What is it now? Week Three since Noynoy Aquino became a potential “presidentiable”, and maybe Week Two since Mar Roxas dropped out of the race to make way? And still the candidate in question is holed up somewhere waiting for the Voice of God to reveal His Will?
Come on now, dude. Grow a couple.
Lalaki naman tayong lahat dito, di ba? On the basketball court when the ball is passed to you and your team mates on cue carve out an opening for you to take a shot, what do you do? One thing’s for sure, I’d think twice about passing the ball to someone here, more so considering that Conrado de Quiros in his infinite wisdom had this to say about what the race for the top executive position in the land is really all about:
One e-mail I got put it this way: If you’re applying to become CEO of a company, you have to submit a résumé. What commends Noynoy to become CEO of this country?
I’ve written about this in past columns, but a couple more things need pointing out.
First off, the question, “Will Noynoy be a good CEO?” is a wrong one. The job at hand is not CEO of a company, it is janitor of a building. What this country needs today is not someone to manage things, it is someone to clean up things. What we need today is not someone to make a business flourish, it is someone to make a dwelling place habitable, one whose previous tenant left it in a condition only cockroaches, rats, and real-estate speculators, in ascending order of predation, can appreciate. Who better to do this than Noynoy? [my boldface]
Nice try, gramps. Not only do you push the bar of presidentiability so low one could trip over it, you simply further highlight that beyond being a “cleaner”, your cock does not possess a single iota of substance that the Intelligent Voter (which I presume most Pinoys aspire to be) can sink their teeth into.
You can raise and pump your yellow pom-poms all you like — or as far as your arthritic elbows can take it, dude. But the REAL challenge remains:
Why is it that some “columnist” can write a 3,000-word piece (or whatever the hell number of words it takes) to try to convince us that some bozo “can”, while it takes only two words to bring the whole fiesta down back to the ground where it belongs?
Perhaps some world-class perspective would help us in answering the above question:
In the 1960′s a NASA official said when asked why Americans were aiming for the moon:
Great nations do great things.
For his part, General Patton said this while pepping up the troops for an assault (pardon some minor literal/technical inaccuracies relative to the original quote):
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other dumb bastard die for his.
There is so much futile poetry written that so excrutiatingly attempts to prop up Pinoy pride. But when achievement robustly underpins one’s sense of nationhood, you only need a handful of irreverent words to say it all.
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Addendum:
Congratulations to Noynoy for taking the shot! Let’s just set the record straight on the subject of where that “winnability” is really coming from:
Courtesy: Utak ng Tilapia
Good luck, but don’t forget: Platform, plez™.
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What is it now? Week Three since Noynoy Aquino became a potential “presidentiable”, and maybe Week Two since Mar Roxas dropped out of the race to make way? And still the candidate in question is holed up somewhere waiting for the Voice of God to reveal His Will? — Bening0
It only shows you are always behind about what is actually happening in the country in real time that is why your comments and reactions turned out to be late-informed.
That’s what happens if you observe Pinoy politics from Circular Quay!
Also the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the Presidency which Benigno forgets with the patronizing CEO resume comment, Noynoy Aquino has I believe fulfilled all of it.
As for the resume argument, let the HR managers (the electorate) of the Philippines decide on it.
Indeed, they will, dude. Indeed they will.
:-D
Where’s da justice? Where is da justice is dat? Huhuhu.
de quiros’ concoction reminds me of how president magsaysay’s campaign in 1953 used the “walis” as a campaign symbol to “clean up” malacanang. i was chagrined when, as an adult, i learned that the cia (gen. lansdale) was all the while orchestrating the whole charade.
bencard, this is the first truth i’ve read in the blogosphere about magsaysay’s campaign, which also applies to his presidency. i’m not too crazy about de quiros myself these days — tila masyadong bilib sa sarili — but one thing he is not is a lansdale.
i agree, angela. he’s not even an mlq3.
“Tinatanggap ko ang hiling ng sambayanan. Tinatanggap ko ang tagubilin ng aking mga magulang. Tinatanggap ko ang responsibilidad na ituloy ang laban para sa bayan. Tinatanggap ko ang hamon na mamuno sa laban na ito. Tatakbo po ako sa pagka-pangulo sa darating na halalan (I accept the voice of the people. I accept the advice of my parents. I accept the responsibility to continue the fight of the people. I accept the challenge to lead in this fight. I will run in the coming elections),” declared Aquino.
