> Boracay ‘09

The initial plan was to visit Singapore, Malaysia and nearby countries. But we kept putting it off. So when Al [yes, we have the same name] texted me about the change of plan, I hesitated at first.

I didn’t feel comfortable with the idea that I’ll be with his friends [like they were more than 20?] I barely knew. I have met most of them from a birthday party before but was not given the chance to truly bond.

When the plan pursued, weather forecast started to bother me. The hassles of the travel made me feel anxious. First, I did not think that the weather will cooperate for a perfect Boracay trip and the transfers from plane to land vehicle to boat to land vehicle didn’t sound like child’s play. Then, the work loads, the finances and other stuffs started to pile up. Then, we transferred place, new gadgets and plane tickets sounded too much of a luxury. But all of that is now behind us and we finally went last week.

Sure, the sun shown and the fine white sand on the beach didn’t scorch my feet even under the midday heat.

Sure, the sunset was picture pretty. But as our first day in Boracay drew to a close, I was more than ready to voice out my disappointment. I wasn’t impressed, I didn’t find it relaxing, I didn’t understand what the big deal was. I didn’t feel how it used to be there. I suppose it’s just fashionable to be seen in Boracay. It’s hip to be with the hip crowd, that sort of thing. Vlads [first timer] even mentioned that Boracay was just over rated. Really, I felt no excitement at the fact that I had to jostle my way through the crowded beach.

But then again, I have to admit that it was too early at that point to judge Boracay after having seen nothing but White Beach. By dinner time, I was willing to concede that the tables on the brightly lit beach did have a charm all their own. Still, I don’t feel the previous Boracay feeling, I kept wishing there will be more to Boracay than what I have been seeing so far. Good thing we played cards [lucky nine] where the one who loses will be painted with “uling” all over the face. I then realized, it’s not all the Boracay thing-y that I need, but the company of good and friendly people. The night was then filled with laughters and cheers.

There’ll be no perfect way to describe the next few days but through these photos.

Thank you Reno, Joan, Chester, Steff, Rizza, Marvin, Ton, Al, Josef, Doy, Vlads, Andrew, Takay, Ciay, Aira, Charlie, MV and Maan’s Group. You rock!

> Post-Bora

I had a great unplugged-from-the-grid long weekend, from which I finally got back from late last Tuesday. This morning I actually sat in front of my computer and, though I had a million things to say, couldn’t seem to get them down right on the blog.

Instead, here are some pictures of me spending time with great friends and enjoying the analog life.

I might have the brains to write down the details tomorrow.

 

> Happy Friends

It has always been a pleasant experience to eat with friends. You get to talk, share food and laugh your hearts out. I always think that friends who laugh together stay together. Don’t you agree? There may be times when you are having some sort of cold vibes with your friend and suddenly your friend says something incredibly funny. You crack up and the laughter breaks the ice. It maybe the joke is too banal for anyone else to laugh at it, but that doesn’t matter, does it? There are always some inside jokes that you share with your friends and these have become part of the fabric of your friendship. The point is that you “get” each other’s sense of humor.

I have some ever-green jokes that I share with my friends as well, like different lines from funny movies or jokes from stand-up comics. Or my reaction when I made a fool of myself or where my stupidity let loose. Reminiscing the funny moments or our lives, the old times you shared with old friends even with those who could not consider you as a friend anymore. Sometimes it seems as if it happened yesterday, while sometimes it seems as if the events happened in some other lifetime.

With friends in tow, I can’t ask for more.

> Boracay Na!

Few more hours and I’ll be off to Boracay. I’m really excited and at the same time praying that Mother Nature will be with us. Please dont send your rain army there. Please, please, pretty please…?

> Charice’s Note To God

In this fast-paced times, we often forget to set some time for prayer. In our effort to make money or to finish our worldly tasks, we forget to talk to our God.

While I was still in college and living with my Uncle’s family [he's a Baptist Church Pastor], He would usually ask me, How’s your prayer life? My answer would always be, good, fine, great!

