Wazzup Pilipinas Original Short Stories Series: A Place for Solitary

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“People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.” ― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

“A Place for Solitary” can be categorized as a story that follows the Existentialism theory because it teaches us how sinful people are in nature and how these sins affect their lives. It also shows the differences of people’s attitudes and beliefs and how people should take responsibility in their actions. The story also showed how people evaluate a certain situation as right or wrong or good or bad depending on his or her perspective.

The most evident characteristic of existentialism in the story is the author’s confusion about how the world goes, why does things keep on happening to him/her and why these people around him/her act that way towards him/her. It shows that people’s experiences and observations are in contrast on what’s constant in our world today.

Please read below and enjoy our short story for the day.

Manila's Funniest: Mike Unson is Stand-Up Comedy

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In Los Angeles (California), comedy bars are rampant and an easy place to visit any night of the week. On the other side of the world, Manila (Philippines), there are plenty bars with karaoke, live bands and party music to go to....but if one must need a comic relief, where would you go?

A sure hit funny guy is Mr. Mike Unson who has been in this craft for almost 12 years. He has performed to introduce Philippine' pride Rex Navarette and Hollywood's Rob Schneider. When asked what do you do before you perform, veteran comedian answers "I chill." He has done corporate shows, alumni events, bar scenes, reunions etc. He adjusts to his audience, a true sign of a professional showman.

How could serious be funny? Mr. Mike Unson does it professionally and interesting. His set of quips and jokes come from all over. He can deliver from current events, commercials, politics and everyday life. He is, indeed, updated with news affairs. He delivers appropriate jokes. It does not have to be a "low blow."

MRT-3 Upgrading and Buy-Out Happening in Parallel

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With a pipeline of much-needed improvement projects for the Metro Rail Transit III (MRT-3) system on the plate of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), the transport department is fast-tracking their implementation as it pursues the buy-out of the railway separately, so as not to delay any further the relief that riders deserve.

“The modernization and upgrading of MRT-3 is critical in order to improve our services to passengers in terms of both safety and convenience. Most of these projects will be completed in 2015 to 2016 under current timelines, which is why we are already pursuing them separately from the buy-out,” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.

“We need to work together in the interest of MRT-3 riders. Government is still finalizing the details of its buy-out plan, but we will bring this to the private owner as soon as it is completed. The buy-out will pave the way for our long-term plans, which is intended to deliver not only a decent MRT-3 system to the public, but one that we can look forward to taking,” he added.