Hurt

i was hurt today...

i never thought of myself as tactless right now. i admit that growing up i had my fair share of people getting angry at me for something i said. i told myself that i never wanted them to hate me so from now on i would watch what i say, and say only the right things so people would like me.

i was hurt today because i knew i said the right thing and it still wasn't enough.

I was hurt because it just dawned on me that people treat each other differently. And i'm just unfortunate enough to be on the losing end of whatever gradient people use to understand each other. I'm hurt because it's not fair.

Today, I voted

Today I voted and for the first time in my life, my choice was legally accepted and accounted for.

Today, I tasted first hand how we're decades behind in terms of the system we employ.

Today, I chose somebody who I swore I would never vote for. But ironically, my previous "favorite" made it easy to walk out of the polling center without regrets.

Today, I felt how much the people around me wanted to change the way the Philippines is heading.

Today, I wish, will be day 1 of a long battle against corrupt officials, oppressive dynasties and the audacity of political impunity.

Tomorrow, partial results will let us know who's in the running, and I still hope that the surveys are wrong

Tomorrow, won't mean anything grand for the country, because there is still no rainbow, or even a silver lining. All that is left is a long, winding road full of struggle.

But today, I voted. And this has made all the difference

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this isn't really poetic and i don't think this makes a lot of sense but it's better than nothing. I've been busy on Facebook and it wasn't fair if I left bloggy to gather cobwebs. haha

Panasonic Lumix GF1

the fact that this piece of heaven has been getting rave reviews makes me more adamant at getting this over a Canon! I can't wait!!!



This essentially bridges the gap between an intimidating dslr and the tame point and shoot. I'm pretty sure I'm not ready for a dslr AND i think i've had my fair share of point and shoots so I'm setting my sights on the next level of my amateur photography skills.

Quesodillas and cake

New find - quesodillas from Mi Abuela. A great snack to cap my summer duty! this tastes great with salsa.
this is probably worth posting. I ate this a week ago at Myrna's. I forgot the name but I think they called it a mocha cake. Cakes at Myrna's are definitely cheaper than Red Ribbon, and Myrna's cakes can be bought by slice! Red Ribbon can be picky

Jewman

What was funny here wasn't Justin Bieber's response but how thick NZ accent is. And I didn't know it was called 'Kiwi'!