Going Viral: Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus

You have probably seen it go viral on twitter and facebook.

   
Jesus versus religion, or is it really?

Philippine Military amid Hostile Attempts in Spratlys

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - The Spratlys has made a very considerable acquisition for both the Philippine and the Chinese government along with other adjacent countries that claim the same ownership to it.

BRP Raja Humabon l Image taken from newsinfo.inquirer.net

Apart from the assertions and counterclaims of the People’s Republic of China, Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and the Republic of the Philippines; one of the only things that serve as a common denominator is that the Spratlys’ locality stands almost equidistant at the South China Sea. But this has disparagingly created more confusion and disputes among Asian countries.

The island is said to occupy more or less than five square kilometers and spread over more than 400,000 to 425,000 kilometers of sea. Several accounts say that the island also contains more than a thousand of small islands, rocks, and reefs-- substantial in natural resources.

No Spratly natives can be seen around its enclosures but it is affirmed to have abundant fishing grounds and significant oil and natural gas. All these and more ratify as to why the island has spontaneously brought itself a guaranteed proximity to controversies.

Salamin ng Panata: Hiraya Manawari

I have three days before I get to live with forceps, clamps, and laboring mothers in the delivery room for one month. What I am mostly excited about during free days like this is that I get to look 
 around the internet for online reads and videos, or TV shows at random that I could at least consider as productive, or is it?

Image taken from a video added by rhisoler via youtube.com

Today I decided to go Filipino; to talk something about this Juan country, more specifically its television media. 

One thing I have noticed is that Philippine’s local morning programs have changed abundantly through the years. Most children today find their alternatives on computers, PSPs, and other gadgets.

Mr.Bean and Spongebob are the ones who usually greet the tele-viewers every morning. Maybe, most of the cartoon shows today have their own brand of teaching their audience with morals. But I have myself confident to defy modern day skeptics in saying that the novelty worth of today’s shows is nothing compared to the shows before. Hiraya Manawari is but one of the many valuable programs the television of the 90s has offered.

Hiraya Manawari, a highfalutin tagalog phrase which means “reach your dreams” has elaborated good morals and life’s greatest lessons about love, family, respect, honesty, discipline and other values. The stories of each episode were simple and easy to understand yet made a great impact on its viewers (myself included).  

Those lucky few who were able to watch programs like it would agree that producing the same shows nowadays would serve up so much values especially on children.

And for those who miss singing along with Hiraya Manawari’s famous intro, here’s a video with the lyrics below: