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simplymiles · 4 years

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Mem’ries

. . . loving these quiet almost Christmas mornings with the family. I promised myself that I would always put them first before anything else, especially this Christmas. With my mom gone, I figured, I would continue what she had started. You see, my family’s a bunch of introverts (except my mom) who forces us to wake up at midnight and eat noche buena and celebrate Christmas ... without her, we’d just be inside our rooms. I remember, when she became sick . . . she would pick up groceries a day before her dialysis, then she’d rest 2 days after so she’d be in shape with the Noche Buena preparations. She’d start around 8am, waiting for her friends to arrive, so they could help her prepare for our meal ... e, wala pa kaming 10 na tao sa bahay, pero yung pine-prepare nya parang isang buong barangay yung kakain. Maaga pa lang, natatakam na kami sa food, pag pupunta kami sa kusina para tumikim . . . magagalit siya! hahahaha ..e kasi minsan ang cute nya pag nayayamot siya, kaya minsan kinakamay ko (kasama ko minsan si Kimi @creamycookies-world ) sa pangungulit. Tapos pag lunch time na, hihingi kami ng pagkain dun sa niluluto niya, ayaw niya .. may pinaluto pala siya na pang lunch talaga, tapos yun daw muna kainin namin kasi pang Noche Buena yung iba! E ang dami-dami nun! Pero ayaw niya! hahahahaha . . . those were my fondest memories of mom during Christmas. Kunwari ayaw na ayaw niya yung titikim kami sa mga niluluto niya ... pero kinikilig yun inside. Gusto niya yung kinukulit namin siya! Hahhahahaha .. muka lang siyang dragona pero ang totoo natutuwa yun! Lalo na pag mga pasta na yung niluluto niya. Sobrang sipag niya, she’s always thinking of others before herself. Tapos pag Noche Buena na, parang hindi na kami makakain lahat kasi sobrang dami talagang handa . . . kahit alam niya na hindi namin mauubos, dinadamihan niya pa din, kasi hindi lang pala kami kakain nun, handa din yun para dun sa mga tao na dadalaw sa bahay namin ng Christmas morning. Minsan, pami-pamilya yung dumadating, so kakain sila, tapos may take out pa pag uwi! Prepared talaga siya, hindi ka pwede pumasok sa bahay ng hindi kumakain. Tapos siya lang yung nandun sa kusina na nakikipag kwentuhan, kami lahat nasa kwarto. Thinking about it now . . . may konting regrets din ako . . . na sana pala, sinamahan ko siya mag entertain ng bisita or lumabas labas manlang ako ng kwarto ko para samahan siya magluto. Pero di ko ginawa kasi the introvert in me is strong! HAHAHAHA, pag sasabihin niya na may dadating, nagtatago na agad ako sa kwarto.

There was a time na dumating yung mga kapatid niya for the holidays . . . mejo malakas pa siya nun, hindi pa siya nagddialysis. She was so happy. Siguro hanggang 4am sila nagkwentuhan! Grabe, nagsama-sama sila, ang ingay talaga, tapos ang lakas pa nila tumawa! hahahaha, I could here it echoing all the way from the hallway to my room, kasi yung room ko is at the end of the hallway from the kitchen. She was so happy. Pero matagal bago naulit ulit yun, kasi nagkaron na rin ng mga sakit yung mga kapatid niya, kaya hindi na sila makapagkita-kita!

Sobrang daming memories . . . this time of year, hindi ko alam kung yung smell, yung weather or yung mismong araw na to yung nagttrigger sa memories ko. I don’t know, something about my brain .. when I remember something, it looks like a flashback of memories in my head, na parang nasa projector and I’m watching home videos, pero hindi ako yung may hawak ng camera, kasi nandun din ako sa memory. Naalala ko lahat, even the lines on her faces, her eyebrows, the smell in our old kitchen, yung feel ng paglalakad dun sa hallway approaching the kitchen . . . I remember the things that we talked about . . . pero yung mga important parts lang, tapos yung iba ang dating sa akin inaudible siya, pero pag dadating na yung parang important conversations ... I remember, like I was there, like it was happening all over again .. and again .. and again. It’s weird, pero I love that side of me though, I love that I am able to remember. My earliest memory was when I was 2 years old . . . I told my mom about it, sabi ko we were somewhere cold, I don’t know where, I know kasi sa memory ko ramdam ko yung lamig and naka-jacket ako, tapos, we were there visiting a pastor. I remember Dad, talking to the pastor and I remember I was playing, and my mom called me to run towards her with her warms wide open. Pero hanggang dun lang yung naaalala ko . . . that kept repeating over and over my head, kahit hindi ko iniisip minsan, basta napaka random. Then I saw a picture nung lilipat na kami dito sa Mindoro. Sabi ko, eto yung nasa memory ko, saan ba to? Sabi ni Daddy, sa Nueva Vizcaya daw ata yun, pero he’s not sure, nakalimutan niya na din! hahahaha . . . I love that I get to remember important details and moments in my life, pero it’s not always a blessing, kasi kapag naalala ko, nagfflashback sa utak ko, pati yung nararamdaman ko ng moment na yun, nararamdaman ko din. Kaya when I had my first heartbreak, it was so hard to move on, kasi I feel the pain over and over again. Minsan nga kahit naka-move on na ko . . . nararamdaman ko pa din! Minsan hindi na bumabalik yung memories like a flashback when I choose to forget about it, pero I still remember what happened. Ang weird talaga! Hahahahaha .. if my brain is like a computer, my hard drive would be full. Siguro mga ilang libong external drives na yung nasa archive ko, para dun ko ilalagay lahat ng memories ko. Pero may mga memories lang na sadyang ayaw mapunta sa external drive, yung tipong kahit na ilagay ko sa external, naka save pa din sa main memory drive. Marami na akong memories na nilagay sa external drive, yung tipong hahalukayin ko na lang pag kelangan ko . . . lahat naka-save, lahat nakatago, panget man o magandang experiences, I chose to save it, kasi mahalaga sa akin yun. Kasi masaya alalahanin yung mga good memories and fun memories, pero because of the bad memories, marami din akong natutunan! Sometimes, I give too much of myself, pero naalala ko, hindi pala maganda yung mga nangyari if you give too much of yourself, kaya these bad memories are like break fluids, it makes you want to stop, slow down and think about what you’re doing before I mess everything up again! Kaya ... every memory ... I keep ‘em.

