Again

somehow, a radio station's playlist sounded ominous as we crossed the border.

Song of the Day: Steep (by Lauren Christy)

So walk into the sun and watch me

Run into the rain

For you the future's easy

So don't weep

cheese pimiento sandwiches and hallways

in a couple of months, hallway encounters will be mere memories.

and there will be hauntings along the corridors of this old building.

Song of the Day: The Scientist (by Coldplay)

Nobody said it was easy

It's a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be this hard

Take me back to the start.

National Day of Mourning

WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES

home of

a boxing champ (turned politician),

a beauty queen (who can't answer a beauty queen question properly),

untapped musical talent,

the world's most untrained cops,

"free press" (so free that they can give a blow by blow account of every classified detail)

is this what we want to be known for?

*we wouldn't have a national day of mourning if everybody had done their jobs right.

Song of the Day: Everybody Out of the Water (by The Wallflowers)

That's blood, that's tears

This ain't a warning,

Everybody out of the water

And up on dry land

Take what you can

Cause you won't be here again.

forgiven not forgotten

i am only human.

and not the kind who forgives easily.

if i DO forgive easily, you should sleep with one eye open.

forgiven not forgotten

i am a very patient human being.

but like everything else, patience runs out and i am not the kind who forgives easily.

if i DO forgive you, remember to sleep with one eye open.

ever read The Godfather, or at least Greek Mythology?

good, you get to live it.

brace yourself.

Song of the Day: GWB (by Lily Allen)

Look inside,

Your tiny mind.

Then look a bit harder,

cause we're so uninspired.

So sick and tired.

uniformly horrible

a "tita cory" shade of yellow on a blouse that chokes people to near death,

made of material fit for winter.

ang maghina ng aircon, ako mismo ang sasakal.

if they wanted this design, this atrocity they call a uniform, then why don't THEY wear it? are demi-gods exempt from the rule?

Song of the Day: One More Murder (by Better Than Ezra)

One more murder in this town

Don't mean a thing, you get accustomed

To the sound

One more murder in this town

Just block off the street and wrap

the 'Crime Scene' Tape around

issues

the complicated questions of a seemingly simple collision case should be taken one issue at a time...

like everything else in my life.

Song of the Day: The Remedy (by Jason Mraz)

You can turn off the sun

But I'm still gonna shine

And I'll tell you why

Because the remedy is the experience.

This is a dangerous liaison

I say the comedy is that it's serious

This is a strange enough new play on words