Yesterday was my first time to be back at Glorietta after the explosion that occurred last week. The driver dropped me off at SM so I had to enter the mall from the 2nd floor entrance near National Bookstore. The instant my feet stepped on the escalator, the smell of burnt rubber, wood, metal and what-have-you filled my senses. It was around noon. Normally, people would be scattered everywhere, hurrying to fastfood chains and restaurants with about an hour or so they have to get back to their respective offices. Yesterday was different. The mall was quiet. It was depressing and distressing. I felt being inside a ghost town. There were more or less 4 kids playing at the Activity Area. The fountains were not working. There was no music in the background; only footsteps of a few customers and their voices. The usual fun atmosphere is now quieted. I turned my head to the left only to see the GLORIETTA 2 signage beaming. Staring, rather. The way in was covered that no one would see any trace of the blast except the closed, dark stores that used to entice each one to go in and take a look and the mall's stark smell. I've been to Glorietta literally everday of my life for about a year or so and never was there a time that it reeked of any smell like that of yesterday.
I go to Glorietta to shop. I go there when I need time off. I go there to watch a movie with Rey or with friends and colleagues. I go there with Atchi for our sister-bonding. I go there when I have no other place to go to. I go there to play at Timezone. I go there to satisfy my sweet tooth at House of Silvanas or Dulcinea. I go to Glorietta 2 for the cookies at Subway. I go to Glorietta 2 for the gowns at XY. I go to Glorietta 2 for the dainty dresses at Plains and Prints. I go there after work to have dinner with Tita. We pass by Glorietta 2 to get to Park Square 2 where the shuttles going home are when neither one of us brought a car. We eat at Luk Yuen for my favorite Lemon Chicken and Peppercorn Ribs and Ultra-yummy Fresh Strawberry Shake. I never imagined that the place we simply "passed by" would someday turn into a huge pile of rubble.
I know Glorietta more than the back of my hand. No matter how big the Mall of Asia is, no matter how new Trinoma is, even though the great stores, bars, and restos are in Greenbelt, Glorietta was my favorite for some reason. I still could not believe nor imagine the injured and bloody people during the explosion. I could not even imagine the explosion.
I am not sure if it is my loyalty to Ayala, but I honestly do not believe that the blast was caused by methane gas combining with diesel. I agree with the chemical engineers from UP. It could not have been possible. The blast caused too much damage to be attributed to methane. I say too much since 11 people died and more than a hundred were wounded. Go figure. Only the police are saying that methane and diesel caused it. I trust the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering from UP. Why wouldn't I? They are the experts on the matter. Would anybody think that the fact that diesel doesn't explode or that it would take a big amount of methane plus a bigger amount of heat plus a spark to ignite it is given emphasis in Criminology?
I also doubt that the Ayala management is to blame. I worked with them for quite some time and I know how they do things. High-quality. May it be a person, a document, an office, a meeting, a building, food, it must pass a high standard. They critique and criticize every little detail to give the public the best. I do not think that they would overlook a malfunctioning sewage system. Compare their restrooms with that of other malls. The flush is always working and the cleaning people are always there. Ayala is not just a company neither just a corporation. They own banks, hotels, malls, water companies, residences, and many others. They have a strong, reputable name in the country. I don't think they would risk their business by missing on a maintenance in one complex of Glorietta. Seriously.
I'm sorry but I trust the Ayalas [who, by the way, are also anti-Arroyo] more than the government. Heck, I don't even have any trust with the government at all!
Why would I trust a government that says that they found RDX, a major component of the bomb C-4, a military explosive and then change their statement the very next day? Why would I trust the government run by a short president denying her very obvious voice in the Hello Garci recordings then make phony calls to the media pretending to be a member of the Muslim group to claim to be at fault for the explosion only to be falsified later on? Why would I trust the government run by an orthodontist-needing president who is so nonchalant about the ZTE deal as if she hasn't heard of it?
For all we know, the blast was not done by any Muslim group. Look at how perfect the timing of the blast is--just right to take our attention away from the ZTE deal and the bribery to a number of government officials controversy. Otherwise, why would Senator Trillanes even bother tell the nation that he had witnesses against that pins the blame on non other than the government for the blast? He has nothing to gain even if he speaks up. He is still detained for crying out loud. Only the Philippine government would benefit the bombing.
Arroyo and her allies are belittling Filipinos by placing the blame on "Al-qaeda" [not sure of the spelling] links. Hello Gloria? Don't you think they have already learned their lesson from the Pentagon attack? The architecture of Glorietta and Pentagon is so similar! If you want it to go down and scare the country, you will not plant the bomb on one complex only. Hello Gloria? Didn't you have a chemistry class at Georgetown with Bill that taught you that diesel doesn't explode? It causes fire, but it doesn't explode. You should have said