The Face that Launched a Thousand Smiles

Dear insansapinas,
Personal:

Mahirap talaga pagka"date" mo ay doctor. Meron kang exact hour of appointment at kung siya ay specialista...wala kayong privacy, dadaan ka muna sa kaniyang mga " barangay tanod...nurse at physician assistant.


Kahapon ay appointment ko para sa evaluation ng " procedure" na ginawa nila sa akin noong first week of January. Last Monday, kinunan na ako ng blood works at pinadala sa kanila ang resulta.


Nag-arrange ako ng ride. Swerte ko, mabait yong driver, pero pagbalik ko, hindi na siya ang sumundo kung hindi  yong dating driver na nagkawala-wala kami nang hinatid niya ako last year sa aking appointment, ang dumating. Pero ngayon, marunong na siya. Naalala niya ako ng makita niya yong mailbox. Ah the lady in front the mail box. Naalala niya. Saka siya ngumiti.


Ang physician assistant ay may problema sa throat niya kaya para kaming pipi at bingi na nag-usap. Hahahaha. 


Tapos tinawag niya ang aking doctor na specialista...si Pogi, Italiani, Spaghetti. Nakangiti siya. Okay daw ang resulta sa blood works. MAY DUGO PA RAW AKONG NATITIRA.  mwahahaha.


Para makita pa ang progress nang ginagawa nila at ano pa ang gagawin (minus liver transplant na ginawa kay Steve Jobs ng Apple Computer, dahil ako ay tumanggi) ako ay pinaschedule for MRI. Sus, para na naman akong turkey na ipapasok sa oven. 


At least si Steve Jobs marami pang ma-icontribute sa madlang people kaya okay lang na magdecide siyang magpaliver transplant. Ako naman karaniwang tao lang (prrrrssst) so ang  years or so extension ay di na masyadong makakatulong. 


Wala pang isang oras ang appointment, kasama na ang mga schedules sa susunod na appointment so, ang tagal pang hihintayin ko sa aking ride. Mahigit isang oras pa.


Nabasa ko na yata lahat ng mags na nasa waiting room, Economist, New Yorkers, National Geographic, wala, thirty minutes lang ang dumaan.


So labas ako doon sa waiting area para sa pick-up ng mga out-of patients or mga dumarating na mga pasyente.


Isa lang ang upuan. Kung kamag-anak mo sa Palitto (SLN) tatlo ang magkakasya. Kapag mga babaeng tinatawag na "bearer of the race" aka
malalaki ang powet, dalawa lang puno na.


Tahimik akong naupo at tinitingnan ang isang lalagyan may sign na "dress the umbrella". Akala ko bagong fashion kagaya ng dress your pet, yon pala plastic  na isusuot mo ang dripping umbrella para hindi mabasa ang floor. Simple but brilliant idea. Parang gusto kong kumuha ng isa. Kaya lang nahiya ako dahil hindi naman umuulan at wala naman akong umbrella. Acheche 

Tiger Mother -How do you raise your children

Dear insansapinas,

photocredit: MSNBC

Are you a tiger mother?  Then you may be in the category of Amy Chua, a Chinese -American and a professor at Yale University who authored the book,  Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.


Mothers bragged about their children. Bloggers even offer parenting advice.  Their children wrote nothing but praises to  their parents for the way they were brought up. If you read the articles they wrote, you will have the wrong impression that theirs is an ideal parent-children relationship.


Chua's book offered how to produce children who are math whizzes and music prodigies.  


The excerpt from her book which elicited online arguments say:

“A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it’s like inside the family, and whether they could do it too,” she writes. “Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it.”


To which rebuttals from readers regarded the book as merely bragging,''

According to Samatha Leese, a Hong Kong jouranlist: : 

Her daughters, she preaches, were never allowed to attend a sleepover, be in a school play, choose their own extracurricular activities or get any grade less than an A.

They had to be the “number one student in every subject except gym and drama."

Chua advises that if your children must engage in sports, “the only activities [they] should be permitted to do are those in which they can eventually win a medal, and that medal must be gold.”

And that, dear white people, is how you raise a genius.

The biggest problem I have with Chua’s position is not her draconian parenting per se. It isn’t even her racist approach to this book.

Rather, it is the author’s assumption that a) all parents want the same, narrow model of success for their children, b) all children thrive on the same, narrow path to that success, and c) only Chinese mothers take that path, so any woman who doesn’t is not a Chinese mother.

Personally, I think the publisher and author were successful to make the book controversial.

 Although I wanted my children to excel, I did not go to the extent of pressuring them to produce all A's. Never , I told them that " noon ako ang taas ng grades ko" to make them realize that they had to work harder.

