Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2009 is nearly over...

2009... What a year!

We were happy. Because our college shared the overall spot with CBAA in the concluded CLSU Lantern and Float Parade 2009. Truly, it was an exciting one. I would like to congratulate, once more, the students who have devoted their time and effort in preparing for the contests.

Our Street Dancers were Champions; our soloist, comedian and dancers landed third; our lantern king and queen were beautiful and glowing during the pageant; our lantern only missed one award (it was indeed the best); and the float was radiant. I would like to commend our Dean's efforts in organizing the teams to facilitate and coordinate with the components of the program. =)

Kudos evryone.


It was more fun later that fateful December 18 because we had an intimate (?!) exchange gift. Why intimate? Because it was like a reunion though one of us missed it. Loved the gift that I received. Thank you Jonnie.


I have been witnessed to a lot of happenings in the College. Hopefully, when 2010 comes everything will be better.

Thanks Bro, if not for you I think I would not surpass the challenges of 2009. =)

Friday, October 2, 2009

...Of Typhoons and Class Suspensions

September 30, 2009. My cellphone was flooded with my students' SMS about the alleged CHED Memorandum suspending classes in Nueva Ecija from October 1 to 3 because of another typhoon hitting the country in the next few days. It was basically a GM message saying that our University President abided by the CHED's order being passed by the USSC. Irritated by being disturbed after having to do the last set of demo teachers until almost 8:30PM, I even shrugged one of the students that I will only abide with the suspension once the President hands us the signed memorandum. I dozed off.

I was awakened by the angry rainfall early 3AM (October 1), so I thought that the classes are worth suspending. When I woke up at 7AM the sun was brightly greeting me a great and happy morning. Classes will not be suspended was what played in my mind.

Sadly, we had so many class suspensions that classes were sacrificed. I, personally, am running out of time catching up with the lessons that I need to cover. I felt that the students rallied to suspend the classes, and they won. Early October 1, the memorandum was faxed to our office.

For me, it will be a long weekend. But for them, it will be tons of sighs and protests because of the tons of school works (reading assignments and paper works that I'll be giving them) and make-up classes extending until their semestral break. They need to catch up with what they needed to learn. =)

Typhoon Pepeng...

Here comes another typhoon. Few days ago, Ondoy left but invited Pepeng to visit the Philippines. Pepeng is the reason why many students in public elementary and high schools will have compressed lessons in the coming days. College classes were even suspended earlier that our toddler and teen students. I admire the resiliency of the early memorandum but it could have been done later today (October 2) when there is already a typhoon signal raised.

There has been plenty of text messages saying that power will be off by 9PM or 11PM but hey its already 11:30PM and I'm still writing this blog.

The problem with us is that we over exagerate things. Yes, we have been hit and was devastated by Ondoy but we need to positively look into things. I thought we are a God-believing nation? Of course most will say that it will be the end of the world. But hey its not yet the end.

What we need to do is to listen to the experts, with PAGASA I mean. And not even give a damn to a GM message saying that its a devastating typhoon and that we are all gonna d because of Pepeng. Hey Philippines, the media sometimes over-exagerate things. Let us be critical thinkers.

I think all we need to do is to prepare and to follow the advises of disaster management experts. =)

I am blessed because I am a trained Red Cross volunteer and disaster responder. Like math problems, disasters also has a formula to come up with the answer. All we need to do is to follow the step-by-step solution.

God bless us. =) (Think Pasitib! -sabi nga ni Kuya Robin. =)

**Be still, and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10)

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Remembering a Great Man

A GREAT MAN WENT BACK TO HEAVEN

Fermin dela Cruz Bigting - July 7, 1927 to March 13, 2008

He is my grandfather. My idol. My fan.

The sad thing was that he called last Friday because he just went home from almost a week in the hospital. Sad that I missed it. It was around 10:30AM, the same time that I went to work.

He was diagnosed with colon cancer which dramatically reached his liver. He just had his chemotherapy, I guess that was just two days ago. My mom texted me this lunch informing me that Grandpa went back home, to Jesus. Lolo could have spared my Grandma, who’s also in the hospital now recuperating from pelvic fracture. Or it was really just time to be called back to heaven. :(

My Idol.

