a hot-like-holy-week-summer day so I decided to drive around and visit my mom's grave. It has been a while since I have done and I have always enjoyed the solitude that it offers. Makes me think well of my inner being, so to speak. I brought myself my favorite books of History of Philosphy and Ninoy's Poems. It struck my senses when I read aboout his Laur experience. Oh well, all men will have to back to God, ALlah, Yahweh, Kristo etc...We will al realize that there will always be a SUpreme Being mightier than anyone of us.
ANyway before I drift away, main point of the blog is when I was passing along KAlayaan(why are all roads here named kalayaan?meron ba tayo nun?) when a teenager stuck a knife at a teenage girl while grabbing her cellphone. The girl fought back and the snatcher persisted. I went down waved at the guu in the car behind me that I am going to help her-Now guess what happened? The girl almost got killed while the people around her watched her ordeal and as I was going back to my car the cars behind me were cursing and blowing their horns?? ANG TANGA TANGA KO BA???? Why did I have to help? I know I can protect her if I saw her right away, so did the men beside her.Well no one did not even shout for help, Well, what do you think sino ang TANGA? Then two more things on my way back to MAkati but my friends are here so tom.