Monday, July 19, 2010

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks

Some little things that I'm truly grateful for in more than three months of no household help.

- None of us got terribly sick. Although may konting sakit, manageable naman.

- We live across my parents house, so kampante ako na if I need help may matatakbuhan ako.

- we live in a cheap community where there are sari-sari stores, nagtitinda ng champorado, sorbetero and magtataho.

- deliveries - water and gas.

- extended vacation for Yuan

- hindi marumi sa damit ang mga anak at asawa ko, so laundry is not too heavy of a task.

- nice weather that dries laundered clothes easily.

- Facebook for venting my rants and raves.

- a very supportive hubby and 2 very loving kids.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

That Little Lady

So she's saying goodbye after nine years, goodbye to Malacanang that is. She has her flaws, mistakes, misjudgments but I've seen improvements in Pinas during her term. And though most people put that aside, I won't. Besides, it's always better to look in the brighter side of things, in the better side of people than the bad. Some may not directly be her own projects but they happened during her administration, her term....

Roads : SCTEX, improved NLEX, improved SLEX, Star Tollway, SLEX-Star connection, improved road going to Laiya resorts, widened R-10, Macapagal

Transpo: Airports, RO-RO, the rise of budget airlines, LRT2, MRT-LTR loop, satellite LTO offices for driver's license/NBI clearance renewal, pedestrian walkways

Tourism: holiday economics, Japanese and Korean students/tourists, improved Boracay, Laiya and the rise of several other resorts and hotels, Resort World, Ocean Park

Malls and Gimik Places: Greenbelt 3,4,5 ; Glorietta 5, Trinoma, Podium, SM the Block, MOA, Puregold supermarkets, Bonifacio Highstreet, Powerplant

Entertainment: Concerts by international artists, Pacquiao at his best, local franchise of international game shows and reality shows

Real Estate : high-rise and low-rise housing, Nuvali and real estate developments in Laguna, Las Pinas, Bulacan, Antipolo

Others - disarming of the Ampatuans, automated elections, e-seervices (NSO documents, passport applications)