im free, but not really....

after a semester of whining & complaining, i finally got my BA 204 grade. yep, i handed it to the school secretary this morning and i felt, well, free.

free from worrying of having no grade...
free from worrying of getting a low grade and having to take the dreaded compre exams..coz i got a 1.3 average...modesty aside, please..

yep, the suspense is over. but i just realized, its just getting started..

sir aris asked me after i told him the good news, "so...and now?"

i know that question. now that im through taking all my academic requirements, what will i do with it? T-H-E-S-I-S, yes, i have to make it to be able to completely say, i have a masters degree..

(sigh) im still thinking things over...for how long, i dont know. all i know is, the sooner, the better. i only have a year left for my valid stay in grad school, after that, i have to start all over again..

see? getting that grade meant bigger things to face..but right now, i'll just savor the glory of getting my BA 204 grade...LOL!

despite everything...

despite the nasty remark made about Filipino MD's in the desperate housewives, and the indignation of many Filipinos around the world, i still could not comprehend why Studio 23 will air a new season of the series. of course, its despicable! i really don't watch the series but still...if we are to truly raise indignation about those things said of our med schools, why continue patronizing the series?
tsk tsk...

a nasty remark about Filipino MD's in Desperate Housewives (a repost)

I JUST had to post this. I have friends, classmates, schoolmates and relatives who are now training or practicing as MDs in the United States, so this definitely struck a cord. I love watching the show, so this was something for me. Read on....

In the Premiere of Desperate Housewives Teri Hatcher made a remark about Filipinos - doctors/nurses. She was talking to her doctor and then she said "Okay, before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? 'Coz I would just like to make sure they are not from some med school in the Philippines."
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Dear Kababayan and Allies:

I heard through the grapevine about a remark made on an episode of "Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene entailed Teri Hatcher's character (Susan) at a hospital, being told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause. Susan replied, "Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines." If you go to abc.com, you watch the full episode and witness the scene at about 18:50 minutes into the episode.

This type of derogatory remark is not only unnecessary and hurtful, but is also unfounded, considering the presence of Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the health care industry. Filipinos are the second largest immigrant population in the United States, with many entering the U.S. and passing their U.S. licensing boards as doctors, nurses, and medical technicians. In fact, the Philippines produces more U.S. nurses than any other country in the world. So, to belittle the education, experience, or value of Filipino Americans in health care is disrespectful and plain and simply ignorant.

As Filipino Americans, we need to band together to ensure that this type of hateful message is not allowed to continue on our television and radio airwaves. Given the recent amounts of media attention that has been given to Michael Richards (against African Americans), Isaiah Washington (against gays), and Rosie O'Donnell (against Asian/ Chinese Americans), it is ridiculous that this type of hateful speech made it through various screenwriters, the show's producers, the show's actors, and ABC itself. Yet, this isn't the first time that negative remarks have been made about the Philippines or Filipinos in the past. In recent years, we've heard one too many "dogeater" comments by "comedian" Joan Rivers on the red carpet or in her standup act, and I believe that it is about time that we stand up for ourselves, so that this type of hateful speech never happens again.

Please join me in expressing your concern, disappointment, and/or disgust to the producers of ABC.com. You can sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ or you can reach them directly at abc7@abc.com.

And please feel free to forward this widely to other Filipinos/Filipino Americans/ Asian Americans/ and other allies.

Sincerely,

Kevin Nadal,
Filipino Performance Artist/ Activist
knadal@gmail.com

things one will never quite completely understand in love..

1. Flashing your smile to someone u don't want to see..

2. Bringing back the feeling you've learned to forget..

3. Showing that u care..

4. Finding a way to mend a broken heart..

5. Learning that you've been used by someone u truly love..

6. Saying "I love you" when you mean it and when you don't..

7. Letting go of a person you've just learned to love..

8. Realizing that u love somebody you've just taken for granted..

9. Realizing that u love the person you've just broken up with..

10. Waiting for promises you know she or he'll never keep..

11. Saying your love for someone who loves somebody else..

12. Reminiscing the good times u shared together..

13. Shielding your heart to love somebody..

14. Trying to hide what u really feel..

15. Having a commitment w/ someone that u know would not last..

16. Trying to hide the tears that involuntarily fall from your eyes..

17. Sharing the one you love w/ someone else..

18. Loving a person too much..

19. Giving up someone u never thought of giving up..

20. Falling in love for the first time..

21. Loving someone you haven't seen..

22. Having the right love at the wrong time..

23. Exerting effort to make the relationship last or work..

24. Not being appreciated when u know you've given your best..

25. Taking the risk to fall in love again..

26. Hiding your relationship from someone else..

27. Controlling your feelings to avoid hurting a friend..

28. Choosing between 2 persons whom u really love..

29. Finding out that u can never have the person u just let go of back..

30. Seeing the person u love with someone else..

31. Learning that the person who claimed to have loved you so much
never really cared..

32. Seeing the one you love fall for someone else..

33. Falling for your best friend and knowing that things can never be
the same again..

34. Learning to trust after you have been burned..

35. Accepting that it was not meant to be..

36. Smiling when all you want to do is cry..

37. Falling and knowing that it can never be..

38. Not being able to love the person who truly cares for you..

39. Saying that you can never love a person the way he loves you..

40. Hearing that he/she can never love you the way that you love
her/him..

41. Saying that you are over someone you still love..

42. Being friends again and learning to let go of each other coz you
both know it is better that way..

43. Convincing oneself that you are not in love when you know that you
are..

44. Having to let go because you know that he deserves someone else..

45. Trying not to remember how perfect everything used to be..