Friday, July 1, 2011

My Mayor Inday Sara Duterte


I am not payed or anything to do this blog but I did it in my own accord to support the mayor that Ive casted my only vote which I believe she deserves it.

What can you say about the picture above? lovely isn't she? a model? can you believe that she can punch hard? well for those people who doesn't know this gorgeous lady above the picture, she is not a model or something but she is the powerful lady in Davao City the very first Lady mayor ever elected in the history of Davao. The daughter of my always Idol Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. This is just my own thoughts and opinion but I can sleep peacefully at night knowing that there is a Duterte running my beloved city of Davao wither it is the father, daughter or son as long as there is a Duterte's Blood running this city people will always shows support to them, Dabawenyos pretty knows how they handle this city and it works well actually.

I dont relly knew Mayor Inday Sara (that is Dabaweño's called her) but I cast my only vote on her and his father last election and by expressing my independence to vote to whom I vision to be able to lead this city of mine and my effort shows some very good results. Inday Sara really stand strong as what his father told, she is actually doing great! making a lot of mandated works to the city hall that makes city hall workers do there work efficiently and while poor people seek refuge to the local government she is there to assist personally. The good point of our mayor Inday is that she is shy in front of camera she is more in action than talk and thats why Dabaweños love about Duterte's they do the talk.

Last day June 29, 2011 around 10:00 pm a rain that reaches 8mm according to the rain gauge located in the Davao International Airport, it is way to far from the affected area and just imagine what will be the accurate reading in that specific area. Five Baranggay's is directly hit by the flush flood from Matina Crossing down to Bangkal District and there are other Baranggay's that are also experience flooding like Maa. Before that during afternoon (same day) around 3:30 in the afternoon a shocking news that a dump track looses its break coming from shrine village down to the Matina road intersection that ravages a bus, PUJ full of passengers and a taxi cab that loses life and if im not mistaken 3 to 4 life and many severely injured dabawenyos. Same day when a tyrant rain pours hard in the middle of the night at around 10:00 in the evening where families soundly asleep and never imagine that a catastrophe may occur in the spam of 3 hours 5 Baranggays suffer flash flood coming from one of the river here, if only just only this happen in a broad daylight damage can be minimal but like a thief in the night families are waken up feeling a wet sensation on there body and when they woke up the water level is unmeasurable and trap in there rooms. So far 30 people have died most of them are children and elderly people and 15 are still missing just imagine how our mayor will act unto this matter.

Mayor Inday Sara with no talk rush to aid the victims and allocated 50 million pesos for the affected families, thats what a government should be! while she is still helping those families in Matina another problems arises in Agdao district I knew she hasn't have enough rest accommodating the cries of his constituents begging for help and this problem sprout in a matter of minutes. There will be a demolition in Agdao and mayor Inday knew about it and have some verbal agreement and understanding on both sides. She really thought that everything will be going smoothly but everything changes in a spur of moment that she ask her housing personnel to ask just 2 hours extention and wait for her in Agdao before the demolition start due to the fact that she is still mending the families in matina.

Mayor Inday's request of 2 hours haven't given to her by the sheriff (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/20498/mayor-sara-duterte-smacks-the-sheriff) and resulted to a riot between police and shanties. The poor people is asking for there mayor for there mayor only understand the situation. Mayor Inday arrives at the scene while the heated moments are still on and single handedly stop the riot she is infused of such anger due to stress and problems her city is experiencing at the moment and she knew that this incident can be stop and put into peaceful manner but the sheriff didn't give her a favor for a pledge of only 2 hours span to talk to the people. Mayor Inday raised her voice not only to the police and also to her constituent of the wrong actions. The police told the mayor that the sheriff order to start the demolition and they are just doing there job.

