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(Mis)readings(Mis)readingsA blog featuring counterobservations on events and texts from the vantage point of an eccentric, optically inconvenienced, and culturally dispossessed resident from the Southern Philippines. Articles
Another EDSA?
2007-10-31 23:37:00 ??Edsa One and Two types of protests are already a thing of the past?? We often read the phrase from news commentaries and hear it from political observers nowadays that it has little by little taken the appearance of a cliché. The two EDSAs are reduced to a grand myth from some golden era where a spark ... More About: Politics , History , Philippines , Analysis , Left
How to Speak and Write Postmodern
2007-10-31 09:55:00 Let me share something for the last day of the month - a break from all the serious discourse: More About: Humor , Writing , World , Blogging , Write
Estrada Pardon Hangover
2007-10-30 02:19:00 I?ve pretty much expressed my opinion on the granting of executive clemency in Estrada pardon to set precedent for Arroyo, gathered the opinion and analysis from my favorite blogs to examine its implications in Do not expect too much of the end of the (Arroyo) regime, and reposted some fitting jokes in Post-Edsa 2 (and ... More About: News , Politics , Philippines , Hangover , Crisis
Missing JPEPA (or missing the boat part 2)
2007-10-28 23:59:00 The barangay poll takes place today. And playing with the old soviet slogan, blogger Mongster?s Nest proclaims ?all power to the barangay.? So from the said article comes the quote for the day: If Russia had soviets and China had communes and brigades (Antonio Gramsci proposed factory councils for Italy), I believe a newly conceptualized barangay ... More About: News , Politics , Elections , Economy , Japan
Post-Edsa 2 (and post-pardon) Erap jokes
2007-10-28 10:28:00 Since the country’s back to where we started before 2001 (after deposing and convicting a plundering President and all that), I think it would also be appropriate to share something that’s all the rage back then - Erap jokes: Top 5 Signs that Erap and GMA Have Indeed Become Friends 5: Mikey Arroyo and Jinggoy Estrada agreeing ... More About: News , Politics , Jokes , Funny , Fun
Do not expect too much of the end of the (Arroyo) regime
2007-10-27 17:59:00 I don?t think it would be an exaggeration to say that many are outraged by the pardon of the disgraced former president Estrada by President Arroyo. For veterans and sympathizers of Edsa2 ? particularly those from the middle classes ? the recent action of the present administration is an unpardonable act that followed a long chain ... More About: Society , News , Politics , History
An Appetite for Books
2007-10-25 20:19:00 Not literally of course. With the first semester over and some sort of vacation (from the university but not from work) now in effect, it?s time for me to catch up on my readings. (Goodbye Sales text book, hahaha!) On my present reading list is The Oxford Book of Latin America n Short Stories (hmmm, you might ... More About: Personal , Literature , Books
Missing the boat: the barangay and SK polls
2007-10-24 18:01:00 Investigators are now saying that the Glorietta explosion could have been just an accident after all. In an amusing satire piece whose conclusion I do not really agree with, the Inquirer’s Neal Cruz replies: Glorietta bombing was a mistake, not an accident. And so all the wild speculations as to the real cause of the ... More About: News , Politics , Elections , Cebu , Polls
Estrada pardon sets precedent for Arroyo
2007-10-24 00:48:00 In a complete reversal of his earlier fighting stance of not accepting a pardon, disgraced former President Joseph Estrada applied for ?full, free and unconditional? pardon from President Arroyo. From having his spokespersons demand an ?all-encompassing? amnesty, Estrada now had his lawyers withdraw his motion for reconsideration with the Sandiganbayan for his September 12 guilty verdict ... More About: News , Politics , Elections , Crime , Sets
The First Quote of The Day
2007-10-22 16:19:00 Today is an important day for a reason I would rather keep to myself. A lot did happen but let’s just say that memory remains a funny thing for me and that recalling or writing them down would have to wait for another day. So without further ado, let me leave everyone with my quote ... More About: News , Politics , Personal , Memory , Quote Of The Day
Bombing not a diversion
2007-10-21 13:40:00 It’s now two days after the ruthless bombing of Glorietta mall last Friday which killed 11 and hurt more than a hundred others. Still, the investigations have brought up nothing conclusive despite a terror group’s claiming responsibility for the atrocity. But already, not a few people have expressed the opinion that the bombing was perpetrated by ... More About: News , Politics , Terrorism , Terror , War
