Abusive Caregiver Caught on Camera

There's something chilling when a caregiver - the person a family entrusts a helpless and frail member to - is capable of committing such despicable, repeated acts of mercilessness, cruelty, and sheer and absolute disrespect of the elderly.

WARNING: Graphic and violent content.

The caregiver's name is Carmen Pereira, 52, and this incident occurred in New Jersey, USA towards the end of October. As far as I know, the family of the 91-year old lady seen being abused in the video above installed a webcam when their matriarch began displaying suspicious bruising around her body. Mrs. Pereira is currently being charged with "aggravated assault with extreme indifference, endangering the welfare of an incompetent person, and neglect of an elderly/disabled person".

Jay~


Video recorded by victim's family (2011), retrieved on December 15, 2011 from ARCHIEzzle's YouTube channel.

DLSU 100 Years - The Centennial Tree

One of the most amazing videos for De La Salle University's Centennial Celebrations. This is the tree - the oldest one on campus - that is beside the walkway going from St. La Salle Hall to Yuchengco Hall, and in between the Marian Quadrangle and the Amphitheater. It should be familiar to the many generations of Lasallians that have passed by it while it stood a silent sentinel over all of us Greenies :)
Director: Mayk Juat
Asst Director: Ryan Dino
Cinematographer: Nix Lanas
Producer: Grays Pelayo
Editor: Thop Nazarano
Compositing: Mayk Juat

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Soldier's Homecoming

Browsing around YouTube a while ago during lunch break when I came across this. Totally made my day :')



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Happy Valentine's Day!

It's that time of the year again!
When guys and girls think of the "best" gift they can for their significant other. It is all well and good that people have this pro-activeness on this particular day every February, but I also believe that what makes a Valentine's Day great is when the weeks and months before the actual day itself was already full of love and affection in the first place :)

I thought I'd surprise PJ with a video since she knows I am absolutely clueless when it comes to video-related things. I'm really glad she loved it :) Here it is:

PJ, I am so blessed to have you :) Another few more months and we will be celebrating our first year together, and I would just like to say what a big difference you've made in my life. I love how you're so intelligent (double-degree FTW!), witty and quick with your jokes, and how absolutely gorgeous and amazing you are. You are as perfect as perfect can be, and I'm glad that what we have is a mature, affectionate, and committed relationship. Thank you for being you, and Happy Valentine's Day :) You make me better in every way <3

Oh readers, please don't give negative comments since it is for one person only out of the more than six billion on this planet :)

Also, as I posted on my Facebook...

"Happy Valentine's Day to the whole world! To those with partners, cherish them well, more than you do yourself. To those without, it's your "me-time"; go ahead and treat yourself to a day just for you. To those in complicated, sticky, or third-party situations.. sucks to be you! :P"

Jay~

Azkals 2 - 0 Blue Wolves

The Philippine football team, called the "Azkals", faced Mongolia's "Blue Wolves" yesterday for an Asian Football Cup (AFC) match and pulled off a 2 - nil victory. For a team that has been generally ignored by Filipinos for the longest time, victories such as these bode well for increasing the popularity and accessibility of football - "the beautiful game" - to the Filipino masses. Enjoy the highlights in this video by ABS-CBN:



The nice thing for me about this victory was how it was won. The Filipino team ran the Mongolians to the ground and generally just tired out the Wolves' defense, especially their very hard-working goalkeeper. Winning was not totally surprising, seeing as the Filipino team was on home grounds and were on a high since doing very well in the Suzuki Cup, reaching the semis. Still, the stellar Filipino offense really murdered the Mongolian defense, and should be a taste of things to come.

I cannot help but commend the first goal as absolutely brilliant. The ball control involved in bringing the football up and over and behind the last defender was an intelligent play, and made even better by a nice follow-up strike in between the 'keeper's legs. I think, however, that it wasn't really aimed there; the usual safe and smart shot would have been a low strike at that distance. Still, fantastic goal. The second goal, a bent shot around the Mongolian defense, was simply a display of precision and control. The shot actually reminded me of how Thierry Henry (former Arsenal striker) used to shoot back when he was in the English Premier League (EPL). Low, controlled, and has lots of bend. Good goals, both of them.