Neither did I call them names like what the author did when her children got low ratings or fell below her expectations.

Call your children moron or stupid and it will stick. They may become successful in their career but the hurt self steem would never heal.

In their dark moments, it is the demons that they are going to battle.


I wanted my tsikiting gubat to study piano. So I bought one. Mga dagang naghahabulan ala cartoon ang makikita mo sa ibabaw ng piano habang naglalaro sila ng games. (slap self). Toinkk

One summer,

Plane waited for the passenger

Dear insansapinas, 
Here is the news: 

(CNN) -- Time was running out, and Mark Dickinson wasn't sure whether he'd get to see his dying 2-year-old grandson one last time. A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.

His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver, Colorado, with or without his grandfather's presence.

"I was kind of panicking because I was running late, and I really thought I wasn't going to make the flight," Dickinson told

That's when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived. The pilot was standing by the jetway waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks, so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the terminal.

"I told him, 'Thank you so much. I can't tell you how much I appreciated that.' And he said, 'No problem. They can't leave without me anyway,' " Dickinson told KABC.

Noong ang eruplano ay parang jeep sa akin sa aking mga travels, there were three instances when the pilot did not leave until the last passenger was accounted for.


1. Galing ako noon sa New Jersey, papunta nang Minneapolis para sa aking connecting flight  nang ang aming eruplano ay ipinabalik. May nagbababercue yata sa may buntot ng eruplano, umuusok. So palit kami ng eruplano. Dahil ibang eruplano ang sinakyan ko, pagdating ko  sa airport, ako ay naligaw. OO Birhinya, di ko malaman kung saan ako sasakay. May sinabing gate pero paglakad ko paitaas pala ang number kaya balik na naman ako. Alam naman ninyo ang gate sa ibang airport, puwede kang magbowling sa lapad. 


Nagpapanic na ako nang makita ko ang gate. Wala ng pasaherong nakaupo sa mga silya. Nakasara na ang gate. Sus, pinawisan ako ng snow. hehehe. Lumapit ako sa ground personnel at nagtanong. Bigla niya akong hinatak at dinala sa tarmac. "we've been waiting for you" . You're the last passenger who had not reported yet. Hanep, hinintay nila ako.


2. Nasa Singapore Airport naman ako. May isa pang bakanteng upuan sa tabi ko. Sabi ko baka walang pasahero, so handa na aking lumipat, oras na settled na lahat at nasa ere na kami.


Hindi lumilipad ang eruplano. Naghihintay. Akala ko importanteng pasahero. Hindi naman pala. Yong katabi ko. 


3. Hindi naman ako ang pasahero. Ang aking sis-in-law. Nasa HK airport sila. May stop-over silang 2 hours yata. Oras na nang paglipad, hindi pa rin umaalis ang eruplano. May missing passenger. Nang dumating, sabi nagdiarrhea daw siya at hindi makaalis sa restroom. Nakathong lang siya at sumabog sa pants niya ang...alam ninyo na. Akala nila natabunan ng shopping. 


Kaya mahigpit ang mga airline sa seating arrangement, 


Pinaysaamerika 

The Juror that meows

Dear insansapinas,

Sa SanFran noon madalas akong makareceive ng notice para magserve as juror. May bayad ang pagiging juror pero maliit lang, kaya marami ang gumagawa ng alibi para hindi makapagserve.


Ako, mali lang ang padala sa akin dahil noon, hindi pa ako US cit. kaya hindi pa akong puwedeng maupo sa jury. Exciting siguro. 


Yong mother ng aking kaibigan, nakareceive din ng notice pero mahigit na 70 na siya at hindi siyang pumunta sa court nang mag-isa, so tumawag siya.


Yong asawa ng kaibigan ko, hindi makapagsalita ng English, at hindi rin makaintindi ng English so sumulat din siya para magbeg-off.


Pero ito talagang pinagrereport ang isang prospective juror. Ang PUSA. Talagang pusa.  Putsa naman. 

Anna Esposito, wrote to Suffolk Superior Crown Court in Boston, US, to explain that a mistake had been made, but a jury commissioner replied saying the cat, named Tabby Sal, "must attend" on March 23.

Mrs Esposito had included a letter from her vet confirming that the cat was "a domestic short-haired neutered feline".

Tabby Sal had been entered by Mrs Esposito under the 'pets' section of the last census. "When they ask him guilty or not guilty? What's he supposed to say - miaow?" She said.

