Ang Kilusang Bente Uno

This is a big PS to all my birthdays before and after. Nothing will beat this day. Nothing.

1) No one came as usual. A perennial sickness for December 23rd celebrants. By the end of a twenty-strong guest list consisting of all my high school classmates, only two came. Agsy and Airah. I don't blame the people who didn't come, though. I should send out invites in February.

2) Half of my birthday celebration was spent walking and hailing passing cabs. Agsy was sport though. All the places I wanted to go to were closed and/or about to close and/or nonexistent. Have you no concept of midnight madness, SM Baguio?????? Okay, sige kailangan niyo magrest, salesgirls and salesmen. Sorry. Merry Christmas.

3) Went to Cactus Bar in Legarda. Agatha saying "Let's go in the first bar that we see" wasn't really applicable at this point. The first thing we saw was R.Lapid's Chicharon. Then an assortment of Korean restaurants, KTV bars, and titty bars within a six-mile radius. Eventually, the first legit bar we saw was 18BC. No one was in it. So we crossed the street and settled into the next best thing.

4) A band named Powepuff something was playing. Nice sounds, but there were exactly 12.4 people in the bar, including waiters. All the women there had boyfriends with them. The other men were either wasted asses, or the band's close close friends. We got an early shoutout from the funny guitarist man who eventually got my number. I was too cornered to lie. And so my real number is now in his possession. The screening question was, "Globe ka ba or Smart?" I should have said Smart. I should have been smart. Pun super intended.

5) Creepy guy from next table at this point started staring at three of us. Welcome Airah into the table. Specifically, Agsy who was nearest to him. After like, half an hour of relentless non-blinking staring, he came up to Ags and asked us to join them. Good frickin thing the band was loud and we couldn't hear a thing.

6) Tequila shots, six vodka cruisers and a weng-weng I didn't finish. Tell you why later.

7) Airah scrawls something on a napkin with Agatha's lipstick. "Tin's birthday. Sing something." or something. Band announces it's my birthday. Vicinity claps and says happy birthday. Guitarist guy asks me that if I'm born so near Christmas, I should be named "Jesusa." Why not. I said kaya Kristine kasi Christmas but only the waiters behind me hear. They nod and say ahhh that makes sense.

8) Agatha goes to the bathroom. Creepy guy follows. I ask Airah to go and check on Agatha lest she might be cornered. I stare at the handsome guitarist to the left of the stage who's quiet and doesn't really move much. I sing to "Day-O." I drink my Wengweng. Creepy dude comes back and sits at the table adjacent. Comes near and asks me, "Is it really your birthday?" Yeah. But it's done na, it's past midnight. "Why don't you join us?" he says, focusing on my chest. I fight the urge to say, "Sorry, breasts can't speak for themselves, but if they did they'd tell you to shove it."

9) Agsy and Airah take so long in the bathroom having a powwow. Creepy guy sits next to me and asks me again if I want to join them. I say no. He says how old are you? I say 21. The (thankfully) sober part of him says "You're too young for me, I'm 30 years old." "What's your job?" I say. He says driver of something or other. At this point he's leaning in so far into me that I'm practically horizontal and talking to him. I shift my chair away. He leans in closer. Finally, fed up with it all he says, "Nagtatagalog ka ba? Dumudugo na ilong ko ka-eenglish sa'yo." I stare for about half a minute, waiting for the blood to trickle down his nose. Powerpuff set ends.

10) Airah tells me later on that the waiter went up to them when they went out of the bathroom saying I need help. Thankfully Agsy and Airah rescue me from more painful, wasted conversation. I can smell like gasoline on his breath, as he has been drinking since dawn. Agsy and Airah say we should go. But Chris (that's the creepy guy's name), grabs my hand and says he has a car if we want to ride with them. Agsy pulls me away. Creepy guy stands and harrasses Airah. Airah, ever the smooth one, evades the advances quite deftly. Creepy guy pursues us to the bar where I pay the bill and tip our waiter generously.

11) We're walking pretty fast out of there, hoping to God a cab passes by in time, when we notice creepy guy and posse are following us. We break into a run when a cab stops ahead of us. We drop Agsy down nearby. Then we see a white Crosswind behind us who stops as Agatha runs past. It's Chris and frickin posse following us!!! The driver opens the door attempting to follow Agsy good thing there was a security guard to save her. Our cab speeds forward and their car follows!!!!! What the hell!!! and we're screaming in the cab, and Manong driver with excellent reflex says, you want me to lose them? Hell yeah, manong!!! and we do.

