The 09-20-14 Feel

GLAD TO HAVE NO CHOICE

We were born, and mandatedly have to live this life because in the law of man and God where I live in, suicide is a sin. Well, this is not a suicide entry, I just want to cite a truth that no one in this world decided that they will be born. It's no one's choice. The idealists might argue that it's God's plan. Yeah right. Let's use logic and science first, are we good with that? Thanks. 

In a life that I did not chose, or even the situations I have no control to, I'm just glad that it gave me wonderful people wherein I'd say the almost-cliché line "I won't have it any other way".

These are the people, that perhaps, in this time, are my favorite and had the chance to spend my birthday week with me. 

July 19

Forever Alone with Miles, Aika, Peps, and Lindsay

July 20

With Pam

July 23

With Viber Classmates

July 24 (morning)

Birthday Surprise care of my Girls

July 25 (evening)

With the Fraternal-side Family

July 26 (afternoon)

With Officemates

July 26 (evening)

Boy cousins of both sides

July 27

With April

Maybe we were all forsaken in terms of the choice to live, or not to, but whoever controls our lives surely knows how to even the odds. 

Luckily, we have the choice to whom we share our lives to, and gladly, I had mine sharing it with these great people. In these times and with these people,  I can boldly say that I'm glad didn't have the choice to live. 

Oh My Goodness

Hundred Degrees in Max

Take a glimpse and never look too long

Remember but don't thrive

Treat it as a puzzle piece and not as the whole board

Make it an inspiration and it may never distract you

Befriend your ghosts and they will never haunt you

Reconcile with yesterday so that tomorrow will be a good today

The Cogitation Egress

Memory, as i believe it to be, is a vital cognitive ability of the human mind to store and remember symbols, experiences, pictures(visual images) etc. for the brain to use it to its other cognitive functions. It's like a hard drive in a computer set, but the difference is that, when a brain is full of experiences and thoughts, one doesn't have a spare brain for back-up and retrieval for future use, and with that, I thank the people who introduced blogging to the world.

For 4 years now, blogging has been my way of expressing myself to the world by means of writing. It became an emotional outlet and my personal journal. The Five Pointed Perspective, with its tag line "see life in a star-shaped point-of-view", has became my chronicler in the past mentioned years. 

This is the web, this is the world having a preview on what I really think and what am I going through, why not give my readers if not a good article, a good brand image for my blog. 

The name was derived from my fascination with stars, just to clarify, it is the shape, not the celestial body, and my desire to incorporate it in my blog. After I've conceptualized The Five Pointed Perspective, logic follows that I shall post an entry that explains the header of my blog. In many attempts to do so, I frequently fail. 

But inside my mind, I want to theme my posts in a five pointed perspective way, which again, I failed to do because of the lack of time and inspiration. So there it was, my blog became my online journal, with my header not suited to it. 

Receny, I had this near-payday-Saturday(meaning I am stucked at the couch and thinking what to do) when I decided to make things congruent with my blog title and entry posts. 

The idea is of the title is just simple, it is me saying "Hey, this is my online journal and thoughts;before I forget them, let me share it you". So instead of changing the name into "The Idea/Experience Journal" which  is, I guess, is too lame, I thought of the 2 primordial words of the working title: thought and journal. 

With the help of my digital dictionary application in my phone, I've searched for more intelligent synonyms of the abovementioned terms. After a few swipes and type, these two terms appear exciting: Cogitation which means a thought, and Egress which means exit. 

Thought Exit in its simplest term, yes, this blog is now The Cogitation Egress, because my mind can't bear it all.

(Phone post)

Getting Paid for This

My job description in 7 words. So let me use this hashtag if it's ok? #ilovemyjob #yesido

2013: THE WRAP-UP

At the start of this year, I became so optimistic that it will be better than the year before it, simply because it’s the year of the Snake. Yes, I believe in such astrological predictions (haha). Kidding aside, this year has been good to me, probably better than its predecessor. With that being written, I present to you the items which I’ll be wrapping-up and will now fill its rightful position to my priced memory room.

