Definition

Word: Stepping Stones

Definition: Sila yong mga taong inaapakan mo para umangat ang buhay. 

Sila yong mga taong ginagamit mo para maisakatuparan ang iyong mga pangarap.

Mas maraming tinatapakan ... more chances of succeeding.

Kidding aside ... a person who uses others for their own gain without genuine concern for the relationship is often referred to as a manipulator or exploiter. Other terms that might apply include:

• Opportunist: Someone who takes advantage of situations or people for personal gain.
• User: A more informal term for someone who exploits others for their benefit.
• Narcissist: In some contexts, this term is used to describe individuals who have an excessive interest in themselves and often manipulate others to fulfill their own needs.

Ideally, a relationship (such as a boyfriend-girlfriend or parent-child relationship) should be a two-way street. However, some parties can use the other for their self-interest, and they give nothing back. 

Relationships should be mutually beneficial. Both parties should feel valued and respected.

But in the giant chessboard called life, people are either tools to be used ... or obstacles to be removed.

This is the other kind of stepping stone - FYI

Pageant Result: Mister Supranational 2025

The winners of Mister Supranational 2025 from left to right: Kenneth Cabungcal - Philippines - Fourth Runner Up, Zuemerik Veeris - Curacao- First Runner Up, Swann Lavigne - France - Mister Supranational 2025- Winner, Michael Mazi- Nigeria - Third Runner Up, and Mauricio Calvo -Mexico - Second Runner Up. The pageant was held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Poland, on 28 June 2025.

Netizen's Reaction

There is one photo of Hari that is soon to become viral, and commenters have a field day giving their two cents' worth, ranging from snide remarks to taunting or poking fun at the image.

I am not really sure kung legit at totoo ang photo.  Sa Europe ba yan? At saan naman niya nakuha ang mga sampaguita at mistulang nasa Quiapo lang siya. 

At bakit nakashort lang si Hari Ruki (it almost rhymes with harakiri - a ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword practiced in Japan as an honorable alternative to disgrace or execution), knowing how image conscious he was, and he was never seen in a get-up like this in public places?

At bakit may tapal sa tuhod? Salonpas ba yon? Or naglalakad pa siya sa simbahan ng paluhod? Or hindi na niya makayanan ang lamig sa the Hague Netherlands (kung doon nga kinunan ang photo? Or gawang AI na naman ito?

Anyway, totoo man or gawa-gawa lang, the netizens were not reticent at walang preno ang kanilang bibig at keyboard sa paganalyze ng image.

Some comments were funny ... some scathing (although I hate stepping on the dying dog) ... some of their one-liners deserved to be preserved in this blog for posterity.

For their originality and tongue-in-cheek fashion, the comments were created with the intention that they will be valued and remembered by people in future generations. Here are some of the comments. 

-W.R - Hindi mo makuha sa dasal ang sitwasyon mo ngayon Roque. Kahit lumakad ka pa ng paluhod. Kasi panay din ang labas sa bunganga mo  ng masamang pananalita at kasingalingan.

- B.T - Kunyari lang yan. Gusto lang niyan ang sympathy ... eh, you can't hear remorse in him.

-B.L. Nakapasok ang demonyo sa simbahan?

-C.L. - Kawawa naman. Sana bunganga na lang ang tinapalan.

-A. J. - He wants to look religious ... and the image highlights the fact that he has no one to turn to.

-R.R - May rayuma na?

-R.A. - Photo ops lang.

-F.A. - May tapal sa 2 tuhod ... posas na ang kasunod.

-A.C. - Kung pumasok sa simbahan dapat ikumpisal na ang lahat ng kasalanan ... for your peace of mind. Confession na nga ... magabogado ka pa?

-B.N. - Pag-uwi niyan sigurado naka-wheelchair ... at naka neck brace.

-U.V. - Dapat bibig ang tapalan ... ang baho ng lumalabas ... nakakasuka.

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.Eh bakit may tapal ... or salonpas pa sa tuhod

Dismissing An Impeachment Case Is Immoral and Unconsitutional

The scheme that one senator-judge will motion to dismiss the impeachment case against the VP is highly irregular, immoral, and unconstitutional ... that is, according to one legal luminary who did not flinched his eyes when he said that.

He further stated that you could not find a court in the world where a judge would advocate and propose the dismissal of the case.

The impeachment needs to be TRIED and HEARD. No senator should make any motion to dismiss ... motion to acquit ... or motion to convict without a hearing or trial.

 Simply put, you could not acquit or convict the VP without considering the testimonies and evidence presented during the impeachment inquiry.