Now, I just pray before meals so I just imagine if he’ll ask me again. “What prayer life? I don’t have a prayer life. I’m too busy!” Yes, we are all quite busy, but is that a legitimate excuse?

We all make time for what we value the most. Have you gotten into the good habit of talking to Him on a regular basis?

This one caught my attention earlier.

For the third time in her young, promising career, Charice made an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. The internet singing sensation debuted her first single titled “Note to God.” The haunting and emotionally charged single was produced by the legendary David Foster and written by Grammy winner, Diane Warren. Charice’s performance is part of a special episode marking the finale of “Oprah’s Search for the World’s Smartest and Most Talented Kids”.

Like Winfrey, one of the world’s most influential women, Charice herself was teary eyed as she belted out the last part of the song amid cheers and applause from the audience.

> Chipmunked Charice

I was searching for new songs to be downloaded for my Bora vacation when I heard Charice’s Fingerprint song playing. Since it’s been a while I havent featured anything about her, I decided to check for updates. You know how I admire Charice and this blog has been a witness and a good follower of her every move. Anyway, Charice is in the cast of Alvin and the Chipmunks 2, a live action-animation production by 20th Century Fox currently shooting in L.A. and slated to be shown in the Philippines in January 2010.

In the scene, Charice represents her school at a singing contest in which she sings the Alicia Keys’ song No One, competing with other contestants that include The Chipmunks. We all know that Alvin and the Chipmunks is a five-time Grammy winning and one-time American Music Award winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. in 1958. It is composed of three singing animated chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous trouble-maker who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual; and Theodore, the chubby, impressionable sweetheart. The trio is managed by their human father and confidant, David Seville, and were named after the executives of their original record label, Liberty Records: Alvin Bennett [the president], Simon Waronker [the founder and owner] and Theodore Keep [the chief engineer].

Since then, the Chipmunks have recorded several albums, one of them consisting of Beatles songs which should be familiar to baby boomers. They have also done TV shows and a few movies, the last having been Alvin and the Chipmunks in 2007 with Justin Long [former boyfriend of Drew Barrymore] as Alvin.

Truly, Charice will be a part of the success of this movie and even though there are still speculations on how big a role she is slated to play, the fact that she is part of a major movie is good enough. More than enough actually.

Here’s another to spice up our day.

> Lead Me

I have been busy for the last few days. My check up will be tomorrow, Friday. I have the next day to prepare for my trip, which will begin on Monday until Tuesday. It is now Thursday [I'm not making a day review, I'm not even trying to make sense, I'm just thinking of which word will be next to construct this entry], 9:31 AM and I should be preparing to sleep already.

This is the 4th day of my desperate attempt to build my “let’s-get-organized-paradigm”. Another day of static thinking and static ways. Today I’ll embrace flexibility in thought, action and design.

Gone now are the days when regret reign unchecked and unanswered. Gone are the fleeting moments of glory and triumph. Gone are the wallowing fortnights of guilt and despair. For now, there is now. All that remains is all that ever was.

I will become not the victim of society.

Just a random thought.

 And yeah, I just created a new “tagalog” blog site.

> Let’s Be Organized

I’m trying to be more organized nowadays. I realized how lazy I’ve been and I’m having a hard time getting over it already. I’ve been almost two years here in my company already and I haven’t filed my clearance from my previous company yet. I always have this pathetic excuse of not going. I still have my back pay and if they will follow the regular business procedure, I can still have my 10k+ commission. I don’t have SSS ID, TIN ID, NBI ID or any government issued IDs. That’s the main reason I usually have a hard time doing business transactions because I cannot present any aside from my company ID and yet I was not doing anything.

Last Monday, I applied for my SSS ID and then I Realized I need to see a dentist for my prophylaxis really soon. It has been almost a year since my last visit. I had already cancelled three times, and I couldn’t cancel again, so I need to force myself to go.

My Aunt’s Lola told me the story of why she got all her teeth pulled when she was 24 years old. She says her bottom teeth were beautiful, all straight, white and perfect. It was the top molars that kept getting “rotting from the inside out”.  I think she also said her front teeth had a cavity in between them since she was a teenager and so she had a big filling there.