1.       This Can’t Knock Me Out (TKO: Grand Sales Rally)

Target: Kmock-Out Crew and Bosses :)

-          As an Events officer, TKO: Grand Sales Rally was my first major event. It was an annual sales motivational party in the company I’ve worked for. It aims to set target sales quota, present last year’s sales performance and motivate sales personnel to do better or should I say, sell better, for this year. The event was grace by more than a 100 of sales person from different provinces covered by the company. This was my first proof to the company that I can co-handle such an event as big as this.

2.       Largest of ‘Em All (Hanjin Village Grand Inauguration)

Picture Collage of the Event (photo credit to Fiesta Communities Inc. at pinterest.com)

-          Only two months after TKO, another big event was being cooked. It is the inauguration of a partnership project of my previous company and a foreign company. Since the partnership is large by itself, it is quite deserving of a grand celebration that was graced by the 2^nd most powerful man in my country which is the Philippine Vice President, Hon. Jejomar Binay. The coordination as I remember was 70% more strenuous than TKO. The guests, home owners, and the performers totaled to approximately 700, yes, my largest attendees in an event I co-coordinated. The event was successful and our team was even given an incentive for its success. To date, I consider as the largest and most beautiful feather in my cap.

3.       Conquering the Party Paradise (Summer 2013)

Saturdays at Boracay :)

-          My country boasts coastlines which has plenty of beautiful beaches, and undoubtedly, Boracay islands from the Central Philippines is the most popular. April this year, I got to visit and spend a vacation in the party paradise that I introduced in the beginning of this entry. Much more with being with my friends and having a vacation, I got to try a lots of things for the first time like: traveling via plane, parasailing (my favorite), driving an all-terrain vehicle, helmet diving(very enthralling), watching in a beach concert feat. An international artist (Jay Sean), and Flying Fish riding. The experience was really a blast and I can’t wait to another adventure like this in the coming years.

4.       24 on the 24^th (Birthday 2013)

My Office Birthday Surprise :)

-          Of course, this is a regular entry. Leveled with Christmas Eve, this is my favorite day of the year. The day when greetings swarmed over my social networking accounts and spending quality time with people I dear most. One thing significant happened on this day, and that will be saved for spilling in my next entry.

5.       Career Shift (from Events Coordination and Public Relations to Television Productions, again)

Opening Billboard shoot with my colleagues in my new job :)

-          Yes, I’m so back in the television production world! My birthday for this year was also the last day working for a land developing company as Events and Public Relations Officer. Fortunately, a cable TV network, which is just 2-blocks away from home, posted a job vacancy which I applied. Luckily I was hired and got the proper compensation deal that my previous company didn’t reward me to have. New work place, new people, and new experiences came my way in my stay in my company so far. The company though was not as promising as the previous, but geared with the proper determination, dedication, and hard work, the company will soon prosper. Having been said that, I’m excited to contribute in the growth of the company in the coming year.

-          NOTABLE MENTIONS

o   Ultimate Dance Challenge- a regional dance challenge aired for TV and Radio (as Floor Director for TV, and writer for AVPs)

o   Tap Team – a magazine show featuring online-based stories (as an Executive Producer and Episode Writer)

o   Sagip Visayas – a fund raising telethon for Haiyan/Yolanda victim (as Executive producer and Floor Director)

o   PepTV Station ID – (producer and lyricist for the song, Writer and Executive Producer for the music video)

6.       Cupid Missed, Again (can’t think of a subtitle)

-          Love issue entry that I would like to keep to myself. Haha

7.       My Mahabharata in a 3-Inch Body Art ( I got inked)

-          My close friends and seatmates probably can justify on me having a tattoo. Since I was a child, I am a big fan of visual arts that is embedded skin deep. While in class, I used to draw scripts and tribal figures in my wrist. Since it’s my year according to Chinese astrology,  I opted to plot within the year a possibly forever mark in my life, and that is to be inked. The explanation will be featured with my upcoming posts. 