I have one memory though . . . na randomly, bigla ko na lang naiisip . . . pero siguro I’ll blog about it na lang next time, kasi mejo mabigat. Hindi ko pa siya ma-put into words . . .

Well ... It’s Christmas Eve, mamaya, magluluto ako! Yes, ya better believe it, kasi wala kaming help this Christmas, my sister and I decided to cook, but knowing her . . . I know mas gusto niya mag hugas ng pinggan kesa magluto! HAHAHAHA ... Pero ayos lang, it’ll be fun! Mas masaya sana, if kumpleto kaming pamilya . . . pero, mabubuo din kami siguro, sa March, sa kasal ko. HAHAHHAA ... just really wanted to write something today, because I felt like writing. Hirap, there’s too much stuff in my head.

Have a Merry Christmas Everyone!

‘till my next blog!

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jennysrandommusings · 2 years

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My 2021 Reflection

Belated Merry Christmas and advance Happy New Year, everyone! We're here again. Isa sa mga palagi kong inaabangan gawin taon-taon. 'Yung mag reflect sa nangyari sa'kin sa buong taon. This is my fifth year doing this and I'm happy to think that I've been consistent doing these. If you want to read my past reflections, feel free to browse my website. Sobrang dami ko ng entry sa blog ko but you'll be able to see it under Life Update category.

As usual, the way I write my reflections, I always read my old entries muna. Nagbabasa ako ng journal entries ko just to reminisce the memories that happened to me this year. Nabanggit ko last time, sabi ko dapat this year, makapag regalo ako sa lahat. Even sa family members ko. Natuwa ako kasi nagawa ko siya this year. I'm happy kasi I was able to give gifts to everyone.

To be honest with you, hindi ko alam paano ko sisimulan 'yung reflection ko for this year. Para kasing itong taon na 'to 'yung taon na I failed everyone around me, most especially myself. Sinusubukan kong balikan lahat ng pwede kong balikan this year but most of it are just me giving up about certain things. Things that I love to do or things that I hope I did. I don't know. I'm too disappointed about myself. Parang ang nangyari kasi, I was trying too hard to be okay. Let's just say that this whole year, I was just pretending. This was the year where I literally lost motivation in everything. I may look like I'm always busy but I somehow realized that the reason why I always write things to do on my planner is because it gives me a sense of satisfaction kapag nakikita kong productive ako kahit na hindi talaga. I hope that made sense. Para bang niloloko 'yung sarili ko para ma feel kong okay ako. Just to make simple.

I lost track of everything this year. I lost myself this year. I don't even know if I'm ready for next year. When I was with my friends last time, sinasabi ko I'm so excited for 2022 kasi it's giving me hope to start all over again. I even wrote it on my journal but as I am writing this reflection, I started questioning myself if ready na ba talaga ako magsimula ulit.

New year is one of my favorite holidays kasi tulad ng sabi ko, it gives me hope. But right now, hindi ko talaga maramdaman 'yung hope. Is this what adulting is? Hahaha.

It's just so hypocrite sa side ko kasi habang binabasa ko 'yung mga old reflections ko, nakikita ko kung gaano ako ka hopeful sa mga nilalagay ko. Sobrang hopeful ako sa mga darating na taon. I don't even know if I want to continue writing kasi baka I was just feeling blue as of the moment but malapit na mag New Year and I want to share my thoughts for this year before ako mawalan pa ulit ng gana magsulat.

Actually, I am so grateful that I was able to work this year. Nagkaroon ako ng savings. Mas natuto ako humawak ng pera. Natulungan ko kahit papaano si mama and nakabayad ako ng tuition fee ko kahit papaano. I am also grateful for my friends na despite everything, nandiyan sila for me. Natulungan nila ako mentally and emotionally kahit papaano. I'm also thankful sa family ko kasi they gave me home, and safety. Also, I'm thankful to my boyfriend for giving me the assurance all the time that I'm worth it. Last but not the least, I am most grateful to God for giving me enough strength to go on and for giving me these people so I can somehow feel that my year was worth celebrating.

Masyado akong magiging selfish kung sasabihin kong hindi ako naging masaya sa taon na 'to. Malaki 'yung naitulong ng mga tao sa paligid ko para somehow, ma feel ko na this year is a great one but I really want to put this year as one of the most challenging years of my life. I really don't understand if this is just phase of transitioning into adulting or maybe because I'm just simply hopeless hahaha.

This reflection is too negative but I really want to be as honest as possible kasi this blog is just an archive of my thoughts and malaking tulong sa'kin 'to whenever I want to reflect on my life. I want to see my progress kasi I want to be proud of myself and this year, at least bago matapos 'tong taon na 'to, I would like to tell how proud I am for myself. Ang dami kong inner struggles na walang nakakaalam na mostly sa journal ko lang talaga nakasulat and for that, sobrang proud ako sa sarili ko for making it this far. I know to myself na talagang hindi naging madali 'tong taon na 'to sa'kin. My mental health is declining that it affects me physically na pero somehow, ayaw kong matapos 'tong taon na 'to na hopeless pa rin ako.

I want to start my 2022 na hindi man sobrang okay at perfect, at least better than what and who I am nitong buong 2021.

I hope you do too.

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hauntingthepithofyourmarrow · 3 years

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₮ⱧⱤɆ₳Đ ₮Ɽ₳₵₭ɆⱤ

Its Sunday, time for my organizational s p a m !

I will post this every weekend so that my partners can find things quickly. We all know tumblr activity to be janky and things get buried quickly so I have this in place to help.

❖︎ 𝔸𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕤 ℍ 𝔼 ℝ 𝔼 ❖︎

If you click on the last poster, it will take you directly to the last post made on tumblr. You can see either your post or my last post and its your turn.

I do not have exclusives on this blog. I work in the order of receipt. The tracker dictates who’s turn it is.

> > > 𝙰𝚁𝙲𝙷𝙸𝚅𝙴𝙳 𝙾𝙵𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃 < < <

I tend to give my writing partners one month to reply before I move the thread to my archive | not active list. That’s 30 days to reply to me. If you have not within that time frame that signals to me, a lack of interest. Sabi and I will move on.

