Rule of Law or rule of the Stars

Dear insansapinas,

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I do not want to discuss about the photo of Nora holding a cigarette. She has been living in the US and she knows that no smoking regulations are strictly observed here in the US. 

She said, “Kriminal ba ‘yung ginawa ng tao o ano? Masyadong pinapalaki ‘yung isyu. Bakit, ngayon lang napansin na naninigarilyo ako?”
Aunor was recently criticized by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) for the bad image she was conveying in the said photograph.

Diyan lang naman sa Pilipinas, tinatapakan ang batas lalo ng mga kilalang tao. Alam kasing makakalusot. Isa pa sama-samang nagtatanggol kahit mali. Siyempre editor si Maglipon, isipin mo nga namang bawiin ang mga magazine na may retrato ni Nora. 


Sabi ko ayaw kong i-discuss pero di pa lumalamig ang issue, ito pa si Anne Curtis. Meron ding sigarilyo. Hindi sa binabatikos ko ang naninigarilyo. Pero kung bawal sa publiko, huwag manigarilyo. May karapatan din kasi ang ibang taong huwag makaamoy ng sigarilyo.




Sa opisina namin, hindi naman pinagbabawal ang manigarilyo pero sa labas sila ng opisina. Dahil malamig kung minsan, ang mga kasamahan naming smoking ay nagtitiyaga sa fire escape na kung minsan maraming mga tae ng ibon. Ewww.


Pinaysaamerika

Papogi

Dear insansapinas,
Ang mga artista  ang gustong maging payat kahit man lamang sa picture. Ang mga nasa gobyerno naman, gustong maging pogi sa public na busy sila at sila ay nagtatrabaho kahit hindi. Anong solution? PHOTOSHOP.

Nakita naman ninyo, maiksi ang isang paa noong nasa gitna. Yon namang nasa kaliwa ay di nakatuntong sa lupa. Meron bang pakpak?


Paano na lang kung ang iphotoshop nila ay isang tulay o kaya ay public road na maganda ang pagkakagawa, pagdating mo doon, masahol pa pala sa mukha ng buwan sa dami ng butas.
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) caught the ire of social media and blogs Thursday for allegedly poorly fabricating a photo uploaded on itsFacebook page.

The Tot Throwing Grandma

 Dear insansapinas,

When I  saw this news last year, I thought she is Hispanic.

VIRGINIA, USA - The trial of Filipino-American grandmother Carmela dela Rosa, accused of tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter to death from a 6-storey parking bridge last year, got under way with prosecutors revealing her confession and showing jurors close-circuit TV footage of the incident.

 She blamed her depression for killing her grandchild.


She lost her job; her daughter did not finish college; and she has financial problems. She hated her son-in-law who got her daughter pregnant.


She felt that the baby was getting all the attention of the family including that of her husband.


Mahirap talaga ang patung-patong ang problema. Parang tsunami ang tumama saiyo. Pag hindi ka malakas, dala ka ng alon.
I should know. But prayers help. And blogging. ahek.

Meron pang mga tao na nananahimik ka, bubuwisitin ka pa na para bang galit sila na mukha kang walang problema (tingin sa salamin).

Meron pang iba, nagpapatulong magpadasal, (may direct line daw ako sa itaas, 'no ako AT & T) para makakuha ng trabaho ang kapatid. Dasal naman ako. Nagkatrabaho nga. Reklamo pa rin kasi temporary lang raw. SUS. ( makakuha nga ng asin at mabudburan).
Tanong ng common friend. Alam ba nya ang sakit mo na mas masahol pa sa problema niya? Oo naman kako.  Yan ang kaibigan na sarili lang ang iniisip, sabi niya. 


Pinaysaamerika

The Wall of Sea Water

Dear insansapinas,

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After watching Ten Commandments for the nth time, I noticed that the sea weeds were made of glossy cellophane. 


In the Hollywood Universal Studios, there is a Ten commandments miniature replica of Ten Commandments parting of the sea. 


In the Philippines, the wall of sea water was real brought by Pedring.


Pinaysaamerika

The Tourist Storm-Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling ka

Dear insansapinas,

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Dumating si Pidro aka Pedring, not the perfect storm mas malakas ang hangin kaysa ulan.


Bakit tourist storm. Abah, eh dumaan sa US Embassy, ayun, kinastigo ang mga consul (siguro dahil pinahirapang kumuha ng visa), for the first time, inabot ng baha ang embassy. Dumaan sa SOFITEL,Philippine Plaza, binaha ang lobby, kumain pa yata sa buffet. 


Naalala ko tuloy noon, paborito naming puntahan ang Siete Pecados, painom-inom ng margarita. Susyal. Isang order lang na hindi naman nakakalasing, to unwind pagkatapos ng hectic na mga meetings. Hindi ko pa nabalitaan noon na mabaha ang reclamation area.


