Remembering Elizabeth Taylor, Husbands and Children

Dear insansapinas,
One of the most beautiful women in the world, she felt in love, suffered from heart breaks, survived brain tumor, skin cancer, drug dependency, husbands (except Ex-Senator John Warner and Larry Fortensky)  and SCANDALS. She died peacefully with her children by her bedside.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor and her children (L-R) Michael Wilding Jr., Christopher Wilding, Maria Burton and Liza Todd Burton pose as they arrive for her 75th birthday party at the Ritz-Carlton in Lake Las Vegas, in  Henderson, Nevada February 27, 2007. [credit: Reuters]

She had married and divorced (except Mike Todd who died in an airplane crash)  eight husbands. twice to the same man. She denied the rumor that she married Winters, the last man in her life.
            1.          

Conrad Hilton Jr. and Liz Taylor

1. Conrad "Nicky" Hilton. Jr. (May 6, 1950 – January 29, 1951) (divorced) . He was the son of the founder of the Hilton Hotels, Conrad Hilton, the former husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor and the great grandfather of Paris Hilton. He died at age 42. 

michael wilding

 2.                     Michael Wilding (February 21, 1952 – January 26, 1957) (divorced). He was a British  actor with  whom she had two children--  Michael Howard Wilding (born January 6, 1953) and    Christopher Edward Wilding (born February 27, 1955)

Mike Todd and Liz Taylor

3.                  Michael Todd (February 2, 1957 – March 22, 1958) (widowed). He was an American movie and theatre producer who produced Around the World in 80 Days. He died in a plane crash. He had one daughter  with Elizabeth Taylor,-

   Elizabeth Frances "Liza" Todd (born August 6, 1957)

Liz Taylor and Eddier Fisher

4.          Eddie Fisher (May 12, 1959 – March 6, 1964) (divorced). Eddie Fisher, was an American singer, a friend of Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor and was married to Debbie Reynolds. Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia of Star Wars Trilogy was one of his two daughters with Debbie Reynolds whom he divorced to marry Elizabeth Taylor. Because of this scandal, his TV show was axed and his contract with a recording company was dropped.
Debbie Reynolds stated that she understood why she was being dumped for the most beautiful woman in the movie industry. Later, they were together in a comedy where they made fun of Eddie Fisher. Eddie Fisher died last year. 

Richard Burton as Marc Anthony

5.                     Richard Burton (March 15, 1964 – June 26, 1974) (divorced). He was a Welsh actor who played the role of Marc Anthony in Cleopatra. His relationship with Elizabeth Taylor was the most turbulent but made them more popular box-office hit wise, He gifted her with big diamonds, furs and plenty of jewelries (Taylor's weakness). They adopted a baby, Maria Burton -  Maria Burton (born August 1, 1961; adopted 1964)

Elizabeth Taylor, 79

Dear insansapinas,
Elizabeth Taylor died at age 79, today March 23, 2011, one year and seven months after her best friend Michael Jackson's sudden death in June 2009.

elizabeth taylor as cleopatra

Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress famed for her beauty, her jet-set lifestyle, her charitable endeavors and her many marriages, has died, her publicist told CNN Wednesday. She was 79.
Taylor died "peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles," said a statement from her publicist. She was hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure, "a condition with which she had struggled for many years. Though she had recently suffered a number of complications, her condition had stabilized and it was hoped that she would be able to return home. Sadly, this was not to be."

Pinaysaamerika

Day Care Business

Dear insansapinas,

Day care business is a good business especially the type which is federally funded. Oo, Virginia.
Kung walang mag-aalaga sa anak mo and you are working or trying to get out of the welfare program of the government by stretching your muscles and let the fingers/hands do some dirty work, the government is going to give you voucher to pay the daycare owner. Parang board and care din, gobyerno ang bumabayad para sa pag-aalaga ng mga matatanda. Ang kulang pinupunuan ng pamilya. Kaya walang lugi ang negosyo. Tipirin mo pa ang pagkain ng mga bata at mga matatanda, lalo ng tubong nilugaw ka.

Itong balita at tungkol sa isang may-ari ng day care. Twenty two years old lang at may mga pito na siyang batang inaalagaan. Kailangan may ratio ang nanny sa mga bata. Nakatanggap na siya ng mahigit 10,000 dollars galing sa gobyerno at lumabas siya para mamili sa Target. Iniwanan ang mga bata na walang kasamang adult at may niluluto pa sa kitchen. Akala niya pagnawala siya ng wala pang thirty minutes, walang mangyayari.


Nagkasunog ngayon na pumatay sa apat na  bata at nag-injure sa iba  pa. Nagsinungaling pa na nandoon siya sa bahay nang magkasunog.

Role Reversal

Dear insansapinas,

Dalawa ang tutumbukin ko sa aking topic; pulitika at ang aking sarili. Isa kasi sa personality disorder ko ang narcissism. Kung lalaki ako siguro ang pangalan ko Narciso. Ayaw ko naman ng pangalan ay Narcisa. Alam naman siguro ninyo ang palayaw. SISA-nasaan kayo Basilio, Crispin.  I love myself. muwah muwah muwah. mwhehwhwwh.


