urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano pink baby laine pink baby laine 2005-03-24T05:48:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:3470 2005-03-24T05:44:51Z 2005-03-24T05:48:07Z "One of Us" by Joan Osborne The Terri Schiavo Case<br />PINELLAS PARK - Terri Schiavo suffered heart failure in 1990, when she was 26 years old, lapsing into a persistent vegetative state. For years, Michael Schiavo, her husband, has fought to have the feeding tube keeping his wife alive, removed. He says his wife told him she would not want to live like this. Schiavo's parents want their daughter to remain alive. The battle has involved the courts, and now the Florida Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush.<br /><br />===<br /><br />Just some spur-of-the-moment human thoughts... Human: may be boring and fallible and inaccurate. So please, don't post antagonistic attempts of outwitting them- only sensible reactions are those that are relevant.<br /><br />I've just watched the CNN special news report on this case. I've watched how ordinary people and prominent politicians, including the US President, harmonize and clash their viewpoints on how to resolve the legal and moral implications of the case. For me, the debate that has been causing quite a stir for the past days is rooted from the over-legalization and -politicization of societies. This can be demonstrated by the recognition of the so-called "Christian conservatives and liberalists" in the US, which is indeed something of a black and white scenario. Although admittedly, politico-legal matters will always find their ways of creeping into citizens' lives, even in their religious and/or moral decisions and practices, the predominance of the former over the latter (too much rationalization on laws and rights, on legal principles and actions, etc.) in effect leads to a pervasive distancing from their very foundation, namely religion and ethics. What happens, therefore, is that we become too engrossed in the technicalities and legitimacies that we ourselves have made. We become too enveloped in ever-evolving debates on them that we fail to acquire a different yet clearer perspective on cases such as that of Terri Schiavo. We become forgetful of that which must be taken into consideration when we say that we are "human beings" executing "human laws". If only government officials opt to see and to recover the ultimate foundations on which law and governance are built (if not religion, even just ethics), then all these debates on what to do or not to do regarding Schiavo's case would not have pushed through in the confusing and somewhat violent manner they have at the present. Perhaps if the officials start reviewing the bases of the laws they say they are establishing and implementing, if they begin reading their previous lessons in ethics and philosophy that outrightly relate to us what being human means (and how human life is valued), perhaps they will know how to handle the current situation better.<br /><br />This is all I can say for now. Maybe I'll do a more well-researched and detailed follow-up later. In the meantime, I have to sleep.<br /><br />PS: Sorry to my friends if I've bored yah! Enjoy your Bora trip!!! Take care!!! Luv yah all!!! Please don't forget to get me some shells and starfish, okay? Hehe... Ho-humm... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:3200 2005-02-28T01:12:20Z 2005-02-28T01:12:20Z "What a Wonderful World" finally!!!<br /><br />i've finished my two papers in philosophy for father david! yahoo!!!<br /><br />...<br /><br />gack!<br /><br />i've just realized that i'm unemployed... not for long, i hope!<br /><br />anyway, i still have to attend my theatre classes for rehearsals until march 12.<br /><br />to dabuzz and other friends: i'm inviting you to watch "the serpent" on march 12 (saturday), 7pm @ RMT. it's a final presentation of my FA 137.3 class. it's free, so please please PLEASE do come!<br /><br />thankies! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:2895 2005-02-15T08:21:07Z 2005-02-15T08:21:07Z eye of the tiger these three days are starting to feel like forever...<br /><br />i still have many things to accomplish:<br /><br />1.) complete poster for thesis<br />2.) theo final orals<br />3.) theo A paper<br />4.) philo final paper on foucault (due on the 28th! argh!)<br />5.) hypnosis term paper<br />6.) hypnosis final exam<br />7.) theatre partner scene study<br />8.) theatre group scene study<br />9.) film class paper<br /><br />i DO need a break from it all (a single trip to the moviehouse will do)!