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sophiag-lts-blog · 5 years ago

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DRRM: Brgy. Sangandaan, Proj. 8, Q.C., LAGING HANDA!

As a freshman in the University of Santo Tomas, we are required to take up this course called NSTP (National Service and Training Program), and we’re currently focusing on what we call DRRM (Disaster Risk and Reduction Management). So what are all these and what do we do? Basically, we learn and get to know more about the different communities in the country, and how we can do our part and contribute to the overall well-being, happiness, and safety of the people who live in it. DRRM is grounded and focuses on four thematic areas: Disaster Prevention and mitigation, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, and Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery.

For the past 7 years that I’ve lived in the humble and thriving community of Brgy. Sangandaan, I’ve never had the chance to interact with the people who worked in the barangay hall or office. And now, I’ve recently had the chance to have a walk and “kwentuhan” with one of the local head persons of our barangay’s DRRM: Sir Fidel Nisperos.

December 9, 2019, I visited the brgy. hall. All of the staff and workers who were there were very patient, kind and accommodating. And as I was waiting for Sir Nisperos, I was able to observe that the place has a very happy and healthy working environment, and all seemed very close to one another. This even brought a smile to my face.

Sir Fidel was kind enough to accommodate an interview with me even without prior schedule or notice. He enlightened me and shared with me almost entirely everything I needed to know about our barangay’s DRRM.

We first identified and analyzed the hazards, calamities, dangers, that may affect and disturb the peace and safety of the community. Sir mentioned a few specific incidents and calamities that have already occurred: in 2012, a large fire spread across 100 homes affecting around 200 families; in Bagyong Ondoy the floods were so great that it surpassed the height of an average Filipino and the height of three-story townhouses. We are now preparing for “the Big One”.

So how does DRRM prepare for this? To identify a nearing threat, they always stay updated with the weather forecast. They often hold earthquake drills (quarterly) in areas like the Savemore supermarket (Project 8) and the Villagers Montessori, because these are the places where a lot of people mostly gather. They are always alert and standing by, since the Blue ridge, Libis in Q.C. is the nearest fault line to us. Their evacuation emergency plan for any kind of calamity, is to escort people to the designated evacuation centers, namely: first plan is at the Mendoza covered court, then Ismael Mathay Sr. High school, since both are of the highest places in the district, and there are a lot of buildings. If ever it is too full, next is to evacuate to the church beside the Brgy. Hall, the Immaculate Conception Church. Last resort is to the private village, Paradise Village’s covered court (given their consent).

When it comes to mitigation, He said that they first look back at the previous incidents and what may have caused things to happen, and what may have gone wrong. As for instance, during Bagyong Ondoy, there wasn’t enough mitigation for it, and since then, the government has been continuously cooperating with the different districts to ensure that everyone is prepared. They also conduct inspections of hazards, such as large trees that may cause harm to people and houses next to them, so they eventually have to cut these trees down. They also frequently de-clog the sewers, and provide dissemination programs on proper cleaning of the home and environment to avoid illnesses and viruses such as Dengue, and hygiene programs.

We took a little walk around, this when we talked about the Depressed areas and the Informal settlers who live by the river and underneath the bridge. He said it to be one of their main concerns for a number of reasons: they are one of the main causes of the river’s pollution; it is dangerous to live underneath the bridge and beside the river, since one can easily fall into the river, or during storms, floods may easily surge them due to its overflow; they are the poorest in the society, therefore they don’t have the right drainage and septic tanks that enable them to avoid floods; since they are the ones usually most affected during calamities, most of the funds for financial assistance goes to them. At this moment they are still waiting for the government’s approval and provision for them to be relocated, and they are continuously encouraging them to consider this. This has to be one of the most hazardous places. Another is that there are a lot of stray dogs by the route I pass towards home, and two or three times they’ve already barked or threatened me (but didn’t harm me thankfully).

One of the safest spaces in the barangay has to be the area within the Brgy. Hall, beside it the Church and beside the Church is the Health Center. Having these three geographically close to one another gives (if not all, to me personally) a sense of security, safety, ensurance, and community. Personally based on my observation, one of the best practices my community has is cleanliness. I walk from place to place around the barangay very often, and I have hardly seen any trash such as wrappers or plastics lying around.

In addition to these, I asked Sir Nispenos about the specific and various programs for the PWD, elderly, and the youth. For the Pwd, they have a list and record of them so that they’d know who to prioritize. For the Senior Citizens, they do their best to screen and identify the senior citizen indigents so that the people who first get the government pensions are those who really need it. And lastly for the Youth, there are life training programs, especially for those out of school, such as welding, automobile, call centers, sewing and dressmaking, cosmetology, etc. For those who wish to study, there are several scholarships offered, supported by the government and the diocese of Cubao.

Personal insights

I think one of our main issues and concerns in our community is poverty. This has been the most obvious yet unresolved and dominating issue in our country, and I can see it clearly everyday as I pass by the bridge where the informal settlers live. Based on my own knowledge on politics and government programs, support and services, I think the government should focus on helping these informal settlers both find a proper home, and gain a sustainable way of earning money and making a living. The government should support them in a way that sometime in the near future they are then able to eventually support themselves. As Sir Fispenos said, most of the funds go to them since they are always the most affected, due to lack of resources, nd the lack of resources come from lack of sustainable jobs and income. Therefore, the cycle goes all over again. The allocation of our budget tends to be quite messy at times, but then again there are a lot of issues and concerns that need focus and I hope the government recognizes this. I simply realized how blessed I am to be able to live a comfortable life. I am thankful for the everyday blessings of having a happy and complete family, a religious community and a solid group of friends who are always there to support me, a roof over my head, having food to eat three or more times a day, studying in a prestigious university, and knowing and having a deep relationship with God. These things I try not to take for granted every day, and I eventually realize that everyone, every single child of God deserves to be loved and to be blessed with happiness and peace, all the days of their lives. That’s why we must in return share these blessings given to us. It is important to be socially aware of these issues and kinds of things, because it strengthens our sense of community, and helps us empathize more with the people around us. One concrete way is to be more active in social development programs, like me not only in NSTP, but in my religious org. wherein I am able to reach out to different kinds of people at different states of life. One suggested way is to also create my own action plan, so that I am able to openly share my personal thoughts and takes on an issue then it may eventually contribute to the greater good.

