The Philippine President's Love Life

I just heard in the news that Pres. Noynoy is appealing to the media to give him the privacy he deserves particularly on his love life.

Being the first and only bachelor Philippine President, the media would always report on his dating.  I personally think and I agree with PNoy that the media should give him the privacy on his love life he deserves.  The media should focus on reporting the things that our President is able and not able to address or solve concerning our economy.

But then again, I was so shocked (or should I even be shocked)  when the media exposed the source of the news on his dating....it was no other than his sister Kris.  I vividly remember when Kris promised the public that she will shut up just so she will not ruin her brother's presidency.  And she is doing it again.

Krist Aquino To Leave The Country If Noy Wins

Remember the episode of The Buzz after the controversial walk out issue of Ruffa Gutierrez?

Sabi ni Kris: “I had dinner w/ Noy tonight after his TVC shoot. He told me ’di raw ba puwede na may quiet Sunday kami? And he asked y sya nada­may when he’s not even part of Buzz. I would like to extend a loving hug to Ruffa. I viewed the tape & altho I still feel I gave my comment w/ af­fection, maybe it made her feel even worse be­cause she’s now moving in a new direction. We had what I be­lieved was a good working rela­tion­ship in the almost 2 years we were together on the Buzz.

“I can also understand that Ruffa’s mom dislikes Noynoy & my family, maybe because of asso­cia­tion & our vocal proclamation of admiration for Ding­dong & his selfless contribution to help Noy’s presidential bid. It is w/ Ruffa that I enjoyed a heal­thy working relationship with & I only have good words to say about her.

“To Ruffa, I sincerely apologize for causing u hurt. My brother Noynoy would like to add that we live in democracy—1 where we r very free to make our own choice for president. Noy told me in any election, we’ll have our share of fervent supporters, and harshes critics. And if u can’t take the heat, then politics isn’t for u.
“As a woman, and as Ruffa’s mom and lola of Lorin & Venice, I respect u tita Annabelle and on behalf of our family I apologize for the distress we caused yours. Hindi po ako mayabang, kaya ako nagpapakumbaba ngayon.

“On a last note, I promised Noy that if he does WIN, and I’m a cause of stress for him & his presidency, I’ll gladly take my 2 boys to live any­where there is TFC so that I can continue to work but w/ our overseas Filipino brothers & sisters. Of course, Noy said—dinner daw ’yun, hindi teleserye ko.”

NOW THAT NOYNOY IS WINNING IN THE UNOFFICIAL TALLY, CAN SHE NOW START PACKING HER THINGS SO THAT WHEN NOY IS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT, SHE IS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY?!!

Manny Villar's Downfall

In a recent news,  Manny Villar concedes to Noynoy Aquino in the presidential race.  There are few apparent reasons he can blame why he lost.

First, he can blame the political ads.  He bombarded the public with his ads and most probably people just got fed up and started to think how much is he spending and how is going to gain his expenses back.

Second, he can blame his endorsers.  His celebrity endorsers, were most likely the most famous in Phil showbiz today - one of whom is Willie Revillame.  Few days before the elections, Willie showed the public his truest form - ARROGANT.  Everybody must have seen and heard how Willie Revillame challenged ABS-CBN management to kick out a showbiz reporter, Jobert Sucaldito for putting him in a bad light in the latter's commentaries / reports.

Lastly, he can blame himself.  Villar faced with several controversies chose not to answer or explain the allegations thrown at him, one of which was the graft charges on C5 extension.  Perhaps, thinking that Filipinos are dumb to just let it pass.

Willie Revillame Wants Jobert Sucaldito Kicked Out of ABS-CBN

I recently saw in the news an upset and mad Willie Revillame threatening ABS-CBN that he will resign if it does not kick out Jobert Sucaldito, who reported or commented about Willie's show featuring youths with low grades.

Sucaldito who was doing his job as a radio commentator, commented that Willie should instead feature and highlight students with high grades so young people would follow and be inspired if they wish to have a chance in TV.

