Natupad na ho yung mga nirereklamo nating issues dito sa dashboard. Tapos ngayon sasabihin mong nakakatamad nang mag tumblr?

Generally, those issues can be categorized into two:

1. “Walang Famous Famous. Pantay pantay tayong lahat dito”
   Eto. Sikat tong issue nato eh. May lumalaki daw kasi ang ulo, may sipsip sa sikat, sumikat lang dahil sa mukha at kung ano ano pa. Anyway alam naman kasi nating lahat kung sinong sikat yung kumbaga deserving. Kasi isa lang naman ang role ng mga sikat na bloggers dito eh — sila ang pasimuno ng mga trends at topics sa dashboard. Kumbaga they were the leaders of this site. We can’t deny the fact that 70% ng posts natin noon (aside sa personal, diary, etc.) is a modified or derived posts from them. Ngayon pantay pantay na nga trato natin sa isa’t isa — kanya kanya nang kwento sa dashboard. Wala nang interaction. Wala nang pakulo. Wala nang balita mula sa buhay nila, kasi we care now on our own balita to them about our life. Masarap makibalita mula sa buhay ng iba diba? Aminin mo. Mas masarap compared sa pagbabalita mo ng buhay mo sa iba while no1curr. Kaya nga siguro nagdeact na ang iba kasi wala na silang mamodify na topic galing sa mga sikat at magagaling na bloggers. Puro kanya kanyang kwento nalang ngayon.
2. “Blog to express not to impress”
   Continuation ng number one. When you blog to express, you post what’s inside your heart. At hayun na nga, puro na kwento ng sari sariling buhay ang nasa dash ngayon. Di na gaya ng dati na nagpopost ng jokes, swag and funny statements, makukulit na one liners with gifs kasi daw blogging to impress daw yun. Kasi daw pag nagpapaimpress ka daw, ginagawa mo ang lahat para maging “benta” yung post mo para magkanotes. Eh wala naman tayong pake kung dumami ang note nung bentang post ng isang blogger eh. Aanuhin ko ang notes nya? Ang akin don, napapangiti, napapa-“tama~” ako ng mga bentang posts sa dash. At ang mga bentang posts ang dahilan kung bakit masaya ang dash. Diba? Masaya ang dash noon kasi everyone seems to impress others, producing bentang posts every day.

Issues ang buhay ng dashboard. Pero pinatay natin ang mga issues kaya pinatay narin natin ang dashboard. Wala nang twist na nangyayari ngayon sa dash. At wala tayong masisisi kasi lahat tayo nakisali sa pagpatay nito.

Sabagay ito rin minsan ang nagpapainis sa atin, pero ito rin pala ang hahanap hanapin natin sa huli.

Para kang bumoboto kung Sway (Taong Mahal mo) or Bounce (Taong Mahal ka) ang Hair na Full of Life (Tamang desisyon). Kahit anong sagot, Pantene Nature Care (Utak mo) parin ang gagamitin mo. Depende lang naman yun kung Straight Hair (Lalaki) o Kulot (Babae) ka.

• KUNG BABAE KA-  mas mainam paring piliin mo yung taong mahal ka. It assures you that he will take care of you no matter what. Kasi kung ikaw tong patay na patay, ite-taken for granted ka lang nya. Ikaw kasi yung unang nagkagusto eh, kaya ikaw lang yung gagawa at gagawa ng paraan — palagi. Kumbaga ikaw yung nanliligaw, mali talaga.
• KUNG LALAKI KA- syempre ikaw yung first na naghahanap, ang piliin mo ay yung taong mahal mo. Lalaki ang manliligaw diba? Hindi yung porket patay na patay sayo yung babae, yun ang papatulan mo. Porket madali ang panliligaw? Tapos iiwan iwan mo lang kasi nga for the first place sya yung may gusto, hindi ikaw? Mali yun. Piliin mo yung desidido kang mamahalin mo.

*Note that we’re talking about sa kung “Mahal mo bago ka minahal” at “Mahal ka bago mo minahal”. Coz we know that in a relationship, dapat nagmamahalan ang both sides.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit sinasabi ng simbahan na pagiging pro-life ang pagkontra nila sa RH Bill. Kesyo dapat wag pigilan ang pagdami ng populasyon ng mga tao. Eh kasi naman itong mga nagsumite ng bill, napakakitid ang scope ang pinahayag. Reproductive Health Bill? Ang kitid ng scope ng debate kung umiikot lang ang lahat ng usapan sa human species. 

