OPM is not dead, yet. (An answer to Leloy Cladio’s blog)

may you rust in peace.

      Hindi ko alam kung anong klaseng kanta o musika ang pinapakingan nitong tao na ito, at hindi ko rin kilala ang mismong gumawa ng post na nabasa ko, pero hindi naman ibig sabihin nito ay hahayaan ko nalang ang mga mapanirang salita nya laban sa matabang musika ng mga pinoy. Kung ang nagging batayan sa akda nya ay ang hindi paglabas ng bagong Kanta nila ai-ai delas alas, piolo pascual, marian rivera at dingdong dantes, eh hindi ba masyado namang bias para mga musikerong pinoy na gumagawa ng kalidad na musikang maipagmamalaki ng ating lahi. Kung ano man ang nakita nyang problema sa pinoy music scene, malamang tinignyan nya lang ito at hindi pinakingan.

      Wala ako sa music industry na tulad ng iba ay pinagkukuhanan ng kabuhayan, kumbaga taga kinig lang ako, at sapat na ang tenga namin na taga kinig para sabihin sayu sir leloy na mali ka sa nakikita mo, mukhang kay jay Contreras ka nakatingin nung sinabi mong patay na ang OPM, sabagay kahit si jay mismo baka inakalang patay na ang OPM pag nakita nya sarili nya. Pero sana subukan mo muna silang pakingan.

      Sa bagay na sinasabi mo na hindi makatotohan ang pagpapakalat ng musika ng mga indie band gamit ang internet, mali ka ditto sir, madaming banda ang nakikilala dahil ditto, kahit ang dreamtheater manomano pang namimigay dati ng demo tapes nila para makilala, walang taong ng umpisa sa rurok ng tagumpay, maliban siguro sa paborito mong bee gees na mapepera kaya nabili ang kasikatan. Pero teka nga lang, nakikinig ka nga ba ng OPM, o nakikita mo lang sila? Sinubukan mo na bang bumili ng mga indie band self-released/financed/produced cd? O puro maskulados at mocha girls lang ang pinapakingan mo?

      Nauunawaan ko ang pinupunto mo tungkol sa mga walang-kamatayn na revival/rendition ng mga unang kanta para magkapangalan ang nagpupumilit maging musikero, pero napuna mo rin ba na puro artista lang ang gumagawa nito at kung sino mang banda yung nag revive ng kanta ni Michael w. smith, eh sila yung mga sinasabi mong pumapatay sa industriya.

      Oo maraming kanta sa pinas basura, pero siguro mas masasabi kong patay na ang OPM kung patuloy na kakanta si Jericho Rosales at Gabby Conception, idagdag mo pa ang anak nito na si kc, eh malamang patay na talaga ang OPM.

      Madaming magaling na musikerong Pilipino, kahit na pangit ang record deal sa mga recording company kaya napipilitan silang maging independent o’ indie. Sinubukan mo na ba silang paking? Sinubukan mo na bang dumaan sa tower of doom? Ang yosha napakingan mo na ba? Mataba at malusog ang musikang pinoy, bukod kay Rico Blanco, nasubukan mo na ba pakingan si Ebe Dancel? Ang Typecast, VOC, urbandub, wolfgang, o sig glock 9? Ang Tanya markova, slapshock o ang greyhoundz napakingan mo na? O baka si L.A. lopez lang ang nadinig mo? Ah, nakalimutan ko si dennis trillo ang pinapakingan mo. At dapat ko pa bang sabihin sayu ang mga nagawa ng ilan nating kababayan na pinoy sa industriya ng musika sa labs n gating bansa?

      Sobrang dami ng magaling na musikerong Pilipino, at ilan ba ang kilala mo? O nakuntento ka na sa kakatingin sa litrato nila sa pulp magazine at inakalang kasing dumi ng itsura nila ang tugtugan ng mga bagong banda?

