Maria

Finally.

After 48,000 years and countless denials, Ricky Martin admitted that he’s a member of the federation.


Bravo Ate Ricky. Thank you for finally coming out of the closet. You have finally seen the light of day. Madilim kaya diyan sa closet noh. Mabuti na lang I never had that period in my life kung saan nakikisiksik ako sa mga kapwa sisterettes sa loob ng closet.

I was born yata na nakataas ang right eyebrow and according to my mother, when the nurses tried to wrap me with a blue blanket ay iyak daw ako ng iyak at daig pa si Sisa sa pagwawala. Nung inalis na ang kumot at inihiga na ako sa kama na may 1000-count Egyptian cotton blanket na kulay pink ay saka raw ako tumahimik at nag pose na parang si Sessilee Lopez sa Italian Vogue. Okay charing lang. Hahaha!

Alam niyo, hindi na naman talaga sekreto ang pagiging gurl ni Atcheng Ricky. Juice ko ‘day, kahit noong kapanahunan pa ng Menudo ay ibang klase na ang kembot ng lola niyo. It’s not that surprising actually.

Abangan na lang natin sa mga susunod na araw, buwan or perhaps another 48,000 years at lalabas na rin ang iilan pa sa aming mga sisterettes. Sana abutin ko pa ang paglabas nila noh?

Excited na akong salubungin si Anderson Cooper!

Rain

Thank God, it finally rained.



Ay! Wrong picture.

Eto pala.



I’m so happy na. Mabubuhay na ang mga tanim sa bukid. Wala na masyadong power interruption dahil mataas na ang tubig sa mga dams.

Makakaligo na rin ulet ako sa ulan na hindi magkakasakit pagkatapos dahil hindi artificial or acid rain ang bumuhos.

Maiingay na naman ang mga palaka sa gabi.



Music to my ears.

Wala nang alikabok tuwing umaga na nagiging instant foundation ko tuwing binabagtas ko ang daan patungo sa bukid.

Malamig na rin ulet ang simoy ng hangin tuwing gabi tulad noong December.




Puede na ulet akong matulog ng may damit.

Three

I forgot that it was the anniversary of this blog last week.
I am now starting my third year.


Thank you for your continued patronage.

Anyway, next week is going to be Holy Week na which means I get to have longer vacation from work. Yehey! As a tradition, I will be spending it with family and friends at the beach. I always say I hate the beach but everytime I have time para makapag-bakasyon eh dagat naman parati ang pinupuntahan ko. I'm such an etchosera. Hahaha!

This Holy Week is not an exception. To celebrate my third year in blogging, I plan to relax and have fun for three days/three nights in one of these three local destinations. Kung puede lang sana itong tatlo ang puntahan ko kaso iisa lang naman ang katawan ko noh at wala akong pera. Buti sana kung anak ako ni Manny Villar. Charing!

Anyway, here are my top three choices.

Dumaguete

I always wanted to go there and I heard surfing is bongga. Masarap din ang pagkain according to a friend and most of all maraming guwapo doon because of the Spanish heritage. Well, tingnan natin if I can still book a flight going there although meron naman fast ferries from Cebu going there. Yun nga lang, medyo 48 years ang byahe.

Bantayan Island

I've been to Cebu many times but I have not been to Bantayan Island. Exciting daw doon during this time of the year because it's also fiesta. Isa pa, my favourite danggit is so cheap daw in Bantayan Island compared to the ones sold in the city. Yun nga lang, medyo babyahe ka pa ng 3 to 4 hours from Cebu City. Baka kainin lang ng byahe ang aking precious time.

Siquijor

Aside from the fact that the beaches in Siquijor are inviting, the place is mystical and I want to experience it first hand. Charing! I know a lot of traditions and rituals take place in Siquijor during Lent and curious lang ako to find that out myself. Seafood is also superb so I can't complain. Tingnan natin in a few days kung makapag-book pa ako ng flight.

