Palabas Lang?

Isang earth-shaking na balita - Si Bong Go bumibili ng balot at mani?

What can one really earn with this political ploy? Nothing except pagtatawanan lang siya.Haven't we had enough self-respect left in our bodies? Si Mr. Malasakit ang the number 1 senator last election ... the butt of jokes?

I was reading the commenters' reactions, and it's almost 100 percent unsavory, tasteless, and offensive.

Other senators involved in flood control scams have been criticized for saying Kadiri (disgusting) to the corrupt government engineers when it looked like he should be saying this to himself complained one podcaster.  

Another senator had been badmouthed for his outright denials of his involvement, and his Senate antics and histrionics were pooh-poohed and were given the moniker - the Best Actor Award.

And now this?  Imagine being told, "Bumenta at kumita na yan."

Another one was singing with sarcasm, " Oh yes ... you're the great pretender."

"Talaga lang naman ... isang billionaire ... kumakain ng ganyan."

"Style mo bulok."

"Kailangan pa talaga may baong photographer?

"The biggest photo-op."

And one even give him a pep-talk: Hindi kami interesado  sa pagbili mo na mani at balot. Mas interesado kami na humarap ka sa imbestigasyon. 

Deserve ba?

Ghostly and Ghastly

It is All Souls' Day - can you blame us if we talk about GHOST STORIES ... not necessarily the paranormal or the supernatural kind ... but with the corruption being given a 24/7 coverage ... the kind of money wasted and the lives ruined and squandered gives unsuspecting Pinoys a reaction like they HAVE SEEN A GHOST?

With the insatiable thirst of our politicians and people working in the government for money and more dough ... their righteous indignation (that leads one prominent politician to say, "Kadiri kayo." You're disgusting! Pero hindi niya nakita ang sarili niya kasama na pala siya sa akusado) ... elected officials who can look at you in the eye, invoking religion and Supreme Power na siya ay kapitag-pitagan, walang kasing linis at hindi makabasag pinggan. Tapos akusahan ninyo lang na corrupt?

Marami sa kanila walang delicadeza. may  mga nag-planta ng whistle-blowers and false witnesses ,.. may mga nag-doctor ng kanilang mga SALN making them the poorest elected officials in town pero galante kung magbigay ng regalo ... may mga nagtatalak at regular ang mga commentaries about corruption ... pero sino ka ... sila ang poster model ng pagnanakaw ... may amnesia ba sila?

Hindi kaya ayaw magpaawat si Mother Nature na magpadala ng sunod-sunod na bagyo, ulan, baha, landslides, earthquakes at mga  nagaalburotong mga bulkan dahil hindi na siya makatiis at naabot na niya ang pisi ng kanyang pasensiya?

The last time we saw her, she was as PALE AS A GHOST sa sobrang galit. Her Sphymomanometric reading had reached an all-time high. Not even a powerful tandem of Hydrochlorothiazide and Amlopidine can appease her nanggagalaiting bllod pressure.

Kaya tuloy ang mga ecological disasters and natural disasters kahit nagmistulang GHOST TOWN na ang apektadong mga lugar at nagmistulang na itong dagat-dagatan at malapit na rin angkinin ng mga Tsekwa. 

Tuloy ang Divine Intervention ... kasi kahit nahuhuli na ang mga salarin patuloy pa rin ang kanilang denial at rebuttal.  Can you imagine nandito sila para magsilbi sa taong bayan ... teka nga pagsisilbi ba yong pinagnanakawan mo sila?

Other GHOST PHRASES and terms na nagiging viral lately:

1. GHOST  PROJECT: A form of corruption where the government project is declared finished and paid for, even though it is incomplete or non-existent.

2. GHOST OMBUDSMAN: Isang kaibigan defined it as an ombudsman na napakatahimik ang kanyang watch - walang anomalies, puno ng acquittal at walang conviction. Some others define them as a non-working government official.

3. GHOST EMPLOYEE/GHOST SOLDIER/GHOST STUDENT - Non-existent individuals who are on the official payroll ... often a part of a fraudulent scheme to siphon funds.

