Tulfo, Lady Gaga, Jessica Sanchez and PBB Teens: Why My Motor Boat is Running These Days

Even if it doesn’t matter to you, I wanted to share my views on different issues. It may not be worth reading for some but for me, it is… 

• Tulfo vs. Santiago Airport Incident

People in my social network knew exactly my opinion about this one. So to summarize the reasons why I keep on posting rants on my FB and Twitter page about how I despised everything the Santiagos has to say regarding this issue, here’s my side:

I am not a fan of the Tulfo’s neither like them IN ANY WAY but disregarding the video being shown in almost all TV networks, social media sites and different streaming tool, HITTING A 60 YEAR OLD MAN IS NOT RIGHT! The Santiagos stated that Tulfo took the first punch and hit Claudine. Really?! Raymart?! REALLY?! Do you really expect me to believe you that a grown-public figure-mentally stable-man will hit a woman just because she talked loudly in front of him? Think about it. 

The Santiagos were convincing the public that Claudine was badly hurt because of the incident that took place in NAIA 3 terminal by attending press cons and interviews limping. Now, if you really want to pull that crap off… try to be at least more attentive to details. Do you really think improvising (as what artists really do when they’re acting) will work this time? People are not that dumb, you know?! So really think about it.

Now with the involvement of the video, Mon has physical evidence and witnesses so what made you think that you can convince me that everything you said were all true? And what’s with the Child Abuse law suit? Do you think your children obtained that “trauma” from Mon’s actions or is it because your children saw their parents hit an OLD MAN without hesitation and verbally abused a ground stewardess? REALLY?! Think about it.

And what happen to the old Ako ay Pilipino, Matapang na Tao?! When did we all become pussies?! What makes you think one on three is acceptable? Where’s “man’s ego” when you needed it? Haven’t we all agreed since Lapu-Lapu’s time that “kuyog” is an act of pussyness? Even our LGBT community is not fond of doing that. Shame on you Raymart and the other-unknown-guy who apparently loves attention so much.

I am not pro-violence but I don’t like pussies too. If people consider physical retribution as an answer to all their personal issues, then we should at least write a code of ethics on fist fighting. So our next generation will not follow this act of pussyness from the Santiagos.  

And for the Tulfo brothers, I know you are bad-asses and you all have that mafia blood and overflowing testosterone in your bodies but you didn’t have to scare those pussies away. It’s not worth it and even if it does, you should at least not brag about it on air. Ayan tuloy na censor kayo ng MTRCB. But seriously, deep down, I am curiously waiting for this to happen… everyone does. They’re just afraid to say it out loud. 

It narrows down to one horrible conclusion. For both sides: YOU ARE ALL PUBLIC FIGURES. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO SPEAK, ACT AND LIVE ON THE SHADOWS OF YOUR FAME. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ACT RESPONSIBLY AT ALL TIMES. THAT’S THE STINKY TRUTH BEHIND YOUR GLAMOROUS LIFE. I am not a celebrity but I am not dumb enough not to know that. You should know better.

• Lady Gaga vs. Religious Groups

Ok, I will try to carefully choose my words in writing this piece because I don’t wanna rot in hell just because I sounded like I am defending a human being who was categorized by religious orders as a devil worshipper. 

“I am not a creature of your government, MANILA!”—an excerpt from Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Concert last night in MOA Arena Grounds….

I am not a fan of Lady Gaga. I only knew some of her songs and mostly because it was featured on Glee (my favorite TV show). But I know her iconic and out of the box fashion and her vow of individuality. Again, I am not a fan but I admire her way of thinking. I respect her as an artist and as an individual. I didn’t watch any of her concerts and up to this day, I haven’t listened to her song “Judas” (which is apparently the song in questioned). Though, out of curiosity, I read the lyrics and carefully scrutinized every word in the song.

“Jesus is my virtue, Judas is the demon I cling to”—Ok, this particular part is quite questionable. However, the song does not start and end there. The song is obviously about falling in love with a wrong man. It was done in metaphorical context so it doesn’t mean that she wanted to praise the devil. The problem with us-- is we base our actions on our initial emotions. Once we felt insulted or offended, we initially act without thinking. I know, because I sometimes do that. I am also guilty of doing stupid things out of initial reaction. 

