I was working in my office, yana just woke up from here midday nap and she looked so cute I just had to take some snapshots.
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November 2008
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Fri 21 Nov 2008
Fri 21 Nov 2008
Today, while talking shop with my good friend Jonathan (meaning photographpy po sa mga di nakaka-alam) we chanced upon the topic of recession and the economic downturn.
You see, he works at Honda and today they asked everyone to leave early (4 PM to be exact) because their building had no power. It was kinda strange he said. And then he saw the news, the big three bailout was all over the place and it hit him. Maybe Honda is starting to layoff too. Its not far fetched considering how the whole US auto industry is doing.
He said he got so worried he started thinking about plan B. He asked me what were our plans in case the US hit rock bottom? My answer?! We ride it out.
He said if shit hits the fan they’ll just pack and go back to the Philippines; take care of their fish ponds and farm lands. I told him, buti pa kayo. To us, there is nothing to go back to. So our plan B is to ride it out.
The funny thing is that whatever we recession we are experiencing now is nowhere near the level of suffering we have endured back in the Philippines. Most folks living in America have never experienced skipping a meal for a day or worrying if they have enough money to pay for their fare just to go to work.
Like I always tell Maan, we are still blessed. We may not be affluent but we still manage to buy all our essential needs, pay our bills and still able to get something something for ourselves. A lot of folks around the world have barely anything to eat nor have proper shelter to live on. We should not worry too much about the recession and the economic downturn, because if we do we become less productive and become part of the problem.
People have to put things into perspective, we may lose our material possessions but its not the end of the world. We can always acquire them at a later time. The important thing is we do our best to keep this economy running. We live in a consumer society, if people don’t spend on goods and services money will not circulate and everyone will be affected. Shops will close and more people will lose their jobs and more people will put a strain on government resources.
So for once I agree with Maan, Shop till you drop people!!!
Tue 4 Nov 2008
Today as millions go and vote, I’m reposting a portion of the speech made by President Obama after the Democratic primary election in New Hampshire. The words are so strong it’s stuck in my head:
Hope you feel the same way too…
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It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. Yes we can. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can. It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world. Yes we can.
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We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics…they will only grow louder and more dissonant ……….. We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check. We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea –
Yes We Can!!!
Yes We Can!!!
Yes We Can!!!