rebel ducat

"Oh Hell Yeah" (Stone Cold Steve Austin Theme)
by H-Block

people think they know him, say he's wound a little tight
they say he goes looking for trouble, that he's always ready for a fight
but i think he's just an easy going guy, not crossing any lines
he's a caring individual, most of the time, most of the time?
quite a lot of the time!
its just that...
sometimes he makes a little mess,
sometimes he gets a little angry...
oh well, you know...

some people seem unhappy, with certain things he says
they seem to think he's impolite and uncultured in some way
but he's just an easy going guy, and he appreciates their advice
he believes in self-improvement and always being nice...
well, sometimes being nice...occasionally....
its just that...
sometimes he makes a little mess,
sometimes he gets a little angry...
well, yeah you know


This song somehow reflects who Ducat is, or was, on the 28th of March 2007 (well, modified in a sense that its a combination of the full length and remix versions and omitted inapplicable lyrics, like drinking beer and kicking ass).

What he did was wrong. It's not a case of "the end justifies the means". Like many people say, there are other ways of catching the public's attention to air out such grievances. There are a lot of peaceful forms of protest. He didn't have to get the children involved.

I've watched most of the coverage yesterday, and like Mike Enriquez said, not one of the people who knew him has anything bad to say about him. That is why they were surprised he did this. But then again, that wasn't the first time he held someone hostage. So is he mentally unstable? I don't know. Maybe he's just had enough of it. If he really is nice as people say, then one is bound to get frustrated with this world we live in. Like this episode on My Name is Earl last Tuesday on JackTV where Earl learns about global warming. He tries to do his share of helping the earth and realizes that no matter how much nice things he accomplishes, he gets cancelled out by the rest of the world because the rest of the world is not doing anything to save the planet. So what happened to Earl? He breaksdown! The advice he got was, just do his little share erveryday, and that would make a difference. He need not worry much of the big picture because if he did, he is bound to be overwhelmed and frustrated. Take things one step at a time. Going back to Ducat, the episode doesn't really fit neatly to what might be going through Ducat's mind, but he sounded like someone who's tired of Philippine politics. He did everything he can to make a change but i think he just feels that corruption done by other politicians are undoing his accomplishments. That he had devoted years of helping people but the rest of the world is making those accomplishments insignificant compared to the bad things done daily by insensitive and inconsiderate people. in the end, he probably just had enough of it. he's pissed and he's going to make sure the world takes notice. of course, like i said, i don't approve what he did. he did not have to use those children. but sometimes, a person just loses it. its like the feeling you get when you get a paper jam while printing a paper that's due in an hour. you've used good quality paper and you've followed the instruction manual for the printer, there's no reason why the printer should malfunction. but the paper still jams! why! you've done nothing wrong but the printer just has to piss you off. the next thing you know, you've thrown the printer out the window. ok, that's some analogy.

just woke up and read the papers, and as expected, it's mostly Ducat. there are so many things that can be said about what transpired yesterday but i have to study for an exam.