Sa kakatutok ko sa isyu ng Cha-Cha at Con-Ass hindi ko napansin na magpa-Pasko na pala at hindi pa ko nakahanda ng aking mga pang-regalo.
Noong nanood nga kami ng concert ni Otoniel Gonzaga at Dulce sa Philamlife noong Dec. 9, doon ko na-realize na nagsimula na pala ang Christmas season dahil marami sa kanilang kinanta ay Christmas songs.
Ang aking pamangkin ay dumadalo sa simbang gabi kaya kapag almusal nakikita kong may sapin-sapin at kutsenta. Sabi ko sa kanya bumili ng puto bumbong at bibingka ngunit ang haba raw ng pila sa ganoong kakanin.
Ang Pilipino naman kahit anong hirap, talagang sinisikap na maghanda sa Pasko. Kahit pansit lang spaghetti. At siyempre, kahit mumurahin lang sinisikap nating magkaroon ng bagong damit sa Pasko. Ang mahalaga ay buhay at magkasama.
Ang pagsama-sama sa Pasko ay hindi na nangyayari sa karamihan ng pamilyang Pilipino na ang mga magulang o ibang miyembro ng pamilya ay nasa ibang bansa.
Ito ang hindi maganda sa programa ng pamahalaan na sa halip na sikapin na ayusin ang ekonomiya para magkaroon ng trabaho ang Pilipino ditto sa bansa, ang Pilipino mismo ang ini-export. May dolyar nga na pinapadala, malaki naming sakripisyo sa pamilya.
Nalulungkot rin ako para sa mga sundalo nating nakakulong dahil sa nanindigan sila sa katotohanan at sa kanilang sinumpaan na depensahan ang demokrasya at ang mamayang Pilipino.
Noong simula sana ng court martial proceedings ng 30 na opisyal na pinagbibintangang kasali noong February coup, nandoon ang marami sa kanilang pamilya. Nakakulong kasi sila at ang ilan ay solitary confinement pa.
Nandoon ang asawa Marine Colonel Ariel Querubin na si Marieflor at ang anim na taong gulang nilang anak na si Val. Tinanong ng mga reporter si Val kung ano ang kanyang Christmas wish. Sabi ni Val, “makauwi si Daddy sa Christmas.”
Habang nandiyan si Gloria Arroyo sa Malacañang ang ang AFP Chief of Staff ay si Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, malabong mangyari ang Christmas wish ni Val. Ayaw ni Gloria an mga taong nanindigan sa katotohanan. Ang ang kanyang berdugo ay si Esperon na kasabwat niya sa pandaraya noong May 2004 na eleksyon.
Ang laki ng sakripisyo nitong ma matitinong sundalo para sa bayan. Nakakulong na sila, apektado pa ang kanilang pamilya.Kawawa ang kanilang pamilya. Isama natin ang kanilang kalayaan sa ating Christmas wish.
Dapat sa assperon na kasangkot sa pandaraya at si glue aka ale boba ang nasa kulungan sa halip na si Querubin. onli in da pilipins, ika nga. Hindi lang lang tagilid ang playing field, baliktad pa. sa darating na mga araw na magbuklod buklod ang mga taong bayan na ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan, magkakaroon din ng bukang liwayway sa kadiliman.
Ate Ellen, okay lang, huwag mo ng balutin ang regalo mo para sa akin. Better still, don’t bother at all. Heheheh!
Let’s just do “it” as Archbishop Cruz advocates (even as we pray individually or collectively for our country, our people [no contrdiction in that as I see it]):
Bishop calls for all-out protest rally
Malaya
December 21, 2006
Ate Ellen, would you know if there’s any group or movement to whom anybody could contribute anything for the family of Col. Querubin as well the rest of the military men facing court martial or behind bars on flimsy charges?
Malabong matupad ang wish ni Val na “makauwi si Daddy sa Christmas” sa paskong ito. Gayundin ang mga mga Daddy ng katulad ni Val na nakulong ang ama dahil naninindigan sila sa katotohanan. Ang inaasahan lamang natin, sana’y hindi na sila magtagal sa ganung kalagayan.