Paborito naming pumunta sa hotel. Tagpuan ng mga barkads na akala mo kakain doon, huwag ka doon pala sa tabi-tabi kakain, Pero pag-alis namin yong kotse dadaan sa hotel na akala mo doon kumain. bwhaha.


Radio-Tuwing umuulan at kapiling ka 
Mayroon akong secretary noon na matanda na at mahilig makinig sa transistor. Totoo, transistor. Hindi yong A/C D/C.


Habang nagtatrabaho siya ay nakikinig siya ng radyo. Pinababayaan ko naman kasi ang trabaho niya ay mag-ayos ng mga file, update ng file at magcompile ng mga files ng mga istudyante. Hindi namin pinapansin ang kaniyang transistor. Pero pag may bagyo at walang kuryente, lahat nakatutok sa balita sa kanyang radyo kung suspended na ang klase at ang mga empleyado ay pinauuwi na.

Sa totoo lang naaawa ako at nakikisimpatiya sa mga namatayan at nawalang ng tirahan dahil sa bagyo.


Pinaysaamerika

Buko Joyce-subtitle- Hinubaran na ninyo ako

Dear insansapinas,

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For months, I have been writing in my blog that I was drinking buko joyce errrm juice or water. The products come from Mexico and other tropical countries near the USA.


My regular purchase of the canned coconut juice ( not like the  buko juice in carton endorsed by the President) did not increase its demand. Every now and then, the stores sell them at a big discount to move products from the shelves.


There are so many organic juices available in the US groceries that only those people who come from the tropics (like me) or have been in the tropics would buy the buko juice for health or thirst quenching purposes.


I for one prefer the undiluted coconut water that when I came home for a vacation, I had a regular supply of at least three a day.


The canned coconut water is very sweet ( sugary) that you can hardly taste the coconut water. It is also diluted with water that it just like water with sugar. The coconut meat is also unlike the soft buko meat which we make into salad on special occasions.


It is understandable to dilute the coconut water since, its packaging alone which is tin can is more expensive than the content.


Now comes the idea of exporting coconut water from the Philippines. IT will create jobs. YES. It will contribute to export receipts. YES. Profitable ba? Hmmm, let me think.


Between Philippines and Mexico, the US may prefer to import from Mexico because of its proximity to the country which reduces the trasportation cost. Stores in the US do not want to purchase a lot to store them in a warehouse because it also incurs cost. They use inventory management which includes the EOQ-economic order quantity- a computation to compare the cost to order and the cost to store.


Secondly is the  supply of  the raw materials which is coconut. The primary product of coconut is copra from which oil is extracted. Use the coconut for coconut water product and you are reducing the raw materials supply for copra.


I remember my grandpa who managed the copra-making in our coconut farm. We both watched men who were experts in dehusking the coconut.


 Coconut is a tree of life. All of the tree components have their uses  or can be made into products:

1. Coconut Meat 

Copra is the dried coconut meat from which oil is extracted. Virgin oil is a good materials for cosmetic purposes.
Coconut meat when grated yields coconut milk which is used for laing, kinunot, dinuguang Bicol, ginataang langka, ginataang halo-halo and other ginataans.

2. Coconut leaves
Coconut leaves are woven for roofing and wall materials for bahay kubo. These can be made into reed mats and wrapper for native cakes like suman sa ibos.  . Midribs can be made into brooms and means of transport ( walis tinting ng mga buruka),  placemats and bags. 

3. Coconut Infloresence

Coconut tree's infloresnce is what you call TUBA. It is also used for producing vinegar and yeast. We had someone who harvested the tuba every early morning. The taste is sweet. 

4. Coconut Husks

They are not only made as BUNOTS (used to buff wooden floors), they're also ised for mattress fiber (yong tipo bang pag tajo mo, kailangan mo ng SALONPAS sa tigas. Coir is used in ropes, brushes, caulking boats and stuffing.

5. Coconut Shells

They can be used as buttons, musical instruments, house decors and other stuffs.

7. Coconut Trunks

They are good for building bridges, for construction materials, benches  and  tables. 

If the coconut tree could talk...Siguro sabi, hinubaran na ninyo ako, wala na kayong itinira. 


