Showbiz News

The present sequence in television news programs in the Philippines always has this entertainment news portions. Showbiz news seems to be part and parcel of each news program. It seems like news programs cannot go on without them. The frequency of airing these entertainment news also increased and they were slotted in between the whole program. I remembered that previous showbiz news were given the last portion of each television news program but today, they were aired more frequent than before.

I have nothing against showbiz news. After all they are still news to everybody, accounts of recent happenings in a place, or about people, specifically artists, or popular personalities. But sometimes they become repetitive and they dull the mind. I wonder if what they call marketing strategies really necessitates them to put in showbiz bits in between important news about the country and other matters. Why the need when they have put up showbiz entertainment programs repeating all what had been reported in the newscasts?

It maybe interesting to most Filipinos to have more showbiz news. Maybe that is what the surveys tell about Filipino habits on television viewing and what clicks for the masses. Maybe more entertainment, more appeal.

Where do we attribute all these? Maybe the Filipinos became used to the country's issues on poverty, graft and corruption, useless leaders and politicians, scams, prostitution, bribery, etc, etc. Maybe these unresolved and repetitive issues numbed the minds of most Filipinos that is why they find entertainment news more interesting.

It is a sad reality if that is the case. For us to be laid-back or unconcerned, that poses a more troubling concern. Revolting wickedness of evil in society might prevail.

Photohunt: Book (s)

Photohunt has its theme for today one of my favorites - books. Above is one of the books I have read. It's been a long time since I have indulged myself with books. There are still many in the book cabinet waiting to be read.

To read about Nicholas Sparks' The Rescue Flap, visit the author's page.

Below are some of the reviews about the The Rescue:

"A romantic page-turner. . . Sparks's fans won't be disappointed."
-- Glamour magazine

"All of Sparks's trademark elements -- love, loss, and small-town life -- are present in this terrific read."
-- Booklist

"Cunningly crafted."
-- Publisher's Weekly

"Extremely powerful. . . an emotional love story. . . must reading for those fans that cherish a deep-rooted love story like the author's previous works."
-- Harriet Klausner, Painted Rock Reviews

"Sparks, who is becoming well known as a sophisticated writer. . . has a beautifully natural way of portraying a complicated and intense love story. THE RESCUE is yet another example of his imagination and skill."
-- South China Morning Post

"Nicholas Sparks knows how to tug at a reader's heartstrings.
-- Chicago Sun-Times

"Readers who don't mind shedding a few tears won't be disappointed."
-- People

"True-to-life, plentiful dialogue honestly details the family and relationship concerns that almost any reader would identify with. His settings are richly painted and his characters believable. . . Life is full of guilty pleasures. THE RESCUE turns out to be one of them."
-- Anniston Star

What Will You Tell Your Friend?

The other day, my friends and I were talking about issues on the Kho-Halili video sex scandal. Some of my friends and acquaintances think that Viki Belo has something to do with the spreading of the video. They have their reasons. But the thought that followed was if you are a friend of Viki and has knowledge about Hayden's infidelity, what will you tell Viki? Or would you tell Viki that Hayden is playing around with other women? My friends find it hard to tell.

Papsie said yes automatically adding that if Viki is a friend, he will right away tell her about the affairs. I asked how will he do that and he replied he will frankly tell her to talk to Hayden about the affairs. Papsie believes that as a friend, he has an obligation to tell.

When I was surfing the net, in one the sites, the said topic about infidelity was discussed and there were comments that state that the issue must be between the partners and friends have no business meddling. They say that let the couple deal and resolve the problem themselves. Nobody should interfere or intervene.

I might as well tell my friend about what I know but I will not do it as Papsie suggested. It is not really that easy to tell a friend serious matters like that. I will probably give hints, and slowly share her or him situations resembling her or his situation and let her or him react. When my friend finished sharing her opinions, I will gradually tell.

Actually, no matter how blunt or careful we tell the matter to a friend, it would still hurt. But I believe, as a friend, I have an obligation to tell. I would not let my friend love so truly and at the same time unsuspecting of what is really happening. I do not want it to happen to me, too. That's why a friend should not keep from me what my husband is doing behind me. It would really hurt me if she or he does not tell me.

For some, it would be meddling. But I see it as an obligation. I have to tell my friend and my friend has to take it or leave it. The decision on the matter is not on my hands anymore. That's where it ends.