Sa abot ng aking kakayanan, gusto kong magbigay ng kaunting pamasko kay Val at sa iba pa. Marahil, mayroon ding ganun hangarin ang ibang sumusulat sa blog na ito at katulad ko, hindi lang alam kung papaano makakarating sa kanila.
Salamat Ate Ellen sa magandang halimbawa ng blog na ito. Salamat sa lahat na nagmamahal sa ating bayan, hindi lang sa magandang panulat at pananailta, manapa’y sa gawa.
Maligayang Pasko!
Elvira Sahara;
Don’t cry over an spilled glass of milk.Artsee,has eleven fingers that’s why he don’t made mistakes in pushing the keyboard key.Show him your German accent to get even.
Speaking of coffee.Let me share a cup that I brewed.
It goes like this:
It’s morning and the president is having his breakfast,as he’s enjoying the omellet prepared by his Filipina chef.His Secretary of State informed him that a little midget in the far-east is having a dream to become a Queen.Then the oiler from texas asked her,who is she? Condaliza replied it’s Gloria.Then,the president ask her again.Gloria who? The black lady who has a gap on her front teeth told him that it was Gloria who went home in the middle of the game.Bush was dismayed and He told Rice to ring Kelly because he’s worried about his younger son Smith.
Awhile in the Far-East Juan Dela Cruz country,Maria Clara is weeping in tears in bed because Father Damaso toke a toll in exchange for his siblings future.She is exclaiming on top of her lungs calling her missing son Bonifacio,Roces,Jose and Ninoy.
Behind the murky river,the daughter of Poor man from Lubao instructed his fat belly lazy Dear to look for Joe,Because She want to continue thier idled journey.She want Joe to warm up the cha-cha engine train.Joe and his protege are having a party discussing how they tried to raped there motherland.Then the ashmatic husband of the mole arrived and told them to start the engine.Nognog was full of joy because he could not wait the excitement of ejaculation.Jaraula was lost on the track that momment and having a mixed thought if he’ll go with the trip or stay behind and go to erap.He’s confused which direction he’ll proceed.
The engine warmed -up and firing all cylinder.The expectator smell the thick black smoke,Here comes the wannabe queen and his shinning Garci General boarding the train.Most of the seats are now occupied,All his adopted sons and daughter in congress are still boarding.His Executioner Cain the former army commander in central luzon is busy bobbytrapping the exit door.The Rat look alike is on the driver seat waiting for a thumb from his beloved master to shift it on high gear and put the metal on the floor.
Intermission;Need character change until the next episode.
I just want to cheer you-up.
Elvira Sahara;
If you enjoy my fantasy Zarsuela i’ll continue writting to entertain you but,this episode is long it might take a month to end the play.
This is a bleak December for the country but come what may, ordinary pinoys will be more than happy celebrating the birth of the Super Child, Jesus.
My heart goes for the brave children of our ‘men of honor’, whose happiness to celebrate Christmas with their DADs are stolen from them by the heartless witch bogus Glueria.
Merry Christmas Kids, soon you’ll be able to hug your DADs again! You all are truly blessed for having such honorable fathers.
Ang Christmas ni Lashengga at Calabasa.
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THE LONG VIEW
A ‘Calabasa’ Christmas
By Manuel L. Quezon III (Click here)
hoohuuummmm! hik! guuuwwaaaarrrrk!!!
