Kung Ako'y Isang..

(Nokia CEO)

I love Nokia phones, before. hehe Eh hanggang ngayon, nakatago pa yun ibang phone ko na Nokia, pero natitira ko na lang na ginagamit eh yun X101 at ang aking blue music phenom na X2. Marami din ako naging phones from Nokia  na nagsimula from 5110 hanggang X6, black edge.. But when I realized na parang mas maraming nagagawa yun ibang phones such as Iphone and Galaxy phones, parang nanglumo ako sa phone ko. Damn, it won't even have fun games like sa IOS or Android... 

I end up yun may punishing fire na ainol that still works and watching movies to at may isa pa. Secret. hehe It has great sounds, in a small compact size and cheap as well. That X6 cost me around 14K ha, eh ngayon.. That's a china tablet plus a great basic smartphone. Or well, a great secondhand smartphone.

Dati pag pumupunta ako ng Nokia store, sobrang daming tao, kahit bibili o magpapaayos, chaotic! Or pag naka nokia ka, sikat ka! Ngayon, well, sad to say.. Sobrang kaunti minsan ayoko ko dumaan kasi aalukin ako ng pesteng mahal na Lumia phone. hehe Service centers? Walang tao, di dahil walang sira yun nokia phone but wala na masyado bumibili. May bumibili pero yun mga pinaka mura. Kung baga dumb phones nila. I should buy pa nga na ganun in the future, mura, matibay at matagal battery in a cheap price. hehe And people, tend to forget Nokia na.. It's either iphone or galaxy S phones. Or other brands kahit china brands ha biglang bulusok!

Malungkot pa eh with the dawn of their new phones, mahina ang music quality! Damn, eh dati ok na yun 5800 or 5130 sa sounds.. Tapos ngayon, mas mataas pa LG sa sound quality sa kanila. Ang lungkot! Kaya yun, itouch/iphone or samsung can fulfill my audiophile side. Sama mo pa yun Sony and HTC. 

Kung ako si Stephen Elop, (surprised that he's still the CEO ng Nokia after all that shortcomings) with all that supply chain advantage, it shows naman sa reports of the phones shipped, parang top 2 pa din ang Nokia or worse top 3, eh it's time to switch to Android!!! 

I mean, the quality ng phones nila mas matibay naman other than Samsung or even Apple. Great phone book features na I can't find in other phones. Yun text nila mas madali, kaysa sa Samsung na medyo hirap magtext lalo na sunod sunod. Nakapatent ata. hehe OS is a very vital sa smartphone wars. I can say ok naman yun Windows phone OS, very bright UI and lovely tiles.. Kaso ang apps and some features there? Nah.. Ang hirap, kulang na kulang pa sa apps! Unlike sa Android or iOS, eh kumpleto sa productivity, entertainment, games and a lot more to offer.. May iba libre pa! hehe Kaya maganda mag Android sila with Windows pa din sa other phones. 

At siyempre, mababalik naman siguro yun music quality sa phone na nawala when the smartphone market arrive. Although siyempre may tie up with microsoft due to that deal struck years ago between them and microsoft, pwede naman nila baguhin niyo gaya ng ginawa ng HTC or Samsung, these dudes has windows phones, at kahit di mabenta.. Kumikita pa din si Windows due to that patent deal. Does HTC or Samsung in the red? HTC nope although dropping revenues kasi kasalanan naman talaga nila.. Samsung on the way dominating the market in each mobile phone segment, even they have a lead sa apple. Remember, crappy ang Samsung dati, but look at it now.. Nokia became crappy. hehe  BB became or sooner than later, obsolete na dati.. Pangmayaman ang dating mo pag naka BB due to BBM. hahaha 

Saka for me, I can just buy off those other companies, gaya ng HTC or LG, merge mo tapos have the Android and MS mobile platform, tignan natin kung di manginig yun malalaking kalaban. hehe Ni office nga, di nababasa ng nokia murang touchscreen, kailangan nakaLumia ka pa na nakapamahal. 

Naawa naman ako sa mga shareholders ng Nokia.. Like in that one report, they just have it because of something special to it. Most shareholders are kinda old, started to invest to Nokia for a long time. Meaning kahit mababang value, ok lang. Geez, mabuti may ganun shareholders, but you need more. At yun mga steps above will help to attract more investors. 

Saka nokia naman lagi yun madaling may piyesa.. Kahit dati pa, eh sa quiapo lang, mabilis maayos ang nokia kaysa yun other brands, even Iphone. I don't know kung ganun pa din ngayon sa daming kalaban at may nakisawsaw pa na local brands gaya ni Cherry, Myphone.. Marami pa din ako nakikita na casing or piyesa ng nokia. Pero mas maraming accessories para sa ibang phones. hehe Especially the expensive ones.