He is my icon of a greatest leader, our small and humble town of Nampicuan ever had. A good Mayor he was, he established many plans for our municipality. These plans are now being undertaken by the current leaderships who assume the post he vacated.

My true measure of integrity in leadership. As one time we were exchanging thoughts of how he ran the municipal office, that he could have taken bribes so that, we his beloved grandchildren, would have not experienced hardships. But honest as he is, he did not accept any commissions from all the projects under his governance. He was just laughing, thinking that he could’ve just pocketed big sums of money.

He is the support that anybody can have. Just say what you need and with no thinking twice he’ll give it to you. *Thanks Grandpa for this laptop, the i-pod and most of all my College Diploma.

My Fan.

He was the one insisting that I work in the academe. He was happy that I landed my first job in an office of student affairs in Cabanatuan. Bothered he was when I transferred to PNRC and fought for honesty but failed. And when I told him that I’m back to my alma mater, as a college instructor, he was more than willing to once again give me "Grandpa’s Scholarship" to finish my master’s degree. *Well, Grandpa rest assured that I’ll be frugal this time and of course share what you gave me to my siblings.

He made a deal with me when I was in High School - for every grade of 90% up I’ll be given a cash incentive of P100. He also did this to my brothers and my cousins. *Just don’t ask how rich we are. *Yabang!*hehehehe* See how great a fan our Grandfather is, willing to pay for a grand performance. He even gave me my tuition for finishing my College degree. He was with me when I accepted my diploma and awards. He believed in all of us so much, that he never bothered to check if we are really using what he gives to enroll or meet up academic requirements. He was that faithful.

I might not be there beside you Lolo, but I want you to know for the Nth time that I love you so much. Thank you for pushing me more. I’ll bring with me everything that you taught us, all of the WISDOM.

Lord, thanks for taking back my Grand Dad. I know the time has come that he has to go back home, with you. He had done his part, its time for us to do ours.

**Have to halt, i might flood the office with my tears. I love you Lolo.

The historic March 13, 2008 Friendster Blog. Of course, I edited some portions of it. I would just like to share with you how much I loved my Lolo Emin. I miss him so much.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

HOT-HEADED POTATO

The Hot-Headed Potato

Francis is a hot-headed potato. I don't know what happened, maybe my mind was a on a stress-mode due to so much activities that needed to be done.

We were having demonstration teaching last night (September 15, 2009), I think that was around 6:30PM when one student was through with it. And my students said in chorus, "Sir, may gagawin pa kami!!!" I thought all of my blood went to my head and told them that if they don't want to have a semestral break, we'll have the last set of demo teachers during that period. I also said that they should now think of dropping the course since it will be the last day of dropping on September 18.

I believe that they are now exposed to the realities of the profession. I wanted to be the "nicest" and "most understanding" instructor by listening to all of their concerns no matter how petty they are. But the fact that they are thinking that they are the only ones having to do a lot of things during that night was way over the top. I felt the unfairness of the world.

Again, the grudges playing in my mind played more than a hundred decibles. I am teaching. I have administrative tasks. But most of all, I also have a personal life to attend to. How I wish I could manage them all.

I just wish that the students will also understand me the way I understood them. I hope that I can also rest as much as they wanted to. I pray that they'll also be gifted with that one thing that most teachers have, to find and manage time effectively and to be resourceful and self-reliant.

A few stairwells to go, they will reach that door to the world of professional teachers. When that time comes, I am praying that my children will be taught by competent teachers with undeniable understanding and love for the profession and of course, children.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

NANG DAHIL KAY JESSA

Nang mabasa ko ang blog ni Jessa may naalala nanaman ako. Nais ko din sanang isulat dito sa blog na ito ang mga obserbasyon ko sa mga daang nabanggit niya. Sa katotohanan nuong ginawa yun natuwa ako. Bukod sa dumadaan kami ng mga kaibigan ko duon tuwing maglalaro kami ng Badminton at maglalakwatsa sa 'D Fourth pagkatapos, ay dinaraanan ko din yun papasok ng CLSU. Ewan ko nga ba kung anong work ethic meron sa mga kawani ng gobyerno. Sa aking palagay ay wala silang magawa kundi mag-aksaya ng pera.

