hayop ka din

i was watching born to be wild and doc recio is featuring the lives of bears in vietnam. ang hirap maging hayop.

there's this bear farm in vietnam wherein they extract bear biles. hearing their groan from the pain of the process is heartwrenching. after the process, naghihingalo na sila sa hirap. putik, ano bang ginagawa ng mga tao sa hayop. kung sila kaya ganunin.

according to wikipedia "Bile acts to some extent as a detergent, helping to emulsify fats (increasing surface area to help enzyme action), and thus aids in their absorption in the small intestine...Besides its digestive function, bile serves as the route of excretion for the hemoglobin breakdown product (bilirubin) created by breakdown of erythrocytes, which are conjugated by glucuronidation in the liver; it also neutralises any excess stomach acid before it enters the ileum, the final section of the small intestine."

bears in the wild normally live for 30 years. bears in bear farms are lucky if they get to live for 5 years. these bears are found in cages so small that they can neither stand nor stetch kasi mauuntog sila. but their survival instincts work that they bite the bars of their cages kaya lang minsan, they tend to bite even their own shoulders. kakaawa. wala din naman silang magawa.

recently, the vietnamese government imposed a ban on these practices. kaya ayun si doc recio, sumubaybay sa mga rescue operations na ginagawa ng mga alagad ng batas.

rescued bears grow so fat. they become obese. may mga galos at sugat. mabagal kumilos. all are result of bile extraction.

sa vietnam, ginagawang alaga sa bahay ang mga oso pero syempre nasa hawla. there's this bear which the owner turned over to the government because its obese. for easier transport and also for the safety of both transporters and the bear itself, they injected pampatulog on it. it took 10 people to carry the bear.

bear biles are exported to countries also in asia such as korea, japan, china and even the philippines. but such exportation is illegal.

the feature ended with a note that stopping this cruel act is still a long shot. well, efforts aimed at stopping cruelty in general is always seen as a long shot but hey, lahat ng nilalang na may buhay ay binigyan ng karapatang mabuhay kaya wala ni isa man sa atin ang may karapatang kitilin ang buhay ng kahit na sino o kahit ano sa pamamagitan ng pagpapahirap sa mga ito.

ANGAT Tech Voc 2

Its 550pm and we're done with our draft proposal. ANGAT now stands for Aktibong Nakikibahagi at Gumagabay sa Adhikaing Tech-Voc. We've identified committees, defined functions, drafted proposed programs, etc etc. If you know of anyone who believes in tech-voc and is interested in providing funds, please do get in touch with us.

HR Committee

Programs Committee

Budget Committee

Operations Committee

Legal

Creative

Executive Director

ANGAT Tech Voc

Its Sunday, March 22, 2009. IR 220 class is somewhere near Trinoma, meeting at our professor's place to finalize our proposal for the establishment of an NGO which advocates technical vocational education.

This is our professor who is the biggest advocate of tech-voc and protection of the informal sector. I took 204 (labor and economy) under him and is now taking 220 (hr at the national level) also under him. As final requirement for this class, we're tasked to establish an NGO advocating tech-voc. As of now, we're called ANGAT. We're still finalizing what ANGAT stands for.

This is most of the group, discussing what every committee is supposed to do.

Kunwari seryoso.

The generous hosts preparing lunch for us. The one in floral blouse, also a professor and has a doctorate in information management, prepared most of the yummy food. The one in green is her daughter. Theyre our professor's family.This is our lunch hehe Pad Thai, giniling, tapos meron pang liempo tsaka lechong manok.

Getting ready for lunch.

This is my lunch. A little bit of everything.

epilogue (oo tungkol pa rin sa kanila)

its almost weekend

i woke up late today so it follows that i went to work late. well, ndi naman masyado, 845 lang. hindi pa man nakakaupo, i was already told about the things that i have to prioritize for the day. number one, preparations for g5 meaning i had to make the invitation and write the letter for HSU.

i finished designing the invitation at around 1100 but i couldnt submit it yet because i was having problems adjusting the size of the plc map so i had to reconstruct it. buti na lang nagpadala si ms lhen. showed the invitation to my little boss and glad she liked it. the only changes made were on the font. showed it after lunch to my big boss and expectedly, the comment was on the map. medyo malabo. kaya inayos ko na lang ung pinadala ni ms lhen.

while i was printing my semi-final draft, sir joey saw it so tiningnan na talaga nya before i could submit it to him. he suggested changing the name of one event in order to provide a connection to the theme of the event. so there, binago. kala ko ok na pero ndi pa pala. pagdating kay sir jo, ang comment nya, may word ba na 'impactful'? parang impakto. hehe fine

after that, ayun, ok na.

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next to do was to call cabin services to ask about the possibility of inviting binibining pilipinas-universe to grace the event. since we're talking about updates, eh di magbigay na din ng update na cabin crew sa pal ang nanalong bibinibing pilinas. (saw her in person last monday during the company's anniversary mass and all i can say is that she's so thin and tall). kaya lang binibining pilipinas charities na pala ang humahawak sa schedule nya. katz was telling me that even corp comm is inviting her but she hasnt heard anything from the handlers yet. katz promised me that she'll call them and just update on whats gonna happen. sana pumayag sila.

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next was the give aways. called advertising to ask if we still have enough pal express shirts to give as tokens. they still have to check sa warehouse so bukas ko pa malalaman.

