fly with mhe

A month after the Sendong, how is the city? Recovering? Na-ah.. Not with all this political drama and bickering. All politics and no action. Not even a hint of mercy for the victims that the political powers put in harm’s way.

We went to Balulang this afternoon to help our friends clean up their house. It was my first time to go there by commute after the tragedy. It is still evident in some streets that  there were no actions or help extended in some areas. One area is still in mud and deemed impassable. One affected area I passed by everyday still has muddy street and it seemed like no one cared enough since houses in that area were washed out. And, take note, I haven’t seen any group or just anyone cleaning up there. I once saw groups of people in the city hall cleaning. Yet it was not the city hall premises who needs help, its the community. No one lives in the city hall premises, and nothing needs to be cleaned there except for the cemented ground which they use as parking lots for government vehicles parked idly there. Plus there is this bickering and finger pointing of who’s to blame and all. There were exchanges of words concerning a higher political power. All through all that, I haven’t read in the newspaper about him giving a statement about all the fuzz. Its the son defending the king of all its actions. Where could he be? I haven’t even seen pictures of him mingling with the people he said he loved because ‘they’ put him in position. Not forgetting also that the king takes all the credit of all the donations sent through his office.

After a month, has the government done enough? More so, has the king been doing his work? I may be so judgmental but these disapproval has come from years back. Pardon me.

I acquired a second-hand touch screen phone recently. Honestly, I didn’t want to own high-end phones, not for its features but because it cost big to my wallet and I can’t easily pull it out from my bag or pocket in the streets. Yeah it has a cam, fm radio, music player, memo, task pad, dictionary, etc. It sure cost a lot, if I bought it brand new. Call me thrift, but a phone such as that  is not a good investment for me. Let’s just say, its not bad trying to get used to phones as this anyway. Along with this, is the fact that I have to give up my ordinary Nokia phone I use for 6 years now. I like that phone, I could use it to make a call, send and receive text messages even in the middle of the street or even when I’m not looking at it. In 6 years, I haven’t even replaced its battery pack, haven’t bought a new charger, haven’t bought a cover replacement, or even bought any protection on it. As of every phone, this one have emotional attachment with me. Say that I have emotional separation anxiety with this. The good thing is, I’m giving it to Kevinski, at least I get to use and see every now and then. Yet still, with an attachment such as that, it thugs.

I used to ride with the wonderment of the full moon. I used to look at it for minutes just staring in awe, admiring His creation. I used to, and still do trace and identify star formations; big dipper, small dipper, Orion’s belt, etc. I used to be linguistically productive during full moon. I had observed that I could write poems and prose during and nearing the full moon. I missed that though. I had been out of touch with that part when I got busy with career and started building walls around me. I reverie in the beauty of it, until now. I was reminded that being that way is not at all bad, or weird in any way. Forgot that the full moon encourages me to look inside and get in touch with myself. The part that I distance myself from when work and other emotional baggage started to cloud in.

Blogger’s block.

My laptop is back. Beloved bro asked to bring it with him to Cebu for some very, very important repairs.

Need to get back to work, finish these test papers and submit it tonight.

The sky was clear last night, the moon bright though its not yet full. The atmosphere serene. I took a leave from work yesterday to rest, use my allotted sick leave for the year and maybe have my laundry. Sadly though, there’s no water coming out from our faucet yesterday. Plan fail. Reality, we plan for things to do in an hour, in a day. Forgetting that there’s Someone out there who loves you so much and is in control. Instead of sulking in my house with no water, I got a text  and went out. I went with my friends and distributed kitchen utensils and water to residents in Kala-kala, Macasandig and to an organization of persons with disability in Consolacion. Not a bad day at all. Some bonding time with a friend from Cebu City and some friends here. Dinner. Then off to do my 3 weeks worth of laundry. The sky was clear, the moon bright, the atmosphere serene. So quiet that it solicits for  a melancholic like me to stare at the moon above and reverie.

How did I spend my 1st day of the year?

At the struck of 12 midnight. I was outside our house comfortable our 5 dogs. 1 was barking furiously at our neighbor who was setting up their fireworks. 2 wants to be cuddled. 1 got lost for a while, maybe she was hiding or something, she wouldn’t tell me. While the other 1 was just sitting keeping an eye on me. These dogs were not used to fireworks. That’s how I greeted my new year. Then off to some FB readings, blog posts and a very meaningful FB chat with a friend who I recently got to know better. It was a nice chat indeed, one that I could tag as a quality conversation. Off to bed hungry. Woke up and checked our dogs. Then cooked Carbonara, I even forgot how to cook it. I thought it was an epic fail one, it turned out to be okay in the end. I still have the edge in cooking after sometime of not being in the kitchen for so long. Hehe… Anyways… Then off to my first out of town on the first day of the year. Some would say that this is not good, why would it be? Because my year would be filled with spending and traveling? Hmmpp… In a way, I like to travel. And besides, it is my beloved bro who paid for my fare going here. Hehe… And yeah, traveling is fun. I might do it again in 3 weeks time. Wanna join?