tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post115262750343577041..comments2023-10-16T19:20:24.549+08:00Comments on Out of my mind: In Medeas ResBong C. Austerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1153055043269494592006-07-16T21:04:00.000+08:002006-07-16T21:04:00.000+08:00Hi Bong. What do u think about the VOIP law being ...Hi Bong. What do u think about the VOIP law being stuck in the senate? http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO2006071669363.html..I'm an expat and just reacquired my filipino citizenship. High cost long distnce charges eat a portion of remittance that overseas workers send to their folks back home. So goes for businesses that do business in the Philippines..Thanks a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152871153737327192006-07-14T17:59:00.000+08:002006-07-14T17:59:00.000+08:00jher,oo nga, blogging used to be a lot less compli...jher,<BR/>oo nga, blogging used to be a lot less complicated then. but well, i guess it is all part of the maturing process. eh kelan ba ang housewarming? i think that's the most convenient excuse for the group to come together again.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152855884729193862006-07-14T13:44:00.000+08:002006-07-14T13:44:00.000+08:00bong, i remember the first time you discovered tha...bong, i remember the first time you discovered that i blog as well. your earlier posts allowed me to be updated to what has been happening to you, considering that our group has kinda lost touch. so im glad you are, in a way, doing something like that again. of course you are free to do whatever you want in your blog. i think you got the living room concept from one of the commenters from my post on blog comments and moderation. anyway have a great day ahead. hope makalabas ulit tayo ng barkadang inisa-isa. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152783199327403372006-07-13T17:33:00.000+08:002006-07-13T17:33:00.000+08:00Benigno, i don't really mind the politics and the ...Benigno, i don't really mind the politics and the bad writing; it is the high-handedness and the pompousness of some bloggers who think they are of a higher order just because they can quote Kafka or write compound complex sentences. they think they represent the new intelligentia. puhleez.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152782970011972372006-07-13T17:29:00.000+08:002006-07-13T17:29:00.000+08:00jego, i think i read an entry somewhere about the ...jego, i think i read an entry somewhere about the "living room" concept in blogging. you invite people into your house and into your living room for a warm exchange of ideas. and then you kick guests who trash you in your own living room. hehehe.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152776228318827792006-07-13T15:37:00.000+08:002006-07-13T15:37:00.000+08:00In any case, politics is only the tip of the icebe...In any case, politics is only the tip of the iceberg of the issues that plague the Philippines. Underneath all that exciting Fiesta Politics run the the silent serious fundamental issues -- no, <B>ideas</B> -- that many Pinoys cannot -- or will not -- fathom (probably because real critical thought -- not to be confused with political intrigue and speculation -- is not trendy enough for most Pinoys). <BR/><BR/>That is why for all the hundreds and thousands of political solutions, political rigodons, political exercises, and political etchas that we have seen in the last 20 years, it is obvious that our society <I>has not fundamentally changed at all</I>.<BR/><BR/>As one of your earlier commentors noted: <BR/><BR/><I>[...] it is more important to log the interplay of ideas. It is these ideas that we present, that are actually communicating and contending with each other and, if we're lucky, will probably be the only ones that people will care to revisit in the future long after we've left the scene [...]</I><BR/><BR/>Coming from the above insight, it is plainly obvious that many other bloggers have lost sight (or have never seen it) of the whole point of blogging. Most of the other blogs around there (and many of the high-profile ones) are <I>all</I> about politics. Politics politics politics. We are a society that finds no merit in exchanging, developing, and communicating ideas. <BR/><BR/>Instead we find pleasure in <I>intrigue</I> and cheap laughs. Many blogs have logged events, but not the <I>ideas</I> behind these events from which useful <I>insight</I> can persist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152761012653439542006-07-13T11:23:00.000+08:002006-07-13T11:23:00.000+08:00Your blog, your house, bong. You dont have to writ...Your blog, your house, bong. You dont have to write about politics everytime and Im glad that you dont. Just goes to show life goes on and it doesnt have to stop just because we dont like the prez.Jegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806891595153451306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152760642479202562006-07-13T11:17:00.000+08:002006-07-13T11:17:00.000+08:00almabien, very well said, and that i think sums up...almabien, very well said, and that i think sums up my position as well. people just need to be reminded constantly that just because we disagree does not mean we have to be enemies. thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152758719968637182006-07-13T10:45:00.000+08:002006-07-13T10:45:00.000+08:00cvj, that was quick. but thanks! i concur.bongcvj, that was quick. but thanks! i concur.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152756961533297162006-07-13T10:16:00.000+08:002006-07-13T10:16:00.000+08:00I don't always agree 100% with your opinions but I...I don't always agree 100% with your opinions but I take the stance that anyone who can sensibly articulate a position and engage in civilized debate or discourse always has that basic right in a free country. I have come across so much pomposity, incoherence and fallaciousness in many blogs that I cringe at the sheer waste of it all. Thankfully there are a number of blogs worth looking into even if these do not mirror my sentiments or beliefs. This is one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-1152726501743243252006-07-13T01:48:00.000+08:002006-07-13T01:48:00.000+08:00Thanks Bong. This medium is after all, a web *log*...Thanks Bong. This medium is after all, a web *log*. As far as i'm concerned, when it comes to matters concerning politics and other social concerns, it is more important to log the interplay of ideas. It is these ideas that we present, that are actually communicating and contending with each other and, if we're lucky, will probably be the only ones that people will care to revisit in the future long after we've left the scene.cvjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.com