I'm crossing my fingers and long legs. Hahaha!

Pinocchio

Have you lied to anyone today?

What about yesterday?

Or the other day?

Perhaps last week?

Well, kung ako ang tatanungin niyo, I’m not that innocent either.
I lie. But not all the time.

Kapag nagigipit lang siguro sa sitwasyon. Hahaha! Or if I don’t want that person get hurt by telling the truth. I know, mali yun but hey, I’m just human noh. Isa pa, nobody’s perfect. But I’m a nobody so does that mean I have to be perfect? Charing!

Sabi nga ni Oscar Wilde, “True friends stab you in the front.”

True.

Kung bakit ba kasi kailangan pang itago ang iilang bagay or gumawa ng kasinungalingan because of reasons I honestly couldn’t fathom.

Hay naku.

When you lie about something, make sure that the one you’re lying to won’t know or won’t find out the truth later on.

Remember the age-old saying, “Action speaks louder than words, but Facebook speaks louder than actions”.

Hahaha!

From Jollibee

As you all know dear readers, I wrote an e-mail to Jollibee regarding my concern on the missing special barbecue sauce that goes with my ex-favourite Jollibee Chicken Barbecue. Read it here and the Barrio Siete article here.
Guess what. I actually received an e-mail reply from them.
Ang saya-saya ‘di ba?

NOT!



Here’s the reply that I received from them:

Dear Ma'am / Sir,

We would like to acknowledge your e-mail dated March 12,2010. We are saddened by the unfortunate experience you had at Jollibee. Please accept our apologies for the inconveniences that incident may have caused you. We have forwarded your feedback to the parties concerned.

You can be assured that we will look into this matter so as to avoid similar incident from happening again.

We do appreciate your effort of bringing this matter to our attention. Thank you very much.

Sincerely yours,

Ruth Paragas
Customer Care

Juice ko ‘day ha. Ano ‘to joke? First of all, kung sasagot din lang naman pala ng template at least yung angkop naman sa sinulat kong reklamo. What unfortunate experience and inconvenience was she talking about eh ang tanong ko lang naman eh bakit nawala na ang sarsang bumubuhay sa pagkain ko ng Chicken Barbecue at kung bakit napalitan ng toyo-mansi?

I’m sure hindi nila binasa ang sulat ko and they are quick to push the reply button and typed and edited the dates and names of the said template.

I know that my problem with Jollibee is minute compared to the problems of the world but I’m definitely entitled to a more decent reply. I mean just imagine if one of your favourite things in the entire world is taken from you, you’ll feel bad ‘di ba? And since I know the concerned party who took that away from me (the privilege of enjoying a delicious meal), siyempre magre-react ako.

To sum things up, I replied to the said mail and made sure I won’t be coming back to Jollibee unless I get a decent explanation from them.

I guess my nieces won’t be having a Jollibee party for their birthdays this year.


UPDATE: I received two new e-mails from Jollibee Customer Care which bears the reason why the special barbecue sauce no longer accompanies the Chicken Barbecue. I'll update this post when the lights will be back.

Oo, brownout na naman dito sa bukid.


UPDATE II: As promised, I am posting here the e-mails between me and Jollibee Customer Care. Here they are.

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Mel Beckham wrote:

Dear Miss Ruth,

Thank you for replying.
Honestly, I didn't think you would answer my email, imagine my delight upon
seeing your name in my inbox.
Unfortunately, I did not expect to receive a template as a response to
my one and only concern. I did not have any unfortunate experience. I did
not experience any inconvenience. And what 'avoid similar incident' are
you talking about? I suppose you did not read my letter and just
automatically copy pasted the reply template and edited the name of the
letter sender and the dates.
My question is why is there no more special barbecue sauce that goes with
the Chicken Barbecue?
Yun lang. Wala nang iba.

