Life of Pi

I dare you to watch the film and be moved. 2013 has just started and the film Life of Pi just gave my year an exclamation mark. I remember vividly when the scene from the film Ice Age 2 moved me. Funny right? but yeah it made me cry. More than Titanic, more than Nicholas Park's books, and more than Pursuit of Happiness.. that's right! Ice Age 2 made me cry. In reality, you will not know what will hit your emotions. You may not be convinced by the example I gave but Life of Pi is not a film that will make you move because of sympathy or even because of someone else's lost but because of your faith. It made me feel so special and so blessed. Stream of reflections flowed from my heart after watching it and I just can't get over it. With the way I know people perceives me, I don't think anyone would even get a hint that I was moved with such a film.

I remembered the book "The little Prince" by Antoine Exupery where every line seems to make you reflect about your life. In the movie Life of Pi, every scene seems to make you feel blessed. Some would give meaning to every character, to every situation, every word that Pi is saying, I may not see it that way but one thing is for sure, it just says God loves us.


God gave us troubles so we can find him. Religion is like a door that opens our mind. It tells us about God and our faith confirms that God exist but only our troubles, challenges and problems in life make us find God.

You cannot lose anything if you are selfless. Pi is right! Life is about letting go. Letting go of your bad feelings like letting go of your anger and embracing humility when in a heated discussion with others. When others are saying bad things about you, let go! because they may need to say it to make them feel better, when others pull you down let go! because they are below you. When all the negativity in the world seems to be around you let go! because in the midst of it, you will find God. When you feel hopelessness, let go! and be happy because God is with you.

I guess we don't need to go to the wilderness to find God... just look at our troubles, pray and reflect, list down your blessings and we'll find God.

This blog may seem to be out of the ordinary blog I write but just give it a thought, you might be surprised because you might be the next one writing a reflection about your blessings. :)

Helpless

Suplado tips, the book reflection

Isang malaking influence ang librong suplado tips sa pagsusulat ng post na ito. Pagkatapos ko mabasa ang libro ng genius na si Stanley Chi at ang foreword ni Ramon Bautista, isang malupit na observation at reflection ang nag push sa isip-tambay kong utak para isulat ito.

Suplado is the new sexy, yan ang pinakamalupit na aral ang nakuha ko. Kung meron mga suplado, meron din namang mga “pacool”. Ito ay isang epidemia na kumakalat at mahirap pigilan na parang mga jejemons pero glorified nga lang. (Jejemons? Ni hindi ko kaya pagusapan iresearch nyo nalang kung di nyo alam) Kung nakakausap ka na ng taong wala naman ginagawa sayo pero naiinis ka, more or less “pacool” yan. Karaniwang nakikita ang mga “pacool” sa call centers at sa mga eskwelahan.

Hindi gaya ng mga jejemons medyo mahirap i-classify ang mga pacool kaya pagkatapos ng mahabang research, observation, at pagtatanong nakabuo ako ng mga criteria ng taong pacool:

             1. Habitual use of words that normal people do not usually use in a conversation. (usually taglish)

Example: “Pare, outraged ako nun Sunday nagaway kami ng GF ko e”

                   “Hey, do you want something to munch?”

             2. They habitually break the rules to attract attention

Example: Sa office: Pacool people wears basketball shorts, rubber shoes, and shirt

(para tanungin sya ng mga tao kung bakit ganun ang suot nya at para masabi nya na “galing kasi ako sa gym e”)

The day after the above, super business attire sa office

(para tanungin ulit sya at mapansin at ang usual na sagot nya, “wala lang masuot”)

            3. Excessive use of the word “tanga” when talking to a friend or even in writing.

Example: “tanga mali ka, mas maganda yung dati”

                  “tanga! Ano ka ba? Mas ok yun isang movie”

                 FB Status: To all mongrels please grow a pit (Tanga lang di makaintindi)
4. Histrionic personality type: tries to seduce the interviewer, narcissistic, and always wants to            be the center of attention. Usually gets upset when he is not the topic of conversation or if the topic of conversation did not come from him.

5. Pseudo sense of Humor: usually crack jokes that were from a high-rating comedy show (so malamang alam na ng lahat yun)

            6. Can’t control the urge to give a comment on other people’s conversation.

            7. Excessive use of the words “Dude and tsong” when talking to other people.

            8. Usually asks questions when he already knows the answer or knows how to get the answer.

                          Example: Pacool: yung ano ba inabsorb ng body as what?

                                         Victim: Protein

                Pacool: hindi e. Teka google ko... mali ka! Amino Acid tapos pag nagaggregate  nagiging protein

            9. Thinks highly of himself

Example: crush kita e kaso may gf na ko kaya binigay nalang kita sa friend ko

                   Alam ko di ako gwapo pero yummy ako.

           10.Attention-seeker, papansin, papampam, dapat center of attention but he denies it.

Kung ikaw ay nakarelate sa 7 out of 10 na criteria malamang pacool ka at malamang epal na tingin sayo ng mga officemate mo or isang glorified Jejemon at syempre sablay yan! Pero may treatment pa para dyan. Magbasa ka ng suplado tips.

Eto ang ilan sa mga example ng mga pagkakaiba ng Suplado at Pacool

Suplado	Pacool
Hindi namamansin not unless sya ang una batiin	says hi to everyone sabay “hey dude” Hey tsong
Pag kinausap ng crush kunwari busy at nagmamadali para maintriga ang crush dahil hindi masyado kinakausap.	Hey Crush, do you want something to munch? Bababa kasi ako to buy chips e
Kung may officemate na mayabang, hinahayaan magyabang kasi titigil din naman	hinihintay magkamali yung mayabang para mahiritan at magmukha syang savior ng lahat ng taong badtrip sa binara nya.
Kung may nagparinig: “single pa ako” Suplado hirit: Pag type: “E ano naman ngayon?” Pag hindi type:  “wag kang magtaka kung bakit...”	Pacool hirit: Type man o hindi: “Feeling ko may crush sakin yun. Nagpaparinig e.”

Sana kahit papano nakatulong sayo ang post na ito. Para magkaroon ka na ng rason kung bakit ka inis sa taong nakakairita kahit wala nmang ginawa sayo. At lagi tandaan, cool maging suplado, kasi daig ng suplado ang gwapo at ang pacool lagi talo.