Separation of Church and State

After much thought, I am now a firm believer of the separation of the Church and State.

Here is the situation:

1. In the Philippines, for example, the country is run by a civilian government elected by its citizens.
2. Majority of Filipinos are Christians.
3. Most Christians are Roman Catholics.
4. Roman Catholic churches are headed by Filipino priests.
5. Filipino priests have direct connections to the Vatican, the nerve center of the church.
6. The Vatican is a city-state.

I therefore conclude that Filipino priests are dual citizens. They become dual citizens when they enter the seminary since it is run by the Catholic Church.

Now, I believe that when priests meddle into the affairs of the State, it is similar to the Vatican meddling with the affairs of the Philippine government.

Finally, I expect the Catholic church to be more of a guide to its flock. A shepherd. I believe that the priests should guide the people based on what is taught in the bible. Priests should not lead protest rallies and incite discontent.

For what is a church when sinners have nowhere to go for penitence or to seek refuge from?

Portable power sources

Just imagine when batteries were not discovered.

First there was the use of heat for power. We had candles, lamps, and steam-powered power plants.

With the introduction of fuel engines, we replaced steam turbines with diesel plants. These power homes and run appliances and other electronic equipment. But you can only use your gadgets when you are within reach of an electrical outlet.

So, what will those with bright minds do?

They will have to extend that "reach." And to do so, extension cords will be developed. The longer the cord, the farther the reach. This brings you outside of your own home and around the block.

The engineering race then will be focused on having the longest, lightest, and toughest extension cords to keep you connected and keep things running.

Then portability sets in. Portable power plants will be manufactured. These come in form of smaller power generators to power buildings. Then smaller ones will come in to power smaller buildings. Then even smaller ones to power homes.

With all these power plants, you will still need an extension cord.

And now comes the mobile generators. Generators mounted on large four tired trolleys. Then they will come in four wheeled (smaller wheels), then probably three, then two. By this time you will have generators mounted on two-wheeled traveling trolleys.

More compact and handy generators will come. They will then be mounted on man portable packs that you can lug around without having to worry about your trolley wheels falling on potholes.

And finally, there will be generators on belt bags and for ultra portability, pocket generators. These latest ones will come with exhaust pipes dangling from your pockets.

So, how about that? If we never discovered batteries, we might have reduced toxic wastes. Our only remaining means of environmental concern that comes with electrical power will be nauseous fumes.

Have a nice day!

Dancing in the rain

Yahoo video

Problems little kids encounter just to open an umbrella



When we see kids wrangling with things they hold, let us not go ballistic and scold them thinking that they are out to break whatever it is they have. Let us remember that they just want to use it and cannot figure out who to start using it.

Let us teach them rather than reprimand them. They are young and they need to learn. They need our guidance.

Bear with me

Desperate for food?

Be careful where you put them or where you eat them. You might end up like the bear in this video.



Eeeeewww...

Philippine government lifecycle

This is what I think the Philippine government life cycle looks like.

1. Person A gets elected.
2. Person B accuses Person A of cheating
2.1. Person A gets disqualified. Go to #6 or
2.2. Charges against Person A is dismissed. Go to #3
3. Person A takes office and goes about his job.
4. Person A is accused about whatever.
4.1. Person A gets convicted and removed from office. Go to #6
4.2. Person A is cleared of all charges. Go to #5
5. Person B continues to accuse or Person C accuses Person A of more charges. Go to #4. Or Person B and/or C gather supporters to call for the resignation of Person A.
5.1. Person A gets ousted. Go to #6
5.2. Person A remains in office. Go to #2
6. Person D gets to replace Person A by legal transition. Go to #2 and replace letters accordingly.
7. Come next election period. Persons A, B, and C run for office.
7.1. Person A gets reelected. Go to #2
7.2. Person B or C gets elected. Go to # 2 and replace the letters accordingly.

And this vicious cycle goes over and over and over again.

Don't challenge a woman to a car race...

And don't challenge her parking skills.

Watch this video posted by eNwe in Yahoo! videos:




What do you think?

Basset Hound Rock

Another cute video from Yahoo! videos uploaded by commercialbob26.

First, there was a cat. Now comes the dog.



Enjoy the music!