Lapis O Pambura?

Kung hindi mo kayang maging lapis

para isulat ang kaligayahan ng iba,


subukan mong maging pambura

upang burahin ang kalungkutan nila.

Praise Thee, O Mighty King!

Gold and red and earth meet my eyes

As I travel through North on an Eastern sky;
Can`t help but think...and praise,.... and sing.
: "Praise and Joy to You, O Lord!
Thy Creation, So Supreme!"

Ahhh...Autumn!

It's the time of year....when earth colors change;
When green turns red and orange and gold...
Then feel the breeze change from cool to cold
And deep inside your heart you know....
Christmas is near, sweetheart....
.....and I`ll add another year!

Roke's Aftermath

Whewww!
For the first time in years I've spent here
I can't remember anything like it!
Imagine...a TEDEN?
I mean, here?
..... in Japan?!



That's unthinkable in so many ways.
But apparently, Typhoon # 15 packs strong winds that
electricity was interrupted most of yesterday.
It was such a long wait that I was able to finish
`Dear John' by Nicholas Sparks and wanting for more.
I survived on that----would-you -believe?----
ever-reliable LED solar flashlight!
The power didn't last long, though
[what with that full-packed 335-pages]....
I had to exercise my hands rotating the lever
to generate more power...hah-hah!


Anyways,
I woke up with the sun streaming through the
small opening of that window shield I left open
when I went to bed past midnight.


The sky is blue once more....
all traces of Typhoon #15=Roke erased.
Soft winds blowing.
A huge contrast to the howling winds of yesterday....
It was frightening.
Even that small green froggie
had to seek refuge behind
the door grills.
I felt for it as I paced the house,
muttering prayers that Typhoon #15
just vanish into thin air.


It's time clean the mess,
pick up the scattered laundry polls,
gather those tumbled planters
and put them back in place...

and scrub those windows!
Just to remove the sticky leaves that
splattered here and there
And the cars!
Goodness gracious!


*****
Just added:
Lolo says he hasn't seen such strong winds
{that literally howl, mind you!}
batter these parts in fifty years!
Drove some parts of the GUN these last few days and
saw the damage ravaged by Roke.
It's immense, with litters of blown whatever scattered...
roofs' tiles blown away...
greenhouses destroyed,
windows broken,
and Jiji's 2 big delivery trucks tumbled!
one was a total wreck and the other needed major repairs!
Another minus in the ever-growing economic deficits!
Tsk!

To top it all: that yasashii Ojii-san's
nearby BATAKE GOYA was blown by the winds!
What a pity! He said he kept looking for the blown roof
but he couldn't find it. He bowed his head and asked
for some apologies for the inconvenience that blown roof might
have caused us. Geez...in the midst of disaster, the old man had to say that?
I am really amzed at the ways and concerns of these old folks!
He has been a good Ojiisan who always hand me some of his precious
SATSUMAIMO [kamote to you, Pinoy!] during harvest season....
I gave all those wooden planks stacked up near the garage
so he can reconstruct his beloved GOYA
as he tends to his HATAKE.


AHHH...life!
But Japan will recover....
~and that's for sure.

*
Sana tama na po, Lord.
Over na sa quota ang sufferings ng bansang ito.
Ganundin naman ang Pinas....
Please...
Amen.

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TEDEN=brown-out; black-out; electric power-failure;

Dumating na ang araw n’yo

Ewan ko ba kung bakit type kita....
`Di ka naman guwapo {joke!};
Kung bakit ang talino mo....
Sapul, bulls-eye, na-target mo....
buwaya, ganid: mga aso!


Here`s one that really made my day,
a great piece I wanna keep reading.....


Dumating na ang araw n’yo
ｂｙ　Ｃｏｎｒａｄｏ　Ｄｅ　Ｑ．

Ang galing mo, `pre!

The Bully

The arrival of the newly-acquired vessel Gregorio Del Pilar [actually a decommissioned, refurbished, 46-year-old coast guard patrol boat] from the US made headlines.

I believe it is about time [the previous ones never did anything, anyway, except to think of so many ways to rob, not love the Philippines!...] since the Chinese have also been making a lot of trouble even in the southwestern coast of Japan since I can remember. These intrusions have been numerous in the past and here's the latest...

Japan protests Chinese boats' entry in disputed area ‹ Japan Today: Japan News

Obviously, China wants to make its presence felt practically everywhere in this planet.

