PHL Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona

How low can he go?

Di ko alam.  Ikaw alam mo ba?

Pansamantala, isasantabi ko muna na  sya ay midnight appointee ni Gloria. Di ko rin gaano pinag-uukulan ng pansin ang kanyang mga properties, pag pabor diumano kay Gloria Arroyo at marami pang iba. Sa ngayon ito ang gusto kong sabihin.

Ngayong tumatakbo na ang Impeachment trial ni CJ Corona, lalong lumilinaw ang ilan sa mga aspeto ng pagkatao ng Chief Justice.

Ang pagkaalam ko, si Justice Corona ay di isang pulitiko at tulad ng sinsasabi nya na dapat ang rule of law ang mangigibababaw. Tama lang di ba?

PERO, kaninang umaga, malinaw na sa akin na sya ay katulad na rin ng mga pulpol na pulitiko natin. Ang takbo ng kanyang pananalita ay lubhang taliwas sa kanyang position. Malamang, napanood at napakinggan din ninyo sya kanina. At ang mga sinabi nya ay madali lang intidihin, di na kailangang dumugo ang ilong at di na rin kailangan pang pag isipan pa.

From ABS-CBN News

He cited 3 who allegedly want him removed from office because of their supposed hidden agendas.

He said the first person wanted to stop the distribution of the Hacienda Luisita to landless farmers in Tarlac. He earlier accused Malacanang, especially the President’s allies at the Liberal Party, of planning his ouster from office after the Supreme Court decided to distribute to the farmers the sugar estate in Tarlac.

He said he is also a roadblock to a person “who really wants to be vice-president but lost in the election in 2010.” He did not name the LP’s vice-presidential bet, Mar Roxas, who lost in 2010 to Jejomar Binay.

Finally, he said he is opposed to a person whose ambition is to become chief justice.

“Sila pong tatlo ang nagsasabwatan para mapatalsik ako sa pwesto,” he said.

Of course, pwedeng sabihin na tao lang si CJ Corona. At bilang tao, tumpak na sabihin na sya ay nasasaktan din at dapat lang na sya ay lumaban at ipagtanggol ang kanyang pagkatao at dignidad.

Wala akong problema doon. Pero dapat nating pansinin, hangga ngayon ay di pa rin sya nag pa file ng leave of absence sa Supreme Court. Ibig sabihin, ang bawat kilos at mga bibitiwan nyang mga salita ay hindi bilang si “Corona” kundi bilang isang SC Chief Justice Corona.

At dahil dyan, karapat-dapat ba o hindi sa isang punong mahistrado na personal maglahad sa publiko ng isang conspiracy theory at mag akusa ng mga tao? Di ba ang mga ganitong pananalita ay sa bibig lang ng isang mamamayan na di tinaguriang Supreme Court Chief Justice na laging binabanggit ang Rule of Law? Di ba dapat ang kayang disposisyon bilang mahistrado ay mas mataas kumpara sa isang tagapag-ulat ng tsismis o katulad ng isang pulpol na pulitiko na kahit ano sasabihin basta nakaharap sa mikropono?

Kaninang umaga din, inisa-isa nya ang mga properties na pag-aari nya. Tama nga siguro, pero di ba, nagrereklamo sya sa ginawa ng prosecutors sa pagsisiwalat ng mga inpormasyong ito? Bakit ganon? Kung sana ipinakita na nya ang kanyang SALN sa publiko eh di sana malinaw na ito.

Di ko tuloy mapigilan na mag isip, meron ba o walang SALN ang Chief Justice? Ano ba ang nandoon at magkano ba talaga ang kanyang Net worth?

Sa bagong telenovelang ito, bagaman umaasa ako na lalong lilinaw ang ilang aspeto sa usaping ito tungkol kay CJ Corona,  paulit-ulit din namang bumabalik sa aking isipan ang mga tanon na ito.

Si CJ Corona ba ay isang pulitiko o isang Chief Justice?

Ang paglalahad ba ng isang conspiracy theory at pag akusa sa ilang mga tao ay kasama sa tinatawag ni CJ Corona na rule of law? Is that how the mind of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court works?

O katulad lang ba talaga sya ng kanyang benefactor na si Gloria Arroyo?

Is this how low the Chief Justice of the Philippines can go? O mas bababa pa sa pag usad ng impeachment trial?

Abangan sa susunod na kabanta.

Note:  Kung naguluhan ka sa sinasabi ko dito, pasensya na pero salamat kasi umabot ka dito, sa dulo.

