In the Philippines, if we do not quite remember a date or year and if that time may have passed 10 or so years ago, we refer to that time as nineteen-forgotten.
And this has been in use in the last two decades or even longer.
I foresee that after maybe half a millennium, people will no longer say 19-forgotten. Unknown dates will now be referred to as twenty-something.
By that time, they will now say "oh, that furniture is already an antique. Its been here since 20-something."
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Forces of attraction
Have you ever wondered what attracts you to a person? Is it the looks? The way they carry themselves? The way they dress? The way they move, laugh or speak?
They say that people they often feel love at first sight.
Is it really love or is it something else. The following are discussions masculine in nature. We will have to interview a few women to match this one but for now, here it is.
Just this evening, I bought some stuff from one of the 24 hour stores we have near our place. When I was about to pay, I had chanced upon three empty counters. Without much thought, I went into the middle counter.
Before I was able to put down what I bought on the counter, I notices the teller on the other counter is cuter than the one in my counter. But I had not choice so I went ahead and had my grocery items scanned.
Lo and behold! As I looked at what I bought, I noticed the teller is wearing a mini skirt that hiked up about 2 inches above her knee as she sat on her stool. And suddenly, I thought she is cuter the the other one.
And I thought I wanted to see her again.
Was it she who I wanted to see or her skirt covered legs?
We often hear people say they prefer to look at women with slightly revealing clothing over those scantily clad or not clad at all.
Is it the excitement of "almost" having a peek that attracts them?
Men -- and women -- generally have good imagination. It is that active imagination that I believe makes most men prefer to see the "almost peek-able scene" rather than the entire exposed package.
Other than the one-to-two-inches-above-the-knee skirts, preference is also given to slightly exposed cleavage over half exposed globes.
Wet shirts outlining ample bosoms may work better than fishnet tops.
Blouses that have a hard time keeping in constant contact the belt loops grab attention longer than mid rib or hanging tops.
Jeans that show those cute lower back dimples turns more heads towards the one who wears them than those that expose the garters of women's underwear. And I hate seeing garters of panties exposed over low-riding jeans even if they are g-strings or t-backs.
Affection is also thrown to soft fabric skirts that outline firm thigh muscles.
All in all, apparel that leave a lot of things to the imagination seem more attractive.
Besides, who would ever want to see green-colored varicose veins on what appears to be a perfectly smooth skin? Or breasts that already lost their grip to stay upright? Or thighs hounded by cellulites?
This entry is not written to make women feel bad about themselves. The things described in the previous paragraphs happen for one reason: the women neglected to keep themselves Venus-like because they needed to spend more time on things that are beneficial to their families.
Their love for others take their time away from loving themselves.
Perverse as some men may be, not everyone wants to spend the day tortured by their minds flashing sight of exposed underwear.
In closing, I wish to leave this advice: let us take give back the care of our women for us, for if they loose themselves to aesthetic deterioration, we - guys - will loose sights that help brighten our day.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Only in the Philippines
I have just finished watching Crash. Since most of the movie shows people driving around, I can't help but remember the weekend I spent in Subic.
Inside the former US naval base, traffic rules are strictly followed. Full stop intersections mean full stop. when it says first stop, first go, the next one to stop gives way to the one who stopped at the intersection first. And pedestrians stay inside the pedestrian lane.
It is only here in the Philippines where all good drivers inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone transform into monsters of the road when they get out.
Those who give way to pedestrians in the economic zone appear to want to roll over pedestrians when they get outside.
While in most places change comes after time, in my country change happens as soon as you cross the border.
Inside the former US naval base, traffic rules are strictly followed. Full stop intersections mean full stop. when it says first stop, first go, the next one to stop gives way to the one who stopped at the intersection first. And pedestrians stay inside the pedestrian lane.
It is only here in the Philippines where all good drivers inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone transform into monsters of the road when they get out.
Those who give way to pedestrians in the economic zone appear to want to roll over pedestrians when they get outside.
