Intelligent eyes
in a hunger-pang frame
and when you said hi
I forgot my dang name
Set my heart aflame
Every part aflame
This is not a game
You strike me
as a person who's never been
satisfied
Okay now keep quiet
Okay so we're currently outside
as you can see we're matching again
which happens all the time more than we'd want
So where are we going?
We're going to Manila (city)
Why?
I just need to pick something up for work
How are you feeling today?
I guess that pretty much sums it up
Which?
One streamer does this
What's up with that?
Nothing
Why are you folding your nose?
I think girls tend to do that in front
of the camera
Yes
Probably
We kind of usually have this tradition
which we don't do as much as
we'd like (anymore)
We kind of read the gospel for the day
and just
I don't know,
give some reflection points,
like share
some insights with each other
Our dad started it, right?
Yeah
*mimics dad* "Reading, reading!"
Let's try to do it now
In the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit
A reading from the gospel according to
Matthew
Jesus said, woe to you scribes and
pharisees, you hypocrites
you play tithes of mint and dill and
cummin
and have neglected the weightier things
of the law
judgment and mercy and fidelity
but these
you should have done without neglecting
the others
blind guides who strain out the gnat
and swallow the camel! Woe to you scribes
and pharisees, you hypocrites.
You cleanse the outside of cup and dish
but inside they are full of plunder and
self-indulgence. Blind pharisee,
cleanse first the inside of the cup, so
that the outside
also may be clean. The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord, Jesus Christ.
I love this place!
Wow
What's going on?
The paintings?
Some art. Street art over there.
Clearly haven't gone out for quite
some time
What are your thoughts on that?
There are beatitudes, right?
For this,
this is the counterpoint for that
And I think that isn't even the entire thing Jesus said. There are others too.
Like an excerpt
Yes
If there are, "Blessed are the peacemakers"
"Blessed are the..." etc
For this, He says, "Woe to you, Pharisees because you're like this and that"
A part why Jesus was upset about the Pharisees before
is because they're very pretentious
Yeah
They like the surface-level stuff
like praying publicly
Like praying in synagogues out loud
so that other people can hear them
Very ostentatious
in giving... alms
or speeches?
for the poor
They make it seem like a grand gesture
All for show
and neglect what's on the inside
But that's what's more important
It's the idea that you're trying
to protect your self-image
It's like that, isn't it?
Like it matters more to you
how you're perceived by other people
Yeah that's their point exactly
Rather than trying to cultivate true
inner growth and overall being
That's how it should be
It's gonna show, right?
Yeah
When you try to improve
When it's natural for you,
when you're really that kind of person
Yeah, it's gonna show no matter what
You don't need to prove it to other people
You don't need
You don't need to put so much effort just to prove
that you're that kind of person
because people will ultimately notice it
I think we're here
Oh
I went here last time
But yeah we're here
But I need to check in accounting first
if the payment's already placed
Hi Kuya (big brother)
Hold on
Okay
Hi guys, so we're currently in Manila
and I honestly never usually leave the house
I think I've only left the house
for like less than 10 times
for the past five months
honestly, like I've just really been
staying at home
since i'm a freelancer kind of now.
Yeah, I just really opt to
stay at home. So currently, I'm waiting
for my brother
he just picked something up from work
and I just joined him basically
I didn't have anything to do today
other than ended the video but yeah
I just kind of wanted to join him, so.
It's been
dreadful but at the same time
chill
these past few months
I think this is the first time
I'm ever gonna do this
vlogging in this way
like in public
"public"
The most I've done with vlogging is
basically
IG stories
I kind of like collecting or
recording memories, you know?
So that's
basically my thing
I'm actually pretty sentimental
You know, like something you can
look back to someday
That's the main reason
I actually want to post stuff
So yeah, this is basically the first time
I'm vlogging
Honestly I kind of feel weird and a
little awkward talking in front of the camera
Let's situate you guys here
Wow I really need to work on
this
talking in front of the camera thing
Oh this shirt, by the way,
let me know if you guys get the reference
I dunno,
what do you guys want to talk about?
What do you guys think of the
whole situation?
Have you guys been
doing good?
Hope you guys are fine and safe,
your family, relatives are safe
and that
somehow
you guys are kept sane
at home
It'll blow us all away
someday, someday
You will come of age with our young nation
I remember that night
I just my regret that night for the rest of my days
I remember the soldier boys
tripping over themselves to win our praise
I remember that dreamlike candlelight
Like a dream that you can’t quite place
But Alexander, I’ll never forget the first
time I saw your face
I have never been the same
Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame
and when you said hi,
I forgot my dang name
Set my heart aflame
Every part aflame
This is not a game
Very well thought out
So good
Well made
And I know
she is
helpless
and I realize
three fundamental thruths
thruths?
three fundamental thruths
When I fantasize at night
it's Alexander's eyes
As I romanticize
what might have been
if I hadn't sized
him up so quickly
You'll see
You'll remember you belong to me
You'll be back
time will tell
You'll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall
Soon to rise!
Okay so we're now done
with our Manila errands
We're now going to Cams
I'm going to bring her this book
I haven't read it yet but
don't mind my brother's reaction,
by the way
I haven't read this yet but
it's about discerning God's will basically
From Ascension Presents and
the authors
are Jackie and Bobby Angel
with the Father Mike Schmitz
so I'm gonna let her borrow this
As well as this
Army Navy
care package
that she doesn't know of actually
It's a surprise
Hashtag "jowa" (slang for significant other)
and yeah it's her favorite
so let's go and surprise her
What's your favorite song from
Hamilton?
