I know that there are a lot of actors and actresses running for government office this 2010 but I didn’t know that one of Kuya Germs’ men is also running. Did you know that Shalala is running? Last week I saw a poster with Shalala’s picture on it. I got curious so I looked closer at the poster. Wheeeew! The man in picture, it turns out, is not Shalala. The man running for Councilor in Makati just looks like Shalala in that picture.
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Do you still remember Jobelle Salvador? She used to be an actress. I think she was part of the movie Bagets with Aga Muhlach and Herbert Bautista. Anyway, I saw another poster that caught my attention. The lady in the poster looked like Jobelle Salvador. I thought this was just like the case of Shalala. Maybe the candidate just looked like her but not actually her. So again I went for a closer look. Boy was I surprised. It really is Jobelle Salvador in that poster. She is running for Vice-Mayor, the running mate of Mayoralty candidate Erwin Genuino. Seeing her poster made me wonder where Mia Prats is. She was also an actress during Jobelle’s time. It would have been more fun if Makati Mayoralty candidate Ernesto Mercado got her as his running mate.
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Gary Estrada is running as Board Member of Quezon Province. He still looks handsome in his individual campaign posters. He is cleanly shaven and his hair is neatly styled. He also did not forget to put on a big billboard smile. However, when I saw a poster showing him with his party mates, I noticed that he didn’t look as good. He could surely use Garnier light cream for the dark spots around his eyes. Or the poster could use some Photoshop-ping. Was the picture in his individual poster from his showbiz days?
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While waiting for a cab this morning I saw headlines of tabloids. One says Noynoy is a chain smoker. So what? I mean there are other more important issues to focus on. Sorry to those advocating good health or healthy lifestyle. I do not mean to belittle the concerns about smoking and its effects. It’s just that I think it should not be made as big a deal as say how many bills he has authored in congress or how many times he has been late or absent in senate meetings. Making his smoking habit a big issue is like making a big deal out of what shirt he wears. Let us leave that to his sister Kris who I must say is very good in the area of image building.
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I also saw in the tabloids that there are people who are saying that the PCOS are all set to make Gibo win. Now that a lot of Gibo’s supporters are already speaking up and proving that Gibo can win in spite of survey results, they are setting the minds of Filipinos into believing that if he does win there was cheating. That is rather unfair. I’m telling you there are a lot of people supporting Gibo. They may not be as vocal as the supporters of the two front-runners but they are just out there silently campaigning for Gibo in areas where it really matters like public markets, barangay halls, basketball gyms, etc.
From Wikipedia:
The term mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process[in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated". The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making.
Some people are saying things like the PCOS machines have been tampered with and will make Gibo win. Is this what they really want to say? I don’t think so. They just want people to think that if Gibo wins, he cheated.
Here is another example of brainwashing: someone said businessmen will pullout their businesses in the country if I lose in this election. Did those businessmen really say that or the person who said this line just want to ‘give idea’ to them. Do not search the net. The situation in this example did not really happen (although it sounds pretty much like something that one candidate said). I just made that up to make you understand what brainwashing is. Oh common! Don’t tell me you still do not understand because if you don’t that means my brainwashing technique is not working. Ahaha.
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Somebody is convincing me to vote for Adel Tamano for senator. I said okay. Being Dr. Vicky Belo’s lawyer, if he wins he could make a law reducing the price of liposuction to make it accessible to poor fat Filipinos. It can be something like the Cheaper Medicines Act. He may even make a law compelling insurance companies to include cosmetic surgeries and (health and) beauty enhancement procedures in the coverage of health cards. Don’t you think that’s beautiful? He could make Dr. Belo as the secretary of Department of Health and Dr. Hayden Kho as the chairman of the Optical Media Board. Hmmm….will he make Careless Whisper as our National Anthem? Naaaa…I don’t think so!
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Did you know that Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla is not listed under R? He is number 8 in the ballot because he is listed under B as if saying that Bong Revilla and not just Revilla is his last name. Tayo’y mag [Otso-Otso].... [Gibo 8 – Bong 8]….GiBong!! Toink!
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Have you heard of Sharon Cuneta’s endorsement of Neric Acosta? She calls him a teacher. In his infomercial before the campaign period started Mr. Acosta also identified himself as Teacher Neric Acosta. When I was looking at his profile I found out that he never studied education or at least the profiles I read didn’t say so. So why are they calling him a teacher. After searching further, I found out that he is an associate professor in two universities here in Manila. So he is really a teacher albeit not a basic education (elementary and high school) teacher as what I thought when I heard his ads. I’m still hoping that someday there will be a basic education teacher who will sit as one of our senators. But just the same Acosta is a teacher so I hope he will represent teachers in the senate well. Be good in the senate, sir!
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When a candidate uses “Kidlat” as his campaign name or moniker or nickname or alias or whatever you call it, does it mean that he can produce lighting anytime he wants to? Or can he strike terrorists with lighting to put a stop to their wrongdoings? Why do you think Perfecto Yasay calls himself Kidlat?
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This blog may sound like I’m for Gibo. Hmmm. Maybe because I am for Gibo. Haha. But again, I respect all those people who are going to vote for who they like despite the odds because you are standing up for what you think is right (kahit magkakaiba tayo). Just remember what I said in my previous entry, vote for who you like whether they are popular in surveys or not. Do not be swayed by people saying you are wasting your vote because your candidate is gonna lose. They are the ones wasting their votes. Mabuhay kayo.
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I heard Ruffa Gutierrez has turned green. Anyway, this has nothing to do with her change of heart. This is about what was written in newspaper the other day. She said her Mom is a staunch supporter of Gibo. She said she saw her Mom the other day wearing all green – green blouse, green choose and green Balenciaga bag. The brand has to be identified? Hahaha cute Ruffa.
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