Take a Peek

I had just recently wrote a few things about a few topics in the following notable sites:

• Like Changing Clothes at Hubpages - this is a hub about choosing the lesser evil. If given the chance to choose, and that you have to choose one, and you are not allowed not to choose, which would you chose as a partner – one who wanted affairs with many at the same time or one who loves one at a time but frequently changes his mind and like changing clothes, he changes partner as often as he likes, and could not afford to be loveless?
• Katrina Halili and the Hot Issues at Digitaljournal.com - Issues from Katrina Halili- Hayden Kho sex video scandal have evolved. The hot issues are concurrently being diverted to involvement of drugs in the videoed tryst. The issues were even downgraded to Katrina not fit to being a role model.
• Simple Cures at Squidoo - this is a lens that I made for the many simple problems one can encounter and the many simple cures that can be found to make life easy. Do you have one? Would you like to share me these simple cures?

Just click on the blue coded titles and you will be redirected. If you cannot leave a message in those pages, please leave your message here, okay? I would really love to hear from you.

What Is the Best Photography Subject For You?

For me, the best photography subject is children. In my Squidoo lens, I wrote a page entitled 'Why Children are the Best Photography Subjects'. This is why:

Little children are among the best photography subjects. In fact, they are number one for me. The innocence and the candidness of each picture of a child makes me want to point and shoot at them continuously to capture what they feel and how they react to their environment. We learn from them unconsciously. And this is the magic of capturing photos of little children. - Why Children are the Best Photography Subjects

What is the best photography subject for you? Please let me know.

Photohunt: Plastic

These are plastic hangers on on the floor of my son's room. I was laughing when I saw this because he took pictures of his dirty and unorganized room first before cleaning it. You can see how dusty the floor was and the hangers were all over the floor! After cleaning the room, he again took pictures. The result was satisfactory. Though it's far from what I expected, the effort was there. :-)

Photohunt: Plastic

These are plastic hangers on on the floor of my son's room. I was laughing when I saw this because he took pictures of his dirty and unorganized room first before cleaning it. You can see how dusty the floor was and the hangers were all over the floor! After cleaning the room, he again took pictures. The result was satisfactory. Though it's far from what I expected, the effort was there. :-)

Godlike Persona

The seminar/course was over. It was enjoyable and a valuable tool to clarify what we currently have for the management system and for the procedures. There is a phrase that got stuck in my head and it is the phrase "Godlike persona". The lecturer used it to describe how some would perceive the auditors under me when performing the audit procedure.

Auditors are not only ones who can have that kind of persona. Anyone can have that persona. Once the feel gets into a system, one may not even be aware that he or she is assuming an aura that of a god's. Untouchable. All-knowing. High-brow. Holier-than-thou. Better than anybody. Or the best among the best.

In a workplace, for example, a new employee comes in and labor to prove his worth. He makes it and becomes the head of the veterans. Not a welcomed idea. The golden-agers shows their godlike persona by being indifferent, by trying anything to distract or destruct, by not cooperating.

Sounds frustrating. Of course. The newcomer may or may not be affected but proving his worth is a harder task than dealing with the veterans. That is how he should think about the whole scenario. The gods must be crazy not to notice that the newcomer is an asset not someone who will destroy them.

Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili Video

The showbiz buzz about a sex video between Dr. Hayden Kho and Katrina Halili has been the content of news and entertainment shows. The video evoked varied reactions but mostly sympathy was accorded to the young actress Katrina Halili.

It is truly amusing how Filipinos can be affected. Showbiz news are always hot. Filipinos are always ready to give their unsolicited opinions and some being judgmental easily condemned Hayden Kho for the sex video, a different one from the dance video.

First things first. What part of the code of ethics of doctors did he violate? I am not pro-Hayden Kho. I am not a fan. But to hear Senator Ramon Revilla talk about how sick Hayden Kho is, it makes me sick, too. How can he find fault with someone like Kho when he himself also had issues with his co-actresses before? I mean, he is a public servant and I think the moral issues are more his issues than of a doctor's. The sex video has nothing to do with Hayden Kho's being a doctor.

It is credible for Gabriela to condemn Hayden Kho. At least the group has a cause. And it is clear. No questions about it. It is the right of a woman that is violated.

But how sure are we that Katrina Halili is not aware? Being in this situation, she is also responsible for the things that happened to her. I mean, she is responsible for her actions, too. It is a causal nexus, a ripple effect of what she did.

As to the individual who allegedly spread the video, who is very mad against Hayden Kho ( the reason why he circulated the video), he has a responsibility and accountability. But who gave him the video? It was Hayden.