Pinaysaamerika

Patented

Dear insansapinas,

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Bago ang balita, isa munang patalastas. Arghhhh.
Dalawang Linggo, hindi ko natanggap yong request ko for my MRI and  blood test. This is the second time na "nawala" sa mail. Sino naman kaya ang magkakainterest noon, not unless, akala nila na prescription na hindi ko naman ginagamit dahil direct na sa pharmacy ang mga refills at new prescriptions ko? Isa pa hindi naman nila pwedeng gamitin yon.  Eniwey, I maintained my composure. Breathe in, breathe out. I am okay, I am okay. Arghhhh


Tapos nanonood ako ng isang bagong series about a man who can see dead people. Nakita niya ang dati niyang asawa at nakakausap niya na para bang buhay pa. Hindi ganoon sa totoo anoh. Pero ang kinainisan ko, nagpaMRI yong doctor (siya pala, nahiga lang doon sa MRI machine) nang walang preparation, walang pre MRI blood test. Oh well. For a neurosurgeon na role niya, bakit igoogle niya kung ano ang brain tumor at schizoprenia? Kailangan siguro ng consultant nila from the hospital. 


Ngayon sa ating balita: (forwarded ng brod ko para i-blog ko) May binabasa kasi akong libro ngayon about Japanese culture, seppuku (hara-kiri) samurai, and other stuff.


 It was one of my favorite expressions when someone complimented the way I laughed, PATENTED yan, the way I walked, tsunami like, tumba ang madaanan, PATENTED YAN.


Ano ba ang patent? A patent is a right created by law which permits an inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention for a certain period of time.

Now, bakit natin pinag-uusapan ang patent eh wala naman siguro kayong balak ipa-patent ang mukha ninyo (lol)?
Kasi kung may mga solons tayo na nagpafile ng bills na nagpapaigkas sa ating mga kilay kagaya ng Anti-planking, kagaya ng pagpalit ng mga pangalan ng kalye, basahin ninyo itong mga applications  para sa patent.

In showing the ridiculousness of the patent system, there are a few patents that stand out that get cited pretty often. Among them are Patent #6,004,596 on making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the crust,(papatent ko rin ang aling ko?) patent #6,368,227 showing a method of swinging on a swing sideways and patent #5,443,036 explaining a method for "exercising a cat" by pointing a laser pointer and "selectively redirecting said beam out of the cat's immediate reach to induce said cat to run and chase said beam and pattern of light around an exercise area."

At ngayon ay ang patent to build a SNOWMAN. Sabi sa application. Arghh

The history of the snow man or snow woman is unknown. But, I have to say this. Whoever the first person was to think to form snow into a human figure was a genius. For untold years thereafter, children and adults alike have been thrilled and received joy in making and watching others make snowmen, err women. You know what I mean. At any rate, what is remarkable is that no one has ever thought, or at least reduced to practice, a way to make snow people easy and fun.

Pinaysaamerika

Fogive and Forget

Dear insansapinas,

 

Forgive and Forget?

The stupid neither forgive nor forget;

the naive forgive and forget;

the wise forgive but do not forget.

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—	Thomas Szasz  Me, I am forgetful. Ano nga ba pinag-uusapan natin?  Ah, ito palang balitang ito. ‘Juan Time’ hopes to end habits of being late, making excuses. Wala kaya silang tinamaan nito? Ano nga ba ang pinag-uusapan natin ulit? Pinaysaamerika

Paano makukuha ang Social Security Pension sa Pilipinas

Dear insansapinas,

Marami ang mga SSS pensioners na nagmigrate na sa ibang bansa. Hindi ako. Hindi pa ako qualified na magretire. Hindi ko nga alam kung aabutin ko pa ang edad na yon.


Ipinublish ko ang balitang ito para sa mga interesadong malaman kung paano nila makukuha ang kanilang pensiyon.

This has reference to the letter of Natividad Guevara asking for the transfer of her pension from Bank of the Philippine Islands to TD Canada Trust.
Guevara said: “I sent an e-mail to ssemail@info.com.ph and to gonzaloep@sss. gov.ph to request the transfer of my monthly SSS pension from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to TD Canada Trust. As a permanent resident in Canada, I cannot personally renew my ATM card for my savings account for my SSS pension every year. My going back to the Philippines to renew my ATM card is very costly and impractical. My e-mail to ssemail@info.com.ph and to gonzaloep@sss.gov.ph was undelivered. I do not know the cause of the failure to deliver it. Through the Inquirer, I hope my request will reach SSS and be given prompt and kind attention by the SSS itself.”
Guevara’s request did not reach the SSS for the following reasons:
The e-mail address gonzaloep@sss.gov. ph belongs to a former employee who has retired from the service. Our address available for members is member_relations@sss. gov.ph not ssemail@info.com.ph.

Good News-Bad News

 Dear insansapinas,

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Isa munang patalastas.

I felt nauseated this morning. Yong tatanungin ka ng :ANO KA HILO?

After my cancer treatment, my doctor gave me a prescription for nausea and vomitting as side effects of chemo in the system. I have not taken a single pill since I did not suffer much from the side effects. Yon bang tatanungin ka, KAYA MO BA? Kaya pa, sagot mo naman, pero ang iba. (thud) nawawalan ng ulirat.