Ang ganda-ganda nung daan nung una itong nagawa, matapos lang ang ilang buwan ng pag-ulan ay umuho na ito at para ka ngang nasa buwan (kahit di pa ako nakarating dun) sa lalim ng mga ukang nandito. Ang nakakalungkot pa ay harapan ito ng ospital. Kawawa naman ang mga pasyenteng itinatakbo dito dahil maaalog muna ng bonggang-bongga ang utak nila bago sila maibaba sa emergency room.

Anak ng komisyon!

Naalala ko tuloy bigla ang napanuod ko sa TV nuong isang gabi. Sino daw ba ang iboboto nilang presidente. Ang sabi ng mga mahihirap, boboto daw sila ng hindi corrupt. Ang sabi naman nung isa ay yung may magagawa para sa bayan dahil ang kasalukuyan daw na pamahalaan ay walang nagawa.

Ewan ba? Filipinong Filipino nga ang babaeng ininterview sa TV. Pag hindi masaya sa mga nangyayari sinisisi ang pamahalaan. Pag wala silang trabaho, sisisihin nila muli ang gobyerno. Pag wala silang makain, gobyerno ang may kasalanan. Sa palagay ko, meron namang mga nagawa ang administrasyong ito. Napataas naman nila ang suweldo ng mga kawani ng pamahalaan, nakapagpadami naman sila ng mga OFW, mayroon naman ngang bahagyang paglago sa eknomiya, naglilibot si PGMA sa iba-ibang bansa kada buwan ata (mukhang sinusulit ang presidency, dapat nga ay lilipad muli siya sa New York ngayon may bagyo lang), bumibili ng mga real properties ang mga anak sa Amerika (ang yabang-yabang nun) at kumakain lang naman sa mamahaling restaurant ang pangulo at ang kanyang mga kalihim. Tumaas naman kasi ang GDP.

Ewan ko pa rin. Ako nga na may suweldo na eh di pa sumasapat yung kita, paano pa kaya yung iba. Tayo kasi mahilig lang magsasalita, pero di naman tayo gumagawa ng paraan para masolusyunan yung sarili nating mga problema. Gusto natin sagot lang ito ng gobyerno. Yung iba reklamo ng reklamong bumabaha sa kanila, sila naman ang tapon ng tapon ng mga basura sa kanal. Naiinis sila dahil wala silang trabaho, ayun at makikita mo kasama yung mga kumpare at nag-iinuman. Ni hindi maghanap ng pagkakakitaan. Anak ng Pilipinas!

Hindi pa ako nawawalan ng pag-asa sa mga Filipino. Kulang lang talaga tayo sa inisyatibo or pagkukusa. Samahan lang natin ng disiplina, mas magiging ayos ang ating pamumuhay. Kulang lang din siguro tayo sa mga halimbawa. Pero halos lahat na ata kasi ng mga puwedeng tularan patay na.

I do what I believe is good. I do what I believe is right.

Yan ang motto ng I am Ninoy. Public office is a Public trust. Ako kailanman ay hindi magbibitiw ng mga salitang di ko kayang panindigan. Sabi ko nga kanina sa mga participants ng Quo Vadis Capability Building Workshop ng Araullo University, bakit ka tatakbo bilang officer ng student council kung wala kang commitment. (Gumawa kasi sila ng mga resolusyon tingkol dito.)

Ang topic ko ay Action Planning. Itong AP ay karaniwang ginagawa ng mga halal na opisyal ng kahit na anong organisasyon sa unang araw ng pag-upo nila sa puwesto. Ito ay mahalaga dahil ito ang magiging plano ng itrukturang nais nilang maisagawa sa kanilang termino. Sabi ko nga, bago maitayo ang isang bahay o gusali gumagawa muna ang arkitekto ng plano na siya namang magiging basehan ng mga inhenyero at foreman sa pagtatayo nito. Ang Action Plan ay kabuuan ng gusaling ito. Mula sa pagpaplano hanggang sa pagsasakatuparan at sa huli ay ebalwasyon.

