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Sunday, November 21, 2010

The Rich want more, more and more.

 Dear insansapinas,

After my vacation in the Philippines last January, I finished a book on Financial Management. No it was not plagiarized. This is not my first time to write a book. Research is my second vice. I taught the subject in the university and I practised it in the industry both in the Philippines and the US. (pabayaan ninyo na akong kabugin ang aking dibdib aka hayaan na ninyo akong magyabang).

I was comissioned by a friend to write three.  No contract, no agreement. I trusted her. I finished only one. Hindi na kaya ng health ko.

 Before I sent her the manuscript, she asked for a favor. It is not about money. It is accommodation of her protege to a university where she thinks I still have the clout. I realized, she really did not know me. I don't use my influence, not even for an immediate relative.  My tsikiting gubats knew that when they applied to the university. They had to do it on their own even when I could make a call to some influential friends.


The dean e-mailed me. She said that the lady tried to persuade her to ignore the grades and the eligibility rules.The dean was my protege. She knew I would not violate policies which I adopted and strongly  enforced during my time. She was just a new faculty member then. She refused the request.


After finishing the draft, I zipped it to her. No response if she received it via e-mail. I called her over the phone. She did not call back. After several e-mails, she responded. She said she got it. Just like that.


Then no news. I asked our common friends what happened to her? They offered to follow up for me. I dissuaded them. May hinala na ako.


One of my tsikiting gubats asked me what if she publishes it without my credit. The first time he asked, I told him that she is too rich  to be interested in such a project. Sabi ko barya lang sa kaniya yong kikitain diyan. 

The second time, he asked, I told him that sometimes rich people want more, and more and more.


Look at those who are in the top list of the richest men in the Philippines. How can they enjoy the competition as to who is the richest  when their employees earn salaries which could hardly put food on their tables? Bawa't pisong natitipid nila sa paggagamit ng mga manggagawa ay dumadagdag sa kanilang kayamanan.  Mas gusto pa nilang i-outsource ang iba nilang operation rather than provide employment to people who are in dire need of paychecks every end of the month just because the business would like to cut corners. Yon bang pati yong kanto, aalisin nila. acheche.

I am not writing this because I am angry with that friend of mine. I have the corrections as well as the answers to the problems at the back of each chapter. Well, I admit  that would not deter her from publishing it because she can easily provide those easily.

My favorite dean offered to adopt the book in their university should I publish it. I declined. I do not need the stress and aggravations.  Even if my time in the world is extended, I do not want to pursue it anymore. It is not in my bucket list. Trusting people is not exactly news about me.  I have always been trusting  people because I think I am also trustworthy.In other words, madali akong lokohin. mwehehe.


Actually, this blog was inspired by this article. Pinasok ko lang ang drama ng buhay ko. Pahiram nga ng kumot. Prrrrst.


Ang titulo ko dito ay mga GANID.





The Wall Street executives with their obscene compensation packages now earn more than they did before we bailed them out. Not enough! With the middle class collapsing and the rich getting much richer, the United States now has, by far, the most unequal distribution of income and wealth of any major country on earth. Not enough!
The very rich want more, more and more and they are prepared to dismantle the existing political and social order to get it. During the last campaign, as a result of the (Republican) Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, billionaires were able to pour hundreds of millions of dollars of secret money into the campaign -- helping to elect dozens of members of Congress. Now, having made their investment, they want their congressional employees to produce.

Parang narinig na rin ninyo ito sa Pilipinas di ba. Kaya ba masyadong liquid tayo dahil sa mga pumasok na peraseses noong election?


Pinaysaamerika.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

may I quote:

"I told him that she is too rich to be interested in such a project. Sabi ko barya lang sa kaniya yong kikitain diyan."


naku mam, ang mga ganid este ang yaman e kakambal ng power...
mayaman na sya so next na kailangan nya e power, recognition, na bukod eka sa mayaman sya e matalino pa sya etc etc...
at kaya nga nagsiyaman e dahil mga ganid, althou di naman lahat ng mayaman e ganid, napaka konti nila.
no, i dont hate rich people, kasi yumaman sila dahil sa kanilang pagpupursigi, ang ayoko lang e yung sa pagiging ganid e marami ng inaaping mahihirap, pero I wont become a vigilante at ala robin hood ng dadil dun, bahala sila sa buhay nila, kanya kanya ng langoy para maka survive, mayaman sila? so what? I already feel very blessed, naku mam, di ako yayaman at di ako papayamanin that is 1 thing for sure, galit kasi ako sa pera...pg nakahawak ako ng pera sabi ko kagad "aaahhhh i hate you, i need to get rid of you now na"...

pick up the phone..

riiiiing!

hellow, is dat chu frend?

i have now money in my hand...

really?

yes...

so, what time?

after office hour...

yep, lets get rid of em...

so san natin kakatayin?

i need a new bag..

shoesesses...

my bagong design ako nakita...

tara sugurin natin...

yung bagong celine na bag...

nope, yung pandora bag...

sabi mo rimowa muna?

kung anung mauna makita...

nanginginig na kamay ko frend...

tumatalon naba yang pera sa kamay mo?itali mo muna.

kain muna tayo buffet sa hyatt...

nope, no more buffet, atat na ko mag shopping,let gow sagow, now naaaaah!

Eeeekk!