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metrocity01 · 2 years ago

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Areas Where Real Estate Investment Philippines Will Be Profitable in 2022

Filipinos are still looking at and often contemplating real estate investments Philippines despite the epidemic. For Filipinos, particularly Overseas Filipino Workers, property investments or real estate investments may imply three things: pride of ownership, retirement, and something that can provide money, such as rental income from a reliable renter or a private investor who wants to lease the property.

Nowadays, the majority of Filipinos think about or purchase properties like condos in low-rise buildings close to sizable business parks in the nation's capital, foreclosed homes in prime locations, affordable town and row homes, and other real estate that may offer them comfort, rental income, and high property value based on the long-term management and market value of the property.

There are many things to think about before beginning real estate investing and entering the industry, including the land value or cost of the real estate (do you want to get an affordable house, condominium located in a low rise commercial building, or foreclosed properties), real estate documents contract and documentary stamp tax when transferring the property under your name, the real estate developers (do you want to invest in the private or public sector of the real estate market), real estate insurance, and more.

When purchasing real estate assets or real estate investments, location is crucial. Choosing a wise site for the construction of your ideal real estate properties will make life easier and more comfortable for the family.

Additionally, the location of your property may have a significant impact on the real estate's future value since the latter may be influenced by the expansion of the Philippine real estate market or by those in the region where you invest in real estate. The greater the value and greater the attraction of the real estate property to real estate investors, real estate developers, and reputable real estate agents, the more infrastructure projects, real estate projects, quick economic growth, and development are created in the region.

The list of real estate hotspots where you can build your dream real estate properties or have a real estate investment is one real estate investment idea that we can share with you if you are thinking about investing in the real estate industry and real estate properties this upcoming 2022. Here is the list of top locations in the Philippines for real estate properties.

QUEZON CITY

The most populous of the sixteen cities and one municipality that make up the National Capital Region, Quezon City is regarded as a prime real estate location in the Philippines. It is the city closest to the provinces of Central Luzon and is situated northeast of Metro Manila.

Due to its location near some of the nation's most famous universities, such as the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila, and Miriam College, Quezon City is home to the majority of Filipinos, especially students. Professionals, on the other hand, take refuge in the city since there are jobs accessible there in both the private and public sectors.

The three mass transit systems that are located in the city make it possible to travel through and between Quezon City and other central business districts in the metropolis. MRT Line 3 connects to EDSA's major thoroughfares, LRT Line 2 connects it to Manila, Marikina, and Rizal, and soon in 2022, MRT Line 7 with its 14 stations (Quezon North Avenue Joint Station, Quezon Memorial Circle, University Avenue, Tandang Sora, Don Antonio, Batasan.

The city also gives access to government departments and agencies such the Department of Public Works and Highways, the National Irrigation Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the National Power Corporation, and the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources. Additionally, the city is home to commercial hubs and culinary hotspots like Eastwood City in Libis, Araneta Center in Cubao, and Maginhawa St. in Teacher's Village.

Due to Quezon City's lower fair market value of properties compared to other cities in Metro Manila, real estate investing in the city is perfect for novices.

MAKATI CITY

A well-known metropolis in Metro Manila, Makati City is distinguished by its skyscrapers, pricey shopping centers, dining establishments, and entertainment options. As the "Financial Capital of the Philippines" and "Wall Street" of Metro Manila, Makati City attracts professionals and international residents.

The city's commercial and central business districts, which are accessible via the majority of the city's public transportation options, including jeepneys, LRT and MRT, buses, and even the Pasig River Ferry, are home to IT facilities, business process outsourcing firms, and other local and international businesses because the city is a center. In addition to providing public transportation, Makati City also provides tricycles that may take passengers into neighborhoods and right up to their homes. On most of Makati's roadways, taxis may also be accessible.

If you have extra cash, it would be a terrific idea to invest in real estate in one of Metro Manila's major business districts since the real estate market there is vibrant and may provide excellent returns.

PASIG CITY

Due to the presence of several industrial enterprises, BPOs, and offices of both domestic and foreign-owned businesses, Pasig City, like Makati, is recognized as one of Metro Manila's commercial districts. Cities like Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and San Juan border the city of Pasig. Its location is advantageous for those who need accessibility, particularly if their line of work necessitates frequent travel.

Despite the bustling pace of life in Pasig City, several of the city's main thoroughfares are car-free on the weekends so that cyclists and joggers may make the most of the area. Additionally, the city contains open-to-the-public pocket parks and a rainforest park where locals may take part in outdoor activities.

Ayala Malls The 30th, Estancia Mall, Tiendesitas, Metrowalk, and SM Mega Mall make Pasig a refuge for shopping centers and malls in addition to the city's primary business areas, giving its residents access to a lifestyle nirvana.

The fair market value of real estate property in Pasig, whether it be condominium units in low rise commercial buildings or residences and the lot is high and continues to improve year after year, is excellent, similar to Makati and Quezon City.

TAGUIG CITY

Due to its proximity to major highways like the C-5, C-6, South Luzon Expressway, BGC-Ortigas Link Road, and the forthcoming Southeast Metro Manila Expressway, Taguig City is an easy escape from Metro Manila's Northern and Southern regions.

As a result of Taguig's current status as the pinnacle of city architecture, particularly in its blending of commercial and real estate properties and public facilities that are well-planned and maintained, the city is also a business haven with notable foreign organizations as well as top local businesses locating there.

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kittyplushy · 3 months ago

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The First Sighting of A Star

Original Story. Broken into parts. Horror fan shares to her history bluff a blog post from 2007. Today that website has been wiped from the internet.

Cw for mentions of abuse towards women in a historical context. Also a bit of body horror!? Not sure if it counts.

