Thursday, November 24, 2011
Kasambahay, Katulong, o Alila: Sino ang Kasama Mo sa Bahay?
Upang makita ang pagkakaiba sa kanila, ginamit ko ang mga salitang kasambahay, katulong, at alila. Makikita mo kung anong klase silang kasama sa bahay hindi lamang kung paano sila magtrabaho kundi kung paano sila ituring ng kanilang mga amo.
Kasambahay
Siya siguro ang pinakamapalad sa mga pumasok sa ganitong uri ng trabaho, dahil may mababait siyang mga amo. Halos kapamilya na ang turing sa kanya. Hindi naiiba ang kanyang pagkain sa kinakain ng kanyang mga amo. Mapapalad din ang kanyang mga amo dahil may malasakit siya sa pamilyang kanyang pinaglilikuran. Malamang, magmula teenager siya hanggang sa kanyang pagtanda ay iisang pamilya lang ang kanyang paglilingkuran. Isang katangian niya ay mapagkakatiwalaan sa lahat ng bagay. Pamilya na rin ang turing niya sa kanyang mga amo. At kadalasan din ay pinagmamalasakitan siya ng kanyang mga amo. Hindi sumasagi sa isipan niya na maghanap ng ibang mapapasukan dahil kuntento na siya sa kanyang kalagayan at masaya siya sa piling ng pamilyang pinaglilingkuran. Hindi rin sumasagi sa isipan ng kanyang amo na siya ay palitan dahil mahirap humanap ng mapagkakatiwalaan, at kadalasan ay kapamilya na rin ang turing sa kanya. Kahit pa may mag-offer sa kanya ng mas mataas na sahod, hindi niya iiwanan ang kanyang mga amo.
Katulong
Siya iyong nagtratrabaho lang. Pumasok siya sa ganitong uri ng trabaho para may kita. Trabaho, kita. Kadalasan, walang loyalty. Kung makakakita ng among mas mataas magpasahod ay lilipat ng pinagtatrabahuhan. Mas mababaw ang kanyang relasyon sa kanyang mga amo kaysa isang kasambahay. Siya ang klase ng kasama sa bahay na palaging napapalitan. Kung masungit ang amo, hahanap ng iba. Kung mababa ang suweldo, lilipat sa iba. Kadalasan, makikita mo siya sa agency. Kadalasan, palipat-lipat siya ng pinapasukan.
Alila
Siya iyong may among porke sinuswelduhan siya ay parang nabili na ang kanyang kaluluwa. Kadalasan, and pagkain niya ay iba sa kinakain ng kanyang mga amo. Kadalasan, left-overs. Kadalasan din, siya ay underpaid. Hindi siya pwedeng magpahinga. Hindi rin siya pwedeng makita ng amo na walang ginagawa. Kung minsan ay sinasaktan pa. Hindi tao ang turing sa kanya kundi isang bagay, isang makina, o isang hayop. Siya ang klase ng kasama sa bahay na nakakaawa. Siya rin ang klase na naghihiganti sa amo sa pamamagitan ng pagnanakaw, paninira, o kung hindi naman ay lalayas na lang kung hindi na makatiis.
Kung mayroon kang kasama sa bahay, ano siya sa tatlo? Paano mo siya ituring? Paano mo siya tratuhin? Babaguhin ko ang tanong. Anong klaseng amo ka sa iyong kasama sa bahay?
May isang klaseng kasama sa bahay na hindi ko nabanggit sa itaas. Ito ay ang
Magnanakaw
Hindi naman talaga siya katulong. Siya ay magnanakaw na papasok bilang katulong upang nakawan ang kanyang amo. Kung minsan ay miyembro siya ng sindikato. Hindi mo malalaman na siya ay magnanakaw kung hindi pa niya ginagawa ito. Kinukuha muna niya ang pagtitiwala ng amo bago niya isagawa ang kanyang binabalak. Kung minsan ay may napapahamak sa kanyang pinapasukan. Kung minsan naman ay may mga kasabwat pa siya para isakatuparan ang kanyang mga plano.
Paano ka makakaiwas sa magnanakaw? Garantiya ba na meron siyang ipakitang NBI clearance o police clearance para ikaw ay magtiwala sa kanya?
Bago ka kumuha ng bagong kasama sa bahay, kilalanin muna siyang maigi. Gaano siya kakilala ng nag-refer sa iyo? Gaano katagal na silang magkakilala? Mag-ingat sa mga nagpapanggap.
Mapalad ang aming pamilya dahil ang aming kasama sa bahay ay hindi kasambahay, katulong, o alila. Siya ang aming Manang. Matagal na siya sa amin. Simula pa sa kanyang pagkadalaga hanggang sa makapag-asawa, magkaroon ng pitong anak at mga apo. Masasabi kong mahal niya ang aming pamilya katulad ng pagmamahal niya sa kanyang sariling pamilya. Hindi lamang amo ang turing niya sa amin kundi para na rin niya kaming mga anak kung pagmalasakitan. Hindi na rin iba ang turing namin sa kanya. Sana makakita ka rin ng kagaya ni Manang.