That being said if you DM me, discord me and let me know what’s going on I am happy to hold your spot. Even posting a PSA on your blog will keep me from archiving a thread.

However, if something lands in the archive and you want to continue it. By all means DM me and let me know, I will pull it back out. Easily done.

I do this because Sabi’s blog is not the only one I write for and I’d rather keep things organized and clear if a new writer approaches me for a thread.

#||| SundayRoutine |||#||| Now Ima go reply to my DM's those are backed up xDDD ehhhhh |||

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phgq · 3 years

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Duterte says ABS-CBN franchise renewal bid ‘piece of garbage’

#PHnews: Duterte says ABS-CBN franchise renewal bid ‘piece of garbage’

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said it is useless to give local media giant ABS-CBN Corp. a new 25-year legislative franchise.

During the joint meeting of national and regional task forces to end local communist armed conflict (ELCAC) in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Duterte said he sees no reason for ABS-CBN to secure a fresh congressional franchise.

“ABS-CBN nakalingaw sa tao, walay problema na. Nakalipay sa mga bata, way problema na (ABS-CBN has entertained people and made children happy and I have no problem with that),” Duterte said. ““Karon, wala sila'y kontrata. Oh renegotiate. Ayaw ko'g tagai la’g basura ang p***** i**. Ana na sila eh (Now they don’t have a contract so they’re renegotiating. But don’t give me a piece of garbage, son of a b****. That’s how they are).”

Duterte maintained that he was opposed to the possible resumption of ABS-CBN’s operations, saying he could not stomach the network’s previous selling of assets to state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines at a “higher price.”

“Human gibaligya nila sa DBP ang ilang tanang assets. Tanan, lock, stock, and barrel. Pagkahuman ang negosyo niguwapo na, ilang gipalit og barato, gibaligya nila'g mahal. Sabi ko, ‘Ah, t*** i**.’ Unsay ABS-CBN diha? Sirhan tamo (After which, they sold all their assets to the DBP. All of it - lock, stock, and barrel. They resumed business and when their business was doing well, they bought back their assets at a cheap price and sold it for a higher price. I said, ‘Ah, son of a b****.’ ABS-CBN? I’ll shut you down),” he said.

Duterte was referring to the supposed loans of ABS-CBN to DBP condoned in early 2002.

The DBP already clarified on Jan. 19 that it did not condone or write off PHP1.6 billion in loans to companies controlled or affiliated with the Lopez family that turned sour as a result of the lingering 1997 Asian financial crisis.

The loans granted to the Lopez companies were part of the PHP9.55 billion in non-performing loans (NPLs) and non-performing assets (NPAs) that DBP sold in an auction to two special purpose vehicles or financial firms that assume bad loans of banks.

Duterte on Feb. 8 said he would not allow the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to grant ABS-CBN permit unless the embattled media firm settles its tax deficiencies.

Three days after Duterte’s remarks, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said ABS-CBN would have to wait for the next Congress to have its franchise renewed, saying the lawmakers are busy prioritizing administration measures.

ABS-CBN ceased its broadcast operations on May 5, 2020 following the NTC’s issuance of a cease-and-desist order.

On July 10, 2020, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises rejected ABS-CBN’s bid for a new 25-year franchise due to several issues, including the dual citizenship of ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio Lopez III, the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership, reported labor and tax violations, and other violations of the terms of its franchise.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on January 4 filed granting ABS-CBN a legislative franchise for 25 years.

Batangas 6th District Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto filed a similar bill at the House of Representatives on January 5. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Duterte says ABS-CBN franchise renewal bid ‘piece of garbage’." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132769 (accessed March 06, 2021 at 08:36PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Duterte says ABS-CBN franchise renewal bid ‘piece of garbage’." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132769 (archived).

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terryowen-blog · 4 years

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Life is Good – Episode Two with Ruth Dela Rama – Dizon

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What Makes A Smart Phone A Genius Phone?

So, what’s the difference between just being smart to being a genius?

There’s an immense variance between being really bright and being intellectually gifted. While geniuses do tend to be extraordinarily intelligent, they also use imagination and creativity to conceive, realize or envisage something unique. They blaze new trails instead of just trudging down the beaten path. For the genius, the ability to imagine new possibilities is as important as intelligence.

Great geniuses in world history are central to our advancements in science, technology and understanding. Without geniuses from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking, our understanding of mathematics, literature and music would be completely different. Concepts that we now take for granted, like gravity, planetary orbits and black holes, might still be undiscovered.

In the same way, the LG Optimus cell phone is a concept – a genius prototype of the way mobile phones will be built and used in the near future.

On The Cellular Level

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink. (Fran Lebowitz)

It’s a fact that form and function are significant factors when buying a cell phone but performance is the most decisive dynamic to be considered. Never forget that a cell phone is only as good as the calls it makes. Thus, even if your handset has the best attributes but can’t make or take a single decent quality call, it’s virtually useless. Even the snatchers in Quiapo and Arranque won’t spend a New York minute trying to filch your phone.

While it’s true that the strength of a carrier’s network is critical to making good calls, the strength of the phone’s antenna and receiver play a big part in performance as well. The fact is, you are buying a cell phone so it follows that at its very core, your handset should serve its one true purpose – call the guy at the other receiving end.

So, for form, function and performance, who you gonna call?

No — not The GBs – call the Optimus, and you’ll discover that it doesn’t scrimp on the most basic function of any cell phone.

If you know the name and if you know the number, you can spend all your unli time talking until your jaw hurts because the LG Optimus cell phone’s 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery can last for up to 400 hours of stand-by or up to 7 hours and 50 minutes of talk time. You don’t even have to lift a finger to do it – with built-in voice dialing, your command is the phone’s wish.

When the time comes when every one of your friends and family members eventually catch up with you in the 3G trend, you’ll be ready to make true video calls with the phone’s 1.3 MP secondary front-facing camera which you can use for high quality video chats.

Additionally, I like the text messaging service’s threaded view. I do most of my communication via SMS and having this feature in the Optimus lessens the confusion of piecing together an ongoing SMS conversation especially if you’re discussing various issues with several people.

