proud to be pinoy

2 months back, during one of the usual sunday family meals, we talked about cars running on lpg. and we thought that it was not a very good idea, and decided that it was too dangerous to implement.. i could only imagine the cars exploding on collision (accidents are very usual in the metro)..

2 weeks ago, aboard a cab going to caloocan, lem and i passed by a long queue of taxi. our cab driver explained that they were queueing at the lpg refilling station. and immediately added, "buti na lang, meron kaming sariling karagahan.." the driver left me no time to react. the thought of the number of taxis queueing at an lpg refilling station already shocked me. but i was more alarmed to know the mge (the brand of the taxi we were in) has their own lpg refilling station. and yes, the cab we were in, has already been coverted to run on lpg. the cab driver might have sensed my alarm, he quipped, "may dalawang taxi na kaming tumaob, di naman sumabog.." hahaha, i didn't know whether to be relieved by the fact that lpg-fueled cars are safe or be more alarmed, now knowing that mge cabs are very capable of road accidents... hehehe

for 28 thousand pesos, a car may be modified to run on lpg. the owner will be saving, at least, 20 pesos per liter. our cab driver said "mas malakas ang hatak ng lpg kesa sa gasolina..". and he assured us that it is safe. the only price one has to pay is the trunk space, where the lpg tank will be placed.

i find solace in the number of cabs now running on lpg. and i feel proud of the filipino ingenuity -- we just know how to rise above difficult circumstances. i just hope that cars won't just explode when accidentaly hit another car in the near future.

incredulity

3 days ago, i was in for a ride.

started my day excited about a career change. after a 15-minute meeting, it had been decided (almost, it is only now that it is finally clear to me) that it wasn't for me. (i think it was i who decided it was not worth it) -- thank God for the luxury of choosing jobs.

went back to a previous workplace. good to see old friends. no qualms when i came face to face with tasks i once was doing. and i thought i would not be able to go back there without feeling uneasy. too many bad memories... were there really many? now i think the good ones outnumber the bad ones. i had a nice time.

my work day did not end so well. found out that for some people, money is more important than people. i cried. and somehow, i decided, next time, i would work just for money. hmm, am i ready to do that? i don't know.

came home, tired. defeated.

then, i heard that a friend has some serious health problems. then in the midst of the monsoon rains, fire trucks sirens disturbed the silence of the night. some people are fighting harder battles than i am.

i am one selfish brat.

late bloomer

who said old dogs never learn new tricks?

starcraft has been out in the market for the longest time (some 7 years back?). but it is only now that i started playing. really playing. yes, i had played it some 4 years back, but jayjay had been there babying me all throughout...

today, i'm no baby anymore. i play protoss. i read strategies. i learn. i understand. (i try very hard to, and fast!)

i'm neither a dog nor old so i guess its expected of me to keep on learning. :)