April 27, 2008

April 27, 2008
In an Internet cafe @ San Francisco Del Monte Road...
Walked all the way from West Avenue
after I overshot Roosevelt Ave. Har Har

Have to rove around Manila...
My mother invited some visitors at home
'coz it is the death anniversary of my aunt? or father?
For me there is no point in remembering the dead...
One must treat them well while they are still alive...
Went out at around noon & proceeded to SM ASIA mall...
Whenever I go to malls I am struck by the huge amount of
"capital" (=wealth=money) reflected in the material objects
(buildings, physical structures & goods/products) available there...
I always think, WHOSE capital is this?
I know the natives are POOR... THIS WEALTH is not OURs...
Then proceeded to Sta Cruz, Manila & walked along Avenida...
Rode a jeepney to SM North EDSA but changed my mind so I ended
up here along SFDel Monte!!! While riding the jeepney as it drove along
Espana/Quezon Ave., I was struck by the "aura" of POVERTY of the people
around me... I don't know but I feel this whole metropolis is a huge
SQUATTER AREA of the islanders... Madudungis na mga tau at mga bahay, pati mga
building malilibag... Tila ba dumidikit ang dumi sa mga tau at mga structures...
Parang tau/bahay/building na GRASA... (Sasabihin ng iba "JINNED" ang mga taung
grasa)... Hindi kaya "negatively-charged" ang buong metropolis kaya ang tendency
ng dumi at alikabok ay dumikit sa katawan ng tau?...
Parang PIGANG-PIGA na ang lugar na ito... Wala nang katas na mapipiga...

E-2-2-LOY