RH Bill finally passes 2nd Voting!
Wow!
Just when you think it will never come…
So many delays and suddenly just before Christmas... It’s finally here!
I got home and (strangely) felt so sleepy that I passed out while downloading apps for my new android phone with the Congress “debates” in the background (if you can call it that). I woke up a couple of times in a daze and heard random religious babbling and other twisted family stories on why so and so congress person wanted to vote against the RH bill, most of their reasons though can categorically be described as ridiculous, silly, and utterly hilarious.
I mean, it is unbelievable that we’ve voted in such clowns in congress. Or, actually, it’s very believable but it’s quite sad nonetheless. These oddball statements and arguments that come out of their mouths, come on!?! Case in point: Manny Paquiao even using his knockout loss as a reason to value life more and therefore be more against the RH bill - Did you connect that?!
I woke up at around 2am and to my surprise the congress session still wasn’t over. Suddenly it was time to tally the votes and for a while there I heard so many no votes (in between my dreams) that I actually thought that the RH bill wouldn't pass. Well, I wouldn’t be that surprised as the bill has been deliberately delayed and have been rejected before.
But, alas… it was the "yes" side that won! Historic.
I am a Catholic and I believe in my faith but I definitely do not like the Church’s incessant grappling for power and control these days (or since time and memorial, actually). We are no longer in the dark ages or the Spanish colonial times. Let’s please move with the times and actually pretend to care about the people, women’s rights, women’s health, the sad plight of teenage mothers, Filipino's quality of family life, the growing rate STD statistics, growing rate of abortion stats, etc.
Twitter is abuzz about defeating the prayles and about how Rizal and his gang are probably dancing on their graves right now. I was quite good with Noli and Fili when I was in high school. So, yes, in the spirit of Rizal, I want to say: Take that, you prayles!
12-12-12
What is up with people buzzing about this date and the so called end of the world or time.
The Mayans said Dec. 21, 2012.
And, as expected, I saw some people over facebook who got married on this fated day. What is up with this? There’s no more 13/13/13 to look forward to though. Wonder what the next brilliant number dates scheme people can think of next for their wedding dates.
Oh, hey, I actually have a wedding to go to this 1/13/13. Hmm, close enough.
North Korean Rocket Launch
WTF?! A rocket lands near us?!
I opened the news on TV and saw a press briefing on Pablo survivors where they were talking about looking for fishermen who were lost at sea. Then I saw a lead in about this rocket that landed in the Pacific ocean that landed near us.
For a while there, I got confused and thought that the rocket landed somewhere near the lost fishermen.
North Koreans, I don't care if you want to isolate yourselves, starve your people, play weird things on your state TV, do in sync dancing steps during your government celebrations... But please, launch your rockets towards some other projectile direction. Why aim at us? What did we ever do to you?!
The Askals
To be honest, I find soccer a slow game. I mean, I know they run around fast and energetically but kicking the ball towards the goal multiply times only to have the ball blocked most of the time just frustrates me.
With basketball or tennis or the other usual sports, most of your moves are scored. Your efforts are counted with points and you accumulate them.This makes the game more competitive and more dynamic, at least for me, that is.
This being said, I do have some country spirit in me. I will definitely root for our soccer team in any game. Just as I will root for Manny Pacquiao in his matches even if I am skeptical about his new found religious Bible touting ways, his politics or the friends he keeps (Chavit, et al). The way I see it, I can respect his sports ability as an athlete. I just block out the other aspects of him from the equation from I root for him in his matches.
And so, Philippine soccer has definitely made the leap. Wasn't it just a few years ago that nobody here really cared about the sport? Our team never won anything. (Or did we?! Did we have a team then?!)
And, look at us now...
The Askals as semi-finalist in this Suzuki cup, well, why not?!
We’ll take it. And, we will be quite happy about it.
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