I have nothing against China, having Chinese blood in my veins and
having a lot of Chinoy friends from all over....

BUT something has to be done to stop this way of thinking.

Some quarters are adamant to have these issues resolved via peaceful negotiations. This may be good if both the participants are willing to talk and I mean...really talk! I have confidence in the PH team headed by our President...but would it be the same with their Chinese counterparts?
I'm afraid this is just like asking for a harvest of gold on Jupiter. They talk one thing today and they seem to have forgotten about the whole thing tomorrow. Honor is not the name of the game here, folks....


What do you think Japan has been doing these past decades? Because of its basic constitution that was forced into their stomach after the last WW...Japan has to remain armless in the face of external threats.

The fact remains: China has been a silent bully since after the last war.... and slowly but surely making its presence felt all over the world...whether by land, air ..or sea.


Wake up, people!

****

The TRUTH and nothing but.....

It seems that whistleblowers are out and
each wanting to say his piece.
Perhaps this is so
because of the climate of freedom
we now seem to enjoy....


Unlike in the last nine years of duplicity
in all aspects of governance,
we now have a legitimate government
doing its best to serve the people.

I sincerely hope and pray that
we learn the truth behind all these
brouhaha from the bruha who grabbed power
from a legitimate leader....
and grabbed it once again from a populist candidate.


The truth about the money of the people

dispensed as their own...


Balato na lang kapag na-prosecute sila!
We all know that the crooks can afford
whatever money can buy and this
include the purchase of liar-lawyers
who'll do nothing for a good price.


But miracles do happen!
Perhaps in PNoy's time, we can see some light....

*

Hulihin na kasi....

For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV


Hanggang ngayon wala pa tayong nakikitang konkretong solusyon sa mga pinaggagawa ng mga korap sa gobyerno. Panahon na para makakita ang taong-bayan ng maliwanag na tiwaling sangkot na makalaboso.

Hulihin na kasi!

Hamaoka in Shizuoka

This one's good news....so far
Source: Japan Times May7 issue

Widely forecast Chubu quake prompts prime minister to take action

Kan requests full closure of Hamaoka power plant

Ap, Kyodo

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he instructed a utility to shut down a nuclear power plant in central Honshu because of concerns it might be compromised by major quake or tsunami that is expected to hit the region.

Kan said the measure was to ensure safety, citing widespread forecasts that there's a 90 percent chance of a major quake striking the Chubu region, a roughly nine-prefecture area just west of Tokyo, in 30 years.

"If an accident occurs at Hamaoka, it could create serious consequences," Kan said in a hastily arranged news conference, referring to the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Chubu Electric Power Co. has two active reactors and a third that's been shut for regular inspections at the plant, which is on the coast of Shizuoka just southwest of Mount Fuji.

Chubu Electric will shut down all of the remaining active reactors at Hamaoka, company sources said.

Kan said the nuclear power station should be halted until the utility takes medium- to long-term measures to protect against natural disasters, including ocean embankments.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said later in the day that the Hamaoka plant is likely to be shut down for around two years.

Japan has been stepping up efforts to improve nuclear safety since the March 11 mega-quake and tsunami caused the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. The tsunami left more than 25,000 people dead and missing in the northeast Tohoku region.

Kan said that the closure of the plant might cause power shortages in Chubu Electric's service area in the summer.

But Kan promised that the government will take utmost measures not to cause a major imbalance in power demand and supply in the region. He also called on the public to conserve electricity.

Situated on the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, the Hamaoka complex was built near a major fault line and currently has its No. 4 and 5 reactors online. It was hoping to restart the No. 3 reactor as early as July.

Reactors No. 1 and 2 have been out of operation for some time and are scheduled to be decommissioned.

The Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant lost its power and cooling systems, triggering fires, explosions and radiation leaks that combined to make it the world's second-worst nuclear accident.

Radiation leaks from the Fukushima plant have forced 80,000 people living within a 20-km radius to leave their homes. Many are living in gymnasiums and community centers.

Residents in Shizuoka have long demanded the suspension of the Hamaoka reactors.

The Aftermath

So much have been seen
A lot have been said...
But the best in people comes out
Whenever people see fellowmen....
suffering and in pain.



*

I was out of the country when the disaster struck.
I was taken aback when I saw the screen feature the slow-mo
video clip of the tsunami rolling on the fields:
giant waves unabated....
as it gulped everything in its path.




*




I rushed to the phone and asked for GP.
He`s old, by any standards...
but this one seems to go stronger as the days grow old.
He is a bull incarnate and he growled at me
when he heard my voice.



