Friends are blessings from God

This year has been a blessing for me and for my family. For one, I met new friends, strengthened those old ties and deepened my faith with God. It was also a year of frustrations, of unmet expectations from people and of deeper contemplation about life and about the future. All in all, this year, I would say, brought me to a higher plane of consciousness, of realization and of a deeper appreciation of things.

Compared last year, I was richer now than before, richer and wealthier in the sense that I met new friends. Some of my new friends include Susan "Toots" Ople, whom I find to be very sincere and really dedicated to the Cause of Labor. Others include Vince Dalingan of Bulacan, RJ Marmol (whom I just met this year), Roy Cabonegro, and Don Flordeliza. I share affinity with this people because they all aspire for the same things that I just dream of.

Arlyn dela Cruz of Inquirer fame, Trixie Angeles and so many others who share the same aspirations, the same dreams, of finally having a society that is freer than the others, that does not tolerate corruption and a society of love, democracy and peace.

These dreamers, of the New Patriot mold, are like me--poor in terms of money but plenty of dreams and work for the betterment of our society.

My old friends, Ding Gagelonia and all the rest, continue writing stuff that inspires and enlightens. Ding, take care of your health.

After many years of absence, I also re-united with my buddy, Dado V. Also, let me mention other ideological and personal buddies whom I shared a big part of my life, now continuing the struggle we so gave our lives before.

A few days ago, I also re-united with my "kuya" Alex Lacson. He is still daring to change things in his own way, his own fashion. I will help him realize that.

Of course, who would forget Joey de Venecia III? I just hope that our friendship deepens despite our differences.

To all those whom I berated in this spare, commented against, and humiliated, let me just tell you one thing---REPENT and RECTIFY the wrongs you so wrought to our people. By doing so, you will earn not just my praise but the praise of the Filipino People.

To all those who still dream of a Better and More Prosperous Philippines, I say---be patient. Our longsuffering will surely end.

To all those who dream of owning this country for themselves, I say--dream on! This country belongs only to the Filipino People, and where tyranny exists, there will definitely be thousands who will sacrifice their lives to defeat it.

For God favors those with kind hearts and men of Peace.

The Evolution of Contempt and the Genesis of High Horses

High Priest gives us a glimpse of how officials, especially those within the circles of this evil regime (i don't want to call it empire), think about governance. Quite simply, they think that they're the magistrates of old serving an otherwise evil kingdom. In this little country, those who think that way deserves more than derision; they deserve nothing less than a guillotine.

The last time I heard, we're still living in a democracy. Thoughts about how government is right and the citizenry always wrong harks back to the days of the medieval era, where Kings and Queens rule with wanton abandonment. Flushed with tributes and sometimes, claims of divinity, these Kings and Queens rule an otherwise ignorant mass of people. When the Intellectual Revolution came, and gave rise to new ideas, even raised questions on the legitimacy of the concept of monarchy, these royal families lost their "blue-bloodiness". They were exposed as flesh and bones. They saw how red their blood is when it started spurting from their heads.

And History always point to the defeat of those who think highly of themselves. Saddam Hussein was the last one to get it. A few decades back, we saw how democratic forces defeated Hitler and the struggle continues. Death is not the way to defeat these kinds. It is always a better paradigm that kills a harmful intellectual virus.

I don't need to point how shameful this administration is. We all read that in earlier posts. However, this regime has turned from shameful to unabashedly harmful, since, it is being populated now by fascists in barongs. It's already bad that this regime governs without the right direction; it is now equally appalling that pseudo-intellectuals like this so-called HighPriest who claims that he/she was elected as a King, walks the corridors of power.

Noteworthy also to note how the Arroyo administration is morphing into a hideous monster; that kind that attracts megalomaniacal flies, such as this High Priest of Smokes, who's sole duty is to obfuscate issues rather than answering them.

And it's always that way in this regime. Evidently, that's the unwritten code being strictly followed by those who serve the devil enfant. Gloria chose to be queen of this enchanted Kingdom, yet because of her weak leadership, it has allowed people within her to think of themselves as "mini mes",  and " surrogate kings" and "sheriffs of nottingham". 

High Priest is a manifestation of an intellectual vacuum in Malacanang's pecking order. And those who love democracy should not just shudder in their seats; they need to act to defeat these pseudo-intellectuals trying to justify what Malacanang intends to do--extend Gloria's term. Short of any legal justification, the minions of Gloria, like this High Priest of Smokes, are resorting to political and philosophical ideas to mask or hide though smoking mirrors, that naked and truest desire for the perpetuation of Gloria's power. 

There is no philosophical nor political ideals that would justify Gloria and her gang of misfits' continued governance. Be reminded that Gloria's rule started on a wrongful or tortuous premise in 2004. To lust for another ten years is not just gut-wrenching; it's the purest form of evil. 

However, evil as it is, it is equally shameful for people, like Filipinos, to let this happen. As what my good friend Trixie Angeles used to say, if you let an injustice go away without acting on it, you're as part of those who did it.

Defeat we will, those who pollute us with their fascist ideas. Fascism has no place in modern societies.