She was four months pregnant and one day she just decided she was getting her teeth pulled. She went to the “Thrifty Credit Dentist” and he pulled all of the teeth in the right side of her mouth one day, and the left the next day.  Shortly after she left his office she began to hemorrhage.  Luckily she knew a friend that was able to help her stop the bleeding by stuffing a wad of gauze in between her gums and told her to clamp her mouth shut tight.

The dentist didn’t make impressions of her teeth, and handed her a set of teeth to use. They never fit. She said she eventually went to Mexico and they made her a set of “horse” teeth. She said they were so huge she couldn’t even shut her mouth around her teeth.

So after that she went for a solid year with no teeth. She learned to gum everything but carrots, she said.

Her husband finally found a second job that he could take on to get together the money needed for her new teeth. After all they had six children at home, the youngest just over a year old, so she couldn’t go out and work a job. Especially since she had no training and didn’t even have a high school education. This was in the 1960’s I guess.

I was having an anxiety attack about my dentist visit, and I have to tell you, the story she told me wasn’t helping.

Finally she finished and told me the moral of the story is to go to the dentist and take care of my teeth.

But do you know that it is possible to remineralize your teeth? Did you know that you can heal cavities? Yes, it is possible.  If any dentists know about it, they probably don’t mention it because the dietary changes that must be adopted are significant.

One day I’ll put up a post on the things you need to remineralize your teeth. But for now, I’ll tell you the first thing you need to stop doing is stop using commercial toothpaste of any kind that contains glycerin. This is because the glycerin coats your teeth and prevents your teeth from remineralizing.

Uh, about my title.  I need to ask my dentist to drill and fill a small surface cavity on one of my molars.

> Heartburn

I still feel sick today. I have this gnawing or burning stomach pain since Saturday. I feel so bloated, nauseated and the heartburn’s killing me. It must be my chronic dyspepsia or the acid reflux. I thought I’ll be rushed to the hospital again the other night. I used a binder for my stomach and forced my self to sleep.

I woke up with the sound of the wind tapping my window. I felt a little better so I tried to have buttermilk and some biscuits. Oh yeah, I saw Xmen Origins : Wolverine and enjoyed it! I thought it was more like a comic book format, skipping from one scene to another quickly. Others didn’t like that but I found the characters engaging, and it zipped along at a neat pace!

Uh well, that was my weekend. I hope I’ll get better because the pain’s rising again. Ouch!

> New Moon’s Official Movie Trailer

Another stressful week started. Good thing I had the chance to meet Bella and Edward again, and Jacob too!

The latest hype surrounding “Twilight” is of course the release of this trailer. I’m sure my cousin Mikky will be all too excited again especially now that she’ll be studying here in Manila already. The last time I saw her, I gave her my Twilight book because she was dying to have one. It is obvious that the internet will be flooded with the reviews of this 15-second footage of the New Moon trailer, but does that matter? Yes, it certainly does. The innumerable reviews does matter in terms of its effect on the Twilight fans.

The official trailer of the New Moon providing a sneak preview of the whats in store will not only heighten the anticipation of the fans but will also function as a kind of a barometer, with which one can gauge viewability of the “New Moon”.

Additionally, the official trailer of the New Moon will also act as my own mean to satisfy my Twilight anticipation knowing the fact that Edward won’t be gracing the screen long.

I love the novels. I’ve read each of them twice already and can’t wait to see the trailer, but I’m getting exhausted by all of the ridiculous headlines I see around the web. After enduring all of the craziness, I’m really hoping the trailer blows me away. I don’t want to get to a point where I’m like, I just don’t care anymore.

So here it is.

> Our Nina

Nina, my officemate/true friend bade goodbye last Friday. She’ll be seeking for greener pasture and raking better opportunities. We love her dearly for everything about her. It’s sad but I know it will make her happy.

Anyway, this is the card I made for her. We [I, Kelly, Z, Almsie, Carlo, Nina] had dinner at C2 Shangri La Plaza and enjoyed our last moments [at least as officemates] together. I will miss her so much. 