Aquino made the announcement of his candidacy for the presidency at about 8 a.m. at the Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan City.
At a presscon later, he declined to say if Roxas will be his running mate, saying that he will just let the senator make the decision himself.
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I suppose this drama is how a few Pinoys in Pinas want it to be done, but I hear a litle echo ringing the words:
” had to be sure, and now I am.
My mother (rest her soul) wants me to do it. My hat is in the race.
Now excuse me while I figure out what I’ll do should I win the election. Mar can decide for himself if he wants to be my VP, but I’m running for President.”
Poor Korina. Huhuhu.
Let’s see how events will unfold, now that the man has painstakingly made a decision.
Here’s the thing Benign0
I have realised why the people in the Phils haven’t got a clue as to what to do with the ills of the country.
Even though the elite and educated don’t like the mess the country is in, the elite really enjoy life there because due to the overpopulation, there is an abundance of cheap labour and if you are a business man, let’s say, you have a cellphone stall in Greenhills, there will be plenty of customers for you. That is why the cellphone stores in Manila are like mushrooms, they grow everywhere.
The elite and the masa will never unite as one because the elite don’t really want to lose the privilege of living like kings and queens. The masa on the other hand, look up to the rich (like Kris Aquino) and emulate them. Hence, the whitening creams, liposuction and being a drama king (Jun Lozada) and queen. But the masa will never be accepted into the upper crust unless they studied in the right school or know the right people.
The elite frown upon the poor because since the rich are well travelled, the behaviour of the peasants are an embarrassment to them. They go to church and all, give money but that’s about it. They think that giving to charity is enough help. They are busy with their partying and facebook profiles to be bothered about the real issues. They cannot accept the truth.
Instead of the elite and educated leading the poor and uneducated because they have the resources and the time, they just live it up and pretend there is nothing wrong.
That is why when they see someone like you Benign0 writing about the ills of the country, they get insulted because they say they proud to be Filipinos (because they are having such a good time).
You can do better than this comment, can’t you?
You can do better than this response, can’t you?
Hey non-malignant, I’d rather you state your counter-arguments than just plain snide remarks. My statements have a lot of truth you can’t handle I suppose.
Non-malignant, how can you expect negative thinkers and thrash-lookers do better? It’s hard for them, that’s why most of them ‘abandoned the ship’ at the first sight of a slight breeze, braving the slight by the people of their adopted countries done to them. We understand.
There’s really nothing to handle. Really, it’s that simple. :-)
Some of them were called “grease monkeys” by the locals of their adopted countries.
And they enjoyed it, too.
Now there’s the mark of indifference, preceded by the lackey’s love for triumphalist fluff.
Some people pontificates far from the troubled area, trying to dictate terms from a very safe place. Takot na takot na baka matilamsikan ng dugo, hehehehe.
In other words, Ilda, the forces that divide the Philippines are so ingrained at the very fabric of our society as to defy any sort of effort via (a) political solutions and (b) vacuous platitudinal sloganeering and “symbollic” gestures.
The solution requires one that engineers change from the ground up by rooting out dysfunctional belief systems and no-results “traditions”.
Democracy will then take over from there — because, last I heard, leaders in a “democracy” merely reflect the character of their consituents.
I know you say it best Benign0 but they need it in plain English :o) The poor souls. Only time will tell. In a few years when the country is still in the same state or worse, they might start listening to you.
(whispers) The same type of people populate most of the country. How do you suppose the country stays this way? Answer: Indifference of those who can bring about change.
People are manageable. Just manage them right… period. When a senator , congressman or governor lacks the ability to design, invent and produce employment in their respective province , the result is inequality. The supply of workers goes beyond available employment. Public officials are expected in a higher degree to formulate demand for employment.
But some officials are in casinos, on TV on every Pacquiao’s fight and most of them are fat. :)worst they don’t go to jail.
If Mr. Nick Perlas, Erap, Racuyal, Panelo, Bro. Edy and Ed Pamatong can throw their hats on the Presidential ring, why not Noynoy? He can mobilize a formidable force and supporters others in contention cannot make. A presidential campaign is not a joke. You need money and organization so you can present your “resume” to the HR Managers of the country.