4. GHOST FROM THE PAST - Someone or skeletons in their closet that have just risen from the grave. It can be something dreadful or someone unwanted that is haunting the person in his sleep ... now they are exhumed to make their final return.

5. GHOST TOWN - A town or province wrecked by floods or typhoons. They have a substantial population, but with the advent of rains and floods, it is giving us the impression that the place will soon be deserted.

Halloween Costume Parties

Halloween Costume Parties

November 1, to some, is the best time to party and frolic, to see and be seen, donning the creepiest and spookiest costumes ever this side of the ghoulish and the ghastly Halloween parties in the Philippines.

What better way to flaunt the dreadful and the scary ... than by embracing the haunting and the most iconic characters from Filipino folklore and pop culture?

From the terrifying White Lady in a flowing white gown, accentuated with pale makeup ... to an unexpected character with a knife embedded in her head, blood dripping ... you will frighten everyone in sight. 

What are you waiting for? This is your rare chance to hug the limelight.

If you prefer to just watch and see the party unfold ... I am warning you.

Prepare yourself for a good scare and your first taste of the macabre.

Where Is Orly Guteza?

Nasaan Si Orly Guteza?

Orly Guteza, an Ex-Marine, came barging into the Senate Blue Ribbon plucked from nowhere ... or plucked from thin air ... is a better phrase?

His appearance was unexpected, and nobody had an inkling that there would be another addition in the long bevy of witnesses ... when the list was already cramped and packed.

But with Marcoleta (who has a flair for the dramatics and the theatrics) introduced... who could refuse? Ping Lacson, without any hesitation, gave him an enthusiastic reception (although in an interview, he admitted hindi daw sila naguusap.)

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I can feel it ... this must be something big and important.

With Marcoleta setting the tone, his forehead deeply furrowed and creased ... his eyes almost bulging from their sockets ... his demeanor looked like someone who wants to pick a fight, what can an ordinary citizen think but expect the unexpected?

I was right. He was there to rock the Senate boat ... disrupting the status quo, changing the tide, and reversing the trend of events. Ang galing talaga niya maghalo ng balat sa tinalupan!

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What could be the Mother of all bombshells ... turned out to be a fizzling dynamite. The script was not followed (dahil sa pagmamadali?) ... there were LOOPHOLES and POTHOLES in their stories. More QUESTIONS arise instead of ANSWERS.

And as the investigation progressed, there was a truckload of ambiguities and logical flaws. And these flaws pull the TV audience out of the story, making them question the narrative's credibility.

So much so that when Marcoleta starts feeding and leading Guteza the way (making everyone believe he knew the affidavit more than Guteza)... it distracts the audience's suspension of disbelief ... kung nasa loob kayo ng sinehan, you can't blame them if they walk out.

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My friends laughed at how Marcoleta experienced borburygmi with the way the investigations were shaping up.

From a very confident and cocky Marcoleta ... what we saw was a face even Michelangelo would not dare volunteer to paint. Here's a lawyer who is just so full of himself - now he is on shaky ground ... wobbly and unsure how he will get out of this mess.

Kulang lang siguro sa PRACTICE at REHEARSAL yan attorney. Wala man lang TRY OUT or kahit WALK THROUGH man lang? Moral of the story ... kung walang DRY RUN ... baka hindi pa nangangalahati ang laban nag-RUN DRY na ang kalabasan.

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So what kung total fiasco ang kanilang unang palabas. Who cares ... basta nagsasabi ka lang ng TOTOO ... who can fault you for telling the truth ... aber?

On the other hand, what is this we hear that the sworn Guteza's affidavit was falsified? The plot thickens when news spreads like wildfire, saying ex-MARINE Orly Guteza is missing. Too soon? Ay nagbaba na ng puting bandila? Akala ko matapang siya. Fanning the embers of controversy are rumors detailing that the MARINES were giving him refuge.

My friend, a non-believer, was quick to say, "Tell it to the MARINES."

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This prompted Ping Lacson to communicate with MGen Vince Blanco.

His reply: " Guteza is not and was never under their custody."

My friend was right: "Tell it to the MARINES," and in the jiffy ... the MARINES denied and dismissed the allegation and the insinuation as unbelievable or far-fetched.

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So, where is Orly Guteza?