Pero may kilala ako na wala pa yatang ganito. Ewan ko nga ba talaga? (ilang beses ko na ba ginamit ang katagang ito) Hindi ako nagmamalinis, pero alam ko naman ang tama at mali. Nawa lamang ay naging totoo ang mga nasambit bago pa man mapunta ang kapangyarihan sa'yo.

Nuong 2007 ay nagapi ang isang dinastiyang pulitikal sa isang lalawigan. Pero mukhang nagtatayo na rin ng dinastiya ang pumalit sa kanila? Hindi ko alam. Ganyan na nga yata sa Pinas, negosyo ang pamahalaan.

Iboboto ko nga ba si Sen. NoyNoy. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa ako desidido. May hinihintay pa kasi ako. Magdadasal ako para dito.

MAHIRAP TALAGANG MAKIPAG-USAP SA MGA TAONG GOBYERNO?!

Mahirap Nga Bang Makipag-Usap sa Mga Taong Gobyerno?

Kahapon (September 11) isinama ko si Carlo sa paglibot sa ilang opisina upang magpamigay ng mga sulat. Nagkataong una kaming huminto sa pinakamalapit na himpilan ng isang pampublikong opisinang malapit sa CLSU. At kami nga ay dumating sa opisinang ito. Pagpasok namin ay naabutan namin ang isang lalaking nakahiga sa isang sofa at nanunuod ng TV samantalang may isang babaeng nagmamakinilya. Bilang isang sibilisado and edukadong tao, ako ay bumati ng isang magandang hapon at itinanong ko kung nasaan ang hepe ng opisinang iyon. Sa malamang inyong mahihinuha na hindi ko kilala at hindi ko pa nakikita kahit kailan ang taong hinahanap ko. Muli akong nagtanong ng magalang at hinanap kong muli ang puno ng opisina. Kung ikaw ay isang taong may pinag-aralan, sasabihin mong ang taong nakahiga sa sofa ang hepe. Ewan ko ba, natawa ang babaeng akala mong pinakamagandang nabuhay sa mundo na nagmamakinilya (nagkataong natatandaan kong nagtapos siya sa CLSU) at sinabing "Sir, nasaan daw po ang puno?"

Ako'y nagulat na yun palang ginoong nakahiga sa sofa at nanunuod ng TV ng mga alas-3 ng hapon ang taong hinahanap ko. Siyempre, nahiya naman ako. E sa hindi ko nga siya kilala. Pero kung alam ko namang yung nakahiga ang taong hinahanap, magalang ko namang sasabihin na siya yung hinahanap niya (magulo ba?). Ang ibig ko lang sabihin eh sasabihin ko nang maayos. Parang ang lumabas kasi eh natawa siya dahil nasa harap na namin ang aming kausap.

Mapagkakamalan mo ba naman kasing hepe ang taong nakahiga sa sofa at nanunuod ng TV sa oras na may pasok? Hindi ba dapat ay naka upo man lamang siya at hindi ganun ang posisyon? Paano kaya kung ako yung Mayor o Cabinet Secretary at nakita ko siyang nakaganun?

Napahiya kasi ako. O napahiya siya. Hindi ko na alam kung sino. Pero sa palagay ko nakakainis talagang kausap ang ilang tao sa gobyerno. Dahil ang ugali nila ay ganun.

Malamang sa mahirap din talaga akong kausap dahil ako din ay kawani ng gobyerno, pero kahit kailanman di ko gagawin yun lalo na't ako ay guro!

SURRENDERED

Isusuko ko na ang Bataan!

Sa ika-18 ng Setyembre ang huling araw ng dropping of subjects. Bakit ba ako nababahala? Ito ba ay para sa mga estudyante kong nanganganib na bumagsak dahil sa pagwawalang bahala sa subject ko? O dahil sa ilang hindi naniniwala sa aking pagtuturo ng mga subject na hawak ko? Marahil ito din ay para sa kanila.

