ALGUN DIA

"Abuelo, por qué dices siempre que algún día?" asked the little girl.

"Mi dulce niña, porque algún día te sabrá por qué.  Cuando llegue ese día, no es necesario hacer la pregunta." said the old man.

Well I think the day has arrived. When I no longer need to ask a question.


I always believed in someday, the sky will be bluer, there will be more trees in the forest, the waters of the world will be cleaner, and the universe rejoices as planet earth and its inhabitants have come to terms with peace in all of mankind.

But what have we got ourselves into? 

(The links on this post may contain footages that should not be viewed or seen for those who are sensitive, I suggest don't click.)

It is not my place to rant about Law and Order. However, not long ago, News flashed that stealing potatoes is not ONLY hazardous to your health. It is frickin' fatal! Kenya's Potato Thieves I have certain reasons why I believe some situations would require that Capital Punishment be executed. To be burned alive is absolutely something else.

Did you hear about the little 2-year old girl that was run over by a delivery truck, twice in China?  And it took a long time (an eternity!) before a good Samaritan pulled her out from the middle of the road to safety? The body of the girl was all crumpled up. She eventually died. Little YueYue (If you are a little bit sensitive, I have to warn you about the link, the video has been edited, to make it easier to digest. Honestly, no amount of editing can remove the taste of gall in your mouth when you see it.)

Remember the real cause? OWS

Tread carefully now, unless you want to be pepper-sprayed by some awarded Marine dude. Pepper Spray, anyone?

I hold the highest respects for men in uniform, my father and his father before him were all soldiers. But I'll be damned. They don't make soldiers like they used to.

My grandfather was right.

Someday I will stop asking questions why these things happen to people, why these things are happening in the world, why they never seem to get better.

I was honestly hoping that when the day comes that I have stopped asking questions is the day I know all the answers. I have stopped asking questions Grandpa.

Sadly, that "algun dia" has arrived. 

It is the day I have come to realize that whatever amount of compassion, understanding and selflessness we live each and every day of our lives in this world, something terribly wrong happens somewhere.  And it is not because I have failed to make a difference nor have you. Neither is it because people have gone to the dogs or worst. And definitely not because there is no good in the hearts of men.

I recklessly deduce, it is because we have all, one way or the other, lost one of life's free privileges, HOPE. Our trust that our someday is finite and we can make it happen.

I hope I am wrong because I want to be wrong. I never thought of myself as an incurable optimist.

At the moment, I tug on thin strings and would like to believe in what Coehlo once said, "the darkest hour of the night comes before dawn" and pin my hope for humanity in a brand new day.

The words of the wise, my grandfather in great company:

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.
Mohandas Gandhi

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Remembering Brianna Lopez: February 14, 2002 - July 19, 2002

I was casually reading and catching up on unread Blogs.  Then I read Anna's post. My Angry Life where she mentioned a brief note on the short-lived life of baby Brianna Lopez. I immediately choked up again as Brianna's story never fails to make me sob and cry unashamedly.If you have never heard of this little angel's tragic and sad life, you can read up a very short synopsis of this indescribable, heinous story of the evil of mankind with this link: Right In a Left World. In a couple of days, Brianna  would have been a lovely 9 year-old girl.  Except the world was just too wrong for her, too cruel.  I have yet to know of a baby so unloved; was never hugged or touched gently, that God decided to take her spirit right back because she did not deserve this world.  She deserves so much better than what we gave her. Abused, beaten, bitten and raped as a baby, she did not stand a chance.  If your heart is weak, I will spare you of the gory, appalling and disgusting details.  But remember Brianna.  Remember how cruel and evil we are as creatures.  Not humans.  Just creatures.  Try to remember her and recognize your own darkness.  Because only then will you know that you can embrace the light.To the little angel that passed through the cruel hands of man, Brianna, you deserve to be free.
I wish you all love and Shalom!

Words. Powerful.

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FOR THE RECORD

A POST FROM THE LADY BLOGGERS' SOCIETY:  READ ON:

( Author's note:

I HAVE NOW COMPLETELY DELETED MY COFFEE AND SMOKES CHAT BLOG.

THIS INFANTILE ITERATIVE CYCLE IS INSULTING TO MY FOLLOWERS' INTELLIGENCE AND A WASTE OF TIME.

