Review: Overwhelming

preparing for the bar examinations is not that easy... of course nothing is in anyway easy to get especially when talking about dreams in life. most of us started reviewing since april and the only thing we do is to read and eat and yes going to the movies and surfing the net in intervals ( feel guilty when lying) however these intervals does not compensate nor narrow the stress one might get from all day reading till your ass goes flat!, it goes to say that becoming a lawyer is not simple at all or less expensive for that matter.. so those of you wanting to be a lawyer, think about it! hehehehehehehe kidding. nonetheless despite this unending days of soberness and constant overload - it would be soon worth it!
p.s. no time to edit.

Right on!

Got it from Atty. Chyt Daytec-Yangot

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I posted the following in Candy Pangilinan's blog. During a public appearance in Baguio City, Philippines, Candy, a comedian said twice: "Tao po ako, hindi po ako Igorot (I am human, not an Igorot.)." For the enlightenment of friends from other countries, Igorot is the term to refer to indigenous peoples in the Cordillera. Please pardon if I mildly self-aggrandized in my letter to Candy, but I thought it was necessary to rescue her from her hopeless ignorance by showing that Igorots are educated, too.


Candy, I am a poet and human rights lawyer who happens to be indigenous. In particular, I am a member of the Kankanaey ethnolinguistic group. Kankanaeys are Igorots.

I am currently in Australia attending a training on indigenous peoples rights. Yesterday, I learned that when you had a cobncert in Baguio, you shouted twice: "Tao po ako, hindi po ako Igorot." This incident was discussed with the participants in the training because I brought it out. Australian aborigines recall the time they were not considered humans and were downgraded by the Australian government to the level of "part of the flora and fauna." How you treated us right in our territory smacks of shamelessness and outright ignorance of who Igorots are. You are as bad as the Australian government which, by the way, had the humility to apologize to the aborigines in 2009.

You can claim that you were joking. Twice, you were joking? Real artists use performance art to inspire noble emotions, not hatred for or discrimination against a particular ethnic group. Since you call yourself an artist, you should know that you have a social responsibility which demands that you should not promote ethnic bias.

It is a good thing that you are not so popular because your very prejudicial statement would have influenced the minds of millions of people. The fact of your stature in the entertainment industry does not however reduce the vileness of your statement.

I hope that like the Australian government, you will have the humility to apologize on national television to the indigenous peoples whose collective identity you slurred with your careless statement.

Cheryl L. Daytec-Yangot
Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Awardee

Candy joke? give me a break!

for a long time i did not post anything on this blog.. well as if someone cares but this is my outlet so deal with it! I've been busy with review and everything then upon checking for updates i came across this ignorant, uneducated, insensible, irresponsible and nasty remark made by a comedienne named Candy Pangilinan. People from the Cordilleras or the so- called "Igorots" do not run after celebrities or stand in a long line just to get a glimpse of this "artistas" save of course if its Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Well Candy Pangilinan claims that she already apologize and that she did not mean the remarks made... how can one say that they did not mean what they said if it was made twice, consciously? her reason for uttering those remarks is lack of sleep... sorry but theres no logic in that, give us a break! ( sus, anong klaseng rason! naluku garuden mangluku paylang!) We know more than you think Candy, we are people with brains more worthy of appreciation than you can ever imagine, well more worthy than yours that's for sure. It was just right to ban such kind of person in the city. well in a rush here chao.

the tallest man in the world.. in Baguio City...

please correct me if this is the tallest man in the world... and oops going to research on the name kinda forgot to ask his assistants....:) correction is to be made i am not sure already if this guy is the tallest man in the world because some people say that he is only the second tallest man in the world....

Panagbenga Land Scaping Contest... aome photos

here are some of the flowers in display at the skating rink....

work out!!!

yeah.. thats how we work it... get em flabs and sweat!

more pics of work out in the park

The second picture is not in Burnham but harrison road... just trying to picture Baguio City in the morning...:)

jogging at burnham... so early

recently i again went back to an activity i was not able to do for a long time and that is to jog in the morning.. there are a lot of things going on now in burnham every morning. the last time i remember is that the aerobics group only exist.. but now we have taebo and taichi .. boy i think i was gone so long that i dont even remember the program. as i was looking at it we have great trainers.. well be joining again the activities ut i'm sticking to taebo...heres some work out pics i took... pictures were of course taken y yours truly... 1. taebo; 2 & 3. tai chi; 4 & 5. aerobics.

ramon!

last wednesday night before going to manila.. i saw a friend of mine in one of the shops here in Baguio. the last time i remember he was applying for a job or something elsewhere. however upon checking my friendster account i was informed that he was already in europe. .. yap just like that i was never informed... of course now that he's here i'll have the most of it... well i mean he invited us for drinks... he's going back next week so its a party... hoping to be a party really...

more...