1. Impeachment of have Merci (I am a victim of politics) on me. Siyempre pag nasa gobyerno ka may pulitika. kahit na nga sa private corporations, may office politics din.
Ito hindi lang role reversal na ang prosecutor ngayon ang pinoprosecute kung hindi wheel of fortune pa.
Minsan na sa ibabaw ka at minsan naman nasa ilalim. Kawawa ka pag nawalan ng gas ang gulong kasabay pagkawala ng gasolina. Flat tire ka na, may kabag ka pa.


Ang hindi ko lang gusto sa pangyayari ay alam naman ng tao na ang ginamit para inimpeach ay ang BABOY. OO Virginia, talagang pinataba nila ang baboy para siguradong makuha ang boto.  Tapos inilagay nila sa barrel. Sus.


This little pig went to Congress to vote yes.
This little pig is no longer Harrison Ford. He needs to be in the Senate.
This little pig did not go to Congress but he tweeted, No and wrote, I will esplain.


2. Quiapo
My tsikiting gubat e-mailed me. He said he went to Quiapo to pray for me. When he was newborn, I had to bring him back to the hospital because he suffered from infection. Those nurses from the nursery did not bother to sterilize the feeding bottle. Several babies who were delivered  on that week were put in the ICU. My tsikiting gubat who was only two days old and whose blood vessels were thin as a piece of hair had to endure the butterfly needle that went with the IV to give him sustenance. The second day of our stay in the hospital, one baby died. I panicked and cried. I went to Quiapo and made haggle with the Boss--to make my baby well.


Now it is the reverse, he's haggling with the Boss to heal me. 


His hospitalization gave me the phobia for hospitals. That explains why I never went to hospital after that so much so that my older tsikiting gubat thought that I did not care for him when I refused to visit him in the hospital when he had an appendectomy. Couple that with parental alienation from some relatives, it did look that I did not care. It was only here in the States when I overcame my hospital phobia. It was even a hospital. It was a convalescent hospital. A convalescent is where old people stay while an acute care is where emergency cases and other outpatient or inpatient services are done regardless of the age.


I was doing a business plan and I had to see the inside of a convalescent. There was this old woman who won't get off her bed to go to the bathroom. The nurse can not just force her. She was so fragile and I thought she was suffering from dementia. I offered to assist the nurse. I did not mind if the old woman was wet with pee. She was talking to me. I could afford to wait on her. The nurses can not. They had schedules to follow to see to it that the residents were all washed, fed and taken to their respective places in that convalescent before the director/adminstrator made an ocular inspection to assure th place is running like a timepiece.


The first acute care hospital where I was brought to emergency did not look like and smell like it was a hospital. It looks more like of a five-star hotel. Masyado lang sigurong class ang aking taste pagdating sa ospital. (batok sa sarili).

I hoped when my tsikiting gubat's prayer is not answered, he should not think that the Boss did not listen to him.


With this, let me publish a story forwarded by bayi.

The pharmacy and the book store

Dear insansapinas,

Talagang matigas ang ulo ko. Tok tok tok (tinoktok ulit para masiguro). Sabi nga ng doctor, huwag munang magpapagod o mag-eexert ng effort. Pero kailangang lumabas. Wala sa pharmacy ko ng aking painkiller na restricted and prescription (pero nabasa ko sa NY pala 1 out of 10 gumagamit ng gamot na yon. Bagong pharmacy at kailangang i-present ko ang aking ID at ang aking mukha para sigurado silang hindi ko binebenta sa black market ang pildoras. Sus.  Maghihintay daw ako. O hige. twenty five minutes daw. O hige. Wala pang isang minuto, nangangatog na ang tuhod ko. Hanap ako ng upuan. Masama ang aking pakiramdam. Sabi ko huwag muna. Hindi pa ako nakakapagsulat ng Huling Paalam. bwahahaha.
Mabait naman yong mga nakapila. Pinauna na ako. Kaya nong makuha ko ang gamot, naglakad ako ng pauwi. Marahan. Baka bumagsak ako eh. 


Kaya lang may dadaanan akong book store. Nakadisplay yong bagong libro ni Patterson na Toys. Kamahal. 
Kung ang aking boss noon ay hindi pwedeng hindi pumasok sa Macy's na dadaanan namin, ako naman parang simbahan ang bookstore na hindi makakaraan kung hindi mag-aantanda. Biglang Kurus. 

Full Moon

Dear insansapinas,
Late ang blog tungkol sa full moon pero kasi noong Saturday, dala-dala ko ang camera at hinahanap ko ang full moon,di ko makita. Naupo ako sa couch, naghintay, nakatulog pala ako. 


Anyway, hindi ito ang retrato ng pinakamalaking full moon pero at least makikita ninyo kung ano nag mukha ng buwan. May mukha ba yon?

