Saturday, February 25, 2012

Showbiz blight

By Hezekiah Kit Sales Canlas 

(Critical Writing) 

How do people see showbiz relationships? Are showbiz relationships good examples and we ought to follow them?

Let’s face it. Though there is only a small number of successful showbiz relationships which we can even count using only our fingers, there is a large number of failed showbiz relationships. What can be the reason for these break-ups? Can it be infidelity or financial problems?

What’s this the writer all blabbering about? These showbiz relationships, which mostly are results of being “loveteams” that bring “kilig” to the Filipino audience, produce parentless children.

If you can see in the Philippine film and television industry, many actors and actresses marry or have a live-in relationship. Because of a gazillion reasons to choose from, these relationships are very short-lived. Unfortunately, both persons who are in these relationships also have sexual relations, thus producing offspring. The unlucky child or children of the two now-separated “lovers” now grow up in the world lacking a mother or a father. But the story does not end there. When the separated lovers finally go through the heartbreak process, they find another “love” in the industry, and the cycle just goes over again.

This cancer has, unfortunately, become a usual scenario in the film, television and entertainment industry. We do not proclaim that the “love-children” of these idiot artistas do not have the chance to live. Not only that they have the right to live, but the children also have the right to be guided and nurtured with love and compassion by both their parents in their growing up years. The fact that these children, who are born out of wedlock, do not grow up with the proper guidance of two parents is a wake-up call among the Filipino citizenry that we should not follow these very disgusting examples of parenthood.

These artistas are irresponsible and stupid in handling their relationships. They think that they are already mature enough to enter relationships and easily exit them. What’s worse is that they do not even realize or understand how the offspring of the separated artistas feels or what they will have to go through in life lacking a mother-figure or a father-figure.

If you really want to investigate about this particular issue, start from Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Come fly with me

By Hezekiah Kit Sales Canlas

(Deduction)

Traveling is one of the best things a person must experience. You get to see new places, new animals, new faces, new events, new ideas, and new things. Anything new to your sight becomes eye-candy. Most of the time you’ll think of getting a picture of you posing on a beautiful unfamiliar place, using your digital camera, then upload the picture the next time you open your Facebook or Twitter account so you can flaunt it to your friends online.

We all know that transport is the basic step towards reaching your sweet escapade. Before sojourning at your planned destination, you will need to journey many kilometers, either on land, sea or air. Most people who just want to travel near-home destinations would journey through the green land. In the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and Luzon, land transportation is a common sight. When traveling on land, you can view green fields, tall trees, fruit stands on the roadside and land formations and bodies of water.

On the other hand, traveling by sea is a must for places separated by water. In the Visayas where cities and regions are divided by large masses of water, water transport is not unusual. Traveling by sea is more fun than land. Dolphins, flying fish and the blue horizon will keep you company while commuting the sea.


Air voyage is the best among the three. From the air, you can witness the beauty of the Philippines. You can see cars moving like ants, the multi-colored roofs of buildings and houses, land formations like mountains, hills and valleys, and most especially, the enormous sea with bluish hues.
Airplane transport is an awesome journeying method. Aside from the sights that you see from above, you will gain a new perspective on things. The feeling that you are on top of the world added with your view of the small things on the ground somehow changes your outlook in life. Some people realize that their daily problems are just puny when they see the ground from the air. This is why airplane flight is a great way to experience travel.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and fly.

The laundry smells good


I’m so glad I found Irish. 

She does the laundry and does not complain a bit about the volume. That’s what I like about her. She does her job with gusto. She also sings along with the radio. How happy could you get!

For nearly three months, we availed of two laundry shops. The last one, we had a sorry experience. We lost a pretty blouse.

That’s when we decided with finality that we’ll resort to the good old-fashioned laundry woman. You know the likes who visit your house to do the laundry. In the process, you get to chat, have coffee together, dine together, and gel.

When the main road enroute our subdivision was inundated last week and the murky waters mercilessly entered my car – first time it did after all these years, whom would I call to clean up the mess? 

Naturally Irish. I’m so glad I met her. She minimizes the stress and enables me to focus on my professional activities.

But the best thing about Irish and her laundry is - the clothes really smell good after a good wash.

Way to go Irish!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

All out of love?

Hezekiah Kit Sales Canlas 
(Cause and Effect) 

 “A broken family is one where the parents of the child or children have split up and no longer share a single family unit.” – Answers.com 

For a family to effectively operate, faithful cooperation added with respect, patience, hope, understanding and love to each member should be performed by all members of a family, whether the family is a nucleus type (consisting of parents and children) or an extended (nucleus family with other close relatives in a single family unit) one. 

Unfortunately, today, we can see the visible emergence of broken families in television, radio, newspaper, and in other forms of media. In addition, we can also see some causes or the reasons of family breakups. 

Infidelity has always been a major issue between partners. One of the parents becomes unfaithful and creates sexual relations with a person other than his or her spouse. This disease has always plagued relationships since before, infecting men and women of different standing, ethnicity or race. In the Philippines, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are the most prone to be gripped with infidelity. Distance from loved ones force an OFW to find love and comfort in countries where they work, thus leading most likely to third parties. 

Misunderstanding has contributed its part in breaking the family apart. Ideas, concepts and thoughts do not match between partners, even in the siblings, thus creating rifts in the family’s foundations. Differences are put in the spotlight in every verbal clash. Hateful arguments lead to violent fights, affecting other members of the family, particularly the children, causing mental and emotional stress. 

These common family problems are large contributors to the infamous “family breakup.” The usual scenario: the mother and father separate, properties are equally divided, payments are made, and siblings split up. Negative feelings build up amongst the members of the broken family, like rejection, depression, anger and guilt.

Friday, February 3, 2012

We submit, your honor

You would think that being lawmakers, they would prepare zealously, study seriously, research diligently, and study some more before engaging in actual cerebral battle.

You would think that because they were disseminating information ahead of the actual battle, they were thoroughly prepared.

Well, I guess they were not. And that’s the most ironic part. I wouldn’t want to laugh or get embarrassed while watching TV each time a lawmaker is berated or corrected during court proceedings. But I couldn’t help it. It does happen and I guess will continue to happen for the duration of the impeachment process.

And did I read somewhere that “Tatlong paligo lang ang lamang ng mga Senador sa amin”? That’s a pathetic comparison. The fact remains that you compose the prosecution panel and much is expected of you. Didn’t you start this all? Since you did, we expected you to follow through until the end. Do not compare yourselves with the Senators because in this process, they have a distinct role, way different from yours.

This isn’t a contest. This is the real thing. Real people are involved. In fact, the whole nation is involved.

Do us a great favor. Get your act together and show us the stuff you are truly made of.