NO DOUBT about Manny Pacquiao's sincerity to help. Pacquiao is the only figure that can unite us all Filipinos. Kapag laban na niya lahat nagdarasal to win his bout. Tumitigil ang mundo ng Pinoy. Walang tsismis, maluwag ang traffic, tigil ang kriminalidad, tigil din ang bangayan sa pulitika, intriga sa showbiz; lahat magkakasama, mayaman o mahirap, magkagalit o magkaibigan. All waiting and hoping for every victories and pride Manny will bring us. Nanghihinayang lang ako for all the hardship, blood, sweat and tears Pacman has ventured to attain where he is now.
Politics is a dirty game. Hindi kagaya ng boksing yan na lakas, tibay ng katawan at linaw ng pag-iisip ang pinag-uusapan. Sa boxing isa lang ang kalaban mo (me taga-awat pa kayo), when you out-boxed your opponent and win, all rejoices for you, pag ikaw ang natalo, sorry na lang, more practice and better luck next time!(ganuon lang kasimple). Sa political arena ibang klase. Gumawa ka ng mali me magagalit sa iyo, pag gumawa ka ng mabuti merom din! Eh! san ka naman lulugar niyan? And this is my point why I disagree Manny entering politics, sabi ng nakakarami ginagamit lang siya ng mga politiko na may personal na agenda at interest. Politics is a dirty game, no permanent friends but only permanent enemies. Ultimo magkakamag-anak at magkakapatid nag-aaway (minsan nagpapatayan pa nga e!) dahil dito. It's a very complex game mostly played by neferious political players! They say this game is usually played by some people who have no compassion for their counterparts.
Si Pacman never mabugbog sa ibabaw ng ring - siya pa nanggugulpi! Baka pag nasa congress na siya , siya ang mabugbog ng batikos at reklamo( kahit sabihin mo pang tama ginagawa niya) Maraming mabubuting tao na may magandang hangarin sa bayan ang nasira ang buhay, yung iba nadali pa ang buhay dahil sa stress at depression na dulot nito. I hope he should learn from this. . . He may even become greater than the late Gabriel "Flash" Elorde. Pacquiao is just a few steps away from his eternal pedestal. He is a very sincere and God-fearing person. It is true that it is unfair to accuse him of pursuing a "policy of the impossible" but he always believes the possibilities of demanding freedom, peace, justice and alleviating poverty and hunger.
Politics should have been the best game that can be played to satisfy the social and political needs of the people who paid a heavy price to watch them play in the political arena. This is not Manny's Arena. Kung pagtulong talaga ang hangarin niya maraming oras, maraming lugar at maraming paraaan. Politics will only corrupts him. After all , the PACMAN is running. . . let him be the King of his self. Let the people and the God's of fate decide for Manny's destiny. If he can't win his bout in politics , there will always be the boxing ring--- his bastion of pride and glory!
Who can forget RUBEN RAPIZA? Do you remember him? Si Ruben pag dinaldalan ka na hindi ka na tatantanan, it's just listening to a damaged CD that plays over and over again. Ruben used to call me SWEETHEART (yes! but he's 100% not a faggot!) I can't recall how this calling started. Nuong minsan ata kami umatend ng party and we both got drunk and started calling me that way out of jesting. The next morning and from then on SWEETHEART na tawag niya sa akin! Ha!ha!ha!ha! Hinayaan ko na lang na tawagin niya ako ng ganuon because I found it funny and kakaiba.
Minsan we were tasked to go to Dolmar (remember this building in the ortigas area?) We boarded a bus. The bus was almost full but all the passengers were seated. It was good there were two more seats for us. One at the back and the other near the driver. I took the seat behind the driver and ruben sat on the rear. Unknowingly, Ruben paid our fares because the conductor had just gone from the place where he was. Nang papalapit na yung konduktor sa akin para maningil ng pamasahe and I was about to pull my wallet out of my pant's pocket (di ko kasi nakita na nagbayad si Ruben and he did not tell me) Somebody among the passengers shouted at the peak of his tone---- "SWEETHEART HUWAG KA NANG MAGBAYAD! OK NA!!!!" I looked back and saw Ruben gesturing the thumbs-up sign. Everyone looked at me. I Blushed!!!! Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!