So noong medyo hilo talaga ako and I have to lie down the couch, tanong ko, DELAYED REACTION?

O baka naman ang dami nilang kinuhang dugo kaya wala ng dugong masyadong lumabas sa aking tusok ng karayom at ang tanong saiyo, KULANG KA SA DUGO? Eniwey, I decided to eat breakfast. Nawala ang hilo. Aleluya. Para bang yong sasabihan ka ng GUTOM lang yan pag nagpapantasya ka.

Ngayon, punta tayo sa topic. Diplomat talaga ang US Ambassador. Bago magsasalita ng medyo negative about the Philippines, positive muna ang sasabihin niya. Kagaya noong about China. Inassure niya na friend ang US ang Philippines at handa itong tulungan ang bansa pag may nang-api. Kinabukasan, nireprimand niya ang Pinas tungkol sa effort nito sa human trafficking.

Good news ulit.

US Ambassador to Manila Harry K. Thomas Jr. was effusive, on Thursday morning, in praising the Aquino administration for bringing “honesty” in government

Bad news:

MANILA, Philippines—While the Philippines is a model for other countries in combating human trafficking, a lot still remains to be done because up to “40 percent” of  foreign male tourists visiting the country come here primarily for sex, according to US Ambassador to Manila Harry Thomas Jr.

Less than ten years ago, I had encountered a US expat who immortalized our cyber quarrel in the website where he was a contributing writer. Not that sikat ang website na yon (nababasa raw sa buong Asia, ewan ko kung buhay pa yong website hindi yong expat. Yong expat, hindi ko na nababasa) pero binira niya ako na kung hindi makapal ang aking 

mukha    I mean,kung di ako palakain ng tinapay na paciencia, siguro hindi natapos ang sagutan namin about sex tourism. Well he was just stating facts but for an expat to write that he can escort tourists to places where they can avail this type of tourism, I saw red. Contradictory yon sa claim niya na malaki ang itinutulong niya sa promotion ng Pinas.  Talaga 'teh. Pula. Kaya bilang isa sa mga apo ni Tandang Sora, ginamit ko ang espada ng Jedi para siya kalabanin. Sobra ang debate namin na napikon siya dahil nagtuturo raw siya ng MBA sa Graduate School at malakas siya sa isang pinakamayaman sa Pinas. SO? Buti hindi ko siya sinabihan na bakit pumuputok ang butchi niya. Ahek.

Doon nagsimula ang mala- Star Wars kung pakikipagsapalaran sa cyber bilang blogger na may super hero complex. Ipinagtatanggol ang naapi, minsan siyang nang-aapi (erase, erase). Ikalawang website na  itinayo para i-dedicate sa akin. ay gawa ng isang Pinoy na nagdodoctorate sa US.  Siguro kung ako ay nasa loob ng website na yon at yon ay isang torture chamber, lasog-lasog na ako. Buti na lang mahaba ang aking mga kuko. Pero hindi ko ginantihan ang mga nagtulong tulong sa aking i-bully ako. Never heard pa ang cyber bullies noon. 

Lights, Camera, Action in the Restroom-subtitle Bakkkeeet

Dear insansapinas,

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1. Bago na ang CSI, Hindi na si Lawrence Fisburne and lead actor. Si Ted Danson na. Mas gusto ko siya. Siguro kasi identified si Fishburne as a movie villain. Para bang yong mga teleserye na gusto mong sabunutan yong mga nagpapahirap sa bida.  Bakeeet kasi ayaw na ni William Petersen bumalik? Tatanggapin ko na siya kahit nagpakasal siya kay Sarah. uhu. 


2. Starbucks spy camera in the restroom. Sa IHOP kahapon, chineck ko muna kung may surveillance camera. Idinemanda kasi ang Starbucks branch sa Washington DC ng invasion of privacy ng isang customer nang madiskubre niya na may camera sa loob ng restroom. Balita pa pati sa mga branches sa California, meron din.


Bakeeet, my mga espiya ba sa loob ng restroom? Sus.


3. Uso pa ba ang rapping ngayon? Hindi yong binabalot ang regalo ha. Yong kumakanta. Bakit yong platonic friend ng isang Star ay binubuhay ang kaniyang career as a rapper. May career ba siya noon.


Bakeeet ginagastusan pa ang pagrecord ng mga albums niya noon na wala naman yatang naibenta. Ang mga dati nang sikat noon na si Nonoy Zuniga, Rico Puno, Rey Valera nagsasama-sama sa concert dahil hindi kaya ng isa lang ang maghakot ng tagahanga,  siya pa kaya na mukha ng DOM at wala pang naging concert (?).  


 Bakkeet ano ba ang pakialam ko?  Tseh,


4. Nang mapabalitang boy friend ng isang mahinhing TV host ang isang politician, may lumabas na blind item na may-anak naman daw ito o may-asawa (?) 


