A scary yet discriminatory beliefs in our Barangay.
Being raised in a remote place in Bukidnon, it was not surprising how my neighbors believed in supernatural being like manananggal and most especially vampires. There was one rumor in our place that this old woman probably 50 years of age was a vampire. What made them accused her where in fact she was not that typical vampire who possessed a very intimidating visage as we could see in movies and whatsoever.I mean, she couldn't be a vampire, she was very approachable and upon looking at her, you would probably said she was beautiful and pesentable despite of her age. The vampires as far as I knew were afraid of light. they disguised as human, they were immortals who could live for how many centuries. A cold blooded immortal who could read your thoughts and could predict what will happen in the future. Vampires could move from place to place in a blink of an eye and I don't think so she possessed all those stuffs. She was really an ordinary woman who couldn't dare to do cruel acts like sucking one's blood and eating human organs for survival. She could not really did that thing. Why? because she never ever qualified to be a vampire.


That popular notion reached her but I didn't knew how she reacted. She was still calm as if nothing was going wrong.


I admitted that before,I felt intimated and even threatened but upon growing up I realized that I should not.


Perhaps I had this idea that they only used her to scare their children not to wander especially in the evening. It was very disappointing then how they destroyed one's moral for personal interest. I hope they would consider that...



It was funny how ignorant my people in Bukidnon but I could not question them for accusing her, for believing such thing because it was their ideology and I could do anything to change it. Maybe someday they would realized their mistakes and probably asked for forgiveness for what they had done to " Annie", our neighbor.

POLITICS

As a student in political science, the word or idea that occupies the largest part of my brain is the word politics and some other words in relation to this word. Politics as defined is the art and science of Government, It deals with public affairs and that is the distribution of goods and services to satisfy the demands of the public. What's the common pitfalls of misinterpreting the meaning of politics is often it is equated to the words governance or governments which tackle different scope and concept in the science of politics. Politics is only a concept or a term which refers only to the political system in the allocation of resources for the welfare of the entire populace.

Conflicts will arise as the individuals are not satisfied to the services of the government, as they complain if the government officials are not responding effectively to their clamors and demands but let us consider that we suffer from the scarcity of resources so it is expected that all our demands to the Government will not be fully given. In this situation, politics then in another definition is the art of preserving social order as the Government finds some alternative to resolve the conflict being presented.

Politics is omnipresent in our society. The moment there are negotiations between individuals or among individuals, the moment you convince your friend to accept your point of view on some matters, it is politics. The crossing of ideas and concepts and ideologies to meet a unified and integrated and generalized ideas and concepts and ideologies, it is politics.

Politics is not bad as it is defined but it can only be so if the one who practice or execute will use his power and authority and influence to deprive the real essence of politics and instead alleviate himself to the wealth of the people.

Effective Inspiration... "CRUSH"!?

I remember the time when I was a young fellow, haha...Being a graduate from a Barangay Elementary school, I usually received blatant discrimination from my new classmates in high school who were a graduate from central school more advanced than my school. There was this boy, my crush, confronted me and thrown some degrading words like who am I to excel in class I am just a graduate from a no standard institution. I was trampled on in another sense. I was deeply hurt because he was someone of value to me and all those inhumane stuffs were coming from him? what a pity to myself. Not only him who treated me like stupid lass in our school, some, I noticed on the way they looked at me as if I am someone of no value and no standard and whatsoever it were in their minds I didn't know. All I knew was that they didn't like me and they didn't want me to excel in our academic subjects. (laughs).

