Attempted

I attempted to write about some nice things last semester but I was probably too busy. I may or may not choose to do so. Taking advantage of the limited time that I have for these things, I will make 'summaries' instead. They are:
1. Potential: what I have--I have plenty of potential.
2. Ecology: ultimate brain cell decimator--Ecology is the hardest subject ever in college. We did many things; so many and so much effort!
3. Authority: I hate--I like being free. I identify myself as an entrepreneur and a hacker.
4. Laziness--I am so lazy. I have to change because lazy people simply don't succeed in life.
5. Ideal/perfect thinker--I think so much and I always dream of attaining unity which is impossible. I give myself a hard time.
6. Games (Tekken) I will not play. I was addicted with playing Tekken 3 (SNES-emulated). This is in light that I should be busy with school work.
7. Nothing--Nothing will change anybody by leaps and bounds. This is probably very true.
8. Remnant--I don't remember the idea on this title.

Marathon: 12th of 15 parts

GMA's faults from a leftist's perspective

You either like or hate a person. I have seen Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) from a bright side in a previous post in this blog (Lakas ng Milenyo). Now it's time to see her from my dark, negative side. GMA is a devil, willing to propagate nothing but the gain of the already rich or her allies. For her, order is the most important. This is why she tries to water down all political rallies or demonstrations against her. But what the majority of Filipinos don't understand is that the basis for people to go against the current government is sound.

If you can't get along, that's fine. This is the reason why I am here; I'll try best to show the position of a leftist, and why GMA, the current president of the Republic of the Philippines, is the number one enemy of the Filipinos. The left is for equality. Everybody owns everything in a communist setting. There is no private ownership. Public ownership is the one and only type of ownership recognized by the state. All for one and one for all. From a democratic perspective, it looks as if there would be no drive for excellence or efficiency in a politically-left community. But when it is examined more closely, it can be done. When everybody in the state thinks as one, i.e. thinks and does things for the good of the state, then the multiplier and auspicious cycle goes on and on, like being in a state of perpetual motion. Accordingly, well-run communist countries have the inherent capacity for self-sufficiency, well-capable of surviving and even flourishing during a period of isolation.

GMA is bent on the maintenance of foreign hegemony over the Philippine markets. Nothing whatsoever has been done to stop or slow down the influx of imported goods to our islands. If this is not discontinued, then damage could be so great that getting up from this knockout since the time of colonizers be automatically be futile. Nationalism is an intrinsic characteristic of the left. It basks in nationalist propaganda on any kind of mass media.

GMA is crazy on anything about development. She matters little on the effects of the large-scale mining on Philippine mountains on the environment and public health. Safety is not prioritized over monetary profit. On the long run, if this goes unabated, we shall have spent more for public health and immeasurable losses in terms of human productivity over the meager earning from uncontrolled environmental exploitation in terms of magnitude and rate. The good of the many, of the majority should be first.

GMA is for the increase of taxes. This was done in many ways, with the EVAT being the most notorious. It is taxes on almost all goods from the previous rate of 10% to 12%. This was done even if the same amount of revenue could be covered if the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) was efficient in tax collection and not blemished with red tape as it currently is. Taxes were increased even if extreme corruption in government offices is continuous. Plunder is unacceptable in any organization. Taxes should be well thought of and it should be sincere in addressing problems. It should not be done if there are other solutions. It should not be done just because it is convenient.

GMA cheats; she's a certified liar who has the stomach to make promises. She cheated in the election. Everybody knows. Some people know it but they accept it by rationalizing that Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) is a great actor but a ridiculous president. Some people think that they currently can do little about the situation, just like I. The Garci tapes revealed everything. I don't know what happened to our justice system. Why is GMA still in office? If she is not the deserving winner, then why is her ass still in the Malacañan Palace? If the justice system failed us, then we should have taken action to unseat her. We don't or shouldn't want an insincere leader running our country. Honesty is supreme in a society of equals.

Democracy betrayed itself in the Philippines. The greatest example was during GMA's stint.

Marathon: 11th of 15 parts

Christmas: An atheist's view

Christmas is the time of year when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, their lord and savior, into this world. Atheists don't believe in any god, including God.

Pros:
1. Many days don't have classes. No school!
2. Gifts! We get to be given gifts.
3. The season allows being dreamy, taking off our clothes and being much closer to showing our real selves. We have an excuse for daydreaming, for fantasizing, for wishing that loved ones requited our affections.
4. Christmas bonus (13th month pay).
5. Time to pick on what we have left (leisurely activities).
6. People are significantly more generous.
7. We are so young. Whether or not we have enough energy left for the day/night, we have to remain awake.
8. Christmas shows. The fireworks.
9. Solemn. Silent.
10. Everybody instantly metamorphosed into angels.