Pinatunayan ng pamilya na single pa ang politician dahil tanggap nila ang TV Host. Ngayon nablind item naman na isa itong kabaro nang mabalitang pakakasal na sila ni TV Host.

It was a long day

Dear insansapinas,

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It was a long day for me. I got two appointments today. Take that, Mr. President. I was busy that I could not have met a beauty queen for just a few minutes in a VIP room in an airport. Masyado akong fantasyadora. O baka may tumapilok sa akin at ako ay mag PLANK bigla. Tseh.


I got two requests for blood tests. (plural kasi dami).  Dapat nga tatlo pero nawala yata sa mail yong request noong isa ko pang doctor, kaya ang dala ko lang ay yong sa internal medicine specialist at oncologist. Kaya tuwang tuwa na naman ang mga bampira. Dahil siguro sa aking FASTING,(bawal ang kumain at uminom)  iba ang papel na nahugot ko. Hindi request for blood test kung hindi listahan ng mga recipe ng aking paboritong Filipino food. Yong dalawang phlebotomists sa laboratory ay tinawagan na ang doctor ko kung anong shit I mean sheet yong natanggap nila. Buti na lang nakita ko at nacorrect ko ang mali.  Yon pa namang naka-assign sa akin ay di na ako kailangang tusukin para makuhaan ng dugo. Dunggulin lang ako baka nanginginig pang dumaloy ang dugo sa akin.
Ang bad ko talaga, nang-insulto na naman ako. Pak pak. Ayan sinampal ko na ang sarili ko.


Alas nuwebe pa lang tapos na ang blood-letting. Gutom na ako. Nanginginig pa ako nang kinain ko yong baon kong Lund choc para hindi ako magkaroon ng low blood sugar level.
Pero ang susunod kong appointment ay alas dose pa. Kahit hindi ako nag-aalmusal, nagyaya akong magbreakfast kami ng kapatid ko. Nag-call in sick siya para samahan ako sa aking mga appointments. Tinanong ako kung saan ko gusto. Naalala ko, ang tagal ko na nga palang di nakakain sa Denny's (may kuwento ako diyan) pero mas malayo kaysa IHOP kaya sa IHOP na lang kami para makakain ng pancakes.


Nornally, hindi ako kumakain sa fastfood kahit sa SF. May paborito akong Chinese Restaurant doon o kaya yong turo-turong Pinoy na masarap ang luto, marami pa ang laman ng isang order. Yong isa kong tenant  doon bumibili, tapos inilalagay sa kaserola na para bang siya ang nagluto. Akala ko pa naman ang galing magluto.  Ang Taksil. TSEH.


So order kami, Breakfast Sampler. May dalawang fried eggs, dalawang sausages, meatloaf at dalawang pancakes. Kala ko pa naman malaking serving. Sa suggest ko pa naman sanang hati na lang kami ng kapatid ko dahil baka di ko maubos. 


Tokneneng, nang dumating, yong dalawang itlog ay napakaliit. Dahil sa sunny side up, kasinlaki lang ng mata ko yong pula (yellow) ng itlog). Siguro naapektuhan ng RH bill ang mga manok na nangitlog. BWaahaha.


Paborito ng kapatid ko pancakes. Siya ang nagluluto ng pancakes sa bahay. Yong maliliit. Ako pag nagluto, ang lalaki para bang bibingka. Kinain ko yong isang pancake. Walang lasa. Nakita ko kapatid ko namimili ng syrup, merong cherry, bluberry at regular. Nakalimutan ko palang lagyan ng syrup. Tagal na rin kasi akong di kumain ng pancakes. Carbo, nagiging blood sugar.


Ten o clock tapos na kaming kumain. Dalawang oras pa ang papatayin. Wala naman akong baril. Cornyko na naman. Suggest ng kapatid ko sa paborito naming lugar. SA LIBRARY. wheee. Kahit na may naghihintay sa aking 16 na libro sa bahay para mabasa.


Sarado ang library. Ang bukas niya ay ala-una pa. Kaya pala, merong flea market sa parking area ng library. Sarap ng mga tomatillo. ACID. Walang masyadong farm produce hindi kagaya ng flea market sa San Francisco, kulang na lang dalhin ang Ilocos sa Civic Union o kaya sa Mission Street at Daly City pag flea market days. Merong bagoong, merong saluyot, ampalaya, may balut, at iba pa.


Nakabili lang ako ng okra sa flea market, radish at isang maliit na pumpkin. Reretratuhin ko pag sinipag ako. Ang ganda niya. Baka manalo sa Miss World. *wink* Wag lang tatanungin.