8.       Oh Holidays!( Yuletide Holidays of 2013)

As always, party, food and drinks overload 

-          FCI PROMO Christmas Party

FCI PROMO -- my former colleagues from my previous company

-          TK Xmas Party

TK short from Team Kalasing -- a peer group that consists of mostly my former students from my first job

-          FAB Christmas Party

My  College Peers :)

-          PEP DU Christmas Party

My Recent Colleagues

-          Christmas 2013

Christmas Eve with my Maternal Extended Family

-          Hensons go to the North. (Baguio 2013)

Henson Cousins. Celebrating Holidays at Baguio City with my Fraternal Extended Family.

Other Notable Mentions:

-          FCI Promo Night-Out

-          Shot sessions with my Henson Cousins

-          Coffee and Movie Dates With Friends

-          Family Gatherings

-          Random Dates with My former Students

-          Meeting New Friends

 

Being presented one by one, now let me wrap them up carefully as I store them to where they should be, the past. Same time next year, I’ll be doing such post again, and hopefully it’s filled with better items to be presented and to be wrapped. Cheers to the 2014!

NOT A FAN OF WEDNESDAY

Wait, we can not break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. We will sell our bracelets by the road sides, and you will play golf. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. The gods of my tribe have spoken. They said do not trust the pilgrims. And especially do not trust Sarah Miller. For all these reasons I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground. – Wednesday Addams, Addams Family (1991)

In the movie, Wednesday Addams, a child of 7-9 was enrolled on a summer camp with his brother, Pugsly. In the camp, they had various activities including a role playing that entails a peaceful relationship between the Colonizers of America and the Native American Indians. But the little Ms. Addams altered the script and stated 

the quotation cited, and then, the supposed to be child-friendly play turn into chaos.

This morning, I, together with my colleagues attended office an hour earlier than our usual office time to visit a tree planting location prior to an actual tree planting event days from now. The event is a tie-up with our mother company, local government, and other private sectors which aims to plant fruit-bearing trees to alleviate global warming. Alongside with this project, a known ethnic group in our town will benefit this project by giving them the responsibility to watch over the trees, and in return, they can harvest the fruits that the tree will bear in the future.

When  the team got in the site, I saw several members of the ethnic group clearing the location for the event. I drew closer to one of them and asked “Kuya? Kuya?” (Sir? Sir?) the native just stared at me blankly. Then I urged to ask again “ Ano pong panagalan ninyo Kuya?” (what’s your name Sir?) and She answered “Maya”. Ok, I’ve mistaken the native into a male. 

I got confuse because she was dress like a male with her baggy pants and a t-shirt, plus, her hair was shaved. I’ve asked Maya on why she volunteered in the clearance of the area where in fact they aren’t paid for it. According to her, she was quite convinced that the plants to be planted on the area might help to bring them food and revenue as well.

As I continuously asked questions, the above cited quotation flash-backed. According to history, this ethnic group, if not the first, one of the first people to inhabit our country, but in recent, they were drove to the outskirts of towns selling their backyard grown crops and other wood works downtown to tourists and locals.

In this situation, the members of the group even extended their efforts to clear an area where they can possibly get food, possibly. 

It also came to my mind the teachings of Charles Darwin on adaptation—that it’s not the strongest species who survive, but those who can adapt to change.

 In this fast-paced world, the ethnic group remained on their shells and was resilient to advancement such as technology and education in my observation.

Maybe, just maybe, they are already contented in what they have for now, being deprived of their lands and the like. Or maybe, they don’t have the drive like what Wednesday Addams had in the story, a drive to fight for what’s yours and to drive away those who want to upset the established order.

