12th NewsExpress Article

1:01 AM at 1:01 AM Filed under:
by LEX Tupas

The Good Life

Almost all of us dream and yearn for the good things in life. Cool cars, great gadgets, cozy home, an awesome lifestyle, to name a few, are some of the things in life that some people long for. Who wouldn’t? A comfortable and good life is something that most people wouldn’t say no to.
Young people usually strive hard to reach such as exemplified by trying to even get the best cell phones and ipods at an early age by saving up and even getting some summer jobs just to have those gadgets. Seemingly, it becomes a statement of whatever sort to the youngsters. Well, there is nothing wrong with working hard to reach one’s goal or dream. I would like to think that whatever good things that happen to a person or the good things that result because of such are commendable especially if it is due to determination, perspiration and passion. What might be troublesome for others is if one becomes too focused on oneself and forgets that there is much more to life than just satisfying one’s needs and desires. Well, one could say that charity begins at home or with oneself before it is shared. What would one share if he could not even meet his personal basic needs. This is true but when it comes to desires it might be unending.
I do not take anything against those who are successful and I even admire them as they serve as inspiration to the youth of today that nothing is impossible when you put your heart into it. As long as you deserve what you have and what you have become, there’s definitely nothing wrong with it. On a more humane side though, if we reach a level of success and good fortune, I would like to think that it would also be good to share some of the blessings we have received. Some religions peg it at a certain rate for donations of their members and some would just depend on the willingness of the individual members. Regardless of what race, culture or religion one belongs to, I would tend to believe that all of us share in the responsibility to help others in need and also to be of service to the community we live in.
I would also even go to the extent of believing that the good life is just a by product of each person’s desire to have a competent financial standing and to provide a good future for his/her family.
Ang maayu nga pangabuhi damgu natun tanan pero di lang ni dapat maging damgu sang isa kag maghisa sa iban nga nakalab-ot sa maayu nga sitwasyon. Tanan kita dapat magtinguha kag indi magsalig lang sa iban nga tawo o sa gobyerno lang. Magtindog kita para sa atun kaugalingun kag para man sa atun mga pinalangga. Ang importante kada isa sa atun may palakadtuan nga mayu kag matabu sini ang paghimakas sang kada isa makadala sang kolektibo nga pagprogreso sang komunidad. Ang mga damgu natun maging realidad gid man basta pangabudlayan lang kag magpati man nga wala sang imposible. Isa man ang paghatag man pagsalig sa Gino-o nga ubayan ya kita sa maayu nga palakadtuan.
Nothing good comes easy.
UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo. UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in http://www.friendster.com/.