Wag selfish. Lets think sana of the wider scope, how about other species? Diba mas maraming tao, mas maraming nasisirang ecosystem? Ang tirahan, pagkain at karapatan nilang mag-mabuhay sa mundo ay natatapakan dahil sa pagdami ng populasyon — and the fact na mas naitutulong pa sila sa paghina ng climate change, e tayo? Wala. Sunog dito, kalkal doon. Tapon dito, putol doon. Yan tayo eh.

Ito po yung issue ngayon na pilit inaadvocate ng mga sayantipiko, kung di natin gusto na tumulong para sa kalikasan, eh wag na tayo magparami. Kung Reproductive Health Bill, sana ginawa nalang na Resource Exploitation Prevention Bill. Hindi lang naman mga nanay ang nanganganib ang buhay sa pagpaparami ng anak—ang mundo mismo.

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“Using his burgeoning intelligence, this most successful of all mammals has exploited the environment to produce food for an ever-increasing population. Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps it’s time we control the population to allow the survival of the environment.”
— David Attenborough

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO QUESTION ITS TEACHINGS

I remember when I was 7. As a bedtime story, Mom told something about the creation of the universe. I asked her, “Mom, why do God needs to create us?”. She said: “It is to prove that He is the king—the God. He cannot be called ‘King’ if He doesn’t have kingdom nor God if He doesn’t have creation”. I again asked “To prove to whom? At the time before creation, there’s no one who would judge Him that He is not a God just because he has no creation. In that case, he can be God alone.” Then she said, “Don’t question it! Just believe what the holy books say!” That night I was a little bit insulted. As a kid asking, I feel forced to believe something I don’t fully understand.

Curiosity is humanity’s precious nature. No human has directly believed a statement without asking for a reason. You can’t deny the fact that until now, all of what you believe—either superstition or religious teachings—that were unexplainable have a big question mark at the back of your mind. Not necessarily a verbal questioning but a mental questioning. The only thing that ceases you to question them is because 1.) there’s not yet an explanation for it and you’re lazy searching for answers; 2.) it is beyond your imagination and your head explodes thinking about it 3.) the society obstructs you from questioning them because it is forbidden according to your tradition.

Curiosity is the reason why humans were able to create anything from huts to skyscrapers; produce anything from food to energy; reach anywhere from deep sea to the interplanetary space; predict anytime from big bang to big crunch; see anything from cells to galaxies; envision anything from teleportation to time travel; and understand almost everything from subatomic particles to the universe as a whole. And with these reasons, I do not find any reason why religious beliefs and practices are forbidden to be questioned. Science are always and forever be open for criticisms provided that someone will prove it wrong.

I am not saying these because I’m a scientist-to-be. Neither because I am an atheist or something. I’m saying this because I am a human being, capable of questioning.

If people governing ANY religious practices allow their beliefs to be questioned, our species would somehow find out the ultimate truth that can unite science with religion; and religion with other religions. And that truth will somehow be the ultimate triumph of human intellect.

5. Kuliti
Kasi naman basta pag lalaki may ganito, agad agad nang sinasabi na nanilip kaya nagkakuliti. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ganun pero yun daw eh. Nakakahiya pumunta sa mataong lugar kasi may sakit ka na nga, feeling pa nila napakamanyak mo.

4. Sipon
Singhot. Singhot. Singhot. Lagi nalang pag may sipon. Kahit na ayaw mo na kasi nakaka-annoy na sa mga katabi mo, tumutulo parin. Mapa tubig-like or mucus na yung sipon, ew parin. Ang worst eh yung hinog na sipon, mabaho. LOL Nakakahiya, kaya pag ganun di na ako nakikihalubilo sa mga kasama ko. Mahirap na.

3. Ubo
Mas worst ito from sipon. Kada ubo, akala ng tao TB or something na kailangan kang iwasan. Kung sa sipon yung katabi mo lang naaannoy, pag ubo, buong klase. Tapos pag barkada mo kasama mo, nakakapikon, kasi kada ubo, lahat sila “ahem ahem!”. Ugh. Worst case is sa ubong yon may kakaibang tunog. Bigla nalang silang magsasabing “ay! may sumabet!”. Kainis, plema.

2. Beke
Pag kasi nagkaganito ka, nakakadegrade ng pagkalalaki. Kahit na hindi pa malala, tingin na ng tao sayo baog ka na agad. Tapos magmumuka ka pang palaka sa laki ng panga mo. Then ang worst, merong nilalagay na blue-colored cream na diko alam ano ang tawag para daw gumaling pero kasi nakakapangit eh.

