subversive thoughts

our government is weak
it only takes the combined forces of nine transport groups to restrain the MMDA from doing its job
our Congress would rather listen to big businesses than to the people it is supposed to serve
our President would rather lie to the people than say the obvious: our country is in trouble
we're not even the democracy that we claim to be!
a democracy is characterized by the participation and representation of the people in the government
?
it is also characterized by the improvement of the overall condition of a country
?!
and the holding of regular and credible elections
!!!!!!
ok....
so, are we a democracy?

IT'S ALL OVER!!!!

finally!!!!!!!
friday has come!!!
hell week has ended!!! the endless tests are gone; no more reading, studying, writing and cramming!!!

i can finally lay back and relax... haaay...
and get back to what really matters...
fixing up my city in sim city 4! :D
hahahahahahaha!!! model student talaga...

haaay... life...

what a day...

haaay...
what a day....

hehehehehe.... 98 ako sa geol exam ko!!!
gulat nga ako e... :D
saya talaga!!!
tapos biglang 3 lang ako sa polsci...
actually kalahati ng class 3... yung iba 4 o 5
ganun ka brutal, right minus wrong kasi...
at least mas mataas score ko kay GMA :D
4.0 sya e... hehehehehehehehe...
well... that's life...

finally...

tapos na mga exam sa art studies!!!!!!!!!
pahinga narin sa wakas!!!!!!! hehehehehehehehehehe......

polsci nalang, tapos math 2nd long exam, tapos math midterms......
oops

haaay... life...

wake up call...

my polsci professor finally noticed me today............
nodding off on my chair... hehehehehehehe...
it was my most embarassing moment of the day, as all eyes turned to me when my prof called "mr. obidos, would you like to sit here in front?"
THAT woke me up, and just as well...
if i had fallen asleep i would have missed a very important lesson, and another wake up call...
what is a nation?
a nation is a group of people who are linked by a shared culture and a shared history...
at least that's what the book says....
another definition discussed in that class was that a nation is a group of people that are united in glory and suffering...
like when america was united after pearl harbor, and then that same unity allowed it to win the second world war...
then the discussion shifted to... uh oh... the philippines
are we a nation?
oops... nice question...
yes, we filipinos share a history, and we, at least at the very basic level, share a culure...
but throughout our entire history, did we unite?
the philippine revolution?
a localized rebellion of the tagalogs in luzon characterized by factional infighting (magdiwang vs magdalo)
the japanese occupation?
different guerilla groups under different leaders acting without coordination
edsa 1?
1-5 million active participants, in a nation of about 50 million
edsa 2?
1-3 million active participants, in a nation of 70+ million, and
a blatant violation of our constitution
edsa 3?
+/- 50,000 people, who tried to storm the gates of malacanang
today?
good god...
a weak president, who is trusted by only 32% of the population
a government who chooses to set aside the fact that the country is in dire straits, in effect lying to the people
political figures who would rather unite against each other than do something to unite the country...
moral leaders who bicker among themselves about whether to accept or reject donations from gambling lords and druglords...
and...
a population of 84 million, wherein 1 out of 4 would leave the country if given the chance...
a population of 84 million, where 8 million live and work abroad, probably 16 million if you count those who live illegaly in other countries...
a population of 84 million, where only a handful live in comfort, as the rest suffer and die in poverty...
need i go on?
so, are we a nation?

haaay... life...

wala lang... :D

nice comment tin... hehehehehehehe... :D

fyi...
wanna know where you can get certification for, say, a drug test, in less than 30 minutes?
and, (here's the kicker) without having to take the test!

it's right beside camp crame
headquarters of the philippine national police

haaay.... life...

bakit ganyan?

haaay.... bakit ba ganyan?
simbahang ayaw sa sugalan, tumatanggap ng pera mula sa sugalan...
mga hypokrito!
taong ayaw sa "wet flag" scheme ng mmda dahil "ayokong mabasa e, pano kung papasok ako sa klase? e di basang basa ako?"
gago! e di wag kang mag jaywalk!
driver ng jeep na nagiintay ng pasehero NA NASA KABILANG KALSADA PA
grabe... kainis!
haaay... buhay talaga...

first time... hehehehehe... :D

ei... wala lang... just found some extra time on my hands... hehehehehehehe :D
i finally found a place to vent some hot air... hahahahahahahaha :D