My friend sent me a blog post from a website that documents Fascinating Horror back in 2014. Usually she would send me fanart or writing prompts or photos of mall trips she'd take with her cousins but this treasure from 2007 stuck out to her so much, she needed to share it. I wondered how it fell into her lap in the first place but nonetheless, she was a fan of horror. It'd make sense she'd find this when she can tell me stories about coin locker babies or a comic that scrolls by itself to flash you a scare.

The problem is, it wasn't horror. It sounded more like a German fairytale. Fairytales were used to scare children. Don't talk to strangers. Don't be so naive. Witches eat fingers, and Matriarchs kill orphans. Don't kiss women that live with bears.

The blog was called "The First Sighting of A Star". It was about a fake documentation, or maybe a collection of manuscripts found in the Medievial Period that recalls strange phenomenons of women waking up with burns, blisters, scars, or even melted body parts all over Europe during the months of October to March. Doctors and priests were unable to find the cause of such a significant injury when the women have not been in accidents or doing anything dangerous the previous evening. This was a mystery until a woman began blabbering about a face she saw. It was slender and porcelain. The face had long lashes, thin lips, a big forehead, and a calm smile.

"Her eyes were as deep as the rivers yet as dark as the night" said one translation.

The priests believed that this was an apparation of the Virgin Mary. These women were blessed by her presence yet they questioned why she would leave them with these injuries. Ah, false tidings. It was an illusion by the Devil. Many of these women were either exorcised, beaten, or left to die by their burns.

This problem persisted for decades. The devil would find its way from village to village. Travellers began hear stories of these apparations and burns. Women began to worry if they'd succumb to temptation and be left tainted. Husbands were commanded to be on guard for whenever it'd strike next.

One evening, a farmer smelled a strong scent of lavanders and violets. Those flowers don't bloom in these places. It was impossible, he thought as he walked to the source to gather for oil. Then a blinding yellow light shone through the woods. It was no fire nor lamp. It was warm and magnificent and brilliant. He looked above him for angels but the sky hadn't opened. Further down the path, the smell grew stronger and it became so concentrated, his lungs gave out. He saw a woman surrounded by black bears. Her delicate fingers scratched one's head while another bear laid on her feet. She had thin lips.

Deep in the woods would be a light. People assumed it might be a procession passing through. It was a traveller setting up camp. It could be a lamp. Instead, those who survived saw a lady of slender stature with long, straight hair, half lidded eyes, a sharp nose, thin lips, and a soft smile. She was accompanied by many bears, and they thought she was either singing or playing with them. They never attacked her. It was almost as if they were obedient to her and she whispered into their round ears prayers.

She would never come near anybody. The men of the village could tell it was near when the scent of lavanders and violets was present. Some nights the smell would become so powerful it would allegedly put whole villages to sleep.

But there was another manuscript translation of a milkmaid who was drawn to the light one night. She followed the light into a field beyond the woods. It was surrounded by mountains and the blades swept past her waist. Deep into the foliage, families of bears walked past her, unfeeling and docile. She nervously stood still until a warm illumination stood behind her. The light was not as blinding as the men had warned, but it was hot. The beautiful lady smiled at her, whispering in a song.

"I've watched you from above. You work so hard and yet nobody sends you flowers to thank you."

The woman cried.

"Oh but it is my work. I get paid to do it and I must not ask for more."

The Illuminated Woman brought her a handful of daisies. She smiled with pride.

"But I must pay you. You are all I need to know."

The woman was going to ask her if she was her guardian angel but the Illuminated Woman touched her face. It was warm, then hot, then scalding. The milkmaid did not care. It was like every worry in her body began to melt.

Then the Illuminated Woman held her hand and it seared through her fingers, bruising and scarring it. She looked into her green eyes. They smiled at each other and the milkmaid leaned into her for a kiss. Everything in them struggling to contain until it could...

Burst.

The milkmaid's remains were eaten by the bears. The Illuminated Woman stood in horror over what she had done again. She tried to touch it again but the body was unrecognizable beyond belief. The image of her face seared itself into her memory and then she searched again for another beloved. Bears followed her like an idol. Every part of the empire she landed on, she'd yearn, find, kill, and leave.

If she did not kill, the church would. They thought of it as the first sighting of Lucifer, the North Star. It came and slain women. An extraterrestrial or supernatural serial killer.

The blog was tagged under "serial killers", "historical", "weird", "stars", "bears", and "Europe": all terms I added after "Star Woman Killer Weird History" after searching for hours after work. The memory waved back to me on the LRT. Manila was such a horrid place to look up. There were no stars other than airplanes. I suspected the worst. It was gone. The chats I had with my friend have long passed. We were no longer in contact since 2016.

Recently, my mind has been flooded with her memory. I was not seeing her completely though. But my mind filled in the missing gaps. Half-lidded eyes. Long lashes. Thin lips. Defined nose. A sharp face. She did have long hair, I remember.

If anyone knows where the blog is now, I'd appreciate it if anyone could email it or message me.

It's all I have from her.

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The Artists for Digital Rights Network (A4DRN) announces participants for Artists for inaugural Artists for Digital Rights Program

The Artists for Digital Rights Network (A4DRN) is hosting the Artists for Digital Rights Program 2021, a program that invites artists from the Philippines and Indonesia to undergo workshops on disinformation and produce an output that surfaces the complexities of disinformation in their local contexts.

Selected by a jury composed of advocacy workers from the Philippines and Indonesia, the following artists working across different disciplines such as video, photography, performance, creative writing, computer science, and architecture, will be presenting their work in an artistic publication and roundtable discussion to launch at the end of July. The program was made possible after receiving seed-funding from Doublethink Lab (DTL) and Innovation for Change-East Asia (IC4-EA).

