Mr. KAPalengke

Top 5 Answers Given By Korina Sanchez
When Sen. Mar Roxas II Popped the Question
“Will You Marry Me?”
(lifted from http://professionalheckler.wordpress.com/)


No. 5: “Handa ka na ba?”

No. 4: “Ako ba’y tanggap na (ng iyong pamilya)?”

No. 3: “Marunong ka pa ba?”

No 2: “Lalaki ka na ba?”



And the No. 1 answer given by Korina Sanchez

to Mar Roxas when he asked,

“Will you marry me?”



“Kampanya na ba?”

Happy Birthday Ms. Johan!

Marahil ay magtataka ka kung bakit "happy birthday"
tapos parang "lungkot effect" itong picture.
Magtaka ka lang, di ko sasabihin ang rason.
Oo, si Johan ang nasa larawan.
Hindi, hindi siya malungkot ngayon.


Ibang klase diba? Kasi madalas artista o sikat na kung sino ang binibida sa blogs. Dito sa Gatsulat kahit simpleng tao na may "sense" ang buhay at trip kong i-feature, i-fi-feature ko na. Si Johan ay isa sa mga manunulat ng Gatsulat at tunay kong kaibigan kahit na madalas ay puro asaran lang ang usapan namin. Siya ang nararapat na maging bagong presidente ng Pilipinas sa kadahilanang ililibre nya ko araw-araw ng delicious siomai pag nangyari yun.

Happy Birthday Ms. Johan! At dahil kaarawan niya, inintervyu ko siya tungkol sa ilang mga bagay na ewan ko lang kung may saysay.

V: Anong pakiramdam ng birthday mo tapos kasabay ito ng inauguration day ng first African-American president?
Johan: Nakakatayo ng balahibo, haha. Kanina lang kausap ko yung nagphophotocopy sa UPD, mga 70yrrs old na sya, sabi nya finally matatapos na ang racial discrimination, dun lang ako nag-agree, mahirap pa iahon ang America sa financial crisis, diba maraming minanang problema si Obama kay Bush.
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V: Kung ikaw ang magiging presidente ng pilipinas, anong holiday ang idadagdag mo sa kalendaryo?
Johan: birthday ko syempre haha.
V: at bakit?
Johan: dahil ako ang dyos. joke lang.
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V: Sa palagay mo anong maitutulong ng pagpapalit ni Rustom ng pangalan sa ekonomiya ng bansa?
Johan: huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu.
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V: Kung may iluluto kang ulam, tapos ipapakain mo ito sa lahat ng mahihirap na pilipino, anong putahe ito?
Johan: bulanglang? yun.
V: why?
Johan: kasi masustansya. ay pinakbet na lang pala.

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V: Kung may kakantahin kang song sa tapat ng kagalanggalang na si PGMA, ano yun?
Johan: Dear Mr. president o kaya KMP hymn hahaha. buhay at bukid na nga lang.
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V: Kung mag-iinvent ka ng bagong machine, ano yun? at bakit?
Johan: Doraemon, he's a machine right? robot e. kasi mabuti syang kaibigan, pag may kelangan ka binibigay nya, pero kelangan may disiplina ka rin.
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V: Kung may itatanong ka sa sarili mo ngayon ano yun?
Johan: Bakit ang ganda mo? haha joke. eto na lang, bakit ang tamad mo?
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V: Define the philippines in one word.
Johan: Love. haha
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V: Kung ipapasok ka sa Pinoy Big Brother house, sinong limang tao ang gusto mong kasama?
Johan: jose lacaba, prof.ponsaran, elsid, kheng, elaine, deya, nanay ko, ikaw, tatay ko, mga kapatid ko, tsaka mga college friends ko.
V: (sa isip-isip ko, "lima nga lang yan!")
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V: Pano kung malaman mong lahat ng sagot mo sa mga tanong ko ay ipopost ko sa Gatsulat, anong magiging reksyon mo?
Johan: I've expected that.

V: O sige eto last question, ang over rated na tanong, pano kung may napulot kang bote na may matabang jeannie na may malaking tiyan gaya ng mga ganid na kapitalista tapos bibigyan ka raw nya ng 3 wishes, anong 3 wishes mo?
Johan: Yun na un. ung thesis tsaka makagraduate on time. Sana madurog na ang tiwaling gobyerno at sana lahat ng tao sa paligid ko ay masaya.

Happy Birthday Johan! Taas kamao.

I've Just Seen A Face*

Everybody hearts this guy, I guess. I'm not talking about Edward Cullen or whoever protagonist in a certain book or movie but the one in the picture above. And you see, I’m certainly not that religious, it's not Jesus Christ.

I've seen his face.

*a composition of a person with the name that typically goes with that of the guy in the pic, also my favorite song.

petition for the workers of kowloon

INSTRUCTIONS: Please read the petition first before signing INSTRUCTIONS:/ Please sign by writing your NAME/SCHOOL/PLACE OF WORK/WEBSITE[if any]/ORGANIZATION & Position[if any]) INSTRUCTIONS: Whenever the signatures reach to a hundred (ex. 100, 200, 300 and so forth), please forward to solidarity125.up.diliman@gmail.com

INSTRUCTIONS: For more information, please email us at solidarity125.up.diliman@gmail.com

