Indignus Vernula

Alamat ng Kalabaw, Sari-Sari, Atbp… Isa na namang "random" post.

2007-10-14T00:43:00.001-07:00

Feeling ko bisita ako dito... well feeling ko lang naman yun. Tinatamad lang talaga ako gumawa ng post. Saka busy din pala ako. Oo, busy talaga ako. Kaya ito nagbabalik akong muli. Teka bakit ba ganyan ang title nito?

Alamat ng kalabaw... etong sa ‘yo kung sino ka man na naghahanap ng alamat ng kalabaw!

Noong unang panahon ang balat ng kalabaw ay hindi katulad ng sa ngayon. Ganoon din ang sa baka. Silang dalawa ay mabuting mag-kaibigan. Isang araw, ang kalabaw ay niyaya ng baka na maligo sa isang ilog. Pagdating nila roon, hinubad ang kanilang damit at tumalon sila sa tubig.

Ilang oras ang nakaraan, naalala ng kalabaw na tanghali na at sila ay kailangan ng kanilang amo. Sinabi niya sa kanyang kasama na mabuti pa'y sila ay umuwi na. Ibig na ring umuwi ng baka. Sa kanilang pagmamadali ang damit ng baka ay naisuot ng kalabaw at ang damit naman ng kalabaw ay naisuot ng baka. Hindi nila naalala hanggang naabutan sila ng kanilang amo, at hinabol silang pauwi. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa sila nagpapalitan ng damit.

Ano naman gagawin mo sa alamat ng kalabaw? Sa tuwing nagchecheck ako ng blog stats ko (feeling ko naman ang dami nabisita) eh laging may naghahanap ng alamat ng kalabaw. Sorry na lang dahil hindi ako ang nag-post nun. At sorry rin dahil sa susunod na maghahanap ka ng alamat ng kalabaw ay ako pa rin ang lalabas! Bwahahaha! Hehehe...

Hehehe... bakit ba lagging ganyan ang sinasabi sa mga messages?
Aba malay ko! Nakikiganyan din ako pero minsan naiisip ko na hindi kaya naiinis yung kausap ko kapag nakakakita siya ng "hehehe" sa binabasa niya? Hehehe (yan na naman!). Pero naisip ko rin na mas gusto ko na mabasa yan kaysa he3x (hahahaha!), LOLZ, lol, lmfao (nung una nahiwagaan pa ako jan!), at may mga nagtitipid na he2x lang ang nilalagay. Huuuwhaaaaatttt?! (teka nagtatanong ba ako o nagugulat?)

Bakit sa random category ako may pinakamaraming post? Isa nga ba akong random person?

Ay kabayo!
Totoo! Ang aga ko dumating sa trabaho nung isang araw. Pupungas-pungas pa ako nung umakyat ako sa unit ko. Naglalakad ako sa corridor ng pagliko ko ay nakita ko ang baklang katrabaho ko na humihikab habang naglalakad. Magugulatin talaga ako kaya napatili ako ng "Ay kabayo!" Bwahahaha! FYI, Pinoy ang majority ng mga katrabaho ko kaya naman naghagikgikan sila. I felt sorry for the ~~guy~~ gay kasi he was really pissed! Ang sa kin naman eh nagulat talaga ako.

What comes around, goes around...
Ilang oras bago magtapos ang shift ko, nadulas naman ako! Need I say more? Anong sinabi nung kabayo kong katrabaho -- Ay kalabaw! Ang bruhang yun gumaganti! Kung alam ko lang eh sinadya nyang itapon yung tubig dun. Hahahaha nakakatawa naman talaga yung hitsura ko dun at hindi pa ako kagad makabangon dahil nanghihina ako kakatawa. Nakakatawa pa rin hanggang ngayon...

