Filipino overseas workers given vote

BBC, 05 February 2003: Overseas workers could swing the next presidential vote. The final draft of a bill which will allow overseas Filipinos to vote in national elections, has been approved by the Philippine congress. The bill will enable an estimated 3.5 million overseas workers to vote in the 2004 presidential elections. It has been formally ratified today and will be signed into law by President Arroyo on Friday.Ano ibig sabihin nito? Simple lang: The more than 3 million overseas pinoys can now swing the vote in the Philippines. wow… kung walang dayaan, kaya nitong OFW block na ihalal ang susunod na presidente.

TANGNA, pwede na natin iboto si FPJ na “patilla ng masa”. pwede na nating lansagin ang tambalang guy ‘n pip. higit sa lahat, pwede na nating sibakin ang mga bastos na POEA employees sa NAIA counter.

LAND OF THE RISING SUN

in a week or two, punta ako sa land of the rising sun para magbigay ng seminar sa mga sakang. hehehe… biro lang. kaya etong chinese new year break (last day na ngayon) eh aral ako ng sasabihin ko. one week sa tokyo at osaka. etong first time ko doon at di ko nga alam what to expect. hopefully, everything will come out fine. nagpatahi pa nga ako ng amerikana dahil di naman kami formal dito sa singapore. at saka sino bang luko-luko ang magsusuot ng amerikana dito sa pagka-init na lugar. anyway, looking forward to japan and meeting the japanese – i’ve got my phrasebook ready and i’m all set.

WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN?

why do bad things happen to good people? a question asked in larry king live today, in relation to the shuttle tragedy. why indeed? i’ve asked the same question this week in relation to my sister’s illness. i really don’t have any answer. i always tell myself that shit happens and life is unfair and not to take it personally and that we just do what we got to do.

better said than done: i do take it personally and look up to the heavens and cry in anguish… and hold HIM (pointing upwards) accountable. i work my butt off being a good person and demand “quid pro quo”. in short, i ask the all knowing not to play around with the game of life…my life (and the life of the people i love), that is.

hehehe… sabi nga ng mga taga singapore: “don’t play-play” “. laro na nga, nilalaro mo pa.

OK NA FOR NOW

text galing kina dennis at donna: “…tinanggal na ang dextrose. ok na ang mama. lilipat na din ng room from icu to a regular ward. may possibility rin na uuwi na tomorrow.”

galing ano. mukhang ok nang utol ko at ligtas na siya sa stroke niya. sana magtuloy tuloy na ang kanyang paggaling. maraming salamat sa lahat ng dasal…

HIMALA

himala… kanina nagulat na lang ang lahat
ng biglang nagsalita ang ate gigi ko.
mas nagulat sila nang nakakakilala na siya.
nasa icu pa rin siya sa heart center
pero malaking pagbabago. bumuti na siya.

sana naman at mag-tuloy tuloy na…
nandyan ka pa rin ba lord?
pakinggan mo ulit ako, pagalingin mo siya!

GRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE QUEUE

recent graphic novels read and re-read…

lucifer morningstar book 1, devil in the gateway
lucifer morningstar book 2, children and monsters
lucifer morningstar book 3, a dalliance with the damned
sandman books 1 to 10
books of magic book 1
kabuki-scarab
swamp thing, book 2 love and death
swamp thing, book 4 a murder of crows
batman, crimson mist
batman, masque
fables, legends in exile
harlequin, valentine
neil gaiman, murder mysteries
road to perdition

RELIEF

i talked to dennis over the phone this morning. he says gigi has improved a bit. sana naman tuloy tuloy nang pag galing ng kapatid ko… ang hirap ano? gusto mong protektahan ang mga mahal mo sa buhay sa lahat ng mga masamang pwedeng mangyari, pero di mo naman kaya.

isang dasal mula sa puso… sana naman, pag gising ko bukas, wala nang ulan.