As a kid, I used to look forward to long holidays because it meant that we’re going to the province (La Union) and stay in our ancestral home for almost a week. That meant clean air, pitch black darkness at night, there’s only one or two groceries good enough for what you need, peace and quiet, sprinkled by walking for 15-20 minutes crossing acres of land (navigating aggressive flocks of geese or askals, seeing carabaos grazing) just to get to the beach where there’s only a handful of people.

Ngayon wala na. We couldn’t even park our car in front of our house because they paved the roads surrounding it and blocked entry. In its place are restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, rave bars, lights, noise, garbage. I also see 1 or 2 star reviews calling our beach overrated. Hey, it’s not our fault that you came here thinking it was going to be Boracay. It’s the murkiest and saltiest seawater, and I love it for that.

Sakahan na tineyk-over ng SM, Robinsons, Villar para tayuan ng property nila

I think these days, posting online or going live is asking for help. If I think my life is being threatened, I’d go live on FB, not necessarily para makita ng mundo kung paano napatay at matraumatize yung makapanood, but para may clue kung sino ang pumatay. Dagdag data set na din yun to train the AI, like this post. Ganun na ang panahon ngayon.

i would not consider it lack of logic, rather, it is an indication of the people’s lack of confidence in govt agencies.

Damn, I thought I was the only one. Nung isang araw, may na-aksidente, may mga nangungunang tao nakakita sa insidente, panay bideyo n lang sila. Tinanong ko sila kung may tumatawag na ba ng ambulansiya, nagtitinginan lang sila (Wtf!). Ako pa tumawag sa kakilala kong traffic enforcer para atleast may rumiresponde at ma-relay.