6/30/2017 ‒
You're with the swindlers

The radio in cab I was on had Erwin Tulfo on.

I did not know when he became an apologist for Rodrigo Duterte, or why, although I can see how they would gravitate towards each other - or, to be more precise, how one would gravitate towards the other. Both try to be respectable, but underneath is a seething pot of anger, an anger driven by ego and bravado, of the belief that the world should swirl around them, and that everything they do should ultimately serve their images, their egos.

I have not really listened to commentary of any sort in a long time, but out of curiosity, I listened to Erwin. There he was, lambasting Antonio Trillanes for whatever criticism the senator had at that time about the president - I didn't know what; I had no idea what. Erwin claimed the senator had no right to be critical because he was also under investigation for corruption. Erwin specifically mentioned two other opposition figures: Leila de Lima, now in jail for drug charges she is calling weak, and Frank Drilon.

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6/29/2017 ‒
One day at a time

She knew his father.

"We worked together for ten years," she said.

"Talaga po?" he said.

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6/18/2017 ‒
Well-adjusted

I probably shouldn't be writing this in a public space. I mean, perhaps some prospective employer has gone looking my name up (in the off chance I have not been blacklisted by every self-respecting company for some reason) and sees this blog. I have done a terrible job managing my personal online footprint. So he'll stumble upon this and realize I'm not the man for the job because of what I'm going to write, or have written, on here.

But whatever. Here goes.

I am terrible with change.

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6/17/2017 ‒
Traffic

If you have nothing good to say, shut up.

That can mean many things, really.

One interpretation: if you have nothing good to say, shut up. Meaning, don't criticize. Criticism, any criticism, is not good, no matter how good your intentions are. You're telling that person he's not good enough, otherwise he does not need any feedback, he does not need to improve himself, or anything for that matter. No, that's not good. If you have nothing else but criticism, shut up. Don't even mix criticism in with your praise. Shut up.

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