Add a proximity sensor feature (so my phone knows if I’m nearby so it can rest and save energy while I’m away), an accelerometer and a gyroscope, and the LG Optimus becomes one handy BFF (best fone forever).

The Fast and The Nitrous

There’s a way to do it better – find it. Thomas A. Edison

The LG Optimus 2X uses NVIDIA’s Next Generation Tegra, the world’s first processor for the mobile web, specifically designed for the high-resolution needs of tablets.

According to the NVIDIA website, Tim Bajarin, President of Creative Strategies, Inc. said, “The new NVIDIA Tegra processor has a unique feature set critical for tablets — fast web browsing with fully rendered pages, uncompromised graphics, snappy user interface and HD video — all with the battery life we’ve only seen with cell phones.”

The key to the Tegra’s capabilities are eight independent processors, including the world’s first dual core CPU for mobile applications. These processors are used together or independently to optimize power usage at all times. With its ultra low-power design, Tegra delivers over 16 hours of HD video or 140 hours of music — on a single charge.

The Next Generation Tegra is a leap in mobile computing performance for the following reasons:

The world’s first Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset.

Eight independent processors that make short work of web browsing, HD video encode and decode and mobile 3D gaming.

10x faster than the processors used in smart phones today, and up to 4x the performance of the previous generation Tegra processor.

Advanced TSMC 40nm process with active power management.

The series emphasizes low power consumption and high performance for playing audio and video.

At a maximum CPU clock rate 1.2 GHz (dual-core), it’s just .6 GHz short of the dual core PC I’m using now, and my computer plays Crysis, Call of Duty – Modern Warfare, Red Alert 3, Starcraft 2, Oblivion, The SIMS 3 and Medieval 2 Total War. It’s not a new PC but it’s still quite fast pa rin, debba?

NVIDIA believes that the future of GPUs on smart phones is no different than the future of PC GPUs. As a result, the GeForce ULV GPU in NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 looks very similar to a desktop GPU — just a lot smaller, and a lot lower power. Or, in the other words, the only thing stopping NVIDIA from putting an Intel 7-like or an AMD Hexacore-similar processor in a cell phone like the LG Optimus is that a processor that powerful needs large amounts of power more than any mobile battery can provide.

Basically, the Tegra 2 processor was designed for a tablet PC. But the guys at LG wanted to give the Optimus more computing nitrous (The Fast and The Furious speak right there) so they basically put an F22 Raptor jet engine in a Mazda RX7. The result is a cell phone that runs in machs not in miles, if you get my drift — my Tokyo Drift.

Now, imagine that Tegra powering your cell phone. Like a mobile phone on nitrous, the LG Optimus excels at multi-tasking between applications and boosts superior web browsing performance. Start-up times of programs /apps and games are suddenly in turbo speed. Your phone will always be sober (alive, alert and enthusiastic) unlike other phones which are as hard to wake up as “pess droonk” English hooligans who’ve had too much Vino Kulafu after watching a Manchester United match.

A dual-core powered cell phone augmented with a 512 MB RAM means you can run multiple applications simultaneously without reducing everything to a grinding crawl. You can switch between applications while maintaining your MS Office Word document or your Excel spreadsheets. You can listen to Bruno Mars and still download files while playing X Men for Android OS – and still receive calls from your boss who asks about the progress of your report. Gaya nga ng sabi ni pareng Bruno, “It’s simply amazing.”

Sa medaling salita, my dream (and every workaholic’s dream for that matter) of having a a mobile phone that works hard (and plays hard) as you has finally been realized with the LG Optimus.

Mobile Life is Like A Bowl of Frozen Yogurt

Like most tablet PCs in the market today, the LG Optimus is driven by the Android 2.2 Froyo.

The Android OS is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. Google Inc. purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. Android’s mobile operating system is based on the Linux kernel. Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance collaborated on Android’s development and release.

The Android Open Source Project is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android. The Android operating system is the world’s best-selling Smartphone platform. Android has a large community of developers writing applications or apps that extend the functionality of the devices. There are currently over 200,000 apps available for Android.

The Android Market is the online app store run by Google, though apps can also be downloaded from third-party sites. Developers write primarily in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.

While I was in Divisoria to buy some Naruto and Gundam action figures, I visited Jeney Tan, my favorite tablet PC vendor at 168 Mall. She is all out for the Froyo. She explained to me every conceivable feature and advantage of the OS including the accelerometer which tilts everything you see when you hold the gadget in landscape or portrait mode.

Jeney even made bida about the Android 2.3 Gingerbread that should be in the market by now. Pre-loaded with Froyo, the LG Optimus is upgradable to Gingerbread. Adding my own flawed logic, I informed her that Gingerbread is a big leap from Froyo that when the cell phone’s display is held in portrait or landscape mode, it actually tilts the user in that orientation. She then looked me straight in the eye and said the words that I will never forget, “Ser, bebele ba kayo?”

Like a bowl of frozen yogurt during hot summer nights, Froyo (short for frozen yogurt) is a refreshing approach to using tablet PCs and high-end, high performance phones like the LG Optimus.

The Way It’s Meant To Be Played

Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts. (Yahoo Serious)

Before I got the LG Optimus, I had one of those popular media players made by a US company named after a red or green fruit (and no, it’s not a berry). The video playback and quality was okay but among my long list of peeves was that it played a limited number of video formats if not just one which is MP4.

The video format is okay for my cell phone and my computer. But my other portable player has trouble playing MP4s and only plays Windows Media Video formats. So, I had to convert videos to MP4 for my portable media player and into WMV format for my family’s other video player and for movie / video archiving.

It’s in playing various video formats that the LG Optimus shows its true awesomeness. Because it plays and supports multiple video codecs (plus DivX / XviD video support), I don’t have to convert / encode my movies or videos over and over again for viewing and archiving. That saves me time. Precious time that I can waste playing Tekken.

Beyond video support, the Optimus wows us with its display.

I remember the first time I saw the Optimus at an LG outlet glass shelf, I was really amazed at the proportions — 34-22-32. Uh, okay, that was the vital statistics of the salesgirl who look liked Megan Fox. What struck me was that the screen seemed bigger than my touch phone. Asking Megan, I mean the salesgirl, I discovered that my other phone only had a 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display while the Optimus had a 4.0 inch display (all the better to see Megan Fox with).