Ambassador, Reyna ng Vicks and other Fancy Titles

Dear insansapinas,
Boy Abunda

MANILA, Philippines – After being appointed as the ambassador of the Philippine International Arts Festival, multi-awarded television host Boy Abunda came to the defense of President Benigno Aquino III, saying that the President has nothing to do with his appointment.

Abunda clarified this on “Showbiz News Ngayon” Tuesday.

Kris Aquino

Kris Aquino, the youngest sister of President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino, was appointed Ambassador for Dengue Prevention by the Department of Health (DOH).

We're enamoured with fancy titles, that we have the Queen of All Media, Superstar, Megastar, Star for all Seasons.


What I like best is the Reyna ng Vicks.  toinkkk





Gusto ko lang makita yong mga artista noon...Susan Roces, Dolphy, at iba pa at anong klaseng pelikula ang mga produced nila noong mga taon na iyon. Part 1 lang ito.


Pinaysaamerika

Menopausal Moments -Social Security sa Pinas

Dear insansapinas,

Noong salad (salad days, silly) pa ang kinakain ko nang makapasa ako ng CPA sa Pilipinas, Kay Ganda Koh, sa murang edad (may tawad eh), naging Chief Accountant na ako. Ahem. Akala nila porke bata pa ako, hindi ko makikita ang kanilang mga illegal na ginagawa at maging parte noon.

Hindi nila alam meron akong invisible  cape as superheroine, ipinagtatanggol ang mga naapi.( sandali naghahallucinate na naman ako).  In short umalis ako sa kumpaniyang yon. Buhay pa ang mga pulitikong involved doon. 

Napunta naman ako sa isang kumpaniya na ginawa kaagad akong Assistant to the President. Hanep na title. Pero ang sweldo, however. Yon bang bibigyan ka ng mga Duties and Responsibilities however your compensation is blah blah blah.

Hindi ako tumagal doon mga kabarangay. Kasi binabawasan nila ang mga empleyado (ang dami nila kasi may factory pa) aside from yong manufacturing ng transformers, (hindi yong mga robots, silly) yong mga ginagamit sa kuryente pero hindi sila nagreremit sa SSS. Tinangka kung i-correct yon pero tuwing isa-submit ko sa presidente ang forms at ang voucher for payment, inuupuan niya. Ibig sabihin ayaw niya.

Biruin mong injustice sa mga empleyado yon. Parang ninakawan na sila sa mga deductions sa kanila, hindi pa nagbayad ng corresponding share ang employer kaya walang mahihita ang mga empleyado pag sila nagretire, nagkasakit o gustong mangutang sa SSS. Haynaku, iniwanan ko nga sila. Kesehodang hinabol-habol nila ako. 

Kaya masisisi ba ninyo kung magmenopausal bitch na naman ako dahil sa balitang ito. 

SSS files case vs Kho’s parents, et al. 

The Social Security System (SSS) has filed charges against the parents of former celebrity doctor Hayden Kho Jr. and other officers of a business company which allegedly failed to remit its workers’ contributions to the agency totaling more than P843,000.

Steve Jobs on a medical leave after liver transplant

Dear insansapinas,
Cancer comes back after it has been successfully treated. I cannot say it recurs because it may not be the same organ that is affected but other organs. 


 Lucky are those who completely survived the disease for a long time. Different types of cancer have different survival rates.There are treatable and there are terminal.  Even the people who can avail of the latest and most expensive treatment are not sure of their complete healing. 


Like Steve Jobs of APPLE.  

In 2004, Jobs disclosed that he had been diagnosed with this rare form of pancreatic cancer and had been treated with surgery -- and told he was cured.
Five years later, he had his liver removed and received a transplant, indicating that the cancer had metastasized. The liver is the most common place for pancreatic cancers to spread, because blood flows from one organ to the other.
According to a report by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill abdominal transplant surgeon Dr. David A. Gerber, liver metastases are the main cause of death for patients with this type of cancer -- so a transplant significantly can prolong survival.
But transplants pose their own risks, particularly with cancer patients.
That's because the immunosuppressant drugs, needed to prevent rejection, make the body less able to fend off infections or new malignancies.
Moreover, if any tiny pockets of cancer cells remain, hidden, the introduction of these immune-suppressing drugs can cause them to flare up, Dr. Anthony Heaney, an endocrinologist at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center, told The Los Angeles Times. So transplants are only performed if doctors believe the cancer is completely gone.

Balikbayan Box Industry

 Dear insansapinas,

Ang balita. 

