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Hotnot: P-Noy’s Dep Ed Secretary. Nakakadismaya na hindi pa nag-iinit ang upuan ng bagong Pangulo pero heto at sangkot na agad sa isang kontrobersya ang isa sa kanyang appointed official. Ang bagong Dep Ed Secretary daw na pinatikim ng kagaspangan ng dila ang ilang mga reporter. Porke hindi raw nakakatulong ang media sa mga tanong na obviously ay hindi nya nagustuhan. Granted na hindi maganda ang tanong, granted na may mga reporter talagang nakakairita, but to get such harsh reaction from someone who heads the Education sector, is very very disappointing. Being a man who must have several diplomas under his belt, people expect nothing short of a refined, cultured person in him. Hindi isang taong umaastang walang pinagkaiba sa isang sanggano. Nag-sorry na raw si Secretary. But I guess the damage has been done. Nakita na agad ng bayan kung anong kulay nya. And it’s far from the yellow color Cory so humbly wore when she was still a President. Nagkamali yata si P-Noy sa pagpili sa kanya. Sayang. Pari pa naman.

Hotnot: The Silver Cleaner phenom. Ang ka-adik kong JunC ang nakapansin nito. Araw-araw na lang, mababasa mo sa dyaryo na may nag-suicide gamit ang silver cleaning solution. Very accessible siguro, madaling bilhin sa mga tindahan at talagang effective kaya marami ang gumagamit nito. Mahirap nga namang bumili ng insecticide lalo na kung nasa city ka, madaling pag-suspetsahan. Besides, minsan sablay pa kaya instead na matapos ang problema ng nagpapakamatay, lalong nadadagdagan. Hindi ako magugulat kung may matalino na namang kongresista na mag-file ng batas na dapat ilagay na rin sa kontrol ang pagbebenta nito. Ang punto ko, hindi ang silver cleaning liquid, hindi ang insecticide, hindi ang lubid ang dapat kontrolin. Ang tao. At maku-kontrol ang mga nagsu-suicide kung ang ugat ng problema nila ay magkakaroon ng solusyon. At base sa mga nababasa natin, lahat kahirapan ang tinuturong problema at ugat ng pagpapakamatay. Ito yong sinasabi ko sa posting ko tungkol kay P-Noy. Habang marami ang naghihirap, walang makain at nagiging desperado sa buhay, marami pa rin ang iinom ng silver cleaning solution. Dahil yon ang alam nilang solusyon sa kahirapan na unti-unti rin namang pumapatay sa kanila.

Hothot: Ang Wang-Wang ni P-Noy. I salute P-Noy for banning this highly irritable device so abusively used by jerks just to get their way through traffics. Afterall, pare-pareho lang tayong nagmamadali kung saan man tayo pupunta. And for you to use a blinker is pretty much like shouting to the top of your voice ‘tumabi kayong mga hampaslupa, dadaan ang hari’. It’s infuriating coz it’s already a public facility and yet it looks like you only have lesser right to use it than the ones who are sitting comfortably in their airconditioned, chauffeur-driven benzes armed with that wang-wang. It’s plain and simple arrogance on the part of the haves. Mabuti naman at nakita ni P-Noy ito. Though in his case, it could prove to be a problem. Ayan nga at na-late na agad sya sa isang appointment. He might want to lead by example but if it will mean missing out on important engagements, he should rethink his position. Besides, malaking problema nga sa security kung maiipit sya sa traffic ng ilang oras. Kung hindi man gumamit ng wang-wang, his security escorts should devise a plan to allow him safe, secure and speedy passage pagdating sa mga congested traffic points .

Hotnot: Another Toyota Recall. After last year’s recall of thousands (or hundreds of thousands?) of Toyota cars, I saw they issued a commercial spot which was obviously put together to regain some credibility to the brand. It shows people from various social strata and nationalities proudly showing off their car and saying ‘my toyota’. To me, that ad wants customers to feel confident and proud about the name despite the big let down. If ever that commercial spot had positive impact among the buying public, I guess it’ll all be gone by now. Coz here comes another recall from the beleaguered car giant. This time, they’re recalling their top of the line Lexus and the more ubiquitous Corona model. I wonder what the auto industry is doing about this. Shouldn’t they stop Toyota from rolling units out of the assembly plants unless everything’s tested and guaranteed roadworthy? Or is it another question of commercialism, capitalism and plain greed that stops something that is simple and so easy to solve. Your guess.

 

Hothot:  The World Cup Predicting Paul.  Don't look now but there's a star grabbing the headlines aside from the football players themselves.  It's a two-year old octopus named Paul who supposedly predicted the result of the five German games correctly.  But hey, he's not a German fan.  In the latest video shown in Euronews, he chose Spain to win over Germany in their semi-final match tomorrow.  We'll, let's see if Paul is better than Madam Auring!