The Optimus is equipped with a 16M-color capacitive IPS LCD touch-screen of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels). It has a HDMI port which you can use for HDMI mirroring. Just connect it to a wider screen or an HD TV and experience the most vivid and life-like videos this side of Cybertron.

Because the phone is able to play in full HD through any monitor, you see every detail of Jennifer’s Body in astonishing clarity and sexiness.

I usually watch videos and movies over large monitors when I’m with my family. Most of the time though, I’m using the LG Optimus to catch up on the latest movies while waiting for the FX or the van at the terminal. The viewing experience is just as good as the big screen which can sometimes make you feel that your head is going to be eaten by a giant 3D piranha.

But the best place to watch is in bed – relaxed and alone. And with the Optimus phone’s superior theater-like sound and HD video, I feel like I will have to save Bella again in the upcoming Twilight XXV: Vampire Sequels Without End.

Take Your Best Shot

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. (Eudora Welty)

The LG Optimus possesses an 8 MP autofocus camera with an LED flash for insufficiently lighted areas like bars, discotheques, concerts and internet cafes / Counterstrike fragging rooms. It prioritizes people over things and stuff with that Photoshop-friendly face detection feature.

I could stop ranting about the phone’s super astig camera right here and you’d be convinced by its performance. But since I like listening to myself talk, let me continue.

Just for the camera phone, I’d sell my other touch screen phone made by a company named after a pomaceous fruit of the species Malus domestica. Compared with LG Optimus phone’s 8 MP camera, my other phone has a measly 5-megapixel still camera (boy, is it cool — NOT!).

Hands down, pants down – the LG Optimus takes the matrix of leadership in still camera shooting.

Size Does Matter

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. (William Shakespeare)

When the folks at LG designed the Optimus, they had the young Spielbergs and fledgling George Lucases in their mind. Empowering the YouTube generation, they imbued the phone with the ability to do 1080p video recording at 24fps and 720p at 30fps. I have a JVC Everio HD camcorder that does the same – and it’s a full-fledged video recorder! How the LG people managed to cram a lufet video recorder inside the Optimus phone’s sleek frame is beyond my comprehension. But that’s why they’re geniuses, you see.

And if you’re in a Miley Cyrus or Katy Perry concert and want to record the whole thing, there’s plenty of internal storage (8 GB) and a micro SD slot for 32 GB cards.

Even with just a video recorder match-up, the LG Optimus slaughters the leading, popular competitor which can only record VGA-quality videos at 30 frames per second with the front camera.

LG Optimus trashes the rival with HD quality video recording.

No contest. Match over. Anyone for pizza?

Got My Blueprint, It’s Symphonic

Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken. (Ludwig van Beethoven)

You’ll go gaga over the LG Optimus phone’s high definition virtual surround sound. It’s the first mobile device with 7.1 multi-channel virtual surround sound which encloses you in a lush acoustic experience. The Optimus allows you to chill out or just dance via earphones, speaker, Bluetooth headset or any device with HDMI connectivity to take pleasure in listening to the Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement.

The decision to make the cell phone a virtual stereo component that fits in your pocket is the kind of genius thinking that the LG folks enjoy doing for all of us cell phone users. In the astute words of the modern day oracle we call Lady Gaga, they were born that way.

How The Web Was Won

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me. (Isaac Newton)

For me, dinner time at the mall is always a constant battle. Whether I’m having meals at Gumbo, Tokyo Café, Banana Leaf, Bacolod Chicken Inasal, Koryo or Gerry’s Grill (all located at SM City The Block), I’m always wishing that my cell phone would successfully find and connect to the free WiFi available at the mall. Most of the time, I’m victorious as the Azkals and in rare occasions it’s like The Battle of Bull Run, Masada, Pearl Harbor and the Fall of Bataan all rolled into one.

But these days, with the LG Optimus, my WiFi struggles are like a walk in the park – the Sandara Park. Its WiFi is at 802.11 b/g/n which means it decently performs whenever you need to update your Twitter account while feasting on that plate of spicy Jambalaya or Garlic Potato.

A phone that can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots enables you to surf the Web or transfer data at much higher speeds. Even if your phone supports 3G networks, you may want Wi-Fi support, too, as it tends to be faster and more reliable than cellular networks. It can be cheaper, too, since surfing on a Wi-Fi network doesn’t require using your carrier’s service.

With the LG Optimus, enjoy high-speed access to your favorite sites with full web browsing faster than any other smart phone in the market. With the dual core processors sharing the load of stacking up graphics, pages and videos, you will notice a faster response time especially those sites with a lot of multimedia and flash components like IGN, FilePlanet or GameSpot. You’ll immediately notice faster access to your favorite websites like Facebook, E-mail, Flickr, YouTube and Angry Birds.

In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night

Intellectuals solve problems. Geniuses prevent them. (Albert Einstein)

One of the best innovations of the LG Optimus Black is the enhancement and the durability of its LCD display. The LCD screen’s contrast and backlight strengths are indispensable for any cell phone. Ironically, it isn’t the darkness of the night that makes images or text unreadable – it’s the bright glare of sunlight which makes thing harder to peruse.

I usually ride shotgun in the FX or van which makes sunlight shine directly on my lap – the exact area where I would be reading an e-book (currently it’s Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic — Deceived). The brightness of the morning sun defeats the LCD screen making the e-book unreadable. It’s the same problem when I watch episodes of Gunny’s Lock and Load – the video is too bomalabs.

That’s the reason why I scored a cell phone capable of counter-acting the brightness factor. The Black’s 4” NOVA display has 700 nits of brightness, 16M-color WVGA capacitive IPS LCD unit. It’s the brightest cell phone screen in the world making outdoor viewing in broad daylight friendlier to the eyes.

The LG Optimus Black also supports multi-touch, which means you can register more than one touch point at a time. This technology allows you to pinch and grab the screen to zoom in and out on a Web page, for example. Other phones support single touch only, and can register only one tap at a time.

Thus, in brightest day, in blackest night, no video or e-book shall escape my sight. Let all who watcheth Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night, I swear, they’ll enjoy it with Optimus Black’s LCD light!

Is It Safe?