We, the undersigned, support the ongoing strike of the workers of the Kowloon Restaurant in West Avenue, Quezon City. We support the strike as a legitimate way for the workers to defend their rights, in the face of a Restaurant Management that has violated minimum wage laws, and a National Labor Relations Commission that does not base its decisions on the Law it is supposed to uphold. We support the workers in their call for the Management to follow minimum wage laws. As of present, the minimum wage for workers in the National Capital Region is at P382. Yet, before the workers held picket-protests last June 20-21, the 2 most recent wage hikes (amounting to P82) were not being implemented by the Management. We support the workers in their call for the National Labor Relations Commission to reverse its decision calling the picket-protests an “illegal strike”. The Labor Code clearly states that a strike is a “disruption of operations”. Yet, the pickets were held outside the workers’ work hours, and away from the entrances of the Restaurant. This decision is the supposed legal basis for firing all 73 workers who are members of their union. We support the workers in calling for the reinstatement all 73 of them who were fired for simply exercising their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly, rights that are enshrined in our Constitution. We call on the Department of Labor and Employment, and other concerned Government agencies, to investigate and take action on the following: the Management’s violation of the minimum wage (including paying all its contractual employees a minimum daily wage of P250), the unjust decision of the NLRC, the illegal termination of the 73 workers, and the presence of policemen that violate the Labor Code’s banning of policemen and military within 50 meters of any picket line. MOST IMPORTANTLY, we urge all our fellow Filipinos to support the strike of the Kowloon workers by boycotting the Kowloon Restaurant until the Management reinstates the 73 workers, and pays them the Minimum Wage that is mandated by law. We urge everyone to sign this petition and forward it to everyone they know, until it reaches concerned authorities. Signed,
1. Will Ann Mardo / UPD-NCPAG / Lead Convener, Solidarity 125-UP Diliman
2. Ma. Carmela Julita Lagang / UPD-CSWCD / Lead Convener, Solidarity 125-UP Diliman; University Student Council
3. Gem Garcia / UPD-CMC / redbutterfly766.multiply.com / Chairperson, ANAKBAYAN-UP Diliman
4. Ma. Vida Malaya / UPD-CSWCD / ANAKBAYAN-UPD
5. Menard Seguenza / UPD-CAL / College of Arts and Letters Student Council, Sigma Kappa Pi Fraternity
6. Julian Makilan / UPD-CHE / Secretary General, Alay Sining
7. Anna Katrina Tejero / UPD-CMC / tejjy.multiply.com / ANAKBAYAN-UPD
8. Soraya Escandor / 8703aiaaia.multiply.com / UPD-CE / ANAKBAYAN-UPD
9. Yasmin Ongay / UPD-CSWCD / UP Muslim Students Association
10. Faye delos Santos / UPD-CEd / fayeroahspeaks.multiply.com
11. Kamz Deligente / UPM-CAS
12. Jigs Tenorio / UPM-CAS / Chairperson, College of Arts and Sciences Student Council
13. Erica Chester Bucog / UPM-CAS / Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan
14. Rafael Antonio Dulce / UPD-CSWCD / redstudentswill.multiply.com / National Vice-Chair, ANAKBAYAN; University Student Council 07-08
15. Arianne Johan Catsao / UPM-CAS / ariannejohan.multiply.com / Anakbayan

Aglahi sa Setyembre

Higit sa pagtatalik ng gunita at papel;
Nais kong bigyang daan ang masaganang pagdaloy ng balintunay
Mula sa kaibuturan ng damdaming ginipit
Ng pagkukunwari’t labis-labis na karinyo
Tungo sa isipang makailang ulit pinaralisa ng takot
Dala ng mapambuskang bukas.

Hugutin ang pinakamalim na buntong hininga,
Hasaing maigi hanggang sa ang talim nito’y sumapat sa purol ng aking panulat.
Sapagkat ilang sandali mula ngayon
ay iguguhit nito ang larawan ng masuyong pagkabalisa,
habang niyayakap ang hubad na katawan nitong gabi
na lalong nagpapalinsad sa mga butong pinarupok ng naipong kahihiyan.

Muling dadalawin ng dapit-hapon yaring mga matang
Nasanay sa liwanag ng araw;
Isara ang pinto.
Tatlumpong minuto na pagtakas ng ulirat,
Malamig ang mga bisig ng may hinampong si Habagat.

Kultrang Popular at si Ate Guy

I have so much to share about pop culture and its politics, dahil sa araw-araw na ginawa naman ng Diyos ay laging may relevance ang anumang tungkol dito. Pero makakagawa na ata ako ng thesis kung ilalagay ko lahat ng gusto ko, kaya si Nora Aunor na lang ang ikkwento pero hindi chismis. My professor assigned my group to do a presentation about the cultural politics and social deconstruction of Nora Aunor. Pero una sa lahat, kelanman ay hindi ako naging interesado kay superstar, dahil unang una e hindi ko naman sya kapanahunan, hindi rin ako interesado sa mga artista (pero i have nothing against them), mas interesado pa ko sa mga kongresistang hayok sa pork barrel at mga propesor na weird, tsaka hindi ako ganun ka-appreciative sa movies at sa halos 200 na pelikula ni Ate Guy ay 3 lang ang napanood ko. Yung may mga linyang: “Walang himala!”, “My brother is not a pig!” at “I did not kill anybody!”. Ngayon ko lang rin nalaman na si Ishmael Bernal pala nagdirek ng “Himala” kaya pala ganon ito ka-hit, it even went international.

BOOK AND BAND HUNTING

Pumunta ko sa UP-Diliman, hiniram ko sa Main Lib yung librong “Si Nora Aunor sa mga Noranians”, “Bonifacio’s Bolo” ni Ambeth Ocampo at “Nora Aunor and other Profiles” ni Nick Joaquin. Sinubukan ko ring hanapin kasama ang groupmate ko yung Nora Aunor Band na sinasabi ni Vern (loko talaga to), so we interviewed UP Underground Music Community tsaka yung Music Circle, di raw nila ka-org yung band na yon at wala silang idea tungkol dito. Dapat pala sa Film Institute kami pumunta, dun maraming info. Nag-isaw na lang kami at nag-YB.

