Thoughts on this National Week of Mourning
1. NOW I BELIEVE IN THE CORY MAGIC. It’s not that I am a skeptic, but I supported the other side of the fence, so to speak. I AM a Marcos supporter to the core. But this week was probably the first time I admit EDSA 1986 was not a fluke. I have always believed what happened in EDSA was not because of the people, but because of the moves of those who supported both camps. If Ramos, Enrile, and Honasan had not jumped over to the other side, there wouldn’t be any historical significance of what happened then. And when thousands of people lined up along the road for their final salute to Cory, I had also finally accepted that she was significantly important historically. Some of us had learned a lot of lesson during her presidency. Some took the opportunity for political gains, some for personal.
2. THE FILIPINOS CAN UNITE. It took one dead beloved leader for the entire nation to be united. La Salle and Ateneo, Marcoses and Aquinos, Administrations and Oppositions, people from different sides of the fences, they all were “saddened” by the country’s loss. And yet when Cory was alive and asking the people to be vigilant to all those who are planning to deceivingly corrupt the entire Philippine Constitution by Charter Change through Constitutional Assembly, those supporters where never to be found! Amazing! Just like Michael Jackson, everybody suddenly becomes a fan, everybody suddenly liked him, everybody is suddenly affected by the loss! We only give importance to their legacy and contributions when those persons are dead, but while alive we were never that affectionate to the point of following by example.
3. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, OUR MILITARY OFFICERS ARE ALL BUTT UGLY. Paquito Diaz, Romy Diaz, Joaquin “Buwaya” Fajardo, Max Alvarado – eat your hearts out! Our officers could effectively pass as villains in any action movie locally produced. I was expecting to see tall, lean built, shortcut hairs, and elegant and graceful march from majority of our soldiers. Instead I saw the opposite. Some tummys are bulging and I see hairs, wherein during my CMT days I was required with that stupid 4 inches haircut and no sideburns. Ramos, Enrile, and even the bulging Honasan and Trillanes looks more of a soldier right now than all of them combined. I couldn’t hide my disappointment at them. No wonder some of our Filipina women are crazy for American soldiers.
4. WILLIE REVILLAME WILL ALWAYS BE WILLIE REVILLAME. I don’t think I need to say more. There is a fine line separating the ethical and those who are pretending to be ethical for the sake of being famous. Whatever block-timer reasons you have to put up to, National Interest comes first. To DISRESPECT a former President AT HER FUNERAL – may the heavens have mercy on this moron.
5. MY OUTFIT WAS DONE BY NATIONAL ARTIST PITOY MORENO. WTF? I thought National Artists are those supposed to have an impact historically and on a national scale. I have nothing against Pitoy but a National Artist is somebody who did made an impact about the Filipino and nationalism, like Levi Celerio. Plus I like Patis Tesoro’s Piña barong more. And how about Carlo J. Caparas? What are his contributions? The comics industry is dead already. Can he revive the Funny Komiks franchise well-loved by children of the 80’s? Yes, he made a lot of money on films without any nudity and currently raking in money on telenovelas but that is not an achievement. Crying over your loved one who jilted you at the expense of another woman as a blockbuster plot does not contribute for national awareness… believe me…
6. I NOMINATE MYSELF AS NATIONAL ARTIST. Cecil Guidote Alvarez is now a National Artist. Unfortunately, she is the chairperson of the National Council for Culture and Arts, the very same body that deliberates, debates, and approves the awarding of National Artist. Conceitedly genius on NCCA’s part. I have no objections though on Francisco Mañosa. He deserves to be a National Artist. His Coconut Palace is a personal visionary template for my dream house, if ever I could build one. But the other three - Direk Carlo, Pitoy, and Chair Alvarez – they are way below Dolphy who probably deserves this award far more than them.
nakakabwisit isipin na... ay wala na sila... dapat nating ipagpugay...
hanggang sa national artist awards
may dagdag bawas :))
tsk tsk tsk.
tinatamaan sila ng nababatong barya di sila umiilag
panalo.
yung nagtatabaan dun sa Manila Memorial Park... mga dekorasyon lang!
nasa tv kagabi sabi
"you can ask the president or anyone
kung sinabi ko bang awardan nila ako."
awardan ko siya
wagi hahaha :))
Akala ko meron ka rin comment kay Kris Aquino. During the funeral cortege tinanong sya ni Jessica Soho kung naibsan ang nararamdaman nyang pain pag nakikita nya ang support ng taong bayan sa libing ni Cory. Kris replied something like, "Hinde. I'm so sorry to be honest Jessica pero hindi talaga..."
Pero later that day, sinabi na nya "Nakakabawas ng sakit at nakakataba ng puso..."
Kris Aquino is Kris Aquino.
i had a hint that it would be a little dramatic... mali pala ako... it was a lot...
pero suddenly it made me think, not every Tom we know is the whole Tom.
gusto ko lang sabihin na i have seen a different Kris nung funeral,
a more human Kris.
hindi ako fan ni Kris, i even hate her antics in showbiz.
and im quite allergic to her shrilling voice :o
pero nung nakita ko siya during the funeral (sumilip ako saglit)
at sa tv. those are not theatrics.
or siguro nafeel ko lang siya, dahil parehas kaming bunso,
at anak. i dont know.
but i didn't see Kris the celebrity
but Kris, as simply a child who lost her mom...
grabe dapat si dolphy national artist na. kelan siya aawardan KUNG KELAN PATAY NA? tsk. bakit pinapahalagahan ang tao kung kelan wala na ito. aanhin nya pa yung mga awards kung wala na xa diba. atleast we give importance to those who are alive and really deserving.
for some reason bigla din akong naging maka-cory.
pero hindi mo rin nakita si kris na bitbit matagal si baby james :P
pero nun necro, umiiyak si kris sa upuan
habang nagsasalita si juico yun secretary ni cory
pinahid ni baby james ang luha niya
tapos kinarga siya ni kris
kahit naiinis ako kay kris dati
pramis
natats ako hehe. tats di ba :))
I am still pro-Marcos though. I admit I loved Marcos' curfew - kahit na mataas ang sinasabi nilang atrocities at human rights violations, mababa ang crime rate kasi bilang ang tao sa labas, at kilala mo kung sino lang ang pwedeng gumawa ng kalokohan kasi kilala mo kung sino lang ang may permiso gumala pag gabi
excluding the first unstable years of the martial law, the government owns major shares of Meralco and Petron during those days, which could have contributed to lower electric rates and oil prizes. If the Bataan Power plant was continued we wouldn't have power crisis. There are gov't projects of the Marcos administration that could have contributed to our nation's progress but apparently was shelved after EDSA 86 because of political vendetta...
super na-feel ko yung messages nya. in fact, cryola mode ako!! hehe :)
agree din to you Duni.. minsan we failed to appreciate a person when
he/she's still alive. Aanhin ang mga flowers, prayers and sympathy kung di na yun ma-fefeel nung tao!
Korina campaigning for presidency while Kris campaigns for the VP... :))
palakpakan! palakpakan!
(a) blog
(b) person
(c) cute blogger
(d) all of the above... lols
taga saan ba si Reyes?
si Ebdane balita ko rin tatakbong Senador kaya andaming projects ngayon ng DPWH na puro poster nya nakalagay
lulz.