CALIFORNIA, United States—The balikbayan box industry is facing a huge challenge this year as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered the inspection of every container of balikbayan boxes before being loaded onto ships.
This mandatory inspection of all containers will surely affect the industry. Since DHS has pegged the cost of the inspection at $2,400 per container, balikbayan box forwarders have to charge customers more for shipping and delivery. And the inspection, which lasts about two to three weeks, will naturally delay the arrival of the balikbayan boxes in the Philippines.
Before the slowdown, it took around 24 days from the time the box is received in the forwarder’s warehouse until it is delivered to the door of the beneficiary in Metro Manila. Now it can take up to 35 days.

Hindi ka Overseas Filipino kung hindi nakapagpadala ng balikbayan box sa Pilipinas, Kay Ganda, Koh. Tatak Pinoy na yan. Naalala ko noon, galing ako sa California at balak tumira sa Boston, may dala akong suitcases at isang balikbayan box. Noon ang kapanahunan na hindi pa sila mahigpit sa bagahe at ang allowed
luggage ay tatlo for check-in sa domestic airport. Muntik kong dalhin yong aming bath tub.


Sabi noong ground personnel, you are a Filipinow. So? Ngumiti siya. Ngiting nakakaloko lang naman.


Nang bumalik ako sa California, dumaan ako sa New Jersey sa aking isang kaklase sa MBA. Nang sinundo niya ako sa airport, biniro din niya ako sa dala kong balikbayan box.Halatadong bagong salta ako. Toinkkk


Sa California, cut throat competition ang balikbayan box companies. Libre na pick-up, minsan may paraffle pa. *heh* o kaya send three for a price of three. May tawaran pa yan ha. 

Menopausal Biatch Moments

Dear insansapinas,

Sabi nga noong Congressman sa Zambales, menopausal bitch daw yong   PAL attendant. I was into that Menopausal Biatch Moments
last Saturday when for the first time since hospital discharge, I got out from my cave to go to the international grocery store instead of the store nearby where you can't buy veggies other than for salads. I was rarin' to eat the local vegetables such as ampalaya, talong at saka mayroon pa. hmm hmmm hmmm


Grabeh. Unlike the store nearby where aisles are designed to accommodate at least two grocery carts, that international grocery store has aisles which can only allow one cart at a time. Tapos may mga tao pa akong nakakasabay na nagdadaldalan sa aisle habang naghihintay ang mga ibang gustong dumaan, (tingin sa likod, tingin sa harap). Meron naman, nakikipag-usap sa cell phone sa gitna ng aisle. HUSME. Take note walang Puti doon at wala ring Pinoy. (tingin sa salamin). Huwag ninyong itanong. Marunong na silang magtranslate ng blog. Huh. (hingang malalim, hingang mababaw).


Yon namang sa representative at stewardess ay wala akong masabi. Lumabas na naman ang mga HINDI MO BA AKO KILALA...yadah yadah yadah,


Ang alam ko, ayaw nilang magpalit ng upuan ang mga pasahero hanggang hindi naaacount lahat ang mga nasa manifesto. Baka nga may maiwan. Kaya ang pinakamadali ay ang huwag munang galawin ang original seating arrangement. Tapos pag nakalipad na at lahat na ay saka nila papayagan ang mga pasaherong magswitch ng upuan.


Nagkaroon din ako ng ganiyang klaseng request at sinabi sa akin ng flight attendant na Cool muna ako habang hindi pa nila nachcheck kung walang naiwan. Ayaw nilang may humahabol sa likod ng eruplano...kagaya ni Jim Currey sa LIAR, LIAR.


Pero maswerte pa tayo sa ating mga flight stewards at stewardesses. Ang kanilang ngiti ay nakakandado sa kanilang mukha. Mwehehe. Subukan ninyong sumakay sa ibang airline,baka hindi lang menopausal biatch ang inyong ma-meet. Meron noong mataas na flight stewardess na nagpatulong ako sa aking overhead baggage. Alam naman ninyong vertically challenged ako. Aba ang bruja, sabi ba naman sa akin, kung di ko kayang buhatin bakit ko raw dinala. Masama ba yon dalhin ko ang buo kung aparador? Nakachecked-in naman yong aking oven at fridge, mwahahaha,

Golden Globe Awards Night

Dear insansapinas,

I am watching the Golden Globe Awards Night right now.
My favorite actor Robert de Niro is awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award. 
Another favorite actress of mine won in the Best Actress category- Natalie Portman. Remember her in the The Professional  or Leon together with Jean Reno and Gary Oldman?