$19
Banas na banas ako nung isang araw sa bahay. Pambihira nagkaron ng virus ang laptop ko. Sa sobrang inis ko minabuti ko na lang na gumala-gala muna. Maglilibot sana ako around the island at magpunta sa mga museum at mga art gallery. Kaso nung tinignan ko ang laman ng bulsa ko Bus Pass lang ang laman at $19 na barya at tagda-dollar. Eh kulang pa yun sa entrance fee eh! Kaya yun minabuti ko na lang na bumalik sa bahay at harapin ang katotohanan na wala na ang ibang files ko sa computer... bwiset! Bulok na nga tinalaban pa ng virus... uso nga talaga ang flu ngayon.

May Friendster na ang nanay ko!
Seryoso! Nagulat na lang ako nung pagka-log in ko nakita ko yung mga Friend's Update at nakita ko ang Ninang ko (na may Friendster din) na nag-add daw siya ng new friend at yun na nga ang nanay ko! At ito pa, hindi man lang ako ininvite! What the.... ganon na ba kauso ang friendster? Hindi na ako magugulat na kung sa susunod ay may Multiply na ang tatay ko.

Juice...
Nung nakaraang buwan ang init dito, sobra. Kaya naman bumili ako ng mga juice. May bisita kaming Bisaya nung isang araw. sa init, inutusan ko yung kapatid ko na magtimpla ng juice. Eh itong bisita namin nahihiya ata sabi niya siya na lang gagawa ng juice. Eh may iba't ibang klaseng juice ang nasa kusina... may orange, apple, powdered juice at ibang nasa lata. Eh na-confuse ata kung anong titimplahin kaya tinanong niya ako, "Uy sis, ano ba titimplahin ko? Yung orends (orange), ixtra (extra), o yung nasa lata na lang?" Nagtaka ako kung bakit may iba siyang sinabi kaya tinanong ko na "Anu-ano yung mga sinabi mo?" Edi inulit niya at positive.. may binaggit siya na extra... Kaya tanong ko "Anong extra?" "Ito oh, yung nasa pakiti ba.." Pagkakita ko, hawak niya ang isang pakete ng Extra Joss... ayun eh! Joss nga naman...

Joke lang!

Sige balitaan ko na lang kayo sa susunod, inaantok na ako eh! :-)

What's on your drug label

2007-08-25T05:30:00.000-07:00

I hate taking medicines! So whenever I have to take one, I always take it with water. I don’t like the taste and the odor of any drugs. But after reading an article at Reader’s Digest July 2007 issue, I told myself that from now on I’m gonna follow what the label says. With or without water…

Here are some warnings we should follow, from Kelly Shields, PharmD of Raabe College of Pharmacy in Ohio:

Take with a full glass of water
Water helps dilute drugs so that they will not irritate the esophagus or the stomach lining. Water flushes the pills into the abdomen to disintegrate properly
It can also help you swallow the pill easier

A woman took her osteoporosis pills with just a sip of water even though the sticker said to drink the full glass. After that, she felt a burning in her throat. As it turns out, the pill can get stuck and may damage your esophagus. Uh-oh!

Stay out of the sun
Some drugs increase the skin’s sensitivity to sunburn. If you usually burn in 20 minutes, it may take only 10 on that drug.

Avoid dairy
You won’t get the right dose because calcium can delay drug absorption.

Take with food
Food boosts absorption and helps reduce nausea.

Avoid driving or operating heavy machinery
Some drugs make you drowsy or dizzy and it slows the reaction time and motor skills.

Still, it is best to keep ourselves healthy.

MS Excel Shortcuts

2007-08-25T05:27:00.000-07:00

I’m doing my report on Excel then I got a little bored. Experimented on some hot keys and look what I discovered… “Ctrl” shortcut key combinations.

Ctrl + _ Removes the border of the selected cell/s.

Ctrl + - Displays Delete Row/Column/Cell dialog box

Ctrl + : Enters the current time.

Ctrl + ; Enters the current date.

Ctrl + + Displays Insert dialog box.

