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A hilarious election report from the continuing farce that is Philippine politics: THE UNDISPUTED topnotcher of the Senate race didn’t make it in Batanes, the only province in the country that voted 13-0 for the People Power Coalition. And Noli de Castro smells something fishy. “Nadali tayo doon (They placed one over us there),” he […]
By the way, if you’re a Star Trek fan like me, you probably couldn’t care less about Wil Wheaton (aka Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation). But in case wou were one of those teeny-bopper fans at the time who actually liked Wesley, you can go here to follow his post-ST:TNG career. Apparently […]
I don’t want to be callous, but this is pretty darned interesting. Some individuals have pointed out that Kaycee Nicole’s death could have been faked. Is it possible? I don’t know. It doesn’t work to say, “Oh, whether it was a hoax or not, what matters is that she was real in our hearts, for […]
Dani has a funny little story to tell you. It just goes to show that God does surf the internet. Graphic grace and divine providence at its all-time virtual best. A strong gale blew all night, and I woke up to a dark, blustery morning, spotted with bursts of rain and gusty winds. Delightful. Don’t […]
Some of my blog pages don’t display properly in Netscape 6. That’s about 1 percent of my stats. Tough butt. I’ve added a few new links to the menu in the past week or so: Jeremy, Noelle, Vix, and, of all people, Zeldman. Check `em out.
With power-hungry politicians and their crony religious leaders taking full advantage of the poverty and ignorance of the Filipino people and fanning the flames of a brewing class conflict, plus instabilities in our military, and active dissension in the streets, we now face the very real danger of a civil war here in the Philippines.
I believed in the spirit of Edsa in 1986, and I still do today. But now I realize I was dubious about Edsa 2, because I was certain at the time that there were still better ways to resolve the issue before taking to the streets. Yet, we ousted Erap, and things seemed fine. But […]
I’m back from Palau! Here’s a detailed, rather long blog entry about the vacation. (It being a diving vacation, don’t be surprised that this entry is just one big dive log.) The flight to Palau took about two and a half hours, fast and uneventful. We landed at a relatively small airport (not too high-tech, […]
We’re leaving for Palau first thing tomorrow morning, and I know I should be packing up right now and attending to several chores, but yesterday was such a long, eventful, expensive, and painful day that I cannot let it pass unwritten. On the way home from the mall yesterday afternoon, as I was walking toward […]
The Ombudsman has indicted Erap on charges of corruption and economic plunder. He’s now eligible for arrest, hopefully within the week. Erap, of course, is warning of “people power” by the masses if he is arrested, and his staunchly loudmouthed supporter Senator Miriam “Brenda” Santiago foresees civil war. (The Philipines calls her “Brenda” now. It’s […]