For  the other winners: 
1. The first awardee of the night is Christian Bale as Best Supporting actor -Motion Picture. He beat Michael Douglas and other nominees.
2. The second award went to  Katey Sagak -Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series- Drama
She beat Kyra Seidgwick and other nominees.
3. " Carlos" -Best Motion Picture made for Television
4.  Chris Colfer - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting role   in a  Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
 He beat Chris Noth and Scott Caan and other nominees.
5. Boardwalk Empire - Best Television Series- Drama
6. You haven't seen the last of me of the movie Burlesque-Best Original Song -Motion Picture
7. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of the movie- Social Network -Best Original Score -Motion Picture
8. Toy Story 3 - Best Animated Film 
9. Annette Bening of the "The Kids Are Alright" -Best Actress -Motion Picture-  Comedy or Musical
10. Steve Buscemi - Best Actor in a  in a Televion Series- Drama  
11. Al Pacino - Best Actor in in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TV.
12.  Claire Danes - Best Actress in  a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TV.
13. "The Kids are Alright- Best Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical 
14. Aaron Sorkin - " Social Network"-Best Screenplay-Motion Picture-
15. Jane Lynch- Glee - Best Actress in Supporting Role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for TV.
16. " In a Better World" - Best Foreign Language Film
17. Laura Linney of the Big C--Best Actress in a Television  Series - Comedy or Musical
18. Jim Parsons of the" Big Bang Theory "- Best Actor in a Television
 Series - Comedy or Musical
19. Melissa Leo - "The Fighter" - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
20. David Fincher of the Social Network- Best Director-Motion Picture
21. Glee - Best Television Series- Comedy or Musical
22. Paul Giamatti of Barney' Version - Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical
He beat Johnny Depp?  
23.Natalie Portman- Black Swan -  Best Actress in Motion Picture-Drama
24. Colin Firth - Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama 
25. The Social Network- Best Motion Picture-Drama


Pinaysaamerika

Entry-Exit Stamps in the Passport-Backdating

 Dear insansapinas,

Magic carpet as if you do not know

I have been wondering why some  celebrities/pols who are allegedly greencardholders can stay and work in the Philippines and multiple entry visaholders can fly in and out of the US without restriction.
This is the answer from Lourdes Tancinco, an immigration lawyer in SF which for the first time, I am posting here in toto for information purposes. I remember now, when a friend called me saying that his friend, a wealthy businessman was detained in the US port of entry because the Homeland Security discovered that he spent more time in the Philippines than the US where he is a permanent resident. 



  Racket to fake entry to and exit from the US uncovered

CALIFORNIA, United States—Julian has been a green card holder for many years. He has always been able to enter and depart from the US while maintaining a business establishment in Manila. Unlike most green card holders, Julian spends only one or two months in the US every year and the rest of his time is spent in Manila to run his business.
Allan, on the other hand, is a holder of a “tourist” visa. He has been using his visa to enter the US over the years. During some of his visits, he exceeded his authorized stay in the US. He managed to overstay in the US and get away with it. He did this by having his passport stamped with a backdated arrival date in the Philippines to show that he did not overstay in the US. He was able to do this a couple of times—until his latest trip.
In their last trips to the US, both Julian and Allan’s past deeds finally caught up with them.
When they tried to enter the US, they were both put in secondary inspection. Further examination revealed that the stamps on their passports, regarding their departure from the US and arrival in the Philippines, did not really match their actual departure from the US. The Customs and Border Protection inspector was able to obtain proof of their actual dates of departure.
Julian was put in removal proceedings for abandonment of his green card; while Allan’s visitor’s visa was cancelled at the airport. Allan was put on an expedited removal and was sent back to the Philippines on the same day that he arrived in the US.
Backdating in Manila
For non-immigrant visa holders, the nature of the visa will determine the limitation of stay in the US. The visitor or tourist (B2) visa holder must remain in the US only within their authorized period of stay, which is usually six months. Those who overstay are in violation of the law and will have their visas revoked.
The same rule applies to green card holders. As green card holders, the expectation is for them to work and reside in the US on a permanent basis. This means that they are supposed to stay in the US longer than their stay outside the US.
Considering that the periods of authorized stay in the US are limited for visitor visas, some have been able to overstay without being caught by exhibiting proof of departures or arrivals in the US that are forged. One of the easiest means of showing these forged dates is through the arrival date stamp in our passports. As we arrive in the Philippines from abroad, Philippine immigration authorities stamp our passport with an arrival date. Oftentimes, through “connections” or just through plain fake stamps, the arrival dates in the passport is manipulated to reflect what is commonly called “backdating.” Thus, a person may have actually arrived in the Philippines on December 1 but through “backdating” the stamp in his passport can show that he arrived in the Philippines on November 1, or any other date that he so desires.
Entry-exit stamps
Before 9/11, the former US Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (INS) entry and exit system was not clearly defined. The exit of non-immigrants from the US was usually accounted for by the submission of the departure form that is submitted to the airline one boarded. There is no immigration check and there is no US departure stamp on the passport.
When the US Department of Homeland Security was created to take over the former INS, a more systematic method of tracking entry and exit system was put in place. The US Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-Visit) program controls and monitors the entry and exit of foreign visitors by storing and processing biometric and biographic information.