NAFClub

Anyway, I had the connection and sent a message to the Nora Aunor Fans Club which is actually the name of the band, mas kilala na NAFClub, mga Cabalen pala sila. I asked them kung ano ang influence na naibigay sa kanila ni Ate Guy as individuals and as a band. I received a reply from the drummer and bassist, ang pinaka-point nila – ginamit nila ang pangalan ni Nora Aunor sa name ng band nila dahil...nais i-please ng vocalist nila yung mga tita ng girl na nililigawan nya, ayaw kasi nung mga tita kay vocalist (alam nyo naman yung porma at ichura ng mga hardcore rakista, haha). E solid Noranians daw yung mga tita tapos naisip nila na baka matanggap at magustuhan na si vocalist kung medyo sisipsip sila sa band name. Kahit hindi naman talaga sila fans ni Nora Aunor, for love’s sake. Kaya..the vocalist ended up - dumped. Pero, still, influential pa rin si Ate Guy sa kanila kahit saang anggulo mo tingnan dahil para lang magustuhan at matanggap sya ng pamilya ng babae eh ginamit nila yung pangalan ni Nora sa banda nila. The vocalist even admitted na naging musical influence nya na rin si Ate Guy, aside from Pantera, The Doors, Audioslave, etc.

ON OTHER NORANIANS

Institusyon na talaga si Ate Guy, kung mababasa nyo yung testimonial ng fans, maloloka talaga kayo kung gaano sila kafanatic at devoted kay Nora Aunor. Meron dun na nanilbihan bilang yaya ni Matet para lang araw-araw na makita si Nora, merong mga nagrally noong mga panahon na masasamang balita sa magasin at dyaryo ang lumalabas tungkol kay Ate Guy, napakarami ring napaaway na Noranians sa mga Vilmanians. Para sa Noranians, si Ate Guy na raw ang buhay nila.
SUPERSTAR POLITICS
Si Superstar. Lumabas siya sa tv noong mga panahon na mga mestiza pa ang sikat at mas “in” at bilang kayumanggi ay nag-stand out si Ate Guy mula sa mga to. Likas na talentado rin naman sya, magaling kumanta at kung umarte e talagang nakakadala . Ayon din sa mga fans, nagustuhan nila si Nora dahil nakakarelate sila dito, at nakakita sila ng pag-asa dahil mula sa kahirapan at dating pagtitinda ng ice tubig ay nakaahon si Ate Guy, sa mata ng ordinaryong Pilipino, ang pagtingin dito ay pagbangon mula sa mababang katayuan nila sa lipunan. Maraming nagkaroon ng ideya na baka mula sa simpleng pagtitinda nila ng yosi, mula sa pagtitinda ng mani , paglalabanera at pagbabarker sa mga jeep e bigla rin silang magtagumpay at hindi na manatiling api-apihan.. Sa huli, lagi’t lagi, nandyan yung contradiction of classes, yung social stratification dito sa Pilipinas.

Ms

Madalas, hindi natin pinapalalim ang anuman na tungkol sa pop culture at kung ano yung mga napapanood at nababasa natin, eh sa katunayan, dyan pa nga tayo makakakuha ng ibang sagot tungkol sa mga tanong na may kaugnayan sa lipunan at sa pananaig ng isang uri laban sa isa pa, dyan makikita kung paano ginagamit ng mga kapitalista ang sining at panitikan para mapanatili yung pagkadominante nila, kaya tulad nga ng sinasabi sa school: Magmasid. Mag-aral. Maglingkod. Makibaka (Sori ha pero sa bawat post ko kasi di ko maiwasang na hindi gumamit ng mga terms na natutunan ko sa class ko about Marx, Mao and Lenin, kaya militante man pakinggan, wala na kayong magagawa haha.)

Praxis

“There is a nobler ambition in life than merely to stand tall in the crowd and that is to stoop down and lift the human race a little higher.”

Dahil ako ay nagbalik mula sa BMI..

May ilang punto lang ako na gusto sabihin at ibahagi..

Ang mga isyu at problemang kinakaharap ng mga magsasaka at manggagawa sa kanayunan ay hindi hiwalay sa problema ng lipunan sa pangkalahatan, kakabit ng problema nila sa kawalan ng sariling lupa ang pagiging sunud-sunuran ng mga nagdaan at kasalukuyang administrasyon sa mga dayuhang monopolista, burgesya kumprador at mga PML sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatupad nito ng mga anti-mamamayang mga patakaran tulad ng liberalisasyon, deregulasyon at pribatisasyon.

Ang tunay na paaralan ay ang lipunan at napakahalaga ng papel nating mga estudyante upang hindi lamang magpalimita sa apat na sulok ng paaralan kundi lumubog at mag-aral sa batayang sektor. Dito natin makikita ang esensya ng ating mga natutunan kung tayo ay patuloy na mag-aaral, makikipamuhay, magmumulat, mag-oorganisa at magpapakilos sa hanay ng batayang masa. STP. STR.

ABSENCE OF ARIANNE

Where has Arianne been? I'm talking about one of the writers here in Gatsulat. This is my reply to those who emailed me and even sent me death notes begging me to bring back Arianne...as if I am hiding her. Please let me live in peace. This is the reason why she can't post recently:

April15 to May19, 2008 = Practicum at Hacienda Yulo (paglubog sa komunidad / mass integration)

Labor Day - Calamba, Laguna

Cultural Presentation of Alay Sining

Hapunan sa bahay sa Hacienda Yulo

Ang Palikuran na Iniyakan

I asked Arianne how she is right now and this is her reply:

"ok naman ako.. nahahagard na sobra, excited, nalulungkot sa pagkawala ni Ka Bel, busy sa ipapasang requirements at overdosed na ako sa caffeine."


