Holidays, mondays, impeachment and the damn old "DATU"

its been a while... monday was a holiday for whatever damn alibi that Malacañang could possibly think of... just this afternoon papers came flying; emotions sparked and the majority bloc made a fool out of themselves anew... this afternoon was simply lethargic...irrational because of the selfishness of others... At about 4:45 in the afternoon, papers came flying at the lowerhouse signaling yet another milestone in our country's enigmatic history. This day will be remembered - that's for sure. Another railroading occured at the house paving the way for the deprivation of the public's paramount interest in the said proceedings. What had happened this afternoon is a mockery, a mockery not only of the system or of the rule of law, but a mockery of those who would want to foil the impeachment process, a mockery made by them upon their own selves, their family, sons and daughters. Disrespect came in the name called Datumanong. A charlatan full of inequity betraying the public for the sake of old self interest.

Pope still has pending case in Texas...

Awful as it may seem, the lawyers of Joseph Ratzinger now Benedict XVI asked President Bush to declare the pontiff immune from liability in a lawsuit that accuses him of conspiring to cover up the molestation of three boys by a seminarian in Texas. The pontiff is accused of conspiring with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to cover up the abuse during the mid-1990s. Daniel Shea, who is representing the three boys who were said to be abused said he would challenge the U.S. diplomatic recognition of the Vatican if the pope is given immunity in the case. The three boys, identified in court documents as John Does I, II and III, allege that a Colombian-born seminarian on assignment at St. Francis de Sales church in Houston, Juan Carlos Patino-Arango, molested them during counseling sessions in the church in the mid-1990s. In the lawsuit, Shea, cited a May 18, 2001 letter from Ratzinger, written in Latin to bishops around the world, explaining that "grave" crimes such as the sexual abuse of minors would be handled by his congregation. The proceedings of special church tribunals handling the cases were subject to "pontifical secret," Ratzinger's letter says."Ratzinger's involvement arises out of this letter, which demonstrates the clear intent to conceal the crimes involved," Shea said. Now what kind of foolishness is this one?Even the Pope is trying to escape due process by invoking immunity?If Ratzinger isn't really guilty of having committed those that have been accused of him then why don't he just let the proceedings continue to prove that he had done no wrong???Or is he hiding deeper secrets that would reveal his being uncredible as an icon of Catholic religion?

Tunog Kalye

go back into memory lane and rekindle those days with the music that shaped our memory.. .visit TUNOGKALYE.COM for a non-stop streaming of alternative opm songs. i found this site very entertaining..thumbs up for its owner for the sacrifice and generosity he displayed in putting up such a wonderful site!!!

the joy of teaching...

looking at my students, i can see a reflection of the days way back during those trying but happy school years. teaching, i believe, is one of the most challeging professions at the same time also one, if not the most underrated. i have a brief talk with some of my co-teachers at school, for them teaching is a profession which requires passion, devotion and commitment. just consider the bulk of time you have to devote studying lessons and devicing lesson plans. compared to other professions, the teacher still work after his supposedly working hours at school. but the compensation that a teacher receives, does not only come from his salary. teaching in its original sense brings joy to him. well for me, personally, even though there are times when your temper is being pushed to the limit, i stil think its worth it all. well i mean theres this strange feeling when you look at your students and suddenly identify yourself among them. its like seeing yourself or the acts that you've actually done, the silliness you have committed..well i think it only reminds me that what i am dealing at are human beings and not papers or office equipments.

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Gonzales is long overdue

nman! ayaw talagang paawat ni secretary Gonzales sa pagkakalat ng kahihiyan!! yesterday he stated that the DOJ would not give witness protection to the jueteng witnesses who testified in senate.. katwiran ng matanda, available lang daw ang witness protection program ng DOJ sa mga criminal witnesses...ano ba yan?? Ang bribery ba at jueteng e hindi maituturing na crime??? Jueteng is counted under illegal gambling isn't it a crime then??? Both jueteng and bribery are considered crimes under our Penal Code so what's holding Gonzales to give the witnesses the priveledge of enjoying the WPP of the DOJ? well, tingnan nalang natin ang magiging development sa mga darating na raw. pero isa lang ang mapapatunayan natin sa mga nagyayari ngayon: ang DOJ ay walang habas na nagpapakita na bias ito against the witnesses kung saan involved sa case ang kanyang among si PGMA. at hindi nag iisa ang DOJ, maraming ahensya ng administrasyon ang ganito nandayan ang MTRCB na kamakailan lang ay nagpakita rin ng total partiality at arrogance sa pagbibigay ng suspensyon sa kung sino-sino...

through pain and agony

this morning, a student of the school from where i work was kidnapped. the poor student, or should i say rich, was forcibly abducted in front of the condominium where he lives which was just a very short walk from school.guns were fired during the incident leaving two security guards severely wounded. the incident left me pondering how much and what kind of agony the young student would go through because of the awful incident. i suddenly became moved and started to mull about the feeling of being kidnapped...in our society, it is common but very hard to accept that there our people willing to kill and traumatize others even small children just to satisfy their worldly caprices.. this same morning though, as i was walking home i saw my nephew strolling along with his little classmates. the situation was a lot different for he was way different from the student from where i work. he do not come from a wealthy family nor he didn't have the traces of a young chinese boy. seeing him though made me think a little peculiar for back during my days i was not accustomed going home on my own. i was either fetched by my relatives or took a ride along through what common pinoy students called as their"service". through my observation from both instances, iwas thinking, if the community was the microcosm of the nation then it only proves how dangerous can weakth be in a marginalized society like ours. nothing is new though, but perhaps it'll take us to realize that we shouldn't take these situations as normal and perhaps try to do something to work things out and together eradicate crime and the societal nuisances...unfortunately, filipinos are not responsible enough to realize all of this..and until that day comes kidnappings and other crimes will still remain as a usual content of our newspapers very much like a regular entree on a diner's menu.

piece of this

now and then i trembled all over but i will carry this load upon my shoulder but i know this would all be over if only i can open my eyes... is this lonelines? maybe melancholy, maybe emptiness have a piece of this.... now i see the sunshine shining through and there's no reason to be blue

on music pigeonhole

well got nothing sensible to post this day... all i know is that our taxes are currently being wasted because GMA still won't give up her position and that the COMELEC still remains that old and devious institution and the ARMM elections had just began...nuff said. lately ive been craving for a lot of the old music that i came to grew with, not necessarily the old old ones but the type that relives the good 'ol days when it suddenly hit my hypothalamus. most of them are punk, old opm bands and the sorts. i am surprised how valuable they can be to me when they help me asses my self of how much have changed since the day i first heard of them...

lightyears

well i've just hopped into a friend's blog recently and reading his melancholy post suddenly reminds me of this song : LIGHTYEARS big dipper north of nowhere outside the room inside my mind i look forward to tommorow but can i leave yesterday behind how it feels so strange to have grown and change now its not the same cause time slips and slides into another place and try as we might to understand each other doesn't really matter where you are it always seems so very far because you're lightyears away you're lightyears away from me little dipper south of somewhere it looks much closer than it really is i held it in my hands but you're forever out of reach far as the eye can see nothing is meant to be doesn't mean much to me but oh, if i only have a rocketship to fly id be right there in a minute but it doesn't really matter where i am however near is still so far because you're lightyears away you're lightyears away from me i look forward to tommorow but can i leave yesterday behind

his time to go...

we have lost yet another great statesman... one of the best that we should have... but we never had.

back to blogspot

since my frenster blog limits me in doing the things i like, i decided to alight and transfer to blogger...enjoi