My children said it was an act between Kho and Halili and maybe there was no vow that the thing between them has to remain secret. I think it is an awry thought. I asked them, does the situation warrants a vow for Kho not to spread it? I mean, if you are a sane person, in respect to a woman, who was a part of your life, why was it needed to share the private moments to anybody, especially a friend?

The children agreed it is not justifiable. But who knows it was ego boost that prompted Kho to tell a friend about the video that his partner was unaware of? Maybe he is sick? Maybe he was being immature that time?

My children find Senator Revilla funny to be involving himself with the issue when there are more pressing issues about the country like education, poverty, prostitution, graft and corruption, etc. I thought so, too. Perhaps he was doing it for the 2010 elections, who knows?

Let us not forget about Dra. Vicki Belo. Let us open up our minds. Don't you think she was the one who spread the video? They say, 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.' But I hope she did not stoop down to the level.

The Good Son

I do not talk much about Papsie these days but allow me this time.

Papsie, for those bloggers who are new to this site, is my dear husband. Last March 8, 2005, I wrote a post about him, two days after his birthday. He is a good man despite the foul mouth and the bad temper at times. But he is wickedly funny and truly a proud father.

As I have written before, he loves unconditionally. He is a good son. He does not care if what he does is appreciated by his mother. He always see to it that he gives in to the matriarch's wishes all the time. Not an easy job for him because as you know my husband is a physically challenged man. He always seems to be treated like he is one normal guy. His welfare and his happiness is second priority to him.

The other day, Papsie went into mother-in-law's room and discovered that her right and left exterior leg parts were swollen and the wounds seemed to be infected. She had applied sanitary balm plus alcohol plus baby oil to rid of the pain she said that caused a reaction drying the skin. This later became itchy and dry causing her to scratch until they bled.

Papsie was so worried that he told mother-in-law that he will be blamed of what had happened to her legs. There were no words of comfort nor compassion for Papsie. He was simply told that they were itchy that is why she scratched them hard.

I called Papsie later in our room and told him he need not blame himself. He should not be blamed. I will be mad if somebody will blame him or me for what had happened. Of course, we need to take care of the old woman but Papsie cannot be by her side all the time to tell her what to do or not to do, for her ease, comfort and safety. I guess we all have to be responsible for ourselves, too, unless... UNLESS one is senile enough not to be able to think that something can harm her or him.

It was not actually easy for Papsie to hear an aunt ranting like crazy seeing her sister's legs. Papsie brought her to the hospital this afternoon and was told by the doctors that she has to be confined. Mother-in-law has cellulitis but she will be confined because of edema in her foot up to the lower leg.

Photohunt: Painted

I am back doing Photohunt! I missed the two episodes because of what happened to my old blog. I wrote what happened here.

Anyway, am i so glad I was back participating! I'll just post this for today's theme. I will have a nap after this and return visiting the others.

Enjoy, people! And oh, about the pics, that was my daughter in one of the lantern parades in school. The pics are the before and after.

Can't Read?

I went to pay my some bills after work at SM. After that I went to the supermarket to buy some essentials. I tried to control my impulse buying things that is not that important or is under the category 'fancy' or 'simple craving' or 'luxury'. But I digress.

Inside the supermarket, you can chance with a lot of people, truly diversified; some you can identify yourself with just by observing, some you compare with and you end up grateful or green-eyed. Some are polite, some are ill-mannered. Just like that lady who heedlessly walked down the aisle where I was and didn't even bother apologizing after bumping me with her big a** . But I digress again.

SM supermarkets are always neat and organized. It would not be difficult finding what you want because of the tags in each lane. Except of course you do not know how to read, or you are so dumb you do not know how to follow instructions. After you have all what you need in your cart, you will of course go straight to the pay lane. Again, the tags on each lane are very clear - BIG cart tags and blue basket tags. If you have a BIG cart, you should fall in line on the corresponding lane. If you have blue baskets, then you should fall in line on the 'blue basket' lane, of course. Except of course you are too lazy following instructions, or again, you are so dumb you do not know how to follow instructions.

In the queue, I was third and I waited patiently for my turn. All BIG cart lanes' queues are heavy anyway. I sensed that someone fell in line next to me but did not notice that she had blue baskets instead. I did not turn my head. I learned afterward when the cashier notified her that she cannot be on that line because it is for BIG carts only. That is what the tag says, too. Except of course, she does not know how to read, or she is so dumb she does not know how to follow instructions. The woman started ranting and did not budge. She stood by her decision not to fall out of line and go to the blue baskets queue. The cashier did not notice and it was too late for her to stop her because other customers followed her. The woman ranted when the cashier explained. The others did the same. In pity, the bagger advised the cashier to let it pass and allow them. They talked silently. Even without hearing what they talked about, I know that they find these people truly impossible and that they have to live with it, and with these kinds of people, who with their indolence and haughtiness, chose to berate the poor cashier who was just doing her job.