Mrs. Aquino while out of office was involved in micro financing. Her family has helped thousands of marginalized people in Metro Manila and other provinces. While other candidates have impressive platforms on how to help our poor people, the Aquinos had been helping the poor all along and they do not have a platform on this, only their ability to mobilize various NGO’s and secure funds to help small businessmen and a sincere desire to make a difference in the lives of small people.
Manoy Jose,
I cannot understand where you stand, lumping Noynoy with those dudes at the same time propping him up. Kanino ba tayo talaga?
bert,
some of these dudes cannot even embark on a credible campaign for lack of resources and yet would like to become president. they want the people to finance their campaign because they do not have money. meaning they are bankrupt financially right now. if they were not able to make money all those years, honestly, what make you think they can make money for the country and our people when elected.
noynoy can raise money and can enlist the support of of a wide variety of people and can mount a credible campaign. i have no problem with him running for President.
yup – let’s beg from the people who have the resources – resources that were the people’s in the first place.
hacienda luisita and encomienderos? wealth through hard work? hell no – it was a local whore fornicating with the Spaniards and who are now giving it to the pinoys from the rear end.
sure money from the people who have been taking the shirt right off your back.
the collective stockholm syndrome is amusing.
fight, jcc? what fight? there will always be windmills and straw monsters to fight as many as your wild imagination can take you. fight crimes, fight lawlessness, fight discrimination and intolerance, fight corruption, bribery and dishonesty. aren’t all presidents suppose to do these? are the aquinos the only ones expected to fight this fight?
since when does stepping down at the end of one’s constitutional term of office a voluntary act of “humility and humanity”. has she any other choice? i think you are overstating your case, if you know what i mean, panyero.
btw, i’m still waiting…
jcc, are you saying that a presidential campaign is a family enterprise? what has cory’s “microfinancing” activities got to do with noynoy’s ambition to be president? he should be able to stand and fall on his own achievement or lack of it.
bencard,
i believe in the old saying “kung ano ang puno siya ang bunga”. presidentiable villar has been a subject of a committee ethics hearing on C5 projects. i am not saying that he is guilty of any wrongdoing, but i have yet to hear that Noynoy was involved in some shady deals in Congress.
so, not being accused of anything is your criterion, huh? how can you be so certain that he will not be ACCUSED of a wrongdoing from here on, fabricated or otherwise? show me an unblemished politician and i’ll show you a hypocrite. in my book, exploiting a parent’s death is not only ghoulish, it’s the basest form of opportunism.
Whether you like it or not bencard, Noynoy Aquino will be the next President. I would rather use my “political capital” where none will be demanded in return if I get elected rather than borrow capital from some deviant characters who would want my soul in return.
it’s not whether i like it or not, jcc. you should know that. if he would be the next president because you say so, then let it be. the only problem is, it’s not really up to you, my friend, is it?
just read between the lines bencard. why can’t i use that vast of reservoir of goodwill cultivated by my parents for several decades and make a use of it in full measure after all a goodname, like a fortune, can also be bequeathed?. it should be an advantage because unlike other candidates who do not have that kind of fame that can be devised to their children have to borrow from some deviant characters financial support and goodwill in return for their souls after being elected to the office.
jcc,
I appreciate your view about “family equity”, as I did your perspective about landowners a few weeks ago. I had not thought of it in those terms, and if more people did (like Mr. Roxas does, I think), they would work to make sure the family’s equity is well thought of down the road. Alas, Estrada and Arroyo family names go forward with a certain taint, as does Marcos. I’m sure the youngsters will battle this taint for some time . . .
And yes, if you have a family name (like Kennedy), it is definitely a tangible asset.
Well, except to bencard, who comes at it with his peculiar ideological slant.
Joe
jcc, joe-am, among the worst habits of most pinoys is the undue importance given to family names. instead of focusing on the individual worth of a person, e.g., character, competence, decisiveness, self-assurance, there’s too much ado about pedigree, parentage, or family reputation as though they are automatically determinative of a person’s quality. on the contrary, how many heirs of great kings and emperors throughout history turned out to be weaklings and scoundrels, and how many progeny of condemned men and women have become heroes and legends.
jcc, as a lawyer, you ought to know that “bequeathing” family reputation is a good line from a pinoy movie or telenovela but impractical and amusing in the world of testamentary succession.
btw, joe-am, you have to read the history of the family names kennedy, rockefeller, hilton, etc., and realize that not all that glitter is gold.
jcc, you have not answered my questions in my last 3 comments directed at you. shall i have to wait till hell freezes over?
