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February 5th, 2009

My Multiply Blog

I have been blogging here in Tabulas.com since 2004 and this has been my refuge and outlet for so long. Since I started blogging in Multiply.com, it has been difficult for me to update both blogs.

Parang namamangka sa dalawang ilog, sabi nga nila.

Like on online communities, I also have two. Aside from Friendster.com, where most of my family and relatives, schoolmates from grade school and high school up to college, former officemates, friends (old and new), blogmates etc. are linked, I also have an account on Facebook.com, which links me mostly to my friends and colleagues here in Germany.

Too much?! Well, I also got other group accounts to maintain, which most of the time are not given enough attention. Not to mention, I also have several e-mail accounts. Whew!

I'm trying to lessen the hassles of having too many accounts so I have declined making new accounts on other blogs and online communities. The most that I can do is to organize myself by using different e-mail accounts for different groups. Like, all notifications from my blogs and online communities are now directed to one e-mail, all church and Tropa-related e-mails are in another and another one for business and professional purposes. They are all in Gmail. I'm still keeping my Yahoo accounts though, mainly for chat pusposes since most of my friends use YM.

Now, I think, since I update my Multiply blog more often, I'm giving you a link to it because I may (or will) not be able to use my Tabulas account as much as before...

AkoSiAys

Posted by ays at 11:58 PM | 7 minds blown

January 23rd, 2009

Ang Makapili sa Makabagong Panahon

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Makapili (Malayang Katipunan ng mga Pilipino) ang tawag sa samahan at mga kasapi nito na panig sa mga Hapon noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Sila ang mga katulong ng mga Hapon sa paghahanap at paglupig sa mga Hukbalahap (HUkbong BAyan LAban sa mga HAPon). Karaniwang may nakasuot na bayong, na may dalawang butas para sa mga mata, sa ulo ang Makapili sa pagtuturo ng mga Hukbalahap o mga taong laban sa mga Hapon.

Sa panahon ngayon, marami pa ring Makapili ang naglipana maging sa ibang bansa. Yep! Sosyal na sila at nasa abroad na. Hindi na iba ang pagtuturo ng mga kababayan natin sa mga may kapangyarihan. Sa ibang bansa, ang karaniwang kinahihinatnan ng mga itinuturo ay ang pagpapalabas sa bansa o pagpapabalik sa Pilipinas. At ang mga biktima ay hindi na mga Hukbalahap kundi ang mga TnT, Tagu ang Tago, nating mga kababayan. Iba na rin ang tawag sa kanila. Hanep talaga.

Dito sa Alemanya, tulad sa ibang bansa lalo na sa Estados Unidos, naglipana ang mga sumbungan at turuan. Ayon sa mga kakilala ko rito, mas marami umanong turuan noon kaysa ngayon. At ang karaniwang dahilan ay inggit o pag-aaway. Ano man ang dahilan ng pinag-awayan ay nakalulungkot isipan na turuan ang kahahantungan ng lahat na kung saan ay mapauuwi ang itinuro at tiyak na malaking kabawasan sa tulong na naibibigay nito sa kaniyang pamilya. Wala nang Euro at packages ng German goods.

Kamalailan lamang ay may mga itinurong kababayan. Ayon sa umiikot na balita (na sing bilis ni Flash na kumalat), pinuntahan ang mga biktima sa kanilang bahay, isang umaga, ng mga awtoridad. At dahil sa silang mag-asawa ay walang papel, kaagad silang isinama sa presinto. Sinasabing nakatanggap, 'di umano, ang mga awtoridad ng e-mail upang matunton ang dalawa. Hindi sinabi kung sino at ano ang laman ng e-mail ngunit sinabing may larawan daw na nakuha mula sa Friendster account ng biktima. Sosyal talaga at tech-geak pa! Iba'ng level nito.

Kaagad namang rumesponde ang kaibigan ng mga biktima upang mailabas sa kulungan ang dalawa. Ngunit dahil sa naniniguro ang mga awtoridad na tuluyan ngang uuwi ang dalawa, isa lamang ang pinayagan nilang magbayad ng bond na nagkakahalaga ng tumataginting na €5000 kada tao. Hindi pa yata ako nakakahawak ng ganyang kalaking salapi.

