Entries for January, 2005
January 2, 2005Cul-de-sac Posted at 10:20 AM Cul-de-sac by: Cj lee...*SkiP* Desolate breath of air you'd grasp as the sun declines from the horizon a juvenile life in jeopardy marching sorely towards horrendous death at the end of the line where a scowl scythe stood ready to burn and slay ones' flesh 'twas then you'd remember that you've scuffled evil above glory 'twas then you'd realize that you've lived a jaunty life and defied the existence of living with the world the vacuous price and eternal consequence the fiasco of a dreadful act: ...everlasting death ...infinite torment ...and lamentation of one's soul lifes' cul-de-sac... trapped in the abyss of emulsifying lake of fire _______________________________________________________ *cul-de-sac means blind alley or dead end...  
*** i dont believe in predictions.. sabi nila na sa year of the rooster "isang kahig isang tuka".. i dont think so... it really depend upon us... *** our country is fortunate enough na hindi tau nasali sa trahedya ng tsunami... hundreds of thousands died in that incident... in that moment, what if nandon tau? are we prepare to die? are we sure about our eternal life?  |
January 4, 2005
Alam kong alam nyo na to... Posted at 06:13 PM *The English Edition* Our education here is degrading… According to the Taskforce of Higher Education “College education in the Philippines is comparable to top science high schools and regular secondary education in Europe and Japan” *Professional Regulatory Commission* passing percentage rate of examinees taking board exam Accountancy…………….18.4% Chem. Eng….…………..39.4% Civil Eng…………….…...30% Elec. Eng………………...38.8% Elec&Comp. Eng……..48.2% Mech. Eng……………….41% Dent. Med……………….31% Medicine………………...66.4% Nursing…………………..52% O.T……………………......60.4% P.T…………………...…….25.4% More than thirty years ago, The University of the Philippines ranked as the best school in Asia. Asiaweek Magazine’s survey “The top 100 schools in Asia” showed that the University of the Philippines ranked only 48th and is the highest ranking school in the country followed by De La Salle University as 71st, Ateneo de Manila University as 72nd and University of Sto. Tomas which ranked 74th. Out of more than 1,000 schools, colleges, and universities in the Philippines, only four schools reached the top. *Noypi Edition* Negosyo sa Edukasyon… hindi na natin mapagkaila na may negosyo talagang nagiiral sa edukasyon… gaya nila G.Tan na namumuhunan sa UE, G.Yuchenco sa Mapua Institute of technology at si G. Yap naman sa CEU. Basi sa statistika, may sampung paaralang nabibilang sa mga nangungunang korporasyon dito sa pinas. *Schools in Top 1,000 Corporation* School ....................................Rank National Teachers’ College…...166 Centro Escolar University……..198 Mapua Inst. Of Technology..…218 Far Eastern University………....272 Feati University……………….......785 University of the East…………...514 Manila Central University……...785 Cebu Doctors’ College……….....845 Velez College…………………........987 Ang NTC ang nagunguna sa paaralan na tumaas sa higit 5000% simula 2001. May ibang paaralan na ginamit ang iskemang trimestral para mas mabilis ang pagkita ng pera gaya ng AMA Computer College, De La Salle University-Araneta, Philippine Women’s University, and ABE International School of Business. Dahil malaki ang kita sa mga pamantasan, dumami ang mga pribadong paarlan. Sa loob lang nang 14 taon, 595 ang pribadong paaralan ang naitatag mulas 636 noong 1992 naging 1231 na ngayon. **Colaboration with private sectors.** Binuo ang UP-Diliman ng 163.5 hectars at kung saan ang 33% na kabuuang lupa ng kampus ay para sa Science and Technology Parks. Ngunit mas masaklaaw pa sa mismong S&T facilities ang mga itatayong istruktura para sa layuning komersyal. Kabilang na dito ang mga product manufacturing, hotel, shopping center,supermarket, gym, swimming pool, theaters, financial institutions, entertainment center, 24 hr. helipad at condominiom. Sa memorandum of agreement na binigay ng administrasyon ng UP sa AYALA foundation... ito ay maging pagaari na ng dalawang grupo na nangangahulugan lamang na pagkakitaan lang ng mga korporasyon ang talino ng mga estudyante at guro ng UP. -- Halos walang pinag-iba sa Bicol University Stratplan na naglalayong ibenta ang mga intellectual na produkto ng akademya. -- Sa Mindanao State University naman ay nagsimula ang mga maliitang negosyo hnggang saa malakihang kontrata. Itinayo ang Ayala Resort mismo sa loob ng paaralan. Itinayo din ang MSU Golf course na wala namang kinaalaman sa pagaaral ng mgaa estudyante at marami pang iba. ** dahil sa pagtaas nang mga matrikula sa paaralan, hindi na makapagpatuloy sa pagaaral ang ibang estudyante. Sa 7 taon, hindi aabaot sa 18% sa 7 kurso na may pinakamalaking bilang ng enrollees. * Course..............................#of enrollees........#of graduates Business admin.......................616,290.........84,970 Education&teaching................362,008.........44,870 Eng.