Crisis Earth....

I recently gave up on my dream of owning my own car right now; mainLy because gas prices are ridiculously going up by the week. Imagine, a litter is worth around P 50.00, not a joke, considering that I remember once upon a time, yOu can get enough gas to last for a day or two for P20.00 (take into consideration that cars were less fuel efficient back then...) I would not be surprised if the price per litter shot up to 60 in the next month or so.

This problem is not isolated to the Philippines though, in fact the price of fuel is increasing globally. In fact, the price of fuel in the Philippines is still pretty cheap as compared to other countries.

This problem is not originally an economic problem... For me it can actually be rooted on two major problems.

The first of which is the more obvious one; it is an environmental problem. You can't deny that oil is becoming more scarce, and it is quite impossible for us to be able to replenish what we have already used within our lifetime. The scarcity of fuel can be traced to many things, but I believe you must connect it directly to the second problem: "Selfishness" ...

The second problem manifests itself in many ways.
This can be seen when people drive Gas Guzzlers, because they can afford it or they just do not care about the consequences of their actions...
This can be seen when big companies from dry out a limited resource, not thinking of the consequences in the future... Think about it, I am sure that these companies have always known that oil is a limited resource, and that they should have planned in the long run about the possibility of developing cleaner and a less limited source of energy....
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The global fuel crisis is but the tip of the (pardon the cliche) iceberg... Unless we become more aware of the environmental problems we are facing right now; there will be no hope for people.

In the perspective of Cosmological time, we are actually killing our selves, not our planet, the passing of centuries will heal the planet, but once we are extinct...Well you get the picture...
Time to start caring...or as a very good friend of mine says... move to Mars...



(for CC,
you strengthened my passion to do what I can to save the Earth...)

Dude, where's my inspiration?

I have to write a 35 page paper, and it is due in less than one month… Only God knows if I can finish the task. What makes it so hard is that it should be a thesis caliber paper; (it took me 1 year and one sem to write my thesis…)

But sooner or later I know that somehow, inspiration will hit me and the words will soon start to flow. These are the tines I envy those who effortlessly write stuff…that make sense.

I don’t know why, but for the past years, I have been lacking the inspiration I need to write; and the cliché “there is inspiration all around you” does not seem to help. So, by the looks of it, my goal to write a Palanca Award winning piece of literature before I hit 30 is going down the toilet.

But despite all that, I will continue to write; maybe one day I will find the inspiration to write, one day I will write an award winning modern-day-novel, but before that, I have to finish my paper.

Blooper Reel

One of my favorite parts in a Pixar movie is where they show the out-takes. It's funny how the animators and writers create these moments where their characters commit these bloopers as if they were real.
I believe that people are so 'amused' by the mistakes of others that it becomes a source of laughter for a few months. Take for example the slaughtering of the song "Kiss Me" by a member of the Viva Hot Babes , or more recent Ms. Philippines episode. As funny as it is to see other people's mistake, we should be able to laugh at our own mistakes.

I remember back in prep, I was selected to run the hurdles during family day. The instruction was that when you reach the tire (which was the halfway point of the course), you must run around it and run back towards the starting line. I was leading by a huge margin, and would have won the race, had I actually followed instructions, instead I ran around in circles around the tire...

As funny as some mistakes may seem, there are those which are not laughing matters. Like how is it a condo unit was built in the middle of a rain forest or how the government failed to foresee the current rice shortage we are facing.

When the government commits certain mistakes, it will never be a laughing matter. These mistakes take the character of moral issues, since a lot of things are compromised. The sad part is, no one ever takes the blame. They always wash their hands and act as if they were more innocent than a new-born-baby.

At the end of the day, I would rather run around in circles again and again, than be those idiots in the government.

Everyone Else....(but me)

Lately I have been going through what I would have to call the 'near-thirty-blues': a condition characterized by fear, considering the fact that in a few years time, my age will no longer be part of the calendar. It does not help that I am still a student and dependent on my family since I have no job. Years ago, I would not have imagined that my life would be like this now, since back then, I figured that I should be earning pretty well right now, that is not the case. I guess that it does not help that a lot of my peers and those younger than me are already going places and are on their way to becoming successful in their careers. (but do take note that I am extremely happy for my friends who are on going forward in their careers)
It's just that feeling that everyone else is going somewhere, but me.

Those who know me, know how stressed I get whenever the topic of doing well in life comes up. I guess because part of me believes that if I don't do well, I will be the only failure among my brothers and sisters since all of them are doing very well in their chosen fields. I also fear that I will end up as bum, forever dependent on my family.

Maybe it's just me, maybe it's just the fact that finals are a few weeks away and I am not that ready...

Love in the Time of Gloria

The past few months have been a classic example of how a government can spiral downwards as a result of certain corrupt practices. Who would have thought that 3 letters from the English alphabet (ZTE) could spell trouble for the government?

As the inquiry goes on, we continue to witness arrogance at its best as some of our legislators waste precious time asking unnecessary questions one after the other, when such time can actually be used to determine important facts which will help the people understand the facts in a clear concise manner, such that they will be able to act rationally (in non-Edsa 3 manner).

It’s sad to see such things happen, it seems that a lot of our government officials have no love for this country; one could say that this day the statesman has seem to have vanished and has some how transformed into a very hungry capitalist pig.

Our country is in a very terrible mess, so much in fact that you can see how many people are moving away, saying that there is no hope for the Philippines. I do not agree with these people. I believe that as long as you have any amount of love for this country, you will stay…

Tomorrow, people will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, or “Single’s Awareness Day”. During this special day, a huge amount of flowers, chocolates, greeting cards etc. will be sent out; all for the sake of love.

Love is, as a friend of mine once wrote in my barkada’s logbook, “one of the most written-about-things in the world”. However, I do believe, that even if such was true, no one can ever write something so perfect as to really capture love in its entire beauty. Each of us have our own individual experience, but somehow, whenever we share these with other people, we manage to find a common ground. This tells us that love is both universal and personal.

In the end, I believe that love is what will redeem both our country and our souls. It is what makes us see hope for this country, it is what will give us the strength to love even without being loved in return. It is what makes suffering a million heartbreaks worth it…

When you love, you never lose, you always win…

Stuff

We make a lot of promises, most of the time though we end up breaking them.
God knows how many promises I have broken. Most of the time though, I am sure that we never really mean to break such promises, it just happens.

In the long history of broken promises though, it's the promise to never break someones heart that will always be broken.
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This afternoon, I had an interesting talk with Bboy regarding a few things happening in my life, interestingly, he was able to answer a few of the questions that have been nagging me for the past few weeks.

One of the things he told me was that to promise never to break someone's heart is one promise that you should never give, because no matter what happens, there is a big chance that you will break someones heart. (take note that this is not necessarily what has been bothering me for the past few weeks) But he told me that should not matter, since what you do after breaking someone's heart is what should matter....

So I guess this is what I should say instead...
"I can't promise never to break your heart, but if ever I do, I will do everything I can to mend it, even if I would have to give you pieces of my own....."

(all that mush, I guess since valentines is just around the corner..... argh, single-blues.....)