Lonely

‘I was feeling very lonely.‘

No! No, not me. It was Paulo Coelho.

How do I know?

Simple.  He wrote it in his blog.

Instead of feeling happy, I felt lonelier than before. Later on I realized that in my enthusiasm I had not paid any attention to what that Brazilian wanted.

Talk to me.

I tossed my words to the wind, because that was not what the Universe was wanting at that moment: I would have been much more useful if I had listened to what he had to say.

Now you know.

ha ha ha.

You (Ikaw), are you feeling lonely?

Behave! Behave! It’s Party Time!

Behave! Behave! It’s party time!

HA?

Yes,  you read it right. It is like your parents’ never-ending words when you were a kid going to a  neighborhood children’s party.

Is it not ironic or perhaps stupid that  I tell you to behave during party time considering that you are no longer a kid?

The answer is yes and the answer is no but please don’t ask me why? lol

At this time of the year, parties are all over the place and I presume (as I always do. hehehe ), no one will dare  say that parties are a waste of money and time even if there is an economic problem, personal problem or whatever. After all, this is the season to be merry and happy after those long days of hard work. And, it’s Christmas time – period.

Obviously you know exactly what I am talking about – office parties.

Yes, office parties where the bosses down to the lowest ranks are given the chance to relax and unwind after working like donkeys for months. Although they are called parties, they are  still not the usual parties or  the real ones that we commonly know. The simple reason is that the company foots the bill and the people you party with are not exactly your personal friends, although perhaps few of them are.

These parties are also different as they may UNDO you when you forget to BEHAVE and you go astray. The professional image you’ve been trying (hard) to project for years may at an instance be shattered before everyone present in the party. The worst thing for you is that at the end of the day or when the party is over, you realize they are still the same people you have worked with for the past many years and the same guys you will mingle with for the next days to come. They are, after all, your bosses, your office-mates or your subordinates – unless of course it is your last day of work. Lol

I remember well when I was still working in the Philippines. We had a Vice President who was considered to be the most gentleman of all, the nicest, the most respected and the ‘crush ng bayan’ officer that ever lived in my company’s universe. He had our high regard until that one instant in his life when he had one drink too many and he became the most ‘maniac ng bayan‘ officer that ever worked in the company.

Although, he apologized for what had happened but things were never the same again. The label stuck with him and it evolved from maniac ng bayan to  MnB, Mannix and The Man.

Then, there was this very beautiful, prim and proper and very intelligent office-mate. And boy oh boy, she was the girl you’d want to be even in your dreams. Just like the The Man, I mean the VP, she lost count of how many cheers and kampays she had made. Lo and Behold, on that x night of Christmas, WE saw The Gift, which Santa had kept for the naughty and nice.  And SHE not SANTA made our wishes come true. ha ha ha

I can cite more situations, yet the whole point here is, you are in an office party and you need to restrain yourself. You may enjoy the party but you don’t let go and ‘let it all hang out‘ as if it’s the end of the world – sa heaven or sa hell walang alak or beer.  In other words,  you need to remember the word, BEHAVE, just like when you were told as a kid.

When you don’t, think about this.

When those ‘moments of their lives’ happened, the so-called digital world and the Internet were not as extensive, as fast and as easily accessible as it is today.

Nowadays, every event in your life is, in most occasions, recorded in digital cameras and then posted on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Hence you cannot claim that whatever transpires in these parties is just a “figment of the imagination”. The truth is, everything is real, and there is proof.

Now, just imagine this.  What if it is you who would have this moment during this time of the year  in this digital world of ours?

Well, you are just like every human being enjoying the party, the office party, right? True, but then chances are, when you snapped, somewhere, somehow, someone will have it in HD and without you knowing it, it goes viral and you become an Internet sensation.

So, would you let go and let it all hang out and forget the word ‘BEHAVE’?

Oh, one more thing, don’t drink and drive. But that’s a totally different thing.

It’s party time, right?

Behave!  Behave!

There, assley is confused.

myepinoy,

Hello! How are you there? hope yours are all fine and wont be placed as Gloria’s guarantee like Topacsyos.

I came across your blog somewhere over there (ask me not where, just consider, there!). At first I was excited. Then, I was hooked and now, I have got no idea. Your blog is just there.

Butt (to borrow your somewhat funny but stupid substitution of butt with but), don’t get too excited about the word excited and hooked. I am always like that — got few words in my head to use in describing my thoughts.

