Entitlement Of Some People

Don't you hate it when people who feel entitled to a wedding invitation don't even congratulate their "friend" after the wedding is done?

— Ed Lopez (@edrlopez) December 8, 2016

 Maybe I am the last guy to talk about weddings but I find some people so moronic. They feel so entitled to a wedding invitation for whatever reason even if they are not close to the bride and/ or groom. When they feel slighted by the lack of an invite they don't even bother sending any congratulations or best wishes even if it takes a total of two seconds and costs nothing. They critique the composition of the guest list. Their lack of any greeting just justifies them being left out of any consideration. They spend so much time thinking about who should be invited to a wedding that is not even theirs but they can't utter one word "Congrats." I am not subtweeting anybody here because the people who I am thinking about have been removed from my friend list. They will not be missed. Such superficiality may be appreciated by some but not me.

Noynoy Has A Lot In Common With Paris Hilton

When Noynoy heard some vain, self important, attention grabbing good for nothing loose woman was coming to visit Malacanang. His first instinct was "Kris!!!" Forget my personal views on Noynoy . Why is Paris Hilton’s Manila visit treated like she is a Nobel Peace Prize winner? If life has taught me anything it is the dumb are always fertile ground in which to plant comedy . I initially totally agreed with Georgina Wilson that Noy has better things to do than make time for Paris Hilton. But it's quite possible that his copy of Modern Warfare 3 is not ready yet.

But then I thought about it.:

• Paris born into money and has no skills that sets her apart from adults . Noynoy born into money and has no skills that sets him apart from adults.

• Paris is famous for being famous and saying stupid things. Noynoy same thing.

• Paris has no redeeming value and is often seen with her little Chihuahua Tinkerbell. Noynoy same thing but no dog.

• Paris is a smoking hot ditzy blonde. Noynoy is a chain smoking klutzy bald guy.

• Paris was in a video taken with night goggles. Noynoy plays with night goggles that he sometimes lends to Joshua.

• Paris was caught in a compromising video with a guy. I would not be surprised if one day there is a video of Noynoy in a compromising video with a guy.

Paris Hilton and Noynoy. Which one is shallower? They are so similar. Paris is a tabloid publisher's dream. Noynoy was voted in by our people to the land's highest elected office? Philippines what is wrong with you?

Ed

http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/tag/noynoy%20aquino

http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/journal/item/1241

Discrimination Can Cut Both Ways

"How come NO ASIAN candidate was chosen for the Top 15 in the Miss Universe Pageant? Could it be that Donald Trump HATES Asians?"

a quote on Twitter August 24, 2009.


That was from the Twitter of a friend of a mine. One thing about words and meaning is you don't need a lot to inspire a lot of writing and speculation elsewhere. What I am trying to say is those two questions are loaded. This is nothing personal but I feel I have to break down those two sentences. And any of you who have been long time readers will find yourself in familiar territory. First of all you only get 140 characters to say what you want in a single Twitter message but this is what I said in response. .


edrlopez@***** would you be asking that question if you were not Asian? What if no dark skinned in top15 would you question?


It really seems this person was slighted that Asians were included. As a mutual teacher of ours says " you have to come to your decisions with logic and not feelings". I am questioning perspective there. I would hazard to guess based on two sentences that my friend feels slighted that nobody from his or her race made it to the Top 15 so it speaks to the pride and self worth of that race. In this case the Asian race.


Another point that I am interpreting from those two sentences is the exclusion of asians is attributed to Donald Trump. He bought the rights and he paid the judges and told them not to pick Asians. I doubt that is a future Oliver Stone movie.

One thing about the notion of no asians in the Top 15. I can not verify that statement to save my life. I looked in the Miss Universe website and they do not even have the process. They don't say the Top 15 or even the runner ups or runners up however you say it. What kind of a competition is this? That does not record the winner's path to victory? I did a quick Google and I can see the score of every NFL playoff game from the 2003-04 season. But the official MIss Universe website just tells you the winner and the names of the representatives?

In the same class where I know my friend , our teacher had an exercise in the first class. Name your favorite book and why. Text books, religious books and technical manuals excluded. I forgot which one said it since everybody was new to me at the time. But someone said Little Prince which is a great answer.
The classmate went on to say because it's a book that stresses what is on the inside is what really matters. In case you were wondering what book I picked , it's this. Something tells me that the Miss Universe competition was not created and sustained with the ideals of the Little Prince in mind. Miss Universe is an exhibition and that's all it is. Why someone can bent out of shape over the racial composition of the final fifteen is beyond me? Besides a practice that inspires this creepy practice and behavior is truly something I can not get behind.

Somebody explain to me how this can be a competition? Dan Wetzel explains why it is not? How exactly do you compete? By how gingerly you wave? God gave us all a face. Some more blessed than others so I don't know why there is so much emphasis on this? Besides anybody know or care who Miss Universe 2006 was? I don't. But I am sure we can go back thirty years and I can tell you at least 2 out of 4 the winners of a) Stanley Cup b) Super Bowl c) NBA Final d) World Series.

Wow, two sentences and we can surmise concepts like racism, bribery, completion, self worth, shallowness and conspiracy theories. Sometimes two sentences can speak like an entire book. Does not necessarily mean the book will be something I will genuflect to though.


Ed











http://www.missuniverse.com/pageant/venue


http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/journal/item/242 (Olympics judging)

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/figure_skating/news?slug=dw-figsnosport022006&prov=yhoo&type=lgns


http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/journal/item/518/Hes_One_of_Us_Thats_Why

http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/journal/item/877/I_Love_Cute_Kids_But_Why_Does_This_Feel_So_Wrong_Video_


http://philadelphia-eagles.net/history/2003-stats.html



http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1994.htm

http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/tag/protests

http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/journal/item/285/I_got_this_intense_craving_lucky_my_gf_was_with_me

http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=116

http://twitter.com/edrlopez


August 24, 2009.

tags: competition, substance, discrimination, donald trump, bribery, beauty contests, beauty, superficial