Cons:
1. It is a holiday that we don't celebrate. Majority of Filipinos are Roman Catholics so we don't have any choice but to accept that such commemoration is taking place.
2. Gifts! We got to spend money to get other people gifts.
3. Rational thinking disallows us to enjoy a season of too much dreams.
4. The bonus is very small. Another way of thinking of it is the management only held onto our well deserved pays which should have been distributed all throughout the past year. This means receiving a monthly amount which is 1.0833x what we normally receive.
5. A chance to temporarily let go of serious stuff. Conditioning ourselves with the truth (again) unfortunately takes a long, long time.
6. So much food that it hurts. Time to get fat. Forget your plan to become fit.
7. Stress. Yes, stress!
8. Christmas problems. Deaths unique to this season. Lives lost which should have been spared only if there's no Christmas.
9. Noisy, self-righteous, hypocritical priests and their lousy sermons (for those who attend the (grand) 'night' masses).
10. Temporary goodness reverts to usual evilness when everything's over. What's with the bandwagon thing? It's too sweet just like Valentines. Deep inside, you recognize the artificiality. The feeling after a good meal only to find out you need to abandon your principles as payment for it. You want vomit but it's useless.

Marathon: 10th of 15 parts

Philippine industrialists; Why aren't there Matsushitas and Hondas here?

I do not know a single industrialist of the Philippines. What I want to express here is what I perceive to be their characteristics and the environment in which they operate.

Industry. What is it? It is the production and sale of goods for commercial purposes. It is a part of the economy composed of manufacturing enterprises (www.answers.com). The Philippine economy has been and still remains backward. Our past leaders have concentrated on industry to the point that they overlooked the importance of the fundamentals. Our country is agricultural and if we are to succeed in living better lives (characterized by equitable distribution of wealth), then we should focus on our agriculture.

What is bad about haphazard industrialization? Our nation became import-dependent and export-oriented. We became chained to this vicious cycle that it made things and circumstances more difficult for us to maneuver. Dollar reserves quickly dwindle for us to sustain industries which are hungry for imported raw materials. Thus, this is an expensive and imprudent exercise of how one should spend money. As for exports, we are forced to release goods and people, skilled and educated people, to maintain an intricate balance in our financial statement.

The bureaucracy is so ridden with graft and corruption. Businesses and economic enterprises aren't allowed to reach or at least approximate their best because the government and political situation is just not conducive for them to move about or even feel what will allow them to make profit quietly. This proves that with an evil and inefficient leadership, everybody suffers, except for a handful which benefits from the blood, sweat, and tears of others. Even if there is no perfect political system, being more sensitive to others and thinking ahead of the effect of every action to the whole picture and even the entire human history and civilization is enough to make an enlightened difference.

Matsushita and Honda. These two Japanese are industrialists and no doubt they did a lot to make Japan an industrial leader. With what principle did they operate? Make nothing but profit? No. Earn enough profit for the future of the company? Yes. It is by being more altruistic that all of us benefit. So how's the person next to you getting along?

koPas

Tumigil ang klase
Para sa isang kaganapan
Ang kapanganakan ng isang tao
Diyos para sa mga binyagan
Manloloko para sa iba
Maraming kabutihan
ang nagawa para sa kanya
Maraming kasamaan
ang nagawa sa ngalan niya
Hindi man ako naniniwala
sa kanya
Iginagalang ko ang paniniwala
ng iba sa kanya
Ang masasabi ko lang:
parehong ang mga
naniniwala at di-naniniwala
sa kanya ang naiiistres
Sa pagbili ng mga regalo
Sa pagpapanggap na sila
ay mabubuting mga tao
Sumisigla ang ekonomiya
Ang mayayaman at mauutak
ang nagkakamal ng kita
Busabos ang masa
Sadlak sa putik at basura
Alam kong hindi mo ako
mahal bilang kapantay
Mahal mo ako bilang alipin
Wala kang awa sa
aking katawang
tadtad na ng mga pasa
puro bakat na ng hirap
Sinunog mo na ang aking balat
Pagkatapos ay binabad mo pa ako
sa tubig-yelo
Kung sana ay may gaganti lang
para sa akin
Kung sana ay mayroon
lamang kahit isang titigil
lilingon upang kumalinga
Hindi lang paghanga
ang aking iaalay
kundi pati ang aking sarili
Handa akong sumugal
ng buhay para sa iyo
Papatay ako hanggang
wala ng gagambala
sa 'yo
Hilo man ako
ay nasa tama pa ring pag-iisip
Hindi ako papagitna
Kakampihan kita
sa bawat laban mo
Tayo ay magkatuwang
sa pag-usig at pagpaslang
Masama, masama na
ang tingin nila sa 'kin
Ngunit para sa aki'y
busilak pa rin 'to
Mahal ko ang aking bayan
at mananatili ito
Habambuhay

Ang taludtod sa itaas ay iniaalay ko sa mga koPas, mga mag-aaral na daralita at makabayan. Sila ay hindi lang nababagot sa Pasko kundi nagsasawa na rin sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng lipunang Pilipino. Alam ko na alam niyong kailangang-kailangan natin ang isang malaking pagbabago na siyang gigimbal at sana'y tuluyang magpabagsak sa mga mapangdustang mga institusyon. Sa mga tulad ninyo ako kukumukuha ng lakas para harapin ang bagong umaga. Nawa'y magkaamuyan tayo ng intektwal na pag-iisip sakaling magtapat ang ating mga landas. Salamat sa inyong panahon sa pagbabasa ng aking gawa at sana nagustuhan ninyo ito. Sana ay napukaw ko ang inyong makabansang mga puso at kumilos kayo upang sa gayon ay hindi kailanman mamatay ang kabigha-bighaning mga sindi ng inyong mga kandila.