BOOK 2 of Kapeng Arabo

Sa mga nagtatanong, isang malaking OPO. May second book po ang Kapeng Arabo. At sa ngayon ay kasalukuyan na itong sinusulat.

At para po mabigyan kayo ng konting lead, ganito po ang tinatakbo ng utak ng may akda... ako po yon : )

Maaring hindi natalakay ang lahat ng issues sa unang aklat, ang kadahilana'y nilimit ko lang ko lang talaga sa mga isyung nasesentrong sa individual behaviors ng mga Pinoy abroad (mapa-OFW o balikbayan). Mga gawain, na gaya nga nang naisulat ko na, nakapagpapabago sa pananaw natin bilang mga Pinoy.

Ito po ang primary reason kung bakit hindi ko sinulat ang mga aspetong political o social kasi sa palagay ko may mas malalim na pakikidigma tayong mga Pinoy abroad, at iyon ay ang ating mga sariling demonyo (trans. our own evil). At sa akin, sapat na ang mga inihayag ko sa unang aklat para mapagmuni-munian (lalim no?), at mananatiling challenge na lamang para sa ibang authors o mga nagnanais na magsulat rin para ihayag ang iba pa.

Sa ngayon, ang KAPENG ARABO BOOK 2 ay pilit na ini-explore ang mga isyu ng RELATIONSHIPS. Relasyon ng magulang sa anak, ng mag-asawa, ng pagkakaibigan, o nang kung ano pa man.

Syempre, bilang mga nakabasa at kahit pa sa mga babasa pa lang ng KAPENG ARABO, gusto kong isipin nyo na welcome kayong maging bahagi ng ikalawang aklat. Maari kayong magsuggest, o magreact, or magpahayag ng kuro-kuro. E-mail lang sa ask_manny@yahoo.com.

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At lahat nang yan ay mula sa sinungaling blogger tulad ko. (Joke!)

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Typhoon Ondoy

This literally moved me to tears. I hope we find in our hearts even the smallest sympathy we can extend to our kababayans.

Hwag tayong maging bato!



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Buloy, the slang version

It's fun to hear pinoy songs being imitated ang sung by foreigners. Listen to this, you gonna luv it.



Thanks to facebook buddy Patrick for this.

Train Railway

Preaching and showing the world how some of our sytems fault is not really KAPENG ARABO's cup of tea. I'd rather preach good news, and uplift Filipino spirit by showing the world how great we are.

Just the same, I don't subscribe to blind reality. From time to time, we need to take a look at at the real world, and hope we can do something about it.

Here's a perfect example:



I was told the video is taken along the intersection of Dimasalang near Espana Boulevard in Sampaloc Manila. This despite the on-going rail road rehabilitation program.

Thanks to facebook buddy Vonnel for providing this video.

Parent and Kid

I was just listening to Chico and Delamar show the other day (RX93.1, the radio station). In passing, Del mentioned how parents and kids shift roles at certain point. And I realize it really is true. At one time, we were kids, rowdy, makulet. Yet, our parents never waiver in showing their love for us.

Then, we grow up, we become busy. And our folks grow old thru the years, and start demanding our care and attention. Will we be the same in giving them the attention they want from us, the way they gave us theirs? Will we show to them our love and understanding?

I wonder how we OFW's and Pinoys abroad show our love for our parents. How do we cope?

Oh, I am sure they miss us. But do you miss them?

WARNING: Emo mode eto.

Rock hard abs & white skin

I am fond of watching videos of 'Word of the Lourd'. They speak of social consciousness from political arena to the everyday events in Pinoy's life.

The first video speaks of people's penchant for white skin, especially Pinoys. I mentioned this in the book Kapeng Arabo. The only difference lies with the analogy. I used the fruit 'santol' quoting my professor in college, while his used the chocolate bar. The essence is the same though, the outside is dark while the inside is white.

Here's the video:



The second video does not really answer one of the toughest questions: "bakit nga ba kelangan ng hard-rock abs at bakit nga ba marami ang nagsasakripisyo sa altar ng kagandahan." Might as well find out for ourselves: