I was going to write my two-cents on the present crisis in my country but because I'm too lazy and there are so many other things I'm planning to write about, I've opted to do it the cut-and-paste way. I had this conversation with my good friend Kate. It's quite long but it pretty much covered the basic things that I was going to write about so it works.
Let me also throw in Conrado de Quiros' column on PDI that I just finished reading.
katea: musta ka jan
katea: magulo dito
katea: hehehe
sanapakaininmoko: onga e. what's happening na? getting worse?
katea: yes. pero lam mo yun parang mga trapeze artists
katea: lahat naninimbang
sanapakaininmoko: hmm. ok
katea: but the government is really serious. they want to arrest peping cojuanco
katea: aside from lisa maza and satur ocampo
sanapakaininmoko: so far, who are now arrested?
katea: beltran
katea: si randy david but they let him out na
sanapakaininmoko: i heard about randy david and and argee guevarra
katea: yes
katea: naguguluhan ako
katea: kasi if ever who will lead the country di ba?
sanapakaininmoko: everyone wants to lead
katea: yes. that's the point
sanapakaininmoko: hay
katea: although as far as i know
katea: if ever "she" will be out
katea: magkakaron ng junta government
katea: yung parang there will be another election
katea: and different people will represent
katea: i dont know lang how are they going to do that
katea: well, delikado rin si bro.armin
sanapakaininmoko: bro. armin? why, what happened?
katea: e kasi he also calls for "her" resignation. ever since active sya sa mga rally
katea: well, if they do that they have to arrest cory as well
katea: what do you feel about it ba?
sanapakaininmoko: i feel that she should really step down
sanapakaininmoko: the problem is, if she does who will lead naman?
katea: for the reason that...?
sanapakaininmoko: that she cheated in the elections
sanapakaininmoko: that for me is the main reason
katea: pareho tayo ng sentiment
katea: then kagabi i texted mam beni
katea: then she said, let's pray for GMA
katea: she's the only person who can lead the country
sanapakaininmoko: uh oh
katea: mam beni said, she cheated alright but everybody cheats in the election. after she cheated i forgave her kasi she's doing her job
sanapakaininmoko: the problem is a lot of people are just riding on this
sanapakaininmoko: ok
katea: our econmony is getting better
katea: --according to mam beni yun
sanapakaininmoko: yeah, i get her point
sanapakaininmoko: but the thing is i don't think i can look up to a leader who i know cheated me
katea: sabi pa nya, last time her husband bought crabs and the tindero gave her husband bulok na crabs, her students plagiarize and so on
katea: ako rin...pareho tayo
katea: kaya lang i really dont know who will lead e...kasi ang dami pakisali lang, nakikigamit
katea: parang hindi na ba tayo natuto
sanapakaininmoko: yun nga e. if we know our president cheated and we tolerate it, what message is it giving our youth?
sanapakaininmoko: that it's ok to cheat
katea: yes exactly
sanapakaininmoko: that it's ok to plagiarize kasi they're doing their jobs naman as students by attending classes, getting good grades, etc
katea: hahaha. i get your point
katea: mam beni's point is...wala tayong karapatang magreklamo if we're not doing our work
katea: pero our point is, harap harapan ang pangdaraya nya
katea: walang kahihiyan
sanapakaininmoko: we need a leader who we can respect
sanapakaininmoko: of course we also have to do our part
katea: naisip ko nga, dapat rallies should start locally
katea: i mean, protest natin mga congressmen and mayor and mga ganun
sanapakaininmoko: ahh
katea: lalo na if they are not doing their part
katea: lalo na congressmen, they should be representing us
katea: pero kung bingi bingi sila then we should make reklamo
katea: kasi may kasunduan nung binoto natin sila di ba
sanapakaininmoko: oo
katea: so my point is, let's start from our locality
sanapakaininmoko: but the thing with gma is that we didn't vote for her. she rigged the elections. so she shouldn't even be there
katea: well, sabagay
katea: gulat nga ako kay mam beni
katea: but that's her opinion
sanapakaininmoko: kung nanalo talaga sya, kahit ayaw ko sa kanya ok lang e. matatanggap ko.