Maraming implications ang bilog ang buwan. Sa akin na may lahing humahati-ang-katawan-pag-bilog ang buwan, dapat nong Sabado, itinali ko ang aking sarili sa bed (pero dahil nga antukin ako) di na kailangan, tapos dapat nagsuot ako ng retainer para di umusli ang aking pangil, pag-alas-dose . mwihihihi  Oo Virginia, sa aming probins sa Bicol, pinagkakatakutan ang bilog ang buwan. Yan kasi ang paniniwala na naglalabasan ang mga aswang, manananggal at mga aliens na mahilig gawing smorgasboard ang katawan at dugo ng mortal.

Manananggal

Pero lately, wala na yata akong nababalitaang mga manananggal at aswang. Siguro namamasyal palagi sa mall. O kaya yong mga namatay ay hindi nailipat ang bato sa kanilang mga anak dahil mga OFW ang mga ito. Wala sa bansa.Sa akin yong ibinigay na bato hindi ako sigurado kung bato nga. Butones yata yon. bwahahaha. 

Pero ang paniniwalang may epekto ang full moon sa sanity ng tao ay pinaniniwalaan pa rin kahit dito sa Amerika. Sa isang convalescent hospital kung saan may inaassign kaming nurses, abala sila pag bilog ang buwan. 

Banking 101 and Bank Holiday

Dear insansapinas, 

Juicekonaman, napunta lang ako ng ospital pagdating ko nagbank holiday na ang Banco Filipino. Hindi holiday na cinecelerate kung hindi ang pinag kakatakutan ng mga depositors--ang magsara ng pinto dahil walang pera. At ang dahilan ngayon ay inutang na lahat ng mga directors, stockholders, officials...kulang na lang pati ang housekeeping nila siguro. Kaasar. 


Ang Banco Filipino ay isang thrift bank. Hindi kagaya ng universal banks na siyang namamahala sa mga transactions ng mga businessmen kagaya ng letters of credit, foreign exchange at marami pa. Ang thrift bank ay tumatanggap lang ng savings. So ang idineposito ng Client A na 1,000, 90 per cent lang niyan ang pwedeng ipahiram. Ang 10 per cent ay reserve para protektahan ang mga depositors. Ang 900 ay pupunta sa economiya ng bansa (ganiyan nakakatulong ang mg OFW. ang savings nila ang ginagamit sa pagpapautang sa mga nangangailangan ng pera). Ang 900 na iyon ay idedeposito naman sa isa pang bangko kung saan ang 810 ay pwedeng ipahiram na may interest. Ang interest ang kinikita ng banko na siyang binabayad naman sa may mga savings deposit. Gugulong ang perang ito katulad din ng paggulong ng reserve requirement ng banko. May penalty kapag wala ang perang reserve na ito at the end of the day.
Paano nawawalaan ng ipapautang ang bangko? Isa pag walang mga nagdedeposito. Ikalawa pag mismong ng directors ng bangko ang nangungutang pera ng walang bayaran. Hindi na kumita ang pera, naubos pa ang reserba. Isa pa may capital requirement and bangko. Hindi ka makakapagtayo ng banko kung ang capitalization mo ay di na meet ang subscribed and paid-up capitalization. Nasaan lahat yan?
 Salbahe. Ginawang palabigasan ang mga taong nagdedeposito. 


Ang mga mahihirap naghuhuldap. Itong mga white collar, nanghuhuldap din. Nakakaloko pa? Tseh.

The Monetary Board, the Bangko Sentral’s policy-making body, had earlier placed the bank under PDIC’s receivership as a result of its financial difficulties.
Central bank Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said those difficulties came about after the bank approved billions of pesos in loans to directors, officers, stockholders and related interests.
“Of its total loan portfolio of P4.1 billion, more than half of that was DOSRI loans,” Espenilla said.

Showbiz Lingo and National Association of Bloggers?

Dear insansapinas,
1. Sabi ng isang balikbayan na artista, namimiss daw niya ang showbiz kaya raw siya umuwi. -Translation-

Wala siyang makuhang trabaho sa US kung saan tumakbo siya noong palubog na rin ang popularity niya.


2. Sinusuportahan daw niya ang mga artista ngayon kasi parang pay-it-forward-sinuportahan din siya noong nagsisimula siya. Translation: Wala na siyang makuhang lead role kaya supporting role, pinagtitiyagaan niya.


3. Natatawa daw siya sa tsismis na bading siya- Translation-hindi totoong nagpakasal ako sa matanda para magkapapel. (Merong retrato,oy)


4. Kung sa Pilipinas Kay Ganda Koh ang earthquake at tsunami, makikita mo na naman ang mga celebrities na naumumudmod ng isang plastic na may lamang delata at nakaphotoop habang nreretrato sila ng kanilang publicity agent. PAti ang kanilang foundation na itinayo lamang dahil for tax purposes ay kanilang binanabanggit sa kanilang gimik.