ACET Results

Dear insansapinas,
For those looking for the ACET results, please go to the university's website and follow the instructions.

Our youngest sister finished her degree in Ateneo before coming to the US. 


Pinaysaamerika

Zodiac Signs -Then and Now

Dear insansapinas,

Awayan sa Zodiac signs : Astronomers versus Astrologers 

According to Madam- I  (ahem)

Ang kapalaran mo ay kagaya rin kahapon. mweheheh. Hindi mo man hanapin, lalapit  at lalapit kung parang manok may palay kang patutukain.


Ito ang 12 zodiac signs: 

Aries March 20 - April 19
Taurus April 19 - May 20
Gemini May 20 - June 21
Cancer June 21 - July 22
Leo July 22 - August 23
Virgo August 23 - September 22
Libra September 22 - October 23
Scorpio October 23 - November 22
Sagittarius November 22 - December 21
Capricorn December 21 - January 20
Aquarius January 20 - February 18
Pisces February 18 - March 20

source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_12_old_zodiac_signs#ixzz1B2QC3Xgf


Astronomers

Now that astronomers at the Minnesota Planetarium Society have redefined the zodiac calendar, former Sagittarians and Capricorns born between Nov. 29 and Dec. 17 are buzzing about the unknown implications of their new sign.

Whether or not you're part of the 31% of Americans who believe in the astrological signs, who doesn't get a kick out of comparing their personality to their alleged horoscope traits?

Ito ngayon ang 13 zodiac signs

 Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16. 
Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11. 
Pisces: March 11-April 18. 
Aries: April 18-May 13. 
Taurus: May 13-June 21. 
Gemini: June 21-July 20. 
Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10. 
Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16.
Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30. 
Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23.
Scorpio: Nov. 23-29. 
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17.
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.


Sa matataray na astrologer, ito ang sagot nila.
Two zodiacs. That's nothing new.

"This story is born periodically as if someone has discovered some truth. It's not news," said Jeff Jawer, astrologer with Tarot.com.

The News that make me scratch my head-Fast and Funny

Dear insansapinas,

photocredit: ABS CBN
Fast

Aquino asked people not to judge his Porsche. 

He just wants to use it in order to relax at times. “Kung maaliwalas naman po at nakaka-relax tayo paminsan-minsan, siguro naman po kapaki-pakinabang [Porsche] ‘pag gumagawa tayo ng desisyon (I want to relax sometimes, it could help me with my decisions),” he said.

Ako hindi ko talaga i-jajudge yong Porsche niya, kasi hindi naman yon libro at hindi naman ako judge.


Corniko.


Ang hindi ko maintindihan ay kung saan niya idadrive yong kotse? Alam mo naman ang Sports Car, pangmabilisang i-drive. Sa Maynila kung saan ang traffic ay lumalakad ng parang driver ka ng punerarya. O kung hindi man, para kang dumadaan sa mga crater ng buwan dahil sa baku-bako? Siguro sa highway. Ala Fast and Furious ang dating. Brooommmmm Brooooom. 


Pero sabi nga niya makakapagrelax daw siya kung ida drive niya yon.  kailangan pa pala ng Porsche para makagawa ng  decisions.


Di ba pag nagdadrive ka nang mabilis, focus ka. Kung hindi baka habang may iba kang iniisip para makapagdecision siya, makaaksidente pa. Noong nagdadrive ako sa Streets of San Fran, kulang na lang na sumigaw ako at sabihin sa mga kasalubong, kasabay at mga tumatawid na HABE kayo diyan at baka mabangga ko kayo. mwahahaha.


Isa pang di ko talaga matatap (maintindihan) ay ang mga sasakyang Hummer ng mga celebrities sa atin. Rough terrain ba ang Metro Manila o dahil sa kalsada? Ginagamit halos itong klaseng sasakyan sa mga bundok o m sa giyera. Pero kung magshoshooting ka lang naman o pupunta sa TV network, ano ka papogi?


Parang kagaya ng mga kilala ko doon sa Calif na mga Noypi. Ang gamit ay 4x4. Para bang aakayat sila ng bundok palagi. Toink.


Scratch my head. Dahan-dahan. baka bumagsak ang ilang buhok mabawasan na naman ang aking timbang. 


