time

The presence of time can incur so much chaos and gratifying peace; no rush, no order, no pressure and no sense. And yet the sea would have long been dry had the waves stopped rushing to the shore, and all of marine life would have died, causing a great deal of imbalance in the ecologic food cycle.

Time, according to Aristotle, is only a wide set of motions at different intervals of space. And yet Paulo Coelho believes that time does not exist. Maybe because he thinks, as I do sometimes, that it is only an excuse to quantify our actions, to measure our every movement and to keep score of the consequences to prevent falling into oblivion and nothing else. Time is the indicator of a lifespan, of a person’s countless days and nights contemplating on death; a powerful being that limits or expands our talents and skills; and the one bully that pushes the words out of our mouths, our thoughts into our hands, our emotions unto gestures, and our thirst unto desperation.

Whoever invented the sundial was a freak and a genius; he never would have thought of the consequences a ‘tick-tock’ sound would bring.

Anyway, here are two great films related to time. I was obsessed with Audrey Neffenegger’s “Time traveler’s wife” novel and I’m awaiting the release of the movie starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams this August 14. “Somewhere in time” on the other hand, stars Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, and I saw the movie and in dire need of a copy of the novel. The soundtracks are meshing in my head.

Here are the trailers. I honestly think Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) is Henry DeTamble’s (Eric Bana) grandfather.

suicidal

life to many is viewed as precious, rich and a one-time offer only. yet i’ve come to observed that more and more, people take control and end their useless piece of a life and commit suicide. why is that? if they think it’s because it’s the only escape from their troubles, it’s not. and if they do it just because their life is devoid of any meaning, then why not? after all, we have the gift of choice and the power of free will so why not exerise it fully?
what i don’t understand with Christianity though, is why they refuse to help those people who went to take the less traveled road when it’s them who needs their prayers the most. i thought the central dogma of their savior Jesus Christ, is to repent and forgive seventy times seven? i believe it has less to do with the fact that they defied the father by ending their life and more to do with pride. if Christians were indeed following Christ, he who befriended the forsaken and welcomed the poor, then aren’t they suppose to bend a little and open doors to those over-sensitive artists who are most of the time left out and misunderstood? i cannot live in a community who believes in justice and yet doesn’t have the heart to help out those who need guidance the most. what does that say of them then, that it’s okay to abandon the sheep who mutilated himself and is bleeding profusely but it’s a sin to give up on those who backslide and wander in other directions, unable to attend mass every sunday?

pilipinas, game ka na ba?

The whole world is in recession now. There are additional cases of the influenza (a1h1) virus and classes have just resumed with students on a scheduled shift for the use of classrooms, dragging on ’til the evening in unfortunate communities. DepEd and DOH worry about the swine flu and the right to be educated while parents pore over uncompensated pre-need educational plans. Yup, the rainy season has begun and floods are to be expected, what with the growing deforestation rates all over the country. The Philippines is in recession too, but all we ever talk about is the Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili scandal. The senate is even insistent in keeping the trial and investigations open to public. i don’t see the necessity. Are they just trying to impress us? Especially with the elections around the corner, are they pursuing Kho and Manny Villar’s estate just to win our favor? Senator Bong Revilla is ridiculous. Yes, I see his point, but he’s a hypocrite. He labels the doctor a pervert when he himself has had several affairs with other women while married to Lani Marcado. They call it anti-women but they keep it open to the public, stimulating more and more viewers to take a peak at the sex videos available on youtube or crunchyroll. Once more, I believe Kho and the rest of his women are victims. Yes, i won’t deny that Hayden Kho is a sicko with a capital S, but he never did show it to anyone; someone else had copied it from his personal computer and breached his right to privacy.

In addition, with so many aspiring leaders out to get the Presidential position, our people are getting more and more divided and/or apathetic. Where else will we go but down down down?

And please, there are still more hungry, homeless children, numerous neglected cases of abused women who went through worse and countless more political issues concerning governance and moral integrity that need urgent attention more than celebrities and aspiring leaders of the Philippines. Why not focus our sights on resolving them rather than spread jokes and sex videos for everyone’s entertainment?

Another show like this with skinny orphans pedaling for politicians while our leaders vie as to who would appear more moral, and i would gladly denounce my citizenship.