 National Association of Bloggers?
Bakit? Pakialam nila sa binablog ko? Pumapapel na naman ang mga high profile bloggers na akala mo ba utang na loob sa kanila ang pagsamasmahin ang mga bloggers.  Pustahan, pag ang may hindi na elect diyan , may panibagong association naman ang susulpot. Parang bago kayo ng bago sa mga Pinoy na mahilig maggrandstanding. Tapos gagawa sila ng libro at ipagbibili sa mga newbie na bloggers. Kagaya noong una yong bloggers award kuno na pinamimigay ang mga awards dahil mga magkakaibigan sila at ang mga promo ay sa kanila mapunta. Tapos yong ibang blogger na walang objective lang kung hindi magsulat ng gustong isulat ang pakikialaman pa nila. Gusto kasi lahat magkaroon ng clout. Kung may gusto silang . Code of Ethics, gawin nila yon lalo sa mga bloggers na tumatanggap ng freebies kapalit ng write-up ng mga negosyong nagpapromote. Tseh.


Pinaysaamerika

Mons Romulo Tantoco's true friend

Dear insansapinas,

MY friend had been calling me over the phone. I can't call him back. I am so sleepy that I can't even finish dialing his number without dozing off. Besides, I can't afford to laugh. My abdomen still hurts.


He and his wife have been my friends in the Philippines. When they migrated to the US, he looked for me in the four corners of USA. He is one guy who missed his calling in the Police Academy 4. When we were in College, he would throw himself all over the desk so no one can copy his answers in the tests. Talking about true friends. Yes most of the people I consider as friends are those from my native country. Dito you can not develop friendship because of the barriers--territory and work. Sa Pilipinas, Kay Gandah Koh, the girls can talk about how dumb they are falling in love with the worst men they ever met, kulang na lang sabihing, walang ilong, duling, etc. overnight and repeat the mistake after a few days of cursing the world. They mistook their gas to heartache and held their chests like they were actresses in the Broadway san bottled-bleached hair.

I have only a few faithful friends. There is one who's perfect to discuss show business. We share the same favorite and hated celebrities.


There was one who was good in politics. But when she changed color this year, my calls went straight to her voice mail; No response. I believe that politics is not good for friendship.


There are two or three who offered their shoulders to cry on. But it turns out, it is the other way around. So when you see me walking with one shoulder higher than the other, don't be surrpised.

By this time, you should know why Mons Romulo Tantoco is working on her annullment paper--because of the alleged involvement of her close friend Cita Revilla to her husband, Sander Tantoco


She does not criticize her friend directly but she collected the definitions of a true friend. Subtle hint? Parang si Kris? Dinadaan sa anak?

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.  — Author Unknown 

So Sleepy

Dear insansapinas,
Blame my meds. zzzzzzzzzzzz


Pinaysaamerika

Radiation, Nurses and Other Stuff Part 2

Dear insansapinas,
Kararating ko lang kahapon nang nagblog ako. Ayoko lang dumiretsong matulog kahit talagang nagsasara na ang aking mata. Turukan ka ba naman diretsa sa IV ng painkiller. Masakit sa ulo habang hindi mo itinutulog.


Anyway, the procedure was just a means. It is not an end in my quest to make my life more comfortable battling the dreaded C. It eliminated the multiple visits to the clinic for radiation therapy. However, the risk involves the effect in other organs. Gamitan ba naman ng M16 ang mga illegal aliens na yon na nakatira sa liver ko.Baka pati yong kapitbahay madamay. 

So noong binisita ako ng aking doctor, the following morning, ang inalam niya kaagad ay kung may masakit. Dahil pag walang masakit, ibig sabihin matibay ang firewall nila. Hindi mapenetrate. Pero sumakit na nga nang ako ay tumayo. Binigyan na ako ng Oxy. para painkiller. Very sympathetic naman yong nurse at nag-attempt siyang i-comfort ako. Pero iniiwasan nga ang ganiyang mga usapan.


I am in the stage of acceptance at kung may magagawa pang maprolong ang buhay, I will welcome it. Vain lang kasi ako. Ayaw kong makalbo. Baka makuha akong kontrabida sa Darna...ang Babaing Kalbo. 
Ayoko rin ang maraming visits sa clinic. Ito ang tinatawag ng mga artista na agressive treatment. At least si Michael Douglas, natunaw daw yong tumor sa throat. Ganoong din naman ang mga effects doon sa mga artistang namatay sa cancer. Para kasing Si Mc Arthur yan, babalik at babalik.


Anyway, I got to wait for three months more for the results. 


Hindi lang talaga ako makastay sa ospital nang matagal dahil sa mas maraming distractions. Isa pa alam naman ninyo ang aking "curse"-- pagmulat ko ng mata ko, may mga nakita akong mga nakaputi. Di naman sila nurses. Nakatanghod lang sa akin. Siguro, nag-uusisa. Sabi ko alis mo na kayo. Hindi pa ako sasama. Wala pa naman akong makitang kakilala.


