Slumdog Millionaire

They all say this is a great movie because it was nominated for ten Academy Awards and it has a great story. As I see the movie out of inquisitiveness, well they were all right. All along I believe this movie was just some typical love story that the guy wants to see the person he love by joining this contest and the characters of the story wasn’t really well known artist so I thought that this is not a good movie. Read more

Choices

They say that men are polygamous in nature, that they can’t resist temptation. Well I guess I have to disagree with that. First I have to tell you his story first. This teacher was invited by his student to have dinner with her, so he agrees thinking that they will just eat in a restaurant. But as they reached the place it was not as what he expected, it was a beer house, that you can see people smoking and drinking, and outside there were prostitutes waiting for their customers. Surprisingly what he did, he told the girl that he can’t stay any longer for he is not comfortable with the place, though the girl insisted him to stay and suggested to ignore the people around or may be close his eyes he still choose to go.

It just shows that we do have a choice, some are involve with these immorality because they choose to, well in fact they can resist it if they want to I believe that we have all the freedom to choose, we can’t blame any circumstances that we can’t stop it from happening. What’s the purpose of our mouth if we can’t speak and say something? What’s wrong in saying “NO” when you know for a fact that it is the good thing to do? You might not realize it now but that seed that you have planted may have healthy fruits yet suffers deep scars within.

Because of the FARE

Jeepney is our means of transportation here in Davao, if you pay your fare you have to ask politely a favor of the person nearer to the driver or to the person in charge of holding the fare to give it to them, but what happened is when I am ready to pay my ride, I ask politely to this three young ladies who happened to be a student in the Ateneo de Davao University College, that at least one of them to give it to Jeepney driver.

I am not sure if they didn’t hear me really because they were talking or maybe just pretended that they didn’t hear me, so I touch the person near to me to get her attention and ask again politely to hand over my fare to the Jeepney driver and with a thank you of course. Yes she takes my fare and sarcastically imitates what I just said to her to her friends when she hand it over to person nearer to the driver.

Well I did not expect that kind of discourtesy from a respectable University may be they weren’t listening to their values class, absent or failed the subject. While talking to my co-worker a lady ask politely to hand over her fare so I took it and again the three young ladies I mentioned lately ignored me so I just hand it over to person at the opposite side of the seat. I didn’t know that the person next to me notice it, she just told me that they were deaf and the only thing they know is to make their self pretty and I think I know what she wants to tell me.

Well I think the world today really needs help because young generation today doesn’t really understand these basic values that were thought during Primary Education or maybe because of the fast change in this world, schools has already for got to teach these core values to there students but I guess it’s not really the fault of Education because they are in the right age so it’s not an excuse if the person grow up that way, may be I think because they choose to live and act that way, that in fact we have the freedom to choose.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte VS the Church

Last Sundays’ "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" viewed only in Davao ABS-CBN. Its’ about the issue of the allegation of Father Lamata towards Mayor Rodrigo Duterte about Mayor Duterte as a killer that made him angry that leads to, definitely destroy the credibility of the priest and of the Catholic Church. He said last Sunday February 1, 2009 reading the marriage Certificate authenticated by the NSO (National Statistic Office) states that Pedro Pedragosa Lamata was married to Ma. Asuncion Baluran on May 11, 1982. Mayor Dueterte was really unstoppable that time but even though he still requested for a settlement between the two of them but Mayor wants it in public so that there will be no other issues be raised. For more...

Well as I see it the Church should stick to their responsibilities in the society as our Government here in Davao does, by telling the good words of God, these values, by reminding the people how to be good not what the government have done to our society, like last Saturdays homily of the Priest it seems like he is provoking the people to fight against the government, to take a rally or what, is he not suppose to tell us to be good instead to be right, because that’s what God wants us to be, to be good children. We have different roles to perform in this world Even Jesus Christ says to the People that “what is for Cesar is for Cesar and what is for the God is for the God.” it shows that God wants as to perform accordingly.

If they are true that Mayor Duterte is a killer then I will thank him for because almost all that was being killed were hoodlums and I believe that the people who are innocent will fight for it and our government here in Davao will support them, but it doesn’t mean that killing a person is good, of course not, it is like the movie Constantine if you have seen it you will understand what I mean. Well I would still say that Davao is still a livable and peaceful city compared to other places.

