Feeling guilty...almost

Who knew having judo as your pe could be so much fun? hahahahaha especially when you've had 3 years of experience prior to it! Had 3 matches today, and another impromptu match with ronald after classes. Made all of them tap out, except ronald. Damn, those jui jitsu guys are good! held my own for a while though, even managed to surprise him (and myself) with an ankle lock (well, i think it was...hahahaha) when he tried to armbar me. anyhoo, i tapped out when he twisted my arm in a move i didn't quite see, but i sure did feel! hahahaha well, before that, i had some matches with guys who were really new to judo, but managed to give me good workout, save one. damn, i keep forgetting their names... one of them actually caught me in a rear naked choke, but i managed to slip out just in time and made him tap to a one of my own as well.. hahahaha my second match went pretty ok too, coz though my opponent lacked technique (like me! hahahaha) he made up for it with brute strength! (like me again! hahahahaha) i scored a tapout from him with an americana, a move that i havve always tried to do. problem was, it was never taught to me properly during high school (or was it because i had a very short attention span? hahahaha) so of course, i was uber psyched to give it a try! and ay mhay gulay! it required so little effort once the hold is locked tight! anyhoo, i had a disappointing match to end the session. the guy lacked the aggresiveness that i was expecting, and i made him tap out twice, again from rear naked chokes. i learned today that i suck at armbars, hahahaha i just cant seem to get one in place... hahaha overall, though, it was a fun day, because almost everyone in the pe class improved greatly, which makes sparring even more enjoyable! hahaha

10 Things...

InStRuCtIoNs:
Name ten(10) of life's simple pleasures you like the most
then pick ten(10) people to do the same.
try to be original and creative and
not to use things that someone has already used.

10.
eating stapegi @ Tropical Hut Hamburger!
i don't know why, but i just can't stop going
there to eat! Hahaha!

9.
watching wrestling with my cousins
its a guy thing

8.
reading people's stat messages
while trying to guess what they really feel inside

7.
playing dota with my churchmates
We play hard, and we praise harder!
hahahaha

6.
watching a movie with your bestfriend,
whom you have not seen for a few weeks

5.
having someone text you:
"I miss u..."
or
"#==yakap==#"

4.
learning you've lost weight!
that really made me happy!
hahahaha

3.
playing in the arcade:
Tekken 5 for stressed-out days
and Sonic BlastMan or Strong Puncher
for days when i feel like i want to
hit something...(after math tests! hahahaha)

2.
making someone's day even just
a little bit better... like treating your bestfriend

1.
browsing through my phone's gallery.
i like remembering the moment i captured in my phone's camera.
makes me miss my friends... especially my bestfriend.

and in accordane to the rules that Bes has provided,
i pass the ball to:
Katrina! Hans! Euggles! Baby sis! Cha!
Micah! Ate Neng! Lisa! Belle! Lidi!

Noontime God

i just heard something very disturbing today. it just proved to me how gullible and forgetful we Filipinos are, and how easily we let those in power whitewash their mistakes.

i went to the barbershop to have my monthly trimming. On the tv was Wowowee, and it seemed to ba an episode broadcasting from another country. There was someone singing (though i couldn't see who it was because i had my glasses on) an oldie of which i could not place the title. The song was basically about hope (which isn't nowadays?) and every now and then, the guy, whom i was sure was not Willie Revillame, kept adlibbing "Mabuhay ang mga OFW!" and "Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!" with the occasional speech on how the overseas countryman would slave over his work for long hours in the name of the motherland. That was not at all surprising, nor was it uncommon. but what DID catch my attention was the line:

"Mabuhay si Willie, ang PROPETA ng kasiyahan!"

To my shock, some of the sudience responded with an Amen, and that the gesture did not bother them at all! It was as if they, immortalized him, idolized him, EVEN WORSHIPPED HIM! The singer, whom i saw as a faceless man, came to make like that of a preacher. He was addressing the workers as if he came to deliver them from their troubles, in the name of Willie, his god.

Is that it, then? Is that how easily we forget? i sure haven't...

I hold no personal grudge against Willie, nor do i blame him for the Ultra incident. He is merely a frontman, a face with whom the masses can grow affectionate with. In even simpler words, he is their puppet. But what does strike a chord in was not that he had the audacity to allow the reinstatement of the show (what media company, in their right mind, would entirely scrap a show that has garnered insane amounts of viewer ratings? Conscience? i sincerley doubt it), but to run it as if the whole incident never occured! Oh sure, there were infomercials teaching people on the proper ins and outs of proper conduct before, during, and after each taping, how to safely exit the premises should another emergency ever occur, and even how sorry they were (though i'm not saying they aren't) to the families whose lives will forever be scarred by this most unfortunate of tragedies.

But please, will that really matter if they're still feeding the same old crap to the impoverished and the desparate? There will STILL be those who see Wowowee and its likenesses as beacons of hope, a way out of the miserable state of their lives. They will STILL squeeze in line just to get a glimpse of their god. They will STILL leave behind their less-secure jobs (but jobs nonetheless) to risk life and limb for a handful of entry passes. They will STILL insist on staying in the queues, even if there are no more seats available in the studio. They will STILL allow themselves to be paddled around by unrelenting hosts, degrading themselves in front of the country for a temporary relief, one that will soon leave them the way they were, only hungrier for the fleeting taste of a so-called "paradise"...

And yes, given the chance, they will STILL be smiling and cheering, even though they trampled on other's lives, just because they're on television.

As I see it, there's no point on arguing with the Media on this... in another 4 months or so, they'll make all of you forget that i evn bothered to stand against their prophet.

uh, that was wierd...and stupid

ei, just wanted to post this. i still have 2 blog assignments to finish, but i just had to write about what happened last wednesday night.

tita chiqui texted me on my old, old phone number (which was stolen in high school- thanks francis) and she got a reply. i decided to try and text the number, and, lo and behold, i got a reply!
apparently, the dumbass was to lazy to change the simcard...

la lang, so i sent him a barrage of sms about conscience and stuff, how disappointed i was that an atenean could do that( although not at all surprised)

anyhoo, i left him alone, ill probably just have his simcard blocked or what-not hahahahaha