Month: December 2012
Read on this article about this bishop claiming that overpopulation is good for Filipinos because it has increased the number of overseas workers and migrants who could send remittances back home while taking care of ageing people abroad and spreading the Christian faith. That many Filipino women would make “good wives” for foreigners in countries that have low population growth. Finally, that poverty is not a problem. poverty even brought people “closer” to God and was instrumental in realizing God’s plan for Filipinos to take care of other nationalities by inducing migration and working abroad.
Seriously?!? I don’t even want to talk about the “good wives” for foreigners bit. But regarding poverty, unfortunately, OFWs is a small percentage of the Filipino population (10% as of 2010) and certainly few from those living below the poverty level (around 20% as of 2009). The poor have limited access to proper nutrition, shelter, health care, and of course, education which is quite important if you aspire to be an OFW. So how can poverty not be a problem?
You’d think such regressive thinking could only be found in the medieval ages until you realize that the church as an institution is a vestige of the medieval era. Surely, change is needed. Certainly we have no need for church leaders with such mindset.
After dropping off Michelle and Jeanne at the airport, we went to a nearby range. Unfortunately, it turned out to be not the range we were looking for. As the range in question is on the way home and it was almost lunch, we dropped by a nearby mall for lunch and a bit of shopping. When we finally got to the range, we were warmly greeted by the range master who proceeded to show us their packages. We chose one that will allow us to try a pump-action shotgun, an MP5-A4 clone, and a 1911. The range master proceeded to quickly run us through the manual of arms for each and then it was time for some rather early New Year’s Eve fireworks. It was my first time with a pump-action shotgun and I finally experienced firsthand the legendary kick. I’ve tried a real MP5 before and the clone looked, felt, and shot the same way. The 1911 was your usual 1911. But all three were lots of fun!
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First, Facebook bought Instagram. Next, they started blocking access from third-party apps including Twitter. Finally, the debacle with their Terms of Service. Sure, they backtracked but such things kinda leaves a bad taste in your mouth. That’s three strikes, so I decided to take a stand and deleted my Instagram account. Instagram was and is still a great idea but I just personally won’t be using it anymore. Goodbye Instagram. It was fun while it lasted.