yet again…
enjoy the songs of despair, frenemies.
ok you finished listening? good.
time to be happy naman..
i am excited to see the Davao Bloggers and SOCSARGEN Bloggers again!!!
time to pack up na
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Archive for May, 2010
it’s been a childhood dream of mine to visit Lake Sebu. i have read about it and the T’bolis in a 3rd grade textbook and i got really fascinated by their culture.
now this dream of visiting Lake Sebu – as well as my first time to set foot in Davao and General Santos City – will come to reality as i will be off for those places this weekend.
i’ll blog more when i get there.. see yah guys!
is this even for real???
and what do you mean 40 sticks a day? that 2 year old fat baby from Indonesia just broke my record.
and the worst parent award goes to your dad, Kiddo!
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oh my he looks scary.
so, do you recognize him?
well, if you were a hard core thug lovin party goer back in the earl 2000s this is really easy for you. but if not, heto sayo..
hay naku, Cebu Pacific sucks talaga. it sucks so hard we are calling it Cebu Pathetic na. sa sobrang inis ko, i don’t wanna go to details na. maybe next time, tinatamad akong mag type ngayon. i am going to share a similar story na lang.
The Filipino Traveler’s Club – Travel Deals and Vacation Discounts I FRIEND POSTED THIS IN HIS NOTES. I THOUGHT I’D SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE! YOU MAY INVESTIGATE ON YOUR OWN TO FIND THE VALIDITY OF THIS STORY!
I find it believable!!!
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A TRUE STORY THAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO HAPPEN TO YOU:
“My name is Elma Revillame. I had a confirmed flight with Cebu Pacific, flight 5J476, Bacolod-Manila, Sunday, Jan 17, 2010, departing time 1045H. My friend drove me down the airport and actually saw airport clock at 945AM. We were both confident to be on time. (By practice, you have to be in the airport an hour before the flight, right?)
As I was falling in line at the check-in counter (there were at least five people ahead of me), the counter suddenly closed. A security guard then approached all of us in line, got our tickets and wrote the time. Mine was indicated 1005AM. I didn’t contest because, unaware of their intent, I also noticed at THAT time, it was already 1005 AM. I later realized they were going to use indicated time as “TIME OF ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT”, and NOT as time they closed the counter. THE FLIGHT WAS FULL.
All of us in line waiting were then escorted to the station manager of Cebu Pacific, Bacolod -Silay Airport, MS MENBAH MALTE. She then announced all our “confirmed seats” were forfeited for being late, NO REFUND, NO REBOOKING. She said this to 15 people who ‘weren’t late’ but unfortunately, were excess to the full capacity of the plane. I managed to get some names of the passengers who fall victim of this flight, here are their names and corresponding time written by the guard:
1. Conrado M. Duran Jr. , 1003AM
2. Rolando P. Duray, 1004 AM
3. Elma Revillame, 1005 AM
4. Mario Constantino Jr, 1005AM
5. Welyan Quia-ong, 1009AM
Naturally, we all argued. All of us were totally surprised of the announcement, especially there is NO REFUND AND NO REBOOKING. To note, most of the passengers I was with then were newly-graduated students who were on their way to Manila to take the board exam on Monday, January 17, 2010 . Surely, money is an issue for them, and no outright cash to purchase another ticket. (If I haven’t withdrawn some money earlier, I wouldn’t have cash to buy another ticket with Zest Aire!)
To add insult to injury, the flight was DELAYED TO 12NN, 1 hour and 15mins DELAY!!! We continued arguing because obviously they had ample time to accommodate us for the delayed flight, SHOULD the issue be indeed the fact that we were late. But noooohhh, the issue here is THE FLIGHT WAS OVERBOOKED!! !