<br /><br />tsk tsk tsk... too bad i can't afford that luxury.<br /><br />may God bless me and my friends who are in the same situation.<br /><br />fight head on, seniors! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:2582 2004-12-20T06:29:20Z 2004-12-20T06:53:54Z "Lovely Day" after everything that has been said and done last night, here it goes...<br /><br />to all of jaklyn's friends who've posted their comments here, apparently, i have to hate u for many things. but i won't dwell so much on them because uve allowed me to realize that i have to end these misunderstandings by dealing with them with jaklyn herself. i won't get anywhere replying to and answering your attempts at outwitting me. i also can never take you guys seriously because of the fact that you don't reveal who you really are. if i continue responding to you, our fights will worsen each time we post our comments here, and they will never stop.<br /><br />i believe it's time that we deal with everything in the most mature way possible. that is, to let everything go. i will try to forget about everything and to let it go. i know jaklyn will, too. and as for u people who are not directly involved with this issue, u must have less problems letting it go yourselves.<br /><br />i hope u guys will be able to read this. u know who u are. the next time u hear about this issue will already be from jaklyn herself.<br /><br />also, thanks to those people who have taken the time to post their well-thought-of and constructive opinions about the matter.<br /><br />peace out and advanced Merry Christmas!<br /><br />-laine<br /><br />at sana wag tayo magpadala sa kanya-kanya nating emosyon. alam ko galit kayo pero hindi dahilan yun para isara ang mga isip nyo at magwala nalang ng basta basta dito. inuulit ko, masyado kayong emotional, thats why you fail to see things as objectively as possible.<br /><br />-ryan urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:2465 2004-12-18T19:31:32Z 2004-12-19T12:34:54Z "Who the Hell are You?" here's ryan's ex talking about him and me (from a reliable anonymous source):<br /><br />"Ayan. Haay. Ako ay recovered na mula kay Ryan. Tipong wala na kong paki sa kaniya ngayon. Pero siyeet... affected pa rin ako pag nakikita ko siya. Katanga ne? Pero di naman sobra. Basta ok ako, hindi ko lang talaga siya trip makita at naapektuhan ako at gumugunaw mundo ko. Lalo na pag magkasama sila nung panget na babaeng yun. Nanunumbalik ba ang lahat. hehehe. Hay, how i wish magkaiba na lang kami ng skul at hindi ko na lang siya nakikita para mas madali ang mga bagay bagay. Tipong hidni na ko nagpupunta ng lib at caf para lang hindi sila makita. Sana talaga hindi ko na sila makita!!!!!!!!!!! aaaa!!!!!!! hay, di bale. Isang sem na lang naman at ggraduate na un gbabaen gun. Naku, sukdulang ipa-tutor ko siya para lang pumasa siya gagawin ko mawala lang siya sa paningin ko no! Bitch! hehe. o diba, recovered na recovered. hahaha. labo."<br /><br />my objections:<br />1.) me? panget? why don't you just look at your face and body inflicted with dropsy, just to see for yourself who's the panget one. (applause, dabuzz, applause!)<br />2.) me? needing a tutor to graduate? ehem! i'm not usually boastful, but i think it's important that you-who-know-nothing be introduced to the fact that i am a magna cum laude candidate. maybe it's you who need the tutoring, perhaps to turn your C's to B+'s and A's for once, girl!<br /><br />you're just pathetic.<br /><br />and what else?<br /><br />it has been confirmed. ryan and i confronted the culprit and she admitted that the message above was from her. yet, she didn't do anything to imply that what she did was a mistake; she was even almost proud of it. ladies and gentlemen, "the washing of the hands".<br /><br />hahaha. pity her i'm not the type of person who lets something like this pass by without any reaction on my part. people close to me know about this side of my personality. however, i also don't want to spend too much effort on her and her immature and shallow level of thinking and rationalizing. i never want to stoop down to that level! eehhhheeewww!<br /><br />that's why i'll just enjoy walking past her, with my chin up and eyebrows raised. that is, if she hasn't become scared to death by me and my co-biatches (especially shirls, who has performed her expertise of sharply staring at people, in the biatch's way, of course), if she hasn't hidden herself under the SEC benches or trees or bushes or something (which by the way, is very, very possible).