( Pareng Ruben kung nasaan ka man magparamdam ka naman! Namimis ko na mga kalokohan mo!)
Natawa ako when I read Ferdie Gonzales' message he posted at Alumni.net and brought up the issue again (Pukpukan Scandal). . . ang tagal na? May nakakalala pa ba? Dahil kung di mo marecall, you don't belong to IV-1! This happened when Mr. Albea our History teacher gave the class an assignment to draw on our notebook the map of the group islands of Micronesia. Hinampas ng makapal na History notebook (sa ulo! yes sa ulo!) ni Mr. Albea all those who did not do their assignments (pati babae di nakaligtas!)
I could feel the emotions Ferdie expressed against our teacher as he said that all should be accorded with respect regardless of status, age and gender. Mr. Albea confirmed Ferdie's posted bulletin by retorting: " THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS". He said: " Age mellows the strict rule of discipline. If during the time I made use of force to achieve a higher goal, please be reminded that it was made to make you all better persons and not for personal grandeur. . . proof. . .look where are you now?" Luckily hindi napukpok si Ferdie because he did his homework while most of us received that unforgettable, (unforgivable), embarassing note book blow in our heads. POKKKKKK!!!! ang lakas! Ang lutong! Ha!ha!ha!ha! Perhaps Ferdie felt more embarrased to see some of our girls got humiliated infront of the boys. . .Sana puro boys na lang ang napukpok (he he he) If Mr. Albea raised that option, for sure isa ako sa magvovolunteer! ( Tutal wala naman talaga akong assignment eh!) just to spare the girls from the abashment. And what if all the boys did their homework and all the girls did not? Would our teacher continue to bang that infamous canary yellow note book on their skulls? Maybe yes...maybe no... but after that "pukpukan blues" everyone was talking about it. Marami ang natawa, yung iba nainis and almost everybody was asking evryone: " Malakas ba pukpok sa iyo? Masakit ba?" Hahahahahah! It was more of a hilarious experience than a chagrin one! Maybe Mr. Albea had the point ( or he was immature then as a teacher?) because after that occurance wala ng nagyaring pukpukan because from thereon everyone did their chores!
"THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS" - This is a phrase encompassing two beliefs:
1. Morally actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes - the implication is that, good ends justify questionable means.
2. Actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome - Few people will use The Ends Justify The Means to describe their own views; instead the phrase is often used to cast suspicion on the action or motivation of others.
This phrase THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS is closely associated with NICOLLO DI BERNARDO DEI MACHIAVELLI, political philosopher, musician, poet, playwright of the Italian Rennaisance. . . but most expert agree that Machiavelli was not actually advocating such an outlook!
Let us accord out teachers the will of appreciation, consideration and respect due to them. They have their shares (along with most specially with our parents of course!) for bringing us where we are now. True, for most of us thay have really made us better persons and citizens. Mr. Albea was such an excellent and exciting teacher ( so with the rest of MHS mentors) I did enjoy the way he conducted his teachings. Ferdie, on the other hand was (and still) a very good classmate and friend to us and to the other MHSians. Talaga lang mahal ni Ferdie ang mga kababaihan ng Section 1 and I personally admire and respect him for that! Everyone is entitled to his personal point of view.
THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS . . . .sometimes . . . . perhaps . . .
Mabuhay ka Mr. Albea! Mabuhay ka Ferdie!
NO DOUBT about Manny Pacquiao's sincerity to help. Pacquiao is the only figure that can unite us all Filipinos. Kapag laban na niya lahat nagdarasal to win his bout. Tumitigil ang mundo ng Pinoy. Walang tsismis, maluwag ang traffic, tigil ang kriminalidad, tigil din ang bangayan sa pulitika, intriga sa showbiz; lahat magkakasama, mayaman o mahirap, magkagalit o magkaibigan. All waiting and hoping for every victories and pride Manny will bring us. Nanghihinayang lang ako for all the hardship, blood, sweat and tears Pacman has ventured to attain where he is now.