Kudos Arianne!

wtf

I thought that only rock bands would do campus tours, but as of these past few days, the starwitness of the NBN-ZTE scandal, Jun Lozada has been visiting different schools and institutions in the Metro for the search for truth and justice, to answer questions from the youth and the cynicals, and to let others see what they still cannot see. Also, for the past weeks, i found myself in different conversations in light of the political situation, not just mere conversations, but debates.

So he was the guest speaker in our "Forum for Truth and Justice (and Accountability) this afternoon. He shared 3 lessons that he learned for the past month since he arrived from Hongkong (that was Feb.5).


1. Kapag nagsabi ka ng katotohanan, ikaw ang unang tatamaan ng ilaw, bago pa man ang iba. (Note that he revealed the truth, as he said "para mailigtas ang kaluluwa ko")

2. Sa lipunan natin ngayon, napakahirap magsabi ng katotohanan.

"Dad, kung mabuti yang ginagawa mo, bakit tayo ang kelangan magtago? Bakit kami ang kelangan lumipat ng school?" - Ang sabi raw ng inosente nyang anak.

3. Kapag nagsabi ka ng katotohanan, kelangan mo pang depensahan ang sarili mo kung bakit mo ginagawa yon.

Maraming marami akong natutunan sa forum, kung susumahin ko pa lang, isang pad paper na. Naisip ko, naoover-expose na lang yata si Lozada, pero hindi rin pala. anong mali sa over-exposure ng katiwalian ng gobyerno at pagpapaliwanag sa mga kabataan ng katotohanan? Walang wala. Ang mali, yung nakaupo at ang sistema.

Ilang doktor at nurse mula sa PGH ang nagsalita sa open forum, maiyak-iyak talaga ko sa isang doktor na nagkwento. "Dok, hayaan na lang natin mamatay tong isa kong anak, para mabuhay na lang yung lima ko pang anak." Halos araw araw nakakarinig sya ng kwento ng kahirapan. Yan ang mukha ng korupsyon. Yung 6.5 bilyon na yan, ilang pasyente ang magagamot nyan, ilang estudyante ang mapag-aaral nyan, ilang sikmura ang malalagyan nyan ng laman. Walangya kasi silang mga ganid. Walangya silang mga mukhang pera, adik sa kapangyarihan, uhaw sa luho, kahit buong panahon na nasa posisyon sila sa gobyerno, puro pansariling interes ang inaasikaso nila. Tapos sa mamamayan walang pondo? Ginagago tayo ng gobyerno, kaya kumilos tayo.

Mahiya Naman Kayo!

bago ako matulog..

ang text ng isang highschool friend: "yan, cguro nasa makati ka ngayon no? ingat ka, baka matangay ka, enjoy praying, magbarhopping ka after." Ewan ko, pero harsh ang reply ko sa kanya, parang may iba kasing iniimply pero sige lang.

so, akala ko walang pulitikong magsasalita sa stage, pero umakyat si Binay, sandali lang naman syang magsalita, bilang Makati mayor at UNO president, at walang kaso sakin un. umakyat si Cory na sobrang dilaw na dilaw, tapos si Erap naman, pulang pula. malakas talaga karisma nung si Erap ha, andaming fans (pero i admit, nakakastarstruck si erap, ang lapit ko pa sa stage). sabi nya kung sya nag-'understay' sa Malacanang, si Gloria daw, 'overstaying' na, haha so true. si Cory, ang liit ng boses nya, parang ipis, ang sabi nya "Gloria, bumaba ka na jan.", iba ang feeling ng marinig un ng personal, after nya sabihin un, naisip ko lang na, baligtad na ngayon,dati close allies sila ni GMA. at nako, magkatabi pa si cory at erap, dating magkaaway! haha. star na star! si J.Lo, as in Jun Lozada. maganda ung mensahe nya sa mga tao, nakakpag-alab ng damdamin.

Interfaith rally...we all know na wlang sinabi ang cbcp na they're calling for GMA's ouster, pero ung mga obispong nagsalita sa stage, "Oust Gloria!" ang sinasabi eh, anyway, sinabi naman nila na hindi nga iyon ang kabuuang stand ng cbcp. si bro.eddie villanueva, ilang ulit kaming pinasigaw ng "JESUS IS LORD! Jesus is Lord over Makati City! Jesus is Lord over Malacañang!". Interfaith rally...iba-ibang religion ang nagpray sa stage, ang weird talga nung ibang dasal, lost na lost ako.

ang sarap panoorin ng mga matatanda habang kumakanta sila ng "ha! inosente lang ang nagtataka!" haha, ang cool db? nakakrelate pa pala sila sa kanta ng The Wuds, ang cool tlga ng the wuds. Coffee Break Island para sa mga reggae people, i observed na maraming rallyista ang mga rasta,andaming naka-dreads eh, may koneksyon kaya un kay bob marley? ok whatever. Nag-rap ang isang Peter Parker, hindi raw pinapatugtog sa FM stations ang mga kanta nya dahil sa lyrics, mabuti pa raw si ted failon pinapatugtog to sa AM radio show nya.

