“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident”. –Arthur Schopenhauer
Ever been a duped? I have been. - and one of my bestpal too. His was with a
Lame on the Lane,
“Atty. Xander” were on his way to UP Main Campus for a Law review class when he eyewitnessed a sight that moved him, - a “handicapped” woman’s struggle to elevate herself in a slippery stairlane. SuperHero by heart, he set aside what occupies him and rapidly oppose a perilous street to rescue the weak from a definite fall. However, my unsuspecting pal failed to his mission of pushing her and her steel-made throne regardless of his remarkable vigor, wit and will. That prompt the supposed frail lady to STAND in her own robust feet, unbolt the wheelchair and presto! like an expert hawker, directed him the technique on how to properly advance the thing. And as if nothing took place, she simply drove her bare sit away - leaving her knight in shining armor in serious shock and sweat.
That was a scene from Joey De Leon’s side-splitting show “Wow Mali” in Channel 5. A real hit amongst the fun-loving Pinoys (the concept copied Americas.’ reality-based “Just Kidding and Girls Behaving Badly”). Like the millions who viewed him closely from their small screen, can’t restrain myself from laughing over his stunned retort ….but not my ally in his so-called “betrayed” encounter. So madder than a wet hen, he proceeded to the Courtyard the ff: day and sued the jesting host and network. Mine happened when I had undergone a surprised
Body Scrutiny.
I was having an extra off and feeling jaded, I went out to see to my old-time peers in Murraqabat. It’s my custom to pass through the likewise boring WARBA CENTER complex that’s quite close to their pad. But that monotonous day in the City’s dullest avenue turns extraordinary & animated - I was good-time by an Arabic ShowTime Channel. The Gag? here it goes ….
Soon as I entered the building’s main entrance, two men in black and white came to me and w/o ado, performed body check. Assuming UAE has imposed a new rule again, I surrendered myself like a trapped Criminal to these (alien-disguising) Policemen. While I’m on their unpredicted arrest, they start stretching my arms, twist my body like a boneless dummy, massage it (Thai style), and cruelly swirled me fast as If I am a wooden top. What released me from their sudden dominion is when they begun plucking and strumming my sensitive parts (my underarm and skeletal sides) that I had to frown for real and in near fury exclaimed “ENOUGH” ( 3X), ! I’m not your toy..and I’m not even a crook!” …so the tripping Morons who seemed to anticipate for my wild cues then pauses, chuckle and concluded by whispering Woody Allen’s celebrated line - SMILE! …“YOU’RE IN A CANDID CAMERA”. Altogether from a concealed corner, the hidden cam, the Pranksters and my “co-victims” unveiled their glory and unbridled joy before me. Been a year now.. I grin still whenever a soul approaches me in shadowy smile while re-enacting faultlessly my strange experience in the foreign limelight.
HIMATAYAN SA BUS
(From work, I normally jumped a congested public Bus in Manila during rush hour, one day..)
Man : "Ms. Upo ka na dito sa seat ko o, ako nang tatayo".
(upon hearing that, she collapsed. At ng mahimasmasan, the Guy asked) "Ms.
Bakit ka hinimatay"?
Ms. : "Eh kase, hindi ko expected na sa panahon ngayon may gentleman pa pala".
(and in a wide open smile she said) “THANK YOU HA”
(when the man heared that, he collapsed in return at ng mahimasmasan, the lady
asked the same), "Mr. Bakit ka hinimatay?"
Mr. : "Eh kase, hindi ko rin expected na sa panahon ngayon mayroon pa palang babaeng
marunong mag-THANK YOU!
(Weee…I feel collapsing too!) 
NAKAWAN SA EROPLANO
(in one of Bagong Kampeon’s episode, the late Bert Tawa shared this unforgettable joke to Pilita..)
Bert : "Alam mo bang pag inilabas ko ang braso ko sa bintana ng eroplano, alam ko kung nasaang
bansa ako"?