Ctrl + 1 Format Cell dialog box.

Ctrl + 2 Applies/removes bold text.

Ctrl + 3 Applies/removes italic text.

Ctrl + 4 Applies/removes underlined text.

Ctrl + 5 Applies/removes ~~strikethrough~~ text.

Ctrl + 6 I don’t know.

Ctrl + 7 Displays/hides the standard bar.

Ctrl + 8 I don’t know… something about the outline symbols. This is the prompt when I pressed it: Cannot show outline symbols because no outline exists on the active worksheet. Create an outline? Yes No

Ctrl + 9 Hides the selected row/s.

Ctrl + 0 Hides the selected column/s.

Ctrl + G Go To

Ctrl + K Inserts hyperlink

I hope it will help you. Have a good one.

When Your TV Remote Control is Missing

2007-08-25T04:48:00.000-07:00

Want to change the TV channel but the remote control is missing? No problem. This guy, Sam Noyoun, came up with an alternative.

Watch the video and have fun.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VB8z64d1ow]

I tried this on an ordinary flashlight and it didn’t work. I borrowed my uncle’s maglite and it worked. It’s cool.

The Principle:
The disk from the floppy filters natural light and only let through the infrared light, thus what you are doing is an infrared LED.

Saving?

2007-08-25T04:46:00.000-07:00

Confusions settle in mind
Whether to stay or to leave.
On one side, there is favor
And so is to the other side.
It gets more complicated
If things are left unexplained
Clearly.
We are not mind readers
On this world of presumption.
Leaving vague thoughts
To a lonely person who
Feels desolation on this world.
Speak your heart out,
Ambivalent.
They say some things are
Better left unsaid.
I say some things should not
Be left unexplained.
Physical intelligence is at times wrong,
So spiritual presence is required.
About
Anything discussed, thank you
Let us be busy with what is unseen.
Be amazed on how time takes it time.
However, don’t forget the Wisdom
That keeps everyone wise, and rational.
Everything has its own timing on
Relationship.

Scenery of Loneliness

2007-08-25T04:45:00.000-07:00

Silently as a snow falling
On a cold and lonely night
These tears from my eyes are flowing,
Stars above are sympathizing.

Loud as thunders rolling at night
This heart speak of words with might
Of dreams that were made with delight
Caressing us under the moon so bright.

Now the lines are broken.
Tears and words became voices,
Speak of voices unheard by him.
Sweet as a rain on an arid land.

Ang Pukpok Palayok

2007-08-25T04:38:00.000-07:00

Hindi ko akalain na mayroon na ding pukpok palayok dito sa Hawaii. Sabagay sa dami ba naman ng mga Filipino (Ilocanos to be exact) dito ay ano pa ba ang hindi nila nadala? Kalabaw kaya? Pero nakakatuwa makakita ulit no’n . Papauwi kasi ako noong araw na yun galing sa trabaho tapos may children’s party sa kalapit bahay. Parang nasa Pinas din talaga kasi may mga nagvivideoke, may nagtatagayan, hindi papahuli yung repolyong-may-nakatusok-na-hotdog-at-may-marshmallows-sa-dulo, mga nanay na ~~nagkwekwentuhan at~~ nagtsitsismisan, at syempre Pinoy games. Minabuti ko na manuod na lang muna at magpalipas ng oras. Buti na lang may bus stop sa tapat ng bahay nila kaya doon ko sila pinapanood.

Mga batang dito na ipinanganak ang mga kalahok sa games kaya naman hindi nila maunawaan ang pinagsasabi nung nageexplain. So yun, sinabi na lang na parang “piñata” ito. Ang piñata… pukpok palayok… saan ba sila galing?

Ang salitang “piñata” ay Spanish word na nagmula naman sa Italian word na “pignatta” na nangangahulugang “pinecone.”