11th NewsExpress Article

1:01 AM at 1:01 AM Filed under:
by LEX Tupas

Managing Expectations

We have certain expectations from our family, loved one, friends, gadgets, work, leaders, etc. This could be due to their reputation, image, hearsay, qualifications, positions held, promises made, etc. I don’t see anything wrong with having expectations but the problem is if we expect too much because it might lead to disappointments due to unmet expectations.
This unmet expectation situation has happened even in hyped movies that get the interest of the movie goers only to get bored of the movie when it is already showing. Same with a person you idolize or want to meet up and then you realize that the person isn’t all that. It also is the same with gadgets that are advertised with so many features and when you get one, it’s not as user friendly as you think it is. We then feel we’ve been misled, taken advantage of, made to believe something which isn’t true or we just fooled ourselves of believing such.
The feeling of disappointment some say could even lead to trauma or worse to depression. To avoid such, we have to learn to manage our own expectations and also to manage other people’s expectations. First, let us not believe in anything and everything we hear and what is told to us. Let us take some time to absorb what we have heard and then analyze the person or who said it. Know the person or the company’s background and get to know how the words were communicated. Screen it if it was said in jest or in a serious manner. Simply put, don’t take anything hook line and sinker. Second, as much as possible, let us not rely too much on other people. Let us make decisions for ourselves and take the initiative to make sure things are done well by doing research and follow ups. As such, we avoid situations of disappointment as well. Third, on our end, let us not promise something we couldn’t keep as this will affect our integrity and reputation. Whatever happens, as much as possible, keep your word. Finally, let us not believe in hearsay, paper qualifications and image. They may be good to know but actions and face to face situations will truly show what is real. Some of it might just be made up or built up but it falls short of expectations.
Sa akun sitwasyon bilang konsehal sang Syudad, damu ang nagtinguha sadto kag asta subong, nga magtanum ekspektasyon sobra sobra ang kadam-an sa akun, para abi mangin imposible nga maubra or malab-ot ko ang akon mga handum, o kundi gani, para madula-an tawo gana sa akun. Gapasalamat lang ako sa kadam-an sang mga Ilonggo nga wala nagpati pati or nagpadala. Ginatinguha ko gid nga tumanon tanan ko nga hinambalan. Wala ko gapromisa kung di ko matuman or masarangan. Ang pangayu ko lang sa mga tawo, kay kasubong na konsehal lang ako, di ta pa masarangan ang iban nga bagay pareho sa mga paubra infrastructure, mga plete kag inuggastos ka mga garepresenta sa Syudad, mga inugbayad sa hospital kag palubong, kag iban pa. Basi makabulig bulig lang gamay pero di ta ya kahatag sang tanan. Ang akon pwesto wala kapasidad nga makahatag pondo para maibuylog ko para sa mga amu na nga butang. Gapati ako masmaayu maging pranka kag tuod kita sa mga ginaserbisyuhan natun sang sa pasaligun sila sa wala.
UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo. UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for. For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves

10th news express article

12:59 AM at 12:59 AM Filed under:
by LEX Tupas

Of Gadgets and Being High Tech

The youth of today are said to be the ones that can make change and support a lot of innovations. This apparently is said to be true because of the young people’s yearning for convenience, movement and improvement. Furthermore, they are also said to be the ones who attune to the changing times.
A long time ago or so it seems, people communicate through phone calls from landlines and send letters through snail mail. At that point of our history, when one wants to meet up in a certain place, you would mention specifically where and what time. In the instance that one would be stood up for one reason or another, information of such wouldn’t be known until hours or even days. Just like when sending letters, it takes a lot of time and effort going to the post office just to send and receive messages. Today, communication has never been as convenient and as instantaneous. Our country is said to be the texting capital of the world. We send messages wherever and whenever and people we send it to, receive it within seconds. Now, staying up late won’t worry our parents or our loved ones as much since one text can appease their concerns. In terms of sending letters, the email has already been the common and fastest way of doing such. Speed of information and speed of response seems to be the trend nowadays.
We’ve talked about some of the basics on communication but it doesn’t stop with just that. Young people seemingly would like something more from their cellphones and emails. Cellphones now are not just a form of communication but also a symbol of status and a fashion item. It also now serves as a camera, an organizer and some cellphones also serve as mini computers. With regards to emails, it now also has instant messenger features like Yahoo Messenger, AOL, ICQ, etc. More than that, you could also see the person you are talking to even if he/she would be thousand of miles away by having a webcam.
We’ve only mentioned just two high tech items being used in a young person’s daily life and there’s more. Pictures are said to be for keeps and focuses on the memory lane. Before, one had to buy a film to use, then develop the film to get the pictures after which one will have a sort of album to keep these pictures. Now, there’s the digicam that keeps thousands of pictures depending on the camera’s memory card size. These jpeg or soft copy images could then be downloaded to a laptop or be uploaded to internet albums like friendster, myspace or page maker websites. For the music lovers, the Ipod has replaced the big radios and the walkman. With such, people can bring this mini music player anywhere and can also record hundreds or thousands of songs from the internet. For the movie collectors, watching their favorite films would be more enjoyable with the home theater system especially their flat screen TV’s. A Television now can be hung on a wall just like a picture frame which saves space and looks great. For the movie makers, a videocam now can also serve as a digicam at the same time while also having hard disk drive removing the need for video tapes or cd’s. These are just a few of the new gadgets and techie items that people especially the young ones enjoy.
Basi sa ulihi may mga galupad na nga salakyan, may mga relo nga telepono man, may mga teleporters kag iban pa nga mga bagay nga sang una daw imposible gid. Ini tanan gapakita sang kaalam sang tawo kag ang paglain sang atun kabuhi kag sitwasyon. Ang importante lang, apisar sang paglain sang kalibutan, tani ang gapabilin ang pag-updnay, buligay kag pag-ugyon sang mga pumuluyo. Ang indi tani mabayluhan ka gadgets or pagka hi-tech ang tradisyonal nga paghigugma kag pagserbisyo sang tawo.
UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo. UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in http://www.friendster.com/.

