JUST AN OPINION

(c)Julieta Casabuena Facto Moffatt - February 27, 2012
Darwin, Australia

It was interesting to watched and kept on listening all about the bickering of two important people in our political domain.  They are both have their on rights and talents to be there we they are before this and that about One Party with too many leaders...two is too many...that is all the number the political party had to had to break their own goal and ambitions to make our country Australia great at all times.

But, as we all know ...the greed for power is more than a cancer in itself.  Once greed for power is on the line, the party will divide regardless of the cost.  The majority of us people who voted for the person we thought was the right person to lead our country for betterment was betrayed....but what is new in politics....it is happening all over the world...betrayal is the name of the game...as I've said greed for power.

I thought after today's election of Labour leader done, everyone will be shutting their mouth and leave it to the winners to start running the government without any more bickering and all which is so unhealthy for the country and each people.

Yes, I was wrong for tonight I watched the Q & A (Questions and Answers) ABC TV station...and everyone still talking who and whom and which and what about anything to what happened between the Labour Party Leadership. Ms. Gillard wins, let her have peace of mind so she can move on better, leave her alone stop feeding undesirable words against personality in other words, stop personal attack on her now.

While for Mr. Rudd, let it be.  He had his fair share too.  So let him be.  He was the elected one, but lost somewhere along the way.  As I've said nothing new to all of us about politics here in our country it happened before and of course it is a sin for me and any of us to believe that 'IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.' only in politics 'lightning strike twice.' and or history repeat itself.

Politics is like War.....they both kill.  War and Politics goes hand in hand.  One can argue with me but it is the truth...in my views.  All wars happened and will be happening again because of Politics.

Politics kills the integrity of anyone who will and would go against the preferred leader of any party.  Both WWI and WW2 and likewise that is now happening in other part of the world is because of politics....It is so sad because we as the majority has no power to stop the war if the politicians/leadership give their commands!

Some member of the panel Australia to try what Americans do, in electing their leaders.  Why would we follow them?

Philippines as a republic we almost have the same election procedures of America.  By experienced almost always only rich people get into power because of 'MONEY SPEAKS ALL LANGUAGES.'  This style of election can be easily manipulated and as well as can be corrupted.

SO PLEASE ALL ELECTED POLITICIANS OF OUR COUNTRY AUSTRALIA....let the dust of party separation settle down now and BE UNITED FOR THE COMMON CAUSE FOR A UNITED AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT THAT WE ALL CAN BE PROUD OF AND BE STILL THE ENVY OF THE WORLD.

I've seen both sides of politics - the east and the west and in my observation and opinion, our GOVERNMENT PROCESS IS OF NOT PERFECT BUT BY GOSH...I AM PROUD TO BE AN AUSTRALIAN AND TO BE A PART OF THIS FAIR COUNTRY.

TO ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.....WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!

JUST AN OPINION!       

Misreading Actions

(c)Julieta Casabuena Facto Moffatt - Feb. 25, 2012
Darwin, Australia

A year ago I've met you in a very funny circumstances. I was so sick and worried about another guy, I thought I am in love with.  You invited me to come and stay with you for a month or until this guy comes back from his seven weeks holiday in Queensland.

The time Darwin was undergoing good scary wind blasting by Cyclone Carlos and at the same time Queensland was undergoing tremendous power by Cyclone Yazi.  All in all the two cities were in such chaos like my heart undergoing such pain that I've never ever realized I can experience in my lifetime.

In a way your invitation to stay with you, I was so amazingly stunned your invitation was done in front of my dear Mr. J you've asked me and also it was heard and witness by my adopted sister L as you write your address and telephone numbers and your birth date on a piece of paper (which I still had it) then you handed it to me.

That trust was spontaneous on my side....arriving home....I decided I will take your offer so I text you and that was that.  You've shacked me for thirty days without any question of my integrity or of who I am.  We both trusted each other, then respect was both sides too.  I am so glad I've accepted your invitation.

It was a month of joy of good happy memories together...and I am so blessed because I've found a friend in you.  We shared time and space.  We laughed with few disagreement about opinions on things but it was so much of an exchanged of views.  I've watched so much movies that 30 days with you any time with my entire 57 years and it was fun.  We almost love the same style of music.  You and I was in such a fun loving moment of life, the time and space were with us.  The time and space and the joy it brings between our hearts....was so priceless (in my views)...