katea: and i respect her for that
sanapakaininmoko: when erap won, ok lang
sanapakaininmoko: that is until he started abusing his power
katea: yes, and wala naman talga ginawa si erap. hindi nga sya makausap ng matino e
katea: kasi parati syang drunk
sanapakaininmoko: even when gma became president when erap stepped down, kahit yoko kay gma isip ko sige lang. let her prove herself
sanapakaininmoko: but this time, she fucking cheated. unforgivable yun.
katea: and the economy they say na growing, it's not felt here
sanapakaininmoko: oo nga
katea: i swear, we have a store and alam kung ano ang mabili? tuyo
katea: yun na lang talga kinakain ng mga tao
sanapakaininmoko: shit
sanapakaininmoko: yun nga di ko maintindihan e
katea: kasi nagoobserve ako e
katea: nagugulat talga ako kasi before walang pumapansin nun
sanapakaininmoko: if it's really getting better, how come more and more people are starving?
sanapakaininmoko: they show us numbers and stuff. putik, we can't eat those numbers
katea: i told mam beni, that maybe our economy is getting better but it's not felt in the REAL economy
katea: she said, "she's PhD in economics, she knows what's best for our economy. let's just do her job."
katea: yun nga daming nagugutom
katea: at kahit may trabaho pa parang hindi kasya
katea: i earn 12k a month online yun, without tax and i hardly go to the office.pero putik 2 weeks lang tumatagal sakin yan
katea: i hardly even go out
sanapakaininmoko: um, magastos ka yata talaga.
sanapakaininmoko: hehehe
katea: haha...well
katea: pero kahit na
katea: i mean, mahirap talga buhay no
sanapakaininmoko: mahirap talaga
sanapakaininmoko: mag-isa ka lang nyan. imagine feeding a family with that
sanapakaininmoko: how much is minimum wage now?
katea: kaya nga e...josko
katea: back to the edsa thingy
sanapakaininmoko: ok
katea: this dean emeritus of ateneo law school
sanapakaininmoko: uh huh
katea: he explained na even if the gov does not say it's martial law
katea: it can be martial law
sanapakaininmoko: exactly
katea: kasi dapat pala naconsult congress
sanapakaininmoko: the mere fact that they're arresting people right and left
katea: before she announced the state of emergency
sanapakaininmoko: that they raided the tribune
katea: yes
katea: and untimely yung pagsabi ng state of emergency
katea: kasi wala naman threat sa governmet
katea: government
sanapakaininmoko: ano ba tong coup attempt daw?
sanapakaininmoko: was there really a coup attempt?
sanapakaininmoko: or did they stage that too so they can have an excuse for the state of emergency?
katea: may difference yung coup and ano ba yung tawag sa ginawa ng magdalo before?
katea: what's the term?
katea: mutiny!!1
sanapakaininmoko: um, i don't know...
sanapakaininmoko: ahh!
sanapakaininmoko: ok
sanapakaininmoko: hm, what's the difference?
katea: there's a difference between mutiny and coup
katea: mutiny is more or less for the good of the people, an attempted coup na makikinabang mga tao not just the military
katea: coup is the take over of the military power
sanapakaininmoko: ahh
sanapakaininmoko: hey, can i post this on my blog?
katea: warrantless arrest has no basis
katea: ikaw...that's what i heard e
sanapakaininmoko: i was thinking of writing something about what i think is happening. parang it would be easier if i just post this. hehe. tamad.
katea: somebody explained on tv
katea: mutiny is parang a nationalist movement
sanapakaininmoko: ok. i think i got it.