<br /><br />and to top it all off, i emailed her this:<br /><br />"i've never liked sticking my nose in another person's business, but if the matter concerns me, let's just say that that's another story.<br />first, i never had anything bad against u before. none until now. u might not care about this at all. still, u can't really blame me, can u?<br />second, about u telling ryan that the message was not meant to be a "pangsira", what was it for then? "pang-build up"? hahaha.<br />third, no matter what u said or how u said it, u still couldn't hide the fact that u judged me (and misjudged me for that matter). my advice: the next time u bash someone, do a little research about him/her, just so u know who u're bashing, claro?<br />and don't waste ur time replying to this message because ur messages will all go straight to the trash folder. i also won't waste my time dealing with u about this personally.<br />bye and may God forgive u for everything that u've done."<br /><br />this message will go very well if said in person, with a bonus slap on her face... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:2090 2004-11-18T09:05:55Z 2004-11-18T09:07:47Z i could not believe i even found that girl pitiful.<br /><br />i could not believe i got her a slot in an already full class that reg day.<br /><br />i could not believe i was sincerely nice to her before.<br /><br />...<br /><br />okay, okay. enough of this martyrdom! it's now time to show her that the biatch is in the house (suddenly, i can hear shirls, ryan f., mika, mel, ate jollo, ate trisha, mama rose, rain [MY FAMILY OF BIATCHES] clapping and cheering for me...)<br /><br />i usually don't like seeing people get hurt. but after discovering the immature and insecure backstabber that she is, i'm most willing to make an exception.<br /><br />just what was her point for calling me "ugly"? is she serious? how could she ever tell this one huge lie?! (hehe!)<br /><br />just what was her point for implying that i needed a tutor to graduate? hah! another insult to the truth! (hehe again!)<br /><br />just what was her point for naming me a "bitch"? hmmmm... in this case, she was right.<br /><br />i am a bitch.<br /><br />and i'll definitely prove her right.<br /><br />definitely.<br /><br />because it's already my last semester in ateneo, i'll make sure to have the time and opportunity to leave her memories to remember me by.<br /><br />that's a promise. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:1818 2004-07-16T18:05:10Z 2004-07-16T18:05:10Z due to the demands of my adoring public (which is composed of my pretty and naughty friends: mika, mel, mama rose, etc...), i promise to update my journal as often as possible.. (u guys happy already?!) haha!<br />tonight had been a greeeeeeeaat one! i spent the rest of the night with my boyfriend (whom i call "baby"). as usual, we talked and laughed and... oh well, let's cut the bull and go straight to the point. what was unusual about tonight was the kiss my baby gave me. it was, first of all, VERY different from the rest of the kisses we've been making. it was... uh... more filled with passion (and with more tongue! hahaha! joke!). but seriously, to say that the kiss was breath-taking would be an understatement (although i had never been so out-of-breath in my whole kissing career!) the kiss was even more than magical, simply because it's real... it's magic happening in real flesh.<br />i also like to share how surprised i was that ryan was able to kiss me like that. who would have thought that behind all those childish looks and innocent smiles is a "whawie" kisser?!?! who would have, huh? certainly i hadn't thought of that before...<br />i don't think i'm capable of sleeping tonight.<br />i can still feel his lips playing with me, over and over again... awww... (not much space for cheezy stuff but still, here i go: i just love my baby soooo much!) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:1744 2004-07-02T17:49:13Z 2004-07-02T17:49:13Z it's been like a few months since my last journal entry here... many things have happened in my life which i cannot anymore share (they're just too many!). anyhow, i'm kinda surprised at myself for actually having the will and the energy to update this journal... maybe because i have been constantly bugged by my friends (tee-hee!) to do so...