Going back, I was excited in a way that I thought I found another blog that is crap. Unfortunately, I later found out that your crappy blog entries have got some sense, the reason for which I got hooked. I love reading nonsense. But then reading more entries from your blog,  I had to assure myself that I really love nonsense and that’s the reason why I have got no idea where I am at right now.

I do not want to flatter you so I would rather keep quiet ass to which or what entry has sense.

Just the same, and in order not to deflate your ego, your crappy blog has plenty of errors. Again, I would rather keep quiet ass to which and where all those errors could be found. It is your blog, and so it is your problem, not mine. bwahahahaha!

Nevertheless, I appreciate your time writing here and there. It just shows, you have plenty of time to waste and that makes me happy coz it justifies my wasting time (reading your blog) as well. I am not alone. Reading your blog somehow proves that I really love nonsense.

With so much time to spend understanding my love for nonsense and yours too.

Yours,

assley is confused.

Dear There assley is confused,

My detractors and readers (do i have alot? hahaha) want to relay to you how terribly right you are. Yes that’s coming from the bottom of their guts. Unfortunately, they are all puzzled and confused as to what you really want to say. Really. They all want to see not just a double talk but also a clear statement saying that my blog sucks and I write crap and the worst blog ever.

Honestly, this blog does not mind the words crappy blog entries, nonsense, lots of errors and other negative words. They don’t affect me either. Why? If you have read what is written on top,  the other side blog of myepinoy. Keeping you disconnected, disoriented… and I call this blogging, this blog has no other intention but such. It is what it is and as you can see, it has not deviated from it,  (just a bit maybe) – clear and truthful (???) from the start. If you would allow me to brag, your letter just proved it. You wrote it exactly the way I wanted it to be – nonsense.

BUTT,  Nonsense is actually an understatement. LOL

I too admire you. You have what it takes to understand, love or hate this blog. I wish your kind would multiply faster than any other known species on earth. Then I would have a chance to become famous and perhaps you too and the rest who love nonsense.

Today is good and I feel great as well.  As such,  I am compelled to do the unusual – share something with sense. Here they are:   “Enjoy yourself.  It’s later than you think.” – Chinese proverb,   “Do not take life too seriously.  You will never get out of it alive.”  – Elbert Hubbard

Keep on reading baby.

Salamat. Thank you.

Truly yours nonsensically,

myepinoy

PS. May I call you my number one fan? Crap, nonsense and stupid, right? lol

The gang of thieves or a bunch of schoolyard bullies?

This keeps me wondering for a while today. You have seen and heard the news.  It was loud and clear – Officials of the Aquino administration barred the Arroyos from leaving the country.

And typical of the televenovelas that we Pinoys have had to endure or enjoy for years, the bida and the kontrabida are doing what they are supposed to do – ACT. The carefully worded statements on media (of course) directed at us viewers, delivered with so much passion and great emotion, perhaps to gain sympathy or empathy (look, I am pitiful baby.), to raise our emotions, to tickle our brain cells, just in case they do function that way (hahahaha) are pasted everywhere and we are now in it, amused or otherwise, watching the shift of fortunes, just like in the Gulong ng palad.

As it was then and as it is now, it is very clear that everything changes. The then powerful family who stayed in power for nearly nine years (or more) is just like the many  men that lived, died and had fallen (including Manny Pacquiao although not dead yet. lol) and as always, at a certain point, had to struggle as  tricks usually ran short hence,  losing invincibility is a certainty. With it, comes the realization (I just assume,) that being in that powerful tower of power  is just a temporary cloak that covers human frailties, change,  good or bad has to take its place.

Perhaps, the gods went crazy and the universe conspired,  set the condition for harvesting what  has been sown.  Probably this is a simple case of karma, the ‘basura mo babalik sa yo’  thing or simply, that which they normally say, ‘what goes around comes around.’ After all, there is a shape called circle and in it, there is always an angle or place where every turn of events  are happening or where it is bound to happen. At this point, a 360-degree turn is at full view of everyone.

Life is good and life could be a piece of shit and it always depends on which situation one is  in. Being in any of that circumstance is either a poetic justice or simply an irony of being alive. Again, just like in most telenovelas, the tensions always build up, much more intense than the previous one because the actors changed roles. Sa dami ng mga manunulat at style ng pagsulat ng istorya, ang bida noon ay nagiging kontrabida ngayon and vice versa.

So what?

Okay, let me.

Let me just focus on one of the main characters of this unfolding telenovela. The one who is at the thick of the airport scene? The one who is now in the frame of your screen? The one guy who is GMA’s light and shining armor? That one you either love or hate but could not be named.

