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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

“There is this mind-set, which I think is so passe, that says: ‘The country is in shambles and the country is having a hard time and you are out there partying.’ But this generation is guiltless when it comes to that.” – Tim Yap

Basahin ang artikulong ito nang higit pang mabagabag.

Kanina, ipinadala ko ang artikulong ito sa maraming kaibigan at e-groups, at ito ang kanilang reaksyon:

Alex Remollino: Apathy is complicity by inaction. You act as if "all's well with the world," in the words of G.K. Chesterton, while those around you wither to death like plants long deprived of water, you are among those who let this country go on with being what Gelacio Guillermo calls a "basket case of a society." That's an idea that, while definitely ages old, is not "passe" as Mr. Yap so dismissively claims it to be.

Fweg Tuazon (sa comments): Imbes na makatulong, ay tila para pa niyang pinapalaganap ang isang “materyalistikong” mentalidad sa utak ng kabataang Pinoy. If we continue to have more & more people (from the younger generation) thinking this way, then we might as well pack our bags and leave the country.

A:I think the rich has always been guiltless, that's how they become rich in the first place. What they were before was discreet.

B: I enjoy partying. Pero hindi ko masasabing hindi ako minsan nakokonsensya lalo na kung sobrang garbo ng event. Saka 'tong si Tim Yap, naka-dikit lang ng konti sa mga anak ng mayayaman, akala mo mayaman na rin. Mas malaki pa rin yata ang kinikita ng Stardust o Pegasus kaysa Embassy.

Ang mga ito nama'y napulot ko sa mga yahoogroup kung saan ko ni-post ang nasabing artikulo:

A. Could Ernest de Veyra/Radioactive Sago's new album (P*t#ngina Mo, Ang Dami'ng Nagugutom Fashionista Ka Pa Rin) be referring to Tim Yap? This article confuses me. MLQ3 says, and Randy David seems to agree (in his Sunday column), that the middle class is becoming extinct. This article suddenly says the middle class is expanding. Which is which?

B. I wouldn't put much weight on the moral/social observations of Peter-Pan-wannabe Tim Yap and someone who sells cars named after a big pussy. They'll speak for any generation that pays them.

C. Who the fuck is Tim Yap to speak in behalf of millions of Filipino youth? Guiltless my ass.

Sayang lang at wala ako masyadong access sa diumanong guiltless na henerasyon para hingan ng kanilang pananaw dito. (Parang kakausapin nila ako–isang curimao or orc–in the first place. Hehe.)

Nga pala, sa mga malakas ang loob na may-ari ng mga katagang ito, kung nais ninyong makilala't ilagay ang pangalan ninyo kasama ng inyong sinabi, paki-email lang ako. Ni-anonymous ko na lang muna.

I-u-update ko ito kapag may mga nagpadala na. Padala pa kayo ng reaksyon. May isusulat akong hiwalay na sanaysay tungkol dito. Malamang, pamilyar sa paksang isusulat ko ang ilang mga kasamahan dati sa Matanglawin. Party economics, anyone?

Posted by kapi at 12:31 am | permalink

Previous Comments

Kapi,

Ako’y higit na nabagabag sa artikulo ni Tim Yap. Masyadong mababaw ang kanyang pagpuna sa mga pangyayari sa araw-araw ng buhay Pinoy. Imbes na makatulong, ay tila para pa niyang pinapalaganap ang isang “materyalistikong” mentalidad sa utak ng kabataang Pinoy.

If we continue to have more & more people (from the younger generation) thinking this way, then we might as well pack our bags and leave the country. We (the youth) are suppossed to be the “catalysts of change.” Change should start from each one of us.

Posted by Fwegs at March 14, 2007, 9:27 pm

Fweg! Oi, buti nahanap mo to. Kamusta ka na? Ano’ng ginagawa mo ngayon?

Pare, ‘nung mabasa ko talaga ‘to, parang na-ewan ang pakiramdam ko, para bang iniipit yung dalawa mong sentido ng panlilisik ng mata, hehe.

Hay nako. Sana dumami pa ang iilang tulad mo.

Me reunion ba tayong parating?

Posted by kapi at March 14, 2007, 9:52 pm

tim yap is one socialite i hated since knowing of his/her/its existence. period.

oh and a shallow reason to hate tim yak? mas may priority show nya sa mtv kesa sa rex in the city (and the number of lifestyle shows became one too many with his show).

