The Wet Look

Stupid taxi backed up on me last saturday. Okay, maybe it’s partly my fault, I should have stopped or at least honked him. But what’s done’s done and I ended up with both my left side doors dented. The doors were still working but it irritated me so much. So last monday, I went to The Wet Look, a body and paint shop recommended by Eric. They’re situated pretty far and when I actually got there and got an estimate, I was flabbergasted at the cost. But I was already there and they do come highly recommended so I left the car to get the two doors and the front bumper (which had paint scraped off from another incident) worked on.

This afternoon, I picked up the car. Their work was great. The two doors and the front bumper looked so clean, smooth, bright, and– yes– wet. So they work well and they work fast. Is it worth the price? Yes, but just about. If you look harder you’ll probably find something as good for less. But then time searching is time lost and time costs. So it’s all good I guess.

Makati Standoff

Today, Trillanes walked out of his court hearing, walked around Makati, then decided to check-in to the Manila Peninsula. What the hell was he thinking?!? Or is he thinking at all? Does he and his cohorts think they are the only one who cares about this country? Does he think their approach is the only one that will work? It’s quite obviously no to both questions.

But here’s something that might just work: Go take on Malacanang and the Presidential Security Group. The question is does he have the balls for that kind of action? Or are is he too pampered that he can only execute his grandiose schemes from within the suites of high-end hotels. Apparently it is the latter since this is the second hotel he has taken over. And he doesn’t even pay his bills.

Well now, instead of a suite, he can plan from within a prison cell his obsession of taking over freeing the Philippines from the clutches of GMA . Now if only the military can take care of his rumored abusive behavior while in prison and treat him as the criminal that he is. Now that would be justice served. It’s a pity though that it’s us taxpayers paying for his board and lodging.

He could, of course, very well be right about GMA and her administration. It is definitely corrupt and probably illegitimate. They are also so paranoid and comes down ruthlessly and quickly on any sign of dissent even declaring states of emergencies and curfews on whim. Makes you wonder if it isn’t already de-facto martial law.

As an aside, the press, who should just have ignored Trillanes’ megalomanic antics, was in full force during the whole affair. As usual it’s supposedly for bringing information to everyone aka the the pursuit of a scoop. But did he have anything new to say? No. He just used their camera flashes and spotlights to bask in his imagined glory. And they just served as his unwitting human shields. Serves them right getting cuffed, hustled on a bus, and shipped to Camp Bagong Diwa for processing. That is the procedure for any hostage situation anyway.

Every day certainly is an interesting day.

Samsung MetroWear 2007

Tippi, my classmate in French, invited everyone in class to the Samsung Metrowear 2007 fashion show where she will be showcasing her latest designs along with those of other designers. Only three(?) of us actually went and just as well since the place was already packed as it was. We had to squeeze our way to the front of the catwalk and we ended up standing towards the back.

Of course I took pictures. But do they suck! The light was low so I had to use a lower ISO resulting in graininess. We were also a bit too far and my pitiful kit lens couldn’t reach out that far so I had to crop resulting in loss of detail. Finally, my shooting posture was awkward as I tried to shoot over the heads of people while being careful not to jostle anybody. Bottom line: I need to practice more under different conditions.

Famous Half Pinoys

This morning Jem sent me this joke:

Famous Half Pinoys:
Jaime Ayala – half pinoy, half Spanish
Henry Sy – half pinoy, half Chinese
Lito Atienza – half pinoy, half Hawaiian shirt
John Osmena – half pinoy, half pinay
Prospero Pichay – half pinoy, half gulay
Mike Arroyo – half pinoy, half baboy
GMA – half only