Why I was disappointed with AMERICA?

Thursday night and I'm here in my room. As usual, after work I can't think of anything to do but to just turn on my tv. I'm alone so I can just watch anything. And so I bumped into STAR MOVIES on Skycable. I wasn't able to see the beginning of the show but maybe it's the story that glued me into the channel.

Ok, now here's what I'm talking about. It's a story or actually a documentary made by the ever famous Michael Moore, and he's talking about how the Medical Benefits and Expenses in the US, different from the countries like UK, Canada, France and even the "so-called EVIL COUNTRY CUBA".

As my eyes got stucked into the story and listening to Michael Moore's comparison of the Health Benefits, it moved me into tears. All I thought is that America is a great country, the most powerful and the wealthiest country in the world. And yet from I saw, I was disappointed that even richness, their wealth doesn't even give good services to it's citizens.

Michael Moore took notice of the Health Services given by the government's of Canada, UK, France and even Cuba. These countries are giving their health services for FREE not just to it's citizens but even tourists received the same treatment.

But what moved me were stories of some americans that weren't given the best treatment from any hospitals in the US. One american mother even shared her own story about losing a child just because hospitals in the US did not bother to treat her 4 year old daughter who's suffering a severe fever. They didn't admit the poor child and didn't even tried to check it's condition until the child passed away.

3 American Heroes were also featured telling how they became heroes in the new world and how they were neglected by the Government. They've help saved the lives of hundreds who were buried when the humungous building collapsed Sept the 11th. These americans suffered different kind of diseases and yet, they never received treatments that should be given by the US Government. Instead the government devoted their time in saving the lives of those responsible for the 9/11 attacks who are prisoners now at the Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

And so Michael Moore decided to bring these heroes including dozens of those US Citizens who were not given the treatment that they deserved in their native land to Cuba whom they called the most evil country in the world. Americans hated cuba because in this country Fidel Castro lives.

Moore wanted to bring these bunch of people inside guantanamo bay where the prisoners named as terrorists were being treated kindly and free of charge. But it was disappointing to know, they... were neglected not even listened to.

And since theyre already in Cuba, they've decided to look for doctors and hospitals who could probably help them with their needs. The people in Cuba welcomed them with all of their hearts and they even brought them to their hospital, it is the HAVANA Hospital in Cuba. They were shocked for when they got inside, all the cubans were treated equally.

Cubans were known for their best doctors and service in health. They were part of the Third World Country just like the Philippines but they sent out doctors to the countries that needs them. Can you imagine that? They may be known as a communist country but theyre the one's giving the best medical services for their people and even to the outsiders.

Americans who were there brought by Moore were not even asked for any Identification as long as they needed treatment, the hospital personnel acted right away. They were treated accordingly. Although they knew that Americans are their enemies and yet they still give out the best service that they could. And best of all, they're giving it for FREE.

In america according to Moore, the most expensive medicine could reach to a thousand dollars but when your going to buy it in Cuba, it only costs a cent of a dollar.

I was moved by Moore's last statement, that in America it is not the Government who served the People, instead it is the People that is afraid and served the people in the government.

I totally understand that these things can't be realized in our country the Philippines. Giving FREE Medical Services is BIG NO I guess for our politicians. Look at our leaders, VERY DISAPPOINTING! They even have to make long discussions and long debates just to approve a BILL that will help make the medicines a bit cheaper. Because I know, they have their own personal reason.

Our leaders today, doesnt think of things that will help lessen the burdens of it's citizens. What they only think is how to get money while in the government. Our politicians today are NOT REALLY SERIOUS in helping out the people. What they want is POPULARITY. All they want is to debate on TV for the people to know that they're good in debating. All they want is to investigate not knowing that they are now forgetting and neglecting the needs of the Filipinos.

Is this how they should be?

Just weeks ago, I was hospitalized. I stayed in the hospital for 1 week. I know in a weeks time I could spend thousands of pesos. The biggest would be for the medicines, secondary would be the hospital room, and even the doctor that treated me asked a big amount of money for doctors fee. Well, this is how our country runs.