While in most places change comes after time, in my country change happens as soon as you cross the border.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
New hype after the last stand
I have just finished watching X-Men: The Last Stand.
image linked to photobucket album of 4acesup
In the first part of X-Men, the mutants are slowing becoming known to humans. In the second installment of the trilogy(?) the mutants begin be viewed as enemies.
In the last(?) movie, humans have come to terms living together. They are recognized and respected as equals.
In the final scene, I saw Warren Worthington gliding over a park with a blond boy looking up at him.
And an idea struck me! My guess is boys will come up to their moms and dads say, "I wanna have wings like his!"
The next best discovery in the X-Men world after "The Cure" will be "The Mutator."
image linked to photobucket album of 4acesup
In the first part of X-Men, the mutants are slowing becoming known to humans. In the second installment of the trilogy(?) the mutants begin be viewed as enemies.
In the last(?) movie, humans have come to terms living together. They are recognized and respected as equals.
In the final scene, I saw Warren Worthington gliding over a park with a blond boy looking up at him.
And an idea struck me! My guess is boys will come up to their moms and dads say, "I wanna have wings like his!"
The next best discovery in the X-Men world after "The Cure" will be "The Mutator."
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Commonwealth and communism
Commonwealth according to Wikipedia was derived from an English noun in the 15th century. The old meaning of wealth of wealth is well-being. Wikipedia further defines commonwealth as "... a state or nation-state governed for the common good ..."
Communism on the other hand is defined as a "... socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of a classless, stateless society based on ownership of the means of production."
By limiting the definitions of these two words, we can say that both have a, albeit, common meaning: equally for all.
Both forms of governing a nation has similar flaws. Classes exist under communism while the common good is not sought in commonwealths.
Those who defined these words meant how they are defined. Those who put these words to use, use them the way they believe it may be used.
If communism is implemented as I believe it should have been, the share of the leaders in the production income should be the same as those who labor in the fields.
If there is indeed a commonwealth, then there is no such terms as the privileged few or marginalized group.
I think all forms of governance have been crafted to answer the needs of a nation or state at that time. Implemented properly, it will serve its purpose. It is the implementers who sometimes loose sight of what they are supposed to do. and that is when the flaw is made.
Communism on the other hand is defined as a "... socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of a classless, stateless society based on ownership of the means of production."
By limiting the definitions of these two words, we can say that both have a, albeit, common meaning: equally for all.
Both forms of governing a nation has similar flaws. Classes exist under communism while the common good is not sought in commonwealths.
Those who defined these words meant how they are defined. Those who put these words to use, use them the way they believe it may be used.
If communism is implemented as I believe it should have been, the share of the leaders in the production income should be the same as those who labor in the fields.
If there is indeed a commonwealth, then there is no such terms as the privileged few or marginalized group.
I think all forms of governance have been crafted to answer the needs of a nation or state at that time. Implemented properly, it will serve its purpose. It is the implementers who sometimes loose sight of what they are supposed to do. and that is when the flaw is made.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Transfer of loss
I have been wanting to make this post for some time now.
When a person begins using counterfeits, they tend to transfer the lost value of that illegal tender from one person to another. What if the person using the money to pay products and services does not know the money he pays is fake? And what if the person receiving the money does not kwow this fact as well?
What results is a transfer of loss of value.
If I have a 100 peso bill and I use it to pay 100 pesos worth of products whose net value is 90 pesos, I give the vendor an income loss of 10 pesos and an asset loss of 90 pesos.
If that vendor then uses the fake 100 peso bill to give change to a customer, the vendor transfers the 100 peso loss of value to the customer.
This goes on and on and on until someone discovers that the bill is fake.
But the loss will not end there.
The last owner of the bill when it was rejected finds out that the bill is fake, that person will just keep the bill, keep the knowledge to himself and probably use the bill to pay another vendor or person and so the cycle continues.
In this manner, as more and more counterfeit are injected into the monetary system, the loss of value increases.