BUT I JUST WANT IT SAID, I DID NOT EMAIL MISS STEPHANIE CUEVAS BLINDLY, I POSTED ON THEIR GUEST BLOG, SIGNED MY NAME AND WHEN I DID NOT GET A REPLY, I EMAILED HER DIRECT.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN HER POST BELOW IS AN EDITED CUT AND PASTE.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THIS RIDICULOUSNESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND TIME.)

LBS IS NOT HIJACKING (LOL!)

I needed to write up a quick blog post about some of the speculation that is going on about hijacking another bloggers blog.

LBS is not hijacking anyones blog to gain new followers.

The owner of another blog contacted me on Tuesday saying that our blog posts have been being emailed to her readers for the past and if I didn’t stop blogging her blog would be shut down. She told me that Google had told her that if I had posted again, that her blog would be shut down. So she said I had 24 hours to stop doing what I was doing.

Her wording was such: (I have updated it with the complete e-mail)THIS IS FROM MY GUEST BLOG POST THAT NEVER GOT PUBLISHED.

I WILL ALSO BE POSTING CONTINUALLY WHEREVER AND WHENEVER AN OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR DECEPTIVE MEANS OF EMBEDDING YOUR OWN CODES ON PEOPLE XTML BLOG CODES.

THIS MAY VERY WELL MEAN THE CLOSURE OF YOUR ACCOUNT, YET I WILL ELEVATE THIS TO PROPER AUTHORITIES AS YOU HAVE TO BE GIVEN SANCTIONS FOR COMMITTING A FEDERAL OFFENCE.

TRUST ME; I NEVER BACK DOWN ON MY PROMISES.

Of course I was very defensive when someone says they will slander my name and contact the proper authorities, and accusing me of something without contacting me properly first.

I emailed her back immediately from my phone letting her know that I haven’t the slightest clue how this could have happened, that I do nothing but click the Publish button on my blog, and that I wish she would have let me know sooner about this problem instead of the day before while I was pool side with my family, and that I had only 24 hours.  I WAS COUNTING ON SOME HONESTY AND INITIATIVE.  BUT SOMETIMES, PEOPLE CAN BE VERY DISAPPOINTING.

Yet, even from my phone, trying to get my 4 year old out of the pool, I emailed some programmer friends of mine, as well as people helping out with the conference and we found nothing on our end that could support this. Nothing.THEY SAW THEIR ADMIN SOURCE CODES BUT DECIDED NOT TO EDIT IT.  I SENT THEM THE LINK FROM URIEL.

We did find out that it was probably something with her feed, and not ours. I had never followed her blog, never heard about this blogger. Nothing. Again. IT'S THEIR AUTHOR'S ID IN MY SOURCE CODE.  I DON'T SEE MY BLOGS FED TO THEIR FOLLOWERS.  IT'S CALLED IDIOCY.  PLUS I WAS A FOLLOWER OF THIS LADY BLOGGERS' SOCIETY IN THE BEGINNING.  SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MY BLOG PAGE HAD THE BADGE.  I WONDER WHY SHE SAYS SHE HAD NOT HEARD OF ME,  I ONCE HAD A BLOG POST IN THEIR FORUM.  I KNOW I HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLLOWERS I MET THERE.

So after spending my day going through e-mailing my friends, and not updating the blog for 2 days until I could find a solution, I e-mailed her back letting her know that I haven’t been able to come up with a reason or how to fix it. If anything, we came up with, she would need to remove something on her blog or feed.

LBS has over 2300 google followers and 3100 feedburner subscribers. I have no intention of hijacking someones site to e-mail their 100 followers.That is not something worth my time, or interest. I rarely have the time to e-mail our own subscribers. SURE RUB IT IN.  MY BLOG IS A TADPOLE COMPARED TO THEIR GODZILLA LEGION.

LBS has gained all their followers independently.

I let her know that with all the subscribers I have, they expect new content. In addition I also have to update followers about the conference, I have contracts with the Blog Frog, etc. I can not NOT update my blog.

If she was not able to fix that problem and Google would shut down her blog, I let her know that I would be more than happy to add her new blog to our sponsors page free of charge, as well as write a blog post containing her new blog, add her info to her Twitter and Facebook, as well as let people know that situation, hopefully giving her some exposure for people to add her.