9th news express article

12:56 AM at 12:56 AM Filed under:
by LEX Tupas

LEX Talk

Ang Tingog sang Kabataang Ilonggo nag-umpisa sa Skycable TV sang Disyembre 2006. Isa ini ka produksyon nga nadebelop under sa Y’dscreen Production bangud sang pagintyende namun nga daw kinanglanun nga may isa ka programa sa telebisyon nga ang iya nga ginatutukan ang mga isyu kag topiko nga interesante kag para sa pamatan-on kag kabataang Ilonggo. Sa pagumpisa pa lang nagsululod ang mga sponsors nga ginapasalamatan gid namun. Ang iban nga sponsors first time magbutang sang ila mga komersyal sa isa ka lokal nga programa sa telebisyon. May mga segment para sa talento, idolo kag kabaranggay sang kabataang Ilonggo. Ara man ang mga panel interbyu kaupod ang mga iban iban nga tawo halin sa nagkalain-lain nga propesyon. Wala gid kami kabalo sang umpisa kung paanu maging reaksyon ka mga Ilonggo pero isa gid kamaayu nga balita ang nahambal sa amun nga ang Tingog sang Kabataang Ilonggo isa sa mga ginalantaw gid kag ginasuportahan sang katalamdan.
Sang Hulyo asta Oktubre sang nagligad nga tuig, medyo nagpahuway anay ang programa. Sang tini-on nga ini, kadamu ka mga pumuluyo sang Syudad sang Iloilo ang gapamangkot kung san-o bala mabalik ang programa kag nasturyahan kung nga-a nagpahuway ini. Kanami man pamati-an nga may mga gasunod na gid sa programa kag ginapangita pa ini. Sang Nobyembre sang nagligad nga tuig, nadesisyonan nga padaku-on pa gid kag panami-un ang programa kag sa subong under na sa Lex Express Artistic Production. Ang programa naglab-ot na sa Cable Star sang Nobyembre 2007 kag sa Aksyon Radyo nag-umpisa sang Mayo 2007 asta nga nag umpisa na diri sa News Express sang Enero nga ini. Daku gid nga pasalamat ka produksyon kag sa tanan nga gapangabudlay para sa programa nga sige ang pagsuporta ka mga sponsor kag mga pumuluyo. Sa amun nga simple kag gamay nga pagtinguha para makahatag man sang maibulig sa mga Ilonggo labi na sa mga pamatan-on kag kabataan, kanami sang pamatyag nga may ara man kami nga kontribusyon sa ikaalam kag pag-impluwensya sa ila nga maging produktibo nga residente sang Syudad sang Iloilo.
Even though that the TV program has reached a certain level of success and we are very humbled and thankful of such, the production team is trying to bring more innovations and changes to improve the program. One of which is the launch of the new segment LEX Talk. This segment is where the well known or controversial local, national and international personalities are asked never been asked questions. It serves as an avenue to get to know certain personalities more and maybe also in a different light. The segment LEX Talk started in our radio program last January with first guest, Sen. Chiz Escudero, who gamely answered the “LEX ask” questions. Just recently, in our TV program, we have launched the LEX Talk segment with first guest, Sen. Mar Roxas who candidly responded to our questions which was then followed by the next guest, Ambassador Borge Peterson of Denmark to the Philippines. Again, we thankfully got a lot of good comments from our radio listeners and TV viewers. We may not be able to please everyone, but that is a reality that we have already accepted. The production will try to give you our viewers and listeners more exciting revelations from various personalities and we will also continuously introduce innovations and changes in our tri-media program. Maybe in the near future, we will also be having LEX Talk here in NewsExpress.
As we continue to try to serve you our readers, radio listeners and TV viewers, we hope to get information from you who you would want us to feature and what questions would you like us to ask. We, in the production, believe that what you will tell us are valuable insight and information that will be used to improve our program.
Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth fighting and working for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in www.friendster.com.