<br /><br />so, just what exactly has been going on in my life for the past weeks? i have completed this year's summer internship program at citibank and have been paid for it (yey!). i have worked for regcom (man, i so love this org!) and have been a witness to the best registration in ateneo history (clap! clap! clap!). i have found myself a new charming boyfriend, too! hmmm... cuz i guess the people reading this will be most interested NOT in stories about my practicum, nor about my regcom work, but about this new guy, let me talk about him in this entry... ;) (haha! this will be a whole lotta fun!)<br /><br />i met this guy named ryan (or ry, for short) in the summer of this year. he was a new junior member of regcom (my lovely org!) and ... uh... and... oh well, that was all i knew about him at that time. you see, i didn't put much attention on him before...<br /><br />... not until first sem reg! by this time, i began to recognize how cute and thoughtful he was. as a result of this realization, being the go-getting gal that i am, i admit that i do not regret making the first move of texting him, through the help of my dear friend, mama rose. after this, we started to text everyday, to chat with each other via YM.. he would always lend me his jacket; he would take me home every night (take note that my place was NOT near his!)... this was, i believe, the getting-to-know-each-other phase of our love story... hehe.<br /><br />ooops... sorry, folks... let me continue my tale of love (ei! where did that come from?!) next time.. i suddenly felt sleepy and hungry at the same time. so, let me chow on whatever i can find downstairs at the kitchen and then doze off... sorry! :P urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:1486 2004-06-01T16:07:48Z 2004-06-01T16:07:48Z i'm freaking tired!<br /><br />but i'm double freaking happy!<br /><br />that's all i can say! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:laine_flaviano:1198 2004-04-08T08:47:31Z 2004-06-01T16:07:01Z i watched the movie "the passion of the christ" for the second time around today and expectedly, i felt sad and guilty and violated and.... well, you see how mixed up my emotions were.<br />i didn't have anything to do next so i decided to surf the net for some info on the movie and the cast. i went to the official movie website, downloaded some stuff, then researched on the controversy surrounding the film. then, i hit upon something which i found truly bothering... it was in this forum @ <a href="http://blog.mastermaq.ca">http://blog.mastermaq.ca</a>. someone named dickson wong commented: "Jesus is a wimp. He didn't take the "whiping, and spit" for all people. It still exists." well, i know that many people share this view, too. yet, sadly, he was the one who caught my attention (and my steaming hothead). this dickson wong asked many many things, such as, "How do you know Jesus is all love? Did you see him in person? How do you know he loves me? Did he tell you? I'm going to tell you I'm son of God - do you believe me? Where does your evidence or proof come from? The bible certainly doesn't provide any proof - perhaps only the proof of his existence but his mere existence does not give him divine power. And besides, how can the bible be truth if it is written by imperfect beings?" well, let's just say i suddenly became thankful for being an atenean (and for being able to learn even just a few things on theology and philosophy). otherwise, i would also be helplessly drowning myself in this endless pool of very "workaday" (ehem! hi, ma'am cleofas!) questions. haha! not that i have totally broken free from these questions. of course they still haunt me, but i'm extremely grateful that i have with me even just teeny-weeny bits of knowledge that will help me in answering them, without doubting and/or throwing away what i believe in. by any chance, if you're interested, you can check out my reply to this and the other comments at the said website. the forum's title is "the passion of the christ: the supposed controversy".<br />anyway, my point this: a little respect please? i certainly believe that there is no justification for calling JESUS a wimp, in the same way that that Dickson may feel that there is no justification for calling him a wimp, too (although, admittedly, he is an imperfect human being and a wimp at that). okay, enough of this, i'm starting to get stressed out.<br />a friendly reminder from your friendly neighbor (note: this doesn't serve to preach for i am unworthy of that job): the point of the holy week, ladies and gentlemen, is for us to remember JESUS and what HE has done for us. yet, this is not to say that the holy week is the only time for doing such. as we all must know, JESUS was, is, and will forever be a major part of a believer's life.