And by sheer chance that all legal tender are lost or destroyed and only counterfeit money circulates, that is the time when loss of value is cancelled out. By that time, the counterfeit money will have value equivalent to the legel tender it represents. Nobody else will claim a fake money is fake because everyone will be using fake money. And fake money is cheaper to produce than real money.
So, how about it, will we replace all the money that we have with those that are fake because the fakes can be used to pay for a value it represents and cost our central banks less?
You decide...
When a person begins using counterfeits, they tend to transfer the lost value of that illegal tender from one person to another. What if the person using the money to pay products and services does not know the money he pays is fake? And what if the person receiving the money does not kwow this fact as well?
What results is a transfer of loss of value.
If I have a 100 peso bill and I use it to pay 100 pesos worth of products whose net value is 90 pesos, I give the vendor an income loss of 10 pesos and an asset loss of 90 pesos.
If that vendor then uses the fake 100 peso bill to give change to a customer, the vendor transfers the 100 peso loss of value to the customer.
This goes on and on and on until someone discovers that the bill is fake.
But the loss will not end there.
The last owner of the bill when it was rejected finds out that the bill is fake, that person will just keep the bill, keep the knowledge to himself and probably use the bill to pay another vendor or person and so the cycle continues.
In this manner, as more and more counterfeit are injected into the monetary system, the loss of value increases.
And by sheer chance that all legal tender are lost or destroyed and only counterfeit money circulates, that is the time when loss of value is cancelled out. By that time, the counterfeit money will have value equivalent to the legel tender it represents. Nobody else will claim a fake money is fake because everyone will be using fake money. And fake money is cheaper to produce than real money.
So, how about it, will we replace all the money that we have with those that are fake because the fakes can be used to pay for a value it represents and cost our central banks less?
You decide...
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Motherboards available
During my search for the next available motherboard / mainboard for my laptop, I dicovered two manufacturers whose mobo/mainboards are highly available -- HP and IBM.
My laptop broke about a year ago when her overworked mainboard failed to function. I tried to have it repaired with the authorized repair center but unfortunately they could not salvage it. It is four months beyond warranty so I will have to shell out have the acquisition cost for a new board.
Broken hearted, I tried with our office IT technicians. They too could not fix it. I discovered a repair center that offers mainboard repair and a no-fix, no-pay service. It too can't make any repairs. Unfortunately for me, there are no available 2nd hand replacement boards.
A year since then, I discovered a new repair center with the same offer. They too do not have any replacement boards but they will try to fix my laptop's board.
In both places, and in several auction and web-based buy and sell sites, I found out that the most common laptop mainboards that can be found are from HP or IBM.
What does this mean? It could mean either of the following:
1. HP and IBM mainboards last long
2. HP and IBM are the most bought units
3. HP and IBM laptops get old fast so the units are discarded and the mainboards salvaged
4. HP and IBM laptop peripherals break up easily
5. There is a surplus of HP and IBM mainboards
You choose.
My laptop broke about a year ago when her overworked mainboard failed to function. I tried to have it repaired with the authorized repair center but unfortunately they could not salvage it. It is four months beyond warranty so I will have to shell out have the acquisition cost for a new board.
Broken hearted, I tried with our office IT technicians. They too could not fix it. I discovered a repair center that offers mainboard repair and a no-fix, no-pay service. It too can't make any repairs. Unfortunately for me, there are no available 2nd hand replacement boards.
A year since then, I discovered a new repair center with the same offer. They too do not have any replacement boards but they will try to fix my laptop's board.
In both places, and in several auction and web-based buy and sell sites, I found out that the most common laptop mainboards that can be found are from HP or IBM.
What does this mean? It could mean either of the following:
1. HP and IBM mainboards last long
2. HP and IBM are the most bought units
3. HP and IBM laptops get old fast so the units are discarded and the mainboards salvaged
4. HP and IBM laptop peripherals break up easily
5. There is a surplus of HP and IBM mainboards
You choose.
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