You've said, aside from without having sex....we are like middle aged clacking couple....and we both enjoyed our each other company.  Watching sunset as often as we can outside your porch.  Before then, I.ve forgot what and how beautiful sunset can be.  Thank you for taking me back to beautifulworld of friendship.

Then, as we all know that life has its own road and atlas prepared for us to travel...trials and all we have to face it whether we like it or not.  All your attentions, care and most of all your love you had given me....I felt something growing steadily inside my heart, in the beginning I didn't figure it out....Until, one evening I was feeling some uncomfortable feelings every time you talk about other women.

I've tried to divert my attentions to other things...I put all my energy in writing but in the end I know I am losing my strength....I know then...I am falling in love with you....but I kept it to myself because, I am a woman.....strong and invincible....it would be a shame if I show some weakness and that is letting you know about my feelings.  I did succeed on pretending, telling everyone that you are only a friend!  I am lying then and now!!!!!

I was a broken heart, you came to my rescue, you helped mended my heart....then only for you to rip it apart all over again.  The pain was so such that the first but I assure you I will get back and bounce back without fail to live life again.  I will never let anyone ruin my life's happiness.

I know you had feelings for me, more than just a friend.  You can deny it as you like, but I am a woman too, and naive as you me think I am, I can read signs as much as you do.  For in the first place if you don't have an eyes and feelings for me, you've never invited me in your place.  How can you live with a person, like me not knowing much before.  I have no idea.  I am sure we had the same aspirations in life why we came to met each other.  We are meant to be with each other as friends for life...for now!

 My feelings was cemented it when you said during our dinner "Julieta, I never know how to be happy until you spent time with me.  Wish it wasn't ended.  I was so happy then you go.  D is back.  It sux'!  And then we toast over glass of water "Friends for life."

After I left your place, last March 3, 2011...we had dinner almost every month some months we had two dinners.  And it was such an occasions I always looking forward to.  Your kindness and attentiveness towards me progresses and that led me to believe that you had feelings with me more than just a friend.  And it was cemented when we had our dinner last April 8, 2011...you said "Julieta, I never know how to be happy until you spent time with me, wish it wasn't ended.  I was so happy then you go. D is back, it sux."!

So with that statement mentioned above...I had some questions from all of you my readers...I need help to answers this questions:  Am I misreading his actions that he has feelings for me or not?

Whatever the consequences of my stupid feelings in the end....I am still....I am.

The day I woke up today

(c)Julieta Casabuena Facto Moffatt - February 17, 2012

As usual, our Darwin weather is just normal - so humid and I woke up sweating because I forgot I've switched off my aircon at dawn.

Looking outside through my little bathroom window...our sky is of bluish-whitish- oh! that's Darwin.  Some rain clouds developing/appearing from the eastern side.  At 8.45 a.m. I out and about going to the bus stop for the trip to Dick Ward Drive at Coconut Grove to  see my friend Betty Mallet.  Gosh, just some five minutes walking I am sweating like nothing and the sun bites my skin...but this is our Darwin.

Everything in Darwin is of the extreme...only my views....heat, rain, thongs, crocodiles....beer....and all too much to itemized....it is up to you to visualize what is more extreme in our Darwin...oppps, I've forgot...we are very very extreme friendly and extreme multicolour society....the best aspect of our Darwin Home.

At three p.m. thought it would rain...only a wish...while I am walking alone Dick Ward Drive going back to my place, the rain clouds getting greyer but I was wrong...wind blow the rain clouds farther away!  So there I am standing at the bus stop...like a fountain....sweaty!

But who cares????? We all are having the same trouble!  Yet, we are still here of all the extremities because we love to live here, because this is our HOME.

THE DAY I WOKE UP TODAY- WAS SO PERFECT IN ITS GLORY...BECAUSE BLESSED US ANOTHER DAY...WONDERFUL GLORIOUS DAY....A BLESSED DAY!

THE DAY I WOKE UP TODAY - WAS SO FULL OF LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING....OF CARING AND MOST OF ALL OF FORGIVING.

