Take it or not, 2010 election was the fastest the Philippines ever had. It was deemed historical purely because of the lightning speed counting and transmission of results never before seen in this country. Who could imagine that only a few days after May 10, we see local officials being proclaimed with minimal to no protest at all? There, the typical election scenarios of disputes and remonstrations that usually take center-stage have been greatly reduced. The speed at which the election results were being canvassed both officially and unofficially was staggering. Not even the “mandarayas’ –now [I think mistakenly] named as hackers- could do something as the election process pass before their eyes.
This was until the name Koala came about three week after. Not to take away anything from the cuddly but solitary creature, it now appears that we, once again, drag poor animals to human representation regardless of our own possible negative connotation. Remember buwaya, baboy and ahas along with their editorial cartoon symbolism? It is evident that the term Koala Boy was created based on the appearance of this man who wears white mask with rounded, black portion at the lower front that resembles a koala bear. It was a hit like Lee Dewyze winning American Idol. The echoes of possible election fraud that appeared impossible at first suddenly became so hugely doubtful that even a 128-bit encryption of the Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) program seems to be in question once more.
I don’t know if this is a real score to tackle but I doubt anyone who can actually break that 128-bit security encryption. This may sound too technical but 128-bit encryption is, by far, impossible to decrypt, unless of course, you have the original source code to boot where you no longer need to break in but just simply modify the program –it is no longer hacking then but proramming. But as far as I know, the source code is currently inside the most protected vault of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. So the question is how? I don’t know. Maybe those who are in doubt or in suspicion are either computer hacking ultra genius or simply otherwise (I don’t want to say imbecile). It is either you are a wizard at decrypting where 128-bit becomes chicken feed as what Koala boy implies or you’re just afraid of something you totally don’t understand. It’s normal for human to fear the unknown. Now the Filipinos are between the validity of the entire Philippine election versus that of Koala Boy. HU R U Picking?
In stock trading, we have terminologies like BULL market and BEAR market. Bull stands for surging stock prices; the one investors love to hear –read: PROFIT. Bear market, on the other hand is the exact opposite when stock prices, in general, go down. It is quite a matter of how you look at it as an investor. Most are greatly delighted to see the prices go up. Surprisingly, others understand it the other way. It is said that a good investor earns when prices go up or down.
I can compare the recent election with this: The first week, where there was assurance going into the canvassing, can be matched up to a BULL MARKET.People are happy, oozing with confidence with the process. Some candidates even conceded as early as three days after –an unprecedented occurrence in Philippine politics as, before, no one was said to lose; it is either you won or you were cheated. The country appeared to finally break off the bandage of questionable results. Fraudulent upshots became a thing of the past. And we were all happy.
But this was not until Koala Boy came into picture. He single-handedly turned the bright scenario into a dark picture as he represented the BEAR MARKET (no wonder he’s koala BEAR, pun intended). Now we are in a brink of a possible collapse. Have you imagined what probably may happen if Koala’s claims will be proven as valid? Then there will be massive failure of election. Even for places where there may be no hoax will doubt the results.Just like the stock market, prices go up or down within minutes by just rumors of massive selling or buying of some blue chips.
But are we, Filipinos, to act like good investors in this trying moment is the ultimate question. Can we cash-in or succeed either way or just like before fell trap to the quicksand of spurious politics? The final stretch of canvassing for the executive positions started yesterday. In just a few days we may finally have either a legitimate president or a bogus one depending on what will transpire through the Koala controversy.How we perceive it, perhaps like investing in stocks, matters more than how we look at koala boy being a timid bear or a raging bull.
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