1. LBM
Eto talaga. Yung feeling na poker face ka pero deep inside FUUUU! Eh kasi naman mahirap na. Nakakahiya na nga, nakakabwisit pa. Eh pano, nakakawala ng poise. Pormadong pormado tapos, ughh! Pilit mong tinatago pero nagpapaobvious pa through pagtayo ng balahibo. Then aircon pa or di kaya nasa bus na lubak lubak ang daanan, wala na. Ang pinakaayaw mong mangyari eh may maamoy yung mga kasama mo. Ew. Haha.

[Ignore & stay brainwashed... or read & learn. Your Choice.]

Pag sinabi bang “may chemical yan” or “artificial yan”, ano bang unang sumasagi sa isip mo? Hindi effective? Nakakalason? May side effects? Ano pa ba.. uh, peke? All of these stereotypes pagdating sa mga produkto or “something new” sa syensya ay nagbibigay ng idea of being masama sa atin as we use it. And this is because of lack of knowledge about these terms resulting to misjudgment and spread through media or kahit tsismis by people who are chemically illiterate and anti-technologists resulting to a chemical phobia.

Lets say may nagpapaperma sayo ng petition para i-ban ang presence ng isang “poisonous chemical” na dihydrogen monoxide sa environment. Sasabihing component sya ng acid rain, pwedeng lapnosin ang balat mo pag nasa gas state sya, nakikita ito sa mga tumor ng terminal-staged cancer patients at kahit ano pwedeng matunaw dito. Peperma ka ba? Syempre, kung wala ka masyadong background sa chemistry, oo! Ayomong malapnos eh. Pero kung meron, mag-iisip ka. Dihydrogen monoxide is H2O, therefore plain water! You will never sign the petition and support its existence in the environment.

I’m very annoyed with Ascof Lagundi commercials, asking us “magke-kemikal ka pa ba?”, brainwashing the people with effectiveness of natural over artificial. The society is planting seeds in our mind this nonsense contradictory terms: Artificial vs. Natural. Nonsense? In what way? Let’s find out.

Your body, your food, your clothes, your computer and everything that occupy space and has mass is a “Chemical”. The water you drink, oxygen you breathe, carbohydrate you eat, protein your hair consist, fats you (wish to) lose, vitamins you intake and DNA you share with your parents — all are composed of chemicals. And even when you prepare water “artificially” by combining Hydrogen and Oxygen in laboratory or get it “naturally” from the river, water is water—all composed of two hydrogen and one oxygen.

See? The contradiction of two words is only applied to the preparation of the chemical, not the composition of it. So Vitamin A (obviously, a chemical) present in fresh carrots you cook is also the Vitamin A present in Stresstabs, Enervon or Centrum—both having same effects on your eyesight.

I have no right to say the words that follow coz im not a Pharmacology Student. Pero maybe ang sinasabing “side effects” ng Solmux as pang-convince ng Ascof is its high effectivity. Scientists are sure that Carbocisteine (Generic Name ng Solmux) is the chemical that cures cough found in some cough-curing plant. And in Ascof Lagundi, notice that walang generic name ito.

So the basis of the curing power of lagundi is because it is traditionally used—not because scientists recognized the specific chemical present to it. So Solmux is 100% Carbocisteine, Ascof is maybe 10% “Cough-curing-unknown-chemical” and other 90% of it are chemicals that comprise Lagundi leaves, not cough-curing pero napasama as a part ng Ascof. So mas mataas ang effectivity ng solmux—kaya mas napapansin ang side effects. Hindi naman big deal ang side effects which is bini-bigdeal masyado ng Ascof. LOL.

Now, magpapaniwala ka pa ba sa false judgments in “chemicals”? Maybe yes, maybe no. It depends on you parin. Ang akin lang, “chemical” is not always synonymous to “poison”.

So yeah, mahaba haba ‘tong post kaya kung binasa mo lahat, I’m happy. At least hindi nonsense diba?

Hope you learn! Hehehe.

Napansin ko lang. Bakit kaya konti lang ang athletes na nagrerepresent sa Pilipinas which also showcases not only Filipino Ability but also Filipino Beauty? Hindi nating maiwasang magtaka kung bakit ang dami daming Pinoy na may good looks pero di napapasok sa sport. Kung meron eh syempre yung may mga half — at halatang halata na yung pagka good looks nila ay di dahil sa pinoy blood kundi sa foreign blood. Hindi natin sila maiwasang maikumpara sa mga kalaban nila sa other countries.