      Oo naiitindihan ko, matindi ang manipulasyon ng media ditto sa bansa, pero hindi lahat nakukuntento sa ganitong pakulo. Tama ka, kahit na puro basura ang napapakingan ng mahihirap na pinoy, hindi lahat ng pinoy ay patuloy na magiging tanga, maganda sa ang gusto mong sabihin, pero nakalimutan mo ang mga numero unong gumagawa ng basurang musika, hindi ba o mga de kalidad na rapper, kadalas mga artista na nagpupumilit ngumawa.

      Ang ganitong manopolyo ay hindi lamang ditto sa pinas, masyado mo naman tyung binabagsak, nasubukan mo na bang bumili ng cd ni Paris Hilton, Russel Crow at marami pang iba.patunay lang na hindi lang ditto nag factory ng basura. Para ka naman wala sa media, kundi mo malalaman ang bulok na sistema, sabi nga na kamikaze sa dati nilang interview sa pulp magazine “I think it was sept 2005 issue” ang gusto ng mga record label ay yung mga dede, wala sa musikero ang problema. Saka bago mo punahin ang musika, bakit hindi mo muna subukan tigan nag mga basurang teleserye ng mga tv station. sabagay, maraming musikero ang papogi nalang ngayun, pero wag mu sanang lahatin.

      Sayang, maganda sana ang sentimyento mo, pero di mo masabi ang ugat ng kamalian, media. Oo, nakuntento na sa pagpapakalat sa mga networking site ng mga bagong banda para ipakalat ang kanila musika, eh kung imbis na nag-post ka ng tungkol sa Kamatayan ng OPM eh, gumawa ka nalang ng makabuluhang article tungkol sa mga pilipinong musikero? Sayang, may bayag ka para magsalita, kaya lang wala kang bayag para tumulong sa mga musikerong nagpapakahirap gumawa ng kalidad na musika. Tama ka, puro basura ang natatangap ng pinoy, tulad ng gawa mo. Basura.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/271491/opinion/blogs/opm-is-dead-so-sue-me

Forever, a battle between good and evil

which side are you on?

      White, forever would be white, and black will always lurk behind the shadow of those who’s right. But what if white forgets who he really was, wouldn’t black be out of the scene, would it be a sin? Would not black become insignificant and hover towards extinction?

ventus and venitas

      Black and white both exists from the beginning of time, to balance the law of nature. In China, they call these “yin and yang”, we musicians call it “ebony and ivory”, religious practitioners call it “good and evil” speed fanatics calls it “the chequered flag” and time itself told me he calls it by the name of “day and night”. But really, what if one forgets the reason of his existence? Would it be not the other one’s job to remind the other of their being?

      White would not be white if black would not exist, so it is even when it’s the other way around. Both of them co-exist due to each other existence. But really, what if white forgets he was white, and believed in a lie that he is blue, or red, or green or maybe pink?

      Think of your friend, big D, he forgot he’s reason for existence; he was the first victim of the 3h syndrome. He’s head bloated by false ego and wicked ambition, he tried to dethrone he’s creator. Where is he now? In the midst of darkness, where he indulges, lurking, frustrated to overthrow the KING of all KINGS. As if…

      If the opposition would not exist, wouldn’t your government do whatever that pleases their ass. Doing those things that are insignificant to our country’s progress, insipid actions, as they are. But I would never be in favour of those pesky rebellions; I for one and always be a leftist, but I don’t deal with those who oppose but offer no solution.

complete balance

   


   If white was attack by my friend amnesia, and act that he was black, wouldn’t it be sad to pretend to somebody you are not? What would we be, now that you’ve taken our place as black? Where would we go, now that we shadows don’t have a light to make us exist?

     




 Sadly, it was us that was not too vigilant to see the real you, we were too naïve to segregate your actions from your foolish punch lines. Blinded, we follow you in this procession of false beliefs. We march towards destruction. We collide with your pride, forever dream and live in a state of dilemma coz by our own ignorance. Welcome to the jungle called religion.

somewhere in this darkness there a light that i can't find...

      The battle with good and evil will continue to exist till the end of time, for where there is light, darkness there, also exist.

Wanted: Leader

pugay kamay!

-managers, they do the things right,

But not the right thing.