We argued and reasoned to the station manager for over an hour (to note the plane hasn’t departed at that time yet) regarding the overbooking, but what MS MENBAH MALTE could only say is that the Aviation Board allows them to overbook by 10% of the plane’s capacity. The big confusion is, should the 110% arrives on time (like what happened to 15 of us), what are they going to do? Ms Malte simply said, we’re going to rebook the rest of the passengers to the next flight! And so, why weren’t we accommodated then??? Because the guard wrote 3-9mins late in our tickets MISCHIEVOUSLY! !! (they emphasized counter closes 45mins before flight) BUT THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED TO 12NN!!!!!
The truest issue here is THE FLIGHT WAS OVERBOOKED, and sadly we were last in line. It should be okay if we get a refund, or get rebooked to the next flight SINCE WE PAID FOR IT!!!! But alas! No! Cebu Pacific is going to get all our money, without giving us the service that we seek.
Last straw is, I just learned that for a regular or promo ticket, you CANNOT REFUND OR REBOOK YOUR TICKET IF YOU DIDN’T CONFIRM FLIGHT TWO DAYS PRIOR… Ergo, If you’re 1min late (from the 45min cutoff), say bye-bye to your money…. I run the figure in my head, CEBU PACIFIC HAS SWINDLED OVER P35,000 for that flight alone!!!!! No wonder they became number one!!! They swindle all unknowing passengers!! !!
My message (and well I speak for the many of us being swindled): Are we just going allow Cebu Pacific to continue reaping off money to unknowing victims, like us??? Should we really allow them to overbook 10% and just say to those last in line, “Sorry, you’re forfeited, NO REFUND NO REBOOKING –Ergo, thank you, you have just been swindled”. Would DTI or whoever allow this to continue, the abuse of so many victims?
I talked to some security and airport personnel, they reportedly said, “Ma’am madalas nangyayari yan dito, gina-into lang kamo ng Cebu Pacific” (That happens all the time, Cebu Pacific keeps deceiving their passengers). Whoah! That’s truly alarming!
I sincerely hope this gets to you, your loved ones and your friends. I truly hope nobody gets fooled again by this company! This is really really really alarming! Over P40K A FLIGHT???? That’s huge swindling!!! ! And should we count all their flights nationwide, and well, globally, OMG!!! You do the math!!!!
I also hope our fellowmen gets to hear our story. Ok lang sana kung ako lang eh, pero napakarami namen, and this became normal to all personnel at Cebu Pacific! Ang tigas na nga ni Menbah Malte eh…. Sanay na sanay na… You can’t even feel a dash of remorse from them, pocketing average P2500 from each of us! Over FORTY THOUSAND PESOS PER FLIGHT?!?!?! Grabeh!
Sincerely (from the friend who was driving Elma to the airport),
Ivy Rozina Castro y Mondoñedo
yes, it is confeermed: i am joining Cebu Blog Camp 2010 this coming May 21 (it’s a Saturday) at the CAP Building in Jones. babawi na ako for i was not able to make punta last March for another event. excited pa naman ako dati nun. and i think mas exciting to, because i am going to meet new cool friends and bloggers, facebook friends, and plurk mates.
and together, we will paint the Queen City red, and puke on it after! whopeee!
see you on SATURDAY!
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hello frenemies,
enough of the politics na ako. i’ll be a better citizen from now on. 
well, as some of you may have known, i am going back to school.
even though i already have a bachelor’s degree, i will be taking up DevCom. this is for my preparation for law school.
i know some of you may think (including my dad) why would i have to pa? my answer is: PAKE NIYO! TRIP KO TO! WALANG BASAGAN NG TRIP! lolz
so for the upcoming schoolyear sana meron na ako nito. my back to school must-haves for school year 2010-2011…
1.) tote bag – backpacks are now exclusively for grade school pupils, trekkers, bikers, ninja turtles, and many many more. except for college. heck, even gym rabbits use tote bags now. kuhlet noh?
wag na itanong ang presyo.
2.) heeled oxfords – di ko na maalala the last time i wore an oxford shoes. pero it’s a classic. and i love classic style. kaya carry ko to.
