Internship Blog: Mr Deeds Goes to Batasan
Yesterday, I went to RPN for internship, trying out this new thing where I try to balance every aspect of my life as best as I could. Monday was internship, then mad dash to UP for MCO's final interview day. For the first one and a half hour or so, I was doing nothing. I ended up typing texts regarding advisories from different oil companies, answering the phone at least once, and watching the TV, as usual. Then, Sir Jude asked me to tag along with Kuya Ruel, Kuya Gerry, and Ma'am Steph. I already know Ma'am Steph since I wrote notes for her last week re: the Dominguez case, but I didn't expect to be asked to tag along with a reporter. YAY FIRST TIME. We ended up ambushing congressmen re: the Ronald Singson case, and going to a committee hearing for the RH Bill.
Epiphany. This one committee hearing made me realize why our government sucks. If you've heard of the RH Bill, you also know that it has been around for literally years. As in nakakailang incarnations na 'yang bill na 'yan, and because of politics, conservative people, and priests who threaten to withhold communion from certain lawmakers, this has pretty much been a stalled enterprise so far. Anyway, we got there, and it started late, and then they were off arguing about including the new amendments. They argued about whether to adopt the new amendments or something else, and somewhere along those thirty minutes of confusion, someone decided to adjourn the meeting. PRACTICALLY EVERYONE RAISED THEIR HAND TO ADJOURN THE HEARING. WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!
Alam na talaga. Fucking hell, no wonder nothing gets done there. Multiply this by what, a hundred, and you immediately realize that this is why we're not progressing. People can't even take their jobs seriously.
Anyway, tomorrow I'm going on the graveyard, as it's the countdown for Chinese New Year. The plan is we stay there until the wee hours of the morning, I get home to shower and change, go to J 152, and then go back in the afternoon to resume my internship. Friday, I go back again, as well as Saturday. Rinse and repeat.
Epiphany. This one committee hearing made me realize why our government sucks. If you've heard of the RH Bill, you also know that it has been around for literally years. As in nakakailang incarnations na 'yang bill na 'yan, and because of politics, conservative people, and priests who threaten to withhold communion from certain lawmakers, this has pretty much been a stalled enterprise so far. Anyway, we got there, and it started late, and then they were off arguing about including the new amendments. They argued about whether to adopt the new amendments or something else, and somewhere along those thirty minutes of confusion, someone decided to adjourn the meeting. PRACTICALLY EVERYONE RAISED THEIR HAND TO ADJOURN THE HEARING. WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!
Alam na talaga. Fucking hell, no wonder nothing gets done there. Multiply this by what, a hundred, and you immediately realize that this is why we're not progressing. People can't even take their jobs seriously.
Anyway, tomorrow I'm going on the graveyard, as it's the countdown for Chinese New Year. The plan is we stay there until the wee hours of the morning, I get home to shower and change, go to J 152, and then go back in the afternoon to resume my internship. Friday, I go back again, as well as Saturday. Rinse and repeat.