What I do not appreciate is people commenting on this blog calling me a hacker, which was this bloggers words, and saying that they will “warn” people about LBS.

I would suggest people not hide behind anonymous comments, and encourage people to hit the Contact tab above. I HAVE ALWAYS SIGNED MY NAME.  SOMETIMES VIRTUAL POPULARITY CAN MAKE ANY ONE TOTALLY DELUDED AND COCKY.
I also do not delete comments, because I do not have anything to hide. (I have deleted several of “Janes” comments below due to profane words and harassment to LBS readers. I encourage freedom of speech but do not tolerate abuse on a site made for helping each other) I WISH SHE POSTED MY ENTIRE BLOG EXPLAINING TO HER ABOUT THE ADMIN'S AUTHOR CODE OF LBS IN MY TEMPLATE.

If our blog posts are being e-mailed to you from another blog, please click on the unsubscribe link that is in the e-mail, contact the owner, and resubscribe to their blog.I HAVE COMPLETELY UNSUBSCRIBED, BUT IT WAS STILL THERE.  SO I HAD TO DELETE AND SHUT DOWN MY BLOG. ( I LOVE THAT BABY!)

Added: The only reason why I publicly posted this blog was the fact that the blogger in question, even after letting her know everything above and my intent to help her, she still publicly said that LBS had hacked into her account and he readers were coming onto LBS and claiming so, along with writing so in other places. Otherwise, I would never involve my readers in such a dispute. I understand the bloggers hard work into blogging, after all, I have worked equally as hard with LBS.  I WAS A FOLLOWER OF THIS LADY.  I EVEN HAD A BADGE (WHERE I PROBABLY GOT THE VIRUS) FROM THEIR GROUP WHEN I PARTICIPATED IN AN ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS BLOG-HOP PICNIC.  I ONLY HAVE MYSELF TO BLAME FOR MY NOOB-NESS.I AM GLAD I AM RID OF HER UN-LADY LIKE SOCIETY AND HAVE MY NEW BLOG FREE OF THEIR MUCK, ARROGANCE AND SNOTTINESS.

“It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear!” - Anthony de Mello

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Sarah Geronimo, a 22 year old singer, actress, host, painful dancer and a more painful commercial model who rose to star level popularity by singing and winning in a local show competition.  Now, you see her on Philippine television 24/7 endorsing a product here and there, shaking her black Rapunzel hair or warbling in some noontime show.  But let’s face it, sure she can get consumers to buy her endorsements, but can somebody please work on her total image?  Something does not click.  Something is wrong somewhere.  Something … it is odd but every inch of my gut tells me there is a stark disconnect with the product features and the product image, if you will look closely along the lines that says:  Consumer Watch.  Do you see Sarah as a potential ultimate Diva, say 5 years down the road?  A Diva?  Hello?  You can walk like a duck, waddle like a duck, quack like a duck, but you are still a pigeon.  Look she may be the sweetest girl in the world, but you are missing the point here.

11,745 kilometers or 7298 miles or 6342 nautical miles away is another famous, infamous, depends on how you want to place it, popular icon, the young Hannah Montana or the totally abused Miley Cyrus.  Disney Channel uncovered a gold mine when they launched her in the cult series.  Just 18 years old and she has successfully achieved an image even her father Billy Ray, could possibly, (I said possibly) cringe about if not for the millions she is raking in for her CDs and hit songs.  But look closely, when she was Hannah Montana I just have to agree she was totally cute.  But to behave and act like Hannah Montana with a “bong” in your mouth or to be subject of a million tweets because of scandalous acts, no wonder some people actually believe Britney Spears is a total sweetheart!  Who knows what lies beneath the heart of a young lady brought up in Hollywood style?  And to quote from the immortal Lindsay Lohan herself: “ I hate it when people call me a teen queen.” 

What do we have?  Between a pretentious local wannabe who dreams of becoming the next Lady Gaga, and an all-out there untamed California girl who would threaten the queen-ness of Britney and Lindsay in terms of Disturbed Factor, the options for teen icons are getting from a bad case scenario to a worst case scenario.  However, the truth is - They sell.  These girls sell because their followers buy them.  You could be a fan for all I care.  But is this the best both worlds can give?  This is it?  I don’t know about you but since I have been under Risperidone and Olanzapine alternately, I have seen the light!