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For the longest time yet, I have stopped writing, I have stopped visiting this page and I have stopped clicking Inquirer for its quirky PGMA et.al pictures altogether. Though I frequent my Multiply account for online shopping reasons, the usual thrill I get from simply hearing my laptop come to life, with its Windows Vista opening tune, and the weird delight I have over its pulsing blue illumination from beneath the keyboard seem to have dwindled. These days, I only exist for Multiply – the bags, the graphic tees and the dramatic blog entries of a few friends and some people close to my network. But even this, I fear, will not sustain my online breath for too long. I think.

So many events have happened over a short period of months in this country and frankly, nothing good came out. Well, except maybe for Pacman’s win which made the entire nation stop working to glue itself on a t.v. set. Pacman’s wins are always celebrated with so much extravagance that, really, it makes some politicians’ early campaigns for the 2010 elections so obvious. You see these wannabe presidentiables around him when he goes around the city in his motorcade. It’s not his fault his too darn good and I can’t hate him for being such a superstar but let’s face it, people are using Pacman’s fame to fuel their own agendas. These nitwit politicians, well some of them, only become famous by attaching themselves with other famous people; in other words, they’re leeches, parasites who know nothing but to suck their victim’s blood. But then again, I don’t think Pacman considers himself a victim here. Mutualism, not parasitism, would be more fitting if that’s the case.

Then let’s not forget about the continuous price hike in almost everything, including basic commodities. Fuel prices have gone up so much that I pity the drivers who have close to nothing to bring home to their families. The fuel subsidy should be reviewed more closely because I don’t think 2 pesos would give them enough comfort. I know the government is doing something to cushion this blow and I know the government is also looking out for the people’s interest, but can we not do something to utilize our own oil reserves? I’m no expert in this matter but could we lessen importing fuel and then maybe we could cut back in oil prices altogether? The last I heard, we have some sort of a tax or payment to use Malampaya’s oil which is weird because I think we’re the only country who charges for using our own oil reserves. I forgot the term but I think we do have that. And if I’m not mistaken, the charge for using Malampaya oil is quite high which makes it hard to compete against cheaper international oil resources. I’ll look for the article on this one as I’m not really sure.

The jeep fare is now P8.50 and soon, maybe, it can go up to P10.00. But some oil companies had a P1.00 roll back on their gas prices last night and it made transport groups think that the oil companies are just playing up the public; that they do control the prices. Some experts say that just temporarily scrap the tax from fuel and increase the collection on sin taxes instead. Some say just convert the cars to using LPG instead. But why not have the government invest in a Filipino scientist’s invention on a water-powered car? I’ve heard about it for years, being covered in several t.v. shows and stuff, but nothing happened. In Japan, they have hydrogen powered cars that are set for mass production after they’ve finished its test run. It won’t be soon though since the price of the said car is very prohibitive. Plus, you don’t get to have express hydrogen filling stations around yet. It’s a huge investment but if your thinking of a greener, more pollution-free future, then I believe this investment is worth it.

Prices go up but wages remain at their lowest. How could anyone, a minimum wage earner for example, get comfortably through a day: can he have three healthy meals a day, does he have enough to pay his bills, and can he even save? I’m rather surprised that the PNP claims that crime rates have gone down significantly since they became more ‘visible’ in public. Being visible, for me, isn’t enough to scare the bad guys away though. For all we know, some police are also involved in crimes themselves. I’m not saying their covering up for their incompetence or anything which is the usual thing we have all come to accept, but maybe the statistics are wrong. Because what would a poor and hungry and angry man do to feed himself: steal or look at some uniformed men? We cannot pacify a poor and hungry and angry man with promised help from the government which never comes. Maybe the stats are wrong or maybe I am. Maybe we also need to be vigilant ourselves and be less dependent on cops. I mean, if the RCBC bank had only a working CCTV, then the criminals would have been caught right away. Possibly. I don’t know if the RCBC massacre is closed because it’s been solved or closed because the investigation is going nowhere. I don’t know. Maybe we need to be more positive and trusting. I confess than I’m such a pessimist and that I have doubts in the government and in the capabilities of our cops, the entire system actually that runs this entire nation but somehow, deep inside, I know I want to trust them. And I guess, if we start being positive about it, then maybe we could do more change and good than dish out bad critique and harm to ourselves and to our society.

Then the latest, if not the saddest news yet, is the tragedy of the MV Princess of the Stars. Sulpicio Lines should be held accountable and I’m not aware if they’re doing what they’re supposed to do to the families of the victims. I think they’re more concerned with their ship, their multi-miliion loss, rather than the lives of hundreds of their passengers. Sulpicio Lines should be stopped or penalized or something for the many sea tragedies they have under their belt. And I’m not sure what to make of their lawsuit against Del Monte but if the latter had indeed tried to hide the contents of their containers, then sue away Sulpicio, sue away. In the first place, I find it mindboggling that the captain of the ship decided to proceed despite the raging storm. He placed the entire ship at risk, not to mention the sea, the marine life and the people who live in the coastal areas nearby because of the possible leak of endosulfan. The problem of retrieving the bodies of the victims poses another problem. Not only will it take 5-6 months but it will also take a huge amount of money to either (1) refloat the entire ship or (2) cut the ship into smaller pieces.

Everyday, you hear news like these on t.v. and it makes you lose your steam to write about it in your blog because the next day, you expect something worse to come up. Same old, same old. And I’d rather I write something positive, something happy and something less than the usual things I write. It makes me gloomy; it makes the already dark background of this blog seem even more ominous. But I guess old habits die hard and I’m not the type who writes about the latest trend in make-up, clothes, bags, shoes, and other kikay stuff. I’m very much addicted to them too (hence my almost always empty pocket), but I like to confine my girly tendencies in purchasing and wearing them. My head is already full to include more superficiality. My vanity is enough.

I watched Kung Fu Panda and I loved it. That very cute word, ‘awesomeness’ is stuck in head even after months since I’ve seen it. Currently, I’m enjoying Soul Eater: it’s funny, it’s cute and it’s entertaining. Well, so far it is. There are only 14 episodes of it as of this week. I’m not sure how long it will run but I definitely hope I get to see more of Death the Kid (the boy with three white stripes on his hair).

So much for a long and boring discourse on why and how I got myself almost completely erased from this blogging business.

To me, ‘welcome back’.

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