Any senator worth their salt should know that. For isn't that the most basic thing a senator should know? Pwede ka bang mag-acquit or dismiss ng ganon-ganon na lang, Conversely hindi din pwede mag-sentence ng conviction na wala man lang trial and litigation.

So it is high time that the Senate ay umopo na at pakinggan ang ebidensya at saka magpasiya - whether to give the VP the clean bill of health ... or gnash her teeth after being laid off.

Wala na ang Senate ng dahilan para hindi ituloy ang paglilitis.

Hindi na puede idahilan at mamilosopo pa ang liderato ng Senado na "sigi ipakita mo sa amin kung saan parte ng Constitution mabasa na merong nagbabawal sa mga senador na gagawa ng motion to dismiss katulad ng ginawa ni Bato.

 "Sigi ipakita ninyo ng magkalaman na na bawal gumawa ng ganoon motion ang isang senator judge?"

That was funny and full of ignorance. Diba dapat ang NASASAKDAL lang (Si VP Inday yon) ang dapat magfile ng motion to dismiss ... so by very nature that the Senate act as impeachment court ... bawal kahit sino mang hukom o kahit sino man sa mga Senador ang gumawa ng ganyang mga motion. 

Kung nabubulagan lang sila dahil kaibigan nila si Inday at hindi sila nagiisip ... lantaran na at inaamin nila na mga Senador sila ng mga Duterte at hindi senador ng bayan. 

"A judge never moves to dismiss ... it is one of the parties who moves to dismiss ... never the judge.

It is the judge who rules on the motion to dismiss ... kung pagbigyan o hindi.

Pero sa aking pananaw MALI ang pagbiyan ang motion to dismiss kasi ang utos ng Saligang Batas ay PAKINGGAN ang kaso."

What's In A Name?

The phrase "What's in a name?" suggests that a name is just a label and doesn't define the true essence or value of something or someone.  It implies that the inherent qualities of a person, place, or thing are more important than the name itself. 

This phrase is famously from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, where Juliet argues that Romeo, despite being a Montague (an enemy family), is still the same person she loves.

Does the name of the school matter? In our feature today, who are we to question and shade the people in the community or the teachers and students of the school, who really have nothing to do with where the name came from?

It is preposterous and absurd to see and hear netizens making snag comments like "huwag pagaralin dito ang mga anak ninyong babae ...: or "pag-graduate ng bata manyakis na lahat ... or Guys dalhin ninyo ako dito ... this is where I belong!"

It is really unfair if netizens think the school breeds aberrant behaviors, and is populated by loony psychopaths, fruitcakes, and nut cases.

Of course, we know that the commenters were just joking ... or they are just trying their goddam best to make cute remarks and statements para mapansin.

But to the people who are directly or indirectly connected with the school ... may isang KUROT at KIROT silang naramdaman every time people tease and make fun of the name.

Caption That

 May nakalimutan ka Camille at napakaimportante: And protect Inday Sara at all costs. Ito dapat ang UNA!

Photo Story - Expectations VS Reality

This is not funny anymore. If your New Year's Resolution in January is to buy a CAR ... it is just infuriating that you settled to buy a CAR-pet instead ... in June.

It is also annoying that your original goal is to save 10,000 pesos... how come the plan splintered in midyear, and you can hardly afford to save a measly 10 pesos?

Your close friend brags she just bought the latest iPhone, so you promised yourself to buy the same PHONE. After too much thought ... the plan evaporated into thin air, and you were content on changing your PHONE CASE to make it look like a new phone? The plan was denigrated!

You're also bent on STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS (the venture is a welcome move)... but holy guacamole ... you made a 36-degree turn - and in place ... you opted for MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS ... which is a downgrade.

Too many of your plans SUD ... but everything turned out to be a DUD.

So this time you try simple goals so you can easily achieve them... for instance, number 4 in your list- LIVING A HAPPY LIFE.

But a happy life is not that plain and unadorned ... the fact of the matter it is complicated and sometimes elusive.

No wonder in number 4 you crashed out HAPPY LIFE ... you had a change of heart that TO LIVE is doable ... and more achievable than LIVING A HAPPY LIFE. Funny ... but it is true.

Expectations vs reality is the contrast between what one anticipates will happen ... and what actually comes up or crops up.

When REALITY falls short of your EXPECTATION, a rollercoaster of emotions happens, like frustration and disappointment.

But when reality exceeds our expectations, the catharsis and emotional reward range from joy to outright exhilaration.