When People You Know Die...

I'm feeling very mortal right now. Just received truly devastating news from my hometown. Seven young people, most of whom I know either personally or as acquaintances, perished in a tragic road accident yesterday. Made me realize how I've been living my life as if it would never end. It's an unpleasant jolt of reality. Most of those people were younger than me, and now they're gone, just like that. Forever taken away from the people who love them. I'm going to need more than a moment to process this.

Scrap Pork

The voters' poor decision-making skills plus the politicians' horrific greed and immorality equals a very poor quality of life in the Philippines. We are actually very rich in terms of natural resources, and Filipinos are a hardworking bunch of people. Yet we are a third-world nation. Why? Because we allow criminals and all sorts of fiends to run our country, control our resources, and take advantage of the power.

Here Comes the Sun

After a week of relentless rain, Mr. Sun finally decided to grace us with his presence. Time to hang my newly washed clothes out to dry!

Bad Day

Today, I took my very first (and hopefully my last) swimming expedition through waist-deep flood waters. It was the most unpleasant experience of my life, not to mention scary as hell! With every step I took, I was expecting to get swept away by the strong current, or get electrocuted by unseen live wires. But God is so good, He delivered me safely to my third floor apartment. I am now safe and sound, a bit shaken, yes, but safe nonetheless. When I reached my house, I immediately took two baths, one after the other. Then I bathed in Isopropyl alcohol. I'm planning to burn the clothes that I was wearing when I swam through the flood. They're painful reminders of this day which I plan to put behind me as soon as possible. (Plus, those clothes are probably teeming with all sorts of germs and other gross stuff!)

Here We Go Again!

August is really proving to be delubyo month in the Philippines. It's been like this every year, ever since I started living here in Manila. Ondoy, Habagat, and now Maring. Nature is unleashing its fury upon us once again.

Homesick!

After just two weeks of being back in the big, bad city, I wanna go back home to Neverland. Take me back to the beach, please!

I need to find an effective distraction soon, lest I go crazy! I'm seriously considering quitting my job and heading back to live in my parents house again. I'm so jealous of Curly Top who gets to spend two more months back home!

I miss this mokong so much!