I shake my head with disappointment. Another actor vying for the presidency? Did they not learn with Estrada? Not only that, the same political party that supported the corrupt Estrada is going to support Poe. I see my native country going into further ruin.
I'm so irked with disgust at reading the article. The Filipino people think voting is like a prom queen contest, going for the most popular rather than voting for the benefit of the country. Filipino citizens, what will an actor with no political history whatsoever--nothing, nada, zilch-- bring to the Philippines? What will he contribute besides showing off his face to garner more votes? I keep seeing Estrada slowly creeping back into the picture, working the puppet strings, being an "advisor," hoping for more money to house his prostitutes.
God, I hope President Arroyo wins another term.
Come on, Filipinos! Think of your country.
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Sunday, November 16, 2003
What Is My Subconscious Telling Me?
I had the strangest dreams last night. One dream, I was watching a documentary about people who torture animals. I winced as I saw a white wolf chasing a car in the snow, only to get tired and whine in the cold and shiver in his fatigue. Then, I nearly cried as I saw a man beat the face of a bruised mule that he already blinded in one eye. I woke up at the point.
Then the second dream, I was watching another documentary on forensics and watched three forensic scientists dissect and piece together the remains of a cut up brain. Then I saw the footage of how that brain and victim's head became bashed to pieces. Apparently, some guy on a blind date gets the girl drunk, and when she passes out, he starts cutting her up.
It was not a good night.
I had the strangest dreams last night. One dream, I was watching a documentary about people who torture animals. I winced as I saw a white wolf chasing a car in the snow, only to get tired and whine in the cold and shiver in his fatigue. Then, I nearly cried as I saw a man beat the face of a bruised mule that he already blinded in one eye. I woke up at the point.
Then the second dream, I was watching another documentary on forensics and watched three forensic scientists dissect and piece together the remains of a cut up brain. Then I saw the footage of how that brain and victim's head became bashed to pieces. Apparently, some guy on a blind date gets the girl drunk, and when she passes out, he starts cutting her up.
It was not a good night.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
It was a good book. Oscar Wilde seemed to be ahead of his time when it come to depicting morality and reality. I hated his character Lord Harry Wotton, though, but Wotton was essential to the novel. He was the driving force (no sexual innuendoes intended) behind Dorian's actions. He was smart and he was vain about it, and he brushed off all his theories and epigrams about morality and reason with an air of "Oh, don't mind my jibbering." There was a hypocrisy about Wotton, but even I can't describe it. Someone gave him the pet name "Prince Paradox," which I think suited him perfectly. He was serious about all his thoughts, but not once, have I read any of his own immoral crimes. Aside from possible homosexual acts, such as the house in Algiers that he shared with Dorian, nothing was outright explicit--affairs with other women, gambling, opium, or having bad friends--to mar Wotton's reputation. Nothing was in the air except for a divorce-case, and even then, it was his wife who committed the scandal. Wotton was a paradox. It was like he wanted to be embroiled in some scandal to prove that he was living proof of all his hedonistic views and philosophies, but compared to Dorian, he had a clean record.
Dorian, the more I read about him, the more I thought about Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a book that Wilde was familiar with and a work that he admired. I can't help but think that Stevenson's novel may have influenced Wilde a bit: the idea that one can lead a double life.
There are plenty of good quotes in this book, and I've circled the ones I especially like. My favorite is by Dorian, who thought, "It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution." How true is that? We don't need a priest to tell us how we can be absolved. The act of confession--especially to the individual who was wronged--is the very act of removing a burden. We apologize to those we hurt to make amends, and from them do we seek forgiveness.
If this book is a semi-autobiographical to Wilde's own life, I wondered, at several times in the novel, if Wilde was ever dedicated to his own country. Through Wotton, he seems to declare his own dislike of English society and its conventions. But Wilde was already an outcast and through his book, he held up a mirror against society: "The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame."-- Lord Harry Wotton
Definitely a good read.
It was a good book. Oscar Wilde seemed to be ahead of his time when it come to depicting morality and reality. I hated his character Lord Harry Wotton, though, but Wotton was essential to the novel. He was the driving force (no sexual innuendoes intended) behind Dorian's actions. He was smart and he was vain about it, and he brushed off all his theories and epigrams about morality and reason with an air of "Oh, don't mind my jibbering." There was a hypocrisy about Wotton, but even I can't describe it. Someone gave him the pet name "Prince Paradox," which I think suited him perfectly. He was serious about all his thoughts, but not once, have I read any of his own immoral crimes. Aside from possible homosexual acts, such as the house in Algiers that he shared with Dorian, nothing was outright explicit--affairs with other women, gambling, opium, or having bad friends--to mar Wotton's reputation. Nothing was in the air except for a divorce-case, and even then, it was his wife who committed the scandal. Wotton was a paradox. It was like he wanted to be embroiled in some scandal to prove that he was living proof of all his hedonistic views and philosophies, but compared to Dorian, he had a clean record.
Dorian, the more I read about him, the more I thought about Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a book that Wilde was familiar with and a work that he admired. I can't help but think that Stevenson's novel may have influenced Wilde a bit: the idea that one can lead a double life.
There are plenty of good quotes in this book, and I've circled the ones I especially like. My favorite is by Dorian, who thought, "It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution." How true is that? We don't need a priest to tell us how we can be absolved. The act of confession--especially to the individual who was wronged--is the very act of removing a burden. We apologize to those we hurt to make amends, and from them do we seek forgiveness.
If this book is a semi-autobiographical to Wilde's own life, I wondered, at several times in the novel, if Wilde was ever dedicated to his own country. Through Wotton, he seems to declare his own dislike of English society and its conventions. But Wilde was already an outcast and through his book, he held up a mirror against society: "The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame."-- Lord Harry Wotton
Definitely a good read.
I considered myself to always be "low maintenance." But I admit: there are times when my perfectionist tendencies do get the better of me. Hmm....
| Disorder | Rating |
| Paranoid: | Low |
| Schizoid: | Low |
| Schizotypal: | Low |
| Antisocial: | Low |
| Borderline: | Low |
| Histrionic: | Low |
| Narcissistic: | Low |
| Avoidant: | Low |
| Dependent: | Low |
| Obsessive-Compulsive: | High |
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