Pero ang araw na ito ay paalaala din sa akin. Ako ay mag-aaral din ---hindi lamang ng buhay kundi sa totoong buhay. Lumapit ako sa aking guro upang magpaalam at magpapirma ng isang form na nuong unang taon ko sa kolehiyo unang ginamit. Hindi ko maintindihan, pero isang araw pumasok sa isip ko na hindi ko na kayang mag-aral pa --- sa ngayon.

Ayaw itong pirmahan ng mahal kong guro. Marahil siya ay isang lisensiyadong guidance counselor kaya nais pa niya akong makausap. Mali nga naman ang oras ng pagpapaprima ko dahil nasa klase pa siya. Sumunod na araw, kaarawan ko. Muling dumaan ang aking guro sa opisina namin at nagtanong. Dinampot kong muli ang dropping form at nagtangka akong magpapirma sa kanya. Muli naming tiningnan ang Academic Calendar, hindi pa nga naman deadline. Mag-uusap pa daw kami. Hindi ako naiinis sa aking guro dahil sa ayaw niyang pirmahan ang dropping form ko. Naiinis ako sa sarili ko dahil puro letra na lang ang mga susunod na kabanata ng transcript ko at ayaw ko sanang magkaganon.

Hindi ko naalintanang hindi pa talaga ako handang mag-aral muli. Mas nais ko kasing pagbutihin ang pagtuturo (o tinatamad lang talaga ako). Marahil nasaturate nanaman ang utak ko sa dami ng mga naiwang trabahong dapat kong gawin. Sumilip nanaman ang mga nagpapatuliro sa isipan ko. Marahil pagod na ako. Hindi ko nawaring ako'y pumasok na palang muli sa eskuwelehan upang magturo at hindi na mag-aaral. Nagtatrabaho na pala ako. Hay, required kasi kaming magkaroon ng master's degree bago kami mapermanente. Hindi ko ito naalintana.

Susuko na ba ako? Isusuko ko na bang tuluyan ang Bataan? Mag-uusap pa kami ng aking guro, at marahil matapos yun ay pipirmahan niya na ang dropping form ko.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

A Call for Membership

QUO VADIS NOVO ECIJANOS YOUTH MOVEMENT is looking for committed and dedicated members to establish a chapter in CLSU. It will affiliate two (2) organizations with it, namely, College Youth Club or College-Y (YMCA) and College Red Cross Youth Council (PNRC).
Membership Fees depend on your selected affiliation:

1. QVNEYM - P50.00
2. College-Y - P50.00
3. Red Cross- P35.00

You may secure membership forms from Sir Francis, Jessamyn Ferrer, Jonnie Payoyo, Jonathan Gacutan or John Carlo Tecson.

Organization Profiles



QVNEYM is an organization of Novo Ecijano youth – students, young professionals and community youth, founded on October 4, 2008. Quo Vadis is non-political and non-profit organization founded on principled leadership by young Novo Ecijanos. Its vision is to empower the young Novo Ecijanos to be active participants in the educational, social, economic, political and environmental transformation of the Province. Its primary mission is to involve and mobilize the youth in worthwhile activities that promotes positive and proactive activism.



YMCA's mission and vision is to develop well-balanced Christian personality, mission in life and usefulness of individuals, as well as to promote unity among Christians and understanding among peoples of all faiths, to the end that the brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God may be fostered in an atmosphere of mutual respect and tolerance and to promote on equal basis the physical, mental, social and spiritual welfare of the youth and to emphasize reverence for God, social discipline, responsibility for the common good, respect for human dignity and the observance of the Golden rule.


Red Cross Youth is one of the six major services of the Philippine National Red Cross. Its mission is to educate and empower the children and youth in the spirit of Red Cross through constructive trainings and effective leadership, and provide opportunities for directing and harnessing their energy and idealism into worthwhile humanitarian activities. Its objectives are (1) Advocacy and inculcation of humanitarian values and character building; (2) Protection of life and promotion of community health; (3) Service and solidarity; (4) National/International friendship, understanding and education for peace; and (5) Dissemination of the Red Cross seven fundamental principles and International Humanitarian Law.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Natalo Ba Kami?