Pinaghihinalaang nagsimula ang pag-iral nito noong 14th century sa China. Ang mga magsasakang Intsik ay gumagamit ng mga naturang palayok na hugis hayop at nababalutan ng mga makukulay na papel para sa mabungang pagaani. Pinaniniwalaan din na nung natuklasan ni Marco Polo ang tradisyong ito sa mga Tsekwa ay ibinalita niya ito sa mga Europeo noon ding 14th century. Around 16th century, ang mga Kastilang missionaries naman ang nagpakilala nito sa mga Aztec Indians sa Mexico (hindi sa Pampanga ha..) Ginamit pa nila ito sa mga ceremonies upang ma-convert ang mga Aztec sa Kristianismo. Ginaamit ang piñata sa mga ritual gaya ng pagdating ng ulan, new year, pagcoconvert sa Kristianismo, pagaani, o ano kaya ay sa mga birthdays. Kaya hindi naman lagi candy, barya, o pulbos ang laman ng palayok. Naisip ko lang… kanino kaya natin namana ang pukpok palayok? Sa mga Intsik ba o sa mga Kastila.

Sa panahon natin ngayon, iilang bansa na lang ang gumagamit ng palayok. Uso na kasi ang mga piñata na karton. Nakakatuwa ang mga hugis nito, may Dora, Superman, kabayo, star, at kung anu-ano pa.

Nakakatuwa maglaro nito. Katunayan eh naiimagine ko ang mga itsura ng mga audience at ng pupukpok. Hahaha! Sige diretso. Kanan. Ay bobo. Atras ng onte. Kaliwa. Kanan! Kanan! Sa dami ng mga direksyon ay malilito ka talaga. Kaya naman kung anu-ano ang napupukpok… tapos yung itsura pa nung mga nagtuturo! Hahahaha! Sa mga games pag may party, sa totoo lang ito lang ang sinasalihan ko. Dito ko kasi nagagamit ang laki ng katawan ko. Pero di rin sapat ang laki ng katawan kasi kailangan mabilis ka din kundi basag na palayok lang makukuha mo. O di kaya eh sugat.

***Kinuha ko lang sa internet ang picture ng pukpok palayok. Salamat ha…

Where's my towel?

2007-08-25T04:35:00.001-07:00

This is the story behind the poem welcome to procrastiNATION.

I saw this homeless guy walking around our block earlier this afternoon. He was the same guy who made a “chaos” in our workplace last 2 weeks. He was the Sun I’m talking about on welcome to procrastiNATION.

Last two weeks, just after I arrived from work I did my routine — wash hands, clock-in, check the things assigned for me to finish, and empty the rubbish. And so I emptied the rubbish and threw ayaw anything unfamiliar. There was a white towel and a newspaper scattered on one of the tables. I also threw them. The white towel was very filthy so I don’t need to ask any permission to threw it and besides its been there for half an hour.

Fast forwarding, while I was outside talking to a friend, I saw the homeless guy (geeez from now on I’ll be calling him Mike, because he’s a Micronesian) standing right in front of our door staring at me. He looks at me like a pervert and I was scared I went inside. A few minutes later he came inside and then asked my co-worker for his white towel. Here is the dialogue as far as I can remember.

Mike: Hey, where’s my towel?
Sony (the co-worker): Excuse me?
Mike: the white towel.
Sony: the white what?
(Mike’s words are slurred)
Mike: The towel! white towel…. t-o-w-e-l.
Sony: Oh, I don’t know.
Me (on a corner): What did he said?
Sony: I can’t understand him.
Then I asked the guy what is he asking for…
Mike: There was a towel, a white towel, and a morning paper on THAT table! Where did you put it?!
Then I realized it was the towel I threw ayaw. Mike’s voice was so loud our boss heard it.
Boss: Hey! Go home!
Me: He’s homeless, where’d you think he’ll go?
Mike: Where did you put it!
Boss: We don’t have your towel here, this is not your house to leave your stuff just like that!