12) We're safely hiding in Brod pit where our brothers are with their respective friends. Airah's bwudder and my brother. We drink beer, and can't eat anything 'cause the kitchen's closed. It's a relief from creepy guy atmosphere. I'm tipsy and ditzy as usual. I tell airah to drink her beer 'cause it's made of vegetables. She says no and says it's made of malt, or barley, which is a grain. "It's liquid bread," she says. And we get into a slightly heated conversation on whether barley, as a plant, is therefore a vegetable and if plants aren't all vegetables. Beer isn't veggie-based? This is news to me. Apparently I lose this argument because, when I asked my brother if beer is a vegetable, he says no, it's a grain. What the f. I seriously didn't know this before. All this time I thought I was being healthy when I drank alcohol.

13) Powerpuff guy texts and asks where I am. His name is Czar. Like, Russian. What's with the Russian theme, I tell you. He says happy birthday again. I want to ask him, what's your lead guitarist's name, the one who's quiet. But I remember what he said when he asked for my number. "Para hindi ako lonely this Christmas." I want to question the idea of picking up girls in bars just because they're without other guys. Why do you have to pounce? Can we NOT have a night out on a slightly traumatic birthday party without getting hit on? Answers, anyone.

14) I'm at home with a broken head and a bladder full of grain/ vegetable/ fruit alcoholic by-products.

15) Now that I think about it, I've never had a best-laid plan that worked out fine, or NOT had a misadventure with Agsy around. I'm not complaining.

16) Well, yes I am. If I find you again, Chris, and your brother and cousin, I will report you to the authorities for pedophilia and attempted assault.

17) All in all not a bad birthday.

"we both know it was a girl back in bethlehem"--maynard james and tori amos

The first thing my dad said to me this morning was, aside from "Happy Birthday":

"Okay, ngayon. Papayagan na kita magboyfriend."

I said, "Dad. Hello. Naka-dalawa na ako!!!"

He frowns and says, "Hindeeee. Practice lang yun."

Facetiously adding, "Basta pinapayagan na kita. Ikaw na mamroblema ko paano ka makakakuha ng boyfriend."

Thanks dad. Thanks talaga.

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The nice thing about birthdays is the validation you get that everyone's glad you were born. 'Cause everyone tells you so. And then they give you material things like a vassal offering. And you sign an unspoken decree that says, you can get away with anything on your birthday. That's what my Mom said.

Hmmm. What to make people do, what to make people do.

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My favorite drink for all occasions is vodka because it's usually made of potatoes, my favorite vegetable in the whole entire universe. Like if I could live somewhere else I'd pick Ireland (beer and potatoes), Germany (beer and potatoes) or Russia (men and potatoes.) And it's smooth and it's the only drink I know that tastes pretty good with mud.

So tonight I will be awaiting Zelly who has so charitably volunteered to buy me some vodka. How do you say Thank You I Love You in Russian?

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Ask me what I've done in the past 21 years that merits some congratulations and proves that I am not humanity's waste of sperm and egg and all the effort that is involved in birthing an 8 ounce baby girl near the Christmas holidays.

Answer: ummmm.......
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People always always tell me that I'm unlucky to be born so near Christmas. Nagmmerge daw kasi yung gifts ko ng christmas and birthday. My retort always was, kung ganon, kick-ass naman yung gifts. Pero this year, we will examine the Christmas hype based on my classes this semester para fun.

1) Christmas from a Pop Culture point of view.
You know what Louis Althusser said about Christmas? He said it's the capitalist ruling class's way of readying the exploited workers for another round of exploitation in the next year. Parang, rest muna kayo, kasi for 364 days next year, ieexploit namin kayo. So, said Alwin, Merry Christmas is not really Merry Christmas but "Merry Exploitation to the worker in the coming year."

2) Christmas from a Psychology 101 point of view.
Highest suicide rate of all holidays in the entire existence of humanity kasi sad pag winter walang kasama ang boring nakaka-insane, and masyadong pressured ang mga tao sa holiday stress and all the need kuno to provide gifts for other people. Or sa mga single people, mas malaki daw ang social pressure na magka-love relationship. After that dismal rant, Professor gave us Hershey's Kisses to alter our neurotransmitters para happy ulit. Endorphins in a little tatsulok. Love it.

