just a thought
well, as a person living in fairview . . . i wouldn’t mind driving for a couple of minutes (and actually, it’s near my office lang din naman) kaya lang, sometimes there’s still a need to leave home early as one would expect the heavy traffic along commonwealth.
i love driving . . . no doubt about it . . . everyone knows how i’d gladly oblige if anyone asks a favor for me to drive the car to get somewhere. people also know i’m one of the coolest drivers around . . . meaning, i’m one of those patient drivers who’d always give way and would just let undisciplined drivers get away with their violations and all that.
as a person, i’m the kind who’d love to believe that there is a pure intention regarding everything that’s happening on earth. instead of complaining right away, i’d rather give it a shot by thinking maybe it’s good for us in the long run . . .
so, what’s my point?
i just couldn’t comprehend the countless road works along commonwealth . . . how they’d block some u-turn slots then try opening others at the same time . . . people are already used to the old slots . . . why suddenly confuse the motorists so as to create traffic once more?
i agree ever since the intersections along commonwealth have been stopped plus the widening of the roads, traffic has eased but had a side effect, as well . . . since motorists can now drive freely and much faster, countless accidents have already been recorded through the years which was enough to label commonwealth as the killer road.
i don’t want to put all the blame to the pedestrians who’d rather cross the dangerous commonwealth avenue than use the safe overhead pedestrian pass . . . motorists are also to blame sometimes especially public utility drivers who drive like there’s no tomorrow . . .
maybe, the new style of u-turn slots have a purpose . . . because maybe it is to educate the drivers that to make a u-turn is to really make a turn which is similar to that letter and not of an "l" or a diagonal one where drivers slowly swerve to right which then cuts the real purpose of u-turn slots which was really intended to have a continuous flow in traffic. kasi, kung l-turn lang din naman ang ginagawa ng mga tao, e ‘di ibalik na lang natin ang intersection, ganoon din ‘yun e.
but then again . . .
as much as i’d love to think that those new "guided" u-turns are intended to avoid swerving among motorists . . . why is it that i couldn’t help but entertain the thought that such road works are done because of the money (well, you can say kickback) which the people behind those projects can easily benefit from. you know what they say, ang pinakamadaling kickback is through public works . . . kaya nga raw ang daming overhead pass palagi tapos may nakalagay pang "this is the project of cong. whoever" . . . sabagay, alam ko may katiwalian nga rin yata sa importation din natin ng cement . . . so, doon pa lang . . . avenue for kickback na . . .
i had this thought . . . 2008 na . . . elections shall be on 2010 . . . so, as early as now, those who have plans for the coming elections must already plan . . . not just the strategy . . . pero kailangan na nila ng pondo . . . where else can they easily get money for campaign funds . . . tada! public works . . .
fine . . . fine . . . it’s not the typical gi andres to make speculations like those . . . i love looking at the bright side . . .
but then again . . . with the recent happenings in the government . . . ‘di ba one can’t help but entertain the possibility that such a scenario can really happen?
oh well . . .
i’d love to be proven wrong . . . pero ‘pag tumakbo for public office si bayani fernando . . . ‘yun na ‘yun!
–GI 30682
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you know i’m really happy when i celebrated my birthday 2 weeks ago. finally! i can totally say goodbye to my chaotic 25th year (of course exemption ‘yung final quarter ng 25th year ko because it was great).
so now, i’m basically starting anew . . . having a positive and bright outlook and i do hope it shall remain that way . . . masaya ako kung nasaan ako ngayon . . . sa mga taong nakapaligid sa akin . . . and i pray it remains that way . . .
i had a birthday wish . . . you know my usual request in my blogs . . . for god to grant my ultimate wish? well . . . eto na siya! ang saya!
had a conversation with mommy mai this morning . . . and it turned great . . . it was the fulfillment of one of my grandest dreams . . . ang saya pa ng usapan namin kanina . . . uplifting . . . satisfying . . . comforting . . . inspiring . . . with those things na napag-usapan namin . . . kahit obvious naman how much i look up to mommy mai, mas nirerespeto ko pa siya ngayon . . . and just like what i told her kanina . . . i’m just glad na siya ang mommy ko . . . yehey!
with everything we’ve told each other kanina, mas na-inspire ako . . . to do more . . . to work better . . . kasi na-feel ko ‘yung tiwala n’ya . . . and i intend not to fail her . . .
and tulad ng sabi ko rin kay mommy kanina . . . we will be the best mother-daughter tandem sa office . . . hahaha
basta, today’s one of the best days of my life . . .
thanks for the prayers, peeps!
mwah!
