Hangal na pagmangha

Bakit marami sa ating mga Pilipino (tayo) ang namamangha tuwing nakaririnig ng matalinhagang salitang Tagalog? [Read: Wow ang lalim nun pre!] Tuluyan na nga ba tayong nagiging dayunan sa sarili nating wika? Nawa'y hindi na maulit ang nangyari sa Alibata -ang sarili nating alpabeto na hinayaan lang nating maglaho nang yakapin natin ang dayuhang sistema ng pagbaybay.

Hindi naman kailangang talikuran ang Ingles. Ngunit hindi ba't mas kahanga-hanga kung magiging bihasa sa dalawang wika? 

Unfair penalty: Do early birds still catch the worm?

Why is it that when we are late, we get penalized. But when we are early we're not rewarded?

The next Philippines president may not be the majority's president

With 10 presidentiables to select from, the 15th Philippines president will most likely be not the majority's chosen one.

1. Manny Villar
2. Nick Perlas
3. Dick Gordon
4. Gibo Teodoro
5. Eddie Villanueva
6. Noynoy Aquino
7. Erap Estrada
8. Jamby Madrigal
9. JC Delos Reyes
10. Dodong Acosta

Even if we trim the list down to the 6 or even 5 most competitive candidates, there is a huge possibility that the sum of the votes to the losing candidates is still bigger than the total votes for the winner. The only way is to receive above 50% of the total votes - that should be more than 25,043,027 (If all registered voters vote.) The total registered voters for this year is 50,086,054.

So the winner will be the one with the highest number of votes only, but not really the majority's. He's not the people's president then, hey? Well, it has happened several times in our history already. Even Cory Aquino only received 23.58% of votes and yet ended up as the most loved president.

Don't let Manny Pacquiao become a bad example

Manny Pacquiao - he has and is still personifying and representing the reality of dreams. His achievements inspire a lot of people who, like him would like to rise from rags to riches.

But his recent stunt - running for a Congress seat, his second attempt actually, could be his biggest setback. As many success coaches inspire us to follow our passion and focus only on what we love doing to succeed, Pacman is going on the other road.

People only love him inside the ring. Even his stints in TV and movies and music proved fail. If his intention is to help many people, well then he could be a better example by reaching out even without assuming any political roles. He has more resources already of what it takes to help. He could inspire and influence others to do the same - that politics is not for doing 'charities.' After all, Congress is for legislation and not Social Welfare Center.

Photo from Blogosphere.com.ph

Burj Khalifa (yeah, the Burj Dubai) spectacular, dramatic unveiling...

 

It was Amazing, Brilliant, Champ, Dramatic, Exemptional, Fabulous, Glamourous, Hyper, Inspiring, Joyful... I could almost complete the alphabet with all positive and great adjectives to describe the launch last night. Let the pictures tell the story. [More on my Facebook - click here]

2010 - My "How do I see myselft after 10 years?"

The right can never be left

If you believe you are right, keep doing it. No right person was left behind.