Voters' Choice

I found this website while searching for information about candidates running for the May 2010 elections.  

http://ph.politicalarena.com/

It's very informative. Not only does it have each candidate's personal profile and political lineup, it also has their different views and platforms about certain issues that would be helpful for voters.

I suggest, especially to first time voters that you check out sites like this to choose your candidates wisely.  After all, there are a lot more reasons to elect people who will be responsible for our country's wellbeing than their TV and print ads, celebrity status, bloodline, or how much money they have in their bank accounts.

Campaign period for the 2010 National Elections officially started yesterday.  That is the reason why I got stuck in traffic on my way home from work for two days in a row now.  Convoys of cars and motorcycles and trucks filled with posters and tarpaulins and stickers litter the streets, and it takes forever for them to pass through an intersection - especially on a busy crossroad like the corner of Makati Avenue and JP Rizal in Makati.

Yesterday it was a sea of blue and yellow...today it was blue and orange.  Jejomar Binay, who is running for Vice President, was in the convoy I saw today.  I overheard people saying "Asan si Erap?" (Where is Joseph Estrada?).  Must've been Erap's party then.

Well, it would've been interesting to see Erap - he was a former president after all, and an artista to boot.  I've only seen two Philippine Presidents in person...one of them is Gloria Arroyo, and the other was Ferdinand Marcos, or rather his remains what remains of him at that mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Norte during our Humanities II trip.  Hey, I didn't say they were both alive!

So the chaos has officially began.  Traffic will be hell for a couple of weeks again. The streets and public facades will be littered with campaign posters, which nobody remembers to clean up when the election is done.  And don't get me started on those campaign posters!!! Those leering, smiling faces with cheesy slogans! Argh!

I should start taking photos and post them on my other blog. Hmmmm...

Speaking of elections, I still have no idea who to vote for President.  I'm also not sure if I'll be able to vote at all because of my work schedule...and I'm registered in Bicol.

I'll try my best to go home to vote.  Not that it would matter...but hey, what if it does?

It's Dr. Seuss's Birthday!!!

(It's still March 2nd, PST)

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I would never forget those early years in school - I must've been in kindergarten or first grade - when we would spend time in the library each day.  I would go straight to the children's book section, sit on the furry carpet or grab one of the small pillows, and take one of the numerous books from the shelves.  That is when I met Dr. Seuss and his odd friends.

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Today, looking at the images that were so much a part of my childhood brings me a feeling of nostalgia.  They  never fail to bring back that childhood joy I felt poring through those colorful pages, staring at the weird-looking characters.  Its as if I am brought back to that small, musty old library, oblivious to everybody else, taking a trip to all those wonderful strange places.

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I would love to collect all of Dr. Seuss's books...

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Happy 106th birthday Dr. Seuss! 

Thank you for the colorful and quirky world you introduced to us as children.  I hope someday my own children will get to know you too.