in fear of flight, i close my eyes
in fear of flight, i dig at my pockets
in fear of flight, i clench my fists
in fear of flight, my heart flutters

in fear of flight, i deeply breathe in fear of flight, i look up to the sky of blue and black, of stars and moon, of sun and clouds so cheerfully calling and patiently waiting for my kiss

in fear of flight, i look down with remorse, dig my heels to the ground and push at the stones

in fear of flight, i tremble
in fear of flight, i cry for times lost

in fear of flight, i stare blank at others soaring high, wishing instead i see my eyes in them
in fear of flight, i doze the fire in me that wants to conquer the skies
in fear of flight, i turn blue from the cold
in fear of flight, i might be left all alone

i fear of flying, soaring and yet i dream i am ruling this all

In this time, man is destined to fly, yet why am i so afraid of flight?

Earnie Baron used to say “Knowledge is Power” and I am confident that all of you will agree to his infamous conclusive statement. However, if power comes to the wrong hands or if power where to be given prematurely then what are we to expect but havoc and surely a disaster that might be hard to repair.
Ladies and gentlemen with that in mind, I will talk about why Cabinet members should be allowed to invoke executive privilege when being interrogated by the Senate Committee in the aid of legislation.
First, what is executive privilege? This is a privilege extended to the President of the Philippines or the head of the executive department to be exercised whenever there is a need to conceal “privilege information” from being brought forth to public knowledge, usually because of inquiries by Congress.
Executive privilege is derived from the doctrine of separation of powers among the co-equal branches of government. It is an expression of autonomy similarly enjoyed by other departments in other forms.
The legislative enjoys a presumption that the laws they make are always for the best interest of the people, the judiciary also enjoys the privacy of their deliberations in deciding cases. As a whole each department having a task of its own has to be able to execute these tasks smoothly and without fear of being scrutinized at every turn thus, the cause of inadequacies in the performance of their duties.
Going into duties, let us focus on what is expected from the executive branch. We learned that this branch administers and controls the enforcing of laws and rules within the state. With this such role, the executive branch needs to deliberate vast course of actions to be taken into consideration to be able to properly administer and insure that the laws of the land are implemented. With deliberations, naturally come meetings of intense conversations that need a strong sense of rapport trust and confidence amongst the members of these meetings. I think it is agreeable to say that you will be able to speak the best of your mind in a brainstorming session and contribute a good resolution to a problem if you are not to be hampered by any fear of being unnecessarily inspected and dissected, equivalent to disrespect.
And so I move on to voice out that Cabinet members should be able to invoke executive privilege whenever necessary. I am not saying this is an absolute right, for the Supreme Court has laid down the principles that govern when this privilege is raised. In the decided case of Senate vs. Ermita, the Supreme Court has laid down parts of the E.O 464 which prevents department heads among others from appearing in Congressional hearings without seeking the Presidents consent. The Court requires that only certain types of information can be considered within the context of being privileged. The types of information include those which are of a nature that disclosure would subvert military or diplomatic objectives, or information about the identity of persons who furnish information of violations of law, or information about internal deliberations comprising the process by which government decisions are reached. Pointing out that what is covered by the executive privilege is not a person or the executive department members but the information that is tagged as privilege and should therefore be secured.
Ultimately the information needed to be concealed is in connection with the duty of the state to ensure the best interests of the people at all times. Putting into public eye these types of information not only cracks the confidence and trust amongst the members of the executive branch but also severs any established harmonious relationships with other countries, groups or individuals. Knowledge is power indeed but we should also remember that power can be used to either build or destroy.

