earthfart count = 4

on our way home from lot 168, it rained again. It's been really really hot here. they say its the holy week heat. because of the rain hitting the really hot roads, the earth farted again. Twas a good afternoon, spending time at the beach picking up shards of glass.

On the personal front, things have been going really well round here. I've already jogged twice and i've only been here for 4 days. The first day doesn't count because i didn't get to sleep and we had to wake up at 4 AM to get to the airport. Tom, i hope to jog again. So yey on the exercising. I've also been dieting. well, sort of. Haven't been eating rice. now that's a very good thing but the problem is that i tend to eat a lot of whatever else is on the table. Good thing we always have fish so that's not much of a calorie issue. Just gotta lie low on the juice and fruit shakes.

On the political front, things are a bit crazier. Dad's being dramatic, scared that he won't win. There are only four of them running for board member and there are three slots up for grabs. From the outset, you'd think he shouldn't be scared since he's the incumbent and this is his third time running. The thing is... Philippine politics is based on 2 things: money and popularity. Money we don't have much of so we have to rely on popularity. Dad is popular to a certain extent but he's not really really up there. For the past 2 elections, he came in 3rd. Two of his current opponents are newbies. Then again, Al has been the right hand man of the congressman and so he's had a lot of interaction with the barangay captains. The other guy, Yul, is using the machinery of the former governor who won in our district and also has lots of money to burn. We shall have to see how things are gonna go. As for Mom, there's a lot of black propaganda against her. Bunch of lies really. Sad thing is that my aunt and uncle are the ones behind the propaganda. Crazy crazy elections....