Donald J. Trump as US President

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"What's the reason why Donald Trump won as US President? It's not because of Russia. What kind of intelligence report is that if it only identified the problem after the event? I call it a stupid report.The real reason Trump won is because mainstream America or America's elite was too arrogant to overlook the voting power of the rest of its citizenry - the middle-class, the quiet ones, the less dramatic"- Carlos Aces

"I am honored to serve you, the great American People, as your 45th President of the United States!" - Donald J. Trump

Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. But the Women’s March in Washington was roughly 3 times bigger than the size of the audience at President Trump's inauguration, crowd counting experts said. “It looked honestly – it looked like a million and a half people. Whatever it was, it was. But it went all the way back to the Washington Monument." The protesters said they were resolved to keep fighting the Trump agenda long after the march ended. But Trump's press secretary says the inauguration drew “the largest audience ever to witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe”. Trump has claimed 1.5m people came to Washington for his inauguration.
The Twitter account of the National Park Service was temporarily suspended after retweeting photos comparing the crowd's at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009 with Trump's inauguration.

Trump has said he has been "running a war" with the media and warned them of consequences for falsely reporting that less number of people attended his inauguration.

"Well, good did not win this election. But good will win in the end," Madonna delivered a fiery R-rated, anti-Donald J. Trump speech during the Womens March.

Ashley Judd may take the top honor (or DisHonor) for an R-rated tangent against “Electoral College-sanctioned hate speech” by President Trump and his team of “Nazis” capturing “little girls like Pokemon” and Ivanka Trump as his “favorite sex symbol.”

Judd seized the stage from Michael Moore and proclaimed prior to her spoken word diatribe that she was there to“bring you words from Nina Donovan, a 19-year-old in middle Tennessee and she has given me the privilege of telling you what she has to say.”
Judd fretted that “I feel Hitler in these streets” as a mustache was replaced by “a toupe” and “Nazis renamed as the cabinet.”

While Trump was giving his very first speech as president, people couldn't help but notice what Obama was doing behind him. Did Trump really just quote Bane in his Inauguration Speech? Side-by-side comparison shows Trump might have plagiarized part of his inauguration speech from DC villain Bane in Dark Knight Rises. "It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots!"

"I’ve been watching and listening to inaugural addresses since John F. Kennedy’s, in 1960. I’ve never heard anything like this one in terms of its divisive content and complete lack of uplift."

"I have a lot of respect for those two people," despite a hectic campaign run, Trump applauds both Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton for attending his inauguration ceremony.

"We are going to do some great things over the next eight years." Is that a hint to a re-election bid?

"Very proud of my father Donald J. Trump who will be a great President for all Americans." - Ivanka Trump

Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman noticed as he watched Donald Trump’s Inaugural Ball that the president’s celebratory cake was an exact copy of the one he created for Barack Obama’s swearing-in several years ago. "I was told to copy it," the inaugural baker says.

Trump is only at the beginning of his presidency, but he's already planning to shut down one of the government's most wasteful programs. In his first hours as president Friday,Trump ordered federal agencies to "ease the burden" of ObamaCare while his chief of staff directed an immediate regulatory freeze.
"Sorry Trump, God can't make it. I know, I know, I'm omnipresent and so technically I'm everywhere, but your inauguration is the one place I won't be. I can't be seen with you. You're just such a turd sandwich." says God.

Trump will be Trump will be Trump, and we don’t have much choice but to get used to it. The presidency just raises the stakes of Trump’s con game to a completely new level.

"To Americans: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes and your dreams will define our American destiny. Your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. Together we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again - and yes, together, WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" - Donald J. Trump

Master Joseph Chau Kam Shing and his Feng Shui Predictions

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With the coming of the Chinese New Year this 28th of January, we see the familiar images all over the Metro - like "tikoys" (Nian gao sometimes translated as year cake or Chinese New Year's cake) of different shapes, colors and sizes. There are also the other familiar items that you'll find an abundance in Binondo or Chinatown in Manila designed to bring you luck and fortune. I could tell you that there would be many who would do a food, site and/or temple tour within these days, especially at the actual night when fireworks will once again lit the skies.

Not to be confused with fortune telling, is Feng Shui, a Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment. This is something like putting everything in its rightful place. There also seems to be several ways to receive luck and fortune using this practice, and thus Feng Shui masters are also very popular during the Chinese New Year season.

Since most Chinese, may it be pure or Tsinoy, are affluent or rich, and very much successful in business, there's probably nothing wrong in following this age-old tradition.

Will we be lucky this year?

Now that this is the Year of the Fire Rooster, 2017 for me might be sort of lucky or unlucky as I tend to get confused when so many "masters" say different "fortunes." But Master Chau explained that he is only into Feng Shui and not in fortune telling. He did told us that there are many who try to master everything from Feng Shui to Fortune Telling - Jack of All Trades? Master of None?

Hontiveros on Duterte's Slavery Comment: Don't Trivialize People's Suffering

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Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday called President Rodrigo Duterte's attention after the country's Chief Executive compared drug addicts to African slaves, saying that at least African slaves can be put to work.

Hontiveros said the statement is racist and belittles the value of human life.

"This is the height of absurdity. The president tries to make light of slavery, which is universally frowned upon and condemned. His remarks were callous, insensitive and uninformed," Hontiveros said.

"Abuse is abuse. Whether drug addiction or slavery, the lives of the people that are trapped in these circumstances are incomparable. It is wrong to trivialize people's suffering and judge which situation is 'better' than the other," Hontiveros added.

Hontiveros said Duterte should stop referring to the ostracism and persecution done to people of different races when talking about the country's drug users.

"First it was the Holocaust, now it's slavery. When will this madness stop? I remind the President that drug addiction is a public health concern. Ostracizing drug addicts only make it extra difficult for the government to fully rehabilitate and reintegrate them back into society," Hontiveros remarked.

"What they need are appropriate health care interventions to manage and stop their addiction. The government should also recognize their right to decent work as a response to the roots of their dependence. The president should stop making it seem like drug dependents are better off sent to gas chambers or slave ships," Hontiveros said.

Last year, Duterte was reported to have compared his anti-drug campaign to the Holocaust. He said that he is willing to slaughter the country's drug users.