Its been a while..

Well, its been long enough since I last updated my blog with new entries of random stuffs. Anyway, i’ll be adding new entries in a few days from now. Just preparing my mental state to be fully focused in the composition of my new entries~

To the world she may be just a person..

I wonder how should I start? Its currently 1:34 AM and im still wide awake. My mind is already full of thoughts and plans and it feels like its getting cramped up inside my head. I need to write it up.
So, my story was tragic, particularly my lovelife. (Oh geez, can i get more cheesy enough, hah! ) Well seriously, my happy times were only short lived when I was still young and innocent. Stories have been weaved carefully, you will thought of it like a perfect one but no, it isnt. My past relationship is only a joke, a really big joke.

Luckily something came up recently that i didnt saw it coming.

And here came Zyl, a simple gal with a simple heart yet she’s way too cute to handle. Our 1st meeting (virtually) is in Friendster where she sent a random message to me. Yes, i admit its kinda awkward and lowly to some people who met thru this Social networking site but hey, they dont dictate our lives. 

Anyway to continue, the story between us is very simple. Maybe because our tragic story have similarities and we strongly believed we havent done anything wrong from [them] and will go venture forth to the new relationship we’re in. Stronger than before, much better than our past.

I know, life goes on and on. She maybe just another girlfriend of mine like others say. I say no, she is something more special to me. I dont know and im not sure how to put it in words but one thing for sure, im into her. Why? I simply love her. There may be other girls, much better than her but they’re just there. My love wont go away from her, never and i wont. Im taking this relationship into serious one and as much as possible the best and last one for real. :p

This may be just too boring to read but this is all i can put up by this time (1:45 PM). I think i need to sleep now.. i still have many things to do in preparation of our 1st Monthsary.

H0we, if ever you’re reading this. I love you so much. I maybe cant give everything to you, but im doing what I can do to my very best. I wont be making promises here (yeah, they’re made to be broken) sooo, if ever there are holes coming up between us, im ready to patch it up because I cant afford to let you go and i have no plans to let it happen also

I love you and Happy 1st Monthsary.. (woops advance!)

Teenage Love

Teenage Love

Sounds sweet and pretty common in fact. But what is it really about? Some says this kind of love is sweet & one of the type that will fall into memorable moments, some says this love is pretty much wild on nature. Teenagers fall into different categories, like classifying them in a laboratory for experiments. And for that classification, people tend to fall in to like to the types they are usually comfortable with. Lets say a geek to a geek, or a cheer dancer to a basketball player. That’s a pretty common scenario but what about a simple, nerdy geek + a hot basketball player?

Chaos don’t you think? For other people maybe yes. Why? Because other people cannot reassess the value of the personality rather than the looks & other physical means. Falling in love in teenagers is quite dramatic. Often may lead into a serious of unfortunate events that will lead to be dropped out in school, fall into drugs and sororities and the likes. Later on, in reality today those who will fall into that kind of mess will realize how wrong they are, to what they have done on their former days.

In human survival, we need heat, we need warmth but that doesn’t satisfy a human being alone.  In the expense of human evolution, we experience a stir of mixed emotions & social interaction, allowing us to be flexible in any certain ways – and that includes of adapting & experiencing new ways of life.

Absence of that ’something’ can leave a gap within us, like a big black hole sucking all our possible happiness & joy. We can never be happy. We always seek for that one, fighting for every possibility to satisfy our emotional needs. Every one of us get tired eventually, physically, spiritually & emotionally. Love alone is stupid without the action of the mind and common sense. Teenagers alone are known to be wild and playful.

That is why, most people after experiencing teenage love tend to hold on strongly in their succeeeding relationships. Not only they realize their mistakes, but they know within themselves what they can do for their lives and to their partners lives. Love isnt enough, everybody needs to be practical.

Blue flame is hotter but Orange flame is much brighter

[Repost - Blog post of August]

In human survival, we need heat, we need warmth but that doesnt satisfy a human being alone.  In the expense of human evolution, we experience a stir of mixed emotions & social interaction, allowing us to be flexible in any certain ways – and that includes of adapting & experiencing new ways of life.

Absence of that ’something’ can leave a gap within us, like a big black hole sucking all our possible happiness & joy. We can never be happy. We always seek for that one, fighting for every possibility to satisfy our emotional needs. Every one of us get tired eventually, physically, spiritually & emotionally. I guess im one of them that is growing tired waiting all this time thinking all will go well. But its not my fault to fall over to someone else overtime, thats human adaptation.

Blue flame is hotter, giving more meaning to life which is essential to every living being but like the heat, every living thing needs ‘light’ also, as for the humans it is enlightenment. Without it, we are lost – so am I.

Only time will tell whats right & whats the best. God knows. No person can really hold on to something ethereal without the accompaniment of some ‘binding’ things.