I'm so disappointed.
And yes, I'm still not going back to Jollibee unless I get a decent answer,
and if I'm satisfied with it.
I have a niece who's celebrating her birthday on May, and Zoe (the one I
mentioned in my first letter in case you want to read it again) in July. For
now, I guess no more Jollibee parties for them.

Mel

On Thu Mar 18th, 2010 6:47 PM PHT jollibee care wrote:

Dear Mel Beckham,

Thank you for taking time to write to Jollibee.

We do apologize for the inconvenience. Effective February 1, 2010, we
already phased out our Java Rice & BBQ sauce. Chicken Barbecue is now being
served with Plain Rice & Toyo-Calamansi. So that we will be able to lower
our prices & make the Jollibee Chicken Barbecue more affordable to our
valued customers.

Regarding Toyo-Calamansi, based on our research studies, majority of
customers preferred the soy sauce and calamansi as accompaniment to the
Jollibee Chicken Barbecue.

We still forwarded your feedback to the parties concerned. Thank you very
much.

Sincerely yours,

Kathy Manganti
Customer Care

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Mel Beckham wrote:

Thanks for the immediate reply.

Based from the feedback that I got from my friends, colleagues and comments that I got from my blog post, they liked the sauce much better compared to the toyo-calamansi.

Maybe the sample group you tested wasn t the right one?

I don t know.

I suggest though that the Jollibee customer can have choices for the Chicken Barbecue, either the sauce or the toyo-mansi. Considering that the price of the sauce is a bit higher than the toyo-mansi, why not charge extra? I would pay extra just to have the perfect sauce for the Chicken Barbecue.

Really.

I hope you reconsider my request.

Thanks a lot.

Mel

On Thu Mar 18th, 2010 7:08 PM PHT jollibee care wrote:

Dear Mel Beckham,

Your comments and suggestions keep us aware on areas in which we may need to improve to serve you better.

You can be assured that your suggestions will be shared with the management team. Truly, your feedback will highly be appreciated.

We do love to hear feedback from our customers -both positive and negative. It gives us a chance to always be upgrading our services to you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

Again, thank you for the feedback. Rest assured that we will do our very best to keep up with your expectations.

Sincerely yours,

Kathy Manganti
Customer Care

At diyan nagtatapos ang aking kabanata with Jollibee. Hahaha!
Anyway, patuloy pa rin ang inyong lingkod sa hindi pagpunta hangga't hindi pa naibabalik ang favourite kong sarsa.

Magtitiis muna ako, pati na ang mga pamangkin ko.

Pause

It's quite unusual for me not to write a new blog post in almost a week.

Jollibee replied to my e-mail and I'm gonna write about it.

Maybe tonight.

If the electricity here in the bukid will be okay.

Yes, uso din ang brownout dito. 4-8 hours and unscheduled.

Conditioning na ba 'to ni Gloria Arroyo para sa eleksiyon?

Anyway, busy din ako sa bukid and I'm always 'on mobile' kaya hindi makapag-blog normally. I promise to write a new post soon.

XOXO

Bee Unhappy

This is an open letter to my all-time favourite food chain.


Dear Jollibee,

First of all, thank you for making my pamangkins happy.

They love you so much especially Zoe who insists on celebrating her birthday with you every year.

I wrote because of a very important decision you made that made me unhappy.
I love chicken. I love your Chickenjoy. Super. But ever since Jollibee Chicken Barbecue came out in the market, it has been my favourite chicken dish of all time.



No more chickenjoy, no more chicken inasal from other restaurants. I used to eat Jollibee Chicken barbecue whenever I’m in the city (I work in a farm) but when I started my weight loss diet I can only eat it on weekends and I consume as much as 2-3 servings in one sitting. Matakaw kasi ako.

Two weekends ago, I was in Cagayan de Oro. When I ordered the Chicken Barbecue at SM during lunchtime, I noticed that the special barbecue sauce was replaced by soy sauce and calamansi. I thought, naubusan lang siguro ng sauce. On our way home, we dropped by another Jollibee branch to buy Chicken Barbecue for dinner. When we arrived at home, I was disappointed to see that wala din yung sauce and the toyo and calamansi was its replacement.