The result of the riot is 1 wounded policeman hit by a arrow in the butt and some squatter resident before mayor arrives therefor imagine what if the mayor was late enough to come into the picture I'm sure there will be a bloodbath. Make no mistake our mayor is lawyer by profession and knows the law but when she called the sheriff all this legal and professionalism sane behavior vanish and she became enrage of anger that she hits the sheriff 4 times in the face yes in his face resulting to black-eye. We dabawenyos knew that what our beloved mayor did is lawfully wrong in any aspect and in any human perspective but our mayor stand on her ground and people of davao defend our mayor for she already did everything she can even beg the sheriff and have some understanding a day before and yet the sheriff didn't stand on what the agreement did. 

I will not explain further more for others to understand they only see the punching and not the story behind those punches and only a dabawenyos can attest why, its hard to explain she did what the nature calls and a swift action needed to put into actions.One thing is for sure I am proud Ive casted my vote on her. We dabawenyos knew that this is a test in her side and we all pray that everything will be just turn out fine.

To end this tell me who your mayor is and Ill tell you my mayor in bold letters "MAYOR INDAY SARAH DUTERTE"

Friday, June 24, 2011

Surviving Saudi Arabia - Contract Failure

June 20, 2011-Monday the day when I haven't had enough sleep due to insomnia of excitement, an overwhelming of emotion scorching within my core that lying in bed and closing your eyes cant lead you to nowhere. I decide to look at my luggage for final minute checking. All my bags are pack and hell yeah ready to go!. It was almost 7 years ago that I went to Manila the capital city of my country to compete for National Skills Competition and got lucky to bring the bacon back home and now Ill be going back there to test my fate and if I still have the luckiness within me.
My family really extend some effort and travel 8 hours from Cagayan de Oro just to send me off here in Davao City for departure, well 3 years is a long time we will not be seeing each other. My flight was schedule early in the morning need to go to the airport by 6am before checking in at 7am bound to Manila via Philippine Airlines (This was my first time inside Philippine Airlines most of my travel is by PhilAir and Cebu Pac).
Dressed to kill as I say with a fairly bad weather but this will not stop this undying will to continue being a OFW and widen my horizon.
We arrived at the Davao International Airport around 6:00 in the morning. With some full of love hugging and blessing from my parents and my sisters and brother was a good thing to bring in the land of uncertainty and wealth. Before entering in the departure area I held my last look at them in a distance and wave for the last time "see you after 3 years". As I enter the premises of the airport, lined up for checking in and getting a window side seat is a good deal. I had my self a cup coffee before boarding time arrives and drink it as a well bread class of ancient times.
Entering a spacious cabin of PAL and seeing those pretty flight stewardess was priceless. 1 hour and 48 minutes past like it was 5 minutes and I already arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Wow the NAIA got a fresh new look now, my eyes cant stop from looking everywhere lavishing each angle of architectural haven and interior extravagant and as a probinsyano I cant stop to act like one to be amaze just by walking in the isle to luggage waiting area.
8:46 in the morning and I was in Manila already, got my luggage and went straight to the Restroom(Need to dispose some intake liquid) good thing someone was already been waiting for me her name is Jobet a petite young woman standing around 4'10 or 5 flat and working in the agency that processed my papers as a filing clerk (thats what she told me). She brings me to the OFW Lounge to wait for a certain Maam Zeny for contract signing so Ive entered inside and see those OFW going somewhere around the world for work but as an old saying goes "Don't go with an empty stomach" so I ate but I cant fathom why my stomach can take enough (butterfly in the stomach i guess) so Ive just ate a Mami.
Waited....waited ..... waited ... 1 hour past ..... waited .... waited .... waited .... my cellphone rang its from Maam Zeny asking if I am at the NAIA and I said yes waiting for her, she answer that she is still preparing the documents.... waiting..... waiting... waiting.... 2 hours past.... waiting .....waiting .... waiting ...... to kill time ive just talk to those OFW who approaches me and have a conversation......3 hours past waiting.... waiting ... waiting.... waiting and my god Ive waited 7 hours before Ma'am Zeny arrived and from there a shift of inter-galactic fate spread.
My cellphone became unrest from calling my employer that I will not sign the contract brought by the agency due to some discrepancy that Ive seen. the Job Order - JO was a different one my supposed work designation will be Interior designer with a salary of $xxxx.xx but in the POEA paper was different it was Architectural something (I forgot the full detail) with a salary of $xxx.xx it was cut half! talking about numerical shock. From the other sheet of paper got my correct work status and my salary to be but Im still uncertain to signed it so due to some mental stress I didn't signed it and if I'm not mistaken a 4 hours of pure negotiation from the employer even come to the point to send me 1.3m pesos to pay the half of my 3 years worth of salary in the land of dessert I almost give in but my pride as a professional takes on the center stage. I came with the final decision to went back home in Davao and told my employer if they really want me they will do something and make it more clearer in my side IM NEW IN THIS TRADE FOR HEAVEN SAKE! Im toO vigilant on this, I don't want to be sulking my self for the rest of 3 years in the foreign land. My mind became blurry of emotional burden and decided to purchase a first flight in the morning bound to Davao via PhilAir. My flight was schedule 4:25am in the morning and that was the longest day of my life and remembered the movie "the terminal" by Tom Hupkins and Katherine Zetta Jones.
Sleeping in the cold ceramic tiles of NAIA is no joke been there for hours thinking of what my family will be feeling. Positive hopes perish like a winter wind and a total opposite behavior coated my being emitting a negative aura of gloominess...