katea: weird no to think na EDSA celebration yun
katea: biglang state of emergency
sanapakaininmoko: oo nga
sanapakaininmoko: ironic
katea: kahit sa bbc nagcomment ng ganun
katea: hindi nila maintindihan bakit ginawa ng government yun
sanapakaininmoko: i don't have cable e.
katea: magiging mali lang ng government if they arrest cory
sanapakaininmoko: how bad is it na ba?
katea: pakiramdaman talga
sanapakaininmoko: kasi the way i'm imagining it, parang the government doesn't stand a chance na e
sanapakaininmoko: she will have to step down soon
katea: well, nagpakita sa congress si maza, ocampo et al
katea: ayaw nya e
katea: kapit-tuko
sanapakaininmoko: oo ayaw nya. si erap din ayaw. si marcos din ayaw. wla naman silang nagawa lahat
katea: thing is GMA learned from marcos and erap
sanapakaininmoko: that's true
sanapakaininmoko: clever monkey, that one.
katea: yes
katea: her husband is a lawyer too
sanapakaininmoko: that's right
sanapakaininmoko: is there a vigil going on until now?
katea: media, naggagalit na
katea: well, yung sa camp bonifacio napigilan
katea: lahat, pinipigilan
sanapakaininmoko: i read that randy david's group said that they won't hold class until she steps down
katea: so yung mga entry points like south luzon and north luzon express way, lahat may bantay
sanapakaininmoko: if only to add another warm body on the street, i wish i could be there
katea: GMA said, she's the best person to lead till 2010
katea: yes
katea: mom ko rin and my whole family
sanapakaininmoko: i can say that too
sanapakaininmoko: i'm the best person to lead till 3000
sanapakaininmoko: should i be the president then?
katea: exactly. we can all say anything that we want to
katea: gusto ba tayo ng tao? kaya ba natin? may respeto ba sila satin?
katea: sunud-sunod ang suhol sa mga sundalo
sanapakaininmoko: the point is she may or may not be the best person to lead. but precisely because we're (or should i say we were) in a democracy, she'll have to have the majority of the people say that.
sanapakaininmoko: and we said no!!!
katea: kaya nga
sanapakaininmoko: so what in hell is she doing in malacanang?
katea: but not all are moving kasi
katea: like it's just in manila
katea: and they say manila is not the only region
katea: cebuanos will never protest against gma
katea: pero if you go to other places, galit din sila
katea: pero wala silang ginagawa
katea: may alliance pa mga mayors and governors
katea: they all went to malacanang and nag buffet sila dun
katea: nung friday
katea: party party sila
sanapakaininmoko: i'll still go back to "she did not win the election" which proves that majority of the people did not think she should be president.
katea: yes...the root of it all
katea: it will be bloody joni
sanapakaininmoko: you think so?
katea: unless she steps down
katea: whatever the rumors are, they're more or less true
katea: kaya takot government
sanapakaininmoko: how divided is the military at this point?
katea: meron hindi pa bumabaligtad--nalilito sila
katea: fvr, umalis na siya kay GMA
sanapakaininmoko: influential si fvr sa military diba?
sanapakaininmoko: but then again, these people have their own agendas din
sanapakaininmoko: hay, kakapagod
katea: oo nga e kaya kainis
katea: yes, kung hindi sya iaarrest
sanapakaininmoko: fvr might get arrested too?
sanapakaininmoko: hahahaha!
katea: well, he's part of the oppisition na e. he condemns the use of 1017
katea: and alam mo sinong buwisit sa lahat?
katea: si noli de castro
katea: lahat ng sinasabi nya ambiguous
sanapakaininmoko: just like gma when erap was in trouble
sanapakaininmoko: e sya makikinabang e
katea: yes
sanapakaininmoko: nothing to lose and everything to gain...