3) Christmas from a Thesis point of view.
Ummm.........

4) Christmas from a Broadcast Journ 101 point of view.
Ummmmmm......

5) Christmas from a Socio 101 point of view.
Something about observing how the family works during Christmas and how Christmas is a social invention reappropriated to serve the ruling class or something.

6) Christmas from a PR point of view.
You think of this one.

7) Christmas from a Baguio point of view.
Cold.

8) Christmas from a Christian point of view.
Stop na or I'll kill myself talaga.

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I got more make-up today as gifts from all the family. An assortment of animal-tested thingies. I'm starting to see a trend.
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Will party hard later and post up pictures at 3a.m.
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Merry christmas every body.

In The Spirit of Post-Mortem

adding to the brouhaha, I hope that my opinions do not reach more than three people. Otherwise, there will be serious consequences. :)

• THE TRIAL THEY WALKED OUT ON.

Fact is, not all the Magdalo soldiers walked out on the court trial at Makati RTC. Some chose to stay. I wonder what became of them.

Fact is, when Trillanes walked out of that courtroom with his groupies, the doors were opened for them. Dude in charge of the guarding the door: how gentlemanly.

Journalists sorta knew ahead of time what was gonna happen. Is that wrong? No! Should they have told the authorities? Um, no. If you just keep on telling on your sources, who'll trust you? In ethics class we were told that in crisis situations like that, you just wait for it to happen and when it does, you report it as it happens.

• REPORTING ON IT AS IT WAS HAPPENING

They traipsied to Manila Peninsula with a group of about, oh say, less than thirty Trillanes groupies, one of them in a horrid fake curly wig, and several of them with their rifles pointed at the floor. Were they a serious threat? Mmmm... it's not every day you see soldiers on trial taking a liesurely stroll to a posh hotel, but it depends how you define a serious threat. Was what they were doing a threat to democracy? (If we still live in a "democracy" that is.)

Consider this in terms of being a threat. A reporter asked Trillanes what he had to defend himself and his men to a possible siege and arrest. You know what he said? Brilliant military tactician, he said, "will power and fighting spirit." Come on. They're useful at basketball games, cheering competitions, or personal struggles against the Devil but against armed men... eh?

What was Trillanes's plan anyway? I hear it was a military junta, that was why the Opposition slate and Binay didn't surface at any point during the entirety of the Manila Pen Walk-athon. Other sources say he was calling for the Chief Justice to take over a transitory government. Ooh and I heard that several battalions were ready to join him if they saw that a huge number of people would flock to Manila Pen and join the Senator. Anyone know what he wanted?

He wanted Arroyo to step down, no one has a problem with that (except her and her cronies). And sure, he really sees the wrong in this government and this society and knows that it should be changed, but was his method correct?

He went to a hotel, one of the poshest hotels in the Makati district. Sure, their sandwiches are awesome and I hear their swimming pool's really cool, but why Manila Pen? Ha? Antonio, answer me. If I were launching a protest walk-athon cum sleepover, I would not do it at a hotel. I'll do it at Mendiola or something para naman mapenetrate na natin for once a Mendiola for a protest action this year.

He had the media with him. Good move. He got coverage all throughout the thing. He got Arroyo's attention (if she pays attention to anything that's happening to her citizenry AT ALL), and if anything, the media being there protected him from dying. What I mean is, if no one was with him and then the military and police (oh gleeful gleeful men and women who squeezed a giant tank into the lobby) stormed the area, who knows what could have been done to him? He'd be deado. Or at least, crippled with pain. If tear gas is masakit sa mata, and the eyes are the groin of the head (am quoting Dwight Schrute), then you do the math.

But, he was also banking on people to surround and protect him. That's okay, to some extent, as long as there is no danger that police and military will, again, squeeze a tank into a hotel lobby and tear-gas the bajeesus out of you. However, this is also flawed. Was he intending to use them as human shields? and he should've looked at he sky. It was a rainy day. Only a few would come to his parade.

He didn't really reveal much at those little shindigs he calls press conferences. Motherhood statements bladibladibla but then again, journalists all talking at the same time or at least rattled by the rapid unfolding of events, didn't ask the right questions, not just to Trillanes but to Geary Barias (who was visibly annoyed by media poking microphones up his butt) and the troops who came just a tad bit too late to secure the area. Like, what do they plan to do? Why only now you came into my life? Consequently, all we got on the news was like, okay he's on the second floor, no wait he's coming down to the lobby. He's walking..walking..sipping some mineral water. Nothing at the time made a lot of sense. Oh, and traffic updates were slow too. Share lang.