What about those poor people who can't afford to buy even just 1 aspilet? Are we just gonna leave them die when they get sick? It does usually happen, because these poor families are now afraid to go to the hospital because of the expenses? Try to imagine the doctors fee? That alone, could be the reason why they're afraid to go to the doctor.

Going back to Moore's documentary. In the UK, they started giving out FREE Medical Services since 1948. Imagine how many decades have passed and yet they're still giving it for FREE to those who need medical attention. They even give out reimbursements to the people who have to go home after they were hospitalized. In UK, the patients were the one's paid by the government. Isn't that NICE? The doctors doesn't worry about not getting money from their patients. The doctors were even paid a bit higher when their patients goes well and never return with the same illness. That's why they have to treat their patients well.

In FRANCE, the government even have to employ doctors who will go to different houses during the time that people need them and all you have to do is dial a certain number and in just half an hour the doctor is in your doorstep already. And what's best? They're giving it FOR FREE...

In CUBA, people there doesnt worry about their hospital bills because it is their government who shoulder them and best of all, they were treated like their parents were the one's taking care of them.

Here in the Philippines, you will NEVER EVER GET the best treatment from DOCTORS if you can't show them money. That's the saddest part of it!

When will our government take notice of this? When will our Doctors and medical personnel give out their best treatment to their patients?

We all are passengers in one ship. And if this ship perish, we will certainly be swimming altogether hand in hand. But we shouldnt wait for the ship to perish, we should act now and help each other.

If I we're a BOY... Bayot bersyon... Tan-awa ninyo ni.

It's Raining jud mao nga basa ang kadalanan karung adlawa. Bantug ra diay nga pagmata naku kaganiha grabe kaigang. Singut gud ang akuang likud and then ang akuang bed kay basa pud sa kaigang. Naa man untay electric fan. Unsaun man gud nga di man madunggan sa sulod sa akuang kwarto ang taguktok sa ulan. Mao nga paggawas naku kaganihang buntag, nakurat na lang ko kay nag-uwan jud diay.

Mao nga gadali ko arun dili ko ma-late sa akuang work. Lisud ra ba ipangita ug masakyan kung gauwan usa pa wa pa raba pud ko kabuhat ug playlist for today.

Karun, nagparelaks relaks na lang ko. Laay man gud ilihok lihok labi na nga ingun ani ang panahon. Tuplok-tuplok na lang pud ko dire sa kompyuter. Pag-open naku kaganiha sa akuang multiply account, nakita naku ning usa ka item nga gi-post sa akuang friend. Pagkakita naku, nagsige ko ug katawa.

Haskang garaa jud oie. Ako siyang i-share ninyo ha? Palihug ra ko ug silip pud arun kung laay man ang imuhang pamati karung mga panahona, ma-change ang imuhang mood. Awww, ambot lang kong mu-change bah... Naa ra na ninyo... Hehehe..

Ang pagkadaut sa Kalibutan...

The other night, while watching CNN, akong nakita kung unsa na kadaku ang nahimong kadaut niining polusyon sa atuang kalibutan. Abi nimu ug ilong lang nimu ang apektado niining mga itum nga aso^ nga gipangbuga sa mga factories ug mga sakyanan, dili noh? Ang labaw nga naapektuhan niini mao ang atuang OZONE LAYER.

Sa maong feature sa CNN nga the UNTOLD STORIES, ilahang gipakita ang hinay-hinay nga pagkatunaw sa snow ngadtu sa North Pole. Subo sab kaayo ko nga nagtan-aw tungod kay imbes nga nindut kaayo tan-awon ning ice (*sensya ICE man gud na sa bisaya), ningpangit nuon kay nahimo na man kinig tubig.

Apil sab ang nasud Canada nga nagahimo ug Research kung unsa ang hinungdan sa pagkatunaw sa snow. Dungag pa sa maong research nga kung magpadayon gihapon ug pagbuga ug mga asu^ (usok sa tagalog) ang mga tawo, magkadaku magkadaku ang pahak sa mga snow sa North Pole. Ug kung mahugmak kini ug maayo, nah mapuno nag tubig ang kalibutan.