1. marlet, edward and toni sitting like campers... 2.3.4 the rest of course is me.....hehehe with those .. well assuming that they are chinese tablets or something...

more photos at bell church..

obviously all of the pictures are meeeeee... see the first pictures friends sometimes can be really of some good used.. as backgrounds... just kidding! kapish... hahahahaahh

visiting Bell Church... once again

Last Friday Toni, Marlet, Edward and I visited a friend and former classmate in Windy Hill after visiting we decided to take a stop at the Bell Church... its a temple ... it was magnificent.. it was relaxing because upon entering the place you immediately feel the traquility and peace in the place... here are some photos..

maggi's food

good god how the hell can one person eat em so much fries....well both of them with toni.. never heard a person being addicted to fries...

after shock!

valentines is over and as i assumed i was not able to watch "phantom on the lake" at Burnham Park...i still got pangs from last night.. i had date with friends cause its hard to have a date when you are 250 km apart... dated through phone... last night was a bummer because at 3:00 am could not still get a cab!

valentines!!

valentines day is here again and again im proud to say that i'm single ( lier) well have my share of good loves.. who doesn't right? this hearts day i planned to watch phantom on the lake this evening but i think i and my friends cant make it because we evening classes.. what a sucker! thats right waht a way to ruin a good valentines day..... so cant post pictures cause i aint watching....

a poem...

this is a poem by atty. chyt yangot... its a good one... i frankly don't know where she got her inspiration in writing this one but in all its a good read.. its in facebook..

CLANDESTINE AFFAIR
(For Fred as He Dreams on the Foot of the Alps)

He is mine in opaque spaces
unexplored by the public eye
Holding his hand, I see the
Alps twirl in rapturous delight
The perishing dark flirts with the
early morn as it kisses the dew
The wars are stilled by peace;
nightmares are soothed by dreams
The summer rain capitulates to
the sunshine; they resuscitate a
stiff edelweiss struggling from
the cold under the white snow
Life is beyond Death’s reach

I am a hideous flower transformed
to beauty after its maiden kiss from
the handsomest bee in Eden
I know how Bathsheba felt under
David’s admiring, eager stare
From my lover's lips freely stream
the words I implored from every
lover in my honeyed fantasies
Juliet, my heart capers as yours
did when Romeo professed his
love; it was too beautiful to end
Death had to give it eternal life
in the lovely legend it became
It is no myth from Shakespeare’s
gossip mill; it is my reality when I,
within the confines of invisible
places, explore his naked body and
enter the farthest corner of his soul

Alas, in the parks, in the church,
in the presence of the crowd
I am a stranger to my lover
and he to me, it hurts so deep
I feel like the scorned kept woman
in the shoddy love triangle movies
But I am not his kept woman

Ecstatic in the absence of light
Heartbroken without the dark


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chytdaytec/8 June 2007

is she being bitchy or what?

i am totally and outrageously furious of this girl yes a "girl" because she's small and seems like a grade i don't know student. we hate people who are so pretentious and love people that we think that they are themselves, frank and respectful.. well even if not to themselves but to others. this was actually an incident that happened last week before i went home to the province but i was reminded of her because the very sight of her is a total sore eye. that was not the first time that i caught her doing that thing to me. this is what happened.. last Thursday when i entered class for the second period this girl looked at me and was looking until i reached my sit then suddenly when i face her she whispered something to her sit mate (i like her sit mate..at least i can say shes a human being), i know that she was whispering something about me. so basically that's it. one might say that i am sensitive but as i said this is not the first incident or first time she did this to me. there are several occasions when you see her staring or glancing at you while doing her silent whisper or something!!! as of now i officially don't want to see her face and to be near me.. because i go berserk when i see her, blood rushes in my head... and also some people hate her guts because of her bitchy attitude..

and i'm back in the city...

yesterday i got back to the city. my vacation was finally over.. well we don't really have a 3 day vacation but i got the most out of it...i took an early bus yesterday. i boarded the bus at about 8:30 in the morning. i had a pleasant trip... for the first time i closely watch mother nature (its close enough for me already) and it was great. we had two stop overs and the bus did not bugged down.. well that's a good thing right... and finally i arrived here in Baguio city at about 4:00 in the afternoon. yes the bus was a little bit slow but whats important is that we had a safe trip... see you all around... chao..

again...