Good job Azkals, and keep on playing well! It's time for football to take over this country :D

Jay~

Skittlez at UP Sigma Alpha Nu Sorority Fashion Show

My crew's first gig of the year. Even if I'm not with them on this gig due to work commitments, I am very proud of them. It was a pretty good show as well. Here's the video:


One love, Chyeah!

Jay~

Laptop Thief (Caught on Camera)

I know many people personally who have lost gadgets such as mobile phones and laptops in public places, and it is simply amazing to see a heist in action. In this article from Yahoo! News Philippines, a thieving-ring is caught on the in-store camera executing a quick and flawless job. This happened in Oyster Boy, an eatery at Metrowalk, off Meralco Avenue, Ortigas City.

The video:


So please, be wary of placing your bags with valuables out of sight. Remember, "out of sight, out of mind" sometimes applies in cases such as this one. Personally, I like placing my wallet and mobile phone in a place where it is either on me (a tight pocket, like a shirt pocket) or an inch away from me on the table. As for bags, I always loop a strap around my ankle - which would have prevented this one immediately.

This has been a public service post from me, courtesy of Yahoo! News and YouTube user Teddypork.

Homeless Man's Radio Voice

This has been creating quite a stir since this was embedded in Facebook by some friends. I'll let you be the judge, though I have to say, his voice is totally bad-ass awesome. He is a homeless man from Columbus, Ohio, USA.



What a voice!
It was nice to see that he seems to be clean from his old addictions (alcohol and drugs), and at least he is using a talent to earn his keep. I hope that he gets to use that talent in a legitimate way by being hired by a radio station (what he is hoping for, in any case) or get some voice-over gigs.

Good luck!

Jay~

Anatomy of a Mistress Mauling

I saw this video on YouTube which happened in a mall here in the Philippines. Watch it first, digest it, and react. Then read my analysis and opinion on it.


The story is supposedly like this: wife goes to a mall with friends, one of which is armed with a video camera, intending to catch her husband in the act, that is, going out with his alleged mistress. Wife sees the husband with the mistress, and she - along with her posse - moves in for the kill. The wife proceeds to beat the living daylights out of the alleged mistress. Mall security personnel rush in intending to break up the beat-down, but the death-grip-from-hell wife manages to inflict a reasonable amount of physical punishment to the alleged mistress. Husband, standing there with his box of donuts, mounts a halfhearted rescue effort. After the whole fiasco, the husband goes after the alleged mistress leaving his wife behind in the hands of mall authorities.

This video highlights a few issues that sadly takes a back seat to the general reaction of the public who have viewed it: justifiable vengeance. However, I opine that no issue or conflict can ever by justified by vengeance, but in so saying, vengeance is, admittedly, a somewhat useful (if oft violent) deterrent.

Infidelity is an issue that has been around since marriages (and relationships for that matter) became commonplace. It has been the cause of countless study and philosophizing, but in the end, no one really has an all-encompassing answer for this social problem, if one sees it as 'a problem'. There are various legal ways of finding resolution to these kinds of conflict, and the option of choice for most is divorce. However, this highlights the difficulty in procuring a divorce here in the Philippines. Most married couples - and I speak from personal observation and opinion only - who wish to "end" their love affair simply stay away from each other and pretend a marriage never happened. In this case, it seems like the wife held her marriage at a high enough value as to pretty much do anything in order to "punish" whoever gets in the way. Props to her, but now this brings about problems.

First of all, even if the husband was cheating on her, the husband and the alleged mistress was clearly on a group outing. It could hardly be said that they went out "alone" as their friends were spoken to by the camera handler. Any notion of exclusivity in this scenario is out of the window. I am not saying he was not cheating, merely that it is difficult for me to see any exclusivity between the husband and the alleged mistress.

Secondly, it has never been easy to justify assault and battery. Every sovereign state on this planet have laws against private citizens hurting each other - no matter the reason bar self-defense. "Self-defense" is clearly not applicable here (unless we take into account that the supposed cheating as an "attack intended to cause bodily harm" towards the wife); actually, the very fact that the wife's party had a video camera suggests that they intended to capture in film some sort of confrontation or - as seen in the video - a downright physical fight. The bottom line is, for whatever intents and purposes, the wife clearly assaulted the alleged mistress. Emotionally justifiable? Perhaps. Ethically justifiable? Personally, I would say yes. Morally justifiable? No, because she did inflict bodily harm on the alleged mistress. Legally justifiable? HARDLY, as far as I am informed. We cannot simply harm (or wish harm) to another person because we were offended or insulted. Infidelity is a serious breach of love and trust, yes, and that is exactly why we have a legal code. The majesty of the law should be our number one back-up in cases of severity such as these.