Although may R and D naman sa camera ang Nokia pero for me, parang wala naman kwenta ang camera. You can eithter buy cheap point and shoot or buy yun DLSR na ngayon mas mura na.. Dapat iba na lang research and development, kaso nabenta na pala nila. hehe Hay..

Marami pang moves ang kailangan gawin kung ako CEO ng nokia pero mabuti kung sisimulan na nila kaysa pagdating bigla ng araw, lalamunin na lang ng malaking company ang Nokia. 

Sayang pa naman ang Nokia, those years na sobrang dominate nila ang market, madali lang magpalit kasi same brand naman at maasahan. Gusto ko pa naman yun quality, very rare ako nasiraan sa Nokia, siguro some people pero dahil yun sa download at memory na sobrang puno na di nila alam.  hehe 

Nokia, connecting  people? 

I hope they still do until now.

 Better yet not disconnecting in the future. 

Kung Ako'y Isang..

(pari)

Once a catholic priest asked me pagkatapos ko magsuggest na kailangan ng maraming pari sa kumpisal, na bakit di daw ako magpari. Or another instance na pagnasa confession booth ako then after I speak eh tanong ng pari, pari ka ba? 

Of course, I answered no. It's not really my calling.. =)

You can see I'm religious and siyempre di pa spritually matured. hehe Magkaiba yun, at naisip ko din, paano kaya kung nagpari ako. Kahit sila kuya na nagsabi na magpari daw ako para ako daw mangumpisal. hehe But nah, di talaga para sa akin yun pagiging pari. Although I follow or understand yun mga pari, like sa homily na we should pray that na dumami ang mga pari, to claim the harvest of people. The fisherman of the people. 

Besides, pag nagpari ka, medyo maraming perks.. Libre kainan pag may nagimbita. LO pag may ginawa ka for a ceremony of sorts, or special favor like masses, weddings, confessions or pray over, house blessing and etc. Of course, may title ka, FR. Many adore or follow you, considering as a leader ng community. At pagkilala o medyo sikat na, plus media exposure like other priests. =) No taxes din at yes, you'll not be affected for many problems in your life like family or personal problems kasi you'll be more devoted of serving the community and the church itself. 

Well, kahit ganun ang perks pero siyempre may mga bawal din, hmmmm kahit profession siya, eh di ka naman pwede gala ng gala, or gimmick. Kagaya yun nakita ko sa XXX channel 2 show na pari eh nagbeerhouse.. Nasawa na siguro sa mopo lang iniinom. hehe You cannot go like travelling a lot, kasi everytime you travel eh most of the time, missions. Worse, go to the countries that kung hindi war torn, eh hostile pa with other religions, mahigpit. 

Di rin pwede kumita kasi yun mga nakukuha mo donation or LO eh para sa simbahan, di naman lahat para sa iyo. hehe You can't even have a car agad kasi depende sa church yan or well, matagal ka na nagipon. How about putting up a business? Di din pwede, kung mayroon man, malamang bawal isolo mo lahat ng kita. 

Siyempre, wala namang pari na di religious, I mean bihira ka makakita na after mag mass eh alis na tulog agad like what we do professionals. hehe Dami pa gagawin yun. 

At ang mahirap sa lahat, no friendly dates or real dates with women and in the end, the hardest part of all.. You cannot marry. Damn.. =(

Besides all that pros and cons, ang pinakagusto ko naman sa mga Pari eh yun total dedication nila kay God, in the name of Jesus Christ for the service they do. Devoted to serve not only yun usual parishoners but also to reach other people who are lost, confused, depressed or even looking for answers in life. Or how about yun mga katolikong nagsisimba lang pero parang di pa masaya. Priest teaches those people not only to pray or read the bible but also, doing service for God. Loving him unconditionally and serving people without asking for return. Spreading his eternal words to people in the most simplistic yet holistic way. Fearless because of deepen faith. Lovely because of unconditional love to him. Giving hope for those who felt nothing is going their way. 

As a representative of the high above, it's a honor talaga na serving Him and left everything for him. Yun talaga ang tama according to the scriptures, leaving everything behind for him, as you'll be blessed riches in heaven. Naks, but that's their motivation, not the riches here on earth. They are the bridge for the people going closer to him. Kahit mahirap, di sila nagrereklamo. Kaya bilib din naman ako sa kanila, even they have a lonely life, they seem to be not alone kasi sa strong relationship through those in the same faith at lalo naman kay God. 

Sana naisip ko din, pwede din na magpari na lang ako matagal na. Tahimik siguro ang buhay ko ngayon, living without real worries. Pero kaya di ko din kaya kasi gusto ko naman magkapamilya. =) More importantly, loving someone that will live beside you forever. 

I have different reasons pa pero sa ngayon, I know my purpose in life.. I'll make sure na one part of my life or may mga sandali na nakapaglingkod ako sa iba for the glory of God. 

But for priest, the glory of God is always with them.. 

At that day they agreed to give up everything they have, even their own happiness and followed him. =)