Adam Carolla’s "pathetic bashing" on Manny Pacquiao and the Philippines : A Condemnable Act

News of an American radio show host bashing Manny Pacquiao and the Philippines has been circulating around the internet, radios, televisions and newspapers and is now the talk of the town. I just listened to the podcast myself on Youtube and it breaks my heart big time. Why on earth that there are still uncivilized, barbaric, and idiot people exist like him? I cannot understand the way he thinks and the way he sees life. Maybe he’s living in the world he created for himself. Poor man!!!

Anyway, here are some of the comments of Carolla I transcribed from his podcast: 

 

“Pacquiao doesn’t believe, he says, he doesn’t give blood the month of a fight or a week before a fight because somehow it’s gonna weaken him and what have you.”

 

“I gotta tell you, if that was a white fighter and probably even a black fighter, if the black fighter was from Atlanta or somewhere like that, someone would go, ‘What the f**k are you talking about? Give your drop of blood. That’s not gonna make a difference.”

 

“But because he’s from the Philippines and because he’s prayin’ to chicken bones and stuff like that, everyone’s kinda like, ‘Well you gotta respect him for his belief system.’ No you don’t. He’s a f****n’ idiot.”

 

“They got this and sex tours, that’s all they have over there. Get your s**t together Philippines. Jesus Christ. I mean, again, it’s fine to be proud of your countrymen. But that’s it? That’s all you got?”

 

Then, he went on saying:

 

“He’s five foot six, he’s a hundred and forty seven pounds, and he’s good at punching other guys in the head. And you’re gonna build your entire, eh eh eh (stutters in thought), you’re gonna build your entire country around this guy? And then what happens when he loses? What happens when Floyd Mayweather beats him? Then what? The whole country goes into depression? Jesus, you know you’ve got nothing going.

The Philippines, don’t they have sex tours there? (And then somebody says “Nah, you’re thinking of Thailand.”) Ahh, same difference… See if they can do a sex tour over there in the Philippines too, will you book that for me?”

 

Ohh… he’s really getting on my nerves!!! I find his comments to be absolutely repulsive. They are racist, degrading, and discriminating at best.

Damn, I have a lot of both visceral and intellectual reactions to this, but I won’t bother wasting my  time to defend the Philippines, or Manny, because this poor man is sick and ignorant. 

I believe that what he really need right now is that Filipinos, and Asian as a whole will boycott his  show, and for him to make a public apology, which he already did in his Twitter Account.

All I want is for him to take full responsibility of his action and learn from it. 

2009 Philippine BAR EXAM Result : San Beda Ruled

The very moment that I am writing this post, I am 100% sure that  1,451 new lawyers are celebrating their victory for the much coveted Philippine Bar Exam. 24.58% made it, or 1,451 out of  5,903 who took it last September 2009. However, 4,452 souls right now are in limbo, maybe in a state of shock, crying, or maybe still absorbing the neglectful moment of their loss. 

I was there on Taft Avenue last 04 October 2009 waiting for the barristers from different schools to go out the gate of La Salle. I was one of those who flooded Taft Avenue for the “Bar Salubong” as we joyfully welcome our barristers from San Beda who just hurdled the one-month most tedious, and toughest examination in the country. People were shouting, screaming, singing, dancing ala mardi gras, drum-rollings as we welcome the would-be lawyers. It was an awesome experience.

And now, five months later, the results are in. Philippine’s Top Law Schools or the Big Three - San Beda, Ateneo and UP are anxious to know which of their bets made it to the mythical Top Ten. Not surprisingly, San Beda got it, not only once but twice, as Reinier Paul R. Yebra claimed the top spot with an average of  84.80%, followed by a fellow Bedan, Charlene Mae C. Tapic with an 84.60% grade. What a great feat for the San Beda Law, indeed!!!

Worth mentioning is an impressive showing of Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines in the Top Ten. Ateneo has a whopping seven barristers who made it to the Top Ten while UP has two. Here is the complete list of those who made it to the Top Ten. 

1st Place
Reinier Paul R. Yebra
San Beda College
84.80%

2nd Place
Charlene Mae C. Tapic
San Beda College
84.60%

3rd Place
Lim, John Paul T.
Ateneo de Manila University
84.50%

4th Place
Lagos, Caroline P.
University of the Philippines
84.40%

5th Place
Tan, Eric David C.
Ateneo de Manila University
84.05%

6th Place
Gonzalez, Yves-Randolph P.
Ateneo de Manila University
83.90%

7th Place
To, Joan Mae S.
Ateneo de Manila University
83.65%

8th Place
Bagro III, Herminio C.
University of the Philippines
83.40%

9th Place
Lumauig, Timothy Joseph N.
Ateneo de Manila University
83.20%

10th Place
Bainto, Naealla Rose M.
Go, Sheila Abigail O.
Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
83.10%

Congratulations to the Top Ten and to all who passed the Bar. I’m just hoping that passing the bar isn’t the end of your quest for knowledge, it’s just the beginning. I believe that the knowledge that law students get from law school is only 30%; the remaining 70% comes from practicing the profession (experience).

And hey, before I forget, may you, new lawyers, will always remember the Code of Professional Responsibility and Code of Judicial Conduct which you learned in law school because you are now a public figure and people are now keeping an eye on all of you. May you  continue to keep the profession in the rightful pedestal it now stands today.