Sofia Tantono (Indonesia)

Sofia Tantono is a writer whose works have been published in Anak Sastra, Yuwana Zine (Issues 2 and 3) and Klandestin. Besides literature, her interests span politics and various humanities disciplines from sociology to theology. When not writing, she can be found reading, browsing the internet and keeping herself updated on the news. She can be found on Instagram @sofias.writing and her blog https://sofiatantono.wordpress.com/. For her project, Sofia Tantono will be presenting a short story titled "Our Favourite Liar", which will explore disinformation as a socio-cultural phenomenon in Indonesia through three epochs in the country's landscape: Suharto's New Order, the year before the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election and the COVID-19 pandemic. She aims to illustrate how disinformation that benefits powerful groups often festers in an Indonesian civil society distrustful of the government when said disinformation comes from sources purportedly not of large institutions.

Gabriel Brioso (Philippines)

Gabriel Brioso is an interaction designer, visual artist and architect based in Metro Manila, Philippines. He graduated Cum Laude in De La Salle - College of St. Benilde's (DLS-CSB) BS-Architecture program in 2017. His work operates on the central theme of exploring the intersections of art, architecture, craft, and design. He has been involved in several noteworthy exhibitions during the past years including The Oxymoron of Patterns in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (2015), The 16th Venice Architecture Biennale (2018), and the Authenticity Zero Collective in the Gateway Gallery in Cubao (2019). He has collaborated with DLS-CSB's Center for Campus Art (CCA) on several exhibitions including The Oxymoron of Patterns (2016), Architecture=Durable (2016), and Naichayu (2017). Gabriel Brioso’s project is a digital AR object: “The Disinformation Interface” which aims to probe the allure of the social media experience in parallel with the underlying withdrawn disinformation structures that operate within it.

Marian Hukom (Philippines)

Marian Hukom is a Manila-based visual artist. A graphic designer by profession and illustrator by craft, she loves making and publishing her own comics. Her books usually range from neon autobiographies, fantasy, slice of life, and also advocacy driven content. Once an avid gig and convention goer, Marian is now a homebody doodling the night away. As a virgo workaholic, she keeps busy with her organizations, multiple hobbies, and ongoing books. Marian Hukom will be working on an autobiographical comic "Screen time", depicting her own experience with disinformation. With screens flowing as vertical narrative panels, it aims to show a POV of this experience and it's journey.

Kiki Febriyanti (Indonesia)

Kiki Febriyanti is an artist and filmmaker based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kiki holds a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Indonesian Literature, she also completed John Darling Fellowship 2015 “Visual anthropology” at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia and had held artist residency at the International Center of Graphic Arts MGLC in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2019. Recently her video work took part in the Every Woman Biennial London 2021 exhibition. Her works are focusing on the topics of gender, human rights, and culture. Kiki will be working on her project "Click Bite" which explores the instant consumption habits of people on the internet that cause cyber-bullying.

Waki Salvador (Philippines)

Waki creates experimental work through the different mediums he chances upon - digital, traditional, film, music, and code. He blends these together to create noisy and brash art. Currently, he is focusing on creating net-based installations that explore disruptive aesthetics and themes. Visit him on social media @urlcompost. Waki is working on his project "Constructed Misdirection", a website that visualizes the descent into the rabbit hole of links being clicked due to disinformation.

Adrian Mulya (Indonesia)

Adrian Mulya is an independent photographer based in Jakarta. A self-taught photographer who explores humanity through pictures. He published Winners of Life (2016), a photobook of Indonesia women who survived the 1965 genocide. He also worked on a collective memory project about his Chinese Indonesian identity So Far, So Close. Adrian Mulya will work on a project called “Serabutan”, exploring the work conditions of people in the gig economy era. The project starts with exploring how the media is glorifying the merger of 2 tech companies Gojek and Tokopedia, contrasting it with the lived experiences of the drivers

Mariah Reodica (Philippines)

Mariah Reodica is a filmmaker, writer, media archivist, and musician based in Manila, Philippines. Her background as a musician–not formally trained, but ouido,–reflects in her practices of filmmaking and writing. She was awarded the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prize for Art Criticism at the 2019 Ateneo Art Awards, and currently maintains the column Platforms in The Philippine Star’s Arts and Culture section. She has been an artist-in-residence at Asia Culture Center, Gwangju (2018); Load na Dito Projects (2020); WSK (2019); and Larga Artist Residency, Silay City (2019). Reodica is affiliated with the COCONET Digital Rights Network and Imagine a Feminist Internet-SEA. Her band The Buildings recently released their second album on Japan-based label Call and Response Records. Mariah Reodica will be working on a written artistic response to the transmission of ideas and conversations via online spaces, taking the internet as more than an abstract appendage to reality, but a public space in itself.

Alfred Marasigan (Philippines)

Heavily inspired by emotional geography, slow television, and magic realism, Alfred Marasigan conducts serendipitous research and transmedial practices in real time. Guided by time as storage, the moment as artwork, and self-evidence as knowledge, he orchestrates live collaborative ensembles of audiences, histories, actions, materialities, agents, and phenomena ultimately as ongoing efforts to create spaces for various makeshift, convoluted, and anachronistic Filipino queer narratives, among them his own. Marasigan graduated in 2019 with an MA in Contemporary Art from UiT Arctic University of Norway's Kunstakademiet i Tromsø and is a Norwegian Council of the Arts Grantee for Newly Graduated Artists. Currently based in Manila, he is now a faculty member of Ateneo de Manila University’s Fine Arts Department for 6 years. Alfred will work on his project, The B.A.O.A.N.G Directory. The B.A.O.A.N.G (Bertud, Agimat, Orasyon, Albularyo, Nyoroscope, at Gayuma) Directory is a live, developing database of pages dedicated to alternative medicine, folk belief, and contemporary spirituality in the Philippines. Drawing from the garlic (bawang in Tagalog and bawang putih in Indonesian) as method, it ultimately seeks to remap the potential roots of cultural resistance to standard counter-disinformation strategies and present time-tested yet left-field approaches to online truth-seeking epistemologies.

