Bookworm Society!

Am right now engrossed reading Sidney Sheldon's RAGE OF ANGELS...wow grabe...a good read about what else... but very timely, courtroom battles. About David and Goliath in the court profession. I can't even afford to put the book down for awhile. This is my first SS...and I think I will still yearn for more.

PS/ Big thanks to Micco for such a good deed...a friendship that starts with book sharing. I love it! To return the favor I sent him my VITAL SIGNS, by Robin Cook... :)

The office where the action is...

The pictures of injustice victim Marlyn Esperat a crusader-journalist, were shown at the hearing yesterday. A copy when she was still alive and one taken when she was shot and killed in an instant. She was the one who brought the case of this fertilizer scam in the office of the Ombudsman. It was only then 400 million or something less. The murder took place right in front of her 10 yo daughter. Poor mother gasping her last breath to leave her baby. And poor little innocent child who suffered so much witnessing the agony and dying hours of the one who's been feeding her. Who was the culprit and the conspirator behind this? Nobody floats 'til now...

The fiery members of the committee were like lions who took their queues to attack him. Bolante's aim now is just to do everything possible to prove that he is really innocent of the crime thrown against him. Well who knows? One thing is yet to be heard...that is...who are the proponents in this scam funds?

Judges use gavels technically, to restore order, and the striking of a gavel also can signify the end of an issue.

Yesterday, Bolante started his day disastrously in his swearing in ceremony and then the trial itself at the Session Hall. It seemed that the world had stopped to an end when he was grilled by the members of the BRC. Many looked at him not hiding some sympathy and others with contempt. Everyone seemed to be so interested to bury their noses in legal researches and draft documents, subpoenas, warrants and all those things. While Bolante maybe had thought of burying his head in the sand to avoid the contemptuous interrogation. Most of the senate members' voices who grilled him was edged with sarcasm. Though it looked that he wasn't too discouraged, he has to put up a front, that he is tough...being on tough situation. Only he...who knew whatever inner turmoil he might have felt during the grilling hours that took place yesterday and still have to have in the next hearing.He still have to suffer and endure all those powerful voices and those feral looks of the inquisitors with eyes darting and furtive glances from the gallery until he has proven himself innocent of this scam.

One thing's sure...by the time he gets out of prison once he's declared blameworthy...he'll be too old to spend all the rest of that money.

In deep water...going off the deepest end

After ZTE scam, now comes the agri or fertilizer scam...wow...it's a never ending series of investigation. Aren't they get tired of these squeezing off government funds to be wasted on a lot of scams like this involving government officials of the land? We still have yet to see them all incarcerated. And why not, for there's no one above the law.

Jocjoc Bolante will have to face the preliminary investigation hearing to start at 9:30 this morning at the Session Hall with regards to the missing agricultural funds. Wow, everybody seems to be very excited to watch the committee's hearing to ferret out the truth. He might be spilling the truth or maybe he might make some slips once he's grilled....or will take attempts to maneuver to hide the truth to protect himself or to protect some others involved for fear of his' and families' lives as well. This is what they will learn and face if they do not know how to serve the country right. They wasted the power vested on them in just an instance. I am sure he regretted doing such anomaly in the long run...from how he looked today...he looks so messed up, so haggard and so sickly. He learned it the hard way...as we usually say.

PS/ The session has now opened. see it live. I saw Mirriam Defensor with wide smiles...this is going to be very exciting. As of this moment, it's already 9:38...hearing started at 9:30 so stay tuned to the live report on this issue. Will be signing off after this. :)

A true friend

I believe a true friend is
The one when the world
Walks away on you, he remains next to you

by: Hugo Sanchez
last stanza of the poem, A true friend

After so many years...

...lol...indeed after so many years, I stumbled upon one of my favorite song of Neil Young...this was the only song I can sing with guitar playing...ang yabang ko! Really, kaisa isang pyesang alam ko! Kasi puro C, A, G, D, Em...etc...the easiest...it brings me down memory lane talaga. I love this song!
Here's the lyrics if you know this song...

Now that you found yourself losing your mind
Are you here again
Finding that what you once thought was real
Is gone, and changing
Now that you made yourself love me
Do you think I can change it in a day
How can I place you above me
Am I lying to you when I say?
That I believe in you
I believe in you

Coming to you at night I see my questions
I feel my doubts
Wishing that maybe in a year or two
We could laugh
And let it all out
Now that you made yourself love me
Do you think I can change it in a day
How can I place you above me
Am I lying to you when I say
That I believe in you
I believe in you

With grace...

"Your president and my president!"

by: McCain
Many have admired McCain who have only but nice words by acknowledging the victory of Obama graciously, the new president-elect of the United States, in his concession speech after the battle.
Well enough of those Obama-mania. Let us be realistic...we're not Americans...we are Filipinos, so let's rely on our own government's struggle to achieve and stabilize our economy and keep it in stable equilibrium. Let's still hope that our leaders will go hand in hand to solve issues on poverty, unemployment and hunger.