Funny
Alam ko nakakatawa ang mga comedians. Siguro comedians yong mga 
nagtatanggol kay Ex. Gen. Garcia.

Wealth doesn't prove plunder in Garcia case – prosecutors

Touched by an Angel Andrew Died in San Francisco

Dear insansapinas,

 Those who watched  and are still watching the reruns of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL should be familiar with John Dye or better known as Andrew the Angel of Death.

Actor John Dye, best known for his role in the CBS drama, "Touched By an Angel," died this week in San Francisco, according to his family. He was 47.

His brother, Jerre Dye, told an online paper in Memphis that Dye suffered a fatal heart attack Monday. His family said they kept the death private until they could organize a memorial in Mississippi.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli, who co-starred with Dye in the CBS show, tweeted, "Dear, sweet John Dye, rest in peace."

Pinaysaamerika

Tainted Golden Voice

 Dear insansapinas,

image of panhandler from the web

I was in the hospital when I saw the news about TED WILLIAMS, the homeless with the Golden Voice. I did not write about him simply because I did not believe that he is already sober and is no longer indulge in drugs. I was WRONG --NOT.


 Tainted Golden Voice

Ted Williams, the homeless "golden voice" internet sensation, voluntarily checked into substance abuse rehab for his alcohol and drug dependency after admitting on a television show that he was still drinking, a spokeswoman for "The Dr. Phil Show" said Wednesday.

 Having worked with a non-profit that feeds the homeless, provides them with free clinic, job training and shelter, I know for a fact that those people panhandling in the streets are begging for money to support their drug  habits. 

The City provides 80 per cent of the cost of the soup kitchen while the organization  dips to the pockets of the rich philantrophists for the remaining overhead.Yes, Virginia, the city feeds the hungry thru the charitable organizations which deliver the food program to  the marginalized  so that they can concentrate more on other government services.


With soup kitchens in almost every block and operating from early morning for breakfasts; some serve lunches and others distribute  early packed dinner, the homeless need not work to eat. All they do is join the line of the hungry.


So why are they panhandling?  For their drug habits and alcoholic dependency. All their tool is a cardboard, copy a verse from the Bible, (most of the time, they said they had fallen for hard times)
stand by the end of an island in the traffic lights where drivers stop for red lights. They knock on  windows...ask for a dollar or for bigger bill (no they do not accept coins like a soda machine ). Then they run to the convenience store to buy alcoholic drinks or get some drug fix which are available in the streets if you know how to spot the pushers. ( naah, they do not push carts). When offices or stores close, the homeless declare their territoriality by putting a lot of cardboards (this time bigger) at its entrances for their night bed.

Early morning, police awake them or put them in jail for vagrancy and the Environmental people hose down the stinks they leave behind with lots of lysol.

News that make me cry more, Porsche, Amnesty and Publicity

 Dear insansapinas,

a picture of a porsche from the web

and this is the new third hand porsche of the president
photocredit: ABSCBN

I have been looking at the news about the poor people affected by the floods down the Southern Luzon and Visayan Region. Parang hindi pa naasikaso kagaya ng sa Australia na nagdeklara na ng mga state of calamity ang opisyales sa mga lugar na binabahang parang Ondoy. Sabi magdedeklara raw.

Then I read about the new toy of the President- a Porsche ...hanep

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III got himself a new toy—a second-hand, white Porsche—last Christmas.
The acquisition sent tongues wagging that the country’s 50-year-old bachelor leader, who is also a gun enthusiast, has started living on the fast lane now that he is in Malacañang.
The President swapped his old BMW which he bought two years ago to get his hands on the Porsche, according to a source close to Manny Dimaculangan, a friend who arranged the purchase.

Second hand lang naman at pinagpalit pa ang BMW niya. Pero ang pinakamasakit na yata sa mga taong naghihirap ay makaramdam ng gutom habang nakikita nila ang iba na kumakain ng steak. Besides nag-issue siya ng memo sa public officials na hhwag bibili ng luxury cars.

Isa pa  Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Ethical standards for public officials and employees states that elected public officials and employees and their families shall lead modest lives appropriate to their positions and income.This part also bans them from indulging in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form. 

Kaya nga ba ayaw ko ring nababasa na pinagmamamalaki ng mga movie stars ang kanilang mga mamahaling bag na katumbas na ng pagkain ng maraming pamilya o ang mga bloggers na pinagpaparangalan ang kanilang mga gadgets habang ang mga batang istudyante na walang kakayahang bumili o ibili ay panay buntong hininga na lang. Ang iba ay nagkakaroon ng self -pity. Hindi ko naman sinabing huwag bumili kung kaya pero huwag namang masyadong ibandera. SUS.
Siyanga pala balak kong bumili ng I Pad. Toinkkk. Yong yellow long pad.