I really feel that Willie's call to kick out Jobert is uncalled for and over-bearing of him.  Who does he think he is???  Does this mean that none of the people in the network should talk about him if it puts him in a bad light, just because his show has high ratings?  Willie should bear in mind that his show is being followed by many not because of him.  It is being watched only because he gives away big cash prizes, prizes from the sponsors and not his.  When he was away and out of Wowowee, the show went on, people still went on to watch it and people still tried to be in it hoping they win or bring home some cash.  It makes me wonder what he can possibly do if he is indeed in power or in a position of authority!

ABS-CBN should not allow any of its talents to manipulate them or black mail its managment, so to speak.

Arrogant Braggart

I saw this shout out post from a social networking site - Facebook, the shout out goes :  "Just finished washing my two cars and my two bathroom with bath tub...".  If you will just read this post, there seems to be nothing wrong about it.  Hey, people do that all the time, they post things - whatever comes to thier minds.  But if one will go through his profile, you would realize that the profile owner is an arrogant braggart.

Why?  His posts were mainly focused on 2 things:  Arrogance and Hatred.  There was one post that really irked me.  He posted: "My monthly tax return is higher than the annual income of most people".  So, if we will have to have to read between the lines in his post about cleaning, he wants the whole world to know that he has two cars and he has a relatively big house that has 2 bathrooms with bathtub. 

I wonder how can someone be as arrogant...

The Most Self Centered Facebook Shout Out

Last Sept 27, Metro Manila was badly hit by typhoon Ondoy, a lot of people were affected by floods.  People lost their homes, loved ones and properties. 

Facebook, a social networking site suddenly became the venue for volunteerism, rescue and relief.  People posted shoutouts asking for help, some posted pics to let the rest know how badly hit was an area.  People offered prayers thru this site, some people organized rescue and relief operations through their shout outs.  But there is one shout out that caught my attention:

**profile name** a tough choice i had to make. left my house with my mitsu car and sala down with water VS my safety and my rav4. i felt helpless, nothing to do as mother nature gives us a miniscule sampling of the great flood.

This is the most self centered, egoistic and pathetic phrase I have ever seen posted in Facebook.  The phrase does not convey any anxiety on the part of the poster.  He is not really worried on his safety.  If you will read between the lines, the poster wanted to made it known to the public that he has 2 cars. I could not fathom and I don't think I will be able to, how can someone post an entry like this at times like these.

Hayden Kho's Camp: "DOJ Pressured to Charge Him"

On an article at abs-cbnNEWS.com last October 23, 2009 on the embattled doctor's indictment, Kho's camp alleged that DOJ gave way to pressure from media and Sen. Bong Revilla when they ruled on the case.  Kho's counsel, Atty. Lorna Kapunan pointed out that it was being made into a "media spectacle".

Has Kho's camp forgotten that it was also the media that they used to build up Hayden's "good name"? Weeks before the DOJ's ruling, we were swamped with TV interviews and Media items featuring how Hayden is/was, as a good man, a good son, a good brother, a good relative, a good friend, blah blah blah. Everthing you'll hear from these campaigns about Hayden were good. They even featured Hayden as a reformed man or at least on his way to being reformed. All these are obviously PR campaigns to build up Hayden. In all these interviews and features, I have never heard nor seen Hayden say, "Katrina, I am sorry. I should have not done what I have done". We never heard the actual sincere apology.

Now that their ploy did not work, they are blaming the media for pressuring DOJ. A "media spectacle"? Have they forgotten that Hayden got himself into this spectacle? Have they forgotten that Hayden is a celebrity - a status that he himself so aspired?  When the media was featuring Hayden on his way to celebrity-hood, they weren't saying anything about the press making a "spectacle" of his activities...why the turnaround now, just because the "spectacle" he is involved in is now a negative one?

The truth is, he did what he did. And he should be made accountable and responsible for that.

Why Do Homosexuals Want To Get Married?

Here is another interesting topic on Gays and Lesbians Issues my partner commented on and was chosen best answer by the readers in Yahoo Answers...


Why do homosexuals want to get married?