In the movie, The Marathon Man, the Nazi operative Szell (Laurence Olivier) repeatedly asked Babe (Dustin Hoffman) “Is it safe?” He was referring to the bag of diamonds Szell had procured at the height of the Third Reich. Of course Babe had no idea what it was all about and he got tortured severely for it.

I mentioned that movie for two reasons. First, one of my favorite actors is Dustin Hoffman. Second, most cell phone users are like that Szell character in the movie – they’re always asking the manufacturers “Is it safe?” referring to their handsets.

One of the most sensitive and most exposed parts of the cell phone is its screen or LCD display. Which is the reason why the kinfolks at LG made sure their units were ready for the vicious bump and grind of everyday buhay. No wonder the LG Optimus is equipped with a 4.0 inch, 480 × 800 pixel Gorilla Glass display.

The unique composition of Gorilla Glass allows for a deep layer of high compressive stress. This is created through an ion-exchange process. This compression acts as a sort of “armor,” making the glass exceptionally tough and damage resistant.

The Ion exchange process that makes Gorilla glass tougher than the other glasses used in other displays is a chemical strengthening process where large ions are “stuffed” into the glass surface, creating a state of compression. Gorilla Glass is specially designed to maximize this behavior. Thus, Gorilla glass is better able to survive the real-world events that most commonly cause glass to scratch, chip, or break. The result is a tough and damage-resistant glass that is ideal for today’s sleekest electronic devices and most sophisticated touch technology.

And for the environment-conscious cell phone user, Gorilla Glass is environmentally friendly and can be recycled. Corning Incorporated, which makes the glass, recycles it at various points in the manufacturing process, and consumers can recycle their devices as part of various recycling programs available in the Philippines.

Far and Away

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. (Leonardo Da Vinci)

Isn’t it obvious? I’m a Nicole Kidman fan!

When you’re in the city, being lost is not as perilous as being disoriented in the forest or jungle. In such situations, you’ll need workable tools that will get you home even though you’re far and away in some Oklahoma prairie.

Among the many practical uses of the LG Optimus is its capability to direct you to the nearest geo-tagged landmark. The phone is fitted with a gyroscope, magnetometer, GPS w/ aGPS support, a digital compass and a geo-tagging feature for images and videos.

Choose Your Weapon

You know you’re a serious World of Warcraft player when the game starts interfering with your life. You know you’re an addict when your life starts interfering with the game. (Anonymous)

Playing games over cell phones isn’t something new for most of us. But with an ultra angas dual core like the Tegra in the hood of your handset, the gaming opportunities for your Optimus suddenly enlarge exponentially.

That’s good news for gamers like me. Better processor performance translates to plenty of power to manage advanced graphics and demanding visuals. Say goodbye to bursting bubbles or clicking multi-colored jewels as your staple cell phone game fare. Superior dual core processors allow you to play console-quality mobile games like Assassin’s Creed or Call of Duty – Modern Warfare with exceptionally responsive motion controls powered by a gyro sensor. Playing either as Kratos, Rayden or Max Payne, your choice of weapons are now almost limitless.

When you’re at home and have a monster LCD monitor, connect via the phone’s HDMI port and play X Men for Android. Nothing like seeing Logan in full HD unleashing a world of hurt and making shawarma out of those henchmen with his Adamantium claws.

With Adobe Flash 10.2 support and an Android app community churning out new games almost every day, the Optimus makes leisurely gaming while waiting for your turn at the dentist’s chair a virtual paragon of asskickery.

FM First Class

It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on. (Marilyn Monroe)

If you’ve listened to FM radio lately, you’ll notice that it sounds more like the AM band than what we’ve always known what FM sounds like. Besides the proliferation of talk shows, there are advice and counseling programs, jokes, skits and the proverbial balahura and balasubas DJs who dish out salitang kalye or palingkera style observations on politics, showbiz, romance, work and the intricacies of life.

The rise of the balahura and the balasubas DJs may have something to do with the surge of portable media players that can load up more music MP3s than one can possibly play in one whole day or work week. Thus, if it’s just listening to music that you’re after, you don’t need FM radio. You just need a media player and be your own DJ and choose your music line-up day after day.

But for us who also like to listen to intelligent banter and witty discussions like Monster Radio’s Morning Rush or Nicole Hyala and Cris Tsuper’s Tambalang Balasubas at Balahura, we turn to FM radio.

The FM radio experience with the LG Optimus is really top notch. For starters, the audio is first rate — stereo FM radio with RDS. There’s a micro USB port for charging and stereo Bluetooth v2.1.

But what makes the FM encounter first class is the social networking integration. Superior processor performance means you can listen to Chico and Delamar and then connect to Facebook or Twitter and send in your Daily Top Ten shout outs. The dynamic duo in turn may like or comment on your entry, and basically the whole feedback circle is complete.

In my opinion, that’s the way FM radio should be enjoyed – trulalu at walang halong eklavuh.

Your Future Awaits You

Choosing the right cell phone requires some handwork and clickworks with the mouse and a fair amount of legwork.

Hopefully, with this review on the features of LG Optimus, your mobile life will be lived out at the optimal level. With the complexities and opportunities of today’s high-tech life, a smart phone simply isn’t enough. You need a genius phone. And the LG Optimus is more than just smart. It’s a genius.

As Albus Dumblebee (the Grand Yellow Autobot Wizard of The Planet Hogwartstron) declares, “Step inside the world of the LG Optimus. Your future awaits you.”

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Appreciation day: Tshepo Bashanyana Sempapalele

Ao ntate wa Karabo le Oratile, monna wa Sabi, letsibolo la Mme Maki, setlogolo sa Dikonelo, obuti wa ga Papa, Mokheseng le Lerato, mokubung ka seboko.

Botsho, Jonas inja, skhokho sam, direng my authi? ..'

This fellow here deserves all the props he could get. Let me clam a brief on how common we are. Except the fact we're gemini, 6 days apart & undeniable Buccaneer supporters, with you representing your ebony and me with ivory regarded pigment lol, both of us with sprinkled of blood we're indeed the sea robbers.

These are our identity.

1. Not quite articulate, yet the message gets through.

2. Our life experiences are quite the same.

3. You're so INFORMED ( political, historical, ideological, cultural, within sphere of our societies and beyond). I'm few stumbles before you lol, you excel far beyond.

