We were a Miracle

“I believe that when a Miracle happens it changes that person, and a little piece of them belongs to....”She pointed up at my ceiling and then she smiled at me.

It was a line from the book, “Miracle”, by Elizabeth Scott. I've read it when I was confined at the hospital, I was so bored that time I've read 3 books in 4 days, but this book was stuck inside my head, I was so wonderstruck about it since the 1^st chapter of it.

My mom was reading the daily newspaper that day and then she gave me this page of the newspaper, the feature page. So I looked at the review of people and suggestions about books that teens should read, then as my eyes scribble to the reviews, letters and books, I saw this book with the cover of a girl sitting looking sad and the title “Miracle” on it. Miracle-- an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs. That was what happened to me, that's why I was saved, and i'm still in the hospital, because God answered my family's and loved ones' prayers.

The book was about a girl, Megan Hathaway, surviving a plane crash. She was outstandingly the only survivor, miraculously she have traveled from the woods where the plane crash happened to a highway where people can see her and rescue her. So that was what happened, she was rescued, she was saved by a woman riding a motorcycle passing to her and saw her and helped her and she was saved. Like I was saved by the prayers, the doctors, the antibiotics and by God. I was dying that night because unfortunately sepsis is terribly fatal, but then my doctors did everything to get this bacteria out of my system and save me.

The book was incredibly touching, heartbreaking and prettily astonishing. It was really bizarre to have people in your life and make you feel like a, “Miracle”, like God sent you from heaven, those kinds of things, but Megan she knew she isnt a miracle, and that she was the only one who survived the crash, and why is that like that. For some reasons she doesnt believe she was a miracle that God saved her and for some reasons she doesnt know who are the people with her in the crash, all she remembers was her pretzels, she is eating pretzels, and this boy craving for her pretzels at her side.

So the story goes on to very complicated Megan and everything in her life was falling down, including that she turned down her friends, her falling grades and her brother that is being ignored in their house because the focus of her parents was her, that her parents were so scared that maybe when they forgot to lay their eyes on Megan, she will be gone again.

“It's not. I wish I had a scar or something from the crash. Something that would make my parents see Im not a miracle. That Im whatever the opposite of a miracle is.”Megan talking to Joe.

Joe is Megan's neighbor a very gorgeous boy-next-door kinda guy. That later on they fall inlove to each other, they have the same feeling, of both of them not being alive even though they are alive. Have you ever thought or felt that feeling, like youre living but you arent alive. I felt that when I was in the hospital, yes my mom was so grateful I was saved but after that, they treated me nothing at all, my mom was so upset everytime she comes at my room in the hospital, she told me that she hates the hospital. I wish I wasnt saved at all, so they wont treat me like nothing, that the doctors would stop pickering about this second life that God gave me. Because I was falling alone, I was not feeling alive, I wasnt living, I was just surviving life and going with what ever the flow is.

I wish I had someone like Joe, that would understand me and my mom wont be too upset that I was in the hospital that she would treat me like a miracle but she was treating me like sh*t. But let's go at the main topic.

At the end of the book Megan remembered everything, but if you wanted to read the book I guess I wont tell what she remembered. I had been too much of a spoiler since I did this article. It would make me happy if you'd read the book. I kind'a got sad after finishing the book, not like what you feel after reading a book, you'll feel empty or emotionless. But no, I was craving for more. For more happiness for Megan, and their love story. What happens to David, her brother, did he became happy and grew as a good and loving boy. Those kinds of things.

If you wanted to share a book you have read and was totally beautiful and somehow I would really love it if it's a dramatic novel because I like books that would make me sad and cry I guess. Because it keeps me whole inside. 

Elizabeth Scott's Website

“My Husband's Lover” from a controversy to the most Trending Program in the social networks

The first ever homosexual TV show in the Philippines, “My Husband's Lover”, that became controversial because of CBCP and because of the netizens' awful reactions about the show. MTRCB received many comments and reactions from people in the social networking sites, because of the show.

People in the church also gave side comments about the show, but nevertheless, there are still some people loving the show, and in fact it trends in the social networking site, “Twitter” almost every night. It even overpowered the other TV programs from other TV stations.

“My Husband’s Lover” tells a story Vincent, played by Tom Rodriguez, who is married to Lallie, played by Carla Abellana, but is in-love with his childhood sweetheart, Eric, played by Dennis Trillo.