Pilita : "O aber, sige nga".
Bert : "Nang magkaron ng snow sa kamay ko siyempre Amerika iyon, pag buhangin naman Saudi, at
sa Pilipinas, aba madali lang".
Pilita : Ok, paano?
Bert : "Nawala ang relo ko". (ouch!)
MURAHAN SA JEEPNEY
(On my way home from University, I had a chance to witness this..)
Isang aleng mahaba ang buhok ang sumabit sa estribo ng jeep makasakay lang. All the Guy included me ay patay-malisya. I felt relieved ng sa wakas makaupo rin sya.(Sa isip ko napakapasensyosa naman ng babaeng ito..) Maya-Maya ay may sumigaw, “Mama, Pu….ina nyo bababa na ako, wala pa ang sukli kong piso!"@*#! (ay si aleng "pasensyosa" pala) 
(Haay! hirap talaga ng buhay sa Pinas, para tuloy 'yoko ng umuwi!)
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even when there is no river.” - Nikita Khruschev
By May 07, National Election for another time will be held in the Philippine’s thousand Islands & the fever is on! Thanks to The Filipino Channel’s recurring updates on latest breaking phenomenon that made us dynamic viewer-critics from here in the Mid-East. There we are with the “Good News” -
PROGRESS DRIVES: On its advent, sleepy towns are enlivened with sudden mushrooming of beautification, livelihood & infrastructure projects. At last, soiled streets are lighted & well paved, walls dented with unpleasant graffiti’s are retouched, weather-beaten daycare centers, waiting sheds, & barangay halls are refurbished to name a few – all made possible by incumbent official’s sacrificial thinning of their pork barrels. As a package deal in such monumental endeavors, the “Heroes” title are then stamped alongside those.
AN INCOME OPPORTUNITY: Attn able in/out-door Tambays: roll-up your sleeves, grab-in your Barkada’s & jump-fast to your town assembly for a cash-earning Gimik. Ensure your Team Captain has had your name registered & yahoo! You’ve got your free snacks, campaign cap or shirts & more interestingly, your mobile as well as your belly can be reloaded for the ff: day. Just be safe. Hired goons with guns might be snooping around so your “lagare” idea between two rival Party is not clever. You might lose thy gold, worst your life (awful). 
SPONSORSHIP POTENTIAL: Wishing for a Fairy GodParent to spell magic for your wedding & children offerings? Perhaps, your organizing a beauty pageant, fiesta celeb, sports fete but short with funds? Your having bright offsprings yet can’t further their schooling as you’re from the poorest of the poor class. Congratulations, the right season’s here to win a “willing” sponsor for that crucial event & scholarship. Easy term apply: Forget-Not your Patron’s pseudonym in your troop’s portfolio, streamers, player’s apparel & in each secret ballot for upcoming poll.
CLOSED-UP ENTERTAINMENT: From giant reels & small tube, they came out in open to your crowded neighborhood waving, greeting with their fair hand reaching yours, - their presence so tender, smile so loving, purpose so caring. T-L-C from flawless celebrities & legendary TraPo’s? Ghee, whose common Juan won’t say they’re not heartrobbing, captivating, …& vote winning?
NATURAL ATTRACTION:My index finger, for quiet long-time havn’t been stained by Comelec’s indelible ink, yet the politic
al scenarios I grew-up with lingers. It has daily signs, because. I can equate my experience to the magnificent Mt. Mayon in her ever-increasing smoke that vapors fervently in the sky – an apparent symbol of a would-be emission. It is breathtaking & entertaining from afar causing throng of starving & ignorant on-lookers to flock, feast & unearth together what it can bid. She’s smart enough to wow her mainstream audience. Personally, its more of a sorry state to stay nearby. With pain & scars it engraved in my whole-being, I should be wiser & wary now. I won’t let her charms mesmerize & hurt me again. I’d rather be away.
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident”. –Arthur Schopenhauer