(1) magi, nova and toni doing their well dont know if its sister act or charlie's angel.. ask them.. dont have any idea really ah i know 2nd barangay princess, her majesty barangay princes, and 1st barangay princess...kapish! (2) me of course... smokin!

follow-up re: formals!

yes ... this is pictures of me and some friends in our formal... having dinner at Don Henricos after class... my my the Buffalo Wings... yum yum.
the picture of the band (1) was not supposed to be included.. stupid net! (2) group picture.. i was the one taking the pics.. nova(white blazer), magi ( frankly dont know what she was wearing), Toni ( feeling conservative, the one in black!), Edward (my god!!! bloopers! he put on his tie when all our classes were finish.. absurd right?). (3) nova and toni, (4) edward and magi ( like edward noodles.. nice brand ey???) (4) toni and me( in all mighty blue.. thats the way to make a statement!)

church!

yes! for those of you who might be asking i go to church! and pray a lot... thats me at the Baguio Cathedral .. the lights are just perfect!

what a nightmare!

last Thursday i planned to go home to the province and i did. i was so eager to get on the bus and to tolerate the excruciating 7 long hour drive. so i boarded the bus and sit their like i would be waiting for eternity to get home. at the first bus stop i indulge in eating "balut" 3 baluts mind you. it was like eating my favorite cake just without the frosting.. if you know what i mean. then trip continues. after 30 minutes from taking off from the bus stop all hell breaks loose! the bus just stop in the middle of nowhere i thought it was just a minor problem bbbbbbbuuuuuuuuutttttt no it was MAJOR. i ask the driver if we get out of the shit hole where at and he just wont answer my question. so sat at the side of the road because i cant tolerate people inside the bus! name it and you have the most intolerable kind of people in that hell bus .. yes i'm calling it that! we have group of guys who talks shit about i dont know what, people who stinks, and my god smoking inside the bus it was really a shit hole! after eternity of waiting another bus came do you imagine still coming from Baguio. so it was like a 3 hours wait. ohhhhh it was really driving me nuts. then of course 30 minutes of boarding the luggage and mostly "thing" well sacks, boxes, and the rest i didn't care to look at! finally we were in the road i slept like a baby all through out the trip i know that the passenger beside me was wining i didn't care! said to myself deal with it! finally.... home there it was... i knock on the door took off my shoes and went straight to bed...... at last the peace of mind i was looking for!

formals!

every Tuesdays of the week we have this practicum class. this is where we do moot court. our professor required us to wear formal clothes or say for court hearings. some of us... yes that includes me.. abide by the dress code set by the professor. some are so so and some totally and obviously don't know what the word formal is. it's a little bit frustrating that some make an effort in putting together a formal outfit while some just wont even try to. the worst part of it is that its not being check. so why bother to strut up a good polo and a tie when nobody is checking it! however being in senior year one must know better than enter practicum class in a sloppy "get-up" yes f.y.i its a "get -up" and not an out fit. i don't care that much but it has become a little bit distracting and disturbing. rubber shoes, slippers, jeans and denim jackets???? the word is "formal" try looking it up in the dictionary may be you'll have an idea what it means! god! and oh i forget you can stare at me every time i enter the room in that way you can get tips! harsh? i think not, just feeds you know! kapish!

gossip corner!

this is a little bit of a shock to me. this involves a graduate 3 years ahead of me. we have here a real interesting one. i cant even guest who this person is. accordingly during his days in college he yes of course this person is a he, he had a gay benefactor. he was being supported until he gratuated from college and it was said upto the time he took the exams. the results were out and he passed. at that time he wanted to get out of that predicament (or is it?) so he broke it of. this is the interesting part ... after the break up he asked this benefactor if he could stay for a while in his apartment... what a jerk! well this one i dont know how to verify may be i would never verify it...so there you go another good one! kapish!

let all the flowers bloom

oh yes its february and its now the month of the summer capital, Baguio City. Last night Panagbenga Festival officially opened with a grand fireworks display. According to some city officials its gonna be one hell of festivities... lets see and wait because last year it was a little bit boring! i know boring when i see one. well photos shall be posted soon....see you around the city.

hhhhhaaaaaaayyyyyy!

this is lea grace and well you know who ... daks.
the truth is i really dont know why they call him daks.
it always makes me wonder where he got his name. we'll i don't actually care... what the hell yes i care its curiosity in play here and when i'm curious i always care!
i think they look good.... no not good great even together.
good luck to you guys!
but please don't ever use that .. what do we call it car??? was that a car the red one. god!!! love is in the air - totally!

more friends...

this are some of my good friends... well grace is a new friend. but lea and jado ---we go way back and i mean way back!!! whatever that means...as to time.. hahaha. of course joseph is a batch mate but i don't know whats going on with him now... paramdam ka naman!
1. jado and joseph 2. jado and lea 3. lea and grace.