&Technology....................329,749.........37,226 Math&Comp.Sci......................186,524..........23,622 Medical&allied.........................186,524..........32,422 Agricultural&forestry................75,910...........10,699 Social&behavioral Science.......50,880............7,676 Sa 1000 na tumungtong sa kolehiyo, 300 lang ang nakatapos, at 50 lamang ang napapahintulutang kumuha ng board exam at sa 50, mga 23 lang ang nakakapasa.. ei... think...educatoin is not a privilege, it is our right. we are taught here to serve the benefits of foreign interst *stupid*, we cannot express directly our academic freedom but are inferior to the administration... we will never progress if we only think of ourselves and serve foreign countries... *shout it* ...ang katotohanan, minsay napakasakit pakinggan===>“College education in the Philippines is comparable to top science high schools and regular secondary education in Europe and Japan" correct me if im wrong... |
January 10, 2005
life Posted at 06:13 PM i could'nt find a single reason why i have to live my life longer in this chaotic world... i have enough... i can no longer live my life like this... life really is like hell... lots of problems, problems beyond my limitations that i could no longer handle... maybe a test from God, but when will this trial end?... if i could just bring back the time and correct all the faults i did... now i just realized,that with just a few steps, i have destroyed my life that i built for quiet a long time... if i have to repair it, im gonna start it all over again. this is what i called price... the price for living a stubborn life... i deserve all the punishment... i'd rather die now... |
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Buhay-buhay Posted at 11:46 AM masakit ang aking ulo sa pagising... madaling araw na pala akong nakatulog... binilisan ko ang aking pagkilos, shit! ala siete na! late na ako sa aking unang klasi, baka pagsabihan na naman ako ng titser namin " cj! late kanaman!" (as always)ahm ano naman kaya ang palusot ko?...mmmhh "naubatan kc ng traffic sir..." hindi naman niya alam na ilang kilometro lang ang layo ng apartment na tinitirahan ko sa paaralan namin... bwahaha nakarating ang hari sa silid aralan banda 7:30... at saktong sakto nga ang hula ko! yong nga sinabi ng titser namin...bahala na pinasuk ko parin, magaling!!! at least nakaabut parin ako sa ikalawang bahagi ng pasulit namin!!!(buti naman pinapasuk) walang kwenta parin... napakasakit parin ng aking ulo... kailngan kong bumili ng gamot.... *sigh* paginom ko ng gamot bigla ko lang naalala... sa nabasa kong budget ng pinas sa health sektor 2002........ 14.5b.........49cents/filipino/day 2003........14b..............45cents/filipino/day 2004.........9.75b..........31 cents/filipino/day oo nga, astig talaga ang budget ng Pinas mayaman!!! sa paginom ko nang gamot, may isang batang babae ang lumapit sa akin at humingi ng pera. Sa kasulok-sulokan ng aking isip, napagisipan ko...oo nga, masuwerte ako... ...may mga tao pang nagmamahal sa akin ...hindi ako pinabayaan ng magulang ko mas suwerte nga ako na hindi ako naging isang taong grasa na palaboy-laboy nalang sa kalye... binilihan ko ng tinapay ang bata at patuloy sa paglalakad... ang daming bagay na tinanong ko sa aking sarili? ba't ganito ang buhay natin? minsay napakasaya at minsa'y napakahirap. bakit hindi pantay-pantay? may mga mayayaman at meron ding mahihirap. At sa karamihan, bakit ba sa ating lipunan palagi nalang inaapi ang mga mahihirap??? bakit mas binigyan ng mas magandang prebilihiyo ng pamahalaan ang mga taong mayayaman? bakit ba kung ang masa na ang may hinaing, parang napakahirap patnubayan ng gobyerno??? dahil ba sila ay walang pera??? may pera man o wala, tao parin sila na may karapatan dito sa ating bansa... umiral ang galit sa aking pagiisip... nagagalit ako sa pamamaraan ng gobyerno sa pagtakbo nila sa ating bansa... nagagalit ako sa mga corrupt na opisyal!!! nagagalit ako sa mga dayuhan na walang ibang ginawa kung hindi namumuhunan lang dito sa ating bansa... nagulat nalang ako sa biglang pagtawag ng attention ng guro namin at tinanong ako kung saang germ layer daw nagmula ang dermis at epidermis... bwahaha nasa klase na pala ako!!!*kainis...out of this world mode*... ewan ko nga lang at bakit nakaisip ako ng ganun... magulo lang siguro utak ko... dagdag problema lang yan... malapit nang mag 4, hindi pa ako nakapagtanghalian... nagugutom na ako, pero wala akong ganang kumain... mmmmhhh may kapi pala dito sa opis... makikapi na nga,...ahhhhh.... sa sakit ng ulo ko, kapi lang pala ang katapat... kung kau tanongin ko, kasalanan ba ng mga tao kung sila ay mahirap??? or kasalanan ng gobyerno... |
January 19, 2005
Walang masulat... Posted at 02:38 PM no time to update tabulas... sori po i still have lots of things to do... examination next week... dozens of books to read... lots of articles to write and to edit... by the way, the sinulog was great...       after the show, an hours of fireworks mesmerized the pipol... bwahahaha bye... paalam tabulas... c you next week!!! by the way, i love anime... Ang saya pala ng sinulg, daming artista... ang daming concerts Ang saya ng concert ng BAMBOO, RIVERMAYA, SOUTHBOARDER, MYMP, URBANDUP AT IBA PA..... ASTIG CLA LAHAT..... By the way, they announced during the sinulog program that Cebu city will host the Southeast Asian Games this year.... Wat can u say????... weird... |
