PADI and Indonesia’s Kasih Tak Sampai (Unrealized Love)
By N Mark Castro
After the recent national elections in Malaysia and the mid-term elections in the Philippines, the next step would be to assess the exciting presidential elections of Indonesia in 2014.
But let’s drop that.
Instead, let’s talk about what painfully woke me up on the radio this morning.
The Arrogance and Death of the Catholic Vote in the Philippines
By N Mark Castro
IT all began in San Sebastian Cathedral, where the Diocese of Bacolod City decided with sheer arrogance to meddle in the affairs of the state by posting the “Team Buhay” (Pro-Life) and “Team Patay” (Anti Life) candidates, with a clear indication as to which politician and which party list it was supporting.
Seeing a clear violations on the separation of the Church and the State, not to mention its violations of early campaigning, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ordered the immediate removal of said billboard | tarpaulin from the said premises.
But to add serious irony in the issue that has so divided the Catholic country, the Diocese of Bacolod instead appealed to the Supreme Court of the Philippine to declare the Comelec order as unconstitutional and void.
Shhhh: Free Wifi Passwords
By N Mark Castro
Whether you’re traveling or just trying to get out of the house a bit more, there’s one thing that plagues us everywhere we go: Wi-Fi.
In most parts of the world, Wi-Fi has become a free add-on to entice people to either eat, drink coffee, or even get some bit of work done.
Manila has provided its CBD (Central Business District) a wide scope of free wifi, particularly in Greenbelt area: Mary Grace and Italianni’s lead the pack while the whole Ayala land is covered by a free wifi as well, although a bit weak.
Mall of Asia is also wired.
Singapore has wired its entire country with a free wifi, although, of course, the entire city state is just as big as a regular Jakarta mall.
We will regularly update this page to give you the access codes and passwords of the establishments found in Southeast Asia. Consider it my gift to you, an expert in finding a free wife Wi-Fi.
8 Fun Things To Do In Jakarta
From: dadalmighty.wordpress.com
You work during the week preparing for your corporate strategies on how to roll out your company’s programs and steer it to the right direction. You meet your KPIs (Key Performance Index) and manage the timelines.
Sounds all good.
Then the weekend comes and you’re as clueless as a deer.
Worry not.
Here are some 8 Fun Things To Do This Weekend without breaking the bank, right here in Jakarta … or anywhere else you can find it.
The Idiocy of the Philippine Electorate
By N Mark Castro
Like clockwork — whether we like it or not, whether you VOTE or not, these people will become the elected Senators of the Republic of the Philippines and all of her 7,100 islands.
Bam Aquino, Senator of the Republic of the Philippines
Nancy Binay: Senator of the Republic of the Philippines
By N Mark Castro
Political Dynasty was one of the main issues lodged against then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Opposition couldn’t get enough harping about that, including then lawyer-activist Jejomar “Jojo” Binay.
Years later, Jojo Binay would carve his own family a dynasty never before imagined by the Marcoses.
It isn’t really a question whether or not the Binays are better than the Marcoses. All it has shown is that political dynasty is alive and well in the Philippines, despite the provisions in the useless Constitution of the country. Read the rest of this entry
The Barreto Telenovela Sub-Plot
By N Mark Castro
When it rains, it’s four
Melanie Marquez
Now that controversial minor politician and former minor celebrity Marjorie Barretto had admitted that she is, indeed, the person in the scandalous photos, you would think that the seemingly endless Barretto scandals would stop.
Not.
The Aquino Political Dynasty
By N Mark Castro
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Indeed, it was the deranged Friedrich Nietzsche who gave such a foreboding warning to would-be heroes, but one in which everyone else fails …
Marjorie Barreto’s Photo Scandal & The Barretto Telenovela
Chaotic Beauty
By N Mark Castro
Former-Starlet-Turned-Local-Politician Marjorie Barreto. whose claim to fame was being the sister of another sexy starlet (Gretchen Barreto), is right in the middle of yet another scandal in the ongoing live telenovela of the Barreto Sisters … this time, semi-nude photos of her that she vehemently denies.
But let’s recap:
The Barretto Family Drama has all the elements of a bad Shakespearean play: two warring sides – the mother (Inday Barretto) and sister Gia Barretto-Reyes) on one hand, and a celebrity figure (Gretchen Barretto) and her brother Joaquin on the other.
The drama casts Gretchen, her sisters Marjorie and Claudine, and niece Julia, with each individual having their own sub-plots of drama.
Why GLOBE is like your typical Philippine Politician
By N Mark Castro
Sympathizing with my friend, his GLOBE subscription has yet to manifest its promise … it’s so eerily similar to what traditional politicians say during this upcoming Philippine elections yet fail to deliver.