First night ko, sabi ko sa nurse, huwag patayin ang ilaw. Hindi dahil takot ako. Sanay na ako diyan.  Sus, yong ibang mga nakaputi, pasaway. Itinataas yong aking kumot. Lima ang kumot ko. Pinipili yong magaan. Nakaexpose tuloy ang aking paa. Hoy, pakialamera ang babaeng yon. Sabi siguro noong nurse ng pumasok sino ang kausap ko. Sabi ko I am fond of talking to myself. It does not answer back. mwehehe


Ang problema ko ay ang aking painkilller. Inuunahan ako ng mga drug dependent kaya wala palaging supply sa pharmacy. Sus.
Dahil sa experience sa nursing staff, last January, mas maingat na sila ngayon. Ang nurse, dala-dala nila ang listahan ng mga meds ko. Chinicheck ko kung ano ang pinapainom nila sa akin. Baka mamaya sa kabilang pasyente yon.


Salamat sa mga nagdasal. Takot ako magpaopera kasi nga bleeder ako. Noong hindi ko pa alam, it took the surgeon more than a few hours to wait until my bleeding subsided. Buti na lang cyst lang yon. Kahapon pumulandit na naman ng ininjectionan ako ng insulin. Sinabi ko na kasi akong bleeder ako eh at one week na akong hindi umiinom ng blood thinner.


Pinaysaamerika

Bar Results for 2010- New 982 lawyers

Dear insansapinas,

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court announced today that a total 982 examinees successfully passed the 2010 Bar Examinations.

The top 10 passers are as follows:

1. Caesario Antonio S. Singzon, Ateneo de Manila University, 89.000

2. Filemon Ray L. Javier, Ateneo de Manila University, 86.850

3. Paolo Carlo C. Tolentino, Arellano University, 86.800

4. Janette R. Ancog, Ateneo de Davao University, 85.900

5. Johanna Sunga, ADMU, 85.850

Please see the complete list here. 

Pinaysaamerika

RADIATION,NURSES AND OTHER STUFF

Dear insansapinas,

Hilo pa rin ako. As usual. Pero pinilit ko nang umuwi. Hindi ako makatulog sa hospital, Maraming "naglalaro" sa akin. Later ang story.


Talking about radiation na 24/7 pinag-uusapan sa CNN, sabi ng kapatid ko, the latest procedure that I underwent
is equivalent to 1,000 radiation therapy treatments. Matuk mo yon Virginia, parang may nuclear reactor pala ako sa aking liver just in case.


Last Wednesday, 6:30 pa lang nasa hospital na kami. Alas siyete, prep na nila ako for the scheduled surgery Ewan ko naman, kung kailan kandahilo ka na sa mg a preparations nila, saka isasampal saiyo ang papel na pipirmahan, na naintindihan mo ang risk ng procedure na yon. OO nga nga. 


Pagkatapos akong kunan ng vital signs at kabitan ng mga tentacles ng octopus, sabi ng aking doctors, may dalawa raw akong alternative--ilagay ako sa respirator o kaya ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.


Nagising ako after 3 hours, same na lugar, Tanong ko sa nurse kung sisimulan na ang procedure. Sabi niya, tapos na raw at nasa recovery room ako waiting to be transported sa private room. Eeeek tapos na?
Tiningnan ko ang abdomen ko. Para akong karne na may benda ng cling- on plastic sa bluish na laman at hindi naitatago ng bandages. Masakit ang aking right shoulder at numbed ang aking right hand. Effect daw ng procedure yon. Uhhm.

Dinala na ako sa aking kuwarto. Four hours akong nakahiga ng walang galaw. Complete bed rest. 


Nurses


Una kong nurse ay vertically challenged. O ayan Lee, sinampal ko na ang sarili ko pamimintas. Kasi hindi ko siya nakita, nakatayo pala siya sa left side ko na elevated ang aking bed. Akala ko bata. Aheehek Sampal ulit.

Nakita ko lang smocks niya over her white knitted blouse, Day, akala mo nasa garden ako sa dami ng klaseng bulaklak na nakaprint. Parang pakiramdam ko kung may butterflies at bees don sinugud na siya. Pinakilala niya ang nurse tech. Ang taas naman. Pero ang smocks naman niya ay puno ng butterfly. Nag-usap ba ang dalawang ito?

Dahil bawal sa aking tumayo, sabi nga ni Lorena sa e-mail, pagwewewee, tawag ng nurse. O hige. Binigyan ako ng bedpan. Tapos na ako. Tawag ako sa call light. Isa. wala. Ikalawa, wala. Nagdoze off ako. Wala pa rin. Nang alisin na sa aking poet, pakiramdam ko ba may sumama ng laman. ahehek. Salbahe.

Nalaala ko tuloy nang ipanganak ko ang aking bunsong tsikiting gubat. Caesarian. Tsismis nila kasi balak ko raw ihabol sa birthday ni Vilma Santos. No kayo, maka Nora ako, anoh. Although gusto ko rin si Ate Vi.


Sa totoo lang, madalas kasi akong magtravel noon kaya kailangan scheduled ang delivery. baka manganak ako sa eruplano, mapangalanan ko pang Singapura, PALamunin o GARUDA.