In luck and pushing one's luck!

A friend of mine told me that what happened to my son was really regarded as bad luck...I said no...I see it as pure luck indeed! My son was so lucky enough to leave the scene unscathed. That's very important. I don't know how to deal with it if they had harmed him physically. I will curse them til they die. They are the real menace of our society. Very dangerous and very annoying threat to everybody's lives. We live in this country where sad to say, rampant of street robberies are cuddled. Not to mention unimaginable killings, sex exploitation and the likes. Our government should look or find ways to put a stop on this or somehow lessen or at least to deploy man lang some police in those areas that cuddle thieves. Light posts should be inspected regularly so as to shoo away hangers on, who sniff and when zonked out will find prey for easy money.
**One example is Tara Santelecis. The poor victim was shot in the head at close range, (comatosed...very horrible...I wonder how she's now doing)... when she fought for her laptop from her e#*l-attacker. Wala bang pamilya ang mga taong ito? Wala ba silang konsenya? Wala ba silang natutunan man lang values sa kanilang mga magulang? Wala ba silang takot sa Diyos? Wala ba silang pangarap? Anong klaseng buhay ang pinamumulat nila sa kanilang mga anak?

Idle hands are the devil's tools ("Collections" 1808)
Idle brains are the devil's workhouses (T. Fuller 1732)
If the Devil finds a Man idle, he'll set him at work (J. Kelly, "Scottish Proverbs," 1721)

**One sure reason why they end up like this is being jobless. Kapag nga naman nagugutom na mga anak nila, wala ng konsye-konsyensya. This is one way to express their disappointment in life. Paano naman sila tatanggapin eh kahit nga janitorial jobs kailangan yata eh college graduate ka? So hindi pwede. Kung call center naku mas lalong di pwede. Eloquency counts here. So where will we put those blames? E di sa government natin, san pa ba? Some high officials pocketed large amount of government reserves. It would be a great help for some development and some projects or even to start a cottage industry program to help those who need to find jobs for subsistence. Kaya ayun, ang pinakamadali nga naman ay ang mang-agaw ng cellphone ng me cellphone. Easy money kasi. Easy to sell.
**Government earn a lot of criticisms and disappointment from private citizen like me. Eh wala na tayong ginawa kundi to splurge government funds to investigate and reinvestigate this and that anomalies. A lot of plundering cases, now we have Bolante to grill. Hay naku...ako as much as I can help it ayoko ng bumoto (ayoko naman masayang yung aking right to vote). In the end, we're just be helping future thieves. Kawawang Pinoy...kawawang Pinas...napakayaman natin kung tutuusin pero we landed as #5 sa pinaka-naghihirap na bansa...why?

Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.
Author: Evan Esar

Blog for hope...

Whoah! I almost forgot the importance of this date. But I need to comply...err to be also of help to support human rights and help resolve issues against cruelties inflicted by armed forces, militias or some citizen soldiers against civilians (regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights) and or prisoners.
As bloggers, we all know that we can help uplift awareness and help millions of poor and enslaved refugees around the world. In my first Bloggers Unite entry I tackled the war in Darfur where it is more of an ethnic or tribal conflict rather than religious that started in February 2003. Sudanese government received a lot of criticisms such as suppressing info's, killing of witnesses, and tampering of evidences to hide anomalies.
Some cases of displaced women and even children due to rape cases or even gang-rape used as a tool to terrorize were also reported. Armed men were covered with impunity or exemption to face punishment so the victims were left to endure the assault or just keep quiet about the ordeal they have had suffered.
There are still a lot of severe and serious problems around the world like this and one is the violence in Congo. Let us hope that United Nation is taking steps to help these poor people who suffer a lot specially women who are always at risk of sexual exploitation. Let's help resolve the rampant spread of HIV/AIDS, unexpected pregnancies and undue abortion. Let's all hope for the immediate betterment of these crises.

There you'll be...

At knifepoint...

Loud barks of our two petdogs, Mishah and Enzo woke me up in the middle of my sleep, when my son arrived late late night at 11:38pm. He was with his schoolmates to finish their project. When he went home and alighted to a dimly lit street, just a few blocks near the village entrance...my son according to his story was suddenly accosted by a stranger and he felt a sharp knife piercing him on the side. While the scumbag idiot went frisking my son's pockets. Pure luck he got what he wanted. When he finally got hold of the new Nokia phone with camera from my son's pocket he shoved the poor boy and they all scurried away...oh my...what an easy way to find means of earning their dough. My son wanted to report the incident to authorities. I just shrugged my shoulder and said..."oh come on let's sleep, there's nothing we can do about that and next time be on guard and avoid going home too late"

I was just so thankful that night that my son went home in one piece.

I just hope some police would be deployed in some areas where these hangers on usually hid themselves waiting for possible prey. These culprits are just like parasites and leeches ready to suck or attack their victims.
Hmmmpf, bless you mean suckers! Naalala ko tuloy si Tara. Will browse about her after this.