Bencard, Benigno;
Noynoy represents a legacy that is lost on most Pinoys that is why he seems to be inscrutable. He wants to continue the fight his dad and his mom had fought for. When everyone during the darkest period of martial law was silent, Ninoy’s voice stood out in pitch darkness. The guy believes that he could continue the fight his dad had started. When you see a country enslaved both by corruption and state violence through salvaging you are jolted back to reality and realized that everything is not finish yet and you are called back to wear the armor of combat in pursuit of that quest again.
His mom’s legacy is lost also on most Pinoys too. That leaders should not be addicted to power like a snail would to a rock, cling to it no matter what, because a momentary dislike for power can sweep them through the midstream, get drowned and never come back. Thus when her term was up, she willingly gave up power and return to a civilian life. Her humility and humanity had survived her that some of us would even elevate her to sainthood.
Yes, Bencard and Benign0, I would cast my lot to an heir who said he would continue the legacy of his parents and be guided by what they have done and for what they stood for over any other political candidate rich in brilliance and promise but short on delivery.
Filo,
If you have a comment on my comment, nasty or otherwise and Nick trashed it, you may send it to jcamano@sbcglobal.net so I can read a piece of your mind which Nick does not relish seeing in print here at FV, though I would.
K-I-S-S
The Aquinos’ legacy are the canards of Hacienda Luisita and the botched CARP.
Peaceful transition of power is a given and ingrained in the OECD countries. That this is a source of awe in the Philippines shows how low the bar is such that you can trip on it.
Ninoy’s voice may have been loud – but that makes his voice no more special than the students who continuously marched to Mendiola during the FQS/First Quarter Storm.
With regards to being the voice of the oppressed – really, well what did the Aquinos do to the oppressed in their own backyard? He can’t event attend to the oppressed in his backyard – and now he says he will be the voice of the oppressed? geezh.
As the owners of the famous Hacienda Luisita – where some workers earn the fabulous salary of P90 (a little more than $1.50) a day: the law says the minimum wage is P200 a day. Their answer to land reform was to make a mockery of the law at a time when the House Speaker was none other than a family member, Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr. Close to Hacienda Luisita is the sprawling Hacienda Tinang, a sugar estate once owned by the Aquino clan, sold to the De Leon family, and then partitioned among dozens of members of mostly the De Leon family (who else?), plus a few investment bankers, socialites, businessmen and friends and relatives of politicians, all belonging to wealthy families, as the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has shown. This privileged bunch paid an average P450,000 (little more than $8,000 by the current exchange rate) for the estate, an absolute bargain for plots of land that should have been awarded to people who were really entitled to them: landless tenants, farm workers or tillers. This is a graphic example of how “land reform” in the Philippines really works. (http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/FJ02Ae01.html)
Thanks for the invitation jcc, though that comment that was taken out was
(1) nowhere near nasty; and
(2) it was not an attack on you or Nick.
It was a reaction to a portion of your reply to Atty. B. To be clear to everybody who reads this, I don’t resort to insults and quips so lowbrow as to merit being edited or taken off this page.
In any case if and when anyone does leave a valid comment it ought to stay here where the discussion is in plain sight of everybody else.
Btw, I made an addendum to my blog post above congratulating Noynoy on finally getting the divine revelation he’s been waiting for. :-D
One presidential is asking Aquino and the others to present their platforms.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090909-224392/Aquino-urged-present-2010-platforms
Run, Noynoy, run! Literally, Noy, run!
In declaring his participation in the presidential derby, candidate Noynoy related the meeting of one supporter with a Bureau of Customs official, the latter declaring triumphantly that with BQIII’s candidacy:
“Puwede nang mangarap.”
Hhhmmm. Right sound byte. Wrong byter.
Sounds like Barackroc to me.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/enlarge/american-crocodile-emerging-water_image.html
I never know if those who rely upon God for their decision-making are strong or weak. 50-50 perhaps, and those are bad odds for a presidential aspirant.