katea: he said, let us all protect our democracy ek ek and yet he said to support gma
katea: parang, sige go out in the streets and rally for your rights but make sure you still support gma
katea: ang labo talga nya
katea: anak ng ewan
sanapakaininmoko: para safe sya kahit anong kalabasan. in case gma remains in power, ok pa din sya. in case hindi, ok pa din
katea: oo nga pero i swear
katea: pag sya nalagay
katea: ipoprotesta ko rin sya
katea: that person has no balls e
katea: i dont know anything that he did
sanapakaininmoko: patay patay na talaga pg sya presidente
katea: as in wala syang kuwenta
sanapakaininmoko: we're not even sure if he won din
sanapakaininmoko: pero yoko din naman kay legarda
katea: well, malakas sya sa tao at the time na nagtakbo sya pagka-vice
katea: legarda is quiet
katea: well, im sure she's also preparing
sanapakaininmoko: oo yun pa.
katea: para hindi nga naman obvious
sanapakaininmoko: isa pa yung oportunista e
katea: yup...wala silang konsyensya
katea: kaya nakakainis sila lahat
sanapakaininmoko: patay tayong lahat
katea: exactly
katea: syempre chavit is preparing too
katea: im sure mga smuggled firearms sa mga ports
sanapakaininmoko: josme, buhay pa ang loko
katea: hahaha
katea: grabe, kung nasa france tayo
katea: dapat sa galit ng mga tao
katea: kinaladkad na sila sa park at pinugutan ng ulo
sanapakaininmoko: hahaha
katea: kung sa japan yan
katea: dapat nagpakamatay na sila
katea: mabait pa rin mga pinoy
katea: lalo na babae si GMA
sanapakaininmoko: yun nga e. masyadong mabait ang mga pinoy
sanapakaininmoko: at ang dami ding gago
katea: pero patay tiis naman
sanapakaininmoko: sana there can be someone na we can all say na "eto. eto ang papalit"
katea: kaya nga daming oportunista sa lahat ng maliliit na bagay
katea: that's why im so disappointed
katea: like some people dont deserve anything, some people are not worthy
sanapakaininmoko: is joker arroyo still with gma?
katea: no
katea: he's being critical
sanapakaininmoko: good
katea: he said, maliwanag na maling ginawa ng gobyerno ang pagsusupil sa media
katea: syempre anti-martial law din yun diba
sanapakaininmoko: i'm trying to think of people who can be president e
katea: nadisappoint ako sa kanya before nung parang pro-admi sya masyado
sanapakaininmoko: oo. kaya lang he had always aligned himself with the administration so i was wondering
katea: and not independent
sanapakaininmoko: oo
katea: kasi kamag-anak din nya si arroyo?
sanapakaininmoko: kamag-anak ba? dati lang, pro-gma sya kaya i was wondering about his stand on the issue. i haven't read anything about him pa these days e
sanapakaininmoko: i want him. let's make him president.
sanapakaininmoko:
katea: he's been quiet. im also observing him
katea: pero now he's being critical
katea: yeah, i like him too
sanapakaininmoko: he should be president. let's start campaigning na.
katea: hahaha
katea: kung tatagal pa sya a
katea: hehe
katea: alam ko malakas sya sa youth, sa atin
sanapakaininmoko: how old is he na ba?
katea: di ba nung time natin
katea: nagcampaign tayo for him
katea: dont know
sanapakaininmoko: yup
sanapakaininmoko: for senator. it was the election right after edsa 2.
katea: yes. tapos he supported GMA, malamang kasi team nya yun e
katea: team player naman sya
katea: but now ok na ulit sya
katea: i think he's weighing things
katea: not the way noli weighs things
sanapakaininmoko: oo. hahaha. well at that time gma didn't do anything wrong pa naman so ok lang to support her.
katea: yes true
sanapakaininmoko: hey, you have to give me permission to post this conversation on my blog
katea: sure
sanapakaininmoko: hehe. thanks.
katea: pag nahuli ako...well, ill be in singapore this friday
katea: hahaha
sanapakaininmoko: hahahaha! they can come here and arrest me if they want.