• REPORTING ONLY MADE A LOT OF SENSE WHEN THE MEDIA REPORTED ON THE MEDIA BEING ARRESTED KASI BIGLANG NAGKA-ANALYSIS AGAD. PERO ON THE ONE HAND HINDI PA RIN, KASI NAGPAPANIC AT NAWAWARLA ANG LAHAT.

There's issues when the media men become the story. That's because we're always taught to be "objective." I have problems with the concept of objectivity as it is applied. Detachment from the subject and all that bull. What I think is, media has every right to be in the story when it comes to the subject of us being threatened by police. In the context of journalist killings, this becomes quite important.

But then they ask, was it necessary to arrest and detain media people along with the Senator, his groupies, and the other people involved in the actual protest? Police said it's standard procedure. To be fair, they say they're ratifying their guidelines in dealing with these situations, and to be fair, if you look at it from their standpoint,

And Why did they start arresting everyone, detaining them and bringing them in for questioning, putting ziplock bands on their wrists? To be fair, the media were warned about impending

In The Spirit of Post-Mortem

adding to the brouhaha, I hope that my opinions do not reach more than three people. Otherwise, there will be serious consequences. :)

• THE TRIAL THEY WALKED OUT ON.

Fact is, not all the Magdalo soldiers walked out on the court trial at Makati RTC. Some chose to stay. I wonder what became of them.

Fact is, when Trillanes walked out of that courtroom with his groupies, the doors were opened for them. Dude in charge of the guarding the door: how gentlemanly.

Journalists sorta knew ahead of time what was gonna happen. Is that wrong? No! Should they have told the authorities? Um, no. If you just keep on telling on your sources, who'll trust you? In ethics class we were told that in crisis situations like that, you just wait for it to happen and when it does, you report it as it happens.

• REPORTING ON IT AS IT WAS HAPPENING

They traipsied to Manila Peninsula with a group of about, oh say, less than thirty Trillanes groupies, one of them in a horrid fake curly wig, and several of them with their rifles pointed at the floor. Were they a serious threat? Mmmm... it's not every day you see soldiers on trial taking a liesurely stroll to a posh hotel, but it depends how you define a serious threat. Was what they were doing a threat to democracy? (If we still live in a "democracy" that is.)

Consider this in terms of being a threat. A reporter asked Trillanes what he had to defend himself and his men to a possible siege and arrest. You know what he said? Brilliant military tactician, he said, "will power and fighting spirit." Come on. They're useful at basketball games, cheering competitions, or personal struggles against the Devil but against armed men... eh?

What was Trillanes's plan anyway? I hear it was a military junta, that was why the Opposition slate and Binay didn't surface at any point during the entirety of the Manila Pen Walk-athon. Other sources say he was calling for the Chief Justice to take over a transitory government. Ooh and I heard that several battalions were ready to join him if they saw that a huge number of people would flock to Manila Pen and join the Senator. Anyone know what he wanted?

He wanted Arroyo to step down, no one has a problem with that (except her and her cronies). And sure, he really sees the wrong in this government and this society and knows that it should be changed, but was his method correct?

He went to a hotel, one of the poshest hotels in the Makati district. Sure, their sandwiches are awesome and I hear their swimming pool's really cool, but why Manila Pen? Ha? Antonio, answer me. If I were launching a protest walk-athon cum sleepover, I would not do it at a hotel. I'll do it at Mendiola or something para naman mapenetrate na natin for once a Mendiola for a protest action this year.

He had the media with him. Good move. He got coverage all throughout the thing. He got Arroyo's attention (if she pays attention to anything that's happening to her citizenry AT ALL), and if anything, the media being there protected him from dying. What I mean is, if no one was with him and then the military and police (oh gleeful gleeful men and women who squeezed a giant tank into the lobby) stormed the area, who knows what could have been done to him? He'd be deado. Or at least, crippled with pain. If tear gas is masakit sa mata, and the eyes are the groin of the head (am quoting Dwight Schrute), then you do the math.

But, he was also banking on people to surround and protect him. That's okay, to some extent, as long as there is no danger that police and military will, again, squeeze a tank into a hotel lobby and tear-gas the bajeesus out of you. However, this is also flawed. Was he intending to use them as human shields? and he should've looked at he sky. It was a rainy day. Only a few would come to his parade.