TO ALL OF YOU READING THIS, I WISH THE BEST OF LIFE COULD OFFER!

LOVE TO ALL!

MY POWER IS ME

(c) Julieta Casabuena Facto Moffatt - February 8, 2012

As a woman, widowed for four years, I've experienced sadness and everything that ends in =ness...  Well, let your imagination run wild, if you can put before 'ness'..may it be happiness or loneliness or sweetness or .............some strangeness about me.  You can do it if it can make you happy...ness!

Along the road of freedom and aloneness...I often meet people in various circumstances, some like me too...single and free.  But of course I know too well that the price of being free and freedom is that of the BIG ALONENESS on the face of the earth.

Sure, there are some good points of being single....which I've found it so cool...like, I have no one's responsibility nor I am responsible to someone.  I don't need to get up, just because I need to for I had to cook someone's breakfast or made someone's bed.  No ironing most importantly, just mine which I have the freedom of choice not to.

I can read all day without a worry...I can be lazy all day without a worry.  I can be out the whole day and counting my blessings without guilt that someone in my place waiting and worrying where I am at certain point of time.  No scheduled meals....I can eat out of the tin, feet up watching Romantic/comedy in silence!

But my gut feelings is not with my brain...for truly I am missing talking and sharing thoughts and opinions with You!  Yes, You!

You will always be in my heart!  As February 14, is approaching....that very day of 1987...still fresh in my mind...yet....you are my past....but you will always be in my heart....and forever be loving you...

From this day forward....I need not only to move on but I am moving on so I can live life to the fullest....for I know by gut feelings....if you are alive you don't want me to be sad!  

Just because I am going to live life again....I am forgetting you....the truth is you are in a very special compartment of my heart!

For four years I tried not to get involve seriously to anyone....but right now My Gut Feelings telling me 'IT IS TIME FOR ME TO LIVE AGAIN AND BE HAPPY AS I USED TO BE.'  And hope all my friends and families would understand me....I don't want anymore to live my life in pretence.  

Life is so important...as long as I am NOT stepping other's people principles in life, I will enjoy every MOMENT OF MY LIFE without guilt!  I am sick of crying on my own!

The lessons I've learned from being a widow is that -- MY POWER IS ME in this earthly word with the GUIDANCE OF MY CREATOR!

Tomorrow.........I am a new ME!

February

(c)Julieta Casabuena Facto Moffatt - Feb. 2, 2012

The first of February 2012, and that was yesterday...heavy rain visited Darwin, Northern Territory and I was frightened.  As if it won't stop.  Some flooding occurred in some low areas but thankfully it did subsides so quickly and the effect is not so bad, at least no one was hurt.

Of course there were some properties damaged, and I am repeating myself here 'at least no one was hurt.'  Today, the weather is in between, but gee!  Anyone been in the Darwin bus during this season?  I say no more!

Is February really is the month of Love?  Is this right?  Who says so?  Do you believe in it?  How come?  This questions I don't have the right answers...but I have some views about it. 

 For me everyday and every month, or three hundred sixty-five days a year, 24/7 = is all for love!  Why do we have only to remember and appreciate people we love on February 14, of each year? Is a dozen or a single red, yellow or whatever rose's colour, a box of chocolates or lollies or whatever we can get from the supermarkets and other shops that we think represents what we feel and that we believe that can make people we love happy.  But all this fancy things are all there poking our eyes....we ALL blinded by COMMERCIALISM....and THE CAPITALISM...

Blindly believing that things on the shelves is the only thing can make our loved ones happy...which in truth it is NOT.  Nothing can surpass the LOVE OF US FOR THEM.  And that love needs deeds for without good responsible deeds....IT is a DEAD LOVE! What else OUT there  that is more precious that would convey our feelings of how much we love our loved ones aside from 'HUGS AND KISSES' PLUS THE MAGIC WORDS 'I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.'  For me this is priceless!

Today while we were in Casuarina Shopping Square I can't help myself going into a florist shop and OMG...I can't see cheap flower arrangements....ranges from $35 the cheapest up to $415.00 the dearest....whooping...jumping kangaroos and laughing jack...are the prices!  Mind you it is not all fresh flowers...the most are combinations of plastic and all, I can't believe what I am seeing.

The blind-eyed love!