Today is the birthday of Mama Mary.
Today, August 21, is the death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino Jr. On TV, his quest for democracy through his previous speeches are continuously being shown. We have learned that all throughout, he remained firm with his idealism that Filipinos are worth dying for... Or are we? 1983, the date when he was assassinated at the tarmac, is quite a long time that have passed and yet no such maturity can be seen among us. We said that the existing administration is corrupt and yet, we are not willing to choose one rightful candidate to oppose it in the forthcoming election. We are so united with our crave for a good governance and yet, we are so divided to support it. I believe that we know that there is only one post for the position of the President. I also believe that we know that the opposing candidates that are planning to challenge the administration comprises of almost eight parties. Hence I also believe that we are familiar that one eighth is far more smaller than one. As an example: assuming that 25% is in favor of the administration while 75% is in favor of the opposition . With one standard bearer for the administration's side, then they easily get a 25% vote. On the other hand, each opposition candidate will be sharing the 75% opposition vote which in turn(for a candidate of eight) will be around 9% vote only for each opposition candidate. Given that we all know about these things, then why are we still heading for this dilemma? Isn't it right to deduce that we, ourselves, are the problem? So in turn, are we worth dying for?
The month of July reminded me of the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola. It was during this month when the week-long Pintakasi Festival at the Ateneo was being celebrated. It involved games among the first year up to the senior high school students of the Ateneo. I fondly reminisce those days when we had the campfire during the night till the wee hours of the next day. It was fun specially during the Ateneo's 50th anniversary when some of the famous alumni of the Ateneo de Naga graced the Pintakasi event. I think that was the last time when these alumni: Raul Roco, Luise Villafuerte, and Jessie Robredo came and graced the school's event together (politically free!). After that, they have parted ways with Jessie Robredo joining Raul Roco's party instead of his relative Luise's. Those were the days when the Bikolano's dialect was being greatly promoted by the then President Fr. Raul Bonoan, S.J. It was during those days when the then lanky young Professor Danny Gerona published the book which fully defines the Bikolano's strong spirit, magnificent character, beautiful dialect, and rich culture. I miss the Ignatiana days, I miss the Ateneo's four pillars, I miss the Bikolandia... From Isarog, to Bikol land, to lofty Mayon peak, our flag is carried flying high in victory or defeat! One Big Fight to the never ending economic plight of my fellow Bikolanos back home....Keep up the courage, continue the cause of uplifting further our region!
This coming July 22, Kobe will be visiting Singapore. He is bound to present the new line of Nike Shoes and perform some basketball training clinic. The ticket for this event have been given out as a complimentary. Unfortunately, all of the tickets for this event are already distributed out. But, luckily enough, my cousin was able to grab two complimentary tickets this morning! Hopefully, I will be able to get some clear photos which I aim to post here in this blogpage.
Good evening people. I just came from the movie house. I have watched this movie entitled Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and it's been so great!!!! I watched in awe starting from the beginning of the movie until the very last part of it. The graphic artists have continuously made a great job in showing the full luster of these robots' transformations. It's like watching a rubik's cube with its pieces rotating simultaneously without any human intervention. On the otherhand, the storyline unfolds smoothly from the beginning till climax. You will never think that there will be such a smooth flow of a storyline using robots. My only comment though was this so naive and sometimes irritating nuisance of Leo(played by Ramon Rodriguez). I hope that in the next movie, this guy will be limited to just some simple ignorance.. As he would say "Dios Mio..". 
Each of us have one memorable moments with our Dad. One of those moments that I will always remember was the time when my Dad thought me how to drive a Scooter(a WAVE motorbike!) some three years ago. It was quite ironic since I learned bicycle-riding through my cousins when I was still in my Elementary days. It's like re-learning how to balance one's self under a different perspective, that is, under a more mature point of view. I have learned to correlate motorbike balancing with the balancing stint that we need to do with Life. Similar with motorbike riding, I have learned that it is normal to step one's foot to the ground in order to prevent a disastrous fall. Learning to acknowledge that a ride will not be forever smooth...That tools have been given for us to apply to every situation that we may face along the way.
It seems that a bunch of fans are now too excited to watch their idols fight this coming May 2, 2009 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Naveda. This will be a great fight to watch. Enjoy!!!
To unwind myself, I decided to roam around Suntec this morning. To my surprise, a lot of peepz were also at Suntec!eih?...Then I realized, it's the first IT Show for the year 2008. Time to dig for some high tech gadgets at such a low price. Better hurry since this will only last until tomorrow, March 9! Check this link for the details. http://itshow.com.sg/