Christina Lopez (Philippines)

Christina Lopez is a 25 year old visual artist based in Manila. Her contemporary art practice ranges from the traditional sense of image production to methods more involvedwith new media. She is interested in the capacity of art to present alternative possibilities; to theorise, to test certain boundaries that are currently in place. There is specific intent to explore power, including its relations, structure, and implications. Recently, she has been producing work that utilizes paranoia as a tool for divination, one that navigates through the obfuscation omnipresent in the production and dissemination of new technologies. The forms she chooses to represent these concepts often involve digital-physical fusion, reflecting that the virtual is inseparable from material realities. By grasping at what is seen and unseen progress is viewed as something that is neither good nor evil, and arguments are presented with commitment to what the future could be. Her work can be found inside and outside of privatised spaces and institutions. She has exhibited in Hong Kong,UK, and the Philippines. She shares her ongoing project: “I will be working on a new iteration of my previous work titled “Portraits (Proxies)”, with a renewed focus on the delineation between humans, trolls, and automata. I am particularly interested in how one can decide and establish what is real from that which is not real in terms of identity and being, and whether or not this delineation should exist in the first place. The work will still make use of StyleGAN generated portraiture, and alongside I will work with a text generation GAN to create ‘profiles’.”

Mirjam Dalire (Philippines)

Mirjam Dalire is a multidisciplinary artist based in Negros Oriental, Philippines. She works with photography, internet-based installation, video, sound, and painting. Mirjam often uses virtual spaces as a staging point for confrontations with her immediate environment, employing satire and humor in her process. Mirjam Dalire will be working on her work, “Death of NoSTrAdAmUs_420” which she will be revisiting “The End by NoSTrAdAmUs_420” a video work on conspiracy theories that she made in 2019. In this new project she will be exploring developing local online hoaxes, two years after The End was released.

*UP Internet Freedom Network President Mac Andre Arboleda is the Project Lead of the Artists for Digital Rights Network

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QC gov't widens benefits of free ride for Nova commuters

#PHnews: QC gov't widens benefits of free ride for Nova commuters

MANILA – Good news for daily commuters from Novaliches, Quezon City who are availing themselves of the city government's "Libreng Sakay" (free ride) project under the QC Bus Augmentation Program.

The office of QC Mayor Joy G. Belmonte has allowed the drivers of the Five Star buses participating in the project to pick up and unload passengers in at least five more areas along their designated routes from Gen. Luis St. in Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon, Novaliches to the Elliptical Road near the QC Hall in Diliman, and vice versa.

The free bus ride is now available for commuters boarding and getting off at the following points on their way to the QC Hall:

Gen. Luis St. corner Katipunan Ave. in Novaliches; Gen. Luis-Banahaw St. in Amparo Subdivision; Buenamar Ave.-Lourdes St., Barangay Novaliches Proper; Quirino Highway-SM City Novaliches; Quirino Highway-QC Polytechnic University/Novaliches District Hospital; Mindanao Ave.-Arty II Subdivision; Mindanao Ave.-D. Munoz St.; Mindanao Ave.-Tandang Sora Ave.; Mindanao Ave.-Montano Ramos Hospital; Mindanao Ave.-Road 16 (Pagasa side); Mindanao Ave.-Road 1 (Pagasa side); and Agham Road-Bureau of Fire Protection station.

On their return trips to Novaliches, the buses are allowed to pick up and unload passengers at QC Hall/Elliptical Road (near the National Housing Authority); North Ave.-Veterans Memorial Medical Center (main gate); Mindanao Ave. (near the VMMC Golf Course); Mindanao Ave.-Road 16; Mindanao Ave.-Metro North Hospital; Mindanao Ave.-D. Munoz St.; Mindanao Ave.-Tandang Sora Ave.; Mindanao Ave.-Barangay Sauyo footbridge; Mindanao Ave.-Quirino Highway; QC Polytechnic University/Novaliches District Hospital; SM City Novaliches; and Austria St., Novaliches Proper, before reaching the terminal at Gen. Luis St.

The city government launched the "Libreng Sakay" project in cooperation with the Barangay Council of Nagkaisang Nayon, District 5, Novaliches for the benefit of the commuting public.

Feliciano "Sonny" Dela Cruz, chairman of barangay Nagkaisang Nayon, said the Quezon City Hall has contracted air-conditioned buses from the Five Star transportation company to provide free ride to commuters from the corner of Gen. Luis St. and Katipunan/SB Road in Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon to Quezon City Hall in Diliman.

Initially, there were only eight designated points where the buses could pick up or unload passengers.

Dela Cruz reminded the commuters to always observe the minimum health protocols and wear face mask and face shield.

According to the office of Belmonte, the free ride project for commuters from Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon to the QC Hall and vice versa is part of the Quezon City Bus Augmentation Program to provide free transportation for the people of QC.

The seven other routes under the program covering main roads in the city are: Quezon City Hall to Cubao (and vice versa); Litex / IBP Road to Quezon City Hall (and vice versa); Welcome Rotonda to Aurora Blvd. / Katipunan Ave. (and vice versa); Mindanao Ave. cor. Quirino Highway to Quezon City Hall (and vice versa); Quezon City Hall to Robinsons Magnolia (and vice versa); Quezon City Hall to Ortigas Ave. Extension (and vice versa); and Quezon City Hall to Muñoz (and vice versa). (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "QC gov't widens benefits of free ride for Nova commuters." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1126632 (accessed January 07, 2021 at 11:56PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "QC gov't widens benefits of free ride for Nova commuters." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1126632 (archived).

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SININGSAYSAY: PHILIPPINE HISTORY IN ART

Location: 5th Floor Gateway Gallery, Gateway Tower, Gen. Roxas Avenue, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City

Siningsaysay is a collaborative art and history project by the University of The Philippines, The UP Alumni Association and The Araneta Center, Inc.

Project management by Prof. Grace Javier-Alfonso Ph.D.

History Consultant- Prof. Ma. Luisa T. Camagay, Ph.D

Art Consultant and Exhibition Curator- Prof. Ruben D.F. Defeo

Project Coordination by Prof. Romeo S.A. Carlos

“The scale and magnitude of SININGSAYSAY: Philippine History in Art make it a grand program that engages the public in a continuous discourse in Philippine history.

Siningsaysay combines sining (art) and kasaysayan (history) to seize spirit of History Art which takes its roots from the “grand manner” painting with a long tradition in the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. The “grand manner” painting or History Art is echoed with a more contemporary view of telling the nation’s narrative as a polyphony of different voices coming from top Filipino artists from UP.