I respect everyone’s opinion. If you feel insulted and offended by her songs because your Christian values were violated then don’t patronize her. Don’t support her. Don’t watch her shows. Don’t listen to her songs. No one is forcing you to do so but don’t force other people who appreciates Lady Gaga’s craft into hating her. You have your choice; they are allowed to have it too. Everyone is entitled to be who they want themselves to be and believe to whatever they want to believe. Tapos na ang panahon ng mga Prayle sa Pilipinas, hindi na mangmang ang mga Pilipino.

 

Every day we are striving for the pursuit of happiness and democracy, so why are we making this a national issue? Religion and belief is a choice. It saddened me that we have so many important national issues (e.g. poverty, drugs, crime, economic crisis etc.) in line and here they are protesting for issues not worth protesting.

• Jessica Sanchez; The Next American Filipina Idol

I cried when Joshua Ledet was eliminated last week from the American Idol race. He was my favorite among the bunch. Don’t get me wrong, as much as I constantly twitting how I am infatuated with Colton and Philip, talent-wise—I am hands down Joshua. But because we have our very own Filipina-Mexican talent in the contest, that’s a different story. Jessica Sanchez, is by far the most talented contestant ever joined in American Idol. She is genuinely and immensely full of awesomeness that will make you damned not to love her. Joshua might half an inch better than Jessica, (again, talent-wise) but our own half Filipina-made have this unquestionable charm, x-factor and over-all package that Joshua hasn’t. And that reasons, should I dare say, enough to make Jessica the first Filipina-American Idol. 

• ABS-CBN PBB Teen Edition; The Horrible Face of Philippine Youth

Promise this is not as shallow as you think it is. The surface is superficial but the underlying issues are seriously alarming. I’ve been quite relaxed these days which gives me the luxury to watch shows just because I don’t have anything else to do. And one show that really threw me off my back was the newest edition of ABS-CBN Pinoy Big Brother Teens. 

It started when I read something from Twitter. It was juicy enough to persuade me to watch the reality show. Lo and behold, upon switching the channel, I was hooked. Not because I was entertained but I was like looking at the future leaders of tomorrow behaving like Neanderthals. I feel like I was time travelling from the era where values and self-respect is not properly established.

It scares me that if they behave like that in a house full of video cameras what kind of behavior we can expect from them if the cameras went off; That idea alone made me reminisce my hay days. I was wild and born free—so I thought I was. I thought I lived my youthful years on the edge of boundaries but after watching episode per episode, I sort of feel a lot better. 

I can never pull that off…

I am sorry for lack of detailed information but I can’t find any proper words to describe what kind of actions you can witness from these kids. Yes, kids that just literally just got out of beginner’s bra, kids that barely have chest hairs, kids that are supposed to be enjoying Funny Comics instead of Cosmopolitan and FHM magazines… YES! These kids are now talking about marrying their first boyfriend, these kids are fighting over the affection of one man and not considering that they are behaving like sluts on national TV, these kids kissing and hugging AGAIN on national TV. And to make this matter worst, this reality show is shown everyday on PRIMETIME! *barf

You should watch this, so you can feel my disgust.

Bottom line: MTRCB should you first attend to this rather than the Tulfo Brothers’s issue?!

The New Kid Story

So here's the thing. I started out with my new gig a couple of weeks ago. As hard as I wanted to walk away from the corporate world, that's how it goes strong in pushing me deep down until I can barely even recognize the sole purpose of being in this field. I now work for one of the biggest cellphone company in the entire Philippines. Not that we have so many options but this is pretty good. Pay is good. So far, work load is fine. People are nice in their own not so obvious ways. But what makes it really really surprising is how I manage to get into this position (without pulling any strings) that is obviously beyond my league.

Here are some points I want to stress out:

Let's start on a more shallow level. Aesthetically speaking, i don't blend well with my co-workers. You can ask anyone in my circle that I really do mind what I put on my back. I allot enough time and effort to do my hair, my make-up and my dress. But no matter how much effort I put on, still I don't look like them. To give you a picture of what I'm saying this is how the rest of the office looks like (see left picture) and this is how I dressed (see right picture). Now, i despised working on that floor. (for that matter only)

Topics of conversation; I'm single, child-less by choice and have no indication even a blink of socially accepted copulation. So most of the time, I stare blankly at my co-workers while nibbling my guts and pretending I have something to contribute with their baby topics. With that, I always failed miserably.

