Random Thought

Honestly, you don't have the obligation to explain to everyone where you are coming from because if they really care, they won't be pitching for questions. They won't doubt and judge you, because they KNOW you. They will be there to LISTEN because after all, that is all you need, someone who will LISTEN. 

Mishaps & Fortune

I know that they usually associate the month of August with drought, financially. According to my mom, while I was growing up, August is a month where there is lesser income in our business and it seemed like a month's salary is never enough for an ordinary employee. However, if that would be the case, then for some, it's like "August" every month. I guess some of you will agree.

August 2012 is an extreme month for me. It was this month that I receive three job offers from multi-national companies but I ended up declining all their offer. It rarely happened to me being offered the same job from different companies, all with enticing remuneration package. Yet, my heart was telling to say NO and say YES to my mom on her request for me to stay in Bicol.

August 18, 2012, our beloved ex-mayor died in a plane crash. DILG Secretary Jesse Manalastas Robredo, a good man and an exemplary public servant, had an accident while he was on his way home from Cebu to Naga City. He was trying to catch the awarding of his youngest daughter when the Cessna plane that he was on had engine failure. He was found 180 ft below sea and 800 meters from the shore. Yorme's body lies at the Archbishop's Palace now where a number of Naguenos would patiently wait for their turn to see the casket of their beloved 'Pogi'.

August 20, 2012. I almost lost my Blackberry Torch when a stranger tried to snatch the phone from my bag. Good thing an honest lady called my attention so I was able to run after the thief. I really thank the Lord for the two security guards who followed me and never left my side until the thief returned my BB.

August 22, 2012. Finally, Ligaya's dream is coming true. I can't share it yet but it's for a good cause. I will blog about it as soon as everything is final.

P.S. I am sorry if there is no coherence on my blog. I just need to share all these things before I forget them.

Sound Judgement

I am really exasperated with the results of the Cheer and Dance Competition. If you were there, I know what I'm talking about. For the record, I am writing this blog to express what I am feeling now, this is not to defend AS or anything. I am writing this now because what I saw earlier during the colleges' presentation is contradictory with the results.

Assumption. AS and ABBS committed a number of deductions because 'some' of the stunts were done outside the rubber mat. I think we must review the video documentation of the presentation so we could re-check and re-asses whether these violations really transpired because as far as I know, I was sitting in front, three rows away from the main stage, and I didn't see any stunt done outside the rubber mat.

Assumption. One of the judges gave a whooping 400 PERFECT point to the winner.  Talk about sound judgement huh? To top it all off, we cannot even question the credibility of the judges. Too bad the point system is not averaging :( Implication?  When a judge, at least one of them, gave a perfect score to one of the colleges and decided to give the rest half the score, of course, there would be a big difference in the score gaps.

Assumption. Assuming that one of the judges really gave a perfect score to the winner, where did she based this? Was the act of judging just a pure hypocrisy? Did she just sat there and just decided to give that particular college a perfect score? Yes, I understand that we could not question the credibility of the judges, it is irrevocable according to the policy. However, we also have the right to be informed how she came up with that score. I mean, I am not saying that it would be too impossible for a cheer and dance group to garner a perfect score but if you were only there to witness the performance, even you would not believe that it was worth the perfect score.

Again, let me clarify that I have nothing against UECS winning the competition but I think it was not a fair competition. I have been a regular spectator of the cheer and dance competition, I am not an expert, but I think I can still clearly JUDGE whether a group is in sync or not. I am convinced until now that AS should not be in the 5th place and this goes to ABBS as well.

I am deeply disappointed, truly I am. I cannot even bear to see the faces of the kids at the gym when Raffy Magno announced the winners. I can feel their pain, I can feel that they too were shocked because we all saw how hard they practiced for their routines. This is not just a cheer and dance competition, it's about the discipline, the dedication and the commitment of these kids, the sacrifices that they made just to represent and make their college proud. I just hope that all these things would not be put to waste just because of a STUPID JUDGEMENT.