*


As the days pass by, detailed news began to pour.
Earthquakes are part of life hereabouts.
But the tsunami?
And a nuclear reactor bursting?
Uh-uh....



*



Triple disaster, indeed!
And the weather at that time of the year!
The people up north must be a stronger breed.
I would be shivering at a mere gust of the wind.



*





GP gave me a list as soon as I arrived.
It is the list of people who gave what little they have left.
Times are already hard, even in this place.....
and we didn`t expect much.



*


I heard Ichiro [my beloved!] gave a billion yen to aid the refugees.
Ryo Ishikawa doubled what Ichiro gave.
More people, celebs and otherwise gave.
Our small group still collects....
for more!


*


I do not ask God why these things happen.
There must be reasons why....and I dare not delve into that.
I just pray that God in His goodness shelter the weak;
These people are a hard-working lot.
They have had more than enough of their quota for suffering.


*


I pray, too that Japan rise again from the ashes of ruin....
The same way they did, after the last world war.
Please give the country strength to
be able to withstand everything...

For YOU

Marami-rami na rin naman
ang aking natulungan....
Kung bibilangin sa daliri,
baka magkulang.



Don't get me wrong...
I'm not making papel here....
But just the same,
I wanna say something.


Mga pinag-aral, mga pinatuloy at kinanlong;
Mga pinalaki, binihisan, tinuruan.
Ang asam ko hindi bayad sa lahat ng kabutihan,
kundi isang sulyap....`di kaya`y
~ kahit konting pagtingin....~man lang.



Wala ni "Salamat" o "Kumusta na?"
Ni ~ha -ni- ho!....wala, wala yan, companero.
Masakit man sa puso, iniyakan ko rin `yan
Dasal pa rin sambit ko para sa kanila araw-araw.....



Ganun yata talaga ang buhay.
May marunong tumanaw, may walang pakialam.
Kahit ilang Pasko na ang nakakaraan,
Wala ni tawag, sulat man o pagdalaw.



Ang masaklap doon nang minsang aki'y sulatan
Para papirmahin sa isang papeles ng lupang pinahiram.....
Aba't ang sagot super tigasin kung turingan,
Iba na talaga kapag 'yumaman' ang taong natulungan.




Ilang beses ko rin yang iniyakan nang iniyakan.
Ilang ulit kong tinanong kung ano ang kasalanan....
Bawa't salita, bawa't bagay na tinuringan
Sarili ko pa rin, sa lahat, may kasalanan.





As I walk through the road, as I travel through life....
I realize that there are things we can't change in this world.
I must accept that things were made as it is....
Can't change them...can't do anything.





Rest assured my love for them is true
It won't change till my blood turn blue;
Even if they snub me and hate me my whole life thru
I will be there for them when they need me, sigurado!




*
I just hope and pray that these people see the light



soon!

****

Naligaw lang siguro
at hindi matandaan
ang daan papunta
sa aking tahanan.




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Senkaku

China is causing some alarm in the Asia-Pacific region these past decade or so~.


China, one of the biggest [by force?] countries in the world has been a bully. It has bullied its immediate neighbors like Nepal, Tibet and extending help to NoKor against Japan. It has also been involved in claiming islets half a globe away from its shores like the Spratlys.

Several days ago, a video footage apparently taken by three Japan Coast Guard patrol boats have found its way in YouTube showing how the "collision" really happened. But of course, China is protesting [as usual!] expressing its "concern" over its continuing strained relations.

In China, Chinese media reports that it was the Japan Coast Guard which rammed the chinese trawler. It was the other way around.

The video footage itself is damning. China can never recover and say theirs isn't at fault. It was the Chinese trawler which rammed into the JCG patrol boat despite repeated warnings in Chinese and Japanese languages. Masyadong mabait itong mga Japanese Coast Guard men. Everything by the book! Dapat diyan, binigyan ng gulpi de gulat at sipang de padyak para mabawasan ang kayabangan.

Pati ba naman ang Spratlys, kanila raw?




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Note:
1.Youtube has the complete video footage
divided into 6 separate clips.


2.Click the pictures for bigger frames.

MISs Lang

The recent brouhaha about the tweets of Carmen Mislang
while in Hanoi proved fatal, not only for her reputation but
also for the country in general.
Why?