Joe
Benigno,
Following the debacle that former VP Mondale encountered, Democrat officials were hoping, expecting, recruiting, egging, etc… Mario Cuomo to take the mantle to lead the Democrats back to the White House.
Not a few believed that not only that he has what it takes to win the presidency and be president but that he had the ability to seal the Democratic nomination easily instead of a prolonged fight that would exhaust Democrats with infighting. Now in his old age, Cuomo is likely to be remembered as the “Hamlet on the Hudson”.
Btw, General Patton can sure give some pep talk. Did he reiterate that speech to Captain Abraham Baum and his men?
We wait and see. If Mr. Aquino is really the anointed one. A
glimmer of hope for Filipinos is better than no hope at all.
Anointed by whom?
I welcome the pasionate discourses here because it confirms that the Philippines still has a lot of brains working. i am not articulate like most of the bloggers and i don’t want to pretend i know a lot lest i be tagged as pseudo-intellectual. i also don’t like to argue as i’d rather just contribute my efforts directly to the country if i get a miracle and get appointed as Secretary of Finance, or Central Bank Governor perhaps. Lol! I just wanna ask some bloggers the following:
BenignO: what do you mean by “vacuous platitudinal sloganeering and “symbollic” gestures?”
Bert: Do you have relative or friends working or living abroad? i’m sure you do. so did you ask them why they are where they are now?
Bencard: What is the title of your own book? are you sure it is a better read than carlo j. caparas’?
Joe America: Do you believe in God? The power Almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
BongV: I thought the Cojuangcos are Chinese. Are they actually Spaniards?
To every all: where can i send my hard-earned dollars to help Noynoy in his campaign? kindly send me Noynoy’s bank account number so i can be sure it will go straight to him.
have a good one everyone!!!
JP,
Excellent questions. I can tell you have been reading. I believe in God, the creator of all, but it is a personal faith, not attached to any organized church. I find myself penned in by doctrine I cannot support in organized churches, and feel the doctrine is generally the work of man.
Joe
Joe,
Ayan naman pala eh!!! magkapareho pala tayo. (There you go! we’re on the same frequency!)
While i’ve been raised a roman catholic, i was never religious. my adventures into philosophy, the paranormal and religion made me more spiritual than religious. I only go to church on KBP (Kasal-wedding, Binyag-baptismal, Patay-necrological mass). i also subscribe to a personal relationship with my creator.
It may interest you to know that i don’t believe in trinity (holy or otherwise); i am not convinced that Jesus was God but a man who attained divinity; and i find it almost ridiculous to believe that the Bible is infallible. But i have a firm belief in a supreme being who can intervene when asked. I was just struck by your “relying upon God…” comment that’s why i was prompted to ask.
have a good one.
JP,
Yep, same frequency. One of the benefits of having an “unaligned” church of oneself is that one can enjoy the teachings and lessons of any faith, and partake of the spiritualism that often strikes when many people are aligned with God’s goodness. I love Catholic cathedrals, for what they say of God and man. Also I celebrate grace every meal with the simple saying (just a passing thought often) “life is good”, no matter the ups and downs of the day.
But it needs to be better for many.
Good to cross paths with you.
Joe
JP,
Yes, I have relatives abroad. You should notice the words “some of them” in my comments because it’s important. I have nothing against my countrymen going abroad for whatever reason. What get my goat are those who having landed on a foreign land acted as if they’re foreigners already and kept on regarding the Filipino people as thrash.
I’m not as articulate either as most bloggers/commenters here in FV, my grammar very poor, but I love sparring with these bright dudes here even if I think they’ve been having hard times understanding what I’m trying to say in our arguments.
I’m just a commenter here, JP, but as far as I’m concern you are welcome here. Of course it’s the blog owner who has the say, Nick, the Editor-Not-Chief.
Bert,
Oh well, i guess that’s what you meant when you wrote “most of them…abandoned ship…”. well then maybe “some’ and “most” can be synonyms at times after all.
But i know what you’re saying. there are filipinos abroad who think they are better persons than those in pinas. i abhor this kind of people.
i can only speak for myself. it is true i have a comfortable life here with a good job that allows me to travel in style to different states where we have properties. but there is no denying how much i long to be back in pinas but can’t. Filipinos are a happy people and that’s the most that i miss. We may be lucky to have comfort here but as for quality, i believe it is subjective.