KABLAMMM!!!!! (sumabog ang granadang pinaglalaruan ng lasing na guwardiya sa harap ng lasing ding si gloria)
headline ng lahat ng balita: “PHILIPPINES LIBERATED AT LAST”
Mrivera:
Are you intoxicated?Don’t drive.
maligayang pasko sa lahat, especially sa iyo ms. ellen. wish ko sana magkaroon na ng tunay na kapayapaan sa ating bayan. kapayapaang ang sandigan ay katarungan at katotohanan. kung saan ang mga mapanlinlang at gahaman sa yaman at kapangyarihan ay walang puwang.
ang wish ni val ay wish din ng maraming mga anak na ang mga magulang ay nasa malalayong bayan.
alam ko, wish din iyan ng mga anak ko. kaya lang, kailangan mabuhay. sino na nga ba ang nagsabi na “it is harder to live for your country than to die for it”? ang hirap na nga ng buhay at kabuhayan sa pilipinas, pinagtatangkaan pa ang buhay mo. kailangan minsan, na umatras muna.
huwag mawalan ng pag-asa. may bukas pa para sa ating lahat. ang masa na siya nating “messiah” ay unti-unti nang nagigising at unti-unti nang nag-iipon ng lakas. sana, pagsabog ng lakas na ito ay nakahanda tayong lahat.
Assperon probably have a child too but I think Christmas may not mean anything to this man at all. What is important to him is to please the tiyanak because if she goes beyond her 2010 rule, di tuloy and ligaya niya baka maging cabinet member pa siya and maybe a permanent ambassador to the US pa. So sip-sip ng sip-sip muna di bale ng may mga nasasagasaan siya basta sa kanya si tiyanak ang kanyang reyna so as long as she is pleased, ayos ang buto buto, merry merry ang Christmas nilang pareho.
To Val, keep wishing that your DAD will be home for Christmas. Miracles do happen you know!
For those who wish to give gifts to the incarcerated soldiers and their families, maybe Ellen can reach out to the wives to set up some kind of a gift bank. Can you do that Ellen?
Ellen:
I second the motion of parasabayan.Where to send it.Blank check ready.
Alitaptap:
Iyong sinabi mo sa barkada, the name sounds familiar. Ingat!
Chi:
I enjoyed our talk on the phone. I’m buying a prepaid card from Costco this weekend. Will try to cheer you up from my end when I do.
Hintayin mo ang pagdating ni Great Switik voice over! 😛
cocoy Says: “Mrivera: Are you intoxicated? Don’t drive.”
cocoy, am not intoxicated but this eveil woman is driving me crazy! so full of lies and deceit! a devil personified!
Hi Cocoy! Thanks for the fascinating story! You can indeed make up a great story out of these i-d- ts from the palace at the side of the murky river! I don’t care about Artsee, baby! Gusto lang mang-inis yan! Singkit kasi eh!
Am upset about this Evil One from that palace!
..but his evil woman is driving me crazy! ….
THE HOPE OF THE MOTHERLAND
PAG ASA DAW NG BAYAN NI RIZAL
AY TIYAK AT MASAGANA ANG
KANILANG PASKO: MARAMING
PAGKAIN, MARAMING LARUAN,
SA MAY EDAD NA, MAY BAHAY AT
PAJERO PA SEGURO. MALAKING CHRISTMAS
TREE. DAMING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
YAN ANG MGA ANAK AT APO NI
GLORIA AT MIKE, NG MGA HENERAL
NG PULIS AT SUNDALO, MGA
MIEMBRO NG KABINETE, MGA
TONGRESSMAN SIPSIP MAN O HINDI,
MGA INUTIL NA SENADOR, MGA
KAWATANG GOBERNADOR AT MAYOR.
MGA ANAK AT APO NILANG SAGANA
NGAYONG PASKO. PAGASA NG BAYAN
AYUN KAY RIZAL.
KAWAWANG PILIPINAS
KAWAWANG VAL.
Mrivera,
Kaya ako nag-recharge sa bundok ng ilang araw ay dahil diyan sa babaeng baliw na ‘yan! Babanat tayo ng mas matindi!
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Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon sa iyo at pamilya.
I’ll ask them.But I’d rather you deal with them directly.
I am happy to note that there are in this blog who would like to make VAL QUERUBIN a little happier this Christmas.
But we should deal with them directly as suggested by Ate Ellen. I’m sorry for asking her earlier if she knows any group or movement where we could send our contributions. I should not have asked Ate Ellen about it in the first place. .