3.) aviators - ito lang ata ang maafford ko sa mga pinapakita ko. lolz. again, another good classic stuff na di mawala wala.
haay.. hanggang pangarap na lang ba kayo?
forgive me if i will sound bitter. i made a promise to myself that to follow Gibo’s example, i should stay positive.
but who does he think he is?
yeah this yellow guy.
Capital L - o - s - e - r
dear Kris,
a promise is a promise. wag mo dungisin ang name ng Kuya Noy mo and your mum’s by breaking this.
don cha worry, sagot namin ang NBC Tent. sama mo na din si Willie at Boy A. para everybody happy!
counting on you! mwah!
6969,
atty magman
so my candidate lost the election. but it doesn’t matter. he will always remain an inspiration.
i cried after listening to him concede. uncommon, to see a defeated presidentiable while conceding with utmost sincerity and openness, he is such a gentleman. and for that, i will do the crying for him na lang.
my friend angelamp, tagged me in this post about the lessons we learned from Gilbert Teodoro, and I might as well share this to the world. for this is exactly what i feel, why i voted for him, and why i am sad for him not winning.
10 Thing I Learned From Gilbert Teodoro
by Angela Celdran de la Calzada
As I write this, I am holding back tears. It is not because I don’t like Noynoy Aquino, nor because I think Erap being allowed to run again and now come second in this race is a joke, but because about 90% of my voting countrymen allowed a good thing slip through their fingers… yet again.
I read a comment someone posted on the GT fan page that said the Philippines will never cease to be a third world country, because the Filipinos keep thinking like one. It’s a tragedy that we repeatedly refuse to acknowledge our islands’ limitless potential. By electing the same kind of people over and over again to lead our nation, we are consciously closing our minds and hearts to a new era in politics; where mudslinging and dirty tactics can become obsolete. It really is a shame.
Sour graping is the easiest thing in the world. I could whine, complain and write angry hate notes and messages about how stupid, inane and terrifically idiotic we’ve now made ourselves out to be. I could congratulate the 12 million Filipinos for damning us to 6 years of shame, blame and online games. There are so many delightfully snarky things I could say that would probably make me feel better. But this time, I won’t. Why? Because this time, I’ve learned how to.
Throughout his campaign, Gilbert Teodoro was often praised by many, both in the public and private sectors, for his brilliance, integrity, capability and positivity. It was due to these qualities that he received support from me and over 3 million Filipinos across the country. Though we did not soar as high as we wanted to, it was in the few feet above the ground that I, and I’m sure my fellow “Gibonians” will concur, learned valuable lessons in politics, leadership and more importantly, in life.
Of these lessons, here are 10 that I will always remember… and treasure.
1. Stop the negativity! Take responsibility! One of the things Gibo was most commended for was his commitment to maintain a positive campaign throughout the period. Not once did he stoop down to sling the mud back, he would only wipe it off his shoes. His focus was on bringing his voice and platform to all areas of the country, to give us the chance to discern and make the decision based on that knowledge. No matter how dirty the arena had become, everyone still wanted to shake his hand.
2. The world keeps spinning and so should we. “Society does change.” Gibo said this in one of his sorties, when he talked about addressing the material needs of people today. In an ideal society, people should be content to live within their means and capabilities. But unfortunately, reality begs to differ. The times, they are a changing, Bob Dylan once sang, and it will continue to do so whether we like it or not. The ability to adapt and adjust can no longer be considered an option, for it is fast becoming a necessity.
3. It’s not the what. It’s the how. Another thing Gibo was often praised for was his practical take on traditional and modern day issues. His platform attracted many because his proposed policies and solutions seemed “doable”. In fact, there were no promises made to put an end to the problems that have been haunting our country for decades, if not centuries. After all, an idea is one thing, but its execution is another entirely.