Note: This article was submitted by me and was published in Definitely Filipino.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Patay-Gutom
Patay-gutom
Definition: timawa, palaging gutom, matakaw (from Morpolohiya - Wikipedia)
Hindi lahat ng mahirap ay patay-gutom. Meron din namang mayaman at sagana sa buhay pero patay-gutom. Ang pagiging patay-gutom ay isang state of mind. Iyon ay ang pagkakaroon ng poverty mentality. Maaari din nating sabihin na ang isang patay-gutom ay gahaman, sakim, at oportunista. May kilala ka bang ganito?
Definition: timawa, palaging gutom, matakaw (from Morpolohiya - Wikipedia)
Hindi lahat ng mahirap ay patay-gutom. Meron din namang mayaman at sagana sa buhay pero patay-gutom. Ang pagiging patay-gutom ay isang state of mind. Iyon ay ang pagkakaroon ng poverty mentality. Maaari din nating sabihin na ang isang patay-gutom ay gahaman, sakim, at oportunista. May kilala ka bang ganito?
Miriam to Enrile: Masturbation Is not Murder
by Ayee Macaraig
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago shot down the statement of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile that life begins when a man produces a sperm and a woman produces an egg.
During the resumption of the debate on Senate bill 2865 or the reproductive health bill, Enrile said, "There is life already [in the sperm and the egg] but not yet a human life because a woman cannot produce a human being without the sperm of a man, and a man cannot produce a human being without the egg of the woman so these elements on their own have life."
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago rebuts the statement of Senate Pres. Juan Ponce Enrile that a sperm has life.
Santiago urged the Senate President to reconsider his stand. "If it is the position of Sen. Enrile that a sperm has life, of course, if a sperm has life, then that life should be protected. Therefore, in logic, when a person masturbates and releases all those sperms for nothing, he commits murder? Let's think about that."
Santiago and RH bill co-author Sen. Pia Cayetano fielded questions from Enrile and Sen. Sergio "Serge" OsmeƱa III on the definition of conception.
The two female legislators cited reports saying that there is no consensus in the scientific community on when life begins. Because of differences in meaning, some critics of the RH bill argue that contraceptives are abortifacients, but supporters of the measure deny this.
To resolve the debate, Santiago said she and Cayetano are open to adopting a working definition of conception only for the purposes of the RH bill, and not as a medically prescribed definition.
Cayetano pointed out that even members of the 1987 Constitutional
Commission failed to reach an agreement on the meaning of conception.
Ping vs. 'morning-after pill'
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, meanwhile, expressed opposition to allowing the use of so-called morning-after pills. Even he is a co-author of the bill, Lacson said he will withdraw his support for the measure if it includes the pills in the family planning devices couples can choose from.
"Because to me, if there's possibility of life, I don't want any contraceptive to interfere. Because no one will know after sexual intercourse if there's life. The man and the woman who engage in the sexual act will not know," he said.
Cayetano sought to address Lacson's concern. "This is a non-issue because the morning-after pill is not a registered contraceptive."
Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, who is against the RH bill, also said he will raise questions in the upcoming sessions about the use of intrauterine device or IUD.
The Senate is debating the RH bill, which has yet to hurdle second reading. The bill so far has an equal number of supporters and critics in the chamber, with many senators still silent about their stand on the issue.
The interpellations will continue on September 26, Monday.
Source: Move.PH
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago shot down the statement of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile that life begins when a man produces a sperm and a woman produces an egg.
During the resumption of the debate on Senate bill 2865 or the reproductive health bill, Enrile said, "There is life already [in the sperm and the egg] but not yet a human life because a woman cannot produce a human being without the sperm of a man, and a man cannot produce a human being without the egg of the woman so these elements on their own have life."
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago rebuts the statement of Senate Pres. Juan Ponce Enrile that a sperm has life.
Santiago urged the Senate President to reconsider his stand. "If it is the position of Sen. Enrile that a sperm has life, of course, if a sperm has life, then that life should be protected. Therefore, in logic, when a person masturbates and releases all those sperms for nothing, he commits murder? Let's think about that."
Santiago and RH bill co-author Sen. Pia Cayetano fielded questions from Enrile and Sen. Sergio "Serge" OsmeƱa III on the definition of conception.
The two female legislators cited reports saying that there is no consensus in the scientific community on when life begins. Because of differences in meaning, some critics of the RH bill argue that contraceptives are abortifacients, but supporters of the measure deny this.
To resolve the debate, Santiago said she and Cayetano are open to adopting a working definition of conception only for the purposes of the RH bill, and not as a medically prescribed definition.
Cayetano pointed out that even members of the 1987 Constitutional
Commission failed to reach an agreement on the meaning of conception.
Ping vs. 'morning-after pill'
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, meanwhile, expressed opposition to allowing the use of so-called morning-after pills. Even he is a co-author of the bill, Lacson said he will withdraw his support for the measure if it includes the pills in the family planning devices couples can choose from.
"Because to me, if there's possibility of life, I don't want any contraceptive to interfere. Because no one will know after sexual intercourse if there's life. The man and the woman who engage in the sexual act will not know," he said.
Cayetano sought to address Lacson's concern. "This is a non-issue because the morning-after pill is not a registered contraceptive."
Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, who is against the RH bill, also said he will raise questions in the upcoming sessions about the use of intrauterine device or IUD.
The Senate is debating the RH bill, which has yet to hurdle second reading. The bill so far has an equal number of supporters and critics in the chamber, with many senators still silent about their stand on the issue.
The interpellations will continue on September 26, Monday.
Source: Move.PH
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