Isn't marriage a religious thing? Was it not founded by religions that hold homosexuality to be an "abomination" and what have you? I'm not religious and it doesn't matter to me in the least, but I don't see the point of marriage between any two persons. You could just as easily agree to "spend your life" with someone without a piece of paper saying that you're going to do so, right?

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

Let's see.

A gay man can't leave his property to his partner of 24 years when he dies, because they aren't "married". The family that he has never spoken to since his parents beat him up for being gay get to take everything.

A lesbian cannot visit her partner in the hospital because she's not "married" to her, even though the sick woman knows she is dying and just wants to be with her beloved until her dying breath.

A gay couple who has adopted a child will easily have that child taken away because they are not married.

These are just off the top of my head. Let's not add insurance coverage, tax exemptions and benefits, and so many other issues into the mix of "marriage equality".

RE your "religious" argument of marriage, please explain to me why atheists - who just happen to be heterosexual - can go down to city hall and get a marriage license.

Should Gays serve openly in the Military?

My partner constantly posts his comments on Yahoo Answers particulary about Gays and Lesbians and in numerous intances, his comments would more often than not would be voted by readers as the best answers.

Here is one of the issues he commented on....


Should Gays serve openly in the Military?

I was caught up in a debate the other day about this and was curious what you guys and girls thought, since oddly enough everyone debating this was straight.

The first thought that I have about this is actually a question, you may want to serve openly gay (which is fine to be yourself) however do you think the "good ol' boy, redneck guy" is going to be as understanding and accepting as everyone else?

I'm not against letting gays serve it's just I don't believe it's going to be the safest thing for them to do to be honest.

So what are your opinions on this, should gays be allowed to serve openly in the military?


Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

Yes, we should, and it should be the military's duty as well to make sure that the army is a place that is safe for gay men to do so. ALL the scientific studies have shown that the homophobic assumptions that gay men will lower morale, or that gay men can't fire a gun as well as the striaght men, or that gay men are not suited for "hard military work" - all of these have been proven as hogwash and biased thinking.

There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON why gay men should not be able to serve - qualifications are what should be the barometer": If a person passed the tests, both mental and practical ones, there is no logical reason to deny the entry of gay people into the armed forces.

Of course, that thinking has to come from the top - that intolerance or homophobia will

Why I Hate Hitting the Gym

I'm a lifetime member of a fitness center for 10 yrs now and in those 10 years, I can still count how many times I have visited my gym....15 times ;-)

I recently went to workout since I have been trying to trim down by eating less and I thought I could go and tone my body this time. I have lost at least 15 pounds for 2 months of eating healthily. I remember my reason for not going in the past, it was because the gym was so cramped up and I had to wait in line just to use the bike or the treadmill. So I went on a holiday, lunchtime. I was so glad to see that I made the right decision. There are a few people only that I had an option paralysis which treadmill to step on. There so many vacant machines.

I stepped on one, the one with a TV monitor, walked slowly to warm up and slowly I increased the speed. As I was enjoying my brisk walk, I heard a yell. Huh? Hah? What's happening? As I surveyed the entire gym, the yell came from a man working out lifting weights. He is being spotted by another man. These 2 men are in their tight tank tops. Both have nice toned bodies. These 2 caught my attention, so what the heck, for entertainment purposes, I watched them as I do my stationary brisk walking. Then it dawned on me, are these two gays? I think they are!!! And they are hitting on each other!!! "Dude, you have nice biceps.", the other would reply, "Thank you bro, you have nice abs". Huh? Hah? Am I in a gay bath house or what? These two would pump some weights and after each reps, they would face the mirror, compliment themselves, take a pose and compliment each other. OMG!!! Such narcissists!!! They are the only people making noises in the gym and that noise that they are creating are, "Dude, nice pecs", "Bro, how's my hamstring", blah, blah, blah.

I finished my 30 minute treadmill walk, finished by doing some body toning exercises. Spent 1.5 hrs working out.

As I hit the shower, I remembered my other reason for not going to the gym. I really find it irritating to hear and see narcisistic remarks and moves. "Dude, look at my abs, aren't they great", "Yeah bro, they are great. Aren't my pecs, firm?"

Arrrggghhh!!! Girls! Go get a room !!!