Because it shows lack of breeding.
You're in another `house' and you say bad things against your host?
No matter how good you are, you must remember to behave
not only because people are looking, but because of the implications
your actions will generate that will reflect badly on your boss.


Or na-miss lang niya ang GMRC?
Pasensiya na po at may na-MISLANG sa
grupo ni P-Noy.



Pero kung may delicadeza itong mga ito,
marahil alam na nila ang gagawin.
I hope P-Noy listens not
to his colleagues who recommended these brats
but to the voice of the people.







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That is why I refrain from social networking

no matter how often my cyber-friends extend their invites.

I can be candid and tweet to my heart`s content, why not?

But random thoughts at times can be disastrous
albeit murderous. Words said whilst in high spirit
can unmake a person and her/his well-guarded
reputation thrashed to bits & pieces......

What's happening?

Of late, I've been seeing articles titled this way.
Seems to me, nothing much has changed.
Perhaps, it's a little too early to tell....
and we need to stretch our patience and see what happens.


The news earlier says that gloria, the fake had her pork barrel inserted
in the new budget appropriations for 2011.
What??!! Same old story? Same old money!?
To quote my Lolo:
"...same-same, no change!?"

Tanong kayo nang tanong...
eh pareho rin naman ang nangyayari sa TONGreso.


The best solution is this:
SCRAP the pork!
Kung baga mag-diet tayo.
Healthy meals to make the nation grow.


Tingnan natin kung may tatakbo pa ring congressmen at
senators sa susunod na eleksyon.
Lasa ko matitira na lang yung tanging gustong magsilbi
para sa taumbayan.

Birthdays

The nights are colder, the winds chilly as they pass by.
The days still warm but the nights come sooner....
Another year blesses my life:


Still looking forward for more happiness,
blissful, healthy and jubilant years to come.....

****

I have several "men" in my life.....
but only one remembered me on that day:
As early as 4:24 AM, I received a text-message
from Maki: {Good Morning!happy Birthday.....!!!
love you and ingat lage. mwah!}

Hangsweet, di bah?

*

Alas! the rest forgot all about it.
The day after, I received an "oiwai futo"
[~happy envelope~] with some yens inside!
Hah-hah!

Better late than never!
I just love it!

But most of all, I must remember also those
who remembered to greet.
I must say I am happy all these years,
despite some humps and thuds along the way,
of course!


****



Praise God for all these Blessings!



Happy Days, one & all!

USI -PAKI ng San Juan De Dios Hospital

Ano nga ang tawag sa mga miron na mahilig makialam?
USIsero/a at PAKIalamero/a!

*

Nitong nakaraang Huwebes, papuntang trabaho si Dave.
Bandang alas-otso ng gabi...
habang binabagtas ni Dave ang elliptical curve sa bandang NAIA3,
may biglang tumakbong patawid si Leo, 22-anyos.
Nabundol tuloy siya nitong nakamotor na si Dave.
Ang natamaan ang kanang binti ni Leo.

Hindi naman tumakbo si Dave.
Sa halip, naghintay ng pulis.

Katuwiran ni Leo, wala raw headlight ang motor.
Sinubukan ng pulis kung wala nga.
Nang buksan ng pulis, eh nakitang maayos at maliwanang ang ilaw.
Kumpleto ang motorista sa lahat ng kailangan
at naka-helmet naman.

Tumawag ng ambulansiya at kasabay ni Dave na dinala sa
San Juan de Dios Hospital itong si Leo.


Samantala, ang motor ni Dave ay kinumpiska ng pulis
at dinala sa isang presintong malapit na sakop ng Pasay City.


Sa SJDH, pinasok sa emergency room itong si Leo,
kasabay siyempre si Dave. Tinawagan ni Dave ang
kanyang hipag na si Zsa-Zsa na mabilis namang
tumungo sa nasabing ospital. Dumating din ang
kapatid ni Dave na si Maki.


Ini-X-ray si Leo at nakita na nagka-fracture ito sa kanang binti.
Nang tinanong na ng detalye, wala itong maibigay na permanenteng address,
sa madaling sabi NPA. Sinubukang tawagan nang ilang beses
ang pinakamalapit na kamag-anak na tiyahin daw.
Ayaw namang pumunta sa ospital.
Ni ayaw rumesponde at pinapatayan ng linya
kapag tumawag nang ilang ulit si Dave at kanyang mga kasama.


Bumili ng gaot si Dave, ipinainom sa "biktima" at
pinaghintay sila...sa kung ano, hindi rin nila maunawaan.
Kaya nung medyo ilang oras na ang nakalipas,
nagyaya itong si Zsa-zsa na mag-meryenda muna.