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Surviving Saudi Arabia - Leaving The Place called "Davao"

Last Saturday (June 18,2011) I receive a call that changes my future in a glance. A call coming from the people who assisted me to fasten my application due to the employers request and then Ma'am Diding called me and told me a good news.
Ma'am Diding: "Bert good news ok na lahat ng papeles mo at ok na din ang stamp sa visa mo aalis kana"
Me: "Talaga Ma'am! wow kelan po" (Thinking 2 weeks)
Ma'am Diding: "Sa lunes na!" (June 20,2011)
Me: "............. pag sure!"
Ma'am Diding: "ahahah uu totoo kaya mag prepare kana ... " .... toooott line disconnected.
Ive started to rattle and dont know what to do... First thing that came up my mind is to check my atm account..
and I only got a cold hard 2K pesos on it (how the hell should I went to Manila!)
Good thing my employer stand to our agreement that they will produce everything that I need so I may arrive there and start working ASAP!

Sunday came fast and I'm already looking at my baggage that Ill be carrying to the dessert land. I already bid farewell to my friends its better that way. I keep on thinking about our past the good memories and laugh we shared, and somehow I felt a pinch in my heart that Ill not be able to be apart of our annual tradition anymore due to the fact that Ill be working abroad.

Its not that easy to leave the place that I found peace and that is my beloved "Davao City" thinking about it I already spend 8 years of my life here! Ive tasted the best of what Davao may offer and I enjoy it in every day I live in this prestigious city. I thank God that he offers me the place that I can look back when I want to spend the rest of my life in this world but for today I will leave this great city and I hope Ill be returning back with the same beauty as today.

Ill be leaving Davao with good faith breaming with confidence that I can go beyond miles and showcase my skills to the foreign land and when they will asked me where do I came from? Ill smile first and answer "Davao". But before bidding farewell Ill thank this city of mine for making me the best of what I am today, Ill carry on the name of my city just as the same last 5 years ago when I won the 12th Philippines National Skills Competition and today Ill challenge the world itself.

Ill be back Davao make sure to welcome me when I came back after 3 years!

Surviving Saudi Arabia - First Time Abroad

Its been so many months that I haven't updated this blog but last week a wind of change blew unto my presence and open a new challenge in life and that is to become a new OFW! so from here on bare with me as I face new culture, new races, new style of living and new work environment. As of the moment all my bags are pack and equip't of undying patience and hope to seek greener pasture in the land of strangers where my belief in god will be put unto test.
This new series will be Labeled Surviving Saudi Arabia and dont tell my mother that ill be going to Al Hasa, Hufof, Saudi Arabia....