Gosh, with Undas approaching tomorrow, I have this eerie feeling ... it is giving me goose (or was it ghost) bumps? Or was it just me?

I hope he is okay... and that everything is well. I was expecting him to drop more bombs. Too bad the initial bombshell he launched was a dud ... it went phhhffft. No EXPLOSION ... just a WHIMPER. Isang PASABOG na naging UTOT lang.

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Ang Dapat Mong Taasan

Ang Dapat Mong Taasan!

There is one thing na dapat TAASAN mo ... at yan ang PANGARAP mo. Aim high and hit the mark.

There are two things na huwag mong TAASAN. One ... huwag mong taasan ang IHI mo. ... and two ... ang TINGIN mo sa sarili.

Be humble. Mag-umpisa ka lang nang trabaho ... complete wardrobe change na agad? Dapat gugulatin mo ang lahat sa galing mo sa trabaho hindi .... yong daanin mo sa pakontesan ng damit ang laban.

Ano ba ang gusto mo ... kikita ng pera o magpasiklab ka sa mga workmates at mag-model-modelan ka?

Too superficial! And too juvenile! Di ba first day of work mo pa lang ... if I were in your shoes dapat magpa-impress ako sa boss at huwag sa mga kasamahan lang.

Sometimes, people who think and behave this way are wrestling with their own personal demons, and they try to hide their ineptness and incompetence by using the defense mechanism of compensation. This can manifest in various ways, such as dressing up to mask personal insecurities or attempting to cover up clumsiness or awkwardness.

Quotes

This man Arthur Schopenhauer, is a bad boy. Hindi man lang siya nagiisip na merong sector ng mga tao (yong palaging sinasabihang mga idiots) ang ma00ffend sa mga  pinagsasabi niya? Sino ba naman siya para umasta ng ganyan?

This German philosopher, kung buhay lang siya, has to apologize for inadvertently sharing a TRUTH. Kahit totoo man ang sinabi niya sa kanyang quote ... still it BELIE ... NEGATE ... and REPUDIATE this socalled idiots confirmation bias.

"Naku kami na naman ang nakikita nila ... kami na naman ang pinaparinggan."

Okey lang yan mga tol. Paniwalaan ninyo kung ano ang dinidikta sa inyo. At kung ano ang nagpapaligaya sa inyo. 

Ituloy ninyo lang. Continue lying and gaslighting. Eh, kung mahuli ka man later on ... at least you defended yourself.

We only live once.

Political Shorts

Mother Nature has made a stand. The never-ending floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons have literally unmasked and exposed the inferior and second-rate infrastructure materials the government officials have been using just to squeeze whatever budget juices that were left of them. "Titipirin natin ang project ... sino ba ang mag-akalang sub-standard yan? Yon ang akala nila.

Hindi na siguro makatiis ang kalikasan - the only silent witness sa build-build-build scams na ito. Siya na mismo ang gumawa ng paraan para mabulgar na ang lahat ng mga panlolokong ito.

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Despite the ecological disasters and natural catastrophes, the involved parties are determined to evade responsibility and culpability. They don't even take that as a clue that these are "Heavenly signs" that the Man Up There is fed up and might be saying: "Enough is enough."

We have seen elected officials' righteous indignation - they were angry because they are disgusted at the accusations they perceive to be morally incorrect. 

Or they were just BLINDED of their own lies ... they almost BELIEVE their lies. Kaya ituloy ang astang malinis ... kahit bukong-buko na ... nagtatago pa rin kahit umaalingasaw na ang baho. Sigi magpakalasing ka sa kasalanan.

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Kapag nasanay kasing walang parusa kahit huling-huli na ... they always expect na ganoon na lang palagi ang set-up.  Addictive kasi ang pagnanakaw ... they were thinking with their power, position and connections malulusutan palagi ang kaparusahan.

Kung nahuli ka na once ....  more often than not ... uulitin mo pa rin ang mga dating mong ginawa dahil pinauso na ang IMPUNITY sa Philippine politics. 

Nagmuntik-muntikan ka ng mahuli noon ... baka ngayon mapurohan ka na. HULI MAN AT MAGALING ... naihabol ding maparusahan ka. Now na!

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