Siguro dahil ‘to sa idea nating pinoy na pag good looks, dapat maging artista. At nagiging artista nga dahil yun ang basehan sa pagpili nun. Yung galing nila sa sport, hindi nila naaapply at hindi yun ang nagpapatagumpay sa kanila. Sinasali lang yun sa acting nila di para marecognize yung galing nila kundi para mas lalo silang tangkilikin sa tv screen. Or maybe pwede yung talent — magaling sa dance or singing. Pero the way na agad agad silang nabibigyan ng contracts without joining or winning talent shows ay dahil sa itsura nila hindi sa mismong talent.

Hindi ko sinasabing dapat gwapo’t magaganda lang ang kinukuhang Athletes. Or dapat talented lang ang kinukuhang TV Personalities. Pero kasi may mga artistahin na napipilitan lang mag-artista dahil yun ang pinu-push sa kanila ng society natin. They maybe have their athletic skills and dreamt of success out of it, pero natabunan yun ng pag-aartista and as time goes by, naeenjoy na nila ang pagiging artista hanggang sa nabulag na sila ng mundong yun. Or sa ibang instances naman, yung mga di masyado artistahin na dirin makapagtapos kaya di maipagpatuloy ang pangarap na yun, or di naipapasok sa showbiz dahil di sila artistahin kahit may potensyal sila sa pagiging ganun, naibabaling nalang sa sport yun, at dahil magaling din sila sa field na yun eh narerepresent nila ang bansa.

But the good thing is that pareho nilang naabot yung fame, money and success. Pareho nilang pinagbubuti ang laranagan kung saan sila. But the question is, are they happy doing it in the first place? Maybe yes, but that is because the brainwash of the society that they must be happy because dun sa larangan sila nararapat pero hindi dahil yun ang gusto nila. Pareho silang napilitan na tahakin ang kani-kanilang larangan dahil di sila pwede sa kung saan ang gusto nila — at dahil yon sa paniniwala natin na ang itsura at kakayahan ng isang tao ay magkaiba at may kanya-kanyang magkaibang larangan na nararapat dito.

Its not because I believe or not believe with the 12-21-12 Phenomenon. But the idea itself opened my eyes that somehow, something is going to happen. Hindi sa as in sa Dec. 21, 2012 talaga mangyayari at as in End of the World na talaga, but a drastic death of the existing species may happen. Kasi this so-caled End of the World phenomenon had happened before 5 times — and it may happen again. What bothers me is that if a massive extinction is going to happen, what organisms will rise after? Will human race will survive it and witness their existence? How do they look like? How advanced they are with us?

I would like to rise these questions: Is there something that’s going to happen or is it just a prediction and overreaction of the media? Are the government aware of this? How about the government of other countries? The scientists? The national security? If they know it, do they find solutions to ensure our survival? Are they hiding it to the people? Is it for our good not to panic and overreact — or they’re hiding it for us not to be aware and not compete with their solutions for their survival?

Those questions bothers me with fear and excitement. It makes me wish it will not happen and challenges me how would I handle it if it happens. Pero marami pang problema sa mundo, kung dito tayo magfofocus wala akong mapapala. But its nice being prepared and curious about these things.

It may happen — the only question is: when?

My Political Science Professor says that this is not what “Freedom” meant based on the Bill of Rights. Freedom means “You’re free to do what is right and free not to do what is wrong”.

There’s a difference, okay? Just so you know.~

Medicine is one of the hardest, most expensive field of study that needs effort, focus and sacrifice. Taking this field of study will change your way of life, forever. Kaya sa mga kukuha nito, make sure you agree on the following:

You agree that you will be exposed with Sexual Matters without any malicious thinking.

• For a typical student, any sex related discussions will maybe too vulgar or too humorous to talk about. But being a pre-med student, you will realize that it is not just about sex, penis, vagina, sperm and egg. You will be excited about sex not because of the feeling of being sexually aroused but because of its complex processes, purposes, significance and results that amazed us.

You agree that you will question your Religious Beliefs even without abandoning from those beliefs.

• Being a pre-med student means that you study what the universe is — not what we think the universe is. As you go through your study, you will realize that you cannot just conclude why something is happening or why something exists based on what your ancestors, culture, tradition, parents and community taught us. Judgment needs a thorough investigation, that your answers will not contradict other’s answers that had undergone the same investigation.

You agree that you will become Highly Respected and you are responsible to the loss of that respect.

• Taking pre-med course means taking responsibility. Even without stepping into real medical course, the society thinks that, at least, you think or speak like a real doctor. What you learn from the classroom must not just stay on the pages of your notes but must be kept in your heart that if anyone asks or anyone has the wrong idea, you are responsible to correct them not because you are more learned — but because it is your job. Our job is to “Help Others”. So why help after you become a real Doctor if you are capable of helping even just being a pre-med student?

