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Thank you for smoking

                Lately, I chanced upon anti-smoking slogans like the one to the left posted on social media; this particular one on Facebook. Seems like there's a resurgence of anti-smoking drives which have seen an all-time high (pun intended) in the days of the "Yosi Kadiri" campaign of the DOH. 

                  Yet just like their predecessors, most anti-smoking slogans, especially those that give us, the public---smoking or non- smoking---a Science lecture pregnant with jargons and gobbledygook, would end up in smoke (pun intended, again). 

                       Faced with facts and figures about the bane of smoking, a smoker---addicted to the smell and taste and effect of nicotine, not to mention the "coolness/sophistication" factor surrounding it---can easily justify his actions. Add to that the ads, jingles, and TVCs (TV commercials) of tobacco companies: the smoker is persuaded to  continue  the habit, even with overwhelming evidence of cigarette use to the contrary. 

                  Yes, smoking kills. So does the air we breathe. If inhaling naturally kills, inhaling nicotine with its concomitant relaxing effect couldn't be worse. 

                      Yes, cigarette kills. So does everything else you put in your mouth: the disease-ridden beef that makes you mad; the pork that clogs your arteries; the insecticide-laden vegetables; the arsenic and mercury-spiked galunggong; and whatever else anyone puts in his or her mouth, chemical-treated prophylactic included. 

                   Yes, smoking kills. So does sex. Or walking at night alone. Or texting and driving. Or using your cellphone in public, with snatchers and robbers more than eager to stab you at the slightest defensive move. 

                     Yes, smoking kills. So does excessive drinking, excessive eating, excessive piousness and religious fervor, excessive prescription drugs, excessive stupidity, and excessive anything for that matter.  

                        Yes, smoking kills. But for smokers, if you can't get to enjoy life while you can, any way you can, you might as well die or get killed. 

                         The reason anti-smoking drives that bludgeon people with data and do's and dont's is that it's easier to counter them with other facts and figures: "Rise in sea levels will inundate Cities A,B, C in 2015"; "China's and Iran's nukes could wipe out Asia and the Middle East"; "Drunk driving kills scores daily"; "Terrorists blow up cathedral; hundreds dead";" Cellphone signals cause brain cancer"; "Mercury in fish poisoned village", just several of the number-crunching headlines we read and hear everyday. Of course I made all these up, but they can't be further from the truth.

                      Smoking kills. So does many other activities. It's just a matter of choosing one's poison or manner of death. But to a smoker's mind, you might as well relax and enjoy with a puff on your way there.

No Angel but still a hero

file photo

“THE world’s battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.” - Henry Ward Beecher

               Recent decades have witnessed the rise of Philippines in the world’s stage. Thanks to the creativity and patriotism of these heroes who have contributed to the diverse history of this country.

               Their records reveal that this nation has a lot of potential and that the younger generation has an enormous talent waiting to be utilized for the betterment of the country.

 

             If based on a hero’s extraordinary definition, not every life born is destined to tread a hero’s journey. In the past years, war and strife have declared heroes, and deaths have proved heroism.

But today it’s easier to make a difference.

  
             

The alleged romance between 2009 CNN Hero Efren Penaflorida and actress Angel Locsin; pep.com photo

               


                  

                 Nowadays, much of the struggle a hero may suffer is subtle. Today’s battle is about what can be done with one’s limited resources -- about compromises made to live.

               As the country remembers this nation’s heroes, we are again reminded of how the life and work of these idolized individuals set a standard on how Filipinos can propel this nation in building a better future.

           
     Doing the right thing exemplifies heroism. Being true and courageous under adverse conditions, having a life put together to aid those in need and taking a chance, can make anyone a hero in his or her own way.

                                                         


                                                                    ". . .nothing between Angel and me. "

[Saw this inspiring interview of  2009 CNN Hero Efren Penaflorida, I was compelled to make a post about it. Text are excerpts from "Ordinary Heroes", Asian Journal. Title of the post: about alleged romance between Efren and actress Angel Locsin which was a side topic in the interview in the video above. ]

www.asianjournal.com/Ordinary heroes

Madonna: Still hot or stale hoe?

photo from girlgonewild domain

             Her Madgesty's recently-released single Girl Gone Wild has this accompanying publicity photo/cover circulating the net. 

                Many tongues are a-wagging: some believe she's too old to be doing all these risque', provocative poses; others say she's still got IT at 53. 

               What do you think? Does Madonna still got it?!

                I think she still got the oomph, but your views may be diagonally opposed to mine. Share what you think in Comments or the Chat box to the right, if you feel like it.