The man.

And because he is the man of the moment, let us dwell on what he is barking about at this point. Forget the props and the hullaballoo. Let us zero-in to that one piece of shit that this guy has just said. That one that caught my attention and that is:

‘Aquino gov’t ‘a bunch of schoolyard bullies‘

As it is or as it was (whatever), I remember one good statement that was said long time ago which my brain could not remember who ever said it and it goes this way, ‘They are the gang of thieves!‘

Now, we are presented with two interesting if not compelling lines from one of the actors of this ongoing high drama brought to you by the Philippines Never Ending Story Productions and from the guy who I could not remember.

The BIG question in my mind for which I hope you would help me find a good answer is:  Which do you prefer?

The gang of thieves or a bunch of schoolyard bullies.

I’d like to assume that your answer is as good as mine – Nothing! But then, we’ve been through this situation (choosing the lesser evil) several times in the past, so, just,

Tell me.

****

Another piece of **** I heard on TV the other day:  “Yong ibang tao, nagtalukbong lang, nakaalis ng bansa. Yong ibang tao naman, kung anu ano na ang pinaggagawa, di makaalis alis ng bansa.” - Banana Split.  LOL

We Are The ‘Fuckiest’ News Ever

Wired

I have some news for you. A kind of fuc**ed news actually. He he he.

No,  this is not about our airport  that  sucks  (you knew that already, right?). This is perhaps one of the reasons why our airport is the worst of  ‘em all in 2011.’  Please continue reading.

From Transparency International:

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories. A composite index, the CPI is based on 13 different expert and business surveys.

CPI Facts

The CPI measures perceptions of public sector corruption

The CPI is not intended to measure a country’s progress over time. It is a snapshot of perceptions of corruption, using data published in the past two years

The CPI is a survey of surveys, of experts and business persons, based both in the country and abroad.

Okay, what’s the fuc**d news then?

For  the year 2009,  the Corruption Perception Index says we were at 139th place along with Pakistan, Belarus and Bangladesh

For the year 2010, congratulations, we have had some kind of improvement compared to 2009′s rank. That seemed great but not that great because we are still or almost at the bottom at 134th. OMFG!.

I know.

Some people would say “at least” and so I say WTF! Butt, if that really is the case, then allow me to say something more stupid than “at least“. he he he

To countries like Bangladesh, Belarus and Pakistan who we shared the same wonderful spot, hello and how do you do? We are what we are.  Right?

To countries below us most notably Russia at 154, you are giving us some kind of pride. Thank you.

To countries that are on top of us and whose corruption perception index is much better than us like Uganda at 127th,  how come you did not join us? Teach us.

To countries like Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam at 116th,  you are really giving us shame. Do we really deserve it?

I could go on saying something more stupid than “at least” but that won’t do or change anything. It is what it is.

So, let me just guess.

I guess, some people would say that these reports may not be that accurate but then, even if we are half crazy,  can we and those “some people,”  say that we are better than Singapore and that we should also be in that number ONE spot?

The hell, no! Right?

But of course you or the  “some people” would say that it is stupid to compare us with Singapore but that basically is the point. We and the “some people” are part of the more than 90 million people who the crooks are screwing (up or down, or in whatever positions they love doing it) and toying around for the longest time but for some strange reason, have not done anything significant except telling ourselves that we have democracy and that we practice it with so much passion — we cast our votes and we kill each other before electing the same people fucking us, all the time. That’s passion!

Then after that, we let them have their passion. Greed!

And yet, we still ask why?  But really, we know why we are fucked despite the fact that we have almost everything from human resources that the government and other people love to fuck, to natural resources that most of us care to abuse along with the government and others who love to fuck it as well.

The ‘fuckiest’ thing about this is that we have so much to say about this and that and them, just like me, but we seldom walk the talk. We only exercise our mouth,  not our whole body to kick them out.

And so, as always, we are fucked.

And we seem to enjoy it, all the way.

Need I say more?

Yes! We are the ‘fuckiest’ news, ever. Gets?

What About GPS For Life?

I wish someone had invented GPS (Global Positioning System)  for LIFE.  I think,  it would have been easier for everyone to  know if one is out of track.   Everyone could go back easily then.

Probably there will be order.  Hopefully PEACE on earth.

And maybe, we will reach the summit easily, wherever that might be.

But this is just a wishful thinking.  Perhaps I am just hallucinating. ha ha ha.

What ya think?

Ano sa palagay mo?