Wala pang alas once. Sabi ko punta kami sa aking hair stylist. Koreana siya. Nang dumating ako, kahit meron siyang customer, ginupitan niya ako. Akala ko ako ang kukuwento ng mga nangyari sa buhay ko sa tagal kong hindi nagpagupit. Kulang na lang bumaha sa pag-iyak niya. Iniwanan na raw siya ng kapartner niya sa beauty parlor, dala ang kaniyang mga customer. Ang aswang.  Pati ako pinaghinalaan niya na nadala na rin. Tapos nakita niya ang aking bangs na ako ang gumugupit. Nahinto siya sa pag-iyak. "Now I believe you, your bangs are ugly."
Pinintasan pa ng bruha.

Planking, OJT, CCT ATBP

Dear insansapinas,

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A solon filed a bill against PLANKING. Whoa, paano na lang ang ating harvest, ang palay, ang veggies and fruits?


PLANTING pala yon, hindi planking. Corniko. Pilit. Pero seriously, kahit hindi ipagbawal ang planking, kung marerealize lang ng mga may  balak magplank ang dumi ng hihigan nila (doggie style, sabi ni biyay, o di va kasi ang planking ay yong nakahiga ka na ang tiyan ang nakalapat at ang mukha mo ang nakasubsob) mag-iisip ka munang magplank.

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OJT

"We envision an on-the-job training as early as grades 11 and 12," Luistro said, referring to the last two years of high school in the proposed K+12 program.
Luistro said the program will teach high school students specialized skills, such as creating and implementing business plans, selling products, and even doing journalism. The Education chief explained that the program aims for holistic development that is “outcomes-based" to make Filipino high school graduates employable.

Maganda ang intention ng Secretary kaya lang parang wala siya sa planetang EARTH. 
1. On-the-job training -Posible lang ito sa mga istudyante ng dati niyang university kung saan ang mga kamag-anak ay may mga negosyo. Otherwise, ang mga istudyante ay magiging gofer lang, mga tagatakbo, tagakuha ng kape ni Boss, tagabili ng tanghalian ng mga empleyado.


Sa aming college noon, hirap kaming maghanap ng opisina o negosyo na pwede naming padalhan ng aming mga istudyanteng kailangang makacomply sa number of hours on-the-job-training. Karamihan nabibigyan ng certification na tapos nila ang OJT kahit hindi man sila tumapak sa opisinang yon. Anong ginagawa ni fafa at ni mama? 


Bakit nagiging gofer lang ang mga trainees/interns? 


1. Isa- hindi ipinagkakatiwala ng business ang mga papeles o file sa mga trainees/interns. Kung bibigyan man sila ng trabaho ay yon lang talagang hindi naman kailangan. 


2. Ikalawa-continuity, lalo sa gobyerno. Pag ang isang intern ay nakatapos na, iiwanan nito ang trabaho kahit hindi tapos. Hindi ito magagawa ng regular employees dahil meron din silang functions. Maghihintay sila ng panibagong intern na aabutin ng isang taon ang paghihintay. 


3. Paano naman ang mga K-12 students na nasa barrio? Saan sila mag-o-ojt? Sa kabukiran?


Business plan


Inimplement ko ito sa college level. Hirap ang mga istudyante dahil kumakain ng maraming oras. Isa pa kailangan ang pera para maimplement ang project.


Business plan? My foot, natapakan ninyo. Awww. Sino ang magtuturo sa kanila? High school student teacher na ang degrees ay MA or education-oriented? Marami ngang MBA graduates na hindi marunong gumawa ng business plan. Sino na naman ang gagawa nito? Ang mga perang may istudyante, ipagagawa sa mga taong yon talaga ang kanilang job description. Yon mga walang pera ay mangongopya na lang sa internet o sa libro na hindi naintindihan kung ano ang mga nandoon. 

Unhappy Thoughts

Dear insansapinas,
Been depressed for the last few days since I read about the death of Eleanor Mondale, the daughter of the former US Vice-President. She died of brain cancer after battling it for six years. She was as old as the late daughter of the late Ted Kennedy, Kara who did not die of her lung cancer which was diagnosed to be inoperable since 2002. She died of heart attack while doing health exercises.


I read another article where a  mother and daughter both  with cancer do not give up. They had remission three times. They are being treated with chemotherapy and stem cells. 


Like the other cancer patients, they have this question for God:
“My first prayer was ‘God, what have I done wrong?’ I know God was leading me to Job. Job had done nothing wrong. God was putting us somewhere he needed us to be.”

Fraud Allegations Against Miss Angola-will she be stripped of her title Miss Universe

Dear insansapinas,

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The moment I read the Miss Angola was educated in England (was it Oxford), first thing that came to my mind was, why does she need an interpreter? But that is only me. 


Miss Universe Organization  clarified the false documentation allegation and that Lopes is of Cuban ancestry and speaks Spanish.

Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes's reign was questioned Wednesday, after allegations that false documentation was used to help her earn her participation in the prestigious pageant.

