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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Saan na napunta ang mga papel at tinta? ikaw.. alam mo ba?


san na napunta ang mga papel at tinta.. nung bata ako, sikat na sikat ang mga pangalang Rogelio Sicat, Genoveva Matute, Amado Hernandez, Lualhati Bautista at Benjamin Pascual.. sa totoo lang naaamaze ako pag nakakabasa ako ng mga magagandang kwento at napapaisip ako.. "pano kya nya nasusulat to ng ganun ka ganda?" .. "pano nya kaya naisip ang kwento na to?" .. at ang mga tanong na yun ay nasagot ko.. "gift" yan ang sagot..

ngayon nasan na ba sila? una akong nahilig sa mga sulatin nung nabasa ko ang "di man masilip ang langit" ni Benjamin Pascual. pagtapos kong basahin eh nasabi ko sa sarili ko "ang galing ng nagsulat nito ah.." at nagbasa pa ng nagbasa.. pero sa totoo lang.. hanggang basa lang ako.. hindi ako nagsusulat at ayaw kong magsulat.. tamad ako sa ganung sitwasyon. naging alipin ako ng libro ng panahon na iyon.. maniwala kayo sa hindi.. pati precious romance inalipin ako.. hahaha! sa angas ng itsura ko ay nagbabasa ako ng tagalog pocketbook..

ngayon.. pag pumupunta ako sa bookstore. iilan nlng ang pumupunta sa book corner, lahat sa magazine corner at mga greetings card.. pag tinitingnan ko yung mga aklat. same old books.. iilan nlng ang bago. at ngayon ko lang nalaman, maging ang mga manunulat ay nabiktima na rin ng teknolohiya at inobasyon. sa inter net makakapagdownload ka ng ebooks, maging sa iphone ko nakapagdownload ako ng ebooks.. for free! ngayon ko nalaman. binaon na ng limot at inobasyon ang mga pangalan ng manunulat na noon ay lagi kong nakikita sa Filipino Books ko nung elementary ako.. kinain na ng teknolohiya ang pambili sana nila ng mga tinta at papel sa pagsusulat, ng kape sa bawat gabi na sila'y nagpupuyat para may maisulat...

at nauso ang Blog.. ang mga blogger na tinatawag noon na "underground writer" pero ngayon eh "mainstream writer" na ang tawag sa kanila. halos lahat nlng ng tao nagbblog, kahit lyrics ng kanta sinusulat sa blog.. pati mga binibentang gamit sinusulat sa blog.. at pati paghahanap ng boyfriend at girlfriend kahit maging mapapangasawa ay sinusulat na sa blog.

hay.. san na nga ba napunta ang papel at tinta.. ikaw.. alam mo ba?

MALU FERNANDEZ SCANDAL.. hay.. sarap kutusan..




hay.. nabasa ko tong article na to.. at nashock ako sa mga nasabi nya.. sa totoo lang naaawa ako sa lalakeng ito.. este! babae pla.. (sorry muka kasing lalake eh..) at nakakahiya at mahihiya siguro ang magulang na nagpalaki dito. nung nabasa ko to parang gusto kong puntahan ang pinanggalingan nyang eskwelahan ng malaman ko agad at hindi ko dun pagaaralin ang magiging anak ko.. gusto ko alamin kung san to nagelementary at mukang walang subject na GMRC sa school na yun.. at malaman na rin kung pumapasok sya sa values education subject nya nung highschool.. sa hinuha ko eh walang simbahan sa lugar na kinalakihan nya.. naalala ko nung kinder kami eh tinuturuan na kami kung paano rumespeto ng kapwa.. ano man ang propesyon nya or kulay ng balat nya. nagkaroon pa nga nun ng mga TV ad campaign kung naaalala nyo yung ganitong line sa commercial na yun..

" VO1: anong trabaho mo?
VO2: karpintero lang po..
VO1: anong karpintero lang?! kung walang karpintero sino ang gagawa ng mga ospital,
simbahan, tulay, eskwelahan at mga gusaling pinagtatrabahuan ng maraming tao..
.. so, anong trabaho mo?
VO2: KARPINTERO PO!"