The Athletic Intramurals of CLSU culminated just today, August 21, that I do hope that most of our Unit I's Teams which reached the finals grabbed the Gold.

I coached the Unit's Badminton Men's Team. Our team (including that of the ladies) landed 2nd Runner-Up Overall.

Is that OK? For me, its more than OK.

When I received my designation as the new unit coach for badminton, I already had a plan in mind. Since CED has a Multipurpose Hall, we can have our practice there every night. I personally thought of this to avoid the crowded courts in the gymnatorium where Unit V (CAS) usually practices.

Badminton ended Thursday (August 20) morning, without my team in the finals. Was I sad? Was I angry? Was I happy? Is it really just fine?

I have played badminton since grade school. I've been a member of the varsity team since high school until I graduated college. I think I have given my best in preparing our students to compete in the Athletic Intramurals.

There must have been some lapses in my training style but I believe my student athletes gave the other teams a tough competition. I could have psyched them more to prepare them for battle or even during the battle but I'm also an umpire. I felt helpless while I see our players on the other court getting frustrated about what to do while I'm on the other court officiating the other game.

I'm happy because both teams contributed to our overall points in the Unit's standing.

I also believe that our team's efforts, practice and preparations paid off.

Hats off to the Unit I's Badminton team.

Friday, July 31, 2009

President Cory succumbs to colon cancer


At 3:18AM on August 1, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, first woman President of the Philippines, died of cardio-respiratory arrest. The former President was confined a few weeks earlier in the Makati Medical Center due to lost of apetite. President Cory has been battling colon cancer since she was diagnosed in 2008.

Request for prayers for her to get well was aired all around. Filipinos responsed well to the family's requests.

Madam Cory has been the icon of restoring democracy to the Philippines through the world renowned peaceful People Power Revolution in EDSA in 1986. She was elected President of the Philippines in the same year. She took on the fight for freedom, justice and democracy left by her husband, Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr., who was assasinated in 1983 at the Manila International Airport.

She was instrumental to the drafting of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Aside from being an icon of democracy, she is also a woman of simplicity. She has been praying not only for herself but also for the country.

Though she stepped down to power in 1992, she continued giving support to the Filipinos in her personal capacity.

Many said that she is indeed blessed because of her example of living her life for others.

President Aquino is an example who can be emulated by Filipino leaders --- humble, simple and faithful.

Thank you our dear President Cory. You lived a life to the fullest in service for the Filipino people.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

HULING SONA NA NI PGMA?

As the Executive Secretary of the VPAA, I couldn't personally know everything about what's happening every now and then inside and outside the campus. Anyway, thank you very much. Now I know that five (5) has been been confirmed to have A(H1N1) in CLSU. By the way, according to University authorities the 5 students recuperated well. I don't have an update if the cases increased because, obviously, we are all out of the University.

Here are the links to the Inquirer.net given to me by a Commenter (thanks :):

http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/09/07/24/html_output/xmlhtml/20090723-216849-xml.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090724-217023/Pantabangan-town-12-H1N1-cases-Cagayan-1


Anyway, my head, back and shoulders are aching because of the tons of work I brought home to catch up with the deadlines. I have with me the University Code (which I have finished encoding the available resources with me like the BR Nos., reference memos and circulars, and additional inputs coming from the Committee Members. More inputs will come Monday because there are still 3 members of the committees who have to include references in their assigned areas). I also brought with me the Faculty Workload Forms only to find out that I only needed those submitted for this First Semester (that means I have to really go back to CLSU on Friday to get some of the workloads of my dear colleagues). I have updated the Faculty Profile for June 2009 (though the number still lacks around 6 faculty members because we are already 389 so again I really have to check things out come August 3). I still have EDUC 120a plates to correct, assignments to record, tests to make and lessons to be prepared. But I already have a schedule of all these things and I pray that I can finish most of it until July 31.