Finally, it is said that there are two sides to a coin. It takes two to tango. I can rattle on more relevant phrases, but it all underlines a simple point: why did the wife assault the alleged mistress, when her husband - who she is in a legal and consecrated relationship with - was easier to have access to, so to speak? I can understand the anger, insecurity, and mistrust the alleged mistress probably caused to the wife, but attacking her does not solve anything if her husband himself was the instigator of the affair. If I was to justify a beat-down (and I'm not saying I would, in any part of this post), I think that the husband was more deserving of it simply because he either opted to cheat out of his own free will OR he took the bait that the other woman dangled in front of him. Whatever the reason, it was HE, the husband, who should have borne the brunt of the consequences arising from his infidelity.

Having said that, this post is merely a reaction to many comments I have read online regarding this matter. There are so many people who laughed at the alleged mistress, with many egging on more punishment for her in the future. There are some who state that they would inflict even worse damage on her, including enough harm as to cause her her death. DEATH. There are many crimes worthy of the death penalty (I support the death penalty for drug-related crimes, murder, and rape), sure, but infidelity? It is painful, yes, but I doubt that it is necessary to want to take someone's life because of it. Jealousy and envy - no matter how justifiable - should never be the basis of any reaction, opinion, or thought. The sad part is, none of us who have seen the video can truly know the story in its entirety; we are limited by what we see in that video.

From what I've seen, the wife should have just filed for annulment, demanded her fair share of property and assets, and at home, beat her husband silly (she looked capable anyway), and be done with it. There is no need to stoop down to the level that she succumbed to on that one eventful day at the mall.

Jay~

Shake That Thang

Enough said.

It's like watching a BigMac bootyshake.

Jay~

Skittlez Crew at MaFia Eclipse

De La Salle University - Manila's MaFia Organization's Escape party at the Ford Building, Fort Bonifacio Global City.

More details in the YouTube description section. :) Hope you enjoy!

Pictures are at my Facebook though. :P

Jay~

Friendster Civilization

This is hilarious. :D


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Think Before You Drink

An advocacy project for Citizenship and Governance class.
Please show your support! Spread the link of this post to as many people as you are able to! We are targeting a few thousand views before the month is out. :)

Thank you for supporting!

Jay~

WoW Freakout

This kid loves World of Warcraft a little too much..

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Watch what he does with the remote, and the "magic trick" of his clothes.

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LSDC at LPEP 2009

Performances by the La Salle Dance Companies - Jazz during the freshman orientation of the De La Salle University Manila's College of Liberal Arts. (Go CLA!)

La Salle Dance Company - Jazz


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Ped-Egg

Easily the most disgusting (legal) commercial I have ever seen in my whole life. The way the product is shown is beyond gross.

Enjoy the human version of parmesan cheese. *shudders*



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Minesweeper: The Movie

The most intense, action-packed movie ever made.
If you are actually unfamiliar with Minesweeper, kindly make a tag that says "L-O-S-E-R". Remember to wear it daily.



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Indian Superman

The special effects in this film can rival Jurassic Park's or Star Wars'.
Okay, I'm kidding.

This one really made me ROFLMAO. Enjoy!

Immortal Fries?

If you eat McDonald's food, this video is a must-watch.
Frankly, I was terrified.


Emjoy. LOL.
"I'm Lovin' It!"

Jay~

Banned From Band

One of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen.

Band Major John Coleman was suspended from his marching band after he returned President Obama's wave with a wink and a small wave of his own. He was accused of breaching 'military protocol' for returning the President's gesture.

I say, screw protocol. What John Coleman did was to give the President an approving wink and a wave that acknowledged he saw Obama's gesture. John Coleman was so hurt at his suspension that he quit the band after the incident. Poor guy. Mr. Coleman, if it's any consolation, I would have done exactly the same thing were I in your shoes, protocol be damned. The man you winked at is the President of the United States of America.

CNN's take:


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