akala ko ok na lahat, na walang magiging problema o gulo, pero, PNP ang sumira sa araw ko, im not stereotyping the pnp pero kung meron man akong naencounter na matinong pulis, cguro bilang lang sa isang kamay ko. 4:40am na sa oras sa screen ko. siguro kung hindi dahil sa mga PNP na yan, mga 2:30am pa lang ngayon.mangharang ba daw ng mga papunta sa rally sa may bacoor? malupit ang checkpoint nila, kaya nung pauwi ako, apat na oras ang binyahe ko pauwi. ganun ba ang tunay na demokrasya. pati ba naman helicopter ng abscbn, pinagbawalan nila lumipad sa taas para hindi mapanood ng pekeng pangulo nila na napakaraming tao, 80,000 kami dun, pero bago ko umalis, naging 85,000 kasi sumama na ung mga galing sa work na employees sa makati. corrupt na nga at mandaraya, sinungaling pa, tapos buong first family sangkot (may magandang shirt kanina na may print na "sa pilipinas, hindi lang iisa ang pamilya!"), tapos nako, ano ung freedom of speech na sinasabi nyo kung pinipigilan ng militar ang mga gustong magpakita ng pagkadismaya sa gobyerno. mahiya naman kayo.

some political economy of gender

Linguistic sexism.

Sexism is basically about the sexual discrimination especially against women. There are certain behaviors or beliefs that perpetuate or encourage stereotypes of social roles based on sex. In the use of language, especially the English, its structure and content is an issue as it reflects bias in favor of one sex, which is in most cases, men while it discriminates the other sex or women.

It has been a question whether or not language reflects gender inequities that already exist or if it is language that influences thought. If it is the latter that is present in the society, linguistic change will be necessary to be a step on changing the culture of gender. If it is the other way around, that is, if language merely reflects inequities, then, social, political and economic changes have to come before we can expect substantial linguistic change to occur.

The English language represents gender inequities and it is thought to be sexist in structure and form. One example is the word “man”, it is a widely used term and in English, it technically refers to all humans while the word “his” refers to the thinking of a single person of either gender. The frequent use of such words shows the notion that males are more important than females. In words such as “chairman”, “policeman” and “businessman”, there is a gender bias, as the often use of these words may convey that males are supposedly the ones to have those jobs. On other terms, usually the base or root word is male, to make up for the female form, a suffix is added. It may convey that the female form is just an afterthought and the less important, while on other gender terminologies, like in pairs of words “master/mistress” and “wizard/witch”, more often than not, the female versions have negative connotations.

These may be the result of theories like the strength theory which states that the greater strength of males and their superior capacity to mobilize their strength had became the reasons for the universal pattern in the division of labor by gender. Also, men seem to take over certain crafts in societies in full time specialization while women usually do the tasks that require less strength and effort. In the old times, women are supposed to stay at home which shows the society's view of them as powerless and subordinate to men, while men are considered to be the center of the family and the society. As we move into this day and age, it is a good thing that the way the English language is written and spoken has begun to change. The words such as “chair” or “chairperson” and “police officer” have begun to replace their former male versions.

Linguistic sexism is a social problem. It reflects how the people in the society thinks and how they view their differences with discrimination. To address this social problem, the first thing to do is to eliminate gender biases and sexism in the society.

CAMPUS VANDALISM

Mga naka-vandal sa loob ng school, ang kulit.


KALAI:
nietzsche-"god is dead"
God- "Nietzsche is dead!"

SC:sa labas ng PNB:
"in case of emergency break ass and push butt"

sa girls' CR:
"Bawal ang vandal Dito!...Mommy said: First Aid Terramycin"

AS cubicle:
"Donate your bulbol here.."
tapos may chewing gum na pagdidikitan....

AS 1st floor CR uli:
" Im a simple gay"
**tapos me sumagot
"sira! Dapat 'Im simple and gay!' Taga peyups ka ba? duh!"
**tapos me sumagot ulit (with matching arrow pa na nakaturo dun sa reply):
"sira ka rin! yung simple is used as an adjective tapos yung gay is used asa noun. kaya ok lang yung simple gay nya!"

CHEM:Chem chair:
"push button to spray acid on prof's face."
Another chem chair:
"You Boron!!!"

ENG'G:Sa Men's CR, facing the urinal:
"Hawak ko saking mga kamay ang kinabukasan ng bayan!"
Reply:
"the future you are holding is very small."

MATH:sa cr sa may math building:
"SUMAPI SA NPA! "
may sumagot:
"PAANO?
"may sumagot pa:
"MAGFILL UP NG COUPON AT IHULOG SA PINAKAMALAPIT NA DROP BOX SA SUKINGTINDAHAN!"

sa math building, sa likod ng isang "teacher's chair" sa 3rd floor:
"BABALA: asawa ni babalu"

sa math 3rd floor, sa isang upuan uli.
"you'll NEVER find what you're looking for"
May nag-reply:
"find x."

sa math 3rd floor, sa isa pang upuan uli.nakasulat sa armchair:
"F*CK DA WORLD!
"ta's may sumagot:
"F*CK U TOO!
--WORLD—"

men's cr waaaay above the urinal:
"if you can reach this, the fire department wants you!"

because the world is a joke when out of jokes..

FROM KIKOMACHINE KOMIKS 3:

(nag-uusap ang tatlong mag-tropa)

BOY1: ui! astig tong nabasa ko sa magazine o, meron na palang na-compile si Mahatma Gandhi na "seven blunders of the world" hehe, yung mga tipong nakaksira sa buhay ng tao. Eto o, number 1, "WEALTH WITHOUT WORK", o diba?

GIRL: hehe pero nangyayari naman sa mga Pinoy baligtad..puros "WORK WITHOUT WEALTH", minsan without pay pa nga eh..!!

BOY1: o eto number 2 *ehem* "PLEASURE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE"

BOY2: ooh, na-solid ka dun noh? para sayo mismo yun 'ah haha tinamaan ka dun no? no? e dati nung kumokopya ko sayo ayaw mo! pleasurable sayong ikimkim yung mga sagot mo! letse! makonsensya ka naman sana, mangiyak ngiyak na nga ko nun!