Tax Amnesty

Para sigurong sinampal si Richard Gomez sa balitang ito. 
No tax amnesty for Goma.

MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reiterated that it is not granting tax amnesty to personalities charged with tax evasion.

The clarification was made by the bureau after actor Richard Gomez, in interviews published Saturday, said that he has already filed for tax amnesty that's been "granted and approved already."

Arghhh Aray.

Divine Justice 4- Where Children can do no wrong

Dear insansapinas,


From CNN:

The parents of Jared Lee Loughner, suspected in the Tucson, Arizona, shootings that left six people dead and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded, said Tuesday they do not know why the incident occurred and that they are "very sorry" for the loss felt by victims' families.

Compared that to the Philippines, high profile  parents whose children were involved in felonies; carnage, murder, rape, illegal drugs and illegal drugs, were short of declaring their children saints by denying they're capable of the crime. Iisa-isahin ko pa ba?


I hope you have seen that episode in Law and Order:SVU where the murderer they've been looking for was a  nine year old kid. He killed his playmate, the son of a psychiatrist just because, the latter saw him how he tortured and killed a cat. 


The young boy even offered to identify who kidnapped and possibly must have murdered the playmate by pointing to a newly-rehabilitated pedophile. In the course of investigations, all evidences led to the boy who was found to be a pathological liar. 


To cut the story short, the boy confessed and he skipped prison because of his age. The father of the victim, in his extreme emotional burst, killed him. He was tried in court but was acquitted by the jury for the reason that he snapped and was not thinking right when he grabbed the pistol of a police and shot the boy.


At the end, he intimated to the ADA that he really planned to kill the boy because the kid  was a sociopath and may still kill some more in the future.

News that make me cry

Dear insansapinas,
The movers and the shakers and why was I moved to tears sa inis. huhuhuleechzee
 
From chief troubleshooter to ‘water boy’ 

“I’m just a water boy, following orders,” Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said on Thursday when he joined the President at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport during the awarding for the 50th million passenger of Cebu Pacific.

Iyang mga pa-humble na mga title na yan ang kinatatakot ko. Tingnan mo ang nagsasabing ang Filipino ang boss? Siya pa rin ang nasusunod kahit na hindi gusto ng tao ang mga desisyon niya.

Ex-Gen. Garcia a victim of injustice?

Is retired Major Gen. Carlos F. Garcia a victim of injustice?

Sandiganbayan spokesman Renato Bocar apparently thinks so.

 

Bocar was shown a photo of Garcia during an interview with Anthony Taberna on Studio 23’s “Iba-Balita” on Monday night. 

 

“Maaari, posible, eto sinasabi lang natin, na victim of injustice,” he said.

 

Garcia, former Armed Forces' comptroller, had been accused of plunder but is being allowed to enter into a plea bargain agreement.

Phleaze. Kawawa naman. TSEH.

 

Leverage and Fil-am Celebrities in Hollywood Part 1

Dear insansapinas,
I am watching the DVDs given to me as Christmas gift by my brother. It is Ellery Queen Mysteries. The CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, Hawaii Five O (the new one) enthusiasts (me, included) may not have heard of the mystery series which were shown in mid 70's. I must have watched the original Hawaii Five O during those years just to appreciate the tsunami-like waves and to listen to the theme music but never understood the storylines. Besides, my eldest brother was the one holding the TV control (no remote yet).


One thing I discovered was that the actor who portrayed the sleuth/mystery writer was JIM HUTTON, the father of TIMOTHY HUTTON, 

also an actor and is the main character in the action packed LEVERAGE a TV series about Robin Hoods of the modern times, Jim Hutton died of liver cancer at the age of 44.


Naaah, Timothy Hutton is not a Fil-am. It is the producer/director of LEVERAGE, DEAN DEVLIN who is.

Dean Devlin who ? He was the producer of INDEPENDENCE DAY, remember? Other movies which screenplays he wrote were the STARGATE, GODZILLA and Universal Soldier.


It was his mother, Rita Hernandez  who was a Filipino. She was an actress too whose screen name was Pilar Seurat. She appeared in the movie. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

When she died in 2001 of lung cancer, Dean dedicated one movie for her.

Tia Carrere

Remember her in TRUE LIES with Arnold Schwarzenegger,Jamie Lee Curtis; in the Rising Sun with Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery; Wayne's World and Relic Hunter.Tia Carrere is a Fil-am who is not only an actress but also a singer.

Phoebe Cates