Last weekend, I was home in Davao and yes, once again I dropped by Jollibee for my Chicken barbecue fix. Again, there’s no special barbecue sauce. I was starting to worry because maybe, the lack of that special sauce is a nationwide thing. Honestly, I did not enjoy my meal as much as I used to before. In fact, I only consumed 1 piece.

This afternoon my officemate brought 4 orders of the Chicken Barbecue (she knows I’m so matakaw and I don’t share) but to my disappointment, wala pa rin yung special barbecue sauce.

So I called one branch in Davao and asked why there’s no more sauce. He told me that they received a memo to use toyo-mansi to go with the Chicken Barbecue instead of the usual sauce, which really made me sad.

Not satisfied with his answer, I called Jollibee Customer Service hotline but the girl who answered said the same thing.

Now, I honestly believe that what made Jollibee Chicken Barbecue delicious and ‘addicting’ is because of that sauce.

I’m really disappointed that you decided to replace it with soy sauce and calamansi which I think do not give justice to the Chicken Barbecue. It doesn’t taste right and I do not experience the same level of happiness, satisfaction and natural high anymore when I eat it.

That being said, starting today, I will no longer buy and recommend the present Jollibee Chicken Barbecue with toyo-mansi, unless you bring back the special barbecue sauce.


So unhappy,
Mel



photo credit: Jollibee

The Ugly Side of Blogging

This post is dedicated to the men, women and gays who are constantly attacking my other balay, Barrio Siete.


You inspire me to make this very timely tribute.

Within the next few days, I will be celebrating my 3rd anniversary since I created this humble blog and I thank you for your continued patronage. Without you my dear readers, I would be nothing and my colleagues in Barrio Siete especially La Kapitana wouldn’t have noticed me. I have learned a lot from blogging but the most important experiences I have had so far was when I joined the said collective blog. I have learned a lot. Blogging is fun, but just like life, there’s ups and downs. Laughter and sadness. Tears of joy and sorrow. The good thing though is that at the end of the day, there’s always lessons learned from these experiences.

When you tackle a certain issue especially the sensitive ones, expect feedbacks, both positive and negative and everything should be dealt and responded accordingly, in a civilised way of course.

Unfortunately, hindi lahat ng tao ang nagagawa ito. Especially now that the elections are a few days from now, lumalabas ang tunay na kulay ng mga tao kung sino man ang kanilang napiling mamumuno sa ating bansa. Sa panahong ito nasusubok ang integrity, loyalty, morality and level of respect ng isang tao based from whatever choices he makes.

Barrio Siete is composed of unique writers, both regular and contributing. Like you, hindi rin pare-pareho ang stand and choices kung sino ang mas angkop na maging pangulo. Despite the diversity, we are still able to get along and communicate, support and respect each others choices.

Many of you are unaware that a few personalities in the blogosphere have been throwing insults, making up stories and personally attacking several writers and Barrio Siete in general. Not just because of the choices we make but for the very simple reason: hatred.


Itong mga personalidad na nagtatago sa likod ng kanilang mga blogs na walang ginawa kundi insultuhin at siraan ang mga taong hindi sang-ayon sa kanilang mga opinion. That’s what they do best. Instead of giving a decent answer and a healthy rebuttal, they attack not just your statement and choices but also your sexual preference, educational attainment, gender, race and family. Irrelevant issues in general.