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Own Made Status

June 2,2010

If you caught me staring at your picture please don't misunderstood nor doubt that I'm a stalker or something I just need some inspiration to get through a hellish day.


July 2, 2010

If you caught me smiling alone all the time please don't misunderstood, I'm no fools nor a lunatic it is just that I can't stop this face of mine to smile, is it consider as illegal nowadays?, if it is I will sue you then.


July 26, 2010


Morning Prayer:

My Lord Please don't let the sun nor its heat pass through thick clouds for I may perform my toil in my most sharp thoughts and let the cold gentle breeze encircle our turf so we may behave at our utmost comfort.






July 27, 2010






Don't be afraid of future rejection its is just a mere word the important thing is that your smiling before you are deprived of such fate.






July 29, 2010






Even how bad looking you are there are always a reason to live with, keep on fishing in a vast oceans and someday just someday! you'll get a first class yellow fin fighting his life for you in a thin white line.






August 2, 2010






One day I prayed God to give me good health and he give me a body that can withstand global warming, I ask god again to give me wealth and he give me more than what I ask for and lastly I ask god to give me love... he replied son your asking too much..










August 9, 2010


At this point of time where the sky shred tears and cold air blew unto thy land with a message of grief with it and one thing I can only do for her agony is a cup of coffee.










August 11, 2010


in a relationship communication is a must it is the very foundation of amor when it is all out it is bound to destruction resulting to severe damage but don't be weary you still got letters use it to form words and write it down.







August 13, 2010




How I wish that I have the power beyond godlike to change the path of my destiny and intersect with yours and became parallel as our line goes through infinite over time, my selfish request to the gate keeper of time.







August 18, 2010




I believe in you like believing that I could see a star in a middle of a storm.






Ill raise my cup and drink filled with your grief and sorrow, leaving not a tiny drop of it and get intoxicated engulfed in sweet ecstasy and I shall glaze once again unto your countenance with blurry sight. Your no monochrome anymore, you now has color and emitting a realistic smell.





August 19, 2010




I had given up by just stopping with my admiration of the unobtainable you... but regardless of that I thank God that dreams are open and I am free to imagine.





August 20, 2010




I read an interesting eye opening story and I've set my goal and vision and time is against me I got the necessary materials on my disposal and when everything is at its place I'm ready to play the GAME!! a game of desire..




August 23, 2010




Today's tragic incident in my point of perspective as a born Filipino I am deeply mortified to there ascetic discipline towards such event.. It seems those who has the power to change it from the beginning became dense and tediously dull..





August 29, 2010




I shall not wept to my own fault for I choose to be miserable but I shall persevere to seek happiness as my only refuge to continue living and for the mean time I shall not make haste but slowly accept the reality of life.






September 2, 2010





conceive that I am not legible to utter any assertion about love therefor I shall not speak ill nor wept any affirmation of such topic for I failed in that department not of lucking knowledge but being dense and tediously dull.


Believe Me

I'm going to utter the words
that this heart wants you to know.
that I choose to love you in silence,
for in silence I find no rejection,
I choose to love you in your loneliness,
for in loneliness no one owns you but me
I may not say it often and yet
I failed on speech department,
But give me your hand, 
put it in my chest,
take time to listen 
as my heart beats.
Listen to it as my inner rhythm
screaming for no other reasons 
but you!
Therefor each day 
believe me when I say
I love you with all my heart.
and I pray to the Lord above
Every night
at the top of my fucking lungs
just to thank him
for giving me ... you.

just another love poem

June 28, 2010



Im going to utter the words
that this heart wants you to know
I want you to see the beauty
that you made me be
I want you to hear my griefs and pain
when I want your presence to listen
Take time to listen as my heart beats
for no other reason but you
I will not ask for you to be my sun
to brightens my day
but be my moon to shine upon 
thru my darkest day
And just to prove, my love is true
Id go through hell to be with you