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sa dilim lamang nakakikita.

it's been a while since i've actually blogged. i mean REALLY blog.
yapping has not been a strength recently. 'guess it's the work that's getting into me.
too much of it i guess. but i can't stop. not right now.

OUT-OF-THE-BLUE
* my brother won first prize in the inter-college academic competitions held today. i was pretty proud, but tried not to overdo it and shout ecstatically around the venue.
* i have become a chat addict pf some sort. for a quaint reason, i am now affined to the net, and all the nice people i meet here.
* i don't have enough money to finance my thesis. dammit, what's new?
* arnie's producing mr. l***** today, but i'm not watching. i feel like i have been bypassed one to many times; plus, i don't think i'm gonna enjoy watching anyway.
* dashi and chado are vying for the pageant tonight.

France Makes Homophobic Speech A Crime
(Paris) The French Senate Wednesday night gave final approval to legislation making it a criminal offense to speak or publish homophobia.
The bill adds sexuality to an existing law banning hate speech against other minorities.
Under the legislation, anyone who provokes hatred or violence on the basis of sex or sexual orientation could be fined up to $60,000 and be
subject to one year in jail.
The bill was fought by the Roman Catholic church which claimed it could be used against priests who speak out against homosexuality or to censor the Bible.
Despite the concerns of the Church, the legislation had little difficulty in the conservative dominated Senate. The bill which had been pushed by President Jacques Chirac gives France the toughest hate-crime law in the European Union.
French gay rights group Inter-LGBT hailed the vote as as a decisive step to combat growing homophobia.
The government drafted the law after a young gay man was brutally attacked. After he was beaten his assailants poured gasoline on him and set him on fire leaving him severely burned.
The bill was passed in France's lower house earlier this month. But, even with the backing of Chirac the legislation faced a barrage of criticism including some of the worst anti-gay remarks ever heard in the chamber - much of it coming from members of Chirac's own party.

good for them. i'm still here.
hey.