Posted by mic at March 16, 2007, 7:42 pm

kaasar siya. “eventologist” ampota. pauso eh. sana ma-stuck siya mag-isa sa isang depressed area ng isang taon para magkaron siya ng kaluluwa.

Posted by tiffy at March 18, 2007, 11:30 pm

eventologist? baka evangelist? hehe.

Posted by kapi at March 19, 2007, 9:42 am

Depende pa nga siguro sa klase ng deprsssed area, e. Baka masyadong mild y’ong tipong Lupang Pangako (Payatas) o Sapang Palay para kay Tim Yap — at baka kulang sakanya ang isang taon. Mas maganda siguro kung doon siya mata-trap — nang mga tatlong taon — sa Ethiopia.

Posted by Alex at March 20, 2007, 9:29 am

T-ang
I-nang
M-ukha

Y-an,
A-ng
P-anget!

Posted by nuy at March 23, 2007, 11:18 am

nanghihinayang ako sa mga pahinang ginagamit ng inquirer para sa mga artikulong sinusulat ni tim yap. pati na rin siguro sa mga balitang tulad nito, kung saan pinapahayag n’ya ang ganyang mga opinyon tungkol sa kabataan, na sa kanyang mga mata ay party animals lang para lang i-advertise at kumita ang negosyo n’ya. wala siyang karapatan na mag-generalize tungkol sa henerasyong ito.

guiltless? maybe he’s talking about himself. i would never attribute that word to a lot of my friends who are college students and yuppies. i have a lot of friends involved in volunteer work, animal welfare advocacy, and more friends who dream of becoming business people not only to become rich, but to be able to employ people, help the economy and have ample time for more volunteer work.

Posted by tracy at April 14, 2007, 9:52 pm

Hi Kapi

Ngayon ko lang nakita ang site mo’t bigla akong nagkaroon ng interes sa ilang mga topics na idinidiscuss mo (sorry kung taglish. di na ako sanay sumulat ng straight Filipino). Some quick comments:

I’m guilty of spending money on expensive stuff (I bought Prada sunglasses in Milan and I’m planning to buy a secondhand BMW Z3 when I go to the US! but actually it’s more expensive to buy these at home than abroad, so I DONT REALLY spend that much) but I know that I can afford it with money (Euros) that I’ve earned..and I don’t do it everyday (I’ve only eaten foie gras maybe twice in an expensive restaurant here in Toulouse). Guilt aside, I consider these purchases as investments on myself, to regain my sanity as a lonely graduate student and eventually be useful for the country (footnote: I see that you’re working for Mar Roxas. I’m actually interested in the competition policy authority he’s pushing since this is probably my would be area of expertise).

I’m talking without any basis besides my own perception, but I perceive that most people who “patry excessively” are either young people who have very rich parents or those who’ve earned a LITTLE BIT MORE money than the average young pinoy. I have Filipino friends who earn LOTS of money working for big investment banks abroad, but I don’t see this kind of behavior (usually, they don’t even have time to party). I see party-goers as social climbers.

This is getting quite long…I’d like to write a serious comment on the so-called economics of partying. I think the trickle-down effect is full of bull…a simplistic abuse of basic economic logic.

Posted by Mike A. at May 10, 2007, 2:26 pm

Oi Mike! Kamusta? Long time no hear!

Well, malaki naman ang spending power mo diyan sa kanluran kumpara dito (at relatively mas mura ang mga luxury goods jan). Pihado’y kolektor ka na rin ng gitara ngayon. Hinay-hinay lang sa foie gras, at baka dapuan ka ng gout o hypertension. Hehe!

Sa mga bagong-salta sa sahurang trabaho (tulad ko, hehe), medyo may tendency talagang mapa-gastos. Ang importante, matutong mag-ipon eventually para sa pamilya. Kung kaya ng badyet ay maging generous, kung hindi man maging large-scale philantrophist. Siyempre, mas importante rito ang involvement.

Hindi naman siguro masama ang pag-iisip para sa sarili, ang malubha ay ang maging makasarili.

Lastly, I don’t consider party economics as a simplistic abuse of logic, as you said. It is simply an alibi.

Magkasalubong nawa tayo kapag napadpad ka rito muli sa Pilipinas.

Posted by kapi at May 10, 2007, 4:09 pm

so true.. wannabe talaga yang si tiny tim yauck, este yap.. kala mo aristocrat ung establishment nya.. i party too pero not to the extent na engrande.. naaapektuhan talaga ang mentality ng mga kabataang tulad ko.. dhil sa influence nya..

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