Either way, as they all say nobody is perfect but trough these experiences that we have there is always a lesson to be learned and there is always a cup of tea or coffee to talk it over. Watch this Sunday morning not sure of the schedule if it is 9 or 11 in the morning for the update of the issue.

5 Years in All Courses?

Starting school year 2009-2010 courses are now 5 years to take that’s what CHED said. The courses are accountancy, architecture, education, nursing, engineering, occupational therapy, physical therapy and pharmacy. In an interview, Angeles said the program is part of the overall effort to transform the Philippine educational system into one that conforms to global standards. Presidential Adviser for Education Mona Valisno also said the five-year courses would do more to improve the Filipino graduates’ competitiveness in the international labor market. For more…

I don’t think this is necessary because most courses like me an engineering graduate have subjects before that does not really relevant to my course and it is already a 5 year course. If they are thinking about the competitiveness in the labor market I suggest they should study each courses first, weight things, what are relevant subjects and the trainings the students need after they graduate. CHED should also see to it that the schools are capable to do these requirements and had enough facilities to accommodate all the students.

One thing also, as we all know we are experiencing a global crisis as they say, some couldn’t anymore afford to go to school so how much more now that it is a five year course already, unless the government will provide part time jobs for the students.

Well I agree to this only if the curriculum is reasonable and that could really benefit the new generation today. Lucky if you are born rich, they can go to any prestigious school they want but either way it will always still up to the students how he or she wants his life to be.

Raid in Ateneo de Davao University?

A bunch of armed policemen came to Ateneo de Davao University and the securities were so tight. As I arrived almost 9am in the morning January 14, 2009, I was surprised of what I saw because they almost occupy the area, I wonder what the commotion is. I was confused which way to pass because it might not be allowed to go that way.

As I reached the area where the group of policeman at, I look around who they arrested or what, but I saw some men wearing formal attire and I thought there is a visitor in the campus. I over heard some policemen talking that the president of East Timor a country in the Southeast Asia Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, received a Nobel Peace Prize award in 1996, will come in the school.

Nobody knows except for the people involve, that there will be an affair in the school premises. They will be talking about peace and order. I’m not quite sure if President Gloria Arroyo will also come it is just a rumor.

It is really a different feeling when you find too many policemen that they don’t usually come to that place and you don’t know the purpose why they are there. Well we all know the life of a celebrity and powerful men. We just have to get use to it.

Christmas And New Year in Davao City

Christmas and New Year in Davao City was a very peaceful and silent night, for Mayor Rodrigo Duterte creates a law that prevent the use, selling and holding of firecrackers in the city. Meaning it is not allowed, a fine or imprisonment is the punishment for disobeying the law.

Actually there are still stubborn people that thinks could get away with it. As I watch “Para sa Masa” seen in ABC-CBN Davao, every Sunday 9:30AM, there are still many who are imprisoned because of it. They will only be released after they have judged by the court and since there are so many holidays last season, for the mean time they will be detained in jail. And for the kids who were caught they will only stay for one night in jail and a lecture is given to their parents by their Barangay Captains. So they really spent there Christmas and New Year in jail including the families of the detainees. It would be a lesson for them so that this year they will already think twice if they don’t want to spend their Christmas and New Year in jail.

As for me I enjoyed my Christmas and New Year, though I don’t have plenty of gifts received, I am still happy and enjoyed the love and time shared by my family and relatives to be together, to celebrate it. It is like a tradition already to celebrate Christmas Eve in my aunts’ house, we played some parlor games, of course eat a lot and drink less LOL. In New Year we visited one of our cousins who was sick and brought ice cream, to share it with him. Then roam in some places in the city.

Others say that they don’t really feel the spirit of Christmas and New Year without firecrackers. Well for me it is a good thing because, besides that it prevents the accidents that might cause by lighting the firecrackers and the money you spend in buying it, you will also have more time to spend with your family, relatives and friends that keeps the bond much stronger, instead of watching the dazzling firecrackers in the night.

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