Kickbacks (as inspired from Miriam's walkout)

No one could not help but laugh whenever "nagtataray ang lola niyo".

Whenever Miriam gets into her head and triggers the nuclear power plant, she blows out the whole session hall of the Senate or the whole building for that matter.

The subject that made her ballistic was her frustration that the executive is throwing balls against each other - ballot boxes and bribes vs. truth and allegations aside.

What the hell... Abalos seem not to be affected ...


BREAKING NEWS... ABALOS RESIGNS. hwat!!!

Now that's a bummer. He escapes without Gloria. hehe. just kiddin.

Back to the kickbacks.
Every time we have a government project... There are always kickbacks...
I just want to relate this to one of our flyovers here in Baguio.

There is this eye-sore flyover being built at the intersection of Kennon Road and Marcos Highway, just beside the Baguio General Hospital.

The project has been disputed for almost 5 years. Now, it leaks soil, gravel, twisted metal and every dirt you could get form a construction site.

What the hell, people behind the project asserted that there is enough money. This was before they started to build the damn flyover. Ask city hall why construction stopped... No more money.

What the hell!!! The flyover is ironically not helping anybody except the personal pockets of DPWH, City Hall. The motorists are passing through the supposedly 200 meter-long flyover but they just pass by a stupid work of installation art of the government.

By the way, one of the reasons why the had to build it is because there perennial traffic due to the rotunda. what?????
If that's the reason, then build flyovers where a rotunda is located... then you will see how traffic and the sight of flying roads make our government happy. Here are the rotundas I have seen that you could place a flyover - Vergara's pine tree, UP rotunda, PRC rotunda, John Hay rotunda. Want more?? Construct flyovers at SM (coz they have the Sy-factor to entice you with venalities), Vergara's mansion in QM (coz he has the money), Cathedral (the church loves another landscape project hmmm), Session road (I would concede to the idea of a traffic-easing project but put a flyover and I'll sleep under it), Harrison, Abanao, UB (coz its fun to see how poor people walk on the congested streets full of aka businessmen) many more.

I might be bitter this time but these bribe-hungry politicians can't stop the kleptomaniac minds of money. damn. How i wished to get into office and get rich just signing contracts with envelopes filled with millions.

Kick your own backs and see how you do injustice to the people who elected you...


Now im doin a Miriam. hehe. chill out. peace to all.

GUILTY... (2)

I hate it when our politicians use the word "bayan" for their own selfish causes.
It really pisses me off whenever the media interviews a member of the Congress or the Senate and that TRAPO say, "......... ay para sa bayan at para sa mga mahihirap..."

Yeah right. As if you really work for the real people of the Philippines, us... the people who have been tired of listening to your endless promises that end up ended by red tape and endless blabbering.


Just like the game of basketball, every team has to make defense and offense whenever needed.
In the trial of Estrada, the people seem to have a conflict of defense or offense... defense for the mandate of the unpopular "lola".... offense for the stupidly popular "massed out" former president.

Better pick one or you won't survive in a war of words...

** A war of words - favorite words uttered by our preasumably industrious politicians:::
BAYAN - for those who mean "the elite"
AGREEMENT - corruption par se
ZTE - Abalos pet project for the country (i hoped the broadband would also modernize the elections but no no... it was the modernization of his pockets)
POVERTY - synonymous to MONEY WELL SPENT
JOBS - unemployment
RICE - U.S. or the poor farmer in the fields
SCANDALS - PGMA or FG
MEDIA - destabilizers
WORDS - meant to be half meant
PROMISES - what word is that?
PHILIPPINES - who cares??????


ANYONE GUILTY?

** more to come.

GUILTY....

Former President Joseph "Erap" Ejecito Estrada has been found to be guilty of plunder after six years of argeuos hearings.

It finally ended on September 12, 2007 at the Sandiganbayan Offices at Commonwealth Avenue. The expected hours of promulgation just happened in less than an hour. The clerk of court just read the decision and the whole six years or so of trials ended with a 10 sentenced-speech.

Though there is a "virtual" sympathetic mood in the media, the street protests showed the contrary. The usual protests have been made but they were considerably small in number.

Because it was quite a media frenzy, some reporters resorted to doing different angled stories.

One report made by an ABS-CBN reporter on the scene intrigued me.

The report showed that a lot of those in the streets did not have any clue on why they were there in Commonwealth Ave., much less on why they were waving banners in which they are not member in. Somewhat there was a "hakot" system... you know what I mean.

The anticipated thousands of sympathizers caused suspension of classes to some 23 public schools around the Sandigan. However, only a small portion of the Commonwealth was occupied, not even filling the whole 5 lanes of the road.

Anyway, the crowd is just one thing. How about Erap???

Hmm... Early on, when the court gave the date of the decision, the Estradas were very confident of the notion or even prediction that the former President will be acquited. In addition, they said that whatever the decision might be, win or lose, they would accept it.
Nevertheless, those predictions almost never happened, almost. He got acquited of perjury or telling lies in court. He was guilty of plunder, a much graver offense.