January 23, 2005
Tsunami Posted at 03:59 PM The Killer Wave: TSUNAMI By: SkiP (Cj Lee) i guess everyone knows about tsunami... well in case if u just wanna read this, it'll be additional information... but if you dont want just read the bottom... its a MUST"  TSUNAMI is from the Japanese words "tsu" (harbor) and "nami" (wave). A tsunami is caused by a shallow-seated earthquakes, landslides, or such any volcanic eruptions accompanied by a vertical displacement of seafloor thus producing an enormous pressure that could generate giant waves that increases height from 10 to 30 meters or even more as they reach the coastal area. Though the appearance of tsunamis and tidal waves from the shore can be similar to a rapidly rising or falling tide and a series of breaking waves, tsunamis differs from tidal waves hence tidal waves are caused by the gravitational effects of the moon. Furthermore, tsunamis are one of the less experienced recorded catastrophes. But on the 26th of December 2004, a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale was recorded in the northern part of Sumatra, Indonesia, which set off a tsunami and struck other 14 neighboring countries leaving more than 272,000 people dead. The disaster started when the Indian and Burma tectonic plate grinds against each other which displaced trillions of tons of water in the Indian Ocean causing the waves to spread in all directions from the epicenter of the earthquake that travels as fast as 800 km/hr. Indeed, the dislocation between the plates reached around 2000 km and set off 68 aftershocks in just three days. The largest city to receive the full impact of the tsunamis fury, Banda Aceh, is struggling to wake from the outlandish disaster. In 10 minutes, a 3 meter high wall of water, mud, and debris swept almost 10 km inland making the city a jumble of mud-blackened wreckage populated with corpses that scattered all over. The city alone lost more than 108,000 lives. “There was a roar, and before I could get up and run, a wall of water about 30 ft high devoured me. I held my breath to keep the salt water from entering my mouth. I knew I was dying. I started loking for my family but I could only see bodies mostly woman and children, lying all around, still, and contorted. I saw dazed man, shrieking wome trying to walk away from the sea. We all have seen the rough seas, cyclones and high tides. But nobody ever saw or heard such a thing coming from our sea” said by an Indian fisherman, K.P. Selvam, who saved his life but lost his family from the tragic event. “I heard this strange thunderous sound from somewhere, a sound where I’d never heard before. I thought it was the sound of the bombs. It felt like doomsday!” acclaimed by a tsunami survivor, Bustami, who lived in a small Sumatran fishing village. Minutes and hours after the earthquake, the waves have reached as far as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Bangladesh, Burma, Sri Lanka, India, and even Africa. Fortunate for our country that was spared, this was because of the massive islands of Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia that blackened the area. With just a snap of the fingers, hundreds of thousands died. The event was a random phenomenon that left an after shock for those who survived. For the past forty years, it was the most powerful and the worst disaster in the century. Corpses buried in mud were scattered everywhere, shattered debris from houses, buildings, and cottages are all over the place. The waters washed over some of the developing countries, destroying primitive sewage system, contaminating rudimentary water supplies, readying countless infants for death by diarrhea and providing luscious breeding grounds for the insects that transmit malaria and dengue fever. The tsunamis aftermath brought medical experts worrying about the health of the tsunami victims, doctors warned that epidemics still to come, the possibilities of illnesses like the proliferation of cholera, malaria and some other “vector-borne” diseases, fever, dengue, pneumonia and other respiratory sickness. However, health representatives are doing its best to win the fight. The tsunami took 75 minutes to reach the coastal area of Thailand, approximately 380 km. away from the epicenter of the quake; it took 2 hours to reach India, about 3 hours to reach the island of Maldives and around 7 hours to reach Africa. But the problem is… where there any warning raised? If there was, was it relayed as it should be? One of the military bases occupied by the US forces were informed about the possible tsunamis, and because of the information received, they have moved to higher grounds and this spared their lives from the killer waves. The point is, they could have relayed the message to other countries but they failed such task. In Thailand; minutes of warning could have saved thousands of lives. "When a quake measured at 8.9-9.0 on the Richter