Habang nasa kulungan ang lalaki ay nag-aayos ng mga gamit ngayon ang babae para sa kanilang biglaang pag-uwi. Bagamat sila ay puedeng magkita sa kulungan, sa paliparan na sila magkakasama uli, sa kanilang pag-uwi. Goodbye Deutschland!

Walang nakakaalam kung sino ang makapili. Mahirap maghinala dahil sa walang katibayan. Hindi ko na rin siguro dapat malaman. Siguro'y dapat na lang isipin kung ano ang mas makabubuti para sa kanila. Sa tagal nila rito, baka kailangan na nilang umuwi para makapiling nila ang kanilang mga naiwang pamilya at magsimulang muli lalo pa't gusto nilang magkaanak at bumuo ng pamilya. Baka doon sila mabiyayaan ng supling. Made in the Philippines.

Nakalulungkot mang isipin na hanggang ngayon ay mayroon pa ring mga pangyayaring tulad nito, hindi pa rin ito matatapos. Bakit kaya hindi na lang sila magsuntukan o magsabunutan o magsampalan. Huwag lang sumbungan kasi dehado ang walang papel eh. Pare-pareho namang nag-tra-trabaho rito at kumakayod para sa pamilya. Dats ampeyr!

Ilang kaso na ng sumbungan ang nabalitaan ko. Marami sa kanila ay kakilala ko at hanggang ngayon, wala ring nakapagsasabi kung sino ang Makapili. Nagbabago ang panahon, pati na rin ang paraan ng pasusumbong. Mula sa mga nakatagong ulo sa bayong hanggang sa sulat, hanggang sa tawag sa telepono at ngayon ay sa e-mail. Bakit hindi kaya magbago na rin kasama sa pagbabago ng panahon ang pag-uugali ng tao. Puede kaya 'yun?

Sa panahon ngayon na sadlak sa krisis ang nakararami at nagsusumikap ang lahat upang mabigyan ng magandang bukas ang kani-kaniyang pamilya, bakit hindi kaya tayo magtulungan sa halip na magsiraan?

Hindi lang ang mga Pilipino ang may Crab Mentality, halos lahat ng lahi may ganitong mentalidad. Pero totoo nga siguro na mas masakit kapag sa sarili mong kalahi nanggaling ang sampal. At ang mahirap nito ay hindi mo alam kung sino ang sumampal. Kung gaganti ka man, para kang sumapal sa hangin.

Mauunawaan na mahirap matanggal ang alitan at inggitan ngunit palaisipan sa akin kung bakit kailangang humantong sa ganito ang lahat. Hindi karumal-dumal na krimen ang pagsumbong, walang namatay na tao. Malamang ang namatay ay pag-asa at tiwala sa kapwa tao.

Lalong palaisipan at mahirap unawain ang isang kaso ng isang Pinay na pinauwi ilang taon na ang nakalipas. Wala pa ako noon dito. At dahil laganap noon ang hulihan, pinilit na alamin ng isang Pilipino mula sa mga may kapangyarihan kung bakit nangyayari ang mga ito. Sinabi ng mga awtoridad na hindi nila malalaman ang mga ito kung walang magsusumbong dahil wala naman silang dokumento ukol sa mga walang papel. Kaya nga tinawag na undocumented aliens eh. Sinabi sa kanya na isang babae raw ang tumawag at nagsumbong... at ang pangalan ng nagsumbong ay...

Jessa Zaragosa!

Walang biro! Totoo raw na ito ang ginamit na pangalan! Mabaliw-baliw ako sa kakatawa noong kwinento ito.

Posted by ays at 01:31 AM | 10 minds blown

December 31st, 2008

My YEE 2008 (Year-End Entry) that was lost!

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I wrote a year-end entry. It took me some hours to sum up what happened to me in 2008. I even checked my previous posts here in Multiply and in Tabulas to make sure I won't miss a thing. It was a travel back in time reminiscing those moments that had happened. I have wirtten some emotions that were never exposed before so I can get rid of the excess baggage as I welcome the new year. It's really long and perhaps becuase I have spent quite a long time composing it, something went wrong witht the browser or with Multiply itself. As I click the Save & Publish button, it disappeared and were never published. Gone in cyberspase!