> Catch Me, I’m Single

Edward, our shift manager and a friend announced that he just got out of a 5 year relationship. We talked about our attitude towards relationship and up to what extent we can allow ourself to do. he’s the I’ll-give-you-all type while I remained to be the paranoid and NSA type of guy.

I enjoy my life and does not even consider or not seeing myself into a relationship in the coming days. Each has his own stand or words to say about being single. One in particular stands out everyday: sad being single. Of course I have no idea who the people are typing those three timid little words. I don’t know if they are male or female. What race they are. But none of that matters of course. I have the same message: Don’t be. Another one that comes up is a variation of being recently single after a relationship split.

The benefits of being single may not outweigh the benefits of being in a relationship for you personally, but put things in perspective. Now it’s just you. You don’t have to answer to someone else when you want to go out and do things without the other person — oh like boys’ night out, a boy’s frolic to a the local strip joint, a quick road trip, etc. I’m being slightly tongue in cheek on at least one of those suggestions. Bottom line: Claim your freedom! I’m not insensitive enough to say “get over it.” That’s unrealistic. You deserve the right to be broken up about being broken up. Have your moment. Then get past it. Yep, this is all advice and I know my disclaimer says this isn’t an advice blog. It isn’t. But I hope it’s a haven for everyone who feels upset, sad, disappointed about becoming single or still being single.

He or she will come along with so many other good things so just enjoy the time you have now.Reevaluate. Look at this as a time to reflect. Yep, that sounds sappy. But just do it. Reflect with a glass of wine if you must. Reflect with the pictures you have with friends. Write a blog. Whatever gets you focused. I like a combo of all three myself. Er, maybe not that first one…

Exercise realistic optimism: Once you are over being in the dumps, see this as an opportunity for a chance to start again but realize that you need to always be prepared to be alone. Share your day with another person who is single. The stories alone should brighten your outlook. There is always something to laugh about — trust me.

All of these suggestions are also good for those who are sad being single, still. But really, there’s nothing to be sad about. Embark in new things you could never experience with another person. Just reevaluate.

Singles out there, I’m single. Fiery hot!

> Beautiful Cheater

I just came back from my lunch break earlier when a guy friend called, asking me if I know anything going on between her girl and another guy. He was really devastated and all. I assured him that I don’t know any and just advised him to stay home and don’t do anything stupid and consider the thought that he might just be reacting way too much… Whew! here I am again.

With all the media hype sex scandals are getting nowadays, I remember Dra. Vicki Belo saying “I keep trying to see the purpose behind this, and for women to realize that they have to be careful, and for women to realize that if somebody has a girlfriend, you shouldn’t go in there and steal him,” – in an interview aired over GMA’s Unang Balita.

If you’re suspecting that your partner is doing bullshit behind you think for a minute about how your partner might try to dismiss your accusations [we were just joking around, I was just flirting, it was a misunderstanding, we are just friends, nothing happened, etc.]. If you can anticipate how your partner is likely to respond, you can try to gather the evidence you need to counter what he or she says.

The important things to keep in mind are being thorough in finding evidence, taking notes on any little thing, and saving everything.

Sadly, too many relationships end from cheating partners. I am not sure if the cheaters realize how much damage they are truly causing to someone they say they loved! Most people in some way or another have had to deal with this major epidemic. There are many people that will argue that monogamy is unnatural and that is why people are all too often tempted by others. I have to disagree since being in love is one of the greatest feeling is the world, but I do understand how easy it is to be tempted.

My side? I just believe that these cheaters will soon find what they really need and deserve.

There are some signs of cheating that are not always obvious to the partner being cheated on. Sure, staying out late constantly, giving you lame excuses for not being with you, and sly phone calls in the middle of the night are all clear signs that something is going on. However, there are a few others that will surprise you. Here are a couple of the less common ones.

Is your partner taking better care of himself or herself? A change in hairstyle, shopping for a new wardrobe [especially if it is without you], increasing trips to the gym can all be warning signs of an affair.