scale struck in Sumatra, it was widely known tsunami could happen. But why weren't there any alerts? I really want to know the truth," Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to the reporters after firing its chief meteorologist, Suparerk Tansriratanawong who failed to raise an issue about the possible occurrence of tsunami. Stuart Weinstein, a geophysicist on duty at the Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PTWS) in Hawaii took fifteen minutes to transmit message after the earthquake to the countries around the Pacific Rim including Indonesia and Thailand where he wrote: “This earthquake is located outside the pacific. No tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.” Indeed there were never any tsunamis recorded in the area for the past 300 years. But this proves him wrong, after 30 minutes when the bulletin upgraded the board to 8.5 he added the sentence “there is a possibility of a tsunami near the epicenter” where in fact, the tsunami had already smashed the remote part of Sumatra Indonesia. The Thai meteorological director was sent an e-mail about the possibilities of a coming tsunami from PTWS, but there were no personnel on duty that day. The e-mail however was read the day after the tsunami struck the country. The warnings were never raised and were never relayed accurately in consequence killing hundreds of thousands of people. For this reason, 26 countries have banded together to establish a Tsunami Warning System, and link it worldwide. As presently configured, the tsunami detecting devises generates a rate of 75% false alarm thus plan to change with the deployment of a new-generation bouy-anchored detectors that can be positioned underwater. Nature’s destructive forces are beyond mans control. Technology can’t predict or prevent a tsunami; it can only help us outrun one. A minute of warning could have saved thousands of lives. Tsunamis takes time to travel that could give people time to flee from higher grounds. When an earthquake measured 9.0 it is possibly known that tsunamis would come. Though, there were no tsunami detecting devises that was placed in the Indian Ocean, the residents should have been warned the possibility of the tsunami by the quake alone. Though tsunamis are low probability high-consequence events, it is furthermore important to be always prepared. The tsunamis aftermath proves that there’s more important than vulnerability damage of material things, and that is the importance of people’s lives. When a landslide unleashed Mauna Loa, it triggers an ultra tsunami as high as 500 meters, higher than the World trade Center (Twin Towers), and a hundred times more powerful than the Dec. 26th tsunami. It happened 120,000 years ago. Come to think if it will happen again today…  ======================================= =======================================  this part is important: this is very important... WHAT CAN U SAY???...... America’s initial pledge for the tsunami victims is only worth $15 million which was later on upgraded to $35 million. Pres. Bush was criticized by the politics and other country leader. Come to think of it…The world’s most powerful country and the one of the world’s richest country could not even provide adequate money to sustain the aid for the tsunami victims… Being labeled “stingy”, the $35 million was folded ten times into $350 million… but still it was not enough, they could have given more. Japans donation reached as high as $500 million. If you’ll compare the cost of the war in Iraq, it’s far beyond your imagination. The US government war in Iraq cost a whopping $148 BILLION dollars. The United States final aid contribution could hardly sustain Iraq war for 1.5 days with the estimated $270 million/day spent. They’re just like giving one F-22 raptor jets for the aid since the jet alone cost $225 million. Statistics: Cost of one F-22 Raptor tactical fighter jet -- $225 million Cost of the ongoing U.S. war in Iraq--$228 million/day Amount spent by Kerry and Bush -- $400 million campaigns Estimated cost of Bush's Second -- $ 40+ billion Inauguration and Ball Amount of U.S. tax cuts under Bush -- $1 trillion Cost of the U.S. Iraq War in 2004 -- $148 billion U.S. reconstruction aid budgeted for -- $18 million Iraq (though never spent!) Amount the U.S. initially in aid -- $ 10 million to Indian Ocean tsunami victims Amount U.S. offered in tsunami aid -- $35 million after being chastised by UN official Final contribution for the tsunami aid- $350 million man made disaster are more crucial than any other disaster... such a threat... if they are up to condemn world terrorism and help humanity? why cant they help the needy in most proper way???... dili na angay kadudahan... Now after Iraq, Iran is there next target... and then again, another bulging billions of dollars will be spend for nothing... if they'll spend those freakin money for the benefit of the majority of the human race and not just for their own cause, its more than a help... Sometimes, the truth really hurts.... peace tau... bwahahhaa  |
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