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Observe ... but don't absorb. What a timely phrase.

"Observe but don't absorb" is a mental technique that encourages awareness of what is happening around them, and at the same time prevents the person from getting drawn or controlled by what they see.

It's about being present and noticing what is happening (the sidelights and the lowlights included) without getting caught up in the intensity of feelings or the heart-wrenching drama that goes with it. He should not be emotionally entangled. It's a practice of emotional detachment that allows the person to maintain control and perspective.

Observing without absorbing means knowing every detail of the events that are playing live in real time, and you don't let it affect your equilibrium or emotional well-being.

If the person is weak, observation will take the person to the next step - absorption.

Absorption means that the eyes see, and although the mind may register the event details, the impressions of the event are actually ingested and swallowed into the depths of the mind, on both conscious and subconscious levels.

Just like the image above ... if you are a true blue Catholic... even if you are amid a bevy of Buddhist monks ... you can pretend and act like them, pray with them ... but being a devout Catholic, you manage to be emotionally detached - completely unattached, free and disconnected.

In the last election, the VP's senators, Go, Bato, and Marcoleta) miraculously squeezed in the highly contested Magic 12, and you know what that means - a Battle Royale is looming at the impeachment trial of the beleaguered Inday Sara.

This will be the test of wills ... the Battle between Good and Evil. It is a mammoth tug of war of forces on who among the senators will ACQUIT (because they are friends with Inday) .... and who will CONVICT.

"Observe but don't absorb" means even if you are in the middle of a political minefield, if your sanity is your priority, ignore all the pressures. And getting emotionally detached is the best option..

We often absorb what we observe. But here's the thing—learning to observe without absorbing is a skill that can transform your life. It's about being present, understanding what's happening, but not letting it swallow and drown you, and take over your emotional space.

Senate Results: What did we learn?

Ang Platapormang Hindi Nabuksan

Walang Bong Revilla. Wala rin si Manny Pacquiao. Wala rin si Philip Salvador at Jimmy Bondoc. At  kapansin-pansin na wala rin si Mocha Uson at ang host na si Willie Revillame. 

Si Lito Lapid ... ang Supremo ng Senado nagmuntik-muntikan ring mahulog at number 11. Dapat magpasalamat siya kay Coco Martin at sa Batang Quiapo.

Does that mean na unti-unti nang umeepekto ang voter's education campaign natin?  I will not take credit for that of course. Pasalamat tayo dahil kung wala ang mga Milleneals at Gen Z age brackets ... kung wala sila malamang bumalik na naman tayo sa dating gawi.

Although nanghihinayang din ang marami sa pagkatalo ng Wowowin host.. Nagtataka sila na nanghuhula kung anong tulong yong ibibigay sa atin. After the much ballyhooed interview ni Gretchen Ho why Revillame refused to answer why he  tried his luck in politics ... a part of us ay naiintriga. 

Sasabihin ba naman na: "Iboto ninyo muna ako ... at pag nanalo ako doon natin pagusapan kung ano ang gagawin kong pagtulong sa inyo?" Bagong gimmick yon ha

Actually binago ni Kuya Will ang kalakaran sa politics.  Siya lang ang tanging kandidato na nagfile ng candidacy na walang kaplano-plano. Parang variety show lang ang treatment ... parang Wowowillie.Doon pa lang nakuha na niya ang attention ko.

Ang requirements niya kailangan manalo siya ... at doon pa lang siya magsitdown sa mga constituents niya at yong mga problemang inilatag sa kanya ang kanyang advocacy ... at bigyan priority.

Hindi man lang ba kayo naintriga or nagtataka kung ano ang laman ng help package na yon? Baka ginto yon ... pera na ,,, naging bato pa. Or baka bibigyan ng jacket ang buong kapuloan?

Didn't that arouse your curiosity at hindi man lang ma-decode ang password mabuksan man lang nag mga nakatagong mga pangako? Are you not wondering kung ano nga ba ang mahiwagang plataporma ni Kuya Will sakaling nanalo siya?

Too bad ... ngayong natalo na siya ... mananatiling "lihim" .... top secret ... at classified ... at pwedeng  ibaon na lang sa limot ang platapormang yon? I doubt kung maisipan pa niyang magfile ng candidacy ulit sa Senado in the year 2028.

Knowing Kuya Will mataas ang pride niyan, and his first political journey ... will be his last.

Pageant Result: Miss Elite Global 2025

The winners of Miss Elite Global 2025 from left to right: Gittanjali Pathmanathan- Malaysia- Third Runner Up, Esmee Weegeenaer - Benelux - First Runner Up, Francine Gabrielle Tajanlangit- Philippines - Miss Elite Global 2025- Winner, Arra Syafira- Indonesia - Second Runner Up, and Iris Vneijk - Netherlands - Fourth Runner Up. The Pageant was held in Goa, India, last May 10, 2025.

DAPAT MAPANOOD ITO NG MGA BOTANTE BAGO BUMOTO

Huling hirit ni Mareng Winnie sa mga botante

Election Day Thoughts

 

Election Day na today.  Bago ako pumasok sa booth sabi nga kasama ko: "Mabuti pa ang bulalo may UTAK."

Ang Pilipino naman may utak rin ... pero UTAK DILIS.  It is a metaphorical expression that means slow-witted or unintelligent. Makakita lang ng konting pera ibenenta na ang boto ... tapos magngangalngal na mahirap ang buhay in the next six years.

ANCHOVY BRAIN ... anyone?