Love: Contrasting my emotions

I wonder how this all started.. Before, I thought of her as a friend but little did I know im already falling for her. The feeling was just exhilirating every time I’ll have a talk to her either on phone or in simple chat thru Yahoo Messenger / Xat Chatroom.

Its that same feeling that gets you to smile everyday, making you restless when you’re about to sleep because you cant stop thinking about her. Im really thankful she came into my life in the right time when im about to be broken and shattered into pitiful pieces.

My emotions and my feelings cant be measured by words alone but ill tell you, whoever is reading this -

Recent Market Scare: Melamine in Dairy Products

Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses. Melamine combines with cyanuric acid to form melamine cyanurate, which has been implicated in the Chinese protein export contaminations.

Melamine is also a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide. It is formed in the body of mammals who have ingested cyromazine. It has been reported that cyromazine can also be converted to melamine in plants.

Why Put MELAMINE in MILK then?

The person who added melamine to the milk supply in China was perpetrating a fraud. First, they added water to the milk so they’d have a larger volume to sell. But by adding the water, they lowered the protein concentration of the milk. Most tests for protein concentration measure the total level of nitrogen in the milk (because protein contains a lot of nitrogen). In order to compensate for the lost protein concentration, the perp added melamine, which is very rich in nitrogen. This way, the test for protein was artificially raised to make it look like the milk had never been watered down.

My Comment: China is getting famous because of the dangerous food products being exported in different countries, and it all started from the Formaline scare in white rabbit products.

MILF ‘denies’ the attack

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Monday washed its hands off the attacks conducted by its forces in Lanao del Norte and Sarangani provinces.

MILF vice chairman for political affairs Ghadzali Jaafar said they are still “verifying” whether the forces involved in the incidents are indeed from their ranks.

“As far as the leadership of the MILF is concerned, walang utos ang leadership (the MILF leadership has given no order to attack),” Jaafar said in an interview on dzRH radio.

He added that the MILF has already dispatched already the ceasefire committee to Lanao to probe the clashes there.

“We have spoken to our forces in Lanao areas and they denied attacking Lanao right now,” Jaafar said.

He said the MILF has been conducting peace talks with the Arroyo administration, which he said had shown its “sincerity” so far.

Jaafar said they are still “verifying” reports that the MILF tried to enter Sarangani province at 2:30 a.m. Monday.

“We did not send forces there, those might just be people who ride on with the issue,” Jaafar said.

But he confirmed the forces that were involved in attacks in Lanao del Norte were identified with the MILF’s Commander Bravo.

“Gusto namin alamin ang puno’t dulo nito (We want to get to the bottom of this),” he said.

Jaafar said there will be “disciplinary action” for MILF forces involved in the violence, but said it was “unfair” for the MILF leadership to be blamed for the violence at this time.

Jaafar also appealed to political leaders and to the members of the media to exercise caution and sensitivity in handling the issue on the stalled ancestral domain deal.

“They should not inflame the frustration that some of our military leaders have been feeling right now. We are urging the media to handlethe MoA-AD very cautiously so as not to cause more misunderstand thatcould lead to full-scale fighting,” Jaafar said.

He added that the coverage of the media might have caused the clashes in Lanao areas now.

In a separate interview on dzXL radio, MILF chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said it is “possible” some of the attackers were from the MILF but he refused to give “speculative statements.”

For his part, military North Cotabato command center officer-in-charge Brig. Gen. Jorge Segovia said the soldiers will fight back.

Red Alert: Iligan Casualty Count

Ten civilians were killed when suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels staged early morning attacks in the southern provinces of Lanao del Norte and Sarangani, a television report and local officials said Monday.

A report said eight people were killed in skirmishes in Kauswagan town in Lanao del Norte. The same report said the fatalities came from Lapayan village.

The television report cited the military as the source of its information.

Military officials have earlier identified Commander Bravo as the leader of the MILF forces that attacked the Lanao del Norte towns.

In Sarangani, Governor Miguel Jose Dominguez said two more civilians were killed when suspected MILF rebels attacked Maasim town about 2:30 a.m. Monday.

A local military commander confirmed the fatalities, adding that the rebels also destroyed a transformer in the area.

The television report said the rebels have retreated to the mountains, reportedly taking with them children in their escape. A village chieftain was also said to be among the hostages.

It added that government troops had temporarily stopped artillery fire toward rebel position to void unnecessary casualties.

Soldiers at Camp Ranao, Marawi City, prepare to unload the bodies of seven troops killed in an MILF ambush in Lanao Sur, Sunday

No kidnapping of priests

One soldier, identified only as Cpl. Borlado, in an interview by local radio dxRZ, said they recovered 3 more corpses, apparently shot, at a bridge in Kolambugan town. He said at least two soldiers from his team were wounded in the fighting with rebels in the town.