     

      Funny it is, but proven and tested. When one closes his door on you, somebody else will open his windows. I just don’t think that it was for good. What happened to us was far worse than oblivion. Annihilation was at hand, devastation was almost at pace, I almost drew out my sword to slay the beast, but she was so vigilante. F__k, I almost had her throat.

      It sickens me each time these insipid thoughts hover inside my head. Regretful that I didn’t have the chance to smack her in the face with these fiery words I have. Stupid bitch, she only dropped by to ruin our happy life…and I thought her surname was “di makatao”, I was wrong it was Llanto.

      How dare she is, to spill words of utter lies, spreading non-factual allegations about me, a__hole. She didn’t even know me. I was doing my job as stated in my handbook. Giving my time more than they can, working without any payment, recognition nor food. I didn’t say a word about this till now. But were they thankful, I guess not.

      But really, haven’t you notice, we don’t have leaders, team leaders. We called them crew chiefs and managers. But is there really a difference between them? Look, observe, so that you might notice what’s wrong. All they care is what’s good for them, not for “us”. It will and always will be. They are the biggest hypocrites in the world for me.

      I mean look at this, they will force you to treat them when it’s our salary day, nagging you to buy them some food they’ve been craving for. When the fact is our salary is nothing compare to them, and hear this, did we ever nag them to buy us even a piece of candy when it’s their salary day? I forgot, not most of us know the dates of our bosses’ payday. To hell with them. If you won’t give what they want, face the consequences. Seems like, they were vagrants and vagabonds in their younger years, starved to death on things that maybe they can’t afford…or maybe, they they’re just really assholes.

      The way they eat when we have gatherings, they make sure that they’ll have the largest part of the meats, the juiciest portions. But did we even ask them to think of us when they feast on those foods whenever they have a meeting, when the fact is it was the fruit of our hard work.

hell yeah!

      They want you to treat them with respect and dignity, but had they done this to you, even once? They are asking for something they can’t even give to you.

      The real funny thing here is, when our super boss is around. They pretend to be a good leader in front of them, a bunch of show offs. A fictitious scene, sugar coated words, fraud actions. We do the hard work, they get the credit, and did we ever taste compliments? Pretention is here…I got pretention right here.

      Sadly, we have bosses, not leaders. Managers not team leaders.

      And by the way, haven’t you notice how a male manager treat us? A usual poke using his fist, a slap of his hand in your forehead, the ridiculous snapping of his finger in to your body, the way he scrutinize your personality that you might think he is a perfect person waiting to be canonized by the pope together with chamar. Tell me, where’s the respect in here? Maybe he was a battered child…sorry for him. Let’s just pray for his sorry soul to not condemned in the ever burning fire.

      Where’s the respect in here? When they allegedly made us thieves? When things went missing it is us they blame. Kudos to some of my fellow co-worker who saw the real thief, it was “di-makatao and pokemon”. “di-makatao” who by any means would not treat you with any respect, dignity. She just sees you as a robot. Try to work under the scorching sun at 12pm then enter the store premises to rest for a-while, believe me, she wouldn’t let you. You’re just a robot in her eyes. You don’t have the right to take some rest; you are being highly paid every minute and every seconds count…about .52c per minute.

show some!

      And hey, have I told you that robot came from the latin word robo that means “force labour”.

ethel di makatao

      I’m not perfect, not now nor ever. But I know the difference between a leader and an assh__e. I for one have my team, my subordinates. I try as much as possible to reach them with honours, this way I could gain the respect that everyone longs to achieve. I’m not perfect, but I know how to handle my team. Now I know why in salesiana, they call it servant leaders. A thing that they might never understand, sadly there is no crash course in respect, passion and admiration. There’s no such thing as “dignity 101” nor any subject to teach us how act towards our fellow human, we are who we are, we act as we please. No matter how hard we try to pretend, we, will always be, a flee pretending not to be.

Bakit Part 2

look!

-          Lightning doesn’t strike at the same place…twice.

Pero kung titignan mo ang nangyari sa ilang bayan dito sa laguna at mga karatig probinsya, tila yata medyo sablay ang pananaw na ito. Kayu man ang malubog nanaman sa baha…nanaman, tignan natin kung hindi ka ma temeng.