~lee

Anonymous said...

may I quote:

"I told him that she is too rich to be interested in such a project. Sabi ko barya lang sa kaniya yong kikitain diyan."


naku mam, ang mga ganid este ang yaman e kakambal ng power...
mayaman na sya so next na kailangan nya e power, recognition, na bukod eka sa mayaman sya e matalino pa sya etc etc...
at kaya nga nagsiyaman e dahil mga ganid, althou di naman lahat ng mayaman e ganid, napaka konti nila.
no, i dont hate rich people, kasi yumaman sila dahil sa kanilang pagpupursigi, ang ayoko lang e yung sa pagiging ganid e marami ng inaaping mahihirap, pero I wont become a vigilante at ala robin hood ng dadil dun, bahala sila sa buhay nila, kanya kanya ng langoy para maka survive, mayaman sila? so what? I already feel very blessed, naku mam, di ako yayaman at di ako papayamanin that is 1 thing for sure, galit kasi ako sa pera...pg nakahawak ako ng pera sabi ko kagad "aaahhhh i hate you, i need to get rid of you now na"...

pick up the phone..

riiiiing!

hellow, is dat chu frend?

i have now money in my hand...

really?

yes...

so, what time?

after office hour...

yep, lets get rid of em...

so san natin kakatayin?

i need a new bag..

shoesesses...

my bagong design ako nakita...

tara sugurin natin...

yung bagong celine na bag...

nope, yung pandora bag...

sabi mo rimowa muna?

kung anung mauna makita...

nanginginig na kamay ko frend...

tumatalon naba yang pera sa kamay mo?itali mo muna.

kain muna tayo buffet sa hyatt...

nope, no more buffet, atat na ko mag shopping,let gow sagow, now naaaaah!

Eeeekk!

~lee

Anonymous said...

sasabihin nanaman ni R.O.
talagang di nya maintindihan ang mga kababaihang napakahilig sa bags and shoesesses...
resty, you must understand, ito nalang ang aking natitirang kaligayahan at libangan sa buhay (singhot)di lang naman bags and shoesesses ang obsesyon ko resty, clothes din, good food(yum), perfumes, new gadgets, parang mas ok na kesa sa mga kafafahan ako mahilig, mwehehe.
~lee

biyay said...

hmp! karma na ang bahala sa kanya

cathy said...

lee,
may power na siya. wala lang siyang libro. matalino rin siya. kung sinabi lang niya na kailangan niya ang librong ipapublish kapalit ng favor, sana sinabi niya kaagad. di na ako napagod dahil hindi ko siya pagbibigya. ehek.

cathy said...

lee,
kung bubuksan ni resty ang ating mga bag, makikita niya na dahil natin ang buong bahay natin kung hindi man mundo. por example:
mula sa living room/library- pocketbook, stapler, tape blah blah.

kitchen: pagkain/bottled water

bathroom/clinic: band-aid, breath freshener, lotion, pills, meds

bedroom: thread, needle

at ang sapatos naman ay ang ating Weapon of mass destruction.

Puwedeng pampalo sa mga lasing o mga pasaway na mga stalker. Puwede ring emergency hammer. (pampukpok ng pako).

noon ang dami kong sapatos. para akong FL.

cathy said...

biyay,
minsan ang mga taong yan, hindi nila alam na kinakarma sila.

Anonymous said...

para tuloy ayoko ng maniwala sa karma e.
e yung dapat na kinarma na nagpahirap ng husto sa pinas e ayun lalo pang namumunini at siniswirty ehehe.
sabi nga e life is not fair..
anyway kanya kanyang dala yan sa konsensya,kung wala kang konsensya at matapang ang sikmurat apog mo e good for you eka nga.
~lee

Anonymous said...

korek ka dyan mam.
kaya nga makuba kuba nako,nagtataka ako bat palaging mabigat ang bag ko e parang pasan ko ang mundo este ang tokador ko pala.
pero wala akong panalo sa sister ko,pati screw driver hanapin mo meron sa bag nya.
wala ka yatang kailangan pang emergency na wala sa bag nya,
bukod sa my bag na,my bag pa na partisyon sa loob ng bag at sangkatutak na maliliit na bag pa sa loob ng bag nya,parang mangkukulam,sakin naman mas marami yung basura kaya mabigat,
pag kasi my basura ako di ako basta nagtatapon kung saan saan,sa bag ang tapon.
ang shoes naman syempre dapat ka love team ng bag,otherwise magkagalit sila diba?kaya
dapat medyo terno ng konti yung bag at shoes kaya kung gano karami yung shoes,ganun din yung bag,eeek!
~lee

Anonymous said...

korek ka dyan mam.
kaya nga makuba kuba nako,nagtataka ako bat palaging mabigat ang bag ko e parang pasan ko ang mundo este ang tokador ko pala.
pero wala akong panalo sa sister ko,pati screw driver hanapin mo meron sa bag nya.
wala ka yatang kailangan pang emergency na wala sa bag nya,
bukod sa my bag na,my bag pa na partisyon sa loob ng bag at sangkatutak na maliliit na bag pa sa loob ng bag nya,parang mangkukulam,sakin naman mas marami yung basura kaya mabigat,
pag kasi my basura ako di ako basta nagtatapon kung saan saan,sa bag ang tapon.
ang shoes naman syempre dapat ka love team ng bag,otherwise magkagalit sila diba?kaya
dapat medyo terno ng konti yung bag at shoes kaya kung gano karami yung shoes,ganun din yung bag,eeek!
~lee

cathy said...

lee,
maraming kunsensiya, manhid na. hehehe