Month: June 2008

Jun Lozada Blogs

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NBN/ZTE scam star witness Jun Lozada, with the help of the Bloggers’ Kapihan crew, launched his blog yesterday afternoon at Kape Tasyo in Anonas, Quezon City.

(But no, I was not able to attend the event, ’cause I had to visit the dentist. Sucks, right?)

Lozada posted his first blog entry directed to the youth. Questions were raised in the midst of all the controversies plaguing the Philippines:

Ito kabataang Pilipino ang tension na hinaharap ninyo ngayon, tatanggapin niyo ba ang ganitong kasalukuyan? Malulunok niyo ba ang ganitong klaseng pamumuno? Kaya ba ng konsensiya ninyo na malaon-laon kayo na rin ang ninanakawan o nangnanakaw sa Bayan? O ipaglalaban ninyo ang inyong pag-asa na may mas maayos na kinabukasan na pwede ninyong kamtin para sa inyo? Na kaya ninyong baguhin ang baluktot na sistema ng lipunang Pilipino para sa inyong mga anak? Na hindi kayo panghihinaan ng kalooban kahit kayo ay hindi pinakikinggan ng mga nakakatanda sa inyo sa edad ngunit hindi sa pagmamahal sa bayan?

Already, the blog has received a lot of flak from numerous people, commenters and bloggers alike. I’m deadpanned. It’s expected. And just imagine me grinning with undeniable glee.

It’s not even that I’m a supporter of Lozada. As I’ve mentioned a couple of days ago, I have my doubts. Ultimately, believing or not believing his statements is not the main issue here. Whether or not what he tells is true or not, we still see all sorts of corruption in our lives. But we never were the ones to stand up. We only like watching in the sidelines and bitching about everything. We’re content on being only the spectators, not the actors. (Generally speaking anyway)

Really, doing something and making a difference are what counts.

Some media reports on the event:

driving soon and my mutterings

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I was walking to downtown this afternoon and I swear I still can’t believe that I am intruding one of the uninterrupted streets in this small town of Alliston in Canada. For the locals, they won’t find the street unruffled due to the ongoing sounds of the engines created by the motorists and the sudden loud car radio of the young drivers. But for me, it is so quiet and restful here.

I hit Shoppers Drug Mart again to browse through some books, but I didn’t buy any because I found a store where I can buy books in low-priced. I get the Study Guide for driver’s permit instead. I decided to take G1, meaning I can start learning how to drive a vehicle soon.

I was having a second thought at first, because I don’t believe I am ready to sit behind the steering wheel yet. I have heard of many car accidents, especially in some highways here. I don’t trust myself and I don’t trust other drivers either.

The last thing that I said was actually epitomized my being as a whole, I don’t trust anybody including myself, and I hate that.

And if you hate something, you don’t want to live with it. I said, I should start knowing my potentials and believe that I can do things, driving could be one of these.

After living here for almost a year (in few days, I will be staying here for a year and I said I am going to celebrate that day. It is like my first birthday. A was supposed, new me), I realized that driving your own (or borrowed) car is a taste of freedom.

I have to say that I lived and still living in a confinement. A detention. I worked all week and lock up myself in my four corners room every weekend. My only reward is a good walk around Alliston streets, if I am not lazy to do that.

No buses and costly cab fare prevented me to explore in my new found city. That is why sometimes I am asking myself, “Do I really want to live here?”

My inner self, again, will reply “Let’s go to the real city, let’s move to Toronto.” I don’t know if my uncle heard my usual conversation with my inner self when told me “How many times did I tell you to take a driving exam and learn driving, so you can go anywhere, work anywhere and live anywhere?”

Before I forget, my inner self is telling me to do our weekly mutterings.

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Join FireFox 3’s set a Guinness World Record

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Be part of a Guinness World Record attempt as the “Most Software Downloaded in 24 hours", an attempt FireFox 3 will do on its release date.

Of course, no cheating people - no bots, no multiple downloads on same machine/box, you know the rest p

Download Day 2008

How to give your support?

Step 1: Give your pledge by visiting PLEDGE NOW!
Step 2: Read your support options here Download Fest Party, Social Network Groups, FireFox Twitter, Blog Buttons or Banners

Simple. Finally, do NOT forget to Download FireFox3 on release date. PLEDGE so you will know the date.

Oh, don’t forget to take photos btw of your FireFox3 Party ^_^


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Pamana ni Arroyo sa bayan

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Ang drama ngayon ni Gloria Arroyo ay “legacy” daw- and ipamana niyang pangmatagalan sa sambayanang Pilipino.

Kaya nandiyan yung mga proposal ng kanyang mga alagad na dagdag raw sa sahod, ibaba raw ang kuryente, libreng text at kung ano-ano pang pakulo na sa isip niya ay makamasa. Akala naman niya naloloko niya ang taumbayan.

Ang gusto niyang palabasin ay talagang bababa na siya sa 2010 at hindi na niya ipagpipilit ang charter change. Gusto raw nila maala-ala siya ng taumbayan sa mga magandang bagay.
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