Lumabas ng emergency room si Dave at Zsa-zsa at naglakad palabas.
Nang nasa ikalawang kanto na sila, may sumisigaw na
guwardiya at ikinakaway ang kanyang batuta at nagsisigaw na:
"Hindi kayo puwedeng lumabas,Boss!
Hindi puwede!"


Nagtanong si Zsa-zsa kung bakit.
Sinabing kakain lang sila sandali at babalik din agad.
Ang sagot: "Hindi puwede!"


Kaya bumalik sila at nagtanong itong si Zsa-zsa.
"Bakit kanina, hindi ninyo sinabi agad.
Nakita ko kayong nanonood ng TV.
Nag-uusap lang ang iba....
Nakamiron lang at walang ginagawa.
Tas ngayong kakain lang kami,
eh dun pa kayo sa labas magsisigaw
na para kaming kriminal at magnanakaw:
may batuta pa kayo at nakasigaw.
Hindi puwedeng tumakas kami, dahil nasa pulis
ang aming motor. Nasa kanila ang lisensiya nito [Dave]. "


Nagtawanan lang itong mga guwardiya at 'orderly' [na naka-asul
na uniporme at may pulang border sa chinese collar] ng SJDH.


Dumating ang pulis at habang kinukunan ng statement itong si Dave at si Leo,
yung the same 'orderly' na nakipagtawanan sa mga guwardiya
ang nakaharap loob mismo ng cubicle,
nakahalukipkip na nakatayo
sa katabi nitong si Leo.
Nasuya si Zsa-zsa at sinenyasang umalis
itong walang kinalaman sa kaso.
Aba't lalong pumorma at hindi tuminag.
Lalong lumapit sa bed ni Leo.
Lumabas is Zsa at tinanong sa nars na nasa labas
kung sino yung naka-unipormeng yun.
Pumasok ang nars at sinilip ang loob ng cubicle.
Nang nakita ang 'orderly' nagsabing:
"Orderly po siya Ma'am."

"Eh bakit nandito?" -sabad ni Zsa-zsa.

Parang nakangising nagsalita ang nars ng:
"Lumabas ka daw kasi diyan, sabi ni Ma'am."

Lumabas nga sa cubicle itong 'orderly'
pero lumipat lang sa kabilang cubicle.
Pilit nakikinig sa interview na nangyayari.

Bakit kaya ganun...
kahit yung bagong dating na kasamahan nina Zsa
ang nakapansin ng garapal na kilos ng mga guwardiya
at itong naturang 'orderly'.


*
Patuloy ang ganoong eksena
[na tumatak sa ispan nina Zsa-zsa ]
habang naghihintay sila.
Sa kung ano, hindi nila mawari.....
Naisip ni Zsa-zsa na parang metrong kaybilis
[parang taksi!] na pumapatak ang
kanilang bayarin sa SJDH
sa bawa't sandaling nandoon sila.
Kung kaya't nagtanong sa attending physician
kung pupuwedeng ilipat
nalang ang pasyente sa pagamutang pang-gobyerno.
Binigyan si Zsa ng option-hospitals pero lahat ay pribado.
Nangatuwiran si Zsa na pamilyado at part-timer lamang itong si Dave
kung kaya't hindi kakayanin na bayaran ang napakalaking halaga.

Nag-suggest si Zsa na sa National Orthopedic Hospital dalhin itong si Leo.
Tutal, ang pagamutan para sa buto na alam mo at alam ko
at alam ng buong bayan ay ang Orthopedic.


Kinausap rin nila na kung puwede
mag-taxi na lang sila papuntang Orthopedic.
Kasi nga naman,
mahigit na namang 1 libo piso aabot
yung bayarin sa ambulance transport fee.
Sa halip na sa ibang bagay gamitin....
tutal naman, nakakalakad, nakakaupo at
maayos ang kalagayan ni Leo.
Pumayag ang doktor at sumang-ayon si Leo.



Matapos bayaran ni Zsa at kasama ang bill na umabot ng
PhP 9,000.oo +++ sa ilang oras na pamamalagi sa SJDH,
naghanda na silang lumabas.