“Fighting is fierce,” he said.

Six Catholic priests, led by Fr. Reggie Quijano, said they hid inside their convent in Kolambugan after rebels occupied the town. “I saw two squads of rebels near the our church and we immediately hid on the second floor on the convent,” he said.

The priests were earlier reported to have been taken hostage by rebels.

The highway connecting Lanao del Norte from other provinces was already occupied by rebels and that tens of thousands of civilians have fled their homes for fear they would be caught in the cross-fire.

Witnesses said some areas in the occupied towns were burning after rebels torched houses and buildings as the fighting was raging. Radio reports said rebel forces burned down markets and government buildings in the towns.

The MILF, which is currently negotiating peace with Manila, said the attacks were carried out by rebels disgruntled over the slow paced of the talks and the failure of both sides to sign the ancestral domain.

“This incident could be connected to the failure of the signing of the ancestral domain deal and many rebels are disgruntled. We are trying to reach Commander Bravo, but we cannot get through him. This fighting should stop. We don’t want the fighting to spread to other areas,” Eid Kabalu, a senior MILF leader, said.

The attacks came a day after suspected MILF rebels ambushed government troops in Lanao del Sur Sunday, killing seven soldiers and militiamen and wounding nearly a dozen others.

Armed Forces chief General Alexander Yano described the ambush as “a virtual declaration of war” by the MILF.

Yano said the military is now taking steps to “stop MILF atrocities.”

Red Alert Iligan: War Update 2

The mayor of Kolambugan town in Lanao del Norte province on Monday morning confirmed that armed men have already taken over their business center.

In an interview on radio dzBB, Mayor Bertrand Lumaque said that as of 4 a.m. Monday, armed men occupied the town’s rural banks and pawnshops.

“Nasa poblacion area na sila. Nasakop na ang business area, pati ang rural banks at mga pawnshop (They are now on the town proper. They have occupied our business area, including rural banks and pawnshops),” Lumaque said.

Asked if the armed men were members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the mayor replied, “siguro (maybe).”

A military intelligence official earlier told GMANews.TV that the armed men were MILF fighters.

Lumaque said they cannot confirm yet if there were hostages or casualties as the armed men blocked the roads but he believed many civilians were caught in the crossfire.

“Undergoing pa operasyon, mga putukan. Hindi pa namin mamonitor (The fighting continues, we cannot monitor yet the number of affected residents),” Lumaque said.

He said many houses in their town were burned and the residents are now fleeing.

The mayor asked the military for reinforcement as their police are on defensive mode.

He said they have seen a chopper but it cannot land yet as the fighting is still fierce.

Red Alert Iligan: War Update 1

Suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels attacked two towns in Lanao del Norte province early Monday, prompting police in nearby Iligan City to go on heightened alert.

Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz appealed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) hierarchy to send troops to his city to defend the residents.

“Sa ngayon ang heightened alert ang ating mga tao rito. Ilang municipalities from Lanao del Norte, ang Kolambugan at Maigo sinusunog ng MILF. Dahil dito ang information galing AFP kinumpirma, tayo naghahanda rin. Kung kailangan depensahan ang sarili gagawin natin (Our police forces are on heightened alert for now. We received word the MILF had attacked Kolambugan and Maigo towns in Lanao del Norte, so we are preparing to defend ourselves),” Cruz said in an interview on dzXL radio.

Citing reports reaching him, he said roads to Iligan City from Kolambugan and Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte, and from Ozamiz and Pagadian Cities have been closed.

A military intelligence official confirmed that heavy fighting was on going in Kauswagan and Kolumbugan towns in Lanao del Norte since 4:30 a.m. Monday.

The same official said there have been no reported casualties so far in the skirmishes.

Appeal

Cruz appealed to commuters for understanding, adding it will be safer for them to stay home for the day.

“Malakas ang bali-balita may mangyayaring malaking gulo. Kung totoo mas maigi sa tahanan (There is information indicating probable chaos. If this is true, it would be better for our commuters to stay home),” he said.

But Cruz said that if the attacks were a message from the MILF to him, he said the city and its residents will not be cowed.

Iligan City is one of the areas whose residents have rejected inclusion in a proposed Bangsamoro Juridical Entity, as provided in a memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain.

“Kung ito ang ginagawa nilang mensahe sa amin nagkakamali sila. Steadfast kami, dapat respetuhin ang tinig ng Iligan (If this is a message of the MILF to us, they are sadly mistaken. We remain steadfast against inclusion in the BJE),” he said.

Cruz also noted the MILF attacks came after the bombings of at least two inns Sunday, where at least three people were reported injured.

Also Sunday, a 30-minute power failure hit the city but Cruz said this was a power trip-off and not likely related to the MILF. He said power returned to normal between 11 and 11:30 p.m.