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430 ko na yata nasimulan ang paggawa ng report sa exit interview

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545. time to check out. videoke night ngayon for mau. we dont normally go out for gimiks during weekday pero para lang mapasaya si mau, go. he's really down since yesterday. kaya bilang mga epal na kaibigan, kinantahan na lang namin, nila pala, sya ng awit ng barkada pagkatapos sayawan at kantahan ni betty hehe

pero syempre klangan namin magbigay buhay sa 'man from manila' kaya kinanta at sinayaw din ang mga kababayan.

naunang umuwi si tin kasi magrereview pa si kenji para sa bar exams (yan ang tawag sa long or periodical exam ng mga anak na bagets ng mga tao sa ofis).

natapos kami around 9

phia, cha and i rode with cholo. unang binaba si sam, tapos si cha, tapos si phia sa mrt q ave. ako sa qc city hall.

i reached home around 1030.

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again, i tried writing for my paper. kaya lang wala ako sa mood. so i ended up writing this entry. kaya ako nag-iisip kung itutuloy ko ang masters ko eh. dahil pag ako nagthesis, ndi pwede ang ganito. kaylangan ng mas matinding disiplina. nasa mood ka man o hindi, kaylangan mong magsulat.

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tomorrow, its coffee night with j5 friends. and i still have to write my part and integrate our team paper for 222 in time for submission on saturday.

its 1230 and im still up.

i better sleep now

ang huling el bimbo ng bandang kung tawagin ay eraserheads

ika-7 ng marso taong dalawang libo at siyam. pitong buwan matapos ang reunion concert. pitong kilomtero mula sa the fort (joke, gawa gawa ko lang). sa kabila ng aking pamimilosopo sa tigabantay sa gate na ang dala kong camera ay hindi pang-professional dahil maikli lang ang lente (stupid alibi i admit), hindi ako sinuwerteng maipuslit ito sa loob kaya eto lang ang mga larawang nakuha ko.

eto ang view ng stage mula sa gold - a kung san kami naroon.

larawan ng pagal na sapatos (napapagod maging ang sapatos) matapos ang mahigit tatlong oras ng pagtayo.

larawan ng basyo ng softdrink na tinungga ng uhaw na tigahanga.

mga tigahangang umaasang may kasunod pa ang 3 for the road.

mga tigahangang tanggap na wala na ngang pangalawang encore

whats left of the ticket. at ng aking naiuwing memorabilia. 2 piraso ng confetti na dumapo sa aking bag.the look of tired yet satisfied fans after more than 3 hours of standing, swaying, shouting, etc. yung iba, kakatagpuin na lang sa labas.

just a series of emails about francis m and the final set

i dont know whats happening but i cant seem to post in multiply. so im posting via blogger.

at dahil wala pa ko sa tamang huwisyo para magsulat, eto muna

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from darwinism

I feel so sad and so old. It's the Bosconian connection plus the fact that Francis Magalona made being pinoy hip. Forget Bamboo and those crap of a lyrics hoy, may agimat ang dugo ko crap. Pag iyong artists na kinalakihan mo biglang namatay tapos iyong iba may sakit - ehem Ely Buendia - doesn't that make you feel old? Kaleidescope World ang favorite 90's pinoy song ko. Hay ang sad =(


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from wanda

im currently listening to huwag kang matakot and i dont know what hit me pero bigla akong nasenti at narealize kung ano nangyari nung sabado.
ngayon lang siguro nag sink in sa kin na huli na yun. that was it. ngayon naluluha ako at nadedepress at gusto umiyak
if closure was what they wanted when they agreed to have that concert with all that mushy-bordering-to-funny-lighting-up-the-stickerhappy-piano antic, acceptance was what i had last august. ive loved the band since first year high school. going to the 'reunion' concert was a supreme indulgence of an addictive craving. going to the final set was part of the ritual, the fulfillment of an obligation. the concert was fun but i didnt have that satisfaction deep inside which i felt after the 'reunion'. felt teh 'final set' was just one of those concerts. the kind where they had to have fun and please the fans. in the end, i feel that they indeed had fun. genuine fun. and so were thousands of those who went. except me. maybe im just being selfish. i bet the band had more fun this time than last august. it showed.
anubaitu!

*mas gusto ko lang siguro ung production last time. and the 'feel'. the atmosphere. plus wala akong camerang naharang

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from pea wi

agree agree..not the same feeling/atmosphere/anticipation.. i think the venue ruined it all not to mention anne-with-her-bling-bling-headband .. still happy na rin ako na may effort tapusin ang nasimulan..

pictures to follow (2 lng namn yun

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from eyva

ako sobrang nag-enjoy ako nung sabado. kasi ayokong i-compare dun sa una eh. syempre mas may goosebumps noon, iba ung anticipation ng mga tao kasi parang hanggang last minute di ko sure kung matutuloy talaga. this time, yeah masyado nang commercialized. pero obvious na mas enjoy sila. i think they also wanted to do the 'final set' more for themselves than for the fans. parang closure na rin para sa kanila. basta basta masaya ako.
pero nag-uumpisa na rin akong malungkot na last na talaga yun. salamat na lang talaga at meron tayong pambili ng tiket =)

the final set

after the hiatus

its been ages since ive last written an entry.
and im doing one not because i have so many things to write but because im constantly harassed by my sister to post my cagayan-camiguin pics wahaha

this trip has been planned october or november last year. initial date was set sometime in november but due to the security situation in mindanao, we cancelled it. december came and we were more excited about this trip than christmas. january came and the news about the flood in cagayan were also flooding newspapers and televisions. a few days before and more hassles came our way, may training, may ibang lakad, may problem sa booking, at ang pinaka hassle sa lahat, hindi holiday ang feb 23! hay...

buti na lang, natuloy at eto ang kinalabasan