Has your partner’s taste in things suddenly changed? For example, his choice in music could be fast moving in another direction, or she I had access to the symphony.

Does your better half spend more time at the PC and less time with you? The internet has been one of the best communication tools of choice for cheaters. It agony and the capability to wipe the evidence with a few keystrokes.

Is your partner more irritable? He or she may be every one of reasons: it is a good way to self-justify his behavior, and also serves as a good excuse for her to “go for a drive” to cool off. Or heat up.

Is there suddenly a new cell phone that your better half uses often? Frequently cheaters desire a technique to speak with their paramours that belongs only to them. Not only does it permit them more privacy, but also gives them a feeling of the safety that incorporates isolation from the rest of the world.

Has your partner cheated before? If this is so you are likely the next victim if other indications of a cheating partner are present. It may be hard for habitual cheaters to switch habits.

Beautiful Liar – Shakira

There are so many ways to catch a cheating partner so just open your eyes and be sensitive. She might look too beautiful now but have you tried asking, is she doing that for me? or for somebody else? Come on. Ask.

> Never Say Die

Do you still remember the last line of the American Civil War novel “Gone With The Wind”? where Scarlett O’Hara said “Tara. Home. I’ll go home, and I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day”?

This joins “Fiddle-dee-dee!” and “Great balls of fire!” as lines spoken by Scarlett O’Hara that have become commonplace in the language.

And Ted Kennedy’s “The hope still lives” — deep, inspired words — “And the dream shall never die.”

Have you watched the new Lucky Me commercial which features an adorable kid crying because he was not chosen for a basketball team?

 

Young boy:
12 lang ang napili sa tryout
Pang-13 ako
Praktis ako nang praktis
Huhuhuuuu… may uniform na ‘ko
‘Nay, bakit?

Voice over:
‘Pag Nanay ka alam mo’ng magpapasarap sa araw niyang masaklap.

Mother: Mag Lucky Me ka muna. Ano’ng sabi ng Nanay?

Young boy : Never say die
Mother: Ano pa?
Young boy: Tomorrow’s another day

Young man : Our dreams shall never die!

I remember my young nephew every time I watch this. I miss him so much but can’t do anything to be with him yet. He never failed to touch my heart.

I would usually call his Mom [my sister] everytime its flashed on the tube “Ang anak mo!”

Let us keep it alive in all that we do; because so much can be done, if we would just believe in that dream, and then act on it.

> Make Me Super

It has been a very good-long-weekend for me. I had a lot of time spent sleeping, reading, meeting friends and to catch on my favorit etc shows.

I have been seeing bits and pieces of this reality show called “Make Me A Supermodel” every now and then. The challenges and the characters caught my attention but I just didn’t have the time then. Now that I’ve been given the time? What do you expect?

I know Bravo’s “Make Me A Supermodel” isn’t a reinvention of the runway. Like the CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” and VH1’s “America’s Most Smartest Model”, “Supermodel” relies mostly on a tried-and-true formula: fantastic-looking people + capital A Awkward situation = surefire drama. Witness the pairing of models who hate each other, the photo-shoots involving whips and other sexual festishes, husbands with wives back home, and et cetera.

But each modeling series has developed its own niche, and “Supermodel” seems to have chosen for its comfort zone the LGBT zip code.

I don’t pretend to speak for the LGBT community, but in my opinion there’s only one thing better than two hot smoking men, and that’s two hot smoking men who are into each other. “Supermodel” seems to agree with me, because they’ve ratcheted up the homoerotic content.

Watching gay Ronnie and straight Ben do their dance around each other reminds me of the worst and best parts of high school and college: the instant attraction, the “playful” friendship, the sinking knowledge that one can only ultimately ‘play’, if that, and the freaking out that gets piled on top of everything every part of the way.

Except, of course, this being television, everything gets dialed to eleven: instead of ‘friendly’ knee pats, we have R & B rolling around on a bed [albeit with the buffer of a woman], and instead of the stock girlfriend, we have a wife back home whose cheeks get redder every week. And that’s where the problem lies.