4. Literature freak ( book collection, writing, reading, attending workshops, and so forth).

5. Hardly follow trends.

6. Passionate about ART.

7. Water Specialist wizard.

8. Leadership skills, you always fall for those you stand with.

9. High IQ level (although mine is somehow minimal).

10. Family head.

11. Extremely MATURED.

12. Not a class-ist, if there is such a word. (Despises bragging).

13. Modesty on the greatest shelf.

14. Hardly judge situations.

15. Love beer & we working towards getting rid of this toxicity.

16. Loves sharing.

I can go on and on. Let me break down my journey with you. Allow me to classify you as my "VENTING MACHINE".

You're the ninja I vent to, ALWAYS. Whenever I'm bottled up, having odd moments or emotionally torn I release it on you, not because I couldn't/cannot contain my situations, I always find a reasonable reason within you. You're automatically the prime suspect. The rage I prance, you always give me an ear & you don't interrupt me, you listen to my frustrations with a genuine ear, I sometimes snap at you, and YOU ALWAYS take a bite for it, you never lack to put me into perspective.

I guess all my phones have registered you on a speed dial cause whenever I want to let go, they suggest you all the damn time.

My emotional outrage are with you, and you manage to calm me down, please give me the mechanism you use into fueling me to see wonders of this world, talking to you and with you is always refreshing.

2013 was the year when we enrolled into the water industry field program. You came in a month later looking like a rag, you couldn't be bothered by your physical presentation of self, you knew your background and such puny couldn't move you as you had "qualities of being a good human being".

First day in class together, you ounce a revert analog. I reminisce on how you were detailed with immerse knowledge, self preservation of wealthy ideas, you were highly charged with wisdom, unpacked such diligence, you're still are remarkable man.

I was baffled, couldn't coherent and process how a dude in your "age" has so much passion in/for education cause often people study to escape life realities. You were not there to study bruv you were there to be educated.

Your passion in the water field goes without a question. Truthfully, I just enrolled for escapism, you changed that in me from a distance. I draw inspiration from you. Your invincible study bullied me to pull up my socks as I was dragging the feet, with that acknowledgement I deeply fell for this industry.

You were the class elder and never treated us like a bunch of swine kids, you blended well with our age group. You were the first to submit thorough detailed reports, assignments, projects on time, typed, relevant, yet you didn't have any means or you simply couldn't find excuses as to why you can't give everything your ultimatum best.

Dawg, I mean, you travelled daily from Brandfort to Bloemfontein with few rands we were given (not earning, sponsored), got home way too late, you have a strong beautiful amazing family you need to give your arm and leg to, SGB Chairperson, Church Chairperson, workaholic, so many commitments yet you outdone yourself when it came to "school work"', if this doesn't get moment of brilliance, I'll totally be dismayed. My king, I applaud you. I had to bring my guns up cause your life and how is turning deserves to be archived. I had to throw my laziness to the gutters and pull in weight, and yeah, I did my best, all because of you Meneer. You instigated fire in me to supersede my adversity.

Over the years we became casual friends. We engaged in slime debates, sports talk, politics, shared hip hop conversation, how masterful art is, exchanged our unpublished materials (anthologies, book of rhymes, poetry, books we writing & the Iikes), I found quite similar things I resonate with in retrospect.

We subtly moved from being "friends" to "brothers", most notable example, " VENTING MACHINE" .

"Not everyone whose with you, is WITH YOU!" - @MotlatsiMotseki

When we initially went into working environment as interns where we spent great time expanding our niche at the bulk water sector, where we grew fond from, staying in compounds (komponeng) during work days. We outlined how resourceful can we be in this industry, what change and legacy should we mark, what's our blueprint and you know this in your dearest heart that we did make a great impact and history is embedded in the walls, books, we carved our path there.

Let me not digress further on it.

How did you become a brother.

As we were working closely together, we shared mortgage, grocery, every tool of survival, we strengthened our brotherhood, my family acknowledge you as their own, this doesn't happen too often. We shared our life stories, open minded about any factors disturbing social ignorance, you know where you resume your religion, likely converted. You opened up yourself to me, conversations went far too deep in many occasions and it's evident how total stranger becomes a family.

You encourage me to glide beyond semantics, constantly remind me there's a light at the end of the tunnel, you're the brother I speak to the longest.

With this post, I was bidding you for your constant contribution in my wellbeing, health, social sphere. Though we hadn't been laying retinas for 8 months cause we're in a mission to harness our gifts and change people's lives impromptu within specter of this field, just know that I have a magnificent ideal appreciation to you wholeheartedly.

May every stone directing for destruction in your journey, be swayed away. Continue to being a phenomenal father, excellent husband, amazing brother to your siblings, obedient worker, selfless leader. Provide your services whenever called, and please walk with me too by being a bravo brother.

Jehovah bless

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ABS-CBN case up to Ombudsman: Palace

#PHnews: ABS-CBN case up to Ombudsman: Palace

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte would leave it to the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate local media giant ABS-CBN Corp. over alleged unpaid taxes and condonation of the network’s soured loans, Malacañang said Tuesday.

“Sabi ni Presidente, ire-refer na niya ang bagay na ito sa Ombudsman. So Ombudsman na po ang magre-review kung merong course of action for any violation of our anti-graft law (The President said he would refer the matter to the Ombudsman. So, the Ombudsman will be the one to review if there is course of action for any violation of our anti-graft law),” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.

Duterte sought the Ombudsman’s help after a tipster informed him about the supposed violation of the anti-graft law by ABS-CBN.

“Nakakalap siya ng impormasyon na nagkaroon ng paglabag ng batas, ng ating anti-graft law noong nauna na binenta ng ABS-CBN ang kaniyang mga ari-arian sa isang SPAV [special purpose asset vehicle] at nacondone diumano 'yung ilang mga loan niya sa DBP (He received information that ABS-CBN violated the anti-graft law when it sold its property and when DBP condoned its loans),” he said.

In a public address delivered Monday night, Duterte said he would not allow the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to grant ABS-CBN permit unless the embattled media firm settles its tax obligations.

Duterte said it would be “nonsense” to allow ABS-CBN to resume operations while it has tax deficiencies.

The ABS-CBN earlier insisted that it has no outstanding tax liability.

Duterte also raised the supposed loans of ABS-CBN that the state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) condoned in the early 2002.