Ang siste, eto na: umaayaw itong si Leo sa taxi
at kailangan daw na i-ambulansiya siya.
Nasulsulan pala nitong mga USI at `PAKI ng SJDH!
Nanghihingi pa ng pang-kape at marami pang iba!
Ayos lang sana....
ano ba naman ang kape,
tutal, gutom na rin naman silang lahat
dahil sa magdamagang paghihintay sa ospital.
Pero kakaiba ang mga hiling nitong si Leo.


Habang nasa loob ng ER itong si Leo, napansin kasi
nina Zsa na panay ang punta at bulong nitong 5 guwardiya
at nitong si 'orderly' kay Leo.
Marahil, kung anu-anong pinagsasabi.
Marahil, ang akala nila mayaman at puwedeng gatasan itong
sina Dave at Zsa-zsa at kasama....


Lumitaw ang naturalesa nitong mga guwardiya at
nagsipagtawanan na para bang tinutuya itong sina Dave at kasama.
Hindi na nakapagpigil itong si Zsa-zsa at nagsalita.




Inilabas ang kanyang opinyon na ilang oras ding pinigilan...
habang ang pakitungo ng lahat ng 5 guwardiya
[apat na lalake at isang babae]
ay sagot na panunuya at ngising ewan ko.

*

~~~~~Kahit sino man, kahit pasensiyoso kang tao,
kapag pinipilit kang tuyain, asarin, at batuhin,
kapag napuno ang dibdib,
sumasabog at umaalma
lalo na't wala ka pang tulog,
gutom ka at hilo
dahil galing ka sa straight na 16 oras na trabaho.....
sasabog ang bulkang ayaw mo sanang makawala
dahil ayaw mong makasakit ng tao~~~~~

*

Noong palabas na sina Zsa sa ospital,
hinanap ni Zsa ang 'orderly' para itulak ang wheelchair na
ginamit ni Leo.....pero walang orderly silang nakita.

"O, asan si orderly?
Dali, ito ang trabaho mo.

Saan ka na?" -pabirong tanong ni Zsa.


Parang bulang nawala rin ang 5 guwardiya
na sa buong magdamag....eh
did their best
na makialam at mang-usisa
kay Leo, sa pulis at sa lahat ng nakamiron.


Ang tanging nakita lang nina Zsa at kasama
eh yung isang mamang naka-barong.
Lasa ni Zsa eh ito yung head ng mga sikyu.



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Nag-taxi na sina Dave at Leo, habang nakasunod
si Zsa at Maki sa likuran.

Sa National Orthopedic Hospital,
ini-Xray [ulit!] at ginamot....pagkatapos ay
sinimento ang kanang paa ni Leo at
niresetahan ng gamot na agad namang binili ni Dave.

Nang ihahatid na itong si Leo sa kanyang tirahan,
umayaw ito. Ang sabi, wala raw siyang tirahan.
Nang-suggest si Leo na sa Baclaran Church na lang siya ihatid.
Apparently, itong Baclaran area at paligid ang kanyang 'teritoryo'.....
Dito siya palakad-lakad at tambay.


Samantala, ang motor ni Dave ay kumpiskado.
Hindi puwedeng magtrabaho.
Walang sasakyan.
Paano na?


****

A long Friday night.
A night full of surprises.
One that revealed several facets of life.
Maraming tanong,
maraming bagay.



Una:
Sa pagkakaalam ko, ang 'orderly',
in medical terms, sabi ni Mr. Webster:
"a hospital attendant having general, nonmedical duties."
Tanong lang po:

Kasama ba sa duties ng orderly sa SJDH ang makialam,
manulsol, mag-usisa, magtsismis, manuya, mang-inis,
ng kahit sinong pasyente at kasama ng pasyente sa kanilang ospital?
Kaya nga orderly eh....
to give order, not chaos!
Sanabagan!




Pangalawa:

Lahat po ba ng guwardiya sa SJDH ay mga usisero at usisera?
Mga pakialamero at pakialamera?
Alam ko po na ang trabaho ng guwardiya ay magbantay.
To secure the area of responsibility.
Protect and safeguard the premises.
But to do it in such rude manner towards clients
and patients is beyond imagination.

I have always looked up to private medical instituttions as
respectable institutions out to assist in case of emergencies.

What happened is a reflection of the kind of services
SJDH gives....and a lot more.

People always look at the staff of an institution as
reflective of the type of management of that institution.
Eh sa pinakamaliit na staff pa lang,
wala na, I hate to believe na baka mas palalo ang mga nasa itaas.
Hindi naman siguro.
Baka na-overlook lang ang mga kumag na ito.
napabayaan,
hindi pinansin,
nasanay,
nagpatuloy,
nakakasakit ng kapwa.