Bloody Friday Mall Bombing Tragedy
2007-10-19 17:57:00 A mall in the country?s financial capital was bombed today. It was 3 in the afternoon when I chanced upon the news headline on the computer?s screen. I didn?t recognize it at first, thinking it was about Pakistan and the bombing that marked Benazir Bhutto?s return. I read the report again. ?Mall bomb blast kills 8, hurts ... More About: News , Politics , Personal , Terrorism , Terror
Subversion
2007-10-19 01:53:00 The military has been deluding itself into thinking they?re the only real power which can save the nation. With the potentials for another coup brewing amidst another crisis in the national capital, let?s all hope our generals will not let this go to their heads. Long perceived as an abusive institution bereft of respect for human ... More About: News , Politics , Elections , Military , Human Rights
Buried deeper (or there?s no easy way out)
2007-10-18 00:24:00 There seems to be no end in sight for the troubles surrounding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Crudely translated into English, the October 17 editorial* of Superbalita, the country?s no.1 Cebuano newspaper, says: Editorial: Buried deeper In the effort to free itself from the National Broadband Network issue and the feared impeachment complaint, Malacanang found itself buried instead in ... More About: News , Politics , Congress , Impeachment , Bribery
8th Motorshow Cebu International: Day 1
2007-10-17 04:17:00 I have been stationed in the media center and lounge of the 8th Motorshow Cebu International in the Cebu International Convention Center?s (CICC) room 101 since yesterday. I will be here daily until the end of the event on Sunday, probably with nothing much to do since most reporters would expectedly be here during the opening ... More About: Personal , Business , Cars , Events
Marching for Land: From Bukidnon to QC
2007-10-16 05:52:00 Twenty years ago, on the 22nd of January 1987, farmers of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and supporters marching to Mendiola were showered with bullets in one of the most violent display of force against demonstrators to this date. The farmers came to pay the President a visit and talk about land reform ? something ... More About: News , Politics , History , Human Rights , Agriculture
$US3 trillion in abandoned trunk a boon for Arroyo administration?
2007-10-14 14:23:00 Breaking news! Last Friday, a bronze trunk (which looked much like a pirate treasure chest) containing US$3 trillion worth of bonds was found amidst bananas trees in a grove along the highway of the southern Cebu town of Argao. According to news reports, a seal of the United States was engraved on the trunk. It was ... More About: News , Politics , Humor , Joke , Impeachment
How to compile an inventory of books
2007-10-13 00:12:00 Let me dispel any notion that this post is about accounting, confined as it is to the sphere of debits and credits. Still, in a way this entry would have something to do with ?bookkeeping.? And by books, I suggest nothing else but hardbacks, novels, paperbacks, history books, nonfiction, thrillers, classics, and everything in between ? ... More About: Personal , Literature , Books , Inventory , Carlos Castaneda
Tags, Murakami, telephone buttons and haiku
2007-10-12 12:01:00 I’m not feeling well lately. (Again.) So I’ve reset the sectioning system of Postcard Headlines to conform to WordPress’ new tags and categories interface. Now, now. Too bad I didn’t notice the category to tag converter in time, hahaha. Also stumbled upon two interesting sites while taking a break from the reading of Haruki Murakami’s novel, ... More About: Personal , Fun , Music , Books , Poetry
Lost and Found: Ayn Rand?s Atlas Shrugged
2007-10-10 23:59:00 This is an important announcement: Having read the letter addressed by Beryl to everybody and, in particular to “You-Who-Found-This-Lost -Book-But-D id-Not-Dare-Return-It,” and being keenly aware of my basic obligation to lend a hand to those in need, I am impelled to share the contents of the said letter. I do not know if this blog post will be ... More About: Personal , Books , Atlas Shrugged , Ayn Rand
Che Guevara?s last diary entry
2007-10-10 00:36:00 Yesterday, October 9, marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Ernesto Che Guevara. Guevara, an Argentine medic who joined Fidel Castro in fighting the US-backed Batista dictatorship in Cuba and later becoming a leader of the Cuban revolutionary government, was captured and executed while waging guerrilla war in Bolivia in 1967. In a tribute, Fidel Castro ... More About: Diary , History , Revolution
Free Burma!