Then things when out of control. He started throwing things on us. So we didn’t had a choice but to call the cops — 911! As much as I want to tell our boss that it was still on the trash can, I didn’t reacted anymore. In about 3 minutes, the cops came in.

Later did I realize that what if he’s not crazy?. He knows where he left it. What if that towel is very significant to him? A remembrance from his lost love? A childhood memory? Whatever it is, maybe he’s just not crazy at all. I wonder what did he said to the police…

But as the day went through… On my way home while on the bus, there was a homeless lady (I’m sure of that) seated 2 seats from me. She was sleeping when I boarded the bus so it is just normal for her to sway. A couple more minutes, I noticed that something’s not right. She began drooling a lot. And I mean a lot! A few more minutes she woke up. We were on the middle of the backroad. It was dark excpet for the post lights. And then suddenly she stood up. Then started to face the windows and she kind of strip danced. Then I realized that she wasn’t strip dancing but trying to sit on the floor! For a second there, I stopped reading the book and just watch her. She is crazy! She started to crawl around and then when she stood up, the driver just stopped. Then there it was, a bus stuck on road. She said she wants to get off but in her situation, she just can’t leave the bus like that. We have to call 911 for assistance because she started to kick the doors.

Here she is:

I was home by 10:40 pm.

Why am I sharing this? Because I met Mike again this afternoon. And I learned something. Not all homeless people are crazy. Though mostly of them are, you can’t just label him as homeless if you just met him that day. And granting that Mike is homeless, why I didn’t just took the towel off the trash can and give him another newspaper? Because I was scared. I am scared. He’s very dirty he made me think that he’s a homeless. But then not all crazy people are like those I thought are out of their minds. Maybe he is crazy, but with the white towel… I think that is a remembrance from someone close to him. Or is he on drugs?

I thought people are homeless because they are crazy. Well some of them are, and some of them just don’t have a shelter. No matter who you are talking to, always tell them what’s happening and what has happened. For it is not only bothering other people, but also exposing the truth. Yes Mike I threw your towel.. and I am sorry. But don’t worry, here it is! More filthy than it was before.

Because some people accept the truth no matter how bad it is for them. For it is the only thing or the last thing that will keep them sane.

Moving on, Mike was wearing a nicer shirt this afternoon. I’m glad he didn’t recognized me. And as for the lady, that night she said she was going to the town.

And yes, they were the Sun and the Moon I am talking about.

My Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2007

2007-08-25T04:33:00.000-07:00

Ten??? I just started this blog thing last month so as of now I only have few influential blogs.

A brother asked me to join this contest and so here is my list:

1. Bro. Eli Soriano has just recently started his blog and now gaining popularity. Sa huling sagap ko ng balita ay he has more than 100,000 viewers. And to be fair, he just started blogging last April ‘07. We can learn a lot of things in his blog especially on spiritual matters. It’s an all-around blog focussing on Spirituality. His blog is also interactive. You can participate on his eDebate page or ask him any kind of question on his Ask Bro. Eli page. Can’t really understand English? No problem. His page has a translator that can be found on his sidebar. (I can’t tell you much more about his blog for it is for you to see it.)

2. Goldenferi - she has a collection of poems. Just click this link.

3. Sinag - Caranijuan’s i.ph blog. Makukulet na posts and worth reading. Minsan na-late ako sa work dahil may binabasa akong post niya, naaliw lang ako. I would sometimes check out his blog for comments. There are people na sadyang gumagawa ng issue para mapagtuunan ng pansin. Balak ata magtayo ng love-team ang ilan sa readers mo…

I’ll update my 4-10 top blogs pag may nakita na ako .. and oh, if #2 doesn’t qualify, just tell me and I’ll update it.

(sakit na ng mata ko.)

If you would like to join this contest, please follow ~~the white rabbit~~ this link: http://digitalfilipino.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-10-emerging-influential-blogs-in.html

Life is more challenging after I "suspect" myself having...