Yeah
That's pretty hard
If you had to pick one song
I'm thinking
I'm thinking from Act 2
For Act 1,
It was just for establishing
Yeah
What's good from there was Wait For It
Pretty basic
For Act 2,
is
from the war
He was asked to come home
After the war
After the war, went back to New York
Another one I like is Dear Theodosia
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you
you have my eyes,
you have your mother's name
The climactic song I know
is the Battle of Yorktown
The world turned upside down
It's when the British surrendered
The world turned upside down
*1781
What can you say about
Ten Duel Commandments
That's pretty solid
It's nice because
there are a lot of recurring themes
And that's one of them, counting
This is the Ten Duel Commandments
Is there also a count on...
Another good one is
"Thomas Jefferson's coming home"
Yeah
So what'd I miss
"I basically missed the late 80's"
was what he said
Wait, so basically
he was missing out the whole time
Yeah
Like a lot of stuff happened and he just came back
Because I think
he was busy in France
Like
maybe like
same with Lafayette
he was the one who asked help
from the French
forces
and Thomas Jefferson was a big help as well
in asking for help
Like he had a contribution too
It's also nice, the parts
that are low key
but touched on slavery
Thomas Jefferson had slaves too actually
In present day,
he has a descendant
that's African American
Really?
Descendant?
Yeah because he impregnated one of his slaves
Oh shucks
Yeah so he also has his own
bad history
"I want to be in the room where it happens,
room where it happens"
Even though they were well-known as "great"
the politicians before
they still had their own sketchiness
Yeah they had their own bad reputation
But just because they had slaves
doesn't mean that they're mistreated
but slavery is still wrong
Technically
But it was generally accepted before
Yeah because it was legal
Right, it was Angelica who said
that Thomas Jefferson mentioned
that "we hold these truths to be self-evident
that all men are created equal"
That's why everyone has human rights and stuff
But the loophole there is
the slaves weren't treated as humans
That's the problem
They weren't considered as equals
Yeah
Because the whites were the only ones
considered human
Crazy
Very dark
That's why even until now
their hurts are valid
and deeply rooted
Yeah
are their resentments
Since the founding of America
Crazy
racism was there
Yeah
That's why even until now
BLM
you can still feel the
after effects
It's casual in America,
the lethal force
Because here in the PH
Well
EJK (extrajudicial killings)
Yeah, there's still some
but not as commonplace
like you'll defend it
Yeah it's more casual there
Like there are some who defend
the police
"why didn't the suspect listen"
"why this, why that"
But you don't have to kill him
Yeah, you're not supposed to kill anyone
Yeah, sure, imprison them or whatever
but killing someone should be last resort
Your main job as a police
is to aprehend
and I guess to protect
but if it isn't exaggerated
Like there's no threat
and you can use non-lethal force
Yeah
But it's crazy
someone was even shot in the back
Intense
The whites don't get it
of course, because of their privilege and stuff
Yeah
It's a person
you know?
Yeah
It's saddening how
human dignity
isn't anymore upheld
There's prejudice
Yeah
"Ah, when you're African American, when you're black,
you're like this or that"
"fierce" "aggressive" etc
But not
necessarily
If you only knew
I saw one tweet or Reddit post before
"If you only knew how many African Americans
watched anime"
So funny
You just don't know
they're super nerds
Imagine, black people
watching Naruto
Funny
You'd never think
Anime
is the least threatening thing
Exactly
I mean people,
can we all just chill?
We all need to calm down
The least you could do
is to not kill
Yeah true
"Why wasn't he following orders?"
"Why wasn't he like this or like that?"
Yeah but why do you have to kill?
So do you have to follow
or do you have to do this or
do you have to do everything just to not get shot?
Yeah
It shouldn't be an option in the first place
Hi!
Welcome to the vlog
That's the vlog?
Oh my gosh, hello!
Wait, wait!
Care package!
Hold on, we're still moving
There are cars at the back, I can't stop
My hair's messy on the vlog
No, it's fine
still pretty
Thanks!
What's this?
Army Navy
Why?
Nothing
It isn't my birthday
That's fine
I just wanted to
Thank you!
Byeee!
Okay, so
of course, we know that
Hurry, we're near the house
Yeah we're near, guys
We need to rap it up
So we know that it's horrible
the whole racism thing and it's not a joke
and it's not
to be taken lightly but like for us
who're here in the Philippines
like what can we do?
How can we help?
Well
for me
racism isn't the issue here
we're not as racially diverse
I feel the issue here is
social
socioeconomic
injustices
in general
Yeah so it's still similar to privilege and stuff
The lower class
Marginalized
yeah, less options for them
when applying for work
If you were able to study
it's such a big thing for you already
In the third world
it matters
Education itself
is such a privilege already
it can already filter out
the impact
I watched a lesson on Youtube
People were in a classroom
and the teacher
placed a trashcan in front
of the room
and said,
"All of you get a ball, crumple it
and shoot it
it has to go inside the trash can in front."
So they did as they were told
Naturally, the ones in front
were able to do it easily
The ones at the back struggled
and played by chance
because they were farther
Unless that's what you usually do
Yeah if you're a basketball player for example
If you're in front
you won't realize that it's harder
for the ones at the back
Because for you it was easy, problem solved
You won't anymore think of others
If you're short-sighted
you won't care anymore actually
for the ones at the back
"I did it, I passed"
But if you're in that position
that's privilege
If you're the one in front
you should still think of the other people
at the back
What can you do?
Yes, for them
to help them too
not "I'm good, I'm solved"
not "this is what's required of me,
I'm done and every man for himself"
It shouldn't be every man for himself
you should always be thinking of others
Okay, so we can park now
A lot of processings
We're home and I hope you guys
liked the vlog
Just simply being out of the house
So yeah
Keep safe guys. Bye!
