Saturday, January 4, 2014

Fearless Forecast 2014

Have you ever thought of things that will really never happen in anyone's life, even your own and yet, such products of wild imagination may after all be true or become one, now or in the near future, or perhaps in the past. Then start thinking as you may regret not having prepared for these events or occurrences - which I will dub as the "Fearless Forecast 2014" :

1) The Ring of Fire may cool down for a short period of about three months during summer that will cause snow to fall and cover the pacific rim with ice. After which, volcanoes all over will start to erupt and cover the earth with dusts and smoke, thereby bringing in the new ice age. This may take years of course.

2) Paper money and coins will no longer be accepted the moment the winter season starts. Not even precious metals and stones. Wealth will be measured by the IQ level of the person and people will start to harness energy from their own body and store it for heat and light in exchange for food and commodities. 

3) Nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction will become obsolete, damaged or deactivated by a strange cosmic activity. Suddenly, superpowers are gone. Their carriers, aircrafts and land crafts were likewise disabled. To a certain strange degree, commercial and passenger vessels, airplanes and vehicles are working. Really weird.

4) Old age have become the trend. Geriatric fashion, cuisine and gadgets are in demand. Being young has become a taboo. Everyone has to be sick of something somehow to be in. Despite the old age, the quest for the fountain of youth continues. Vanity of vanities!

5) Synthetic food, artificial sweetener, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, artificial texture and artificial preservatives have become the hottest fast food items.

6) Global medium of communication is smiling. People have learned to manipulate facial movements in order to communicate. Getting mad or angry has become a capital offense with the death penalty being carried out on the spot. Ours will have a no permit to carry guns  society but we can keep at least one in our homes. There will be no more firecrackers. 

7) Technology will never be the same again. Brains will be wired up to become electronic transmitters for an automated house, automated car, automated learning, automated entertainment, automated purchasing, and of course,  automated elections as well as automating dining and automated emotions.

8) A new international body will be organized to process applications of those intending to migrate to planets of choice where human settlements have been established. Each application would cost approximately one thousand energy chips which is equivalent to twenty thousand push ups.

9) Internet and all related gadgets, hardwares and softwares will be banned for ages 25 and below. This prohibition will include ownership, possession or use of cellphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Cable televisions shall be regulated and censorship shall be strictly enforced.

10) Solid waste management has become big business with a global treaty and the passage of implementing local laws requiring solid waste to be used as construction materials and also in land reclamation. Meanwhile, all cars which are 10 years old above must be retired and given to solid waste facilities. All houses must have at least 3 levels and be made concrete using solid waste materials that will withstand Category 5 and up Typhoons or magnitude 8 earthquakes including storm surges and tsunamis. All other houses shall be torn down and used by such facilities.

That's it folks! My fearless forecast. As I have earlier forewarned you, they may not happen but they may be bases for future inventions and decisions or even laws that could be passed with certain modifications. Some may be funny but it depends on how you would want yourself to understand them. So let's see what happens next!

By the way, I own the copyright of this blog and thus, contact me for any intended movie or theatrical or entertainment adaptation. This is my 11th  Fearless Forecast. 

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
and in our hearts take up Thy rest;
come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

O Comforter, to Thee we cry,
Thou heav'nly gift of God most high,
Thou Fount of life, and Fire of love,
and sweet anointing from above.

O Finger of the hand divine,
the sevenfold gifts of grace are thine;
true promise of the Father thou,
who dost the tongue with power endow.

Thy light to every sense impart,
and shed thy love in every heart;
thine own unfailing might supply
to strengthen our infirmity.

Drive far away our ghostly foe,
and thine abiding peace bestow;
if thou be our preventing Guide,
no evil can our steps betide.

Praise we the Father and the Son
and Holy Spirit with them One;
and may the Son on us bestow
the gifts that from the Spirit flow.

Amen.

V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created. R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let us Pray: O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Ghost: give to us, in the same Spirit, to know what is right, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who with Thee livest and reignest in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, God. World without end. Amen.

* plenary indulgence when recited on January 1

Friday, December 27, 2013

Duty As Citizen

Its 5:22pm and the Taxpayer's Lounge is still steaming with about 100 Quezon City residents queuing up to pay real property taxes. Does this mean as some sort of confidence vote for the city leadership, or is it because of the discounts given to early birds or merely avoiding the property auction? 

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas !

We cannot help but look back at and compare the merriest past when Christmas was celebrated with loved ones. Then and now, we still do, and much better. Indeed, we should be thankful for the blessings showered upon us, and all the more at this time - as we commemorate the Birth of Jesus - given the signs of the times and the challenges of our present lives, the stresses in the world and the frustrations in our society. We must continually pray and ask for guidance. for protection and for graces that we may be strengthened in our faith and be more generous in sharing what we ought to. The spirit of Christmas will forever live on, actually eternally, as a season that we must carry on 24/7/365/52, in a life of sharing, of charity, and of holiness. We - myself, my wife Cheva and our children - wish you all a very Merry Christmas !

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Now Hear Ye ! The Senate in Session !

We may be laughing, we may be dumbfounded, and we may be in a state of shock, but we cannot really deny the fact that the Senate teleserye, radyoserye or diyaryoserye have served its purpose - nothing for the people, and a lot about the kind of people engaged in such seemingly endless personal tirades, mudslinging, name calling, and ego blistering. 

The question remains though, where will these things lead us to, as a nation? As a people struggling to survive after successive calamities? As elders and parents of our children and the next generation? 

I invite you to check on chevacaliwara.blogspot.com for more on the Senate infotainment.