tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post3897984965482264105..comments2023-10-08T03:51:33.451-04:00Comments on The Not SO Talented Delfin 'DJ' Justiniano Ocampo Montano II: Pray for Tara SantelicesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-75766842423486204412008-08-28T11:09:00.000-04:002008-08-28T11:09:00.000-04:00hi b, i hope u won't mind me posting this article ...hi b, i hope u won't mind me posting this article on my multiply... i really feel sorry for tara... miracle can happen... i know it will.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523958749049850158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-86592943977803772242008-08-28T02:45:00.000-04:002008-08-28T02:45:00.000-04:00hi brian, if u won't mind me posting this article ...hi brian, if u won't mind me posting this article in my multiply... this made me feel sorry for Tara... and scared for myself and for the rest of the young adults...<BR/><BR/>i hope with God's grace she will be back on her ownself... miracle, i believe. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-85953055989560738262008-08-27T05:32:00.000-04:002008-08-27T05:32:00.000-04:00my sincerest hopes of recovery for tara.in a way, ...my sincerest hopes of recovery for tara.<BR/><BR/>in a way, i can relate to the incident. A couple of weeks before I left 'Pinas, I wanted to treat a former colleague and meet her at a Chinese resto near Quezon Ave.<BR/><BR/>I was on a jeep and a young guy (prolly in his late teens) pointed a gun at me. He got my iPod (which in hindsight I should have just kept in my bag), and seeing my small bag (which contained 2 mobile phones and some cash), he took it as well. I didn't fight back, even if I had doubts if he was actually brandishing a real gun. I was too afraid to go to a police station, knowing I am still in their turf.<BR/><BR/>It was a very traumatic experience. I never though I would be a 'target' given my relatively bigger build. But it's another story if your assailant has a gun. I didn't take the jeep for several days after that incident. <BR/><BR/>This is not to say the whole of Manila is unsafe. Although I can't say a good piece of advice on how to avoid such an incident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-59531869509889351952008-08-27T04:37:00.000-04:002008-08-27T04:37:00.000-04:00iceburn001 said...One thing I can say is I underst...iceburn001 said...<BR/><BR/><I><B>One thing I can say is I understand why she fought back even if it's at the cost of her life. Some people will never understand but it's harder to live with oneself knowing you did nothing.</B></I><BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>well said, iceburn001.<BR/><BR/>when our rights are trampled on, we must learn to stand up and fight for it.<BR/><BR/>justice and balance are worth fighting for.<BR/><BR/>at any cost.<BR/><BR/>my prayers go to tara and her family during this very trying times.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430823970379624792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-56856831903066836222008-08-26T23:14:00.000-04:002008-08-26T23:14:00.000-04:00this is why i was never for the so-called gun ban....this is why i was never for the so-called gun ban. what? ban the guns for legitimate users and let the crooks have the guns? and anonymous 12:24 is so right when he/she said that no amount of gun control can deter these crooks from acquiring their guns. the very reason why private persons like me arm themselves is for protection when the need arises. what protection can one have when somebody is trying to break-in to your house? are we just going to sit and wait for them to get in? call the police and you might end up losing more than if the intruders successfully got in for the so-called "protection" that they did. you might end up being visited and "protected" everyday by these responding policemen! i am truly saddened by this incident. i am still hoping that a miracle will happen and she will emerge from this nightmare as the same tara that she was before the attack. let us all pray for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-47883165276281845682008-08-26T22:53:00.000-04:002008-08-26T22:53:00.000-04:00it is truly disturbing what manila has become nowa...it is truly disturbing what manila has become nowadays. the philippines will always be my home but now that i live here in singapore, i cannot even imagine how i managed to live from day to day in a city full of crime like manila. <BR/><BR/>its very un-patriotic to dislike ur own country but whenever one hears stories like this, how can you help it..<BR/><BR/>i pray to god for justice for tara.Shan Abellanedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075006344111011567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-24611015135827266772008-08-26T22:24:00.000-04:002008-08-26T22:24:00.000-04:00lady j, you live in a fantasy land. What makes yo...lady j, you live in a fantasy land. What makes you think crooks get their guns legally? Regardless of whatever arms control you do, these crooks will always have access to illegal guns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-33064310173904571572008-08-26T21:29:00.000-04:002008-08-26T21:29:00.000-04:00truly, the answer is ARMS CONTROL. our government ...truly, the answer is ARMS CONTROL. our government is useless. to pray is what the government is counting on all of us to do --rely on God, not them. lobby, rally, advocate. do everything else that you can. seriously. arms god damn control. google everything you can about it. tell your neighbors and your friends about it. you yourself, don't buy a gun! God will not stop a speeding bullet. BUT YOU CAN PREVENT IT FROM BEING SHOT.Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576983209309439474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-23520233477267844912008-08-26T13:00:00.000-04:002008-08-26T13:00:00.000-04:00Like Tara I was shot by a mugger because I chose t...Like Tara I was shot by a mugger because I chose to fight back. I was 21. And I was lucky that I only got shot in the foot. To this day the scums who mugged me had never ever been caught. I still remember their faces to this day even if the incident happened 7 years ago.<BR/><BR/>The cops who took my statement actually asked my parents for money first before they would do anything. And the shitty part is that they sold the story to some reporter to make even more cash. <BR/><BR/>One thing I can say is I understand why she fought back even if it's at the cost of her life. Some people will never understand but it's harder to live with oneself knowing you did nothing. Besides in moments like that it's only a split second decision to fight or flight...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-18522126274396552562008-08-26T12:52:00.000-04:002008-08-26T12:52:00.000-04:00Very painful ti read. heart breaking.Very painful ti read. heart breaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510366480931064584.post-84015838434478770262008-08-26T11:53:00.000-04:002008-08-26T11:53:00.000-04:00there is no greater pain than to see your own chil...there is no greater pain than to see your own child suffering. i know it for i live it everyday. makes me question why do these things happen in our world where God the divine exists. no answers but more questions like these unending mysteries of our life, of our existence. the hows, the whys and what are out there that we don't know still. but i gave it all to Him, my faith and my trust. for no one knows everything but Him and who am i to question Him. not my place and i understand that :) may His amazing grace and miracle come upon on this wonderful girl and may her parents find peace and strength to handle this very heavy challenge of their lives...<BR/><BR/>sooo glad that you found the "one" Brian, the one that will make you truly smile :) <BR/><BR/>and yes, stories of killings for body organs are out there for quite sometime now, maybe it's true, maybe it's false. but it is not bad to be forewarned so we can be more vigilant in looking out for our most precious kids for "we don't want to lose them" and that's for sure :)Airesolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522384170541802192noreply@blogger.com