Rainy days are here to stay

Rushing flood waters..



Water splash from jeepneys..



Workers braced the rains with umbrellas..



Heavy downpour on EDSA..



Caution: "Wet floor.."

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Philippine SWAT

Philippines
Pulpolice and SWAT (Siyet Walang Aasahang Talino)

Just watched the news a few hours ago..
I am not a professional security officer or a commando but my observations are:

* The location outside the bus is well lighted. Thanks to the media and to
the Police and SWAT. If I am the hostage taker... "Hmmm I can see your moves"
If you are too idiotic enough to have those lights turned ON.

* Negotiators were not trained to handle hostage crisis and anyone can be
present himself as long as he can have publicity. "Hmmmm I will be famous and a hero after this" Fool.

* Pulpolice and SWAT were not well coordinated. "Do you remember any incident they were in sync? Zero!"

* This one made me laugh... One police man grabbed a plastic rope with a diameter of a finger and tied it to the door of the bus. Their intention is to rip the door of the bus. As the rope is pulled by the truck... immediately the rope is snapped!
"Can you really rip a bus door with a plastic rope? Yes if it has a size of my arm. Har har har"
Steel rope with a hook will definitely be the right choice.

* Pulpolice and SWAT were not able to control the location of the hostage scene, before and after. There are civilians in the perimeter watching the live action. There are fans after the hostage crisis and no crowd control.

Guiding Principle
"The way you act is how the way you are trained."

Ultimate Goal
"Zero Casualty"

Kultura
Awit
Laro
Laruan
Lugar
Pagkain
Prutas
Trabaho

Makati in the morning

Morning colors of the sky..



With groups of towers nearby..

Edsa a huge parking lot... again, again and again

It is normal to have heavy traffic in Edsa.



Don't ask! It's a proven fact.

Edsa a huge parking lot... again? Naaaah

Free as a freeway...



Zoom zoom with no hassle.. Just for last Monday.

Gang of Stuffed Toys

Sexy pose of Kermit the frog..



Stolen shot on the side..



Close up...



Closer...



Happy Gang...



Group picture of the gang before I give them as a gift to my former colleagues...
It has been only for half day that they stayed in my crib.. Surely I will miss them..

Traffic everywhere..

Alabang viaduct... traffic
Bumper to bumper



Edsa north bound... traffic
Slow moving..


Edsa southbond... traffic
Slow moving..

Squatters in the Philippines

Nangangalakal ng bakal, bote, plastic, dyaryo, atbp. galing sa basura
Scaveging steel, bottle, plastic, newspaper, etc from trash.



Garbage collection in a congested city is a serious problem.
What you see today is the remains of the trash after the garbage collection.
But wait till you see before the garbage collection... this area is a haven for
flies and cockroaches.



Squatters sa Pilipinas

Pagkatapos linisin ang barong barong ng ilang buwan,
Huuups... huuups... naku naku andyan na naman,
Biglang susulpot galing sa kawalan,
Tila dumadami ang kanilang bilang.

Nakadikit sa pader ang kanilang yerong bubong,
Plywood, tarpaulin ng kandidato, tela, at gulong,
Biglang lalabas maraming batang yagit,
Madudungis, malnuris, at walng muwang na paslit.

Matindi na talaga ang kahirapan na Pilipinas,
Napakaraming Pilipino sa ganito ay dumaranas,
Bakit naman kasi... kasi... kasi...
Buhay tamad ang gusto at pa easy easy.

Kultura
Awit
Laro
Laruan
Lugar
Pagkain
Prutas
Trabaho
Paano Manalo sa Grand Lotto

Edsa a huge parking lot... again and again

Back to basics.
Apply the rule of law otherwise...
Personality will weigh more than principle.
Friendship will weigh more than principle.
Utang na loob will weigh more than principle.
Padrino will weigh more than principle.
Palakasan will weigh more than principle.



Traffic? duuhhh, don't ask! You're in Edsa.
It's normal... you know.



4 lane traffic.. heavy traffic..
There goes the the air pollution and waste of energy..
Kawawa naman si Inang Kalikasan

Edsa a huge parking lot... again

Very early morning.....



Early morning.....



Edsa... congested after a hard rain..



Bumper to bumper..



Traffic = time loss = money loss
A reason why some investors shy away...
Transportation is inefficient!

Edsa a huge parking lot

North bound vehicles are very slow moving from Edsa Magallanes..



All the way to Buendia... Guadalupe... Boni...



Haay naku! Pambihirang traffic na ito o...
Ganyan kami dito sa Pilipinas...



Fountain under the Gil Puyat flyover going to Edsa.. coool!

Power line post

More than 2 weeks after typhoon Basyang...
Roofs of the overpass was damaged by the strong winds...
Now it is still unrepaired..

First Monday of August 2010

Weeeell... Thank God its Monday!



Monday equals heavy traffic... wheeeew



An exodus of workers brace the traffic by walking towards Makati business district.
That's how Pinoy do it... congest the metro until it becomes inefficient.

"Manong guard... sino ang tinitingnan nyo?"

Mariposa.. a foot ball fan?

Mariposa cheering for her favorite team!

PS.. with Muffin the royal aspin dog on the background..

Last Friday Night

Raw saluyot..



Raw bisugo on salt...



Add the two of them... ready to be cooked..



A plate of steaming rice...



Tsaaaraaann! the finished product..




Different presentation...



Steaming hot boiled saluyot... yum yum yum