2007-08-25T04:31:00.000-07:00

Asthenopia.

Though still not confirmed by experts, I just knew I am suffering from asthenopia.

Asthenopia is an ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision. Symptoms often occur after reading, computer work, or other activities that involve tedious visual tasks.

I started having those symptoms when I was in 5th Grade. There were times I would think that life “sucks” because of that physical pain. Mag-aabsent ako sa school o work dahil lang sa masakit ang palibot ng mata ko. Isa na rin yan sa dahilan kung bakit mejo slow pace ang buhay ko. My mom would always blame me whenever I said my vision is starting to blur. She would always say “Magpuyat ka pa!” or “May mga libro pa ako dyan, gusto mo basahin?” Siguro mejo namana ko din ang sarcasm niya. And yes, I’m not wearing eyeglasses. Minsan nabatukan na ako ng mama ko kasi kulang na lang ay maging magnet ang mata ko sa mga books. Nearsightedness. I sometimes think that I look funny in front of our TV or my computer.

Naiinis ako dati kasi may mga pagkakataon na I have to stop doing something kasi hindi na kaya ng mata ko. Hindi rin ako makahilamos ng maigi minsan kasi takot na ako basain yung mata ko. Natatakot ako.

At times, I would touch my eyes and would feel pain. Its like pressing your eyes hard, at the same time having headache. Worse is my nose will bleed. In addition to being anemic, this asthenopia thing would sometimes suck up my mornings. I’ll just wake up one day shivering and sweating. Don’t forget the headache. Sometimes I think that its worse than asthenopia.

Those were my mornings.

Now, I still wake up shivering but without the fear. Though I still have some (ano ba talaga bruha?). I now sleep early and read under good lighting. I’m still feeling those symptoms but I know that I’ll be fine. I still haven’t talk to any doctors yet because I don’t have a medical insurance (or whatever you call it) and because I don’t have enough money.

I thank God for everything.

Mga Tulog sa Larawan

2007-08-21T23:58:00.000-07:00

Isang maiksing blog….

Sana

Hindi naman maaalis sa pikchuran ang mga taong kakaiba. May nakatunganga, may mga hindi nakatingin sa camera, may mga tinulak, may mga napilitan, may mga pakyut at may mga sadyang kyut, at syempre… mga nakapikit sa pictures!

Kahit saan laganap yan, as in sa buong mundo! Ewan ko ba… I just want this to get out of my chest. Nasisilaw ba sila sa flash ng camera? Masyado ba maliwanag? Puyat ba sila? O trip lang talaga nila?

Diba nakakainis yung ganun? Lets say ikaw yung nakapikit sa picture! Then lets say prom niyo… ang saklap diba? Suot mo ay purmal, tapos nakapikit sa picture. Ganun din sa mga class pictures. As in kahit saan.

What’s my point? Wala.

Kung bakit ba naman kasi nagpahuli ka? Bumibilang naman ng 1-2-3 yung kumukuha ng picture pero bakit nakapikit ka pa din? Ang masama ay nakuhaan ka pa na nagpapapula ng labi. Ang panget nun~ dyahe!!! Nakapikit ka na nagpapakyut ka pa!

Disguise of this Guy

2007-08-21T23:45:00.000-07:00

Apt personality you show on people
The words you used on things so simple
Makes it look so arduous.
Wrong knowledge of who you really are,
You decieved me from who you really are.

My Resort

2007-08-21T23:43:00.000-07:00

The moon is full again
Words are flying around my ears.
They cut off my line
Now bubbles are bursting here,
Lavender pouch on my side.
Now do not describe me
For at times, I am simply out of this world.
Try not to look at imperfections
A fair image that hides it all
By the candles within me.
This, for you, seems to be absurd
For what I share is impertinent.
but those are
My resort that you smothered.

Why Blog?

