unBayani-like

The problem with this country is that we talk too much and do nothing else. Take the case of those ubiquitous Bayani stickers. They're obviously campaign material for Bayani Fernando (who calls himself the Frontrunner). His MMDA boys talked to bus drivers into putting the damn stickers on their windshields and voila! instant campaigning. Now, if you're a bus driver, you would rather stick them on your windshield than get hassled for every traffic violation imaginable. And then I see the Frontrunner on TV a couple of nights ago saying there's nothing wrong with having those stickers all over Edsa. Goodness, and he really thinks people will vote for him.

The Frontrunner used to be an interesting study. His common sense approach to otherwise simple problems were, at the start, quite refreshing. But that's the problem with politicians -- sooner or later their stink permeates everything else. So much for a good thing. The problem began when Frontrunner felt he had to keep himself relevant. And so started this nonsense about a run in 2010. I can understand how some sycophants can dish out pambobola, at least you can smell them a mile away. But to actually believe the crap that you're the right guy, the only guy, for the job is really an indication of mental failing.

So now I hear that the LTFRB wants to "discuss" the issue of the Bayani stickers as if to hint that Frontrunner might actually have his way and keep those stickers glued after all. Close your eyes, just might be a bad dream.

SOS Commonwealth

Someone should really start doing something about Commonwealth Avenue. It is the widest road in the country although not a major thoroughfare in the mold of EDSA or Espana. Overspeeding and reckless bus drivers continue to lord it over, putting drivers' and pedestrians' lives at constant risk. And then you have those FX taxis, tricycles, and jeepneys. It has been, for the longest time, a graveyard of accident victims young and old alike. I'm trying to source data on the number of accidents and fatalities along this infamous death road. If anyone out there has data on this please feel free to post it. Being a resident of one of the subdivisions in the area, I feel it's time for someone, anyone, to do something about the situation. How many deaths accidents must we read and hear about before we do something?

Alive again

I have been away for too long. Career change is never easy, especially at this age. But all for the best. Today I have resolved to communicate. That is the first step. What happens next is, well, is for me to know and the world to find out.