http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPj20afa1M8
No wonder he's the magician.
Writer’s or Reader’s Responsibility
A writer has an innate responsibility to his readers. He has a responsibility to history too – a history made by consensus, and not by so called "winners" according to a tv speaker. He should not decieve, he should not play with the truth. He has the power, he has the gift, then he has to make righteous product out of it.
Sometimes, it is really sad that some people abuse this power. They write poor researched garbage. They mislead, they trick people – purposely or unconsiously. They mix facts and fictions, they rewrite history.
I personally think that every reader has that duty to oneself to assess everything they read before accepting it. However, if an unaware gets flooded with garbage more frequently than his mind can handle, his version of the truth may be skewed permanently and unconsciously.
To this, who should be held responsible?
PS. If it's just ok to make a fiction out of general truth, I hope one Filipino writer make a danbrwn version of Rizal, Mabini, and Bonifacio's life. O kaya naman, a danbrwn version or Philippine history wherein we defeated the spaniards, japanese and american conquerors. Then make a movie and let kids of today watch it. Hopefully this is the answer to our patriotism problem.
PPS. I dare dannyboy to make a story of mohammd. Ewan ko lang kung mabuhay pa sha ng matiwasay.
Say Cheese!
You know me, I don’t like my face in front of your camera. No, I’m not a snob. Well, to begin with, I’m not your pretty face so it’s not much of a loss. Then, to make things worse, I don’t know how to smile too niether. That’s why I’m seldom pleased to see any of my pics.
But, sometimes, I want to be in the picture too. Like in this wedding picture of Aris. Out of the fifty pics he sent us, this is the only one I’m in. Tough luck!
Chance favors those who persists
I give up. I won’t pass my SOA exam on May 25. It’s not that I think poorly of myself, but because I’m convinced that I’m not ready and based on my assessment still won’t be ready in three weeks.
Actually, I’m a stubborn man. I dig stress. Sometimes, I pray for it for kicks. Funny thing, most of the time, I do get away with it. So far God always spoiled me. But, I think not this time.
When I was in college, there was a term when I took 6 math subjects, excluding the 1-unit thesis prep. I didn’t purposely ask for it – just a product of desperation. Awa ng Diyos pasa naman lahat, tatlo nga lang ang tres. I even took 2 sems on overload – one 22-unit and a 23-unit overload. My adviser and registrar allowed me just because it’s my final year. I wished then to graduate on time, and god-willing, I did.
I guess sometimes it pays to be a little ignorant. Not knowing the difficulty / impossibility of certain feat removes the fear and the negative preconditioning that goes with it. This fear multiplies the degree of difficulty. Clueless, you’ll just realize the mistake you did when you’re in the middle of everything. By then, you’ll be praying and will be giving everything you’ve got. Most of the time you’ll manage to get out of the mess you made. Sometimes, you won’t. Nonetheless, in the end, you would’ve shown your true potential.
Lately, I have a jam-packed schedule. I’m taking my masters and will take an actuarial exam. Mukha pang sabay ang midterm exam at SOA exam sa 25. It seems that uncooperating fate also added up to my burden by suddenly doubling my workload, increasing the urgency of jobs, and adding club post responsibilities (which i'm thankful for).
At times like these, I’m reminded of our individual crosses… how to embrace these crosses and to love them. We must not lazily drag it around, but to carry it squarely on our backs. It is the challenge, it is the spice of life.
PS. Bwisit na PS2! Because of the exam, I had to rush in finishing Metal Gear 2. Kaso nung natapos, tinapos korin yung MG3. Tapos ngayon, Ace Combat at Imashime naman. Di pako nakabili ng Dirge of Cerberus e.