I’m just wondering that with all these attacks, they never really take on real men. Lahat ng mga inaaway nila ay mga babae at mga bakla. Bakit? Yun lang ba ang kaya nilang awayin? Takot ba silang masuntok? Baka mag-smear ang make-up? According to my soul sister sa pananampalataya, this is the behaviour of a person with a lot of personal issues that he has not yet fully accepted. Yun bang tipong may tinatago at gustong i-express but cannot that’s why they take their miseries on other people. Perhaps consider getting out of the closet? Maybe not.
Or is it drugs? I know some are former (or baka hanggang ngayon pa rin) drug dependents. Baka napasukan na rin ng alikabok ang kukote noh? Sana magpa-admit na lang muna sa rehab bago magtatatalak ng kung anu-anong kasinungalingan sa kani-kanilang mga balay, accusing some of the writers illegal immigrants in the U.S. Commenting on their own blog posts using a different name, kunwari may nagko-comment talaga. So funny and pathetic.
What about childhood trauma. They’ve been bullied as a kid that’s why they did their best in school and now that they’re well-equipped ‘intellectuals’ they use this to fire the ‘helpless’ ones. Puede?
But what’s with the name calling? Parang larong bata lang at 50? Yes, mga matatanda na kayo, I know. Kung kelan pa tumanda saka pa naging pasaway. Some even called former Pres. Cory Aquino a slut. No person in the right mind would say that to a very well respected President. She may not be perfect but that doesn’t give you the right to call her that. Alalahanin niyo, babae din ang nanay niyo and I’m certain that there are a lot of women in your family. What if I call your mother that, would that make you smile? Because if I had the chance, I might say that but I know better. Which brings me to my final ‘theory’ why the hatred.

I’d call her ‘mother of an ugly child with a small wiener’.

I Hate Facebook

I lost a friend on Facebook.

No, he did not die. He can’t die. He’s invincible. Hahaha!



He decided to delete his account for reasons I can totally relate and understand.
I had my Facebook when everyone else is still into Friendster. I find the latter already gasgas thus I decided to abandon it like an unwanted child. Social networking is really not my thing. I don’t like people, especially crowded places. I hate going to parties especially when it’s full of people I don’t know. Acquaintances are forgettable and I’m a forgetful person. Blame it on drugs. The legal ones.

The problem is, everybody’s on Facebook and although a part of me doesn’t want to be there, the need to be there is unavoidable. So far, so good.

But unfortunately, there are those things that irritate me and I can’t help but share it with you because I know some if not most of you share the same sentiment.
Maldito posted a similar entry last week and commenting on his post is not enough that’s why I have to write a full entry on this. Hahaha!

1. Tagging. Some friends upload photos and tags everybody even if they’re not in the said photo. Funny photos are acceptable because everybody needs a good laugh. I have this one friend who travels frequently and when he uploads his travel photos he tags everyone in his friends list , like saying ‘I have been to this place’. Like I care kung saang impyerno ka nagpunta?

2. Game invites. Okay, you might not like the next few statements but I have to tell you I hate Facebook games so please spare me the invitations and all. I think it’s unhealthy and stupid to create a virtual farm with so many plant species on the same area. In reality, you can’t have a certain specie beside another specie because they have different needs. Watermelon needs water a lot, while mangoes prefer a warmer climate. So next time you plan to invite me as your neighbor, DON’T!

3. Bizaare status updates. People like other people to know what they’re doing at the moment. I admit, guilty din ako sa ganitong gawain, but some people go beyond the extreme and it’s quite disturbing to the point that they might actually need a shrink. I once commented on a friend’s bizaare status update, the next thing I know I’m being ‘interviewed’ by the girlfriend. Hello? Get a life.

4. Likes. Status updates that are funny, witty, intelligent and quotable deserved to be liked. But some friends tend to like one’s status update even if it’s just plain ‘good morning’, ‘good evening’, ‘is sitting’, ‘is walking’, the list goes on. Ano ba! Do you need to like everybody’s status update so they will like yours too? Kaloka! Hahaha!

5. Fan invites. Just recently, I removed a schoolmate who keeps sending a become fan suggestion of this aesthetic center. Everytime I ignore the said invitation, she keeps on sending it back. The thing is, if I wanted to be a fan of a particular person or whatever, it's up to me to look for it. And if I ignored what you suggested it obviously shows I'm not interested. Get it?