–GI 30682
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i made a promise to a friend that i shall be attending her wedding . . .
well, i never thought it shall happen at this time . . . i found out my other friends were quite curious if i shall be attending or not . . . they knew may iniiwasan akong makita sa wedding na ‘yun. and between that person and me, ako ang mas may option to stay away . . . kasi may role ‘yung taong ‘yun sa wedding . . .
so maybe that’s the reason why all of a sudden i was given the task to be the commentator during the wedding . . . my friend knew i’m not the kind who says no to favors, anyway . . .
isa pa, i’m the kind who sticks to her promises . . . and so, i made sure i’ll be coming to the wedding . . . nangako ako e . . .
honestly, i was torn . . . a bigger part of me didn’t want to come . . . because i was afraid . . . i don’t want to see the person who caused much pain for me last year . . . the smaller part of me on the other hand says it’s time to move on . . . i’ve always been open naman in telling people that i’m happy where i am right now and whatever happened in the past is something i want to forget na talaga . . . but then, i realized . . . iba ngayon e . . . haharapin ko ‘yung taong gumawa noon sa akin . . . it’s easy to say things like you’ve already moved on or you’ve forgotten those things already pero . . . iba pa rin pala once the thought na makakaharap mo ulit ‘yung tao . . .
i had my apprehensions . . . i remember sharing my thoughts to mommy mai about it . . . pero, i told her i want to stick to my promise . . . darating ako . . . bahala na . . .
and so there i was . . . at the wedding . . . and fulfilled my promise to a friend . . . then i saw the person i was trying avoid . . . you know what, in an instant, bumalik lahat ng pain and hurt . . . i remember telling mommy mai the following week na baka naging bastos ako kasi i was entertaining other people except this person . . . pero, ‘di ko kasi talaga kaya . . . i liked what mommy mai said . . . "at least alam mo at inamin mo sa sarili mo na ‘di mo pa kaya . . ."
i was touched with that comment . . . mommy mai really has a way of being the "mommy" that i needed with regard to advices and all that . . . i even liked how she listened when i told her how that pain and hurt has developed as she now understood why i was quite distant during our first moments as "mag-ina" because i was opting to not call her "mommy" kasi may phobia pa ako . . . it was funny nga when she found out the reason why i was initially distant with her, sabi n’ya "aba! susugurin ko ‘tong taong ‘to, ganoon pala kasama ang epekto sa iyo ng ginawa n’ya e!" haha . . . that’s my mom! tagapagtanggol ko ‘to . . . she has a way of winning me . . . and look at us now . . . the ever kulit mother-daughter tandem! haha . . . infectious kakulitan kasi ni mommy e . . . hehe
actually, people know i’m the kind who easily forgives pero siguro ganoon lang ‘yung belief ko na sobra talaga ‘yung ginawa sa akin to the point that i’m not willing to be the first to make the move for us to be reconciled . . . siguro kung lumapit siya, makikipagbati ako . . . pero ‘di ako ang unang lalapit . . .
oh well . . . i liked what the other people told me when they saw me again after a long time . . . obvious daw sa glow ng mukha ko na masaya ako and although it was quite a loss for them that i left them, they’ll just satisfy themselves that i’m happy where i am now and that i became a better person because of that . . .
oh well . . . regarding their other question . . . kung kailan ako susunod sa pagpapakasal? hmmm . . . malayo pa ‘yun, and like what i told mommy mai, career ang priority ko right now . . . siguro 5 years from now pa . . . ‘pag handa na si mommy mai na maging ninang sa kasal ko . . . hahahaha *peace tayo, mommy! love you po!*
–GI 30682
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