BOY1: heh! mukha mo! *ehem* o number 3 naman, "KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT CHARACTER" naks, hehe...pero may alam akong mas masaklap pa dun, baliktarin mo, swak na swak sayo..hwahahaha.

BOY2: aba, bumabawi ka ha..

GIRL: oooh, sapul, haha, joke lang, asteeg.

BOY1: hehe o number 4 naman, "COMMERCE WITHOUT MORALITY".

BOY2: haha mraming tatamaan dyan ah haha, lalo na yung mga tambay sa labas ng campus, yung mga nagbebenta dun ng VCD na scandals.

BOY1: o number 5, hmm astig to ah, tamang-tama sa generation natin.."SCIENCE WITHOUT HUMANITY".

BOY2: HAH! sabihin mo yan sa prof ko sa science nun, andun sa faculty...MAGING MAKATAO NAMAN KAYOH!! kahit konti!! whoh!

GIRL: ano ba?!! laway mo!!

BOY1: number 6, "WORSHIP WITHOUT SACRIFICE".

BOY2: ay oo! i agree pare! ako nga dati pa talaga nagsasakripisyo, minsan nga naisip ko ng mga creative na sacrifices eh, hindi yung mga tipikal..

BOY1: huh?

BOY2: oo! sacrifice ko minsan "HINDI AKO MAGREREVIEW" grabe yun tsong. o kaya "HINDI AKO TITINGIN SA KALIWA" sacrifice. Hwooh! O kaya "HIHINGA LANG AKO SA KABILANG BUTAS NG ILONG KO" sacrifice oooh.

GIRL: bukod tangi rin pala katarantaduhan mo noh? ayos!

BOY1: o eto na, number 7, "POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLE", ooh solid!

BOY2: haaay, lam nyo tsong, sa sobrang sakit ng katotohanang yun, w-wala kong maisip na pedeng i-hirit, ouch, *hikbi*

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Bili na lang kayo ng komiks, para may illustration pa, mas cute, arg, send me some political jokes, please please, for my PolSci class. ok nga pala ung sinend ni Yhanitut kanina..

"Con is the opposite of Pro, ibig sabihin ba nun, PROgress is the opposite of CONgress?"

haha, definitely.

on land reform

“Ang ugat ng problema sa 3rd world countries, tulad ng Pilipinas ay ang problema ng mga magsasaka, kaya maraming rebolusyonaryo sa kanayunan eh.”


That’s what my Professor said in our class just hours ago. And it hit me, not so hard, but at least it hit me, Im a NNARA (National Network for Agrarian Reform Advocates) –YOUTH SECTOR member, and I should be constantly aware of our farmers’ situation. So during class, my mind went busy over thoughts about the Sumilao farmers and about the Lakbayan (which is being participated by farmers and militants who are marching from today until Monday, which is my birthday =)). Inspired by the Sumilao farmers who walked for months to win back their land, they are also hoping that PGMA, the tsunano, will grant what they want when they finally reach Malacañang.

“Ito na ang pinakamataas na porma ng pakikibaka (para mabawi ang aming lupa)” one farmer said in the news tonight.

Mendiola Massacre.
January 22, 1987, thirteen died due to the ruthless dispersal which happened in Mendiola way back. Those who died and many others who joined that mobilization/rally were primarily farmers who were asking for their own piece of land or, a genuine land reform.
So, you see, land reform has always been a problem of farmers even before I existed. From the yesteryears, the farmers, who should be the priority of the government, were faced by social injustice. Hey, you might not be aware, but 75% of Filipinos are from the agricultural sector, simply put, farmers. Hence, "tatsulok" is how we call our society. The largest faction of the Filipinos is on the bottommost part, and the ruling elite or the landlords are on the topmost. “Baligtarin ang tatsulok”, the song says, to realize this, the government should give the farmers what they need. CARP? Arg, launched by Cory Aquino during her administration, a landlord herself, the program’s name really can deceive, but it sure is just a label and nothing fine happened with this Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
Almost 50% of the victims of extra-judicial killings and also, almost 50% of the desaparecidos are from their sector. As long as there are farmers who continue to experience social injustice, we are to expect more and more of them joining the army and fighting there in the mountains.

TRIP TO CHILE

I did not go to Chile, but i did go to the Chilean Embassy in Makati, and i had an in-my-mind picture of what Chile is like. It was the 7th embassy Ive visited, so far. So we interviewed Mr. Felipe Diaz, a Chilean diplomat. The major point or question that we had to ask was basically about the key elements of economic development. The basic assumption here is that, the opinion of the interviewee, in this case, Mr. Diaz, wouldnt reflect the opinion or the stand of the country as a whole, which is Chile. So the diplomat speaks Spanish, it is the major language of every South American country, except Brazil which is Portuguese. Good thing he can also speak in English, though at the beggining of his every sentence, he would say "I do not know how to say it in English.."

In his opinion, Chile continues to develop because of these things:

• open economy
• tight fiscal policies
• an annual saving of 1% from the national budget
• political and social stability

Likewise, these are some of the things we should apply here in the Philippines, but i have doubts on an "open economy". It may lead to privatization of government institutions, and that isnt okay. So to discuss about these things is boring. Aside from economic facts, i learned these random things from the diplomat.

THE MARCOS OF CHILE

Pinochet ruled Chile as a dictator, he killed around 3000 people and stayed in position longer than what was enough. Very much like Marcos, was he not?

LOVE, CHILEAN STYLE

"Do not take love seriously, for love is like a flower, it doesnt last long." - Mr. Felipe Diaz

I saw a picture frame of his family in his desk, his wife is pretty, and so is their child, then he continued..