There’s manufactured drama, and then there’s genuine drama for which reality show makers will sacrifice their children – and I bet the “Supermodel” producers shed tears every week for the blessings that are Ronnie and Ben – but the problem with genuine drama is that it tends to involve genuine trauma.

Pair two models who hate each other, and in the worst-case scenario you might end up with bruised egos and scratched faces. Put Ronnie and Ben together, however, and you end up with developments like married Ben supposedly telling Ronnie he’d experiment with a man if drinks were flowing. Or Ronnie saying he has real feelings for Ben. Both of which can only elicit one response:

Oh no!

To quote the show’s recapper on Television Without Pity: “I want to fly to New York immediately and rescue them both from themselves and each other. Ben, you don’t want to be with Ronnie, you just like him a lot and he’s hot and you really appreciate the sexual attention. Ronnie, you don’t want Ben… Well, maybe you do, but there are so many other gorgeous gay fish in the sea who will not flip on you after six painful months of tearful confusion.”

The show is only at episode four, but I’m already cringing at the possible ramifications of future Ben and Ronnie Epic Bromance installments. So much so that I was almost glad for the attempt at manufacturing gay panic drama in the third episode.

In that one, straight boys Perry and Casey were asked to pair up for a sizzling lingerie photo-shoot. A big bed was provided, as were briefs, handcuffs, and other props… including a lollipop.

Then, later, they were asked to give their runway interpretation of “equestrian with a fetish twist”.

To both guys’ credit, though, they rose above the gay panic drama bait in both instances, and acquitted themselves admirably. There was tonguing, tying, whipping, nibbling of ear lobes, pulling of waistbands, and all sorts of other collar-heating activity, but nary a bit of awkwardness or face-making.

Seriously, y’all. It’s almost NSFW; that’s how good those two were.

And please, don’t forget the fact that I drool Holly. She’s just so lovely.

> Sandara Park

I have long been wondering what happened to Sandara Park’s life. She’s been a real hardworking girl trying to make both ends meet just to support her family.

I have admired her so much while she was still here in the Philippines. You may not call her an actress or a performer but surely she’s an entertainer. I felt bad when she got back from Korea only to find out that she already lost her stardom. But you know what? I think she was really born to be in the limelight. Here’s what I found out.

> Swine Flu

“We’re staring at a flu epidemic!” my friend yelled, “Stop alarming people like that!” I’ve always been updated on news like these. Scientists, discoveries, their latest publications – these make up my everyday routine before focusing with work. So it was not strange that I already knew about this flu epidemic before most others.

Scientists have long anticipated the outbreak of a flu epidemic that will result in a huge loss of lives around the globe. As reports of a flu attack pour in, scientists are cautioning people about this flu attack. A public health emergency has been declared. So guys, we need to take care and take cover. Just share your best ideas in the spirit of helping others.

The alarm that everyone is talking about is true. DOH officials have identified the 1st swine flu case here in the Philippines. A couple of friends have come up with ways by which we can combat this flu attack.

To boost up the immunity is probably the best thing one can do. Stick to a healthy routine, plenty of vitamin C and exercise and of course, enough sleep.

Vaccine may be helpful but we are facing a new flu all the time. I wonder if we could ever catch up with the varieties.

> Quirky Co-workers

We spend a lot of time with our co-workers. Though everyone in your office may not be your friend, they surely make for interesting company.

I work with a colleague whom I fondly call Icon. Icon is like the the two-faced Roman God Janus. The reason I labelled him was that this colleague always put up two different faces to people. He would do a flip each time he would face a different person. He can be all too friendly to you and attack you secretly. He would usually make so many comments about his boss, people sitting around him, and almost everybody else. He would always be the one to start gossips, make malicious comments about his only co-worker under their department and anyone who would be joining them [might be the reason nobody stays longer], don’t say anything that concerns about somebody when he’s around or he’ll make a story and say just a fraction of the whole statement to make you appear like the antagonist and of course make him the hero he has been wishing for, claim that this and that has been or already his boyfriend [the reason why our common PLU friends don't want to be with him] and all other fantasies that at times make himself already believe they’re true. That’s the funny thing there, because he’s been so used of telling lies, he himself believes them already. I don’t know how but it’s already on his system. But he is also a lot of fun, so no one really hated him.

