Oi scandal!

Well, I’m not really surprised anymore about church scandals. We don’t have to go far away to know that from “shepherds” to the flock, we have been infiltrated by different types of corruption; man to man action, masonry, you name it! Sadly, it is both biblical and logical.

Logical? Well yeah. If you are for example, a member of a gang and you want to eliminate your rival gang, you bop the big boss rather than the minions. In the case of the Church, who would you target if you want to destroy more souls? Church leaders! Corrupt the leaders and you easily corrupt their flocks too. That’s why they are the primary targets of the devil. If your church is super clean, you better watch out. Your church might be more of a cubic zirconia rather than a real diamond. If you don’t get the analogy or perhaps you are not familiar with it, cubic zirconia is a man-made crystalline material used to imitate real diamonds. They have more colour and may seem more radiant and sparkly as compared to real diamonds, but it is cheap. Diamonds on the other hand takes billions of years to take form on earth and is very expensive. If you are a robber, which would you be more interested to steal? Okay I admit! It’s a terrible analogy, but I hope you get the point.

Side Story, super quick OT

When I was choosing an engagement ring for my fiancé, I was really routing for something that doesn’t have diamonds in it. Because first, I am well aware of how the prices of diamonds are manipulated. Second, I am aware of blood diamonds; I just don’t want to support anything related to it or any industry related to it (causing it, or whatever. I have my own theories.). But my friends convinced me to get a real diamond ring (yes I was about to get the cheaper cubic zirconia ones) because diamonds are more symbolic. It is beauty formed by time. AND the colours of real diamonds sparkle from deep within, just like my love. Iz so deeps…

Going back… Biblical?

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 23:1-4

Nuff said.

It has been happening before, it is happening now, and it will continue to happen until the second coming. But don’t get me wrong, no one should be silent about the evil that’s been happening around. We are to expose the truth, no matter how ugly it is, and no matter how much we bleed for speaking out. Practicing Catholics are no snowflakes. All of us are called to carry the cross; to carry the burden of exposing the truth that the Church, the Body, is very ill.

Ending this post with a prayer from the liturgy: 

Deliver us, Lord, from every evil,

and grant us peace in our day.

In your mercy keep us free from sin

and protect us from all anxiety

as we wait in joyful hope

for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Mini Mumu Yoyo Earphones: Which Would Thanos Get?

I am sure you’ve heard about Miniso, Mumuso, Yoyoso, etc. These are Korean-themed stores selling random products (Mostly made in China) like soap, watches, dolls and many more. At first I thought they were all the same and their products are just rebranded and repackaged to make them look different from each other. I was proven wrong when I tested their earphones.

I visited the three most popular So’s and tested all their in-ear earphones. I know, it’s a little unsanitary but before I test earphones, I wipe them and shake them vigorously and… violently? To make sure all the germs and unwanted earwax is gone. Hey, if you don’t try them before buying you might regret it later. Most of their earphones are less than four hundred pesos. I’ll make this short so here’s the verdict:

-        All of Yoyoso’s earphones are terrible. I don’t like them one bit; do not waste your money buying their earphones. I find their products too bassy and muddy. The high frequencies are terrible. By the way, I used two jams using spotify set on high resolution; Eye of the Tiger, and Making the Most of the Night by Carly Rae. Yoyoso? Nonoso…

-        Mumuso is okay-ish. I actually bought one for emergency. I got the Metal Earphones for P320+. It sounds okay, but not great. Mid and highs are okay, but the lows and thumps are kinda below average. It’s like the metal casing is trapping the lows or the lows is just not resonating well with the cap or something. The left earplug started to have a crackling sound in two weeks, and then the sound just disappeared. So this is basically P320+ worth of metallic crap. Mumuso? My Earphones is Mumu na.

-        And then I tried Miniso’s nameless in-earphones with tiny vent –like metal grill thingies on each side, making it look like it’s a semi-open back earphones. Forget the others. Since I’m not very good at build-up’s I’m going straight to the point. This specific product is the BEST in-ear earphones I have ever tried that’s below P300. When I played Eye of the Tiger, it was magical! Three Manuel Roxas bills are flying around me, smiling. The music seemed like it was coming from the outside, like I’m positioned in front of the band. Then I tried modern electronic music to check the bass, and it still sounded great, most specially the lows. I think this is the main difference between cheap earphones and the good ones. If the sound is like trapped inside your head, it’s bad, don’t get it. But if it plays as if the sound is free and gives depth and perspective, it’s a gem. (Note: This is similar to acoustic guitars. Good acoustic guitars resonate sound in a way that sound seems to be vibrating in all directions. Mediocre acoustic guitars seem to emit sound in a straight line, like it’s just coming out from the sound hole.) It’s not perfect, but again, for something below P300, it's a steal! Oh and comes with a case too.

For comparison, I tried their most expensive in-ear earphones (To my surprise it has a product name. lol! ), DT200 which cost P999. It sounds a little better and a little wider, but the P700-peso difference in price vs. little difference in sound, is just not worth it for a cheapskate like me. And for P999 there are more products to consider like the ones from Panasonic.

So there you have it. I’m not sponsored by Miniso. It’s just that I found a gem, in a cutesy Korean themed store, that is affordable and worth sharing.

Which would Thanos get? In a snap, Yoyo and Mumu will most probably vanish.