"Love lasts only for months, you know, my wife and I were friends, we married because we tolerate each other. Love fades away so easily, after the first months of kisses and hugs, after all those flings and stuff, love would fade."

- Im sorry sir, but definitely, that is not how we view love here in the Philippines. -

CAREER. SUCCESS. STUDIES.

"Focus more on your career, after all, you are young, you can have many boyfriends, you can change them every month. Always do your best in everything, when you do, life would be easier. Study hard, when you do, you wouldnt need to look for a job, the job will look for you."

THE UP PRESIDENTS

"The former UP president Nemenzo is a friend of mine, Roman is a low-profile one.." and I replied.."Yes sir, and i so hate Roman." He knew what i was talking about.

"I ALSO SMOKE, BUT NOT NOW, THANKS SIR"

During the middle of the interview, he pulled a pack of Marlboro lights from his pocket. "Im sorry but i have to smoke and smoke and smoke, for my resolution, i will not smoke next year, or else, Ill lose my wife and my family (hoo you dont even love your wife), do you want to smoke?"

ARTS AND LITERATURE

I asked him something about Pablo Neruda (one of my favorites and a Chilean poet) and he mentioned an exhibit in Intramuros, lots of Chilean poetries and paintings, wow.

ENGLISH and FILIPINOS

"Its good that here in the Philippines, though not all can speak in English, many still can understand it. It's different in Chile, Chileans only know Spanish. It's very different. But Spanish is very easy to learn "

"Yes sir, i was studying Spanish last night.." - Arianne

"Oh really? Let us speak in Spanish now.." - Mr. Diaz

"No sir, she was just preparing to meet you..=)" - Vina

"Haha i appreciate it." -Mr. Diaz

"Funny thing, whenever i ask for directions to Filipinos, you know, the vendors and those poeple in the streets, they would only answer and say "Yes!" Haha, well at least they know what "yes" means." - Mr. Diaz

See, cute talaga ang Pinoy.

Of nosebleed moments and consuls

ISANG EKSENA KANINA SA LOOB NG VIETNAMESE EMBASSY:

Arianne: Excuse me sir, we are students from the University of the Philippines and Id just ask if we can conduct an interview with anyone from this embassy?
Consul Quang: Huh?
Vina: Sir, an interview regarding the key elements of economic development..
Consul Quang: no..no..(nagbigay ng calling card ng Secretary of the Ambassador..), call him.
Arianne: Sir, is he here today?
Consul Quang: Ah.. he..he.. go outside..to eat..yah..
Arianne: So can we have the interview when he return?
Consul Quang: no..no..busy..very busy..
Arianne: Can we ask for brochures, or any reading materials about Vietnam?
Consul Quang: brochure?? what is mean?
Arianne: Sir, a leaflet? or any sheet of paper that has information on it.
Consul Quang: YOU KNOW?! THIS IS THE CONSULAR OFFICE!!
Kami: (walk out..) Pissed Off!!

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You see, i have nothing against those who cannot speak or understand the language of globalization..But when you are a Vietnamese and you are working here in the Philippines, i think you should be at least in-the-know of the basic terms. For Consul Quang, i hate him for this reason.

A good point in connection to his clueless conversation with us: As I see it, the use of the English language has not always been a factor for a country to experience progress. Take Japan for example, the people in there almost knew nothing about English terms, and yet their country is well-developed. There are thousands of Filipinas working in Japan, but before they set their feet in the land of the rising sun, firstly, they have to know how to speak Nippongo or (there's another one) . The logic here is that they are the "dayo". they are the ones who should adjust and learn the local languange. Sa Pilipinas baligtad. When we see those Kano here in our country, we speak their language. We see Koreans, we say "Anyong ha seyo.." (tama ba ung spelling?). We see those Hapons, we say "Arigato" whatever.

So tomorrow, we're going to interview the diplomats of Canada and Australia. Hay, hope they could understand us this time.

Panoorin:

The Free Jonas Burgos Movement (FJBM),in cooperation with the UP Office ofthe Student Regent, the UP UniversityStudent Council, the Plaridel Cultural Collective, STAND-UP CMC, the Union ofJournalists of the Philippines, SILIP,and LFS invite you to:

HULING BALITA

a benefit concert for the Free Jonas Burgos Movement

Songs for the Disappeared

December 11, 2007

8pm

UP Film Center

(Tickets for P150)

(performances by Radioactive Sago Project, Jess Santiago, TheWuds, Noel Cabangon, Cookie Chua, Anakni Aling Juana, Tribu Poets, TheVillage Idiots, Granada, EinsteinChakras)

STOP ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES NOW!

CultRev

PROMETHEUS UNBOUND

by Ruben Cuevas

I shall never exchange my fetters for slavish servility.
'Tis better to be chained to the rock than be bound to the service of Zeus.
--Aeschylus, Prometheus Unbound

Mars shall glow tonight,
Artemis is out of sight.
Rust in the twilight sky
Colors a bloodshot eye,
Or shall I say that dust
Sunders the sleep of the just?
Hold fast to the gift of fire!
I am rage! I am wrath! I am ire!
The vulture sits on my rock,
Licks at the chains that mock
Emancipation's breath,
Reeks of death, death, death.
Death shall not unclench me.
I am earth, wind and sea!
Kisses bestow on the brave
That defy the damp of the grave
And strike the chill hand of
Death with the flaming sword of love.

Orion stirs. The vulture
Retreats from the hard, pure
Thrust of the spark that burns,
Unbounds, departs, returns
To pluck out of death's fist
A god who dared to resist.