The press office of Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization denied that anyone by the name of Charles Mukano was involved in the alleged forgery of documentation that allowed Leila Lopes to participate and win Miss Angola UK, which would've effectively elevated her to the Miss Universepageant.

According to Argentine daily Infobae on Tuesday, the organizer of the the pageant that crowned her Miss Angola in her home country, a man by the name of Charles Mukano, apparently falsified the beauty's documentation so that she could participate in the Miss Universe pageant.

Contraceptives that may cause unwanted pregnancies

 Dear insansapinas,

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Pag pumasa ang RH Bill, ang mga contraceptives ay makakasama sa mga ESSENTIAL medicines na binibili ng gobyerno para ipamudmod sa mga citizens of the Philippines. aha. Bulk ang bili nila.


Paano kaya kung ang nabili ay kagaya nitong nirecall na contraceptives sa US na ang nakadiskubre ay isang phamacist? May recall ba sa Pilipinas? Pag nangyari ito magkakaroon ng maraming BUNTIS sa Pinas. ahahay.

Birth control pills recalled due to 'packaging error'

According to a statement for the Huntsville-based company, "select blisters (found inside the pill box) were rotated 180 degrees within the card, reversing the weekly tablet orientation." This helped to leave the pills' lot number, as well as the expiration date, "no longer visible."
"As a result of this packaging error, the daily regimen for these oral contraceptives may be incorrect and could leave women without adequate contraception, and at risk for unwanted pregnancy," the company said.

A pharmacist noticed the issue and contacted the company by phone, Wiggins explained.

Pinaysaamerika

Shamcey Supsup, sobra ka na

Dear insansapinas,
Magna cum laude sa UP, topnotcher sa Architect Licensing Exam at runner up sa Miss Universe 2011 Pageant si Shamcey Supsup. 


Abah, pati ba naman boyfriend, guwapo na at mayaman. Sobra ka na. Nang magsabog siguro ng swerte, kumot ang iyong pinansalo. Inggit lang nila.

Shamcey and  Lloyd Lee

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Pinaysaamerika

Best and Funny Responses to the Q&A of Beauty Pageants

 Dear insansapinas,

Did you ever wonder what were the responses of candidates to the beauty pageants?
I found this article that I would like to share with you. 

MARGIE MORAN was our 1973 Miss Universe. She was asked this question,  "What’s the difference between being Miss Universe and being a Filipina?" Her reply: "Being Miss Universe is like having a birthstone, you may lose it. Being a Filipina is like having a birthmark, its forever."

CHARLENE GONZALES was asked during the 1994 Miss Universe Contest: "How many islands are there in the Philippines?" Her reply: "High tide or low tide?"

RUFFA GUTIERREZ at the1993 Miss World Contest: "How would you tell a girl who’s suffering from low self-esteem to feel better about herself? "Her reply: "I’ll tell her to believe in herself because it’s not only physical beauty that’s important but also inner beauty. Like what the Little Prince said, "What is essential is invisible to the naked eye." And I believe that character and personality are more important than physical beauty."

MARIA ISABEL LOPEZ at the Bb. Pilipinas Pageant was asked by one of the judges, Rita Gomez:

RITA: Here’s your question, hija: Are you still a virgin?

MARIA ISABEL: If I say I still am, can I bring home the crown tonight?

RITA: Good answer!

MARIA ISABEL: What about you Ma’am, are you still a virgin?

RITA: Hija, I have 5 children with 5 different fathers, and what do you call that, Immaculate Conception???

Funny Answers that may be due to nervousness, stage fright or just plain stupidity:


MR. POGI CONTEST: 

Host: Ano sa mukha mo ang pinaka-asset mo? 

Contestant: Sa tingin ko ang pinaka-asset ko sa mukha ko ay ugali! Mabait kasi ako eh.

Pinaysaamerika: HANUBAYAN. ANG ASSET KO SA MUKHA KO AY ANG AKING MOUTH. KASI DIYAN DUMADAAN ANG PAGKAIN PAPUNTA SA AKING STOMEK AT DIYAN LUMALALABAS ANG MGA !@#$%^ PAG AKO TINUTUPEK SA GANITONG MG SAGOT.


SHE’S GOT THE LOOK BEAUTY CONTEST:

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I am (insert the name)  I come from the beautiful city of Pangasinan City!

SHE’S GOT THE LOOK BEAUTY CONTEST:

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I am (insert the name here) , I come from Pasay City and I want to be a medicine!

Pinaysaamerika: O eto and medicine cabinet, mamili ka na. Tseh.