I envy all of you in pinas because of the kind of happiness that being with family and friends bring. The recent political events are exciting but i can only watch from a far distance. in 1986, i went to rallies and marches but could not vote for Cory as i was not of voting age yet. now that there is another chance to feel very patriotic, i am away and could no longer vote. But i continue to pray and hope for the Philippines because it is still where i want to retire in a decade or two.
i envy you because you have more opportunities to help make a change while i can only send money for my family – that’s all i can do from here.
So Bert, do what you have to do. go out and campaign for Noynoy!!! hahahahahahaha!
Oh, that? if you might care to read again, the “most of them” refers to the “thrash-lookers”. i’m glad to know you’re not one of the abominable lot.
re: Noynoy…i’m waiting for him to convince me himself, heheh.
welcome aboard JP!
JP:
Let’s zero in on “Danding” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Cojuangco,_Jr.
Eduardo Murphy Cojuangco, Jr. (born June 10, 1935), also known as Danding Cojuangco, is the chairman of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and former governor of Tarlac.[1]
He was a candidate for the Philippine presidency in 1992, ultimately losing to Fidel V. Ramos. He tested the political waters in 2003, planning to run in the 2004 Presidential and Local Elections, but soon withdrew. He was a close advisor and personal friend to former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, which led him to become estranged from his cousin, Corazon Aquino, who after Marcos’ ouster succeeded him as president. Cojuangco is of partial Irish, Spanish, and Chinese descent.
Cojuangco was a member of the Rolex 12, a group of 12 men who were closest to Marcos and allegedly were his enforcers of Martial Law. Cojuangco also was accused by the military men at the scene of Benigno Aquino, Jr.’s assassination, as the leader who orchestrated the crime.
BongV,
Kris Aquino has been endorsing SMB for some time now. She said that Cory thought it must be a silent gesture of reconciliation from Danding. We know that blood is thicker than water so there will always be a “connect”.
Gibo Teodoro, i gathered, is a second cousin of Noynoy. So it can be Noynoy versus Gibo next year. It is of course a win-win situation for the Cojuangcos.
I recommend you to head the Department of Trade and Industry, that is your expertise, right?! hahahahaha gotcha!
JP:
If we’ll go by “pedigree” – then this 2010 election is anything but an election – it actually is a dog show – with LP and NP groupies drooling for their respective “stars”.
You might be mistaking me for Bobby Arquiza or Edmund Marcelo.. hehehehe. Have had enough of government “stuff”.
I am already in too deep with a couple of e-commerce initiatives serving the Southern Mindanao and Mindanao markets. Am already building the IT infrastructure, fine-tuning the business model, getting the Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete agreements in place.
I am so excited with the rollout that politics has taken second fiddle.
As my younger sis and I were talking last night – what will the Davao City engineer’s office do if I had an online mall buying from Mindanao suppliers ans selling to Mindanao consumers – inspect the website for zoning violations? hahahahahaha.
Mr. JP, it means that Noynoy is being pitched on pure brand equity (the colour yellow, the “L” hand gesture, and the Aquino pedigree) but with no real underlying substance to it.
What does Noynoy stand for on the issues outlined in, this framework, for example?
If there is real substance in his pitch to the Filipino, we’d have no trouble at all filling out all the “nil” spaces in that matrix.
I’d update that table, like right now.
Just gimme something to work with, folks.
BenignO,
There you go! now i understand what you were saying. how i wish you wrote it that way the first time so i didn’t have to ask. Other people are impressed by a writer’s use of high fallutin words than only merriam webster know. i am not. a true test of a writer is when his message gets accross the readers in an instant.
long time ago, i never missed an article by conrado de quiros even if i had to consult a dictionary in every paragraph or two. But when he started hitting the administration at the slightest issue, commenting adversely on issues i care for, and started sounding like a know-it-all arrogant dickhead, i just stopped reading his columns and spared webster a headache. Alas, his recent articles on Noynoy seem to soften me and i started reading him again, and i don’t mind browsing the net for webster this time.
to the writers or bloggers, i hope you understand that not everyone has sufficient supply of vocabulary, so to foster communication and understanding, let’s all try writing in plain or intelligible english.
hehehe.