bury me in this dress

I was out most of the day. So hurray, right? I finally get to see daylight which would help darken me a bit since this fucking sickness made me even yellower. My initial plan was to go to my healthcare provider but around 11 AM, I was feeling better so I canceled that and decided that I will just buy myself an imic for the friggin headset I bought which turned out to be incompatible with this mac. My only choice was to get the imic adapter thingy (expensive little fuck) to go with the equally expensive lame duck headset. So I got ready, finally ate normal food, then come 12:30 the runs come a-knockin’ again. Shit, pun intended! So I went to the healthcare and since I’ve never been there, I actually went to the wrong place. It turns out that their space in that building is only for their offices and payment centers. Sheesh. The real clinic is a couple of blocks away and as if I would walk that far, good thing I borrowed mom’s driver. When I finally reached the real thing, the number of people waiting shocked me. The place is quite small and it was overflowing with the aged and the sickly. I couldn’t even find a seat. I gave up after…10 minutes or so and told the nurses that I’ll just find an accredited doctor or something. I figured I’d follow my plan B since plan A didn’t work so I headed to Apple Center to get the imic. I thought it would only take me a couple of minutes but I wanted to test the imic first and the people there, including me, couldn’t figure out how to make it work properly. So I think I was there for an hour until my mother told me to go to another clinic and have a fecalysis there. I made sure that I can still return the stupid imic if it doesn’t work (oh yeah, i even brought the stupider headset with me) and then I went to another clinic. This clinic is heaven compared to the first one I went to. For one, it’s much cleaner. Two, less people. Three, faster service. So I thought it would be a real breeze but I was wrong. When it was time for me to erm…produce a stool sample, I couldn’t crank one out. I was mad as hell cos I’ve been shitting my guts out for the last couple of days and when I actually needed to do it, WTF? performance shy? Grrr. I just wouldn’t allow it so I figured out a way to upset my stomach. I decided to eat the forbidden. Taadaaa. I went to Cibo and ate pasta with lotsa cheese. It was delicious but I felt sick as hell after. I had to rush back to the clinic and straight to the restroom. It’s really disgusting but at least I was able to … execute. I tried to wait for my test results but I was starting to feel really weak and nauseous. I still do up to now but I want to know if this imic works so I’m testing it with Skype. Hell! I’m going to try it with Gizmo Project as well. If somebody wants to help me test this damn thing, look for me at “kareninsilver”. I’ll just probably yell at you or something though.

I seldom discuss serious issues in my blog but I just can’t let this one pass.

Last November 1, a group of 6 US army men took a fancy on a young Filipina who was visiting Subic from Zamboanga. They invited her to join them in a karaoke bar then plied her with drinks and maybe more. After having their fun there, they forced her to ride with them around Subic. She protested against this, saying that she had to wait for her sister but they ignored and dragged her into a van being driven by a hired Filipino driver. During the whole ride, loud music was blaring so the driver could hardly hear what was going on. Frenzied cries of “fuck her! fuck her! fuck her!” didn’t escape his attention because their excited chanting overtook the volume of the music. One of the army men tapped the driver on the shoulder and told him to stop the van. There, the men took out the unconscious, hog-tied, naked woman then dumped her in a public place. One of them even threw a condom out the van’s window. There were people strolling around in the area who saw the whole thing and they took pity on the poor girl. They helped her file a case in the precint in Subic.

I read in inq7.net this morning that since the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) started, there has been 3,000 rape cases filed against US officials. They were all dismissed however. According to the paper, Subic Bay officials are reluctant to give cases against US officials. Maybe they think it’s a lost cause. I think maybe they might be right because, as inhumane as this present case is, the lack of cooperation from the US Embassy with regard to the case might make this another statistic to add to unsolved cases against foreign nationals. Under the VFA agreement, criminal litigation and investigation will be limited to 1 year. If the case goes beyond that period, the Philippine government can no longer go after the case and the case would be transferred to the US justice system where it will likely be eaten up and then forgotten.

There has been rumours that the 6 accused men are requesting for a transfer to their Okinawa base. According to the US Embassy, the men are free to do so as long as they’ll be present during court hearings.

Visiting Forces Agreement. What the hell did it ever do for my country? The current government agreed to this pretentious agreement saying it’s all war exercises and it will help fight terrorism within the country. The fucking government should listen to the people for once. They’ve been yapping and yapping about fraud, destabilization plots, etc. that they fail to perform their duties. We put you there, godammit! You should do your job! And now look at what this VFA has brought us. It brought back a war against superpowers and a barely breathing third world country. It brought terrorism - terrorism to Filipino citizens and the hopeless feeling when crimes have been done to some of us and we are aware that the chance of winning a fight like that is like wishing for the Philippines to become a superpower. VFA should be scrapped and those 6 men should be tried in Philippine court. In our land. Where they spread their diseases.

I rest my case.

If you’re familiar with Tom Green (Drew Barrymore’s ex-hubby, comedian, actor), you might want to talk to him in person. The guy posted his cellphone number on his blog. Maybe he has lost his mind but who cares? It’s your chance to chat with a celebrity. Interested? His number is 1 (310) 717-1919. If you do end up calling him, tell him dementia says hi.