Clicked the back button but it never showed what I've typed. I should have copied it or better yet typed it in MSWord. Damn! It was quite long to do it again. Nakakatamad na! I guess, some emotions and thoughts that I have there are not meant to be shared. Perhaps. Dunno.

Darn. What a waste. Well, I think it still have let it out and was able to get rid of the baggage.

Well, to sum up 2008... It has been a bumpy ride with all the twist and turns. As I said, Life is never an easy ride. But I hope it made me smarter and stronger and be able to use what I have learned for the next year.

I'm just waiting to be surprised on what's in store next year!

A blessed New Year to all of you!

Posted by ays at 04:50 PM | 5 minds blown

Year-End Survey

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Okay, ginaya ko 'to kay Abbey! Thanks. hehehe. Hindi ko pa kasi nasisimulan ang Year-End Entry ko eh. Magawa ko kaya? Hahaha...

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
- went back home, travelled locally and spent some days on an island and a night at a five star hotel using my hard earned income

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- I never make new year's resolution.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- A friend; the baby will be my god child in March.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
- wala yata,

5. What countries did you visit?
- I went home and returned back here. Does it count? (I'm not sure if I went to Holland. I thik that was in 2007. Hmm...)

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
- save up some money, have a permanent job and have a (love)life!

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- I think there is no single date. I had a number of events in the past year that really made a mark.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- I had more tasks at work and in the Filipino community which can be considered a forward step, if not two-steps forward. Added these tasks in my credentials on my CV.

9. What was your biggest failure?
- I think I should have pushed further and told what I really felt for someone.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
- Thank God, I never had any. My dad had a bypass surgery though, which made me really worried and depressed.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
- a new laptop

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
- my friends and my famiy who has been around everytime I needed them.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
- 'yung nakaaway ko sa pila at sa McDo. And recently, this Latino. Hahaha.

14. Where did most of your money go?
- house rental, phone bill (landline and cellphone), insurances, package and allowance for family in the Philippines, paying for my dad's operation

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- when I received the HSDPA dongle. Me Internet connection na ko sa bahay kasi. Weeeee...

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
- Won't go home without you, American Boy, Love lock down, marami eh!

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a. happier or sadder? Sadder. This year was a bit tougher and rougher.
b. richer or poorer? Poorer. I'm able to get through it though. But I really think I had more last year.
c. thinner or fatter? Both. I'm thinner after getting back from the Philippines. Then, I got fat as soon as I came back to work. At the last quarter, I lose some wait and able to maintain up to now. Weeee!

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- Save money and work harder. I could have searched for a second job to earn more.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- Worrying too much.

20. How did you spend the holidays?
- I was so busy with some pre and post Christmas events. I think I have to be more relaxed next time.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
- I did in the first month and the rest of the first quarter was full of disappointment. Aua!

22. How many one-night stands?
- Hahahaha.. Secret! Hahahaha.

23. What were your favorite TV programs?
- None. Don't spend much time on TV.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
- This Latino. Kwento ko next time. Hahaha.

25. What were the best books you've read?
- Love in the time of Cholera, Veronika decides to die and Eleven Minutes

26. What was your favorite film of this year?
- Australia

27. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
- a bit more trendy

28 Whom did you miss?
- My family.

29. Who was the best new person you met?
- Wala yata.

30. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
- LIfe is full of bumps and turns. It's not always an easy road.

31. What was your greatest musical discovery?
- wala.

32. What did you want and get?
- a laptop

33. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
- I'm 28 and my friends gave me a surprise. Just a simple dinner with them after work.

34. What one thing would have made your year immeasureably more satisfying?
- controlling emotions

35. What kept you sane?
- solitude

36. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- wala yata eh.

37. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
- Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. (Abbey pareho tayo! Hindi ko 'yan kinopya. hahahah)

Posted by ays at 02:37 AM | 2 minds blown

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