He didn't really reveal much at those little shindigs he calls press conferences. Motherhood statements bladibladibla but then again, journalists all talking at the same time or at least rattled by the rapid unfolding of events, didn't ask the right questions, not just to Trillanes but to Geary Barias (who was visibly annoyed by media poking microphones up his butt) and the troops who came just a tad bit too late to secure the area. Like, what do they plan to do? Why only now you came into my life? Consequently, all we got on the news was like, okay he's on the second floor, no wait he's coming down to the lobby. He's walking..walking..sipping some mineral water. Nothing at the time made a lot of sense. Oh, and traffic updates were slow too. Share lang.

• REPORTING ONLY MADE A LOT OF SENSE WHEN THE MEDIA REPORTED ON THE MEDIA BEING ARRESTED KASI BIGLANG NAGKA-ANALYSIS AGAD. PERO ON THE ONE HAND HINDI PA RIN, KASI NAGPAPANIC AT NAWAWARLA ANG LAHAT.

There's issues when the media men become the story. That's because we're always taught to be "objective." I have problems with the concept of objectivity as it is applied. Detachment from the subject and all that bull. What I think is, media has every right to be in the story when it comes to the subject of us being threatened by police. In the context of journalist killings, this becomes quite important.

But then they ask, was it necessary to arrest and detain media people along with the Senator, his groupies, and the other people involved in the actual protest? Police said it's standard procedure. To be fair, they say they're ratifying their guidelines in dealing with these situations, and to be fair, if you look at it from their standpoint,

And Why did they start arresting everyone, detaining them and bringing them in for questioning, putting ziplock bands on their wrists? To be fair, the media were warned about impending

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)

Concerts That Change Your Life... And the Lives of Others

There's gonna be a concert on Tuesday, December 11 2007 (Happy Birthday Hanna Mae!) by the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. The concert is entitled "Huling Balita: Songs for the Disappeared." Sa Film Center siya.

Kung hindi pa kayo buhay nung 1970s, yung kantang "Huling Balita" ay gawa ni Jess Santiago (super favorite ko siya kasi kumanta siya dati nung love song na astig. I mean, who can include the lyrics 'ikaw ang bagoong sa aking mangga'?? astig lang stig.) tungkol kay Mang Kardo na factory worker na inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi na siya ever nakita ulit. sad no? :(

Which is wierd kasi continuing parin yung mga gawaing ganyan, na dinudukot lang bigla yung mga journalists and progressive leaders dahil lang malakas yung loob nila na magspeak out against a government na super grave na yung oppressions against the people. Alam ko ikaw o ako hindi man natin nararamdaman yung lupit nito kasi feeling natin hindi tayo naaapektuhan. Pero pano kung may isa kang kakilala--magulang, kaibigan, ka-love team, or kaklase man lang-- na bigla nalang nawala kasi inabduct ng armed men tapos hindi mo na ever nakita ulit?

Tapos what's worse, yung malalaman mo na nasa isang military camp sila tulad ni Karen and Sherlyn na buhay pa pero rinrape sila lagi, binubugbog o binibitin nang patiwarik na isang paa lang? Ano yun? Tapos hindi pa tayo nag-aact? I always ask myself, well what can you do? What CONCRETE ACTIONS can you possibly undertake that would make equally CONCRETE solutions? Marami yan.

At isa na tong concert na to, para sakin. Kaya namin siya binibenta kasi naniniwala kami sa cause ng mga families ng victims of enforced disappearances. Kasi yung perang makukuha from this concert ay makaka-raise ng awareness at makakapagpatuloy sa campaigns ng Free Jonas Burgos Movement and the other organizations who fight for the disappeared.

So please, if anyone wants to help out, we're still selling tickets at 100 pesos each (discount na yun from 150). Bring your friends ha? Let's do this. I know I will.

P.S. Yung mga bands pala are doing the gig for FREE kasi alam nila kung gaano ka importante yung role ng musikero sa pagpromote ng social issues. Sila RadioActive Sago Project (yessss!!), Kooky Chua, Cynthia Alexander, the Jerks, Noel Cabangon, Joey Ayala, The Woods, Buklod (they're back babeh!), Dong Abay, and of course of course, Jess Santiago.

You know how to contact me right?:)