katea: ma'ma beni said, "think for yourself"
katea: yeah, i am that's why im trying to move out
sanapakaininmoko: i can respect her opinion too.
sanapakaininmoko: pagod na din ako sa mga edsa
sanapakaininmoko: but it doesn't mean we just let them do whatever they want.
katea: oo naman
katea: naiintindihan ko kung san sya nanggagaling
katea: kanya-kanya lang talga ng opinion
katea: but it boils down to: she admitted that she cheated
sanapakaininmoko: she cheated. that's it. she's not a legitimate president therefore she should not be in malacanang.
sanapakaininmoko: end of story. or should be the end of story.
katea: and we can have all the increase in the stocks market but if the stock market is controlled by foreigners, it does not mean anything too
sanapakaininmoko: tama
katea: ordinary filipinos dont understand the bonds too
katea: ako nga, di ko rin alam yan no
katea: parang--e ano ngayon?
katea: hahaha
sanapakaininmoko: ako din!
katea: so i can invest on bonds, tapos?
katea: haha. di ba? alang kuwenta
katea: only capitalists earn
sanapakaininmoko: most pinoys don't have the money to invest at all.
sanapakaininmoko: e wala ngang pera pang-araw araw na pagkain e.
katea: tapos ang masama pa
katea: lahat ng prices tumataas
katea: yung salary hindi
katea: and do you know what donald dee said?
sanapakaininmoko: the same shit. the rich becomes richer. the poor becomes poorer.
katea: he said, "i dont see the need for an increase"
sanapakaininmoko: donald dee is a financil analyst?
katea: parang, langya...ikaw kaya ang magpakasya sa 8k every month
katea: minus taxes
katea: tapos you have a house to pay and the bills pa tapos mouths to feed
katea: donald dee is the chair of the chinese chamber of commerce
sanapakaininmoko: uh oh
katea: ang galing nyang magcompute di ba?
katea: ano ba naman yung halimbawa mabawasan sya ng 1 million sa isang taon
katea: dahil tinaas nya ang sahod ng mga tao nya
katea: masyado ba syang maghihirap nun?
sanapakaininmoko: hayayay. ewan ko na.
sanapakaininmoko: i'm going to bed soon. antok na ko
katea: wala kasi silang konsyensya
katea: sa kanila business is business
katea: example: kung halimbawa, sumobra ang nilutong pagkain sa jollibee...itatapon nila yun
katea: instead ipakain sa mga employees
katea: why? kasi para hindi sila magluto ng sobra para sa sarili nila
katea: well, ako rin
katea: because i have to wake up early
sanapakaininmoko: naku, another topic na naman yang mga jollibee na yan. mahaba pa yan. some other time.
katea: ayusin pa papers ng cousin ko para kasama ko sya
katea: hahaha
katea: oo nga
katea: hahaha
sanapakaininmoko: sige. goodnight na.
katea: im leaving this friday..macau muna
katea: sige good night
sanapakaininmoko: sarap
katea: let's discuss next time
sanapakaininmoko: isn't macau in HK?
katea: close
katea: 30 minutes
katea: from HK perse
sanapakaininmoko: is it another country?
katea: yup
katea: portugese mga tao
sanapakaininmoko: aba
katea: and chinese
sanapakaininmoko: weird yun a
katea: it's the europe of asia
sanapakaininmoko: ganun ba?
katea: yup
katea: kaya may visa ako kukunin
sanapakaininmoko: i always thought macau was a part of HK
katea: dun na sa macau mismo
sanapakaininmoko: sha sha. enjoy your trip to macau and singapore.
sanapakaininmoko: visit me!!!
katea: thanks
katea: sana makaside trip sa kl
katea: sige sige
katea: mid this year
sanapakaininmoko: kuala lumpur?!
katea: yup
sanapakaininmoko: putik, sarap ng buhay mo a
katea: hehe
katea: sige tulog ka na
katea: ako din
katea: nightie
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