.. tamo! naaalala ko pa to.. at malamang marami pa rin ang nakakaalala sa TVC na yun.. kasi ganun tayong mga pinoy.. makarinig nga lang tayo ng banyaga sa TV na nagsasalita ng masama sa atin eh katakot takot na batikos, demanda, at reklamo ang ginagawa natin.. ano pa kaya kung kapwa pinoy pa natin ang nagsabi ng ganun laban sa atin.. mas masakit yun pakinggan db??

isa rin ang sa mga libong noypi na nakikipag basag-ulo ng kaalaman dito sa ibang bansa.. hindi ako domestic helper, isa akong graphic designer.. pero saludo ako sa mga nagtatrabaho bilang DH sa ibang bansa.. hindi nyo lang alam kung ano ang hirap nila sa pagtratrabaho dito.. ako nga nabibigatan na sa trabaho ko.. sila pa kaya.. db? at alam nyo ba na nakakatulong ang mga OFW dito upang madagdagan ng trabaho ang mga kababayan natin sa pinas na walang trabaho? gusto nyo malaman?..

pag nagtrabaho ka sa ibang.. syempre ang goal mo is makaipon para makapagpatayo ng negosyo sa pinas.. syempre pag nagnegosyo ka kelangan mo ng mga trabahador.. at sa ganung paraan eh makakatulong ka sa mga pinoy na walang trabaho satin.. kung taon-taon eh merong 100 OFW na nagtayo ng negosyo at nangangailangan ng 10 trabahador.. taon-taon.. 1000 na tao ang natutulungan nila.. db? tpos lalaitin lang nito ni ms.piggy..

kung titingnan sya.. hindi nmn sya maganda.. ni hindi nga sya mukang mayaman.. kung wala nga syang picture na pumunta sya sa kung saan-saan d ako maniniwala sa kanya eh.. anywayz.. hindi sukatan ng pagkatao ang damit na suot mo at sa taas ng narating mo.. kundi sa kung paano ka rumespeto at pahalagahan ang mga taong nasa paligid mo..

darating ang araw at mafeafeature din sa TV tong nasulat nya na to.. at pag nangyari un.. aantayin ko ang reaksyon ng mga taong makakapanood nun.. kung isumpa man sya.. wala kayong magagawa.. ganun tlga eh.. hay..

kayo na bahala humusga..

;)

Monday, August 11, 2008

Installing Wife 1.0

Dear, Tech Support

Last Feb I upgraded from GirlFriend 6.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little system resources available for other applications. He is now noticing that Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child Processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomena was included in the product brochure or the documentation, though other users have informed him that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.

Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself such that it is always launched at system initialization, where it can monitor all other system activity. He's finding that some applications such as Overtime 10.3, BeerBash 2.5, and PubNight 7.0 are no longer able to run in the system at all, crashing the system when selected (even though they always worked fine before). During installation, Wife 1.0 provides no option as to the installation of undesired Plug-Ins such as MotherInLaw 55.8 and BrotherInLaw Beta release. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.

Some features he'd like to see in the upcoming wife 2.0.

a "Don't remind me again" button
a Minimize button
An install shield feature that allows Wife 2.0 be installed with the option to uninstall at any time without the loss of cache and other system resources
An option to run the network driver in promiscuous mode which would allow the system's hardware probe feature to be much more useful.
I myself decided to avoid the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 7.0. Even here, however, I found many problems. Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 7.0 on top of Girlfriend 6.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 6.0 first. Other users say this is a long standing bug that I should have known about. Apparently the versions of Girlfriend have conficts over shared use of the I/O port. You think they would have fixed such a stupid bug by now. To make matters worse, The uninstall program for Girlfriend 6.0 doesn't work very well leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system. Another thing -- all versions of Girlfriend continually popup little annoying messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0.

Bug Warning
Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming insufficient resources.

Bug work-arounds: To avoid this bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and never run any file transfer applications such as Laplink 6.0. Also, beware of similar shareware applications that have been known to carry viruses that may affect Wife 1.0. Another solution would be to run Mistress 1.1 via a UseNet provider under an anonymous name. Here again, beware of the viruses which can accidently be downloaded from the UseNet.


Dear, Lord Allan
These are very common problem men complain about, but is mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 6.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a Utilities & Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is indeed an operating system and designed by its creator to run everything.

It is unlikely you would be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to Girlfriend 6.0. Hidden operating files within your system would cause Girlfriend 6.0 to emulate Wife 1.0 so nothing is gained. It is impossible to uninstall, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 6.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this.

Some have tried to install Girlfriend 7.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than the original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings - Alimony/Child support". I recommend you keep Wife 1.0 and deal with the situation.

I suggest installing background application program C:\YES DEAR to alleviate software augmentation. Having installed Wife 1.0 myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section regarding General Partnership Faults (GPFs). You must assume all responsibility for faults and problems that might occur, regardless of their cause. The best course of action will be to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. In any case avoid excessive use of C:\YES DEARbecause ultimately you may have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the operating system will return to normal. The system will run smoothly as long as you take the blame for all the GPFs.

Wife 1.0 is a great program, but very high-maintenance. Consider buying additional software to improve the performance of Wife 1.0. I recommend Flowers 3.1 and Diamonds 2K. Do not, under any circumstances, install Secretary with Short Skirt 3.3. or Dating Officemate 1.01.. This is not a supported application for Wife 1.0 and is likely to cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Best of Luck,
Tech Support