And lastly, I may have vast experience with Quality Management but handling one whole department is another story. I can feel the pressure on my shoulders just by looking at their hopeful eyes.  I am Capt. America and I will save them from the super-evil ISO auditors. Not that I am complaining, but that idea scares the shit out of me. Though, I learned from my past that being afraid is normal but we shouldn't let our fears overshadow our success. SO BRING IT ON! :)

Don’t get me wrong. I love working. It’s just that looking back when I was still young and still dreaming, this is not exactly what I planned my life will be. That is why I color outside the lines and do not confine myself with norms when I was growing up. I specifically wanted that kind of life where I don’t sit on my ass 9 to 14 hours a day, diddling with my keyboard. I don’t plan my life having a committed relationship with my personal computer. I want adventure, I want thrill… I want life. But instead, I am forced to swim onto the depths of technical boredom and live my life with standards, margins, rules or whatever words that can describe how strict customary procedure I am into.

Oh well, life is really changing while you are busy planning it. 

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Tips on How to become Indispensable in your Company

Believe it or not, working your ass off is not the main key to become vital in your company. Of course, slacking is also not an option. You need this few tips to acquire absolute immunity to termination. 

Numero uno; be absolutely available every time. Let your Manager or your Team Lead feel your presence at all times. Make him or her depend on you. Let him or her become absolutely powerless without you. It’s like you’re his/her Knight and Shining Armor who will always save the day. I don’t just mean work-related stuffs, but also domestic, love live, money etc. Be that tiny little worker that crawls inside his/her life as deeply as possible. In that way, at times that you will screw up (this will happen, believe me) you’ll have a free pass.

Second, be “that somebody”. Meaning, you need to establish yourself to become “that somebody” in your work place. So when someone asks anything about you, your co-workers will instantly say, “Aaahh that’s , the brainstormer!!!” .Though be very careful in choosing what kind of somebody you wanted. You don’t want to be, “Gina, the ghost seat mate” or “Warren, the corporate douchebag”. I don’t want to burst your bubbles but the corporate world still has social hierarchy, just like in high school. Only, the nerds dominate the dumb jocks and hotties. Though wannabes are always be wannabes no matter how much they aged. 

Third, don’t fart. Yes, I literally mean fart, that disgusting smelly gas coming out of your ass. Most of the companies have proper ventilation and there’s no way in hell that you can hide the smell of your rotten gas. So I strongly suggest that you should hold your fart when inside the office’s premises. If you can really fight the urge to blow that air crap away, GO OUT or forever live in shame.

Next, sleep with your boss. If you are a man/woman of shaky moral ethics, climb in the bed with your boss. A woman’s body is capable of producing oxytocin, a hormone responsible for the woman’s unexplained emotional attachment to her mate after intercourse. So this is a win-win for dudes who has lady boss. For girls, just master the art of kama sutra so you could lure your boss in bed and never get tired of you… (and will not fire you). It gets better if your boss is married. You can black mail him/her into ruining his credibility by letting the world knows his/her infidelity. But of course, expect that your soul will definitely burn in hell afterwards. Well if you consider this as an option, then I guess you won’t mind spending your damnation in Satan’s armpit.

Join whatever crap your boss is into. That will make help you establish yourself to become one of his/allies. Be very interested in every details of your boss’ hobby. If possible, browse some books and exert effort in researching all information you think needed for conversation purposes. Soon enough, you’ll be his/her Golf buddy or Basketball team mate in and outside office.

  

Disclaimer: This is just me; attempting to do a satirical write-up… so please do not take it seriously. But if you want to, it’s on you. 

What's Inside My Bag?: Anjsh Lacanlale

It's been awhile since I posted an entry for my What's In your Bag portion and because it's Mother's day tomorrow, I will feature my uber Hot Working Mama friend... Ladies and gents, my sister from a different mother and father -- Anjsh Lacanlale.

Below are the photos taken from Anjsh's work bag. 

Paper works and Stuffs from her job

Wallet full of receipts

Samsung Corby and a pen

Her kikay stuffs: Nivea Hand Cream, Cologne, Toner, Hand Sanitizer, Avon Lipsticks, Avon Blush, Baby Powder, Bag holder and a tape measure

Notebook, Ballpen and Pencil Case, Eye Glass Case

More receipts and notebooks

Here's Anjsh and what seems to be a diaper bag (stolen from her baby girl... lol) turned work bag.