Well as the one being degraded of course I felt some crashing pain and anger in my heart. But later on I realized that I am becoming the box office queen in our class. All my actions and ideas were very monitored and I felt this responsibility of studying hard, of burning my midnight candle to sustain my popularity. I was just kidding but really it was the way I viewed the situation back then. Feeler! right?( laughs)

I also remembered one of my classmates labeled me "amming girl" because I usually uttered "am" word when I loosened  my ideas in reciting. Well I could not blame her power of observation. She was right anyway. And again because of that very disappointing label, I also felt the eagerness to eradicate those words in my vocabulary. Every evening I read a lot of books, reading them aloud and discussing what it contained to practice my speaking ability. I also faced the mirror and lectured myself as if I am a teacher. It was a tedious process to erase  manner of speaking but I did it though there were some errors still on the way I speak but as long as I achieved something out of those intimidating label, It was all that matter.

It was hard for me to handle situations back then but I had no choice but to view those stuffs as a compliment in order for me to keep going or else I would be suffocated in an area full of humiliation without even acting to overcome the situation.I thanked those who discriminated me before because in their very painful words I learned and stand to prove that I'm not worthy of their accusations. My gratitude to my former crush who contributed a lot in both pains and gains in my life. You dig up to the core of my heart that keep it beating and pumping and now continually burning for another challenge to conquer. Thank you Jovann Glenn.

Hostage Drama in Manila

I, deep in my heart blamed the system of governance we had in the Philippines. We had the enacted constitution here in this institution yet, sometimes we, Filipinos especially those in public service disregard its establishment. As promulgated in the Philippine codified constitution, every individual should not be deprived of life, liberty and equality without due process of law nor any individual be denied in the protection of the law(Art. 3 sec. 1), now come to think of it, Does the Government unit provided Mr. Mendoza due process of law?.He was denied and worse the police officers even arrested his innocent relatives. If ever you will be put in his shoes, quite sure you will also be agitated. I've read an article stating that the fault of one man should not put in the others, a very true statement that the fault of Mr. Mendoza should not be put on to his relatives also.
I'm not protecting Mr. Mendoza indeed I despised his brutal actions. He did lost his moral and dignity as awarded police officer in the Philippines. I pity his conduct but if he was given due process, maybe he will do such cruelty.
Whose to be blame then?
The answer is in our instinct...We had different perspectives and analysis about the case and one thing, I cannot impose what perspective in you nor you can impose your perspective in me..
we cannot bring back the time and the best thing for us to do is to move on and accept our lapses providing that that thing will never happen again in the Philippines. Lets take it, though its hard, as a lesson and a message to all of us especially to the Government officials to provide even more safety environment by proper police training and of course gadgets like ammunition and armed combats for the use of the police authorities during training and actual operations.
Does media also had lapses in the detailed coverage of this police operation?
Yes, they had and it's up to you how you interpret their lapses.
My condolence to the victims of the hostage drama and to the family of Mr. Mendoza. I know it's painful to lose your loved ones. Let us pray and I know someday, wounds will be healed in God's grace and mercy...God bless us all brothers and sisters.

DEPTH OF GRATITUDE

I just saw the frofile picture of my eldest ate in the facebook and I felt guilty of how she looked. I never recognized her at first, she did changed. I saw from the picture the tired looking lady with a faked smile. It seemed that she was carrying all the burdens of the world. I saw deep within her eyes how tiresome her work in Dubai. She did sacrificed herself just to send me and my elder ate to college. If only I could help her carry some of her burdens. But I could not. All I could contribute is prayer and seriousness in my studies.

I wanted to apologize for all my lapses here in the Philippines. Spending sometimes unnecessary things and others. Sorry for being lazy sometimes in my studies, sorry for everything. Te if ever happen you'll able to read my blog someday, I want you to know how I appreciated your efforts and sacrifices abroad. How I work so hard to compensate your efforts and how I pray every now and then to keep you safe and protected in God's grace and mercy. You're the reason why I'm here in this institution, why I able to pursue my dreams despite our economic status and forever I owe my life to you for giving me the oppurtunity to study. Thank you for being my ate and I'm very proud of you. You're the best among the bests ates in the world.

I miss you very much te...I miss our bonding as two very close sisters...I'm looking forward to see you next year November 2011...love you very much, tambok...hehe...