8th News Express Article

12:54 AM at 12:54 AM Filed under:
by LEX Tupas

The One

Today is the day of the heart. It is a special day for people to express their special concern to those who they value the most. Some say it takes some time to find that special person for each of us. Some are very lucky to find the one very early but it might take a lifetime for some to find that permanent love.
I have been in five serious relationships in my life. The longest lasted for four years and the shortest lasted only for six months. I always wished each one would be my permanent girlfriend but maybe she was only Ms. Quite Right. I might still have to wait patiently for Ms. Right.
Pareho sang kadam-an, naeksepryensyhan ko ang kasadya kag kanami sang pamatyag nga may inspirasyon. Pareho man sang halos tanan, naeksperyensyhan ko man ang pamatyag nga madula-an sang ginpalangga o nadula-an sang pagpalangga sa isa ka tinuga. Naeksperyensyhan ko man nga abi ko amu nag id sya pero may ara pa gali ako nga hulaton pa…
We aren’t getting any younger. Each of us prays, wishes and hopes to have that special person in our lives the soonest. In my case, I would really want to find the one as soon as possible. I trust that in God’s time she will come into my life, a woman who will be able to stand up for herself and will be able to stand up for her man. I am looking for a woman who would be intellectually stimulating, have good public relations skills as well as excellent communication skills, and someone who will be able to understand the career that I have chosen. Some of my friends say, I have high standards when it comes to the woman I would want to spend the rest of my life with. Well, isn’t anyone of us allowed to dream and to hope for the best? I always believe that settling for something less shouldn’t be an option because you wouldn’t be fair to yourself or the woman you settle with.
Hambal sang iban nga isa sa pinakadaku kag pinakaimportante nga desisyon nga ubrahun natun amu ang pagpili sang maging katuwang natun sa kabuhi kay tanan nga madasun nga mga desisyon natun maapektuhan sang namensyonar nga nauna nga desisyon. Sa subong, ang akun gid ginapalangga kag ginatagaan importansya, ang pumuluyo sang Syudad sang Iloilo.
Maybe in the next few days, months or years, she will come into my life. Maybe I will get to know her at the time I least expect it. Maybe she’s just around and I haven’t just given her a second look. Those are all uncertainties but what is certain is that when I find her, I’ll do my best to be able to keep her just as I will do my best to serve the City of Iloilo with the position and responsibility that was entrusted to me.
Sa mga pamatan-on kag kabataang Ilonggo, wala gid sang malain ang magpalangga kag maghatag oras sa paghigugma pero indi ta man pagkalimtan ang mga responsibilidad ta sa atun kaugalingon, pageskwela, trabaho, pamilya kag komunidad nga ginaistaran. Lain nga kasadyahan ang hatag sang kada isa mapaubra, pamilya, pinalangga kag iban pa man ina. Wala gahalin sa isa ka tawo lang or isa ka bagay ang tanan nga kalipayan.
Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all…Showing love and giving importance to others shouldn’t only be a once in a year event but something we can do on a daily basis.
Para sa kauswagan sang Siyudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ipakita ta ang pagtamdanay kag pagabyanay sa adlaw adlaw ta nga kabuhi.
For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in www.friendster.com.

Tingog para sa mabaskog nga pamilyang Ilonggo

Tingog para sa mabaskog nga pamilyang Ilonggo
With my wife, Dr. Candice Tupas and our daughter Alexa

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