Erap Found Guilty

Today marks another memorable date on the Philippine calendar: Erap's Judgment day. Earlier this morning, former President Joseph Estrada was found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of plunder, and has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

However, his son Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his lawyer Eduardo Serapio were acquitted of their crimes. And though the six-year trial for the former leader has finally been decided, the perjury case against Erap was dismissed, thus allowing him to stay at his resthouse until further notice.

I fear we might expect some turmoil from the crowd, especially the masa who have embraced the ex-President with open arms despite the accusations. Will this spur another EDSA revolution? Or will the masses just accept the fact that their 'hero' is not who they thought he was?

I doubt it. There are a lot of die-hard Erap fans out there, people who admire him not for being a good leader, but for his past as an action star. Sometimes Filipinos can be so gullible, and sometimes they just don't think. Or it may be because they are so passionate that their emotions cloud their thoughts. And so I don't think we'll hear the end of this anytime soon. I'm sure there's more to come.

Photo courtesy of www.inquirer.net

MRT Security Sucks

Nung isang araw, para akong baliw paikot ikot sa Guadalupe MRT Station kakahingi ng tulong sa mga gwardya dahil nanakawan ako ng celfone. Ang nakakainis lang dito kasi ni isa sa kanila, walang inoffer na tulong, at inichepwera lang ako. "Sori wala na kami magagawa dun," sabi nung isa. "Hindi pwede yun kasi baka magalit yung mga pasahero," sabi naman nung isa nung kinausap ko kung pwede i-inspect naman yung mga palabas na pasahero kasi baka isa sa kanila ang salarin. "Wala na yun, wala tayo magagawa dyan," sabi naman nung tang inang mukhang manager sa ticketing booth. Wala sila nagawa, isang biktima ng pagnanakaw ang humihingi ng tulong pero napaka-walang kwenta ng tinatawag nilang 'security'.

Ano nga ba ang ginagawa ng security system sa MRT? Taga-inspect ng mga bagahe ng mga pasaherong papasok ng waiting area? Eh chismoso at chismosa ang mga guard nila doon. Nag-iinspect kunwari pero hindi naman nakatingin sa ini-inspect nila. San sila naka-tingin? Dun sa ka-chikahan o minsan kalandi-an nilang guard (Lalo na kung babae yung guard). Kung may balak ka magdala ng bomba sa MRT, wag ka matakot kasi sigurado makakalusot ka dun.

Mga security guard din daw nagbabantay sa segregation ng lalaki at babae. Pero asan nga ba sila? Kung hindi nagche-check out sa mga babaeng naghihintay sa ladies waiting area, eh ayun nagchichika sa mga janitor na nagmo-mop ng sahig. Tang inang mga manyak yun. Ang lagkit makatingin lalo na pag may babaeng maporma at nagpapawis habang naghihintay. Kaya andami nakakasingit na lalaki sa first cart e.

Balang araw, may mabibiktima rin ulit dyan sa MRT. Sana lang may magawa na sila.

Ilonggo 101

Yesterday, while on my way home on a cab, I called home for Rose to help me carry the groceries I just bought. I was talking to her in Ilonggo, and after the conversation, the driver asked me instantly from where I was. So I told him I'm from Iloilo. Surprisingly, he's from Capiz, the province beside Iloilo with the same language. That just goes to show that Ilonggas and Ilonggos are dominating Manila! Bwahaha... Jok Lang!

Anyway, eto mga ilonggo words na kelangan mong matutunan:

Bu-ang: Baliw

Putyong: Supot (uncircumcised)

Agi: Bakla

Mangô: Bobo

In-tô: Uto-uto