The story tackles about homosexuality, the main reason some people reacted to it as if it's degrading the gays/homosexuals. But still it's a very good TV show to learn things from it.

Maybe the reason the network came up with this kind of story/situation, because of the “teleserye” having a mistress/kabit, that now a days in the media industry is very common. For some veiwers it's a new taste to watch this kind of TV program.

Sadly, people dont realize good things about the TV show because in fact most of the Filipinos are anti-gay as we can observe and the church will surely be against them knowing that we arent approving the same-sex marriage or even relationship.

For some, they say it's quite awkward, knowing that they are gay, watching the show but still there are times that the show gives them, “kilig”. Just like how girls are getting, “kilig” from Daniel Padilla for example. While for others they are really against it.

The really skeptic part here is that, if too many are really against the show, how come the show is trending on twitter every night, whether their posts are against or supporting the program, it still helps the other people reading their posts to be aware and at the same time curious about the show.

The show runs at Mondays – Fridays, 10PM

Hindi sa Nakikiuso ako, gusto ko lang iparating na asan na ang "Freedom of Speech?"

Last September 12 2012 it was the official date that the new law was approved by the president, and it was the RA 10175 "AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES". It is called, “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012″. They are many controversies that happened with this law, it was really noticeable when it was proclaimed and broadcast on the televisions. I have heard it that day, but i didn't really paid my attention on it, it started being viral when it was again talked to the court of Malacanang, i really didn't know why they did that again. Last October 2 2012 was the date many media people, media practitioners and even people using social networks proclaimed that day as "Black Out Call," some people protested infront of Malacanang as I've heard, and many people just supported the black out call. They made their profile pictures or display pictures on almost all of their social netwoking sites that they are involved. On facebook if you have seen it that day, it was like as I've felt, it felt like someone died and all of the people opposing the law was so sad. Most of the status you would see that day involves this sentence saying, "Junk the cybercrime law!" 

So let me define some of the points or important provisions said in the Law:
- The State recognizes the vital role of information and communications industries such as content production, telecommunications, broadcasting electronic commerce, and data processing, in the nation’s overall social and economic development.
- Misuse of Devices
- Cyber-squatting. – The acquisition of a domain name over the internet in bad faith to profit, mislead, destroy reputation, and deprive others from registering the same
- Computer-related Identity Theft. – The intentional acquisition, use, misuse, transfer, possession, alteration or deletion of identifying information belonging to another, whether natural or juridical, without right
- Cybersex
- Child Pornography
- Libel. — The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be devised in the future

Just visit this site for more information and for the penalties too.. ( http://www.gov.ph/2012/09/12/republic-act-no-10175/ )

My view here is that, i do not support this Law, because as you can see, as a media practitioner or communication practitioner, this law is taking our Freedom of Speech. This law is taking our right to say what we want to say, to blog, to write on social networks and to oppose what we think should we oppose. We are in a democratic country! How come the President doesn't look at it the way the media and people see it, that this law will take our right. How come they are taking our rights one by one, with the RH Bill, once its approved another right will be taken from us and now this Cybercrime law is approved one of the biggest right is freedom of speech. I would like to share to you this video from WORD OF THE LOURD about the Cybercrime Law, i do support Mr. Lourd de Veyra, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E-rB6gFU6A


Maybe now, because of this law, the motto of GMA 7 can be useful, because we cant do anything about this Cybercrime law because its already approved. Just, "think before you click."

MEDIA will always be MEDIA

My opinion is that Mr. President did the right thing, but its not just the right time for him to tell things like that. He should've said it to all the media people out there, so all of them would know. but the good thing is that its been a very controversial issue, for the media people and mostly to 'Kabayan' as well. many people have said and talked about it as PNoy was trying to humiliate 'Kabayan' that night of his TV Patrol 25th Anniversary. 

For my view of what happened that night, i am really not a PNoy fan or something but i really do agree with the President, it doesnt matter if the people want this news, they dont really say what they want because the media itself brings their audience what they want them to know. 



"good news is a no news, and bad news is a great news."
i dont really believe in that, we dont report because something bad happened and it will catch the audience attention, but we should know that we report news because we want to inform them, not just to make them feel worse but somehow to make them feel that there is good in every news.



 

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