What were they thinking?!

Major inconvenience! That's what the organizers of the Edsa celebration brought the commuters this afternoon! With the Ortigas-Santolan part of Edsa closed to the afternoon rush hour, north-bound vehicles needed to be re-routed---causing bedlam in the Julia Vargas and San Miguel avenue area of the Ortigas Center.

In itself, those two avenues already accommodates voluminous amount of traffic on a normal day---now imagine the addition of buses into the mix and you'll get indescribable chaos! Whoever thought of that routing scheme should get axed!

What I don't understand is why schedule a major celebration on a working day?! Given that the holiday was declared in advance---the commemoration should have been done earlier too(maybe at least with the part where there is a street activity).

With the the assigned detour route already congested, commuters like me, turned to the MRT. Man! It was similarly chaotic as well! MRT admin needed to stop northbound commuters from entering the loading area since it was already filled to the brim!

It was hot and with everyone raring to load up and go home---tempers flared! It was a good thing that level headed-ness prevailed and we all got our ride. Unfortunately for me, I got so confused with all the commotion that instead of taking the northbound train, I got into the southbound one and ended up taking an unscheduled tour of the metro!

Live Happy!

How many times must it be said that LIFE is NEVER PERFECT.

For those already well off (with that I mean those who has a job, lives in a house, and eat three square meals a day), life can only be made BETTER.

I really find it amusing to hear rich people bitch about their life. Don’t they realize that millions of people would gladly exchange places with them without even batting an eyelash?

We are a product of our choices. We are subjected to difficult situations for us to overcome them. If you choose to fold to these obstacles then you must learn to adapt and deal with the card you’re dealt with. Don’t blame anyone else. Don’t blame God---He only provides assistance to those who try to help themselves. Blame yourself.

The only PERFECT LIFE is the AFTER LIFE---but that’s only after you’ve lived a good life on this earth; otherwise…let’s just say, “Eternal life can never be hotter!”

Life can only be as perfect as we want it to be. If there is nothing that can be done to make better your life, the only thing that can be done is to find CONTENTMENT with what you have. Longing for something that you don’t have the capacity to get will only make your life miserable.

Choose to be HAPPY!

Philippine National Election 2010

Since the presidentiables began to hit the airwaves with their vision of the future in relation to the Philippine’s socio-political destiny, I have been wondering in the borderline of a reverse peristaltic movement and getting a lobotomy! For me, all these talk of honesty, ascension from poverty, and economic turn around is just that…TALK!

Twenty-three years as a registered voter and the political playing field remains the same.

The problem with us Filipinos is that we vote based on popularity than merit. He who dominates the media war gets the votes. In other words, he whose political war chest is heaviest is usually awarded the Malacanyang residence!

Now, why is this?

Simply because we are a media dominated society where a household is never complete without a TV set or a radio. Want proof? Just look at the top of the houses of those squatter shanties and tell me what you see. TV antennas, right? See my point?

This would make the life of a political campaigner easy---just get yourself a catchy jingle and you’ll surely be the ring tone for many a cellphone!

Needless to say, you need a lot of money to win the presidency. Well, I’m talking in the sum of millions! Running a 30 second add on TV is already in the hundreds of thousands---and that’s just one media. Add in radio and print ads and you’ll be amazed as to the obscenity of the amount! So, its either a candidate is already filthy rich or he gets the support of others who’ve got the gazillions to spare! The problem with these supporters is that when you win---they’ve got your balls tied to a leash! Ouch!

This should not be the case. Bottomline is---we don’t need promises. We don’t need ALMS. Who we need is a leader who can move us into ACTION! Being the president does not mean putting the burden of the nation on one shoulder but more being able to influence every Filipino to share the burden with him.

We need to make the intelligent decision to choose our next president. We need to filter out the bullshit in their speech. Let us put a stop to the senseless media campaign! Challenge them to reallocate the media campaign of budget and give to our public school teachers who are grossly underpaid. Let us put our presidentiables in public forums where they can talk about their accomplishments as public servants and in the private sector, talk about their plan of governance and how they intend to accomplish them. Let them justify themselves to us, the voters. Do not let their money dictate our decision---get their money and then vote wisely.

Let us make our own destiny!

Hooter's Mall of Asia, Philippines-February 20, 2010

I have long wanted to witness for myself what Hooter's is all about and finally the day was today! So with my wife and I trouped to the SM Mall of Asia along Seaside Boulevard.

Actually, the original purpose of our trip was to go to the Travel Tour Expo @ SMX but since it's already lunch time we detoured to finally check the place out.

It was a long walk to the place but I'd say it was worth it! Personally, upon our entrace it was already worth it as we were met by Rhea, the on duty waitress, wearing what I'd say as a revelling outfit! Ha! Ha! Waitress palang e busog ka na! That earned me a menu whack on the head from my wife!

We ordered the Hooter's Cob Salad, Clam Chowder, Chicken Strips and Caramel Fudge Cheesecake. lunch time was a lean time for them and we were the only customer. Ironically, there was a lot of people at SM that day but maybe because of the location of the place it's rather a long way off from the mall. According to Rhea they usually fill up around 4pm in time for happy hour!

Good food, cold beer, served by beautiful girls! A winning combination I'd say!

Check out their site http://www.hooterspacificasia.com/

Simona Halep is HUGE!

If I saw Simona Halep in plain clothes I wouldn't believe it when you tell me that she's a professional tennis player! Man! Those are not puppies she's packing---they're Saint Bernards! She's got these huge knockers that it would seem to be impossible to be limber and agile in the tennis court!

However, she is a true blue professional tennis player from Romania. As of February 2010 she ranks 187th in the world.

She's only 18 years old.

A Jeepney Driver Question

I have been riding the jeepney all my life and I've grown fond of observing the jeepney driver and his various idiosyncracies. For instance, most of them are smokers---to hell with the no smoking law in public places! They also have this knack for buying "sampaguita" and those patched up round rags. But one thing that have really caught my attention is their driving posture. Why in the hell do they sit that way?! Body to the side and practically sitting at the middle of the front seat. Well, you're suppose to sit facing straight while driving, right? How are you suppose to have a peripheral vision of the side mirror, correct? So the question that begs an answer is WHY? Dumbfounded. That was what I am with regard to this subject matter. I asked my wife this question the other day and I do believe her answer is the most logical one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC17uH1diS8

As I've mentioned earlier I have been a commuter for the longest time and being so I have experienced not feeling the lower half of my body after a long trip. In order to counter act this inconvenience I change position every once in a while changing the concentration of my body weight to the left and right side of my tush. I tell you, having that numbing feeling is really very uncomfortable---very much like a thousand needles pricking your balls simultaneously! So I guess this is also true for jeepney drivers. They who toil the whole day driving us from one destination to the other. Well, if you have other opinion, do let me know.

What in the name...?!

According to Manang Putok the name of this pastry is PANDE REGLA. No need to elaborate. The reason is really quite obvious.

Krista is Ginebra San Miguel's 2010 Calendar Girl

Need I say more?