Before the full text of Paolo Coelho's recent blog, I have to say this scared me big time.. ehhehe Therefore I denounce my previous statement of myself being bitter. Im not derange people! so here goes, enjoy contemplating.... lalalallaa

Vitriol or bitterness

In my book “Veronika decides to die”, which takes place in a psychiatric hospital, the director develops a theory about an undetectable poison which contaminates the organism over the years: vitriol. Like the libido – the sexual liquid that Dr. Freud had recognized, but no laboratory had ever been able to isolate, vitriol is distilled by the organisms of human beings who are in a state of fear. Most of the people affected identify its taste, which is neither sweet nor salty, but bitter. – that is why depressions are intrinsically associated to the word Bitterness. All beings have Bitterness in their organism – to a greater or lesser degree – in the same way that almost all of us have the tuberculosis bacillus. However, these two diseases only attack when the patient is debilitated; in the case of Bitterness, the terrain for the disease to arise appears when we are afraid of the so-called “reality”. Certain people, in their anxiety to build a world where no outside threat could penetrate, increase exaggeratedly their defenses against the outside – strangers, new places, different experiences – and leave the inside unprotected. It is then that Bitterness begins to cause irreversible harm. The biggest target of Bitterness (or Vitriol, as the doctor of my book preferred) is desire. People attacked by this evil begin losing their desire for everything and in a few years are unable to go outside their world – because they have used up enormous energy reserves building high walls for the reality to be what they wanted it to be. When avoiding outside attack, they also limit internal growth. They continue going to work, watching television, complaining about the traffic and having children, but all that happens automatically, without really understanding why they are behaving like that – after all, everything is under control. The great problem of poisoning by Bitterness lies in the fact that passions – hate, love, despair, enthusiasm and curiosity – also don’t appear any more. After some time, the bitter person has no more desire. They had no more will even to live, or to die; that was the problem. For that reason, for bitter people, heroes and madmen are always fascinating: they are not afraid to live or die. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent in the face of danger and go on ahead in spite of everyone saying not to do so. The madman commits suicide, the hero offers himself up to martyrdom for a cause – but both die, and bitter people spend many nights and days talking about the absurdness and glory of the two types. That is the only moment when the bitter person has the strength to reach the top of his defensive wall and look outside a little; but soon his hands and feet tire and he returns to daily life. The chronically bitter person only notices his disease once a week: on Sunday afternoons. Then, as he has no work or routine to relieve the symptoms, he realizes that something is very wrong.

Im supposed to be on a self-help emotional therapy, so I shouldnt be watching romance movies or listen to love songs or read overly perfect novels. Its bad when sadness engulfs me, its much worse when I sense a spark of hope.

I keep forcing down upon myself that the world is not about nonsense love swoons and cupid struck madness. Bitter am I not? Maybe so, I cant blame me or anyone else about it, I AM BITTER.

My dead heart is not so dead after all, its on constant beating, yeah i can live with that. When would it flutter and jump again? Soon? Later? Never? Who knows? But I trust in a GREAT SCHEME OF THINGS, come what may as they all say.. For now, Ive got to move along, get a grip and pretend to be stoned again till the day comes. So I guess I should be holding on to that sparkle eh?

Hopeless Romantic.. WTF hhahahha

Have I found you Flightless Bird?

I have this song on constant repeat for more than a week now. Usually after a day or two I get sick of a song and my interest just dies as sudden as it came. But for some bizzare reason, Im digging this one. For one, Im curious of the meaning of the lyrics and the melody is too soothing. I had thought its some cheezy love song, but when I saw the singer on youtube, I knew there was something more from what was projected from the song.

I get so much mixed emotions from this song. I wanna cry and just slump in my room while listening to Flightless Bird, American Mouth. LOL and its not even a love song.. hahaha

The song makes me feel there's something missing in me, which is not new really, but it magnifies that emptiness a thousand fold. I shouldnt even be feeling this way, gosh the song is supposed to be political. An expression of disappointment on what America has become and how the Americans have been apathetic to the obvious destruction and break down thats looming so near.

Maybe Im feeling the song writers sadness. Listening to the song over and over again, I cant help but wonder if there are still people like him who cares for their country enough to resort to such passionate poetry. I dont know, people around seems so motivated by self interest these days.

Still, Im brought back to my dilema, In taking the road less travelled, would there be that much difference? With this purpose not yet known, its hard to hang on a ropeless hope.

I dont know, I really dont know..