phone lines

there's something wrong with the phonelines at home hence the long period between blogs. that also means that it's been some time since i played ragnarok ( the online game ). i was the family driver again last weekend, which is ok since i don't want to spend the whole day in front of the computer. besides it was overcast the whole weekend so i was not able to go jogging. rats! i miss my afternoon run at UP.


view of UP Main Library from the sunken garden, late afternoon.

aftermath

one month after the election and still no end in the counting of votes for the presidency and vp post. and i think the government is now trying to recover from the expenses it incurred during the elections. just the other week i received an email from our accountant, asking me to file some papers at the internal revenue office stating that my salary does'nt exceed a certain amount so that my tax deduction would remain in the 10% mark. otherwise they have to tax me 15%. on top of that is the fact that the jeepney fare rate is now Php5.50 minimum.
perhaps the government could blame the rising global oil prices for the latter. but one can't help but think just how the government is spending our tax money considering that just before the elections a lot of billboards with the smilling face of 'you know who' has been foisted on the public. strange thing for someone who said that she won't run for the presidency.

now there's a new 'onli en da pilipins' saying:

...where a president can tell a barefaced lie, and still get reelected.


if she's a catholic, has she ever heard about 'confession'?

bacacay, albay

my niece visited my blogsite the other day and thanked me for not posting my blogs in tagalog - kasi hindi sya nakakaintindi ng tagalog, he,he.

hey lori, remember this place?

wasted effort

some of my friends say they cannot access my blog. hmm...that's why i'm trying out other file servers.

got a message from one of my friends from cebu this afternoon. made me wish i have the time and money to go there for a vacation. summer is over and i was not able to go swimming at a beach OR even a pool.


view of osmena circle from the the pedestrian overpass on maxilom ave.

3rd post

as if i don't have enough to do, tom and arnel encouraged me to have my own blog. years ago i've restrained myself from painting graffiti on our college walls. now, here i am posting digital graffiti. and it's not even as good as some graffiti that i've seen before. rats.

maybe i could offset that by putting some pictures on my blog, he,he.



this one was taken during my stint in cebu. it's a view from the taoist temple. hmmm, i wonder how my friends there are doing?

a backward glance

i was wondering if i should blog in tagalog or not. but my method of typing is hunt and peck and i don't want to struggle with the syllables of the filipino language, so i hope you will forgive me for opting to write in english. and if you find my grammar wrong, well blame it on me ( and my elementary english teacher for not making me listen, ha,ha )

several weeks ago, we had an art exhibit at PNB main office at roxas blvd. and on my way home we passed by the "blue factory" at nueve de pebrero st. where i spent three and a half years learning and working at a 3d animation company. well regardless of how the company turned out, there's no denying that it produced one heck of a good 3d production team.

first one

i once read that beginnings are often difficult. well am beginning a new habit today. posting blogs. but am thinking of posting pictures that i've taken rather than just writing my thoughts...so hope i could have time to upload my pics soon.