"Anong relevance ng Greek Mythology sa pulitika?" sabi ko sa seatmate ko pagkatapos ko basahin ang tula ni Ruben Cuevas, year 2005 pa noon. Pero hindi nya rin alam, so, mabuti na lang diniscuss sa klase. Pinublish sa isang newspaper yan noong panahon ni Marcos, dahil nga centered ang alignment e hindi napansin ng pasistang rehimen, naku kung napansin yan agad siguro bigla na lang mawawala si Mr. Cuevas, at isa na sya sa 800+ na desaparecidos ngayon. Malupit ang mata ng pamahalaan noon sa sinumang magtangka na maging kritikal sa kanya, tulad ng pag-baban sa Voltes V, pero hindi lang naman dun naging mahigpit, pati sa musika diba, ang alam ko na-ban din ung Alapaap ng Eraserheads dahil sa mga linyang: "Masdan mo ang aking mata / di mo ba nakikita / ako ngayo'y lumilipad at nasa alapaap na / gusto mo ba'ng sumama?" Cannabis. Did i spell that right?

Sa NSTP class ko unang na-encounter ang tulang to, pangalawang beses sa Humanities class, pangatlong beses sa org nung nagkaroon kami ng educational discussion tungkol sa Cultural Revolution. Sabi ni Ms. O, tingnan namin ung first letter ng bawat linya, at na-amaze talaga ko dun =) Talk about counter-culture.

Maraming anyo ng pakikibaka, hindi naman kailangan na magmartsa ka sa mga kalsada para masabing nakikibaka ka o lumalaban sa 'rehimeng ulol'. Sa Cuba, si Ernesto 'Che' Guevarra ang nagsulong ng Cultural Revolution, isa tong hakbang para sa kalayaan, tayong mga kabataan, puno daw tayo ng angst, na totoo naman, kaya tayo, bilang isang pwersa ay may kakayahan na mag-overthrow ng pamahalaang bulok. Andyan si Bob Marley, ang anyo nya ng protesta ay ang kanyang musika, isang paraan lamang yon. Marami pa, simpleng paggawa mo ng posters, pins, mga tula, kanta, tumutulong ka na sa rebolusyon. Kung ayaw mo ng term na to, pagbabago, kalayaan, pagmulat.

Badtrip ako ngayon, grrrr.

Rage (PART I)

So I guess I made myself a part of history yesterday, of some sort. And it was not the first time, way back February last year, I was there at Ayala when GMA the bullshit declared the State of National Emergency, when one buwaya/pulis patola physically hurt me with his shit shield, as a college freshman that I was, I cried since the wound he caused at the tip of my right foot bled, when I, with a thousand of other rallyists from different sectors marched all the way from Edsa to Ayala, when business establishments in there dropped almost a million shredded pieces of paper, or confetti..
So I suppose this page could not contain all the experiences I had during that day, so maybe these phrases will do: Flashing lights from the media. Known reporters from different tv stations. Businessmen taking pictures of the rallyists, food inavailability, red shirts, helicopters, hundreds of policemen, government stupidity and violence. The hell, so it was labeled 'de facto martial law'.

Yesterday bears a resemblance to February 24, 2006.

During the first half of my yesterday, I was stuck in traffic, so I was clueless and an hour late for my 10am class, I was still in Bacoor at 10:30am, Chong said “Spread the news about global warming, so the people will know, less automobiles, no pollution, no traffic” or something like that, he’s turning to be an environmentalist, kudos to him. Another malas incident, my bus seatmate puked, good thing he brought a plastic with him, and bad thing I saw all the mess he did, I accidentaly glanced at the plastic LABO. Ulk.
I said..”Chong, malas ang araw ko.”
Mas maganda na siguro sa tagalog ang susunod.

Nagbabasa ako sa library, pagtingin ko sa phone ko, 11 messages recieved.
“Anak, uwi agad after class” – dad
“Yan, anong oras uwi mo? May gulo sa Makati, wag magpagabi!” - mom
“FW: Nung nagrecess sa hearing in oakwood mutiny dun nag-walk out ang mga lolo nyo. Ngayon nagpahayag ang CBCP na sasama sa martsa, pls. paki-unite sa mga nasa baba” – Mara, Anakbayan
“ALERT: Gen. Lim, Trillanes, Guingona and other Magdalo military men are marching in Makati calling for GMA’s ouster. Standby po tayo para sa posibleng pagkilos.” – Loise, KARATULA

Salamat sa mga nag-update sakin, dahil nasa school ako at LOST. As in lost sa mga pangyayari. Sumilip ako sa tambayan, medyo magulo, at alam ko na kung bakit, kailangan naming kumilos. Alam kong tama ang desisyon kong umabsent sa klase ko ng 2:30, mas mahalaga at makabuluhan ang pagkilos. Nasa mrt ako kasama ang mga kasama nang nagtext ang kaklase ko, may warning shots na raw sa Makati, at dahil sa adbenturismo sa dugo ko, hindi naman ako kinabahan, mas nagalit. BADTRIP. Tangina naman, tapos malalaman kong nagsasalita sa Malacañang si Pidi Barzaga, sinabing huwag daw suportahan sina Sen. Trillanes. Tapos, sa lahat ng mga kongerista, akalain mong sya ang pinagsalita ni GMA, hala naman. Dumating kami sa Cubao, andun ang youth sector, marami kami, i swear. Ni-unite kami ni Gabby ng Mapua, sabi niya: hindi kasama sa plano ng Magdalo at ni Trillanes na magmartsa kami hanggang Edsa o Makati, pero kailangan kami, para sa pagbabago. Sandali lang first half pa lang to..

As Sen. Trillanes put it "It is our moral obligation.. to do what is right."