Category: machismo

Kwatro Alas & Mercury Retrograde

My mistake, giving Chiz Escudero the benefit of the doubt all through the “forthwith” furor. I imagined that he had valid reasons for delaying the trial. I actually thought that when the time came, he was capable of rising above the political fray and leveling up as presiding judge of the impeachment court a la Davide in 2000 and Enrile in 2012.

Instead, August 6 saw him and the bulk of 18 senators all set to dismiss the case. Puro pala sila DDS. Kapani-paniwala tuloy ang chizmiz that he seriously wants to run for president in 2028. Politics much?

Mabuti na lang at kumontra nang bongga sina Tito Sotto, Ping Lacson, at Risa Hontiveros, armed with arguments that forced the 18 to back down, though only a little, as in, archive na lang (mas maigi sana if they tabled it), habang hinihintay ang final ruling ng Supremes, hopefully only after hearing oral arguments of complainants and friends of the court.

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

To people who are into astrology, the August 6 drama did not surprise: Mercury retrograde kasi — seen from planet Earth, itsura’y paatras ang galaw ng Mercury, the planet associated with the rational mind and everyday communications, kayâ paatras din at hindi pasulong o paabante ang galaw ng mga isip natin, senators and magistrates not exempted.

Siyempre nagulat ako, at naaliw, nang ungkatin ang Mercury retrograde sa Kwatro Alas kahapon. Diyatat “woke” pala these machos to cosmic and occult vibes? https://www.youtube.com/

MICHAEL FAJATIN: Maraming nagsasabi — di ko alam kung alam niyo ‘to, guys, kasi millennial ako eh. Yung mercury retrograde, have you heard about it?

ALAN GERMAN: Of course I have …

FAJATIN: Simple explanation, ang mercury retrograde daw, hindi ka dapat nagde-decide ngayon dahil affected ka …

GERMAN: Because of the tides, because of the tides, the planetary alignment, naaapektuhan ang ating mga tides, pati yung liquid sa ating brain daw, naaapektuhan ng tides daw, at sa ating utak…

FAJATIN: So ibig sabihin hindi magiging sigurado ang desisyon mo pag ngayon mo na [ginawa] ‘to?

GERMAN: Parang you are confused, ayon sa mga naniniwala.

RONALD LLAMAS: Kaya pala ganon yung August 6 sa senado! Naapekto yung ibig pahiwatig!

“Because of the tides … the tides … the planetary alignment”?!? The effects of Mercury retrograde have nothing to do with “tides” that are caused by the Moon’s gravitational pull kapag full moon (that came three days later pa, August 9 mismo while Kwatro Alas was broadcasting līve) when the alignment of Sun, Moon, and Earth heightens emotions and yes, brings on high tides and howling egos, but it’s fleeting, peaks quickly, and then dissipates.

Mercury retrograde, in contrast, is some three weeks long. Mercury has been moving paatras since July 18 and starts moving paabante today, August 11, though quite slowly for another week or so, bumubuwelo kumbaga, before moving on at its usual speed.

Fajatin got some of it right. When Mercury is retrograde it’s not a good time to make certain decisions. Lalo na on old issues, na akala natin ay tapos na, settled na, e hindi pa pala. Tipong paulit-ulit lang yung problema dahil paulit-ulit din lang, same-old same-old, ang solusyon natin. Mercury retrograde nudges us into rethinking, reviewing, reconsidering, how to handle things differently, break out of patterns that trap, para maiba rin ang patutunguhan, toward possibly better outcomes, when Mercury again moves forward.

BUT THEN AGAIN

Unfortunately, our issues are so deep-seated and find us so divided, there are no quick and easy solutions. Even if all the planets were wonderfully configured, kung hindi naman tayo handang kumilos as a united opposition for systemic change vs dynasties and oligarchs atbp., wala rin.

Which brings me back to Kwatro Alas and their kind of political commentary. For what it’s worth, hearts in the right place naman, these men, but stick to the stuff you truly know, guys. Otherwise, nakakahinayang ang loss of credibility. Also, we could do with a lot less self-approbation, na nakaka-turn-off. And a lot less laughter, please. The sad state of the nation is no laughing matter.

Bullying Ms Gina

Boo Chanco

Visuals and images convey more messages than we are conscious of. Whoever said a picture is worth a thousand words was not kidding. This is why communications strategists are as careful with the visuals presented, including body language, as they are about words.

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speaker alvarez, sex videos #everywoman

Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez on Wednesday said he would allow the House of Representatives justice committee investigating the alleged Bilibid drug trade to present the alleged sex scandal of Senator Leila De Lima.

… Alvarez called the sex video the only material evidence to prove De Lima had a relationship with her purported lover, her former driver Ronnie Dayan, who inmates in the national penitentiary and a National Bureau of Investigation official said collected pay-offs for De Lima from the Bilibid drug trade.

mr. speaker, even if those sex videos were proven to be authentic, they would not prove that de lima was the recipient of money allegedly collected by dayan from bilibid druglords atbp.  it is obvious that making those videos public is meant to shame de lima, nothing more.  as if it weren’t bad enough that the prez has seen fit to publicly accuse her of screwing around with whoever.  kailangan pa talagang ipakita, ipalabas, i-exhibit for public viewing sa konggreso, sabay hirit ng isang papoging representante na ito’y “horror” show with “ugly performers”?  the shame’s on you, macho pigs!

this is not to say that i am with #everywoman who “would like to testify in congress” because “it was me in the sex video.”

The hashtag #everywoman on Friday trended in various social media platforms, less to support embattled Senator Leila de Lima and more about taking a stand against gendered attacks launched by certain statesmen.

“gendered attack”???  kung lalaki si de lima, and accused of screwing around with his lady driver allegedly picking up money from criminal gangs in bilibid for his benefit, and there were a sex video of the couple, gagamitin din ‘yan nina alvarez for sure, unless of course the male version of de lima were smart enough to remain calm, cool, and collected, innocent until proven guilty.  i mean, you know, like, vp binay never lost his temper, ever, in the face of all provocation, while de lima in her last presscon was reduced to a screaming banshee, auguring the end of whatever.

the lady doth protest too much when she could be building a defense that will stand up in court.

divorce, rh, same banana

listening to rep. rodolfo farinas ranting against a divorce bill is like listening to the golezes and pablo garcias and bagatsings railing against the rh bill, macho fundamentalists all.   puwede ba, referendum na lang?