Wa ba ka mahadlok? Unsa may gibuhat nimu beh arun maampingan ang kalibutan?

Davao is Wet this afternoon... Find out why:

THE ANSWER? Kay nag-ulan man... Hehehe.. Pasensya na, corny jud ko ilabi na nga nagsakit na ning akuang ulo tungod sa kadaghang mga butang nga angay humanon. Dili pwedeng ipa-ugma and kinahanglan jud nga humanon karun.

Grabe, nabasa pa jud ko sa ulan... Niadto man gud ko sa SM para makigkita kang Dondon Dianon, anak ni Nong Madan. Naga-drive man gud na siya ug VAN nga ga-biyahe padulong MIDSAYAP ug dire sa DAVAO. Plano unta naku nga magpadala lang ug kwarta para kang mamang nga naa sa Pikit pero ang problema kung kay DONDON pa naku ipadala, ugma pa pud iyahang biyahe pauli sa Cotabato. Mao nga I decided nga ipadala na lang kwarta pinaagi sa MLhuillier nga maayo na lang kay naa pud siya outlet sa Pikit.

Anyway, paghuman naku sa MLhuillier, nibalik na ko dire sa opisina arun lagi humanon ning mga butang nga maoy makahatag kanaku ug grasya. Grasya jud ni kay bisan ug kapoi unya labad sa ulo, makakwarta man sab ko ani. Pero kinahanglan pa hinuon ning ipadala balik sa manila for approval from the client.

Basa pa kaayo ko bah. Wa pa jud koy dalang extra shirt. Antus lang jud ko ani ug magpaabot nga mauga ni.

It's really nice jud nga duna pud koy mga connections from our head office manila ilabi na sa mga account executives ngadtu arun maka-rekomenda sila naku for me to make their productions/materials for radio ads. Dagku ra ba ni ug hinatagan ning mga national clients kay dili muubos sa 10k.

Mao nga today, bisan ug nabasa ko ug nagpaabot nga muuga ning akuang sanina, murag nakalimtan na lang pud ang kaguol, kasakit sa ulo ug kakapoy tungod kay mabayaran na jud ko sa usa ka produkto nga akuang nabuhatan pud ug material for radio airing. Diba nice kaayo.

Mao nga in every kapoi sa akuang lawas, di na lang pud ko magreklamo kaayo kay im sure duna may grasya nga muabot in return.

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Ang pagpangalag naku sa Pikit

Didto ko sa akuang yutang natawhan niadtong Biyernes... Ninghawa mi dire sa Davao alas dos na sa hapon pagkahuman sa akuang programang Iring-iring... Wa man unta koy plano nga muuli apan gihapit jud ko sa akuang maguwang nga si Girlie sa station mao nga nakakuyog na lang ko... Wa man hinuon mi naghuot sa sakyanan mao nga okey ra pud. Ang problema lang kay wa jud koy nabitbit nga purol ug sanina ug brep. Unsaun man lagi kay way plano mubiyahe.

Naabot mi ug Pikit alas siyete na sa gabie. Nagabhian mi kay nihapit pa mi ug Kabacan. Didto lang mi namalit ug mga Christmas Decor para sa balay kay mao may gipangayo ni Mamang. Maayo na lang ni karon kay mga pang dekorasyon na lang ang gipangayo. Sauna tawon kay sosyal kaayo ug gipangayo, PSP jud... Maayo na lang daw kuno kay malingaw siya ug dinuwa. Apan, haskang kamahal man ning PSP oie, mao nga gipalitan na lang siya ug katung tag-500 nga duwa-duwa. Katu bitawng tag isa kalibu ang sulod sa usa ka bala... Mao pud to iyahang gikalingawan.