I wanted to say something and probably to side with the cashier but I thought it would be futile with the kind of mentality the woman has. I was angry because the woman took advantage, too. She knows that when she complained as a customer, she will be entertained by management and the poor cashier will suffer the consequence. She knows that the helpless employee had no choice.

On second thought, could it be (despite the good looks) that she can't read?

Why Would You Want to Leave Your Job?

At first you are very eager and enthusiastic to get the job. Then the opportunity was given to you. You were hired. You started the first day with a smile. You are scratched from the list of unemployed. That made you happy and proud. Because? You are not unemployed. That some company or organization trusted you with the position. Whatever position it is, there is always the trust factor involved once an organization decided on hiring you. After a few months, or most of the time, after a few years, you wanted to leave your job. You wanted to resign. You wanted to try your luck in another organization. What would be your reason?
The Pay. The Bosses.

• The Pay. After a few years, management failed to recognize your effort and forgot about your contribution. Prices of prime commodities soared and yet your salary was stalled. Increments were forgotten. Upgrade was forgotten, too.
  
• The Boss (es). Your boss (es) transformed. They became unbelievable. They became impossible. You eventually realized that you would not want to patronize and serve people who do not care and who are insensitive to the needs of their employees. You begin to notice how they failed about some or most of their decisions.
• The Co-employees. You become the object of ridicule just because you were favored. They become cynical to the point of throwing attacks that are most of the time personal. They become uncooperative. They become impossible and hard to deal with.
• The Personal and Technical Growth. You begin to notice you are going nowhere. The organization failed to contribute to your personal and technical growth.

Do you have other reasons in mind? Why not share?

Apathy is a Choice

Happiness is not the only choice. Apathy, too. And we are all guilty of not being concerned or moved with passion about the things that is happening in our family, in our community, and in our country. We become indifferent. We become impassive. We leave things on their own, allowing them to take their own course.

Perhaps it is because of despair. Perhaps we have given up hope. But it is this apathy of despair that we can use to change. As ABS-CBN's movement stated, "Ako ang simula." It will always start within ourselves. The change that we wanted must start in us. We have to inspire ourselves to want to feel, to be interested to the things that are of general importance to many, like discipline, perseverance, allegiance, dedication, etc, etc., and to be concerned of what will happen next, of the results or outcome of our actions, of the effect of these actions.

It is never too late to release us from making us a nation of wimps. I fervently hope that in the coming elections, we say no to baits, to graft and corruption, to unlawfulness, to impostors, to dirty politicians!

Age Does Not Matter

The popular thought "Age does not matter' has been toying in mind the past few days. There is someone I know who is being wooed by someone almost twice her age. It made me worry actually. There are questions in mind that have been floating. I am talking about love between two individuals whose ages are distant.

Being married to someone who is only a year older than me, I do not know actually how a relationship between two individuals with a wide age range in between will work. I mean, I have been with my husband for long years and I say we complement each other very well and I connect it to us being in the same age range. I had believed it played a big part on the success of our relation. Or was it?

A friend shared her innermost beliefs on men particularly who sought younger women as their romantic partners. She views it as a vehicle for them to use or take advantage of (and/or abuse) these young women. For her, young women (especially those who are in their teens to their early twenties) chased by adult men is grotesque. She simply does not trust these men.

I silently disagree. It is for me irrational to generalize. Not all men are alike as it is with women. It is for me judgmental, too. We cannot just judge people with how they look. There are people who look like angels but deep within they are a*holes. It is still character that counts and it is the hardest to discern in a person. It takes a great deal of time to prove that one is worth. Let us say, for example, a mature man asks a young girl to go some remote place without asking her parents' permission. How do you, as a parent, assess the act?

There are, for me, advantages for May-December affairs as clipped from Ipanema's post about it. She had listed down some observations about an older man in a relationship with a younger woman:

• ...more patient
• …more understanding
• …easily gives in to a stubborn woman
• …takes blame to stop argument
• …open car’s door for me
• …more sensitive - asks me where I want to eat, shop, etc…of course he paid
• …his wallet is always ready even if I offer to share

There may be disadvantages, too, which are induced mostly by insecurities. It is important therefore that young women have to be very careful and observant. There are wolves in sheep's clothing that still prowl and they can be mellowed or inexperienced.

