Friday, March 28, 2008

Having a Bad Day

This is cute! hehehehe.
The rodents' cute voices caught my attention this morning. They're like little angels, saying, "Hey, stressed? Here, we're gonna sing you a song!" I really don't know what's going on with me. Maybe it's just hypersensitivity brought by my red alert. OR my cough+cold that makes me feel like I'm dying. Hay. I'm lost.

Bad Day


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Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on


You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on


Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day


Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on


You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day


(Oooh.. a holiday..)


Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong(yeah...)


So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost


Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

New Speaker of the House at Starbucks Greenbelt

Madalas akong maintriga sa tuwing may nakakasalubong akong VIP convoy. Sino kaya ang nasa loob ng itim na sasakyan? Kapag sobrang dami ng mga nakabuntot na kotse ng body guards, ah, si GMA yon. Kapag hindi, maaaring kongresman, mayor, senador, city councilor, baranggay kagawad?! Kaya pipilitin kong tignan ang plaka ng sasakyan. Titignan kung 8, 2, ano pa ba? 8 lang ang madalas kong makita. Ang yayabang kasi nila kaya palagi silang kung saan-saan pumupunta. Hehehe.


Kaninang tanghalian, patawid kami sa Paseo de Roxas papuntang Greenbelt, nang may paparating na convoy ng VIP. Aha! Sino kaya ito? Pero dinedma lang namin ng mga kasama ko. Ang alam lang namin, kongresman ang nakasakay. Kasi "8" ang plaka sa likuran ng Ford Expedition na itim.


Pagkatawid namin sa kabilang kalsada, biglang tumigil ang convoy, at isa-isang lumabas ang mga mamang nakaputing polo barong na may dala-dalang walkie-talkie. Nawindang kami nang ilang sandali. Para kasing kami ang susugurin. Pumasok ang ilan sa kanila sa may Pancake House, tapos lumabas ulit upang antayin ang pagbaba ng nasa nangingintab na sasakyan.

Hanggang sa . . . bumaba ang isang lalaking nasa 50s, naka-pink na long sleeves at nakakurbata. Aba, ang bagong speaker of the house - Si Congressman Prospero Nograles. May kausap siya sa kanyang cell phone habang naglalakad papunta sa isa sa mga upuan sa labas ng Starbucks Coffee sa kantong iyon. Naisip kong bigla kung gaano katunog ang pangalan niya ngayon-- Siya ang pumalit sa pinatalsik na si JDV. Anu-ano na kaya ang nagawa niya bilang mambabatas? Ilang taon na siya sa pwesto? Bakit siya ang napili para sa posisyong nasa kanya ngayon? Hmmmm. . . Bigla akong naging interesado sa kanyang pagkatao. Hanggang sa pumasok ako sa Greenbelt, iniisip ko kung ano kaya ang gagawin niya sa kapehang iyon, at kung ano ang mga plano nya sa pulitika sa mga darating na panahon.


Abangan . . .pag-aaralan ko ang taong ito. Medyo hindi na rin kasi ako maalam sa sitwasyon ng pulitika ngayon. Mas ninanais ko pa kasing mag-isip ng mga walang katuturang bagay kaysa problemahin si Lozada o si Nograles o si GMA. Pero dadating din ang panahong kikilos ako. . . malapit na.