Who are we going to blame?

I bet you have also observed this:

Cigarette butts on the white sandy beaches of Boracay. Soda cans on the beaches of Puerto Galera. Bottle caps in Baywalk. Spray paint on the plaque of the Tobacco Monopoly Monument in Laoag. Vandals on the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay.

But who are we really going to blame on this?

Philippine President Cory Aquino is dead

Former Philippine President Cory Aquino has died of Colon Cancer in Makati Medical City.

More details about this news soon.

I’m a fish again!

Oh boy. It’s Monday. The start of week for thousands of Filipinos. While mine starts on a Saturday, It’ just today that I will get to feel the effects of my freaking shift schedule.

No. don’t get me wrong. I LOVE my work sched right now. It’s 9PM-6AM. What really freaks me out is the traffic jam along the stretch of EDSA during the 6-8PM period. Add to that, the canned sardines situation at the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) from Guadalupe station to Quezon Avenue. It’s just hard to imagine, but it’s real: I’m one of the fishes again, for the next two weeks. And the burden of me being a fish doesnt just end there. Going back home is another challenge for me to swim through. At 6AM schoolkids and the yuppies are now piling up at the Quezon Avenue station to get the morning’s train. All of them still looking fresh, boxing out for the best spot on the train and Amoy bagong paligo. While I, the haggard looking fish, goes home in lupaypay mode already.

Whew. I just hope that All these schoolkids and the yuppies are still in their beds when I go home. And I hope that all of them will go home at 4in the afternoon so that I’d be the only person to take the train later tonight! Hahaha dream on…

Back to school?

I mentioned in my previous post that I will be enrolling in Ateneo de Manila. this coming September. and after so much refelection, I have just realized that a lot of my travel plans for this year will be affected. Classes will be held every Satursdays (whole day) until December.

One of the biggest trip that could be jeopardized is my Masskara Festival trip to Bacolod. You see, Masskara is a big deal to me. It’s the festival of my hometown. It’s also the reason why I started Byahilo. Geez, I dunno what to do. The most that I can do, (hopefuly!) is take an early morning flight on October 21, the last day of the festival. After the fiesta, take a morning flight back to Manila, take a cab directly to office for work. An overnight stay in Bacolod? Whew! I don’t know if this is possible. But im still crossing my fingers. For now, the Kadayawan Festival on August 18-19 could also be canceled. But who knows, I might push through one of my beach trips before school starts! Beach trip on a rainy day… hahaha

Another round of updates

As usual, my full time job had chained me from head to foot to my office desk. That’s the reason why I’m not able to go out of town recently, nor explore another dingy corner of Manila. No, I’m not complaining since for the last 3 years, this has been my main bread and butter. Anyways, here’s just an update of what’s happening lately:

TOMORROW - I might meet some Ilonggo friends who are also members of the Sykscrapercity Forum.

July 28 – I might join Youth Trip’sChinese Cemetery Tour.

August 1-4 World Food Expo – I’ll be there! I just got my PASS! I guess I’ll go there on August 3 or 4. I still have to check if my aunt’s company will join this years expo.

August 21 – Mrs. Field’s second coming I’ll be going with blogger friend Borgy

And lastly, I have been keeping mum about this for the longest time but this is it! Hahaha I will be enrolling in Ateneo de Manila University sometime this September. What course? haha I’ll just spill the beans, once it’s final. Geez, I’m feeling the excitement already. ahahaha

San Miguel Church

The church, was originally built during the Spanish period, but it has obviously been renovated that it no longer looks old. The church is known for its symmetrical bell towers done in Gothic architecture. The church stands in the district of San Miguel, and is just a few meters away from the official residence of the Philippine President: the Malacañang Palace.

The Golden Mosque

It was originally built in in 1976 upon the orders of then Philippine First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos for the scheduled State Visit of Libyan President, Muammar Khadafy. Unfortunately, the vist did not pushed through. But the construction of Metro Manila’s biggest mosque continued.

Basilica Minore del Cristo Nazareno

When we say Quiapo, what usually comes into our mind is the Church of the Black Nazarene. The Basilica Minore del Cristo Nazareno houses the dark-skinned Christ carrying the cross.