Tamang-tamang nilagyan din ako ng bedpan ng nurse, nang magsidatingan ang bisita ko. So habang nakikipagkuwentuhan ako sa kanila, ako ay nakaupo sa portable na trono. Bwahahaha,

Balik sa kuwento:

May dumating na isa pang staff. Pakilala niya sa akin ay environmental associate or whatever siya. Akala ko magdadala aiya ng mga green plants at maglalandscape siya sa labas ng aking kuwarto na makikita mo sa wall to wall glass ceiling. Yon pala ang politically correct na pangalan ng housekkeeping o janitress. Habang naglilinis siya, palagi niyang iniiwasan ang nahulog na tissue sa makintab na laminated na wood- tiled floor. 
May pumasok na lalaki, pakilala naman nya na siya raw ang supervisor na nagchecheck ng mga gawa ng mga environmental whatever para siguruhin yong nga biohazard trash ay properly disposed. Namissed din niya ang tissue paper. Tawagan ko lang daw siya kung may reklamo ako. Nagroll ang aking eyes. Hininto ko lang kasi baka akalain ng nurse nagcoconvulsion ako,
.
 Sumunod na dumating ay ang food server. Nanonood kami ng kapatid ko ng balitang news. Bakit ba ang daming experto, analyst at sino-sino pang resource persons, lalo akong nalilito tungkol sa radiation sa Japan? Tseh, 


Tinanong ako ng server how was my food daw. Sabi ko naman, it is good, thank you. Pero nakita niya 3/4th noong steak hidi ko naubos. Wala akong mahiram na surgical knife para pirasuhin. Nahihiya naman akong ipaghampasan yon sa aking table. Hindi ko alam kung nagroll eyes ang kapatid ko. 

Check in

Dear insansapinas,

Today, I will undergo another procedure at 7 in the morning at the hospital. Please say a little prayer.
Pinaysaamerika

Tsunamis in the Philippines

Dear insansapinas,

It all started when I remembered the story of my grandmother about the tsunami that struck their island.
The company had built a seawall made of timber which must have cautioned the impact of the tsunami. Nevertheless, she said that the moment they saw the water receded, they tied themselves in the coconut trees to avoid being swept away to the ocean. I did not know if there were casualties, all I can remember was that she mentioned that the cocounut trees merely bent and swayed with the waves and the family was safe.


I did not understand the story since I was very young then. Didn't even know what tidal wave was. All I know was, it left fear in my heart that every time I saw the waves, it reminded me of the story. I did not know the exact year so I did a little research and I found the following information from Tsunamis which I tabulated below. 
All the tables below indicated the dates and the locations where the tsunamis struck. The intensity column refers to the magnitude of eaethquake that triggered the tsunamis including those from the neighboring countries. It can be observed that it was only later when the intensities were measured. It was a problem of what standard to use?


Are we going yo be hit by tsunami?

Table 1 shows the tsunamis in Western Luzon Island from 1627
to 1934.

Date		Location		Intensity/ Earthquake
06-00-1627		W. Luzon Is.		n/a
09-14-1627		W. Luzon Is		8.00
00-00-1628		W. Luzon Is		n/a
02-28-1638		W. Luzon Is		n/a
11-30-1645		W. Luzon Is		n/a
12-05-1645		W. Luzon Is		n/a
12-07-1677		W. Luzon Is		n/a
00-00-1744		W. Luzon Is		n/a
12-00-1770		W. Luzon Is		n/a
10-26-1824		W. Luzon Is.		n/a
11-09-1828		W. Luzon Is		7.5
01-18-1830		W. Luzon Is		n/a
09-16-1830		W. Luzon Is		n/a
09-16-1852		W. Luzon Is		7.5
03-04-1862		W. Luzon Is		n/a
06-03-1863		W. Luzon Is		6.5
07-14-1880		W. Luzon Is		n/a
09-23-1887		W. Luzon Is.		n/a
12-08-1905		W. Luzon Is.		6.5
11-19-1915		W. Luzon Is		6.4
02-27-1922		W. Luzon Is		6.3
06-02-1924		W. Luzon Is		n/a
05-05-1925		W. Luzon Is		6.8
05-25-1925		W. Luzon Is		6.2
02-14-1934		W. Luzon Is		7.6
08-20-1937		W. Luzon Is		7.5

The most visited place of tsunamis is Western Luzon with 27 recorded events from 1627 to 1937. The last tsunami was in 1937 yet. Why did it stop? Is there any possibility that it is going to strike again in this region?
It has been 74 years since 1937. The longest time that there was no tsunami in Western Luzon was between 1824 and 1770 or a total of 54-tsunami free period.



Table 2 shows the tsunamis in Eastern Luzon Island from 1735
to to 1968. 

Date		Location		Intensity
02-27-1735		E. Luzon Island		n/a
12-00-1735		E. Luzon Island		n/a
07-18-1880		E. Luzon Island		n/a
09-10-1901		E. Luzon Island		7.0
09-05-1949		E. Luzon Island		n/a
12-29-1949		E. Luzon Island		7.2
01-08-1968		E. Luzon Island		7.3

Eastern Luzon experienced seven tsunamis since 1735 to 1968. Note that in year 1735, there were two tsunamis recorded and another two in 1949; 48 years of its absence since 1901

Table 3 shows the tsunamis in Taal, Luzon from 1716 to 1965

Date		Location		Intensity
09-24-1716		Taal, LUZON I.		n/a
05-13-1745		Taal, LUZON I.		n/a
08-11-1749		Taal, LUZON I.		n/a
01-27-1911		Taal, LUZON I.		n/a
09-28-1965		Taal, LUZON I.		n/a

The intensities of the earthquakes were not available. It is not much visited
by tsunamis. There were only two in the 20 the century.