Speaking through the visual images they create, each artists captures the beat of the nation’s proud and brave history in the monumental scale of 6ft by 12ft canvas.

Public Art is public discourse where artists claim public spaces to build sense of nationhood and contribute to people’s pride.

SININGSAYSAY: Philippine History in Art brings art closer to people so they themselves share in strengthening and the provision of meaning and enrichment to nation’s history, This is where the artists and the people truly engage in public discourse. The visual texts/visual images that inhere in the works are aimed to excite the jostle the minds in this experimental exhibition where the people become part of the shaping of history.

Wherever SININGSAYSAY: Philippine History in Art is exhibited, the site becomes the next cultural nexus in the public discourse of nation’s continuing history. “

-Grace Javier-Alfonso

I have been here before actually. It was two years ago when I visited this gallery with my cousin. In fact, I was able to feature it here through a fast slideshow. This time, we will be getting a closer look at it. We’ll be taking a trip down the history lane. Shall we? (I tried to summarized and paraphrased some of the descriptions. Some however, were still word for word because there is no other way to tell the story accurately)

PREHISTORIC PHILIPPINES

This one here is the Agonos Petroglyphics. This, it served as the evidence that the Philippines is no tabula rasa (blank slate) when we were discovered by the West. History started when man invented a system of writing and through it, stories of man through the years passed was able to record it, passed down to the present generation.

PEOPLING OF THE PHILIPPINES

Before the Spaniards arrived, Philippines represented a rich tapestry of ethno-linguistic groups having its own political, social, economic and cultural institutions. The word “barangay” was derived from the word “balangay” which means boat. The emergence of barangays headed by a datu had started the formation of an organized early civilization.

PREHISPANIC PHILIPPINES

Ethnic groups were defined by the shared beliefs, cultural heritage, ancestry, history, and language manifested by symbolic system such as religion, rituals, clothing and physical appearances. This however, has depicted the early tradings with the Chinese wherein native goods were bartered. The impact of the tradings has led to a more improved lifestyle and culture of the early groups of Filipinos.

THE SARIMANOK AS A CULTURAL SYMBOL

It was in 1380 when Islam reached the shores of Sulu and the Tausugs embraced it as their religion and way of life. Islam as a religion in the country is by far older than Catholicism because it was in introduced by the Spaniards when Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines and introduced Catholicism as a religion in 1521. However, during the Spanish period, the Sultanates of Sulu and Maguindanao resisted the efforts of conversion to Catholic faith.

THE WEST DISCOVERED THE PHILIPPINES

16th century was the age of discovery and explorations. It was Europe (specifically Portugal and Spain) who had pioneered the discovery of new lands. Portugal had charted the routes in the East with the voyages of Vasco de Gama reaching the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and Bartholomew Diaz reaching Calicut, India. This however challenged Spain to reach East through the westward route considering that the Earth was flat. It was Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailed under the flagship of Spain as his voyage was sponsored by Queen Isabela, reached the Philippines in 1521 mistaking it for the “Spice Island” thus, his discovery was able to prove that the Earth is round as his voyage was the first circumnavigation of the world.

FILIPINOS FACED FOREIGN INVADERS

While in the Philippines, Magellan witnessed the conversion of Rajah Humabon of Cebu together with his wife Amihan who was baptized as Juana. She was gifted with statue of Santo Nino which makes it the oldest religious Catholic icon in the Philippines. Magellan also got involved in an inter-baranganic conflict between Humabon and Lapu Lapu in Mactan. Magellan told Humabon not to participate in the battle and let the Spaniards handle Lapu Lapu and his men. At the dawn of 27 April 1521, Magellan and his soldiers waded the shores of Mactan and faced Lapu Lapu’s warriors. The encounter caused Magellan’s death and Lapu Lapu’s recognition as the first Filipino leader to have fought foreign aggression.

SPAIN ESTABLISHES FOOTHOLD IN THE PHILIPPINES

It was in 1565 when Miguel Lopez de Legaspi sealed his friendships with Sikatuna of Bohol through blood compact known as sanduguan thus, making them blood brothers. The Spaniards used the cross and swords to colonize the Philippines. The early years were marked by hostility coming from the natives who continued to practice the indigenous religions even with the presence of foreign powers such as the Chinese and Dutch. Through reduccion, the process of relocating the Filipinos from their scattered settlements to newly created pueblos, conversion of the Filipinos to Catholic faith took place.

CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Chinese Community in The Philippines is the oldest among immigrant Chinese groups in Sountheast Asia. Ties with the Chinese existed long before the arrival of the Spaniards. The Chinese were indispensable to the Spaniards providing services such as collie labor, traders and manufacturers. Chinese single men who immigrated to the country, most of them cohabited with Filipino women giving rise to the Chinese metizo class, Many prominent Filipinos like Jose Rizal, Emilio Aguinaldo, Sergio Osmena, Pedro Paterno, Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee, Cardinal Sin and Cory Aquino belong to this class.

FILIPINO RESPONSES TO SPANISH COLONIALIZATION

The response to Spanish Colonization took many forms. It was seen in the early revolts of Bankaw, Tamblot and Dagohoy. It was seen when the ilustrado class spearheaded a demand for reforms from Spain which was known as the Propaganda Movement or Reform Movement.

The campaign for reforms was waged in Spain and was conducted through the publication called La Solidaridad. The Filipino ilustrados like Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Graciano Lopez Jaena demanded for changes like representation in the Spanish cortes, freedom from censorship and the end of the Spanish practice of deportation. They will later add reform of secularization of parishes.

Realizing that the reforms they asked for were not forthcoming, Filipinos took the more radical step of waging a revolution against Spain with the establishment of the Katipunan serving as the backbone of the movement.

THE END OF BONDAGE TO SPAIN

It was the execution of the GOMBURZA (Gomez, Burgos and Zamora), Jose Rizal and the Reform Movement which has inspired the Katipunan to fight Spain. This influence was demonstrated when they used “GOMBURZA” as the password of a katipunero with a rank of a kawal while the password of “Rizal” for the katipunero with the rank of a bayani.