And by the name the hospital goes by...
SAN JUAN DE DIOS!

But the staff-both high and low,
medical o otherwise,
must live up to the name they represent!
I wonder....
----alam kaya nitong mga sikyu/orderly na ito
ang kahulugan ng pangalan ng ospital
na kanilang pinagsislbihan.
Silbi sinulat ko, ha?



I am at a loss.....
I always want to believe in the goodness of people
But I guess I need to wait....
Not yet....
not in a very long while!

****

What then, would the management of SJDH do
regarding this incident?


Perhaps, more pastoral care for the staff nurse?
....even the guards and those chaotic and
disorderly orderlies??



Reminders, perhaps?
Another training on how to behave?
...on how to conduct themselves and
win back the respect of people?
Will the basic Good Manner and Right Conduct suffice?



I shall wait with the hope that
my waiting wouldn't be in vain.

But do they [management] care?



Hellloooooooooooo!!!!!!
Anybody listening out there???/


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Just wanna add this:

The supposed "mother" filed a complaint at the Barangay and met with Dave & his Bro last Monday, along with some respected Elders of the community who knew Dave's family.

The "mother" insisted on asking for financial help since Leo cannot work. No papers were presented as to where and how much salary Leo is receiving. The Barangay official also ruled that the existing agreement between Dave & Leo, penned at the hospital in the presence of the policeman and the doctor as valid and thus, need no further discussion.

I specifically written "mother" because of the fact that the one who appeared cannot substantiate proof that she is, indeed Leo's mother. No address, no nothing, no letter from her Barangay to attest that she is representing whoever she said she was there to represent.


Meanwhile......

Someone from my loop sent the link for this post to that hospital's email addy.
Awa ng Diyos, wala paring reply....
"Baka kaya nagmumuni-muni pa..."~ sabi ng friend ko.
"Baka naman hindi pa naliliwanagan?..."~sagot naman ng isa.
Sabi ko:

"Baka nga....



Baka!"



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Dagdag ulit:10/15/10

Wala pa ring reply ang sjdh....
walang ginagawa ang mga makakapal na pamunuan.

No to pork

Ang daming kabalbalang nangyayari sa simpleng proposal ni

Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III.
Nagmungkahi siya na para matulungan
ang gobyerno na makapagtipid
----dahil na nga sa sobrang laking deficit na iniwan
ni gloria at alipores----
eh bawasan ang pork barrel ng kahit na 30~50%.

Aba't umangal agad ang mag Congressmen.
Nanguna na si edcel lagman from Albay.

"Pork barrel cut is flawed....anti-poor....", sabi niya.

Wow! Akala ko ba, ang trabaho ng Legislative eh
gumawa ng Batas? Bakit ba patay-na-patay
sila sa pork barrel?

Dahilan kaya ito ng pagyaman ng mga Coogressmen at Senators?
Kaya ba nanginginig pang
magkaroon ngpuwesto ang mga ito?
Naman!


Siguro...it`s about time these Pork Barrel
-----which has become the source of corruption------
be removed. Bakit hindi nga i-deretso sa Executive Department ito
para mawala na ang sobrang yayabang at yayamang mga Tongressmen?

Sige nga....

Just examine the SALNs of these people and we`ll see
what happens at the end of 3 years....
Meron diyan nakapundar na sa AA Village.
Marami rin ang nakabili na ng bahay sa ibang bansa...
at marami pang ibang kuwento.

OUT with the Pork!
Alisin na ang Pork:
binababoy lang naman ng mga baboy, eh!
Saila-sila lamang ang nakikinabang,
sa halip na taumbayan.

Tama rin ito, gaya ng pagkain nang maayos.
Para naman maging "slim" at healthy ang Bayan Ko.
Mas malusog na ekonomiya, mas malusog ang kalakaran.
Besides, healthy means...no corruption.
Sana!

Ang aking Presidente

I was happy to watch the video clips freely seen at GMA.TV site.
I felt the devotion of an only son to his mother
