Symmetrical
2 days ago
There was a time when people appreciated literary genius. There was a time when Filipino movies were actually art. There was a time when journalism was an actual profession. And there was a time when dumb people don't get to have a say.
The thing is, good writers are nearing extinction. And it's not even because we're running out of mojo here. I mean come on, there's hardly a completely original thing anymore. Everything is partly derivative.
I have always dreamed of becoming a prolific writer. I mean, it doesn't even have to be to the levels of Stephen King (sheer volume) or JRR Tolkien (Legendary!). I mean, just a published trilogy would be nice (come on, if it's in the fantasy genre, there's no way it'll be finished in book one). Then again that might be asking for too much. Fine, a one-hit-wonder like JD Salinger is really a dream in itself (Don't hate me Salinger fans, but really, do you expect anyone else who knows anything aside from Catcher in the Rye?)
That dream is gone. I say I have let that one go, but I know there's a part of me that still dreams of creating that fiction masterpiece. So I admire Ramon Bautista, who's living my dream of a fantastic webisodes series. I admire Macky Cruz who's still on her way to writing that novel of hers. I envy JK Rowling because of her rags to riches success story. What was it really? Did they take a swig of some mead of poetry? Deal with the devil? There's no way to know how genius occurs.
But I can tell you how success happens. Take the names Stephanie Meyer and EL James. between those two are millions of revenue for extremely bad writing. This is proof that there's no need to be a good writer when you are trapped in a sea of BAD READERS.
This limiter to artistic heights is also evident in television and cinema (here in the Philippines at least). The reason this country still has sappy soap operas on primetime TV is because the better TV shows never get ratings for the masses who simply can't comprehend anything more complicated than tears and vengeance.
So kudos to real writers out there, who continue to improve the craft despite not getting financial success. In behalf of the country's population, I apologize for them dimwitted fools.
Bullying of any form is wrong.
I remember back in high school, we were bullied for being nerds. So we fought back. A dozen or so fistfights later, the bullying ceased to exist. And strangely enough became sorta friends with the other belligerent students. But that was high school, a time when fistfights do not have any real consequences.
When kids get bullied, it's usually something they had not a lot of control over. It could be the braces, or that funky hair, or the way they walk. Or any random thing. Some kids live with it. Some kids are scarred for life. Some, like us, fight back.
Fighting is wrong.
It's just that in that situation, it kind of worked out well.
And then came tha Internetz.
 |
| Christopher Lao should have been informed. |
It was a different sort of bullying. No one can steal your cap in there. Or hit you on the head when you're not looking. Sure you get insulted, humiliated, and get all those memes made in your name. People laugh at you. The crazier ones call you names. The ones with no breeding curse you online.
It's degrading.
You can never live it down.
And you can't search yourself in Google anymore.
But really, whose fault was it that you're in a perfect position to be humiliated by even the dumbest prick and twats online? (Also, there are a lot of them, all deserving of the title, dumbest.)
 |
| Robert Blair Carabuena is pudgy and he's wearing purple. That's why witty Internet residents call him Barney. Also, he bullied that MMDA guy. |
Victims of cyberbullying. They probably did something quite stupid. Did they deserve the humiliation? I believe they had it coming. Am I right? The Commission on Human Rights might beg to differ. Carabuena and Lao had something in common: Bad decision, caught on video. Are they that stupid in real life? We'll never know. That's where Tito Sen is different. You see, he's macho. Tito Sen came from a time when manly men can never be wrong.
Plagiarism is always wrong.
Sure, it's not against Philippine law. Sure, everyone in the Senate does it. Apparently that means we should it slide. They're in a way. Politicians steal taxpayers money. It is as much as a truth as they are plagiarizing mofos. It's not that we're letting it slide. We just can't do much about it.
Atty. Hector Villacorta is a lawyer. I forgive his lies, they are part of his job description. I guess I just did not expect him to be that stupid. (My bad!)
 |
| L-R: Tito Sotto with brother Vic, and pal, Joey at a time when he still had credibility. |
Please, stop humiliating yourselves.
Last weekend, my Die Hard Quadrilogy download (courtesy of aXXo) completed. I immediately made a dvd and popped it in. Four action-packed movies later and my brain is melted. John McClane is the man.
The following are some of John's good moments:
- Dropping a terrorist corpse from a building to a police car below - Die Hard
- C4 down the elevator shaft to blow terrorists - Die Hard
- Using a zippo to light fuel from a plane taking off... Blowing up the plane - Die Harder
- Going to a 'hood with an I hate niggers sign - Die Hard With A Vengeance
- Shooting a power line to entangle a helicopter, using one bullet *gasps for breath* from a snug-nosed revolver... causing the helicopter to explode - Die Hard With A Vengeance
- Driving a car to blow up a helicopter - Live Free or Die Hard
- Taking out an F-35 jet using a truck - Live Free or Die Hard
Reads
-
-
Breaking Up, p193 months ago
-
Blessings Be upon You7 years ago
-
Supplier Hunt 5: Hair and Make-Up11 years ago
-
-
-
-