Anyway, pag-abot namu sa Pikit, nagyawyaw ang mga katiguwangan nga nagpaabot kay nganu kuno nga nagpa-gabie mi nga delikado kaayo ang dalan ilabi sa may Bulit area. Wa man hinuon mi gikulbaan mao nga kabawu mi nga wa juy mahitabong dautan namu. Naa pud mi gisundan nga usa ka kotse so duha ka sakyanan lang jud ang galatagaw sa mangitngit nga dalan. Wa jud mi natagbuan bisan isa ka sakyanan, mao nga tinuod jud diay nga delikado nang mupaso-paso ang mga sakyanan kung dulum na ang dalan. Pag-abot sa Pikit, nakuratan mi kay ang mga tawo sa Palengke kalit nga nagtapok. Wa pud ko kabantay nga katung kotse nga amuang gisundan, nabuthan diay ug ligid. Ingun ana jud ka alerto ang mga taga-pikit. Basta makadungog ug buto, tapok dayun imbes nga manago. Hehehe.

Mingaw man ang selebrasyon sa Undas or kalag-kalag sa Pikit oie. Pagkabuntag, sayu nga nagluto akong mama ug maha blanca, si Golda nga akung pinsan nagluto sab ug macaroni salad ug spaghetti. Namalit lang mi ug biko ug budbod nga maoy among gilamoy padulong minteryo. Pagka-udto, tapok ang mga paryente namu sa balay. Kaun ug paniudto sud-an ang puyo ug gurami nga gi-prito.

Didto na pud naku nakita si Sgt. Sales nga asawa ni Maam Alejandra Sales. Dugay na man diay ning na-stroke si Sgt. Sales ug sa balay diay kini naga-tambay ingun sa akuang mama. Wa na jud ko kaila niya kay guwang na kaayo iya nawong. Hinuon murag biskay na man si Sgt Sales.

Dili jud mamingaw ning amuang balay, kada adlaw duna jud kini tawo. Mingaw na man gani ko didto. Sauna man gud, tong tua pa ko sa Pikit, didto mi magtapok tanan sa balay, and then pagka-gabie manglaag mi ug plaza.. Daghan na sab nga mga ka-batch naku ang wa na pud nagpuyo sa Pikit. Nagbuwag-buwag na jud mi. Duna nay mga bag-ung tubo didto ang uban wa na ko kaila. Mao nga magsige na lang ko ug pangutana kung kinsa to sila.

Alas nuwebe sa buntag na mi nangadtu ug minteryo. Bawal ang sakyanan sa sulod sa minteryo ug kinahanglan lang kini ibilin sa hi-way. Kung medyo alanganin ka mubilin sa sakyanan, dunay usa ka parking area nga dunay bantay apan tig-baynte ang bayad. Okey na lang gihapon. Sa sulod sa minteryo, nangabungkag ang mga pantiyun oie. Luoy kaayo.. Ang mga lubnganan nga marmol, weh bungkag kaayo. Ang mga kinural nga pantiyun, gipang-guba ug gikuha ang mga bakal. Ang ubang lubnganan kay abri na. Dunay mga kalabira nga nanggawas, dunay mga lungon nga naa na sa gawas. Ang mga datu sa pikit nga didto gipanglubong, bungkag sab.

Kinsa man kaha ang mga suspek aning pagpamungkag sa mga lubnganan. Di pud ko katudlo kung kinsa kay wa man pud tay igung ebidensya. Hahay, subo kaayo intawon tan-awon ang minteryo sa Pikit karon. Hinaut nga hatagan sab kini ug igung pagtagad sa lokal nga pang-gamhanan.

Wa pud mi nagdugay sa minteryo oie. Nanguli mi dayun. Wa na pud mi ganahi ug kaun sa minteryo kay gipangluod sa mga kalansay nga nagkatag. Maong sa balay na lang mi nag-sima-sima.

Alas kwatro sa hapon na ming ningbiya sa Pikit. But before ko niuli namalit sa ko ug tinagtag - pagkaun sa muslim, nga maoy akong gipasalubong sa akuang mga kaubanan dire sa davao. Dili jud pud naku makalimtan ang pagkaun ug tinagtag. Mao gud ni ang usa naku ka paboritong sima-simaun kung muadto ko ug palengke sauna aside from PATIL of course.. hehehe

Ikaw, hows ur all souls and all saints celebration?