The long suspension gave me more time to sleep though. I know that it will recharge me to do more tasks come August 3.

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So what's with the State of the Nation Address, the supposed last SONA of PGMA?

Ano nga ba ang meron sa SONA? Naiulat nga ba ng mahal nating pangulo ang tunay na naging kalagayan ng ating bansa isang taon matapos ang kanyang ikawalong ulat? Naintindihan ko naman ang nais na iparating ng ating pangulo. Tunay nga namang tumaas at lumago ang ating ekonomiya. Tama rin ang sinabi niyang naging handa tayo sa "economic turmoils" na gumambala sa buong mundo. Naapektuhan din naman nga tayo ng "global recession" pero hindi ganun kagrabe.

Anu-ano nga ba ang mga buffers na ginawa ng pamahalaan para paghandaan ang global recession. Siguro una na dito yung enhanced VAT na ipinasa sa atin sa tuwing kakain tayo sa McDonald's o Jollibee. Ang balita ko, bilyun-bilyon ang nakokolekta ng pamahalaan mula sa E-VAT. Sa tantiya ko rin, galing din ito sa VAT ng kuryente at langis na wala naman nuon. Sa katanuyan nga ata, tayong mga mamamayan ang pumasan ng mga buffers na ito.

Totoo rin naman yung sinabi niyang skills training and development. Sa katanuyan nga nabigyan ang Provincial Youth Development Council ng Nueva Ecija ng 250 scholarships para sa training ng TESDA sa welding. Bukod pa ito sa daan daan ding scholarships na kasalukuyang ibinibigay din sa iba't ibang lalawigan at lungsod sa Pilipinas.

Ang hindi ko lang mapaniwalaan eh kung tunay ngang nakapag-generate ang ating pamahalaan ng halos 1 milyong trabaho taun-taon kung ang karamihan sa mga taong kilala ko ay walang makitang trabaho. Nagtataka din naman ako kung saan na napunta ang mahigit sa 7% na GDP growth natin, na sa hinuha ko ay mga mayayaman lang ang nakaramdam.

Ang nakakatuwa pa, sinabi niya last year na 50 sentimos na lang ang text messages pero sa totoo lang pag nagbayad ako ng bill ng telepono P1 pa rin kada text messages. Ewan ko ba kung gaano nga ba katotoo ang sinabi ng ating pangulo. Biruin mo almost 1B text messages ang pinapadala natin sa isa't isa sa loob ng isang araw, i-multiply mo ito sa Piso. Magkano ang naiipon ng mga TELCO's sa sa loob ng isang araw. At take note sabi pa nila nalulugi sila. Kaya siguro nila tayo pinaadalhan ng mga downloads at info messages na minsan eh 2.50 ang halaga para makabawi sila. Ewan ba. Pag yumaman ako magtatayo ako ng TELECOM company at ang text message ay 25 sentimos.

Mukha nga dumami ang naisaayos na mga kalsada, kasi nung mga nakakaraang buwan eh matraffic sa pagpunta ko ng CLSU dahil inaasalpato ang mga kalsada. Nakakatuwa nga kasi binabagbag ng mga kontraktor yung matino pang kalsada pero yung mga talagang may sira at lubak ay tinabunan lang nila. Anak ng "improved infrastructure projects na yan." At ngayong ngang maulan, ayun sira-sira nanaman yung mga kalsada. Malamang sa milyon nanaman ang gagastusin nila dito.

Sabi niya nag-hire daw siya ng 60,000 na mga guro. Siguro nga totoo kasi yung kaibigan ko nagkaroon ng item. Pero sabi ko nga rin, nasan na napunta yung 60,000 mukhang mula year 2001 hanggang ngayon yung datang 60,000.

