Hingal… Hingal…

Nakakaloka. I’m not even fully on-board and yet my project is killing me.  Add to that the other personal activities I’ve had with Bridget and my mother-in-law.

I’ll… talk… to you… later… I’ll just catch my breath…

What a dumb decision, Mayor Lim

It has been about 3 weeks since the great mayor of Manila, Mr. Alfredo Lim, disallowed the entry of provincial buses operating from the South (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas), and since then my life as a public commuter have been nothing but hell.

The buses only get as far as Vito Cruz, whereas before, people can disembark at the Park N’ Ride terminal in Lawton.

With this weather, you can not imagine the hell people go through just to reach Manila. The heat is unbearable, and the traffic is (still) terrible. I do not know what this great mayor is thinking. Banning the buses from Taft Avenue did not even help in alleviating the traffic. I think the traffic along Roxas Boulevard got worse because of his bright idea. And what would be of the Park N’ Ride terminal?

I’ve read somewhere that the decision to have the buses banned was brought about by complaints from the offices and establishments around taft avenue.  They have complained that these buses have been unscrupulously stopping wherever they please to get and disembark passengers.

This is a moronic decision if you ask me. The traffic problem is not only caused by the buses, but the jeepneys and FX (and everyone else) as well.  We have undisciplined drivers but this goes back to poor traffic management and the sheer stupidity of the traffic enforcers.  If these enforcers were not as dumb as they are now, the streets of Manila will not be clogged.

Ever since Mayor Lim got elected his administration is nothing but a vendetta against the previous Mayor, Lito Atienza. First he closed Baywalk, demolished the pedestrianized Rizal Avenue, and then this. His agenda is nothing but reversing (almost) everything Mayor Atienza has done. Of course some of the previous Mayor’s decision and actions are ludicrous, but I do not really know the logic of this decision regarding the provincial buses. The classes have not even begun and the traffic is as terrible as it was even before the banning of the buses. This means that his great idea is not even working. Even the traffic in front of the City Hall got worse because his moronic traffic people opened up the intersection between the Bonifacio monument and the City Hall.

If Mr. Lim thinks he’s doing Manila a great favor by banning these buses, then I have news for you Mr. Lim, most of the passengers of those buses work and pay their taxes in Manila, and they even (still) vote in Manila. Most of us just transferred to the provinces to escape your congested city.

Come election time, Mayor Lim, you will reap the rewards of your moronic actions.

I’m a Psycho-killer and they don’t know it. Yet.

Yesterday I went through a grueling battery of psychological/personality exams as part of my pre-employment requirements. In the morning of course the exams were a bit “easy” since my mind is still fresh, but as the day progressed I was ready to puke out and all I’m seeing were patterns, images, and spatial relations. I was even trying to evoke the spirit of John Nash (remember A Beautiful Mind) as I tried to churn out the answers to the exams.

I understand this is needed by the employers to assess their future employees of their personality and psychological condition, but I just have this feeling that sometimes it doesn’t help.

I mean, I’ve worked with some pretty “crazy” people whom I know “passed” some Psycho/Personality test one way or another and sometimes you’d wonder who’d even be sane to hire such a lunatic. I know some people think of me the same way too. Hehehe.

I wonder what my psychological evaluation would be? I can hear the theme from Psycho now…

How are you?

I’m seeing signs that my work life will stabilize in the next few months. That is, until the project that I will be working on ends 2 years from now. But thank the Lord for small miracles I was able to survive for about 4 months without a “regular” job. Though, from the “rakets” I’ve had, I got to earn more than what I used to earn from my previous job. Yun nga lang hindi regular.

So, my blogging may return to normal soon. Although Bridget and I are coming up with a better offering. Times are changing. So our blogs will have to change. Even my fascination and excitement with Lomography have waned a bit. I’m still excited with photography, be it analog (film) or digital. But I admit I still I’ve lots to learn. Hopefully I’d get to improve on my craft.

So how are you?

Party on.

Well turns out I’m not done with this blog yet. Bridget and I are coming up with something soon, I’m just waiting for him to clear his schedule for the next weeks.

I promised I will post about our corregidor adventure (and photos) but I’m sorry I would have to forego that for now. My internet connection is not that great and I fear that uploading our photos will kill my aging PC.  But, you can view the complete sets of photos by clicking on this link.

Bridget and I are kinda sad about the result of our efforts to include our hobby into one of the events we have at work. There may have been problems in coordination with a group, but some people have been difficult, uninterested and a bit arrogant. Maybe the event is not a party that’s why there’s not much enthusiasm. Some people can be a bit clannish and clique-ish, if you know what I mean.

Anyway see you around!