Kapag nakikita ko ang ginagawa ni GMA sa ating mga Pinoy, naaalala ko nung unang beses akong tinanggalan ng lalamunan. Anim na taong gulang ako nun. Nung bata kasi ako, isang ubo ko lang - winawasak na nila agad ang lalamunan ko. Isang imik - boom - nasa ospital na ‘ko - wala ng lalamunan.
Nung napanood ko ang deklarasyon ni GMA ng Proklamasyon 1017, naalala ko ang paglalarawan sa akin nina Mama at Papa tungkol sa pagtanggal sa aking lalamunan: “Aalisin ang lalamunan mo. Pupunta ka sa ospital, ooperahan, at dun ka matutulog. Pero ok lang dahil pagkatapos ng operasyon, puwede kang kumain ng kahit gaano karaming ice cream na gusto mo.”
Klarong-klaro na isa itong kagaguhan. At isa sa mga tabletang pilit ipinalunok sa akin ng mga magulang ko noon at ngayo’y ipinapalunok sa atin ni GMA: oo, maaari kang kumain ng kahit gaano karaming ice cream na gusto mo, pero bago yan hihiwain ko muna ang iyong lalamunan.
Ang reaksyon ng gobyerno sa mga taong ipinaglalaban ang demokrasya ay isang giyera laban sa kanilang mga matatapang na lalamunan. Isang giyera laban sa mga kritiko na nagpapanggap na giyera laban sa krimen.
Kinakatakutan ng gobyerno ang paglakas ng boses ng sambayanan sa puntong gumagalaw na sila gamit ang mga paraang klarong-klaro ay iligal. Warrantless arrests? Pagbabawal sa mga rally? Pagkontrol sa media? Ano ito, Poland, 1970? Wasto ba ang mga ito? Isang nakakabaliw na kalokohan na pinapabayaan natin itong mangyari.
Wala ng imposible sa gobyernong ito. Nakakatakot isipin na ang lahat ng ito ay simula pa lamang. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit ang paglaban sa panahong ito ay napaka-importante. Aksyon ang solusyon - bago dumating sa punto na sa bawat sandali ng buhay natin kung kailan papayagan nila tayong kainan ang kahit gaano karaming ice cream na gusto natin, wala na tayong kapabilidad na lumunok.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Brake
The boy is a rambling eighteen-year-old schizophrenic member of the misguided youth who breathes support from Kurt Cobain - a mythical rock star who allowed words to trampoline him off into his own imaginary space. One day he plans to acquire the ability to bring a political consciousness to punk fused ska with hard rock. This year he plans to finish writing a book chronicling modern-day slavery around the world.
He often wonders whether there exists in a frozen valley some form of anaerobic microbe beneath a rock that has somehow managed since ninetyninetysomething to avoid exposure to today's Capitalist culture. And if such a life form exists, he asks, how soon will it be before marketers hunt it down and focus group its preferences for carbonated beverages and entry-level sedans?
Once, he read about this rumor that there exist certain bioluminescent sea creatures below the 25,000-feet level who have yet to learn about the present. He plans on hunting them down, netting them, demanding to know which of the Friends is their favorite.
During his free time, he shows patience as he stands in front of a random building and tries to make it levitate.
He shall pop again next month.
He often wonders whether there exists in a frozen valley some form of anaerobic microbe beneath a rock that has somehow managed since ninetyninetysomething to avoid exposure to today's Capitalist culture. And if such a life form exists, he asks, how soon will it be before marketers hunt it down and focus group its preferences for carbonated beverages and entry-level sedans?
Once, he read about this rumor that there exist certain bioluminescent sea creatures below the 25,000-feet level who have yet to learn about the present. He plans on hunting them down, netting them, demanding to know which of the Friends is their favorite.
During his free time, he shows patience as he stands in front of a random building and tries to make it levitate.
He shall pop again next month.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Safran! Foer!
This morning I was in a meeting with folks who were pitching me decent work. The condition was I had to do the work during weekdays, which would mean I’d eventually have to quit school. No way man. They’re offering me pay that’s 100 times more than what I’m getting every week in the paper; but I don't really care about that. As Wacky would say, I’m a cheap loozah who would work for Chocnut. I’d rather eat siomai in FA and sit through my Philo prof’s stories about his parrot who eats nothin but tapa than sacrifice school for dough.
Nice thing was the execs understood - I mean, I love those guys, they're a bunch of awesome people who aren't out there just to abuse people and shat.
Right after, I went home to eat lunch, then went to teach the brattiest kids in the planet, then went straight to the GA where I was introduced to the big guys as the enfant terrible of the circle. Timmy says it's 'cause I look totoy and dorky - and I am totoy and dorky - but there would be days when I tend to shock everyone with my antics.
Ate dinner with Martin and the gang then went straight to ABS to meet up with Jay and Ferry, our exec prod and planned out things. We’re supposed to tape tomorrow but we decided to move it to Wed so we can get enough time to think about content and all those things.
I can't say this enough but this is really getting me hyped up. Jay's all good vibes talaga - we're both bent on working our asses off to make it really decent and all. We're even self-promoting ourselves via shirts and merchandise. !!!!!
Went with Jay to Alfredo’s - totally spontaneous - laughed and drank with his tito, his tito’s wife, and Ali, who’re all great, real people. Then went on and got lost on the road looking for the place where Ali and his band’s gig is. Finished Mojo’s set, drank some more, turned red.
And now I'm just taking a break via WiFi powers then I'll go see what happens next. I want chicken nuggets and barbecue sauce.
Nice thing was the execs understood - I mean, I love those guys, they're a bunch of awesome people who aren't out there just to abuse people and shat.
Right after, I went home to eat lunch, then went to teach the brattiest kids in the planet, then went straight to the GA where I was introduced to the big guys as the enfant terrible of the circle. Timmy says it's 'cause I look totoy and dorky - and I am totoy and dorky - but there would be days when I tend to shock everyone with my antics.
Ate dinner with Martin and the gang then went straight to ABS to meet up with Jay and Ferry, our exec prod and planned out things. We’re supposed to tape tomorrow but we decided to move it to Wed so we can get enough time to think about content and all those things.
I can't say this enough but this is really getting me hyped up. Jay's all good vibes talaga - we're both bent on working our asses off to make it really decent and all. We're even self-promoting ourselves via shirts and merchandise. !!!!!
Went with Jay to Alfredo’s - totally spontaneous - laughed and drank with his tito, his tito’s wife, and Ali, who’re all great, real people. Then went on and got lost on the road looking for the place where Ali and his band’s gig is. Finished Mojo’s set, drank some more, turned red.
And now I'm just taking a break via WiFi powers then I'll go see what happens next. I want chicken nuggets and barbecue sauce.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Swede Dreams
Today's the start of new work along with Jay, who’s a nice guy, really. Good vibes, good vibes. Feeling pumped up and all. I mean, I feel like this is gonna be great. Am I sounding too inspirational? Blog ko ito. Shut up!
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She's incredibly talented, she's a co-Lost junkie, she's really funny, she tells stories with so much passion, she zips. But enough of that. The one thing that I love most about her is that she's genuinely warm.
Happy Birthday Tals!
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She's incredibly talented, she's a co-Lost junkie, she's really funny, she tells stories with so much passion, she zips. But enough of that. The one thing that I love most about her is that she's genuinely warm.
Happy Birthday Tals!
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