A Vote For Enrile

Last night, I was watching TV and a commercial caught my attention. Not only during the time that ad was aired, but, also after the TV exposure that I had my mind thinking.

The primary message of that ad tells how Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile stood up on the issue of cellphone load. It was all over the news in August 2009 that Mr. Enrile was ranting about his cellphone load which mysteriously “disappeared”. He called the attention of cellular phone companies and had them answer all his questions regarding the issue. Asking straightforward questions, and never giving them an easy way was Mr. Enrile and the other senators. Days later, an investigation regarding the mysterious load was done and it was concluded that the “disappearance” was due to a ringtone subscription. Mr. Enrile told them that he never subscribed to any ringtone or any service at all. From then on, other issues came up, including the expiration dates of cellphone loads.

Personally, I have had an experience too about load being taken. I bought a caller ringback before and when it expired, a message was sent to me saying “Please text STOP if you do not want to continue your ringback subscription. Otherwise, you will be automatically charged P15.”. Well the message was clear that I just had to text stop. Only I was in school then and I had other concerns that text messaging was not a priority. I planned on sending a “STOP” message when I get home. But to my dismay, it was too late. P15 was already taken from my balance.

Also, I can now save more. Before Senator Enrile brought the issue up in Senate, the expiration dates were too brief. P25 load was to last for only 3 days, despite not using it. Because I do not feel comfortable in not having load(what if an emergency came up?), I spend at least P60 per week. But when the issue was brought to the senate, my P60 lasts a month and I am grateful to Senator Enrile.

Some quotes I got from a blog which got it from media.

… But it’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst… And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life.
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American Beauty

I’ve heard that it’s possible to grow up. I’ve just never met anyone who’s actually done it. Without parents to defy, we break the rules we make for ourselves. We throw tantrums when things don’t go our way. We whisper secrets with our best friend in the dark. We look for comfort where we can find it. And we hope against all logic, against all experience, like children, we never give up hope.
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Grey’s Anatomy

Lying is bad. Or so we are told constantly from birth—honesty is the best policy, the truth shall set you free, I chopped down the cherry tree, whatever. The fact is, lying is a necessity. We lie to ourselves because the truth, the truth freaking hurts.
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Grey’s Anatomy

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about taking chances. And how it’s really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you’re always glad you took it.
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Scrubs

I can’t help but remember everything. I mean, you see somebody and you think about all they’ve ever said and done. The good and the bad. It all comes back to you, and it feels so right and hurts so bad all at once.
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Unknown

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
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If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse.
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—     Unknown

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
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—     Ayn Rand

 

 

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I just am

I’m sad and it’s stupid because I just can’t be because it’s making me lifeless and I have to stop thinking about what makes me sad because it won’t do me any good but I still do and it’s silly. I am just sad.

He’s Still My Brother

 

It will be my brother’s birthday on Monday and I have 2 days to make him something. I have no idea but I’ll think of something. =)

He annoys the life out of me alot. He’s inconsiderate and is just a total know-it-all. But hey, he’s still my brother. He is nice and sweet too, sometimes, very sometimes. And that makes up for things, I guess.

 

Goal

I just watching Goal: The Dream Begins, Living The Dream, and Taking on The World. It’s a trilogy or should I say, not really? The introductory movie, The Dream Begins is really good. The story is realistic and inspiring about Santiago Muñez, a mexican boy who loved football more than anything. He wanted to play proffesional and he struggled with the ups and downs of trying. He struggled and he became victorious. The sequel, Living The Dream, is really good, too. He is already playing for New Castle and he is experiencing the life of a celebrity. He had money and fame. At some point, he forgot to keep his feet on the ground so he got in trouble. The last of the 3 movies, Taking on The World, is just not right. The story of it is not bad but it’s just not right. The previous two Goals were about the life of Santiago Muñez. I was expecting it to stay that way but it didn’t. Bummer. So the Goal trilogy is not so much of a trilogy. It did not end. I’m thinking that there will be a goal 4??

The Feast of All Saints

 

I have only experienced going to a cemetery every November 1 since 2003. Never had I thought of it as a time for family. It’s only this year that I realized that.

My family went there at around 6 in the evening. We brought a tent, food(of course), chairs, tables, a blanket, a portable tv, and a radio. My niece also brought her mini chessboard and we were lying upon my dad’s tomb and played while the rest of my family either talked or watched tv. It is like camping out in the open which I never did before with them. It felt nice. ♥

It wasn’t just us though. There were like millions. Ok that’s exaggerating. It seemed like it, though. The cemetery was filled with too many people. Our neighbor in the cemetery(why does it sound funny?) was present, just like last year and my family and theirs developed somehow a friendship. One member of their family was talking to my sisters like she can’t stop. I can overhear so even I know her entire life story now.

We went home sometime at midnight and that was that. Til next year.

 

 

In Times of Fire

 

I read the newspaper. Yesterday, at around 2 in the morning, a fire started that left 16 dead. The fire happened in our city. November 2, 2009- All Souls’ Day. That information alone is bad enough for the people here because there are barely any catastrophic events here in our city. That is bad. As I read through that story, it crushed me when it reached this part: “6 charred bodies were found that appeared to be hugging each other.”

That is sad, really. I don’t mean to be morbid but I can’t help imagining if I were in that situation. That is probably the worst way to die, in my opinion; get burned. I don’t want to get burned. Well yeah, who does?

 

Tuesdays with Morrie

 

I have long wanted to read this one but I have been postponing. It’s just today that I have finished it. I want to write about reading it so that someday, I’ll remember that I did read that book.

It’s like going on one of our retreats back in highschool where when I’m back home, I would be better spiritually. It’s like that. I am not a better person so instant but I could say I think better now. I try my best to appreciate all the simple things around me. Things and people. I realized I never really listened to anyone,I was too busy being selfish. I prefer to listen to other things and wouldn’t see what I have. I go live life as what the culture dictates me to be, not keeping in mind the way I want my life to be.

I can be more than how I am now so I should be.

Hopefully, this feeling would last long, not just today.

 

 

I’m back

Alot of time has passed since my final visit here and therefore alot of things have happened, too. I have learned morals that should make me better. I am not certain that I am better. I am still lazy and all those butI think better now.

At this very moment, I’m real sad. Real sad is the feeling between extremely sad and just sad. I am real sad. I want to cry but it’s so dramatic and it will make my head ache. And I am thinking how much waste of time crying would be. I have already cried before. I can’t keep doing that. Besides, I would be crying about something that can never be. Do I have to cry over that?

I miss things. I long for things. (things equal someone)

Bummer.

But all’s well. Like I said, I think better now. Before I would have whined too much but now I won’t, I accept it already.

Today is the day!

I decided to trim my bangs earlier. The bangs I had were long enough already to be called that. Instead of referring to it as bangs, I will call it half-of-my-length-hair hair. Okay, enough crap trash nonsense. I just want bangs because in my opinion, the people who have them look better. Better as in more good looking. Before, a friend suggested that I must have bangs in order to camouflage my wide forehead. I think that it really was a suggestion, and not an insult.Or is it an insult??? So anyway, I trimmed my bangs. The length yesterday extended to my ears, but now, it’s above my eyes. It’s not really professional looking. I’m not an expert hair styler/barber/wig-maker. Plus, the scissors I depended on failed me. But bangs are bangs. And it’s my bangs and no matter how uneven it is, I am satisfied. And even more. I’ll end it here.I want to sleep early so I would wake up early and go to SM with my sister.