ANG KALAYAAN: ISANG NAKAKATAKOT NA PELIKULA

"Ipapaalam ko sa mga bida ang tunay na pagkatao o pagkamulto ng pinapalaya nila galing sa balon, para may kalayaan silang pumili kung ililigtas pa ba nila ito o hindi. "

 Papalayain mo ba pa ang isang tao kung alam mong maghahasik lang siya ng kasakitan sa iba?

Sa nakalipas na mga taon, meroon akong napanood na nakakatakot na pelikulang Asiano. Ang pelikulang ito ay pumatok sa takilya dahil sa kakaiba nitong atake kumpara sa mga naungang horror films. Sa kasikatan nito, ito ay rine-make sa Estados Unidos.

 

Ang kwento ay umiikot sa isang video tape, kung saan ang mga nakakapanood nito ay namamatay at sinasabing ginagamabala ng babaing multo na makikita sa video. Dahil dito, ang mga bida ay nagsiyasat at napagalaman ang puno’t dulo kung bakit nanggulo ang multo. Sa kanilang hangarin na matahimik ang multo, pumunta sila sa isang balon kung saan pinatay ang multo. Iniligtas nila ang bangkay ng multo at inaakala ko ito na ang katapusan ng istorya.

 

Nabigla ako ng ipakita sa kwento na kaya pala pinatay ang nagmumultong babae ay dahil ito ay mapanakit ng kapwa at ito ay natural na masama. Sa ginawang pagpapalaya ng mga bida sa spirito ng multo (sa pagligtas sa bangkay nito), mas lalo itong nagkalat ng lagim – ganoon natapos ang kwento.

 

Ngayong araw na ito, ipinagdiriwang ng aking bansa ang kagitingan ng mga bayaning lumaban para sa aming kasarinlan. Sabay dito, ay mayroong isang pagtitipon na ginaganap sa kabisera ng bansa upang tahasang kontrahin ang maanomalyang pondo na ginagawang pagatasan ng mga tiwaling politico, ang Pork Barrel.

 

Nakakatawang isipin na sa dami ng nagbuwis ng buhay at sa dami ng dugong dumanak para sa kalayaan ay ganito pa ang magiging dulot nito. Ang mga gahaman sa kapangyarihan at kayamanan ay patuloy na lumalakas at mas nagiging marangya ang pamumuhay. Samantalang ang mga mahihina naman ay patuloy na nalulugmok sa kumunoy ng kahirapan at ng kamangmangan.

 

Ang kalayaan, para maging epektibo, ay kailangang ibahagi sa mga responsibleng tao lamang. Kapag ito’y ibinigay sa mga mapang-abuso, nakakatakot isipin ang posibleng mangyari dito.

 

Ito nga ba ang kalayaan na mahigit 300 taon na ipinaglaban ng ating mga ninuno sa mga  dayuhan? Kung ganito ang kalayaan na sinasariwa natin kada Araw ng Kalayaan at National Hero’s day, aba’y mas gusto ko na palang maging bihag tayo ng ibang bansa.

 

Ang kalayaan ba ay mahahalintulad sa pelikulang napanood ko? Ang mga bida ba dito ay ang mga bayaning ng nagpalaya sa isang multong di umano’y humihingi ng tulong ngunit sa totoo lang ay naghihintay lamang pala ng kalayaan upang maghasik ng lagim? Tayo ba ang multo sa pelikula ng lumaya ay mas lumala pa ang takbo ng istorya?

 

Kaya ako’y hindi nagpupugay sa mga nasyonalistikong pagdiriwang kagaya ngayon ay dahil sa huwad na kalayaan na dinaranas ng aking bansa. Ang kalayaang mas malala pa pala sa pagkagapos.

 

Yaman din lamang na kalayaan ang paksa ng paskil kong ito, kung bibigyan ako ng pagkakataong palitan ang istorya ng pelikulang napanood ko, ipapaalam ko sa mga bida ang tunay na pagkatao o pagkamulto ng pinapalaya nila galing sa balon, para may kalayaan silang pumili kung ililigtas pa ba nila ito o hindi.