Table 4 shows the tsunamis in Samar Visayas from 1747 to 1995

Date		Location		Intensity
07-00-1747		SAMAR, Visayas		n/a
12-25-1933		SAMAR, Visayas		n/a
04-21-1995		SAMAR, Visayas		6.3
04-21-1995		SAMAR, Visayas		7.3

After a long absence of no tsunami since 1747, there were three recorded in 1900's; the latest of which was in 1995.


Table 5 Tsunamis in Sulu Sea from 1653 to 1948

Date		Location		Intensity
06-00-1653		SULU SEA		n/a
02-00-1675		SULU SEA		n/a
03-00-1675		SULU SEA		n/a
10-13-1865		SULU SEA		n/a
05-25-1889		SULU SEA		n/a
05-26-1889		SULU SEA		n/a
12-30-1910		SULU SEA		6.2
01-03-1922		SULU SEA		6.0
07-18-1923		SULU SEA		5.5
11-25-1925		SULU SEA		5.5
06-15-1928		SULU SEA		7.0
05-07-1939		SULU SEA		6.5
1-24-1948		SULU SEA		6.5
01-25-1948		SULU SEA		8.2

In the Mindanao region, Sulu Sea was the place most visited by tsunamis.Since 1910, there were 14 events recorded,
However, the last tsunami was in 1948.

Cheating 101 and Blind Item na hindi blind

Dear insansapinas,

Namissed ko ang magblog ng early morning. Pagkatapos kong ayusin ang dadalhin ko sa ospital, bukas, talagang antok na antok ako at hindi ko maibukas ang aking mata, nang ginising ako ng aking friendly ghost. Una may narinig akong nagclick. Dahil ang aking pinto sa bedroom ay may pagkamulto rin, sumasara ng sarili niya (no walang mechanism na kusang sasara yon, inisip ko na lang na baka hindi pantay ang aming bahay kaya nahihila ang pintong sumara). Hindi ko pinansin. Tapos  mas malakas na blag ang narinig ko sa bandang computer desk ko. Tayo ako at sabi na OO na nga, tatayo na. Alas dos na ng hapon. Hindi naman sumara ang pinto at wala namang nag-iingay sa aking computer desk. Ngiii.


Pero hindi yan ang aking blog. Pasakalye lang. Play it again Sam. 


Kagabi, pinanood ko sa computer ang CSI: NY. Interesting. Mga istudyante sa private school na ang tuition fee ay halaga na ng sweldo ng middle manager. Hindi bababa sa 80,000 dolyareses. High school yan mga tita. 


Pinatay yong pinakapopular, pinakamatalino at pinakamagandang istudyante. Sa imbestigasyon, kaya pala siya nakakataas ng grade dahil sa kodigo niya. Take note. Bottled Water. Pinapalitan nila ng codes yong nakasulat sa plastic na lalagyan. Nakita lang ng isang CSI ang contents na nakaprint sa bottle na may pangalan ng bansa, mga importanteng dates. Ganiyan sila mandaya. Sino nga naman ang maghihinala na  codigo yon.


Rewind.
Meron kaming kaklase noon, na maganda rin. Sa Anatomy and Physiology almost perfect ang exam samantalang kaming mga nag-uuwi pa ng buto sa bahay para mapag-aralan ay hindi ma-master ang subject. Nagkaroon ng imbestigasyon. Nagreklamo ang mga kaklase ko. Dahil doon lang naman siya mataas. Sa ibang subject, butata siya. Ginamit nila ako na doon lang raw sa subject na yon ako mababa ang grade. Totoo naman. Ang hinala nila, may relasyon yong dalawa. So impromptu exam. Mataas ako, mababa siya. Defensive si Prof. Sabi niya ibabagsak daw niya ang buong klase.Sabi ng leader naman, subukan niya. Idodonate daw nila ang grades nila sa mga kaklase naming bagsak ang mga grades. Makikick out kasi. Imbestiga, imbestiga, natrace sa printing office ng school. Doon kasi iniimprinta ang test papers. Salbahe.

Nora Aunor missed the boat

Dear insansapinas, 

If I were to believe TV5 press release and the surveys of the Kantar and AGB Nielsen that Talentadong Pinoy dominated the weekend top shows, then Nora Aunor had missed the boat.


It was rumored (?) that she's coming to the Philippines to be one of the judges of the reality show but failed to show up so that many celebrities took her place. 


Another rumor is that she was sighted in Canada playing in the casino. Why in Canada? Perhaps because she is already easily recognized in the casinos in the California area.