Sa pangalawang pagkakataon sa loob ng tatlong taon muli ay nalubog nanaman kami. Hindi man sa putik, mapurwisyong tubig naman. Malansa, mabaho, madumi. Amoy palang masusuka ka na.

August 7, 2012 ng literal na malubog ang ilang bayan di lang ditto sa laguna, kundi sa mga kalapit probinsya at ilang syudad sa ka-maynila-an. Sa paulitulit na pagkakataon, lumutang ang mga sasakyan, may nawalan ng tirahan, sinalpok ng basura at kung anu-ano pang pwedeng ilutang ng baha. Kung iisipin mo, bakit nga ba tayu binabaha? San galing ang tambak ng basura sa manila bay pagkatapos ng unos? At bakit mo nga ba binabasa ang post na ito.

scene from a window

3yrs, matapos kaming malubog sa putik, nakabangon na kami. Pero ang nakakatawa lumipat kami ng bahay, sa lugar kung san geographically ay mas mababa pa sa dati naming tinitiran. July pa lang lubog na yung ibang lugar sa santisima cruz “isang brgy. Ditto sa santa cruz”. Sobrang aga ng pag-baha. Pag pasuk ng august lubog na kung tabi ng bahay. August 5, lubog na ang harapan. August 6, ga binti na ang tubig. Late na ako nakapasok, undertime pa dahil patuloy ang taas ng tubig. Mabuti nalang may mga trustworthy akong mga tropa na pedeng tawagin anytime. 630pm natapos kaming maghakot. 7pm literal na nalubog sa tubig ang bahay na tinitiran namin. Sa ngayon, pati ang bahay sa santo anghel may tubig na. taas-baba lang ang tubig. Bumababa pag naulan, at nataas kapag maiinit. Ayus sa olrayt!

water world

Habang ginagawa ko ang post na ito, lubog pa din ang bayan ko. Samantalang dati, flash flood lang. wala ng tubig, kung nayroon man, mataas lang ang tubig sa ilog. Minsan naiisip ko tuloy, pati pala baha, pinupulitka na. ang tulong ng mga NGO,s napupulitika, at asan na ang mga ROTC natin?

Nakakatawang isipin na andami natin ROTC graduates, pero ilan sa kanila ang napakinabangan natin nug baha? Sa bagay hindi sila sinanay para ditto,para sag era kung san ang praktisan ay ang kanyang kapwa kababayan. Anung silbi? Anung saysay? Mas kailangan natin ng mga taong tutulong sa oras ng kalamidad. Kaysa riffle at about face ang ginagawa natin, mas kailangan natin ng pala, braso, kamay sa pagtulong. kayo, nasasainyo na pano tangapin ang punto kong ito, muli ito ay opinion lang ng may akda.

14th month na to!

Di umabot ng isang lingo, dumating din sa bayan ko ang mga tulong ng nga NGO’s, mga politico at nangangarap maging politko. Iba talaga ang nagagwa ng media, pero di ko manlang nakita sab aha ang mayor naming. Sayang, nakamayan ko sana. May namigay ng bigas, ang iba mga damit, yung iba plastic bag ng ibat-ibang can goods. Lahat may ibinibigay na tulong, pero kung may nakarating talaga sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong, hindi ko lang alam. Sayang, hindi ko na-litrahuhan yung mokong na kapatid nung taga munisipyo. Nakatambay sa store, may apat na plastic bag ng  GMA7 kapuso, ang malupit yung kapatid nya bumalik pa. %$#*inang yan, nagkakupalan pa. tulong na sa mahihirap, ninakaw pa. simpleng tulong mo para sa mga kapos, ninakaw pa. kaya ang iba, ayaw padaanin sa gobyerno ang tulong, sa 10 tulong na bininigay mo, 12 dito binulsa ng mga gago.

maximize the situation!