In my case, I have done may part already. My nephew-soldier volunteered to make contact with the right person. But he will only deal with my gifts, not for others. I understand him. He told me, they are moving discreetly so as not to antagonize their superiors. Baka raw matulad sila kay first Lt. Artemio Raymundo who is now facing court martial for distributing Erap biopic. They can always come up with all kinds of violation. This time, they may declare it a crime to distribute christmas gifts to the children.
Sumasakit na ang ulo ko sa mga kaaliwaswasan ng pamunuan ng AFP at nga kanilang CIC.
Elvira Sahara:
I just want to cheer you-up.Thanks for enjoying the aroma of my brewed coffee.
Tama ka si eleven fingers,singkit.Kasi mahilig mang-inis.Si FranknaGay kaya ang inisin N’ya.Katakot-takot ng inverted tagalog worlds ang matatangap n’ya.Tingnan natin kung maintindihan niya.
Alam mo masaya pala dito sa Blog kasi lahat nagbibiruan.para tayong sa klase.Okey lang ang biruan.Di ba?
Mrivera;
I’m sorry if I asked you that Question.I lost a brother on a car accident.I don’t want you to have the same tragedy.I’m glad you are just kidding.
artsee;
Tinatanong mo kung saan bansa ako?Nandito ako sa Golden State,malapit sa Golden Gate.Si Arnold ang Governor namin.Remember Exterminator?
Hang on there Val your dad is a hero…but how can a six year old kid understands, all he want for christmas is his dad.
Marieflor Querubin, Col. Ariel Querubin’s wife, has read your messages and she is thankful for your support.
Here’s her text message:
Ms Marieflor Querubin,
Hang on! The day that will help free your brave soldier hubby is getting nearer, by the Supreme Being’s will and together with an enlightened body of people’s just actions.
May you have a Meaningful Christmas this season, and Joyous, Bountiful One in the coming years.
Salut!, to the Colonel.
chi, salamat sa pagbati (sana sinamahan mo ng cash. he he heh) and wish you also the best of the season, at sa mga kasama natin dito sa blog ni ellen, be they with the other side of the fence.
cocoy, salamat din sa concern and sorry to hear about your nephew’s.
oooops, brother mo pala.
Mrivera:
Huwag mong sabihing driving crazy o crazy ka na rin. Iyan ang gustong marinig ni Great Switik kaya siguro lalong nang-iinis! Kita ko sa TV Patrol ang celebration nila sa AFP ang ungas, muntik ko nang batuhin ang plasma TV ng kapatid ko. Sabi ko sa kaniya kaya kong bayaran ang malaki niyang TV kundi lang nga ako napigilan ng nanay ko.
Ang sarap batuhin lalo na iyong Assperon. Ang sarat ng ilong! Nag-iingles pa mukhang hirap naman. Iyong ingles nga ni Great Switik hindi maintindihan ng mga pamangkin kong kano e. Kaya tanong nila sa akin kung ingles daw ang salita ni Bansot. Sagot ko, “Siguro kafamfangan!”
Gusto ko sanang magsabi ng “Merry Christmas!” pero huwag na lang dahil hindi naman merry ang Christmas as Pilipinas! Kawawang Pilipinas! Kailan ba lalaya talaga ang bansang iyan?!
Cry of Balintawak, kailan ba? Ang yabang din noong anak na batsoy ni Donya Tabatsay ano? Ang papangit pala ng pamilyang iyan! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
sa mga mahal sa buhay ng mga “sinusupil na magigiting na ginoo”,
ang anumang pagsubok ay may dahilan
at hindi natin maiiwasan
pakatandaan n’yo lamang na kaming inyong mga karamay
kung wala mang maitulong na materyal na bagay
kasaman naman kayong lahat sa aming mga dalangin at dasal!
mapayapang pasko at manigong bagong taon sa inyong lahat!
from saudi with hope
kasama naman kayong lahat…….