Natuwa rin naman kami dahil naipasa ang salary standardization law o yung SSL3. Yun nga lang makukumpleto lang ang umento o dagdag sahod na P6,500.00 sa 2012. At alam niyo ba na sa September pa mae-enjoy ng mga public school teachers yung almost P1,500.00 sa additional nila for this year. Wala daw kasing guidelines. Pero ayun binanggit na ni PGMA kahit di pa naman ganap na nangyayari. Magaling din naman si GMA dahil biruin mo after 9 years na nakaupo siya ngayon lang niya naisip na magtaas ng sweldo gayong sabi niya e lumago ang ekonomiya. Sana yun ding mga teachers sa private school na kasing hirap din ng trabaho ng mga public school teachers eh tumaas din from 6,000 to 7,000 pesos to at least mga 12,000 naman. Kumusta naman ang future ng mga teachers di ba?

Pero sa totoo lang si PGMA lang ang pangulong konsistent sa pagpapataas ng sweldo ng mga government employees. Para na rin daw mabawasan ang mga ungas na nangungurakot.

Nabingi rin ako habang nanunuod ng SONA. Kasi bawat pangungusap na ata eh pinalakpakan ng mga kongresistang binoto natin. Minsan nga kahit di dapat palakpakan eh pinapalakpakan nila. Nakakatuwa talaga ang tapang ng ating pangulo. Totoo ngang she is small but terrible. Pinatunayan niya talagang mataray siya.

Marami siyang nabanggit tungkol sa bayan. Meron siyang ordinaryog mga taong pinakita na natulungan ng pamahalaan. Hopefully, mas marami pang mamamayan, lalo na yung mga mahihirap na matuunan ng pansin nga pamahalaan.

Pero in the end mas pinakita niya ang state of mind niya kesa sa state of the nation dahil mas marami pa siyang sagot sa batikos sa kanya kesa sa mga ginagawa ng pamahalaan para sa atin.

Hanggang dito na lang muna.... may susunod pa... hehehehe

Saturday, July 25, 2009

QUOTABLES

Correct and constant practice makes you an expert.

Ang kabataan ay maasahan ng bayan.

...OF LOOSING AND WINNING

I would just like to share some thoughts about lossing and winning.

I have won contests (not always a champion but at least a placer) and lost some (judges do not like my performance or I have failed to comply with the guidelines).

I have won elections (3rd year high school, 1st year college, 3rd year college) and lost some (tie breaker elections when I was in 4th year high school and more than a hundred votes as CEDSC President).

Life is not just about winning (though I'm happier when I win) but its also about lossing. The good thing here is I know how it feels when I experience either of the two.

People might say many things about the way you've done things but it is only you who knows whether they are saying the truth or not.

We can never please everybody but we can please as many people as we want. All people might not see the better things that happened around but many felt it.

As God says, what is important is doing what He commanded us to do. If we have accomplished things not violating God's rules then we have done the right thing.

I was taught by my parents that I should not step on other people's rights. As long as I'm not violating any of your rights then I am doing fine.

Again God said, whoever have not sinned cast the stone first. A person can throw a stone upon you if he/ she believed she has not sinned. Well, in reality, some would just like to throw stones upon you even if they themselves are the ultimate sinners.

I so love what Ma'am Jen told Jessa a few weeks ago (though not as accurate as I can remember). Huwag tayong mamumukol lalong lalo na kung wala tayong alam tungkol sa mga nangyayari. Ang hinahanap kasi ng marami ay perfektong lider, pero wala namang nabubuhay na perfektong lider. At wala rin naman ni isa sa atin ang perfekto.

I'm just so sad that some people are so engrossed with themselves that they loved bullying others. What is more disappointing is that the people who would want to reform something are the violators themselves!!! That is what I hate in politics. As what I always say in QVNEYM's meetings, "Magbantay na lang tayo."

Leaders must be Idealists but Sincere. Leaders must have a high degree of Integrity --- someone who can be trusted even with small things. Leaders are Models --- they can be looked upon by their followers. Leaders must always be thirsty of knowledge and are humble. Leaders must be like Jesus Christ --- the absolute example of perfection.

I am a sore losser, as some of you might think, but hey, I learned a lot from lossing. I believed that I moved on and hurdled it all.

And the reality is, the people around you are the lossers if that is how they think of you, unless you are one of them.