The payment of tribute by the Filipinos was a sign of vassalage to the King of Spain. In the 19th century, the tribute was later changed to the cedula, the symbol of vassalage became a dramatic act of ending Filipino Bondage to Spain. It was Andres Bonifacio, head of the Katipunan, who spearheaded this sublime act in Pugad Lawin

BREAKING THE COLONIAL TIES

The first phase of Philippine Revolution was directed against Spain. First led by the Katipunero Supremo Andres Bonifacio, the Filipinos waged war again Spain. With the death of Bonifacio, the revolutionaries were led by Emilio Aguinaldo who accepted the truce of Biak na Bato by Pedro Paterno. After a period of forced exile in Hong Kong, Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines with an assurance from the Americans that they had no intention to make Philippines a colony but instead promised to recognize Philippine Independence. Hence on June 1898, Aguinaldo declared the Philippine Independence from Spain at Kawit, Cavite. On this occasion, the Philippine Flag was waved and the national anthem played.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

This are the faces of women in our history who took part, stood up and fought for our country through the years. Among the most notable are Gabriel Silang who replaced her husband in this fight against the Spaniards, Melchora Aquino, Teresa Magbanua, Agueda Kahabagan and Trinidad Tecson who took part in the Philippine revolution. These women brought change and thus, uplifting the status of women in the society as this inspired the next generation of women to fought not just for independence but for suffrage, their human rights and Magna Carta for Women as well as continue to recover empowerment which was diminished by colonial experience.

FILIPINOS FACE AMERICAN INVADERS

From day one of the American rule in the Philippines, the demand for independence remained alive in the minds of Filipinos. Promised that independence will be granted soon as a stable government established, American gave the Filipinos to have control over the three branches of government and to become civil servants. The ideals of democracy and citizenship were taught in the educational system. Women are deemed ready to vote and Filipinos were exposed to a tertiary secular education.

REASSERTING FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE

The Americans who sought the Filipinos to be their allies against the Spaniards in the Spanish American War turned out to be the new foreign invader. Outraged by the betrayal, the Filipinos waged a war against the United States to defend a newly proclaimed independence of the country and recognizes its sovereignty as a nation. The war claimed many Filipino lives and among them are Gregorio Del Pilar and Antonio Luna. Attempts were made by the American to suppress the Filipino nationalism. Macario Sakay who continued to fight the Americans was branded a bandit by virtue of Brigandage Law.

FILIPINOS EXPERIENCING INVASION

The Philippines was invaded by two countries. Spain stayed 333 years and the United States stayed 48 years. Spain promised to lead the Philippines towards progress and prosperity while United States promised to recognize Philippine Independence. These promises were broken by both. In its stead were the various ways the invaders punished the Filipinos who were asking for the fulfillment of these promises. These were ways of death by musketry, the garrote and gallows.

TUTELAGE UNDER THE AMERICANS

Independence of the country is the battle cry of the Filipinos even from the beginning of the American Period. The passage of Jones Law of 1916 by the United States Congress was first to mention of granting independence to the Philippines. The second time was when the United States Congress passed the Tydings McDuffy Law in 1934 which provided independence after a 10 year transition period, a government shall be established which shall be known as the Commonwealth Government which later saq the election of Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmena as president and vice president respectively.

THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT

Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmena both served as presidents of the Commonwealth Government. Quezon inaugurated a Social Justice program which aimed to a better the lot of the common people. He envisioned the transfer of the University of the Philippines to Diliman from its Manila Campus. He created a new city name after him. Osmena, as second Commonwealth president, took charge of running the government while the Americans were occupied with liberating Philippines from the Japanese.

JAPANESE OCCUPATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

The transition of government (Commonwealth) would be rudely interrupted by the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. Occupied for three years by the Japanese, the Philippines would be liberated by the Americans. General Douglas McArthur, who led the liberation forces made an amphibious landing in Palo, Leyte on 20th October 1944. He was accompanied by Sergio Osmena and Carlos P. Romulo, president and cabinet member, respectively of the Commonwealth Government.

To bring fruition Philippine Independence from the United States, Japan established a Japanese-sponsored republic headed by Jose P. Laurel. Japanese Occupation of the Philippines was met with resistance as Filipinos formed different guerilla units and one of the more known was the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon or HUKBALAHAP.

POST WAR PHILIPPINES

In the April 1964, Manuel Roxas was pitted by Sergio Osmena for presidency. Roxas won. As president, Roxas witnessed the end of American rule in the Philippines when the Americans granted the Philippine Independence by July 4, 1946.

Manuel Roxas as the president of the Third Republic, assumed the difficult task of reconstructing the country. Within the short term he served as president, he attempted to reach out to HUKS, declared amnesty to Filipinos accused of collaboration with Japanese and solicited American assistance for the country’s rehabilitation.

HISTORY OF LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINES

Labor Has an important component of the economy was recognized as early as 1901 when Isabelo de los Reyes established the first labor union called Union Obrera Democratica (Democratic Labor Union).

The march towards improving the lot of workers and peasants was the objective of Jacinto Manahan, leader of the Confederacion de Apaceros y Obreros Agricolas de Filipinas (Philippine Confederation of Tenants and Agricultural Workers) of Crisanto Evangelista, founder of the Katipunan ng mga Anakpawis ng Pilipinas (Congress of Philippine Laborers); of Pedro Abad Santos, founder of socialist party as well as the Aguman Ding Maldang Talapagobra (Workers and Peasants Union) and of Manahan and Evangelista, founders of the Partida Komunistang Pilipinas (Communist Party of The Philippines).

POST WAR PHILIPPINES

Magsaysay endeared himself to the common tao by opening Malacanang Palace to the public and by improving the life of the rural folks by changing the land tenure system, extending credit to peasants and developing rural. Community with self-help as an important feature. Garcia’s Administration is associated with the practice of austerity and the Filipino First Policy. Or giving precedence to local industries and favoring Filipino capital. Macapagal’s Administration takes credit for introduction of Land Reform Code which ended the share tenancy system and the change in the date of independence day (from July 4 to June 12).