2010 Election : Noynoy Joke

In one of the conversations I had with my friends in law school regarding the 2010 Philippine Election, one friend nonchalantly cast a joke on Presidential Slogan:

 

 “Kung ang slogan ni Villar ay Sipag at Tiyaga, at ang kay Gibo ay Galing at Talino, ang slogan naman daw ni Noynoy ay… Mommy, Daddy at Kris.”

Yeah…, it’s kinda funny. But I guess it’s TRUE! I have nothing against Noynoy but there is something about him, which until now I haven’t figure out yet, that will prevent me from voting him come election day.

I find him (Noynoy) SO WEAK to be a president and POWERLESS to be a leader. In short, he lacks POLITICAL WILL, which I think is the most important characteristic of an effective and efficient leader.

Power without political will is like a shepherd leading a flock of sheep who doesn’t know and doesn’t have a will to direct where his flock will go but is dependent on what his master will tell him. Political Will per se has no fix definition; it’s ambiguous. But its ambiguity leads me to personally define it.

For me, political will is the ascendancy and competency of a person to form and unify the will of the people towards his ultimate goal of attaining the good of all. One must have a VISION and the WILL to carry out the former.

In the case of NOYNOY he has a famous sister, KRIS and his PARENT’s legacy to boot. Hence, I perfectly agree with Gordon when he said: “The Presidency is not inherited. It is earned!”.

Though it is not his fault to be the son of the two icons of democracy nor chose to be the brother of a famous celebrity, he should have worked hard to make a name for himself and try, though inevitable, to not be associated with Ninoy and Cory, because presidency is more than just saying “this” and “that”. “This” which I think he means in his t.v. ad , is the problems of the Philippines and “That” is “Hindi ako magnanakaw!” He should have laid down concrete plans or platforms. Besides, he hasn’t even passed a single bill yet in the Senate being an incumbent Senator. This is very alarming!!!

And by the way, on the lighter side of the story, FORGIVE me but I need, I have to say this, I cannot explain how to describe Noynoy ’s look or appearance, which annoys, irritates me whenever I see him on television. I don’t know. Hahahaha…

For weeks, I kept thinking about the word which would best describe him. But one lucky and faithful day, it just dawned on me, the word “LOSYANG”. Isn’t it the perfect description of him?

May 2010 Election: The Heat is On

The May 2010 election is gradually starting to heat up the political landscape of the Philippines. Political campaigns on television are starting to dominate the screen; political jingles are repeatedly playing on the radio; political posters are starting to invade the streets with the not-so-real pictures and promises of the candidates. Indeed, political campaign for the election has started. Speculations of who will make it or not are starting to rise up, thus, surveys become a trend to really gauge at least the possibilities of the candidates to make it come Election Day.

Political platforms of every candidate are full of promises. Most of which will not be kept or even remembered once they are in office. Bernard Baruch, an American statesman, succinctly captured the essence of it in the cynical admonition to voters by saying: “Vote for the man who promises the least–he’ll be the least disappointing.”

This coming election means a lot to all of us Filipinos. It is the best time for us to design the future of the Philippines. It is in our hands that the future of our children’s children lie. We shouldn’t take chances and be a dumbass apathetic. You may be rich or poor, man or woman, gay man or lesbian, lettered or unlettered, barbaric or civilized - we are all in the same boat - we need to take our part, one way or another in this coming election.

We should learn from our past. We have seen unqualified, sinister and  corrupt politicians run our government like there is no tomorrow, not because of their genuine love for our country but their  genuine love for power, glory, money, money and more money. We have seen them come and go. Then back again. Aren’t we sick and tired of them, are we? Thus,  a noted philosopher George Santayana once said : “If we cannot learn from the lessons of the past and stop the practice of impunity, we are condemned to repeat the same mistakes and to suffer their consequence.”

I hope and  pray that those who will win, won because they deserve it and not because of their being famous actors or actresses nor their being the most number airplays of political ads on television and radio or their posters are everywhere. I also hope that we voters should be smart enough to choose our future leaders.

So, if we all be just one - one voice, country, one dream, and one destiny, we CAN! We can be the catalyst for change. Let us be the change we want to see, the change that begins in us.

I am a FILIPINO

I am a FILIPINO and I love my country.

I couldn’t be happier and contented seeing my beloved country get up from the morass of poverty and corruption and be a great nation again.

I wish I had the strength of Samson so I can fight corruption in the government myself. I wish I had the temerity of Gandhi and the unwavering faith of Mother Theresa so can I can change the Philippines the way our forefathers wanted it to be.

But having no voice for the authorities to heed what I’ve been shouting for doesn’t stop me from dreaming a better future for the Philippines. Because I believe that one who doesn’t have a vision is like a bird flying in the firmament who flies for the sake of flying, who flies because he has wings, he doesn’t care where his wings take him even if it takes him to danger or death. For a man without a vision is a man living a life without meaning and purpose, hence, an unhappy man.

I have a vision. A great country where its cultural, social and national identity are preserved while maintaining a good governance of the people, for the people and by the people where poverty and graft and corruption are the things of the past and the people enjoys their freedom in a just and humane society.

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