6. The dreaded pillows. I just think it's immature and annoying. If only there's an application to hit you back with a metal pipe, I would. Hahaha!

Hay naku. Marami pa sana akong sasabihin kaya lang I’m sure inis na ang ilan sa inyo na mga tinamaan.

I'm not deleting my Facebook account yet. But if you hated this post, feel free to remove me from your list. Hahaha!

Whatever. I don’t care.

Sorry James

I knew it.

Avatar lost to Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker.



Yehey!

James Cameron also lost the Best Director trophy to his ex-wife. Yes, Kathryn.



I loved it when Barbra Streisand upon announcing the Best Director said,

“It’s about time.”

As expected, acting awards went to Sandra Bullock, Mo’nique, Jeff Bridges and Christophe Waltz.

Meanwhile my favourite to win Best Picture, Up was named Best Animated Film and Best Original Score for Michael Giacchino who I think gave the best speech of the night.

Thank you, guys. When I was... I was nine and I asked my dad, "Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8 millimeter camera that was in your drawer?" And he goes, "Sure, take it." And I took it and I started making movies with it and I started being as creative as I could, and never once in my life did my parents ever say, "What you're doing is a waste of time." Never. And I grew up, I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who always told me what you're doing is not a waste of time. So that was normal to me that it was OK to do that. I know there are kids out there that don't have that support system so if you're out there and you're listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it. It's not a waste of time. Do it. OK? Thank you. Thank you.

Better luck next time, James. Please, no more blue creatures. Ayaw ni Pope.

Rock

I wonder why most of our rock bands here look so plain, dowdy and fashionably boring.

Just look at these foreign bands.

Oasis


Garbage


Muse


Coldplay


Good Charlotte


Even Korea's F.T. Island looks fierce.


Meanwhile, here's Parokya ni Edgar


Kamikazee


Rivermaya

Cueshe


I think Pinoy rock bands are in desperate need of a good stylist.
Grunge is so 90's. If Kurt Cobain were alive today, he'll surely submit himself to a fashion makeover.

Unless these Pinoy rock bands wants to achieve a 'goofy madungis look'.

Blue

I oftentimes go to sleep early during Fridays.

I don't know why but it's kinda lonely every Friday afternoon when everbody else is out.

I feel tired.

Sad.

Alone.



Good night.

Oh Coco

This is one of my favourite supermodel Coco Rocha.


She's 21 years old, 5'10" and weighs around 120lbs.

She's a size 4 in American size.

Unfortunately, at size 4, Coco is considered fat in the modelling industry.

This is Coco's statement:

I’m a 21 year old model, 6 inches taller and 10 sizes smaller than the average American woman. Yet in another parallel universe I’m considered “fat”… This was the subject of major discussion this week and the story that was spun was: “Coco Rocha is too fat for the runway”.

Read her entire statement HERE.


This makes me sad.

If Coco Rocha is considered fat, then I'm an elephant.


photo credit: style.com

Stalker

Friend Agnes tagged me and a few friends on Facebook with this photo.



Ganun?

Eh maraming beses na akong tinawag na stalker ah so does that mean I'm physically challenged? Hahaha!

As far as I'm concern, ang definition ng stalker is:

the pathological ANONYMOUS follower and tab-keeper of another person or persons.

Kaya lang, according to the Urban Dictionary, hindi na ito ang definition ngayon in terms of the change in time. But one word is enough to describe someone that is stalking:

CREEPY.

Okay, I admit, minsan na rin akong naging stalker but definitely not to the point of almost losing my sanity. Hahaha! Muntik lang. Charing!

Eh bakit, I can't blame myself if I get attracted to someone that is good looking and very personable.

Meanwhile, a secret admirer is:

someone who admires another romantically but purposely remains anonymous.