MARTIAL LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES

The country entered on of its darkest moments when Martial Law was proclaimed and implemented. President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1081 on 21 September 1972 placing the entire country under Martial Law.

Marcos justified the declaration of Martial Law with the assertion that the country was faced by a communist threat, by a secessionist move from the Muslims in the country; growing student power; by restive labor sector and by the growing number of the oligarchy. During this period, the country experienced the rise human rights abuses and mismanagement of the economy due to crony capitalism and massive government external debt.

FILIPINOS UNITE TO END MARTIAL LAW

Through the power of the people, as they massed in EDSA, the dark days turned into sunny days as people gave their support to the opposition led by widow of slain leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. The restoration of democracy in the country under Cory Aquino allowed the continued journey of the ship of state with achievements made by Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos, Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Cory Aquino became the icon of democracy in the Philippines as she led the people to put an end to Martial Law imposed by Ferdinand Marcos. In her pursuit for democracy, the color yellow as well as the hand language “L” to signify “Laban” (to fight) were massively used as symbols of protests against the abusive regime.

RAMOS-ESTRADA ADMINISTRATION

Under the watch of Fidel Valdez Ramos, peace prevailed over the country when he extended amnesty to the members of the Reformed Armed Forces (RAM); when he negotiated with the Moro Nationalist Liberation Front (MNLF) and made its leader Nur Misuri as Chairman of the Southern Philippines Council for Peace Development (SPCPD) and with the National Democratic Front. As millennium president, Ramos aimed to develop Philippines as a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC). Proclaimed as the Centennial President, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada headed the celebrations marking the centennial of the declaration of Philippine Independence on 12th June 1998.

RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY CONTINUES

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president as she served unexpired term of President Estrada. Her term marked the introduction of automated elections in the country. She is one of the longest serving presidents having served for 8 years.

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III led the Philippines to the “Matuwid na Daan” (“Straight Path”) in terms of governance that is free of graft and corruption. President Noynoy or PNoy recognized that he was the service of the people- summed by the words “Kayo ang Boss Ko”.

Today, the journey of the nation continues as it seeks leading peace, continued prosperity and unity as people.

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paubari · 4 years ago

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I walked through flood to attend a Writers Festival

*Disclaimer: This is part 1 of a 2-part series!*

MABUHAY everyone and welcome to my corner of the internet!

Having lived in the Philippines all of my life has made me hardy against the elements. You see in our country, the weather shifts are sporadic. It doesn’t care if other countries have seasons or the world is in a particular equinox.Here you’ll experience truckloads of torrential rain for a few days then scorching dry heat out of the blue. That’s why people here are no stranger to crossing flooded streets or scorching asphalt roads. (RIP shoes) Hence, the reason why this life story sticks with me.

It was July 30th of last year (2019) when I started thinking about attending writer festivals. Back then I was in the outlining phase of a novel project I was working on and I thought about looking for inspiration elsewhere. That’s when the idea to contact a friend of mine came to mind. My friend is a Creative Writing graduate of University of Santo Tomas (UST) and I was wondering if he knew the ins and outs of local writer fests. He was kind enough to forward me a post from his university publication house.

An annual event called “The Philippine Readers and Writers Festival” was to take place in Raffles, Makati. Raffles Makati is a “high-class” hotel located at the business district/center of the metro so it made sense that they’d hold their events around there. It was sponsored by National Bookstore too so I thought they’ll probably have something good. I have never attended their event nor any other writer festival so I was expecting nothing out of it. Except of course a learning experience and wisdom nuggets from seasoned writers. Though I was hesitant at first because I wasn’t a student of their school so I feared facing prejudice against the UST publishing house. I got over my fear and decided to go.

Sparing you the minute details of what happened, I contacted them since they were offering a free ride. After a parental consent from was signed, I giddily prepared my clothes and other stuff for the trip. I was checking weather news updates since it has been a habit of mine before a trip. There were announcements of heavy rainfall and possible flooding. I shrugged it off since most of the weather reports here aren’t too accurate from time to time. Again, sporadic weather conditions are sporadic. I kept that information at the back of my mind and packed a jacket for the possible cold venue. Keep in mind, a day before my trip the weather was skin bone dry so I didn’t sweat about the rainfall.

On the night prior to the morning I left heavy rain started falling. I was afraid that the event would be cancelled so I asked the person I was in contact with in UST to update me if it does get cancelled. Waking up the next day, I felt a bit bummed out because the heavy rain didn’t stop. The street where UST is located has garnered infamy because it floods easily. Knowing this, I was hesitant to leave but I was determined to go. I texted my contact and told them I’ll be joining them still. Before I left my house the rainfall was reduced to droplets so I didn’t wear my water proof jacket. Instead I just wore a sweatshirt over my shirt and made sure to wear my lucky maroon vans shoes.

To get to UST I had to catch a train at the LRTA-2 Cubao Station going to Legarda Station then ride a tricycle the rest of the way. The train ride went off without a hitch but my tricycle ride was most unfortunate. First off the heavy rain started picking up again, second the tricycle terminal took a long time to find passengers which leads to, third the streets to begin flooding, and fourth I was told sit at the back of the driver so my feet weren’t protected at all. My vans shoes was at the mercy of the heavy pouring rain and yes it was soaked to the sole. But, I didn’t call em my lucky shoes for nothing. Heavy rain was battering our small tricycle like cavemen clubbing a mammoth. I was soaked! From backside to feet, drenched in water. If I didn’t live the stoic lifestyle and mindset I would have been pissed off the whole time. The tricycle driver stopped short and made us cross the street. I had to run through wades of filthy street water but at last,I finally see the meet up gate.

I head towards the gate and give the guard the information he needed. He let me stay near his guard house. I was wringing the water from my clothes, waiting for a text of confirmation from my contact. I can now positively say that one of the shittiest feelings in the world is having two pairs of clothing on and have them both be wet.

to be continued...

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