2007-08-21T23:34:00.000-07:00

This will be my first blog entry and I hope everything will be fine…

I’ve had recent posts on my Friendster account but those are just plain blah-blah-blahs and some “copy+paste” posts from our Church’s official site.

But why blog?

I’m not good in grammar so I may have to say some words using my native tongue. Sa madaling salita shonga ako sa English. Isa na rin siguro yun kung bakit ako magblo-blog. But there is one thing that moved me from making my own blog - freedom, especially the Freedom of Religion.

What freedom of religion?! In our country, Philippines, government officials are being paid by some religious groups so that they can freely sue another religious group, especially their leaders and their programs. Why are they doing that? Maybe because they are getting pissed by what the other program is preaching… but there is a reason behind it. Ano yon? Simple lang, TINATAMAAN sila at GUILTY sila, the other religion is telling the truth about their false doctrines, tapos ang gagawin nila ay suhulan ang mga governments officials para ipahinto ang kabilang programa. Parang ABS-CBN lang yan at GMA.

It is against the principle of Freedom of Religion, or of Freedom by itself. But still they are doing that. Nakakasama ng loob but on the other hand, we are lucky. Kinatutuparan tayo ng hula na nakasulat sa Biblia. To be frank, I’m referring to my Religion, na pilit pinipigilan magpahayag ng katotohanan, versus Iglesia ni Manalo (INC).

But there was a time na ang mga “tinta” naman ang inireklamo ng mga Katolika dahil sa mga programa nila. Pero pinanigan sila ng gobyerno. Why? No comment.

Here are the few excerpts from the said case of the Catholic Church against INM:

The respondent Board may disagree with the criticisms of other religions by petitioner but that gives it no excuse to interdict such criticisms, however, unclean they may be. Under our constitutional scheme, it is not the task of the State to favor any religion by protecting it against an attack by another religion. Religious dogmas and beliefs are often at war and to preserve peace among their followers, especially the fanatics, the establishment clause of freedom of religion prohibits the State from leaning towards any religion. Vis-a-vis religious differences, the State enjoys no banquet of options. Neutrality alone is its fixed and immovable stance. In fine, respondent board cannot squelch the speech of petitioner Iglesia ni Cristo simply because it attacks other religions, even if said religion happens to be the most numerous church in our country. In a State where there ought to be no difference between the appearance and the reality of freedom of religion, the remedy against bad theology is better theology. The bedrock of freedom of religion is freedom of thought and it is best served by encouraging the marketplace of dueling ideas. When the luxury of time permits, the marketplace of ideas demands that speech should be met by more speech for it is the spark of opposite speech, the heat of colliding ideas that can fan the embers of truth.

To view the full article, click H E R E.

Napakagandang decision, and I quote:

Under our constitutional scheme, it is not the task of the State to favor any religion by protecting it against an attack by another religion.

Religious dogmas and beliefs are often at war and to preserve peace among their followers, especially the fanatics, the establishment clause of freedom of religion prohibits the State from leaning towards any religion.

the remedy against bad theology is better theology [AMEN!]

But what happened to our side nung tayo naman ang inireklamo? WALA, actually meron… yun na nga yung hindi pinansin ang side natin. Dahil para kay Arroyo at La Guardia, walang freedom of religion… meron man ay para lang yun sa may pera. Tahasang pagpapakita na yan ng pagpanig ng gobyerno sa isang religion, which is very unfair, especially to those who are telling the truth. As always tayo ang api. Naalala ko tuloy yung kanta ng Bamboo na Tatsulok…

Hangga’t marami ang lugmok sa kahirapan
At ang hustisya ay para lang sa mayaman
Habang may tatsulok, at sila ang nasa tuktok
Di matatapos itong gulo

Pero sa kabila ng lahat ay nagpapasalamat pa din ako sa mga pag-uusig nila.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all manner
of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 5:11
King James Version

So why blog? Eh kasi sa wala naman MTRCB sa Internet eh.