when PNoy walked up the stairs of Malacanang and
went directly to the portrait of his mother hanging along the main hall.
What a sight!


I am sure PNoy's portait, too, will be added to the gallery.
But couldn't he ask another artist to do another one?
This one didn't seem to catch the true PNoy spirit.
Don't you think?


Besides....sana lang....
he wears a Barong para mas Makabayan
ang dating....

Wala lang.....

Move on, Mar

Ilang beses kong napansin si Roxas sa bawa't kilos at balita
tungkol kay PNoy. Nasa larawan siya sa bawa't kasalong bisita
sa Times Street.

Okay lang siguro, tutal nga, team-mate sila di ba?
Yun nga lang natalo manok ni Korina kaya ayun....
panay ang paramdam na nandiyan siya.


Ayos sana.
Kaya lang, di ba...nakararami sa atin ang tila
kuntento naman sa kalakaran ng eleksyon.
Hindi tulad nung 2004. May `Hello Garci!'


OO at alam natin na malungkot si Koring kasi nga natalo asawa niya.
Isa pa, lakas siguro ng himutok nito kasi nga nag-slide sa pagka-VP
si Mar, bilang pagbibigay kay NoyNoy na manguna bilang Presidente.
Hindi ba't sinabi ni Korina na ,

“… kasi namatay ’yung ina, at gusto naman daw nitong anak na tumakbo …”

Sa pagkakasabi ni Korina na yun, super taray ang dating sa akin eh.
Para bang masyado namang inismol ang pagkatao ni Noynoy.
Grabe talaga sa ka-ek-ek kan itong si Koring, oo.
Eh paano na lang kung maging Presidente na nga itong si Mar
sa darating na panahon? Iyan eh kung may boboto sa kanya, ha?
Baka kasi maudlot dahil kay Korina......
Baka sa halip na maengganyo ang mga botante,
baka umayaw na lang. Masyado kasing BBS
[Bilib na Bilib sa Sarili].
Para bang wala nang magaling kundi sila na lang.




Sa punto de vista naman ng mga nakakaalam, eh
talagang walang kalaban-laban si Mar kung nagpilit siyang
tumakbong Presidente. Laking talo marahil, dahil
hindi ganoon ka-dependable ang Mar Roxas sa
paningin ng nakararami. Nakabuti nga na si PNoy ang pumalit
kasi siya naman talaga ang clamor ng Sambayanang Filipino.

Kung nagkataon.....
.......eh baka si Erap na naman ang nakaupo.
Ano ba?


Sa ngayon, mukha namang maayos si Binay. Hayaan na sana nila
na makapagsilbi rin naman at humawak ng puwesto sa Gabinete.
Meron daw "kamay" na nagsisilbing "filter" sa mga
appointed officials ni Pnoy.
Si Mar Roxas kaya yun?

PNoy

PNoy was sworn in as the 15th President of the Philippines.....

Whatta feeling!

Ang gaan ng pakiramdam!!

Parang ngayon lang ako nakaramdam nang ganito.
In a long, long time.....

Everything is all right.

Nasa tamang paraan ang pagboto;
nasa tamang lugar ang pagkakatalaga sa kanya.

SANA rin tama ang lahat ng taong inilatag ni PNoy sa
kanyang gabinete

para naman magkaroon ng tunay na pagbabago
at maging "Mabuting Filipino " na lahat tayo.

*****

Some critics [as usual, meron nyan!] say it was just a simple speech.

No rhetorics, nothing unusual. Daw!

Yun na nga ang problema eh.

Sa dami ng gustong magpa-impress,
nawawala ang talagang sentimyento ng Mamamayan.

Mabuti na nga ang simple at nauunawaan ni Juan
kaysa naman sa maraming magagarbong salita
na kulang naman sa katotohanan.
Magnanakaw lang pala
sa kalaunan!

*****

Kasama ako sa mga naghintay at nanood
nang paulit-ulit ng mga video clips
sa mga pangyayari sa Luneta at sa Malacanang.
Kahit na nakaligtaan ko ang aking celfone at
nakasama pala sa loob ng jeans ko na nailagay sa
labahan! Ayun at na"labhan" si celfone!
[singhot! iyak!...waaah!]
Pero di na bale..... sulit naman.
Si Noy na ang aking Presidente!
Ayos lang!

*****

Napanood ko rin yung kumanta siya PNoy
sa QC Circle. OK lang na sintunado,
basta ba maayos ang patakbo sa Bayan.


Nakakalimutan ng mga kritiko na
sa kasimplehan ni PNoy, yun ang
mas nakakapaglapit sa kanya
sa taumbayan. Doon sa kasimplehan
tumutumbok ang kanyang koneksyon sa mamamayan.

*****

Panalangin ko na sana
maging maayos ang kanyang binuong team

~para sa Bayan!