On Jan. 19, the DBP clarified that it did not condone or write off PHP1.6 billion in loans to companies controlled or affiliated with the Lopez family that turned sour as a result of the lingering 1997 Asian financial crisis.

The loans granted to the Lopez companies were part of the PHP9.55 billion in non-performing loans (NPLs) and non-performing assets (NPAs) that the bank sold in an auction to two SPAVs or financial firms that specialize in buying these receivables at discounts.

DBP president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Herbosa said the Lopez Group’s NPLs and NPAs covered by the banking transactions with DBP were “dealt with in the regular course of business.”

In September last year, Duterte vowed to investigate the supposed condonation of the Lopez family’s debt to the DBP.

ABS-CBN halted its broadcast operations on May 5, 2020 following the NTC’s issuance of cease-and-desist order.

On July, 10, 2020, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises rejected ABS-CBN’s bid for a new 25-year franchise due to various issues, including the dual citizenship of ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio Lopez III, the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership, reported labor and tax violations, and other violations of the terms of its franchise.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Jan. 4 this year filed seeking the renewal of ABS-CBN legislative franchise for 25 years.

Batangas 6th District Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto filed a similar measure at the House of Representatives on Jan. 5. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "ABS-CBN case up to Ombudsman: Palace." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1130112 (accessed February 10, 2021 at 02:10AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "ABS-CBN case up to Ombudsman: Palace." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1130112 (archived).

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Lualhati Bautista self-publishes debut poetry book

#PHnews: Lualhati Bautista self-publishes debut poetry book

MANILA – Acclaimed author and screenwriter Lualhati Bautista, known for her award-winning novels and screenplays “Gapo”, “Dekada ‘70”, “Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa?”, and “Bulaklak sa City Jail” has self-published her first poetry book “Alitaptap sa Gabing Madilim”.

As early as June, she has been thinking about self-publishing a poetry collection after digging through old poems she wrote but never released to the public. She said it was her way of keeping herself amused amid the coronavirus-related lockdowns since March.

“Noong medyo nainip na ako, kinolekta ko ang mga tula ko. Marami pala akong tula e. Mula pa nung matagal, mga ‘70s pa. Inencode ko sa computer kasi marami dun typewriter pa (When I started to get bored, I started collecting my poems. I didn’t realize I wrote many poems. I started writing them a long time ago, in the ‘70s. I encoded them on the computer because many of them were written on the typewriter),” she said in an interview aired over the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) Facebook page last Saturday.

Bautista said she got the first batch of books published between Nov. 10 and 12. The “Alitaptap sa Gabing Madilim” contains around 200 poems she wrote since the early ‘70s. She described the initial book sales as a “blockbuster”, noting that both fans and new readers were excited to see how she fared in poetry.

“Sa lahat ng libro ko, ito ang blockbuster agad. Wala pang isang buwan, kalahati ng print run ko, na-order na. Siguro dahil nga ngayon lang ako nagpublish ng tula (Among all my books, this one is the blockbuster. Half of the prints were sold in less than a month),” she told the Philippine News Agency.

Now 74-years-old, Bautista said she felt like she was on “house-arrest” during the duration of the pandemic since she was both discouraged from setting foot outside and worried about catching the virus.

However, she said knowing that her works continue to inspire young readers, particularly college students, has helped lift up her spirits. She said many readers have been messaging her through Facebook to purchase a signed copy of her works.

“Itong mga huling panahon, pansin ko ang daming mga order ng mga libro ko. At marami sa mga umuoorder kabataan, mga 18 years old, 17. Basta may autograph, masaya na sila (During the past few days, I noticed more people are placing orders for my books. And many of them are youth, aged 18 years-old, 17. As long as they get my autograph, they’re happy),” she said.

Social issues in literature

While she acknowledged that the younger generation has developed a strong desire to read books, she expressed hope that they would read more works by Filipino authors.

Likewise, Bautista, known for her exploration of women’s issues, is hopeful that young writers would write about social issues such as changing the social narrative on entrenched gender roles.

“Sana pati mga kaisipan magbago. Yung relasyong babae at lalaki laging nakatutok pa rin dun sa dati na ang babae subordinate, ang babae mas mababa, mas mababa ang katayuan sa pamilya. Dapat hindi ganun. Dapat i-angat din ang tingin natin sa kapwa babae at tingin din sa lalaki (I hope the consciousness changes. The relationship of a man and woman involves the woman being subordinate, the woman having a lower status in the family. It shouldn’t be like that. We should empower women and men),” she said.

She said young readers and writers alike should stand against rape culture and reject common beliefs that are propagated within our society to reinforce blame toward the victim.

“Magsuri. Hindi lang magbasa, kailangan suriin mo pati yung binabasa mo. Dapat bukas ang tenga mo, bukas ang mata mo sa nangyayari sa paligid mo (Learn to assess. Don’t just read, assess what you read. Your ears should be open, your eyes should be open to what’s happening around you),” she added.

Bautista also encouraged young writers to keep writing, adding that she herself has been writing at a young age. She recalled how one of her elementary teachers confiscated a comic strip she was writing and threw it in the trash.

“Mula pa nung maliit ako wala naman akong ibang pinangarap kundi maging manunulat. Nung nasa Grade 1 ako, sulat ako ng sulat ng mga salita nga sa drawing ko. Ang ginagawa ng teacher ko, kinuha yung papel ko, pinunit, nilagay sa basurahan. Sabi ko ‘Kung alam lang ng teacher na ito magiging dakilang manunulat, siguro di niya gagawin ‘yun (Ever since I was little, I didn’t dream of being anything else besides being a writer. When I was in first grade, I would keep writing on speech bubbles of drawings I’ve made. My teacher would confiscate my paper and throw it in the trash. I said, ‘If this teacher knew I’d be a writer in the future, she probably wouldn’t have done that),” she said, chuckling.

Signed copies of Bautista’s poetry collection are available from Bookay-Ukay, Bookfellas, Pandayan Bookshop, Solidaridad Bookshop, and her personal Facebook page. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Lualhati Bautista self-publishes debut poetry book." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123401 (accessed December 01, 2020 at 05:05AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Lualhati Bautista self-publishes debut poetry book." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123401 (archived).

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