Scene : Ang balita ng Paparazzi na nakita si Nora Aunor sa isang casino sa Canada at ang kanyang alibi na may sakit siya kaya hindi natuloy ang pag-uwi niya sa Pilipinas.

Ito ang balita tungkol sa imbitasyon sa kaniya para maging judge sa Talentadong Pinoy.'

Marami rin ang umasam na makikita finally si Nora Aunor matapos umugong ang balita na magiging judge ito sa grand finals ng Talentadong Pinoy na ginanap nung Sabado ng gabi sa Ynares Center sa Antipolo. Ilang diyaryo rin ang naglabas ng kumpirmasyon ng kanyang pagdating bagaman at may ilan ding nasabing hindi ito totoo. Sayang dahil may nakahanda nang gown at sapatos siyang ga­gamitin. Handa na ring salubungin siya ng dati niyang arch rival na si Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos, basta ba itatawag niya ang tiyak na oras at araw ng pagdating niya. Walang gobernadorang sumundo sa airport. Ibig sabihin walang tawag mula sa Superstar na darating siya. Yun na!
Pero hindi naging kawalan sa show ang absence ni Nora. Kung may nawalan, siya ‘yun dahil magandang dahilan na sana para siya bumalik ang pag-upo niya bilang hurado sa pinaka-sikat na palabas ng TV5.Kung si Lani Misalucha ay nakarating mula Las Vegas para rin magsilbing judge at performer sa Talentadong Pinoy, bakit hindi siya? Sa halip, ang daming kinuha para umupong hurado. Kung dati ay apat lang ang judges,  nung performance night ng final showdown, 10 sila - Richard Gomez, Cong.Lucy Torres, Alice Dixson, Kitchie  Benedicto, Lani Misalucha, Audie Ge­mo­ra, Joey de Leon, Ruffa Gutierrez, at Annabelle Rama. 

O di ba bongga?!

Pag na-addict talaga sa casino, wala ka ng magagawa. Itali mo man sa haligi, magwawala rin, ipagbibili ang tali at isasanla ang haligi para magkaroon lang ng pera pansugal. Kagaya ng kapitbahay naming kabit ng Hapon. Nang iniwanng Hapon, addict lalo sa casino. Pagkaplantasa niya ng damit, ipinagbili yong plantsa may kasamang plantsahan. Mainit pa.

Can psychics predict earthquakes?

Dear insansapinas,

I woke up today with a message from a fellow blogger if ever I had the premonition about  the earthquake in Japan because he said he did. 


Since I was diagnosed with C last 2007, I completely turned off my radar. So it means I am operating 7 out of 10 brain cells of my psychic bandwidth. BUT, when you have it, no matter what you do to suppress this instant message from the other realm, it still can come, like the internet, it could come  back door and in my case, it comes in my dream.


But before I discuss my latest dream that kept me awake last Thursday (see my blog in Friday) let me tell you what the "sensitive people" feel when there is going to be a calamity like earthquake. First, there is the unexplainable fear of the earthquake. It seems you feel like there is an earthquake when there is none. Para bang naramdaman mo ba? Ang alin? Ang earthquake? Anong earthquake?

When the earthquake in early 1990's happened, a week before, (my radar was still on), I had this irrational fear of going out. I felt that something was going to happen. I run out of excuses of not coming out so I met my friend in her office where she had several visitors from other countries. That was 12th floor. Then earthquake struck. I tell you, no matter what religion you got or you are a professed atheist, the first that you will call is GOD. 


So no one can predict earthquake; not even the scientists with the most advanced technology and the people with psychic abilities can not just tell the people, to keep safe because an earthquake is coming or else he/she will be lynched for sowing fear. For people who make money for having the gift of vision, it is a blessing. For people who chose not to become rich by using the "gift" for money-making, it is a curse. Besides a vision is only a vision which remains to be interpreted. Oftentimes, there were other interpretations or meaning given to it. So a person with the "gift"  just keeps it to himself/herself and worry what is that uncanny feeling that won't go away . Then the EARTHQUAKE strikes and he realized that was his fear all about.


For several nights until last Thursday, I had been dreaming of water. The ocean. One dream was about me riding on a boat which was going to that part of the ocean where water had completely receded.

One interpretation of that kind of dream is travel. Me, travel? Malayo. Then, there was a dream of people queueing. I do not want to join. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang pinipilahan nila. All around was devastation.  Besides hindi sila mga Pinoys. When I woke up, I thought, it is a premonition of my coming terms to my mortality, nakapila sa pinto ni San Pedro. Pero wala naman akong makitang mga anghel at alapaap.Sabi ko, hindi ba ako sa itaas pupunta? mwahaha.


These dreams lasted only for a few minutes, then I woke up and slept again for a few minutes to wake up horrified. I saw a pit where there were people and fire and water were falling from out if the sky. Impyerno? Hindi, ang liit naman. Hindi magkakasya ang politicians natin. Whooops. 


The other dreams shook me that I do not want to close my eyes.Aside from hurting, I finished a novel just so I remained awake.
Then came the photos in CNN. It was deja vu.


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