Being a Pre-Med Student is a Big Responsibility. So make it sure that it is your passion to Help Others and Change the World from the Brainwash of the Society and the Past.

Ansabe ng english ko? Haha. Hope it helps! :)

Di na nating mai-dedeny na tayong mga Tumblrista, as a society, share some Common Characteristics. Some are in-born and some are developed as we stay as a blogger for long. The characteristics that will be mentioned is based on the majority’s attributes. If you think you’re not suited from one of those, then you belong to the characteristics of the minority. So what are we? Here’s some:

• Tumblristas are not Jejemon
  Some might already been experienced a Jejemon. Some may not. But as we enter the Tumblr World, nawawala lahat nun. Maybe because syempre nagsososyalan tayo dito, just so you know, eh nagpapakita tayo ng “Class” kaya Formal at Normal na pananalita ang ginagamit natin.
• Tumblristas are not Cheap
  Yes, sinasabi natin dito we use and crave for Branded products, pumupunta sa mga sosyal na lugar, sosyal na event, etc. Pa-Nutella nutella pa eh pupwede naman sa kanya ang Chiz Whiz. As I said nga, nagsososyalan tayo dito kaya ang pinapakita natin sa ibang bloggers ay yung High Class na part ng buhay natin. Although we admit some of our “Cheap” cravings, but that is because alam nating ganun din ang iba kaya walang hiya-hiya.
• Tumblristas are Horny
  Sa sobrang exposed ba naman natin sa mga Sex Related na posts hindi ba madedevelop ang pagiging malibog natin? At dahil yun sa mga bloggers na nilalabas ang kalibugan sa Tumblr. Nakakahawa.
• Tumblristas are Gay
  No, not being as may-gusto-sa-kapwa-lalaki or what (although for some, yes). “Gay” as pag-aappreciate ng Girly Things like art, love, fandoms, vanity and awesome things mapa-lalake ka man o babae which is considered “Kabaklaan” by the society in the outside world. Boys do appreciate those little things but not that expressive because of the Stereotype on boys na kailangan astig, maangas, tahimik at puro sex lang ang alam kaya dito lang nila sa Tumblr naipapalabas yun.
• Tumblristas are Good Looking
  No, not being as literal na Gwapo or Maganda. Pero lahat tayo dito ay Confident sa kung ano ang itsura natin. Dahil sa society natin dito, tanggap ang existence ng Talent, Ugali at Talino, which is we think that at least one of them, dun tayo lamang at yun ang nagpapagwapo o nagpapaganda satin.

But as we log-out on this site, at the end of the day, may sari-sarili tayong pag-uugali. Simple at Normal — malayo from what other bloggers thought and expect about us. Pero syempre, some may possess those attributes in the real life.

But what is interesting about sa pagkakatulad natin ng ugali dito is malimit lang tayo nagkakaroon ng di-pagkakasundo sa opinyon about sa bagay-bagay which makes our society in order.

Nakakainis lang na kung sino pa yung mga gwapo, sila pa yung nagte-take for granted sa mga babae. Hindi na nga sila nahihirapang manligaw, di pa nila iche-cherish yung relationship na madali nilang nakukuha. Hindi nila kinoconsider ang pagiging “proud” sa kanila ng mga girlfriend nila na may boypren silang gwapo.

The irony is that, kami na di kagwapuhan, yung aware sa mga bagay na yan pero pilit na nilalayuan ng mga babae dahil nabubulag sila ng itsura ng mga kinababaliwan nilang tarantado.

So kailangan ang kontrabidang babae sa schools are like Conyo, Sosyalera, Mayaman, Maporma or what? Eh sa totoong buhay nga sila pa yung masasaya at mababait na ka-schoolmate. Yung mga Nerdies at Weirdos pa nga yung may makakapal na mukha para mambackstab sayo sa school eh. -__-

It doesn’t mean kasi na you do not deserve to be followed. Don’t stick to that principle. Your blog just doesn’t get visited by your dream followers or they just don’t want to add more bloggers in their followings list muna.

Be optimistic. Don’t beg for their followback.
Darating din ang time. Tiwala lang.

What if yung blogger ka-close mo but then it annoys you the recent days. Awkward diba? KaTA mo lage, nagla-like ng post mo or nagcocomment. Tapos in other instances naman, utang na loob mo pala ang follow back nya, tapos pag inunfollow mo, sasabihing “Follow back lang ang habol”. Basta andaming issues.

Unfollowing is just easy with a stranger blogger.