I also don't fall under this category since the person that I usually admire knows I'm kinda attracted to him. Hahaha! I always let them know. Ewan ko kung positive ito ha.

Anyway, what's important for me right now is that, I don't stalk anybody that I currently admire. I don't have his phone number or address. I only have his e-mail and I don't send him messages unless it's addressed to everybody in the group mailing list, I don't even know his real name.

It's enough for me to see his gorgeousness on Facebook.

Does Facebook have this application where you know how many times a person views you? I hope wala siya nun. Hahaha!

Most importantly, I have not downloaded a picture of him.



Yet.

Hahahaha!



P.S. Please don't hate me.

Choice

Juice ko, dalawang buwan mahigit na lang at gaganapin na ang very first automated election dito sa Pilipinas.


Sa totoo lang ha, medyo worried and scared ako this time. I’m not totally confident sa pinag-gagagawa ng Comelec and I’m afraid that this election will be a big failure.
I’ve written an article in Barrio Siete where I sighted several concerns that the Comelec has not totally addressed or given upright solutions and it’s not just simple problems like some indelible ink or lack of ballpens come election time. It’s as huge as failure to transport the machineries to be used on time, ballots that lack certain security codes, untrained election inspectors, unsure and unsafe transmission of electoral data and many more.

Nandiyan pa sa tabi-tabi ang chika na gagawin ni Gloria ang lahat maipanalo lang ang manok niya, whoever that chosen evil one is. I smell Garci around the corner. Super scary talaga.

I just wish and pray that despite these glitches and concerns we are experiencing now, the Comelec will do it’s best para magkaroon ng success ang kauna-unahang automated election sa Pilipinas. Nakakahiya sa sambayanang Pilipino kung ito ay magiging failure. Magiging katawa-tawa tayo sa international community.

Sana we’ll do our share too para maprotektahan at mapangalagaan natin an gating mga boto. Ito lang ang paraan upang makatulong tayo sa pagpili ng nararapat na umupo sa Malakanyang dahil sa totoo lang, nakakasawa din ang kahirapan at kaguluhan na kasalukuyang natatamasa natin over the past years.

I say tama na.

Ayoko na.

Bumoto ng tama.

Injustice

I therefore conclude that the justice system of our country sucks.

This morning, I and two of my companions together with our lawyer, attended the hearing of our attempted murder case we filed July of last year. For your information, this is just the preliminary conference and presentation of evidences for our case.

We arrived 15 minutes earlier than our scheduled time of 8:00am.

Unfortunately, our case was heard at around 10:00am because the judge arrived one hour and fifteen minutes late. Ours is not just the only case to be heard for the day ha. There were 10 other cases waiting to be heard inside the dilapidated makeshift courtroom (not the one in photo).


Two cases for arraignment and 8 others in different levels. Ganito pala sa mga korte noh. Hindi totoo yung mga napapanood natin sa mga palabas sa tv at pelikula. Walang drama, walang emote-emote. Unless yours is a high profile case at may mga media, yun baka sa espesyal na sala didinggin ang kaso mo. At mabilisan ang takbo ng hearing.

Meanwhile, after our case’s preliminary conference (I’m not sure if this is what you call it legally), our next hearing where our witness will take the stand is on the 3rd of August. That’s exactly 5 months from now. Ganyan katagal ang hihintayin namin bago madinig ulit ang aming kaso. Hay naku. One witness per hearing and we have 5 witnesses which means our case could take longer than expected. My gosh. Nakakaloka ang justice system ng Pilipinas.

At eto pa ha, I was wearing Jackie O. sunglasses inside the courtroom for a little drama (Charing! I was actually covering my eyes to hide the fear I’m feeling). Unfortunately, bawal pala magsuot ng big, dark sunglasses sa loob ng korte kaya napagalitan ako ng judge.

Juice ko ha, hindi naman ako ang accused noh. Pati ba naman fashion pakikialaman pa.

Kainis.