SUPER SIREYNA CONTEST:

Host: anong masasabi mo sa death penalty?
Contestant: Ah, ano po yun di toot por toot, eye por eye. (Ah, it’s di toot por toot, eye por eye.) * [the proverb a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye]
Host: Paki-eksplika nga?
Contestant: Ganito po yun: kung pinatay mo ang nanay ko, dapat, patayin ko din ang nanay mo! 

Pinaysaamerika: Paano kung ulila na yong kaaway. Kuko pwedeng patayin? Mamartilyo nga ang paa nito,

CALENDAR GIRL BEAUTY CONTEST:

Host: What place in the Philippines would you boast about?
Calendar girl contestant: Bocaue
Host: (Intrigued) What about Bocaue? What’s in it to boast about?
Calendar girl contestant: Why, the Bocaue rice terraces of course!  (She meant the famous Banaue Rice Terraces, the "8th" Wonder of the World), and btw, I grew up in Bocaue when I was young.

Pinaysaamerika: Pakidala`nga ito sa Banaue. Pagdating doon pakitulak bigla. Phulease lang.

MISS GAY PHILIPPINES CONTEST :

"Magandang Tanghali po, ako po si (insert name here )  mula sa Camarines Sur, sumalangit na po ang inyong mga kaluluwa!"

Pinaysaamerika:Ngiii
LITTLE MISS PHILIPPINES CONTEST:

Host: Anong gusto mo paglaki mo?
Contestant: Maging lalaki po. 

Pinaysaamerika:Yun na.

MISS GAY TOURISM CONTEST:

Host: If a man from Mars landed on your backyard, what would you do to entertain him?

Lea Salonga's Question-Dumbest?

Dear insansapinas,

First, the question was not written by Lea Salonga and the columnist knew about it so she is not personally criticizing her.

But it turns out the question wasn't Salonga's. On Twitter, her fans wanted to know why she asked such a thing.

Salonga tweeted that she did not write the question. "All our questions are pre-written and each judge is assigned one. Luck of the draw," Salonga tweeted.

Ravitz is directing her remark and question to the Miss Universe honcho man, Donald Trump.


I agree with the writer that indeed this is a dumb question to be asked in a beauty pageant. Whoever wrote this should be given the bad news, You're Fired.


But then, I heard this question already asked in the previous Miss Universe pageants, pre-Donald Trump days. So this was a recycled question. 


These were the days when people did not know that a certain Latin country was "producing" Miss Universe candidates by subjecting them to cosmetic surgeries to correct body imperfections. YES VIRGINIA, binabawasan ang ilong, liniliposuction ang kaunting tabang baka lumaylay at pinapuputi ang mga discolored skin pigments. 


Kaya pag tinanong sila which part of the body they did not like, NADA is the answer kasi wala na eh. 


Sino ba naman ang aamin na may imperfection sila, eh di naging conscious ang mga judges instead na hindi napapansin.


Sino bang beauty columnisst ang aamin na nagpapacosmetic surgery sila to maintan the youthful looks and then they have the NERD (Melanism) to give the readers some beauty tips to avoid wrinkles when cosmetic procedures made banat of their sagging skin? 


In fact, the question asked to Miss Angola is the easiest. The only available answer is NO. 

Miss Universe 2011 Probe

Dear insansapinas,

Please give the legislators the opportunity  to don their best, to wear their theatrical make-up and to emote the practiced-facial-expressions of surprise, rage and empathy(?) again.
   Give them something to investigate whether it is for aid in law legislation or for trial for publicity, they won't care.
This must have inspired Federico Pascual in writing the scenario for a probe on the recently concluded Miss Universe 2011 where Sen. Miriam Santiago (she said she was joking) not lying. I found this in his article, 
Awaiting Senate Probe on Miss Universe 2011 tilt.


PROBE IT!: Running true to form, the Senate should investigate the recent beauty pageant in São Paolo, Brazil, where our very own Chamcey Supsup was, according to countless Filipinos, robbed of the MissUniverse crown before a watching world.
To prepare the public mind, the usual senators could deliver privilege speeches denouncing the alleged poll fraud and moral plunder that marred the casting of the votes leading to Supsup’s garnering only the third runner-up title.


The inquiry, preferably by the Senate as a committee of the whole so everyone would get a chance for media exposure, should be televised live for optimum publicity.
Pushing it to the max, senators — with television crews in tow — could journey to São Paolo and inspect the pageant site, examine the electronic gadgetsused and, if reenactment is no longer possible, interview any losing candidates protesting their having been cheated.

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WITNESSES: The Senate lineup of resource persons would be star-studded:
• Singer Lea Salonga, one of the pageant judges who some Filipinos accused of asking Leila Lopes, Miss Angola who eventually won the Miss Universecrown, the easier question of what she might change about her physical characteristics, if she could.
The Oxford-educated black beauty was thus given the chance to proclaim she was satisfied with who she was: “I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty… I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family, and I plan to follow those through the rest of my life.”