Kahit sa trabaho matatawa ka, tinanong pa kaming kung gano kalaki oh kamahal yung damage sayu nung baha, sagutan naman kami. Ako nialagay ko, house totally submerged in water. About Php. 20,000 worth of property had been damaged. Ang natangap naming isang lata ng biscuit, 4 na moo, 4 na plus…grape flavour pa…yummy! at take note, malamg may 14th nanaman ang mga manager, taas ng benta ah, Pabor pa sa kanila ang pagkakalubog ng santa cruz at nasa harap namin ang palenke. maniwala ka.

Ang tulay ng santo anghel central, hangang ngayun putol parin, inunang tapusin yung tulay sa dulo. Ayus, maganda ang pagkakagawa. Pero di magamit, dahil 2story ang lalim ng baha, siguro yung mga isda sa umbo yang nagamit natawid papuntng norte.

callios pa lang yan...

Pero bakit nga ba nalubog kami? Bakit ayaw bumaba ng tubig? Bakit sa manila after ng ragasa ng tubig, nawala kagad ang baha? Sabi ng erpat ko, iisa daw ang sagot jan. politika na sasanga sa tinatawg nilang “mangahan floodway” isang device na ginawa noong 1986 para maiwasan ang pagbaha sa metro manila, ang sole purpose nito ay paagusin ang labis na tubig sa pasig river papuntang laguna lake at kung sakaling mas mataas ang tubig ng lake, magsilbi itong  flood way papuntang manila bay ng tubig ditto. Idagdag mo pa ang  Napindan Hydraulic Control System (NHCS).  Kung san ay nagreregulate ng tidal flow sa pagitan ng manila bay at laguna de bay. Ang lupit ano! Biruin mo may nanagawa palng maganda ang pamahalaan. Kudos san aka-isip nito! Kaya langa….wala ring saysay, dahil sarado, ayaw buksan, baka malubog ang mga informal settlers sa mga tabing ilog ng maynila. Punyeta…lubog na kami. Mahaba din ang pakikipag talo ng tatay ko sa bagay na ito, mahirap daw maging maalam. Sayang, walang pera ang tatay ko para paniwalaan ng karamihan.

bawal malubog sa baha.

Atin-atin lang to ha, usapang mag-kakaututang dila. Alam mo ba kung nasan ang Malacañang Palace? Nasa tabi ito ng Pasig River. Isipin mo to ha, bakit nanaisin ng Pangulo mo na Paganahin ang NPHS kung lulubugin ang palasyo? Hayaan nalang natin malubog ang mga mahhihirap? Pero bakit nga ba walang nakaka-alam ng mga ito, topsecret nanaman ba ito? Buti pa ang sexlife ni chris Aquino kahit walang kinalaman ang bayan, binabalita at pinaguusapan ng bawat Pilipino. Idagdag mo pa yung anak ni Gloria na kinasal nung panahon nya, may napal ba tayu? Bukod sa wala akong napala kundi bugnot at asar, dahil lahat ng chanel sa T.V. ito ang palabas.

Hindi mo naman kailangan ng utak ni Mendel, Aristotle o kahit ni Darwin para maunawan ang daloy ng kalikasan. Ang ulan na bumabagsak ay dumadaloy sa ilog, patungo sa mas malaking katawan ng tubig, patungo sa dagat hangang sa karagatan. Pero ditto sa pinas, ang tubig ulan, na dumadaloy sa ilog, binabalik sa mas mababang uri ng ilog, para malubog ang mahihirap na Pilipino.

care to swim?

Nakakalungkot isipin na dahilsa kawalangyaan ng iilan ay nagdudusa ang karamihan, sa katangahan ng iilan, lumulubog sa baha ang karamihan. Tulong na sa nawalan, ninanakaw pa ng mga hinayupak na lintang sumisipsip sa progreso n gating bayan. Hangat hindi natin naitatama ang pagkakamali ng mga nauna, patuloy tayung lulubog sa tubig, putik, at minsan sa dagat ng katangahan dulot ng kasakimaan ng mga tao sa pamahaalan. Hangat hindi nakakrating ang tulong sa mga nawalan, hangat sinasanay natin ang mga kabataan makipagpatayan sa Mindanao kaysa tumulong sa nabahaan, hangat may mga taong pan-sarili lang ang inaatupag, palagay ko malayo pa tayo sa tuwid na landas na hinahanap ng pinuno nitong bansa. Para lang tayung nagpapaikot-ikot sa tsubibo ng tadhana, nakatanga, nakatungangasa gagawin ng pamahalaan..sayang, walang silbi ang tatas sa pagsasalita, kung wala naman Makita sa gawa. Kahit ang mga batam kayang magsalita.