Eating in a Fast Food

I am a fan of eating out in fast food chains. For some reason or another, no matter how hard I try to eat healthy, I would always have a craving for those fried chicken or burger or fries.

In my many cravings, I would go to the KFC outlet in Sen Gil Puyat corner Chino Roces St in Makati City since I live and work within the area. Depsite this vow I made to myself that I SHALL NEVER visit that particular outlet anymore because over their insanely slow service. So I went since I have to satisfy a craving and so I could bring some for my partner as well. It was an hour past midnight, I told myself at least their service will be a lot faster this time since there are only a number of customers. I was the only one ordering. I was so happy that in a matter of minutes I will be able to devour that chicken burger and fries. In my disgust, it took the crew to take my order for more than 15 minutes. I will never be able to understand this policy of KFC requiring their crew to take orders and not allow them to jot down in paper what your order was. They will simply stare at you, try to listen ( "try" being the operative word) and remember your order. As expected, there are errors in the order and you had to repeat your order.

Another thing I noticed is that, the person who took my order, got the fries, took the burger, gave tissue and placed it in my tray is the same person who is doing the cashiering and handling money. Flashback!!! Weren't we taught in school, in TV ads, by our parents that handling money can transmit millions of bacteria? That Safeguard TV Ad played in my mind. I talked to the manager about it and all he can mutter was, "We ensure that our staff maintain good hygiene and sanitation". Huh? Hah? What hygiene is he talking about? In my 15 minutes encounter with the food handler / cashier. I never saw her wash nor sanitize her hands before handling the food she placed in my try. She took my order, took my money, gave me my change, she handled the food and assembled it in my tray. That's all I saw. I never saw the hand sanitation thing.

So I decided to cancel my order. I went home frustrated. Frustrated because of the slow service, the sanitation thing and most of all, THAT GREASY FINGER LICKING BURGER AND FRIES I NEVER HAD. Was it pride? Was I being OC? Should have I just given in to my craving, even if in my mind there's this soap ad which graphics of germs and bacteria playing in my mind?

Back home, I drowned myself with the ever reliable instant noodles (Lucky Me pancit canton - the best), hotdogs fried in butter and Coke in can. Shared it with my ever supportive partner ;-)

Celebrity Endorsers

Almost a week ago, I saw this new TV commerial of Smart. I felt so disgusted!!! Sharon Cuneta is the new endorser of Smart. Rememeber, she used to be the endorser of Globe? Remember that TV Commercial where there was a blue lace connecting her to the person at the other end of the line who supposedly was abroad? That was the time when KC, her daughter went to Paris to study. For so many years she was the endorser of Globe. What could really be the reason for her to endorse a competitor this time? Is the reason really because she truly believes in the services of Smart?

I also recall Sharon endorsing Alaska, a milk product. But now, she is endorsing Nido, a competitor. Or was it the other way around? See, now I'm confused. She also used to endorse Eight O' Clock juice drink, then there was Del Monte Pinapple Juice. Again, a competitor.

In one of her interviews about being one of the most sought after edorser, she said, she endorses a product only because she really believes in the product. But is it really that or is it who can pay the most talent fee? Where is the integrity on this endorsement or should we say, where is the intergrity of this kind of celebrity. Come to think of it, actors are paid to act. This is what they do best, ACT. They act to make you believe in something. They act to make you believe that a person can have powers and fly. They are paid to do that. If they are not paid, they won't act.

This is precisely why politicians or even newscasters are not supposed to be endorsing products or be seen in TV and Print Ads. To appear on TV or Print to endorse a product, one is paid. Paid to say something good about a product so people will believe and buy the product. Imagine seeing a law-maker endorsing skin care center. What does that tell you? He is paid to say something good about that center so people will avail of its services. It goes without saying, that he can be paid, for the right amount of course, to say anything or do anything. Just imagine what else he can do if he is paid for the right amount. Imagine a news reporter being paid to endorse a detergent. Imagine what else she will say or do for the right amount. Can you still believe the words that come out of her mouth knowing that she be paid to say anything, as in anything at all?