Sunday Blackout

Today was sticky and extra hot. Another scheduled power interruption gave us the sweaty, sticky feel for the whole 9 hours rendered for work today. I didn't feel as much heat today as compared to the whole summer season. I think it's already fatal to come out without any sun protection and it really hurts now compared to some other days...

Anyway, the whole east side (almost...) did not have any power today. Twelve hours of getting back to basics! How exciting and challenging...
As most people will do, a lot trooped to the malls and shopping centers expecting to be comfy doing their window shopping with A/C .But with the fuel prices skyrocketing, generators weren't of much help today. Others opted to stay home, hang out with family or friends, while some decided to spend on some cold beer, one or more probably - judging by the number of drunk men I came across tonight. Thinking about it now, I realize that all the men in the PUJ I was on tonight were a little tipsy.

***

Divisoria tonight was a little extra crowdy, and was glad to see my friend Micole with her hubby and very pretty daughter Circe. And of course, the regulars were all in attendance. From the "balut" and buko vendors, blind masseurs, street kids sniffing sealants from plastic bottles and young peeps sitting on benches (probably people watching) like Burger and I usually do while sitting on of those pebbled benches. We saw a couple of interesting people tonight.

Interesting Person #1: Nationalistic.
When he was about 10 feet away from Bonifacio's memorial, he stopped, put his bag down and stood straight facing Boni's statue. Closed his eyes and mumbled something, as if he was part of the late hero's army and was waiting for his command. After sometime, he opened his eyes as if he received acknowledgement from who ever he was speaking to and purposely strode off.

Interesting Person(s) #2: Couple in Heat.
I never really expected to see love birds in Divisoria that were so much in heat. You would really like to tell them to get a room in the nearest lodging place. Well, considering that the park is now well lit and rehabilitation has been done, I thought couples like this were forced to find some other more low-key and much private place to do their R-18 body language. Really, what I saw last night was not appropriate for a PG rating even. And if you know Divisoria's crowd, you would know young kids and toddlers also love the parks' charm. How child friendly...(?)

Painful and Sore

Been nursing a dry cough for almost a week now. I went to see a doctor last Tuesday and he immediately gave me a prescription but I don't see any improvements with my health. It's still dry, much painful and gave me a sore throat and worse, it rendered me "speechless", except for all the racket that I'm making when I run out of air.. I could not form a single word. I can start with the first syllable of any word and finish it like a whisper. I was on the phone earlier today talking to one of my friends at work and I can barely say anything. So this is how it feels like. I guess I have been too careless with my health and kept on forgetting that I'm no longer in my teens. I'm trying to consider getting a second opinion, although I'm just hoping for a more effective medicine so I can get rid of this fast.