Living in the City

  Blurry Thoughts And Then  Naps Under Trees Angry Thoughts Imagine Breaths Of Fresh Air Swirling Indoor Air Just To Turn To Breaths Of Stale  Air TREES.  I Love You Tree.

It's been almost a year since the covid-19 virus descended upon the world. What happened between then and now? Lockdowns, RT PCR tests, face masks, face shields, social distancing, health protocols, businesses closed, online purchases, online classes,  online gaming, covid infections, isolation centers, quarantines, deaths, recoveries.. on and on and on AND  now vaccines. At last, we are looking at some hope to solve this health crisis. It's been quite a while since I updated this blog. Perhaps, it is time to  use it as a tool  to document my observations on what has been happening here and there.   Strictly from  what I can remember, I will try to share my experiences during the pandemic. I hope it makes sense.  So watch out for it. Thank you.   

A poem.. Ang kalimitan kaganapan sa mundo ay pera-pera lang. Konti na lang siguro Ang di nasisislaw sa pera sa panahon ngayon. Kasi mahirap walang pera. Di mo mababayaran utang mo. Di ka makakain ng tama at husto. Di ka makabibili ng gamot mo. Wala kang pera sa bangko. Mababa tingin sayo ng tao, kahit malapit sa buhay mo. Kailan ba ako nagluho? Di ko matandaan. Basta at may pera sila inaalala. Tulad ng nanay ko Di ko masyado pino-problema pera. Sana lang kung walang kailangan bayaran. Okey lang kahit walang personal assets, Pero pano pag dumating na si kamatayan. Ma-momoroblema pa sila. Paano ka ipalilibing? Walang ipon. Mangungutang pa sila? Ah sa SSS may 20,000 yata dun. Arkila na lang ng ataol. Pa-cremate para di pa magastos. Bahala na siguro sila. Patay ka na. Di ka na dapat mag problema.

Son in halloween costume

  It is a must that we curb our population growth Guesstimates peg that  Metro Manila's population has grown to almost 15million  today. In 1974 while doing my OJT at POPCOM, national rowth rate was 33% and Metro Manila's population at that time was 4 million.  Today it has bloated to almost 15 million after rate was said to have been  'reduced' to 32.1%. Not much improvement really. Metro Manila population has grown alarmingly fast.  We all know what this means. Living and  health  conditions deteriorate.  Poverty becomes the order of the day. If there are more than 15,000 individuals on a mere square kilometer, you can imagine  pollution, over crowding, resources dwindling and then disease not to mention managing flood disasters in the magnitude of Ondoy and Pepeng. Poor social and economic conditions prevail if not worsen. The Reproductive Health Bill has been approved.

"Charity degrades those who receive it, and hardens those who dispense it." "Money is not neutral; it changes everything, including the ability to neutrally judge what people will or will not do for you."

My art plan is to paint..and the journey begins with this  collage I did to remind myself  to pursue and realize my mantra  every step of the way.