Lungga ni Aye

where the thoughts of a frantic being reside

Online Right now!

Tuned sa Makati

Nagising ako bago mag alas-tres ng hapon. Tiningnan ko celphone ko. May txt ako natanggap "Nagwalkout si Trillanes at Gen. Lim sa hearing. Nanawagan ng pagbaba ni GMA. call for Edsa?" (di ko sigurado ang eksaktong sinabi ni Makoy).

Narinig ko dalawa kong housemates, naghihiwayan, nilalabas ng pagkaasar nila kay Trillanes. Iisipin nanaman umano ng mga foreigners na magulo ang Pilipinas. Medyo malakas ang TV. Interesante. Bumangon ako.

Sabi ko sa kasama ko, naalala ko ang sinulat ni Conrado de Quiros tungkol sa pagkadismaya nya kay Joker Arroyo nung panahon ng kampanya. Sabi raw kasi ni Joker, eh wala na raw ginawa ang oposisyon kundi pagsikapan mapatalsik sa pwesto si Arroyo na samantalang mas maraming dapat atupagin. Nagkomento si de Quiros dito - hindi raw siya malaking tagahanga ng oposisyon pero ang pagpapatalsik kay Arroyo ay sa katunayan pa ngang NATATANGING dapat gawin ngayon - Ang dapat pagtuunan bago ang lahat, dahil yun ang pinakamoral na hakbang. Ilihitimo nga naman siyang pangulo.

Tinanong ng housemate ko, pano mo ba masasabing "illigitimate" ang isang pangulo na kinilala naman siya ng korte suprema.

"Kinilala siya dahil idineklara siya ng Comelec nung 2004"

Marami ng ebidensya na nilabas para patunayan ang pandaraya ni GMA, pinasiklab ng "Hello Garci Scandal"  pero hindi umuusad ang Impeachment mula kongreso hanggang Senado dahil maraming maka-administrasyon sa Kongreso.

Final resort ang pagkilos ng mga tao. Panawagan. Gaya ng nangyari na ng dalawang beses sa ating kasaysayan.

"Alam ko pagod ka na" Sabi ko sa kausap. Nakakapagod nga. Pagod na gawa ng pagka "demoralized" na nararamdaman ng marami pang iba.

Bakit nakakawala ng morale? Dahil walang nagbago?

Sa malaking aspeto, oo halos wala. Kung tutuusin lumala. Pero hindi rin sagot ang bumukaka ng hita sa lantarang paulit ulit na pangbabastos ng mga naghahariharian.

Tama si Joker Arroyo, maraming dapat atupagin. Tama si DeQuiros, unahin natin ang pagtalsik kay Arroyo. Malawak ang sagot sa problema ng lipunan natin, yun ay isa lamang sa malalaking hakbang pero hindi ang tanging sagot.

Nakikiisa ako sa panawagan ni Gen. Lim at Trillanes. Sa paraan nila, pinamumunuan ng militar, walang koordinasyon sa civil society, na mas gusto kong idefine na People's Org and NGO's.. sablay tayo dyan.

Ang taongbayan ang mangunguna. Let's watch. =)

 Happy Birthday Konde. November 30

posted by: ayesha at 06:54 | link | comments (3) |

We call him Cords but he's Elmer

He's the big guy

With a big laugh

With big ideas

With humor

With sarcasm

With vision he would always share

Cords is an artist

a singer

a musician

a revolutionary

Nobody (but God) can tell how and why he died but it's good to remember how he lived.

Cords left the world in November 24, but his memories will always live - with his wife, children, colleagues

and the masses.

posted by: ayesha at 05:19 | link | comments |

Check again

"Don't be too humble, you're not that great"

I TRIED to search on the web for the origin of this quote. I found an entry written by David Cohen that it was said to him by his mentor Archie Rand. The exact line of Rand is "Don't be humble, you are not good enough". Cohen said for 17 years, he lived by this quote. He is not sure though if Rand is the first one to say this, so I intentionally did not include a by-line.

This quote has been running on my head after a talk with this new girl in the office. She's been giving scientific comments on skin conditions and all that. I assumed she's a nurse or was a nursing student - and when I asked, oh well then she is. Good. An addition to the list of registered nurses working as a call center agent while waiting for an opportunity to work abroad.

I asked from what school she was and asked if by any chance she knows my friend Miriam.

[In the vernacular]

"No. But if we're from the same batch, she knows me."

I smiled. "Are you from the Student Council? Summa Cum Laude? Board topnotcher?"

"No." A small laugh. "Just ask her."

Well.. harmless talk? It is indeed a harmless talk and I may be subjective if I find conceit in her supposed humility.

It could have been a lot more simple if she answered the question. I would have admired her if it was something to be admired of.

I remember back when I was in high school and elementary, some of my friends would answer the slum book question "describe yourself" with "humble". I always thought of it as self-contradictory.

posted by: ayesha at 03:17 | link | comments (1) |