Does that sound familiar to you? Do you have any colleague who’s quirky and whose psyche demands a mention in some psychology course? Your experiences could tickle the funny bone for some, and make these quirky colleagues more endurable for others, but please be careful. Be very careful.

> Sex Videos

A lot of supposedly private sex videos have been maliciously exposed and distributed nowadays. One of my past supervisors has even been a victim of such crime also.

Just as I was about to go to work last night, I heard my sisters talking about the latest talk of the town – Dr. Hayden Kho’s video scandals. Whether we like it or not, sex scandals have somehow become part of popular culture today. The never-ending interest of people in watching these videos have only intensified its presence even more. We have this secret [or not-so-secret] fascination with sex scandals, probably because it brings out the inner voyeur in all of us. We do feel sorry for these people whose reputations are destroyed because of indecent exposure, but this does not stop us from watching sex scandals at all, especially when we remember that some reputations were made because they “accidentally” released their sex videos [think Paris Hilton].

In our local setting, hardly you’ll hear Senator Revilla deliver his privilege speech but he seems to have hit a sensitive and controversial issue in the case involving cosmetic surgeon Hayden Kho. 

His tirade has been the headline of almost every newspaper, radio programs and TV shows.

Considering Revilla’s past image as womanizer, some people feel [my sisters and I all sneered at the thought] that he should be among the last persons to talk about women exploitation.

This is not the first time that controversies over sex videos erupted; sex scandals involving non-celebrities have made headlines throughout the years.

The difference is that the Hayden Kho case has made discussion on the matter more widespread and put to a better view the problem on the inadequacy of our laws.

At least the senators and congressmen, many of whom are jumping on the issue, are being pushed to consider legislations more relevant than those Charter change moves.

Sex videos have been all too popular nowadays. Video technology is just too accessible now. Gone are the days when you need to have a bulky, expensive video camera in order to capture any videos. Today, just about anyone and his brother can shoot videos using their camera phones. It does not help that camera phones are getting better and better especially in terms of resolution. You can take pictures and videos anytime, anywhere.

Also, people have become more adventurous when it comes to their sex lives. Years ago, only porn stars would allow themselves to be videotaped while doing sexual acts. Now there are lots of people, especially the younger ones, who are willing to exercise their exhibitionist tendencies. You only have to look at the pictures posted by these people in their social network accounts – they have no qualms about doing provocative poses while wearing teeny-tiny underwear, or nothing at all. Like it or not, exposing themselves to the public or few selected people can be a turn-on, and nothing beats a live sex act when it comes to exposure.

Some people are also just too careless .A lot of sex scandals surfaced because someone forgot to delete compromising pictures and videos from his phone or computer before having it repaired in service centers. The thing is, you really can’t trust anyone. This is true especially when you are a celebrity leaving your mobile phone or laptop for repairs. The temptation to copy and spread your juicy pictures and videos is just too strong to resist, especially when you think that other people can actually profit from it.

For some, they just dont have the sense of discretion. It’s one thing to videotape yourself and your partner having sex but it’s another thing when you spread it for the whole damn world to see. There are people who like to watch and there are some who like to be watched. Unfortunately, there are some who would let other people see the videos without the knowledge of the other sex partner. What’s even worse is that they would actually share the videos by sending it via Bluetooth or MMS to other people’s phones. Like I said, you really can’t trust anyone.

Can you imagine your family watching your supposedly private moments? your bed calisthenics? Argh! I can still remember our faces after we have watched my past supervisor’s own sex scandal.

So for all people out there, be careful. To Katrina, you have my support… and my Sisters too.

> Bitchy, Greeny And Art-sy ME

I feel so bitchy, greeny and art-sy today. Have you seen the new http://almich.multiply.com ?