4. Not all bad grass come from the same seed. We civilians have this idea that all government officials are the same: corrupt, self-serving and power hungry. But after listening to Gibo speak in one of his sorties about how corruption can be eased through incentives and rewards for good behavior, I realized that there still are public servants who actually WANT to serve the public.
5. Shit happens. But you can always clean it up. Throughout his stint as Secretary of National Defense happened two tragedies: the Typhoon Ketsana and Maguindanao massacre. His response to these disasters, while not perfect, was still commended by those who actually knew what the heck was going on. Even during the campaign, when many a time was he frowned upon for these unfortunate events, not once did I hear him point the finger at other people. What I admire is that he took responsibility for his actions and did what was best at the time to appease each situation.
6. There are many things we can compromise. Integrity is not one of them. Being a member of one of the most powerful political machineries in the country, it would have been easy to engage in the crossfire that happened between several of the candidates. Everyone wondered why he refused to denounce his ties to PGMA, even though people were saying they would vote for him if he would. Why not compromise, I, like many other Filipinos thought? Then, during one of his sorties, I heard him say that there is nothing on earth that is worth ruining his father’s name, and his son’s future. Right then and there, I understood.
7. Freedom, contrary to its root word, is not always free. So don’t waste it. We are the only fully democratic country in our region, yet, we are one of the least progressive. This is something I’ve heard him stress over in many talks and forums. We actually have the right to say when we want change and when we’ve had enough. Sometimes, we don’t appreciate how lucky we are, that we have the freedom of speech, the freedom to choose our religion and elect our leaders. It’s up to us to make decisions for our future and the betterment of country. And luckily, it will ALWAYS be up to us.
8. Peace, on the other hand, is always free. So please make use of it. One of the main points of Gibo’s platform was, and always will be, peace and unity among our 7,000++ islands. We are a diverse archipelago, rich in culture and heritage, and that is something we should be proud of, not hate. We often hear of the problems in other poor countries when in fact, we have the very same problems right next door. Though it is a very popular answer among aspiring beauty queens, that doesn’t make it any less crucial. Peace should always be a priority in this, and any country.
9. The importance of a legacy. Of all the times I’ve heard him address the people’s fear of him playing a puppet to PGMA, Gibo always says one thing: that he is still young. What he meant by this was that if he had been given the chance to lead, after his 6 years in office, he would still have many years to show face for; which he would not jeopardize for his sake, and more importantly, for his family’s sake. After all, we can think of many ways to gain money and power, but we only have ONE life to live and ONE legacy to leave.
And last…
10. Love our country. This may be the simplest lesson, but nonetheless, it was something I deeply needed to relearn. In this day and age, we are more exposed to the outside world than ever. I’m not scared to admit that there have been a number of times when I felt ashamed of being a Filipino, in a country so afraid of change and innovation. Ashamed of our penchant for favoring people for who they know over who they are. Ashamed of our blatant backwardness, especially when compared to our neighboring countries. But the moment I heard Gibo speak about his vision for the country stirred in me a feeling of patriotism that I never thought I had. In the few months that I displayed my belief in his candidacy; I had also, willingly, displayed my belief in my country.
Despite the grief I feel for the outcome of this year’s elections, strangely, I cannot escape the feeling of hope and pride that continues to swell inside me. Looking through the facebook pages of fellow “Gibonians”, it’s easy to see that there was something new, exciting and inspiring that was born out of all this. And I know that whatever was awakened in all of us is something that cannot be easily abandoned, or forgotten.
Though he’s said before that this is the last time he expects to run for public office, I sincerely hope that for once, he said something he didn’t mean. I hope, no, I insist that he runs again in 2016, because he owes all of us the opportunity to see his platform, ideas and vision become our reality. Throughout his campaign, we were introduced to a new breed of politics and contrary to what the new first lady (sorry, it slipped) has said, the Green Team volunteers were NEVER paid.
So Mr. Teodoro, if you ever get to read this, please consider giving us the chance to vote for you again. That is the only payment I seek.
Oh yeah, and thanks for the lessons. 