2007-10-04 00:00:00 www.free-burma.org More About: News , Politics , Free , Democracy , Myanmar
Invectives against Desperate Houswives?
2007-10-03 16:56:00 As I mentioned in my September 16 announcement, the posting of entries in Postcard Headlines these days will be very minimal. It’s already time for final examinations and academic requirement deadlines in my college. There’s been a lot of developments in national politics this week which I have not been able to monitor anymore and which ... More About: Politics , Personal , Media , Blogging , Controversy
Nothing will be the same again
2007-10-01 15:45:00 ?What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?? ? Jose Saramago For those following the historic instance in Myanmar Burma some will most likely conclude, albeit prematurely, that the situation for the country?s people is now hopeless. More About: News , Politics , Democracy , Dictatorship
Seeing
2007-09-30 08:44:00 The stunning images of the Burmese peoples? popular uprising flowing to the rest of the world through the internet (before the military regime started blocking information) brings to mind the passages of a book I read earlier this month. When I started reading Seeing, I commented that Jose Saramago?s plot, where disillusioned voters from the fictional ... More About: News , Politics , Books , Democracy , Myanmar
Myanmar: military junta?s forces open fire at protesters
2007-09-27 16:00:00 Alarming news: “Burmese troops today opened fire on pro-democracy protesters leaving several people dead, as the violent military clampdown escalates.” The military junta’s brutal crackdown started yesterday and continues today. The Guardian newsblog has updates since Wednesday until 12:45 today. More recent updates from The Irrawaddy: More About: News , Politics , Military , Protesters , Open
Hilarious Zay-T-E hearing
2007-09-26 12:08:00 I’m still watching the hilarious hearing on the ZTE controversy on TV! Abalos has a funny accent. He pronounces the controversial Chinese company as “Zay-T-E.” So the moment everybody’s waiting for is finally here. As expected, it’s Neri and Abalos’ turn to get grilled today. Mar Roxas’ turn to ask questions now. LIVE transcript of ... More About: News , Politics , Literature , Poetry , Hilarious
Myanmar: military regime?s ouster just around the corner
2007-09-25 02:25:00 Everybody?s waiting for tomorrow?s Senate hearings on the ZTE deal for a possible explosive testimony from Romulo Neri and the possible immediate consequences. Manuel Quezon III follows recent developments on the controversy in I?m leaving on a jet plane?Not! What moves will the JDV and GMA camps follow in this heated intra-elite confrontation? Let?s keep ... More About: News , Politics , Military , Democracy , Corruption
A head for figures
2007-09-24 17:08:00 What do you know, I actually got higher than average results from my last Management Accounting Long Exam. For someone really bad at numbers (3 in College Algebra and Trigonometry, 2.75 in Calculus, 2.5 for Basic Accounting A and B…), this is, well, something to be proud of. (clap, clap, clap) I’ll make Mao Tse Tung ... More About: Politics , Philippines , Students , School , Head
The Decline of Written Media and the Crisis of Socialism
More articles from this author:2007-09-22 06:32:00 This is a must read. I printed the following article from the New Left Review and read it while in bed (yes, I’m still sick but I think this viral infection is about to leave my body). The paper explores the diminishing stature of the written media and the transition to a more audio-visual oriented culture ... More About: Media , Socialism , Crisis , Written , Cris 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