Manggahan Floodway

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 14°31′30″N 121°08′10″E

Manggahan Floodway

Country     Philippines

Region      Metro Manila, Rizal

Source      Marikina River

 - location  Pasig City, Metro Manila

 - coordinates     14°35′56″N 121°05′25″E

Mouth      Laguna de Bay

 - location  Taytay, Rizal

 - coordinates     14°31′30″N 121°08′10″E

Length      10 km (6 mi)

Pasig-Marikina River basin with the Manggahan Floodway shown in cyan.

flooded floodway

The Manggahan Floodway is an artificially constructed waterway in Metro Manila, the Philippines. The floodway was built in 1986, [1] with the cost of 1.1 billion pesos, in order to reduce the flooding along the Pasig River during the rainy season, by diverting the peak water flows of the Marikina River to the Laguna de Bay which serves as a temporary reservoir. In case the water level on the lake is higher than the Marikina River, the floodway can also reverse the flow.

By design, the Manggahan Floodway is capable of handling 2,400 cubic meters per second of water flow, although the actual flow is about 2,000 cubic meters per second. To complement the floodway, the Napindan Hydraulic Control System (NHCS) was built in 1983 at the confluence of the Marikina River and the Napindan Channel of the Pasig River to regulate the tidal flow of saline water between Manila Bay and the lake, and to prevent the intrusion of polluted water into the lake.

It has a fully gated diversion dam at its head and was designed with a width of 260 meters (850 ft). Over 40,000 households are situated along the floodway's banks  and these shoreline slums have reduced its effective width to 220 meters (720 ft). Kangkong is cultivated extensively in the floodway as well.

Environmental concerns:

By carrying flood waters to Laguna de Bay, the Manggahan Floodway lessens flood conditions in Metro Manila but contributes to flooding of the coastal areas of Taguig, Taytay, and other towns in Laguna and Rizal along the lake. Incidents of severe floods became more frequent and lasted longer in these areas since its construction.[1] An unusual large flood occurred in October/November 1986, lasting for 2 months and resulting in high mortality and morbidity rates due to gastroenteritis and other water-borne diseases.

alam mo naman siguro ito...

Furthermore, pollution and sediments carried by the floodway will jeopardize the existing and potential uses of the lake. The sedimentation rate of the lake is estimated at 1.5 million m³/year with the Marikina River as a major contributor of silt to the lake through the Manggahan Floodway. Additional pollution comes from the shoreline settlers, living in slums up to 5 rows deep, whose waste goes directly into the floodway.

[edit]2009 Flood

Aerial view of Manggahan floodway a day after Tropical Storm Ketsana hit the National Capital Region, leaving massive flooding in its wake.

On September 26, 2009, at about 6:00 pm PST, the 50-mph "Tropical Storm Ketsana" (called "Ondoy" in the Philippines) hit Metro Manila and dumped one month's rainfall in less than 24 hours, causing the Marikina River system, including the Manggahan Floodway, to burst its banks very rapidly. It is thought that blocked pipes and a poorly maintained sewer system, along with uncollected domestic waste, were major contributory factors in the speed with which the flood waters were able to engulf the surrounding area. The illegal settlers especially were blamed for flooding since their houses reduce the effective width and blocked the flow of the floodway. During the height of the storm, the Marikina River had a flow of about 3000 m³/s (106,000 ft³/s), and the head of the UP National Hydraulic Research Center stated that the floodway could have handled this flow without overflowing if there were no settlers on its banks.

Consequently, in February 2010, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo revoked Proclamation 160 that reserved 20 parcels of land along the floodway for 6700 urban poor families, and ordered the forcible relocation of the illegal settlers whose houses were blocking the waterway to Laguna de Bay.