A Unique Mother's Day Gift

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS IN THE WORLD!

Today, I started my day spin drying. I woke up late because I went to bed late. Do not ask why. For the many reasons, one of them I have to say is a superb pre-mother's day gift ha ha, the rest is all about performing the tasks this crazy world had assigned to all mothers.

Anyway, to continue. We did not plan of going out because Nanay commanded that Papsie has to cook paksiw na lechon* - the main delicacy for the occasion. Of course, there is no point defying, and that would be a futile thing to do. So, Papsie abided while I do the chores.

Daughter Kay suddenly left because she is going to buy some materials for what I do not know. When she left, I discovered that the floor was not even swept. That left me ranting, telling Son Daryl that it really does not matter if I wake up late early or late. It would still be me doing these menial chores!

Daughter Kay called up from nowhere and told his brother that she was invited (by her special friend) to lunch. That left me ranting again why she decided not to have lunch with us. Then after half an hour she came (with her special friend) greeting me a mother's day with the Philippine Daily Inquirer page. The page has her illustration for a Mother's Day ad for a renowned fast food chain. Who would not feel proud? She may not be receiving that much as the illustrator (she is just a trainee) but for her work to be acknowledged and adopted for the occasion is elating for a parent. And for her to give the newspaper page and the drafts is truly a unique gift for Mother's day.

A kiss from Daryl is enough for now, if you will ask ha ha

A Unique Mother's Day Gift

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS IN THE WORLD!

Today, I started my day spin drying. I woke up late because I went to bed late. Do not ask why. For the many reasons, one of them I have to say is a superb pre-mother's day gift ha ha, the rest is all about performing the tasks this crazy world had assigned to all mothers.

Anyway, to continue. We did not plan of going out because Nanay commanded that Papsie has to cook paksiw na lechon* - the main delicacy for the occasion. Of course, there is no point defying, and that would be a futile thing to do. So, Papsie abided while I do the chores.

Daughter Kay suddenly left because she is going to buy some materials for what I do not know. When she left, I discovered that the floor was not even swept. That left me ranting, telling Son Daryl that it really does not matter if I wake up late early or late. It would still be me doing these menial chores!

Daughter Kay called up from nowhere and told his brother that she was invited (by her special friend) to lunch. That left me ranting again why she decided not to have lunch with us. Then after half an hour she came (with her special friend) greeting me a mother's day with the Philippine Daily Inquirer page. The page has her illustration for a Mother's Day ad for a renowned fast food chain. Who would not feel proud? She may not be receiving that much as the illustrator (she is just a trainee) but for her work to be acknowledged and adopted for the occasion is elating for a parent. And for her to give the newspaper page and the drafts is truly a unique gift for Mother's day.

A kiss from Daryl is enough for now, if you will ask ha ha

The Week That Was

You may be wondering why I am back to my old blogspot site. It is a long story. Let's just say that I just need to stop blaming myself for being stupid by creating myself again through this blog. As Edwin Land said, 'Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.' That would do for the meantime. As I update, let me share you the things that transpired the whole week.

May 1 - It's fiesta time. Again, we were dead tired preparing and serving for the day. But I say that the day came and went leaving Papsie and I spent but happy. We did not expect that many would come as I have not really invited 'seriously'. I guess this is tradition that will never stop unless 'some people' would not want to let this event just pass by. :-)

May 2 - I discovered that my hosted Warmstone domain could not be accessed anymore.

Address Not Found
Firefox can't find the server at www.bingskee.com.
The browser could not find the host server for the provided address.

In panic, I tried to contact Kenneth Estanislao of Webpinas but to no avail. Until now, I have not received anything from the queries I had sent him. I was not even told that Webpinas where I signed up and paid for the hosting of my site will not be up anymore. There were no warnings of a sort or an effort to let me know that I have to find another to host my site. It could be a pardonable deed but what is hurting for me is my site went poof together with all the files from 2006 up to April, 2009. I did not even think that I will be losing them. It was like I lost a part of myself. It was not funny indeed.

May 5 - I wanted to write about Colonix reviews but was so devastated about what to do with everything with my site nowhere to be found. It is interesting to know though that the colon is a vital organ of the body and that we have to act on purifying or cleansing it. As we age, symptoms like fatigue, irritable bowels syndrome, flatulence, bloating, irritability, mood swings, and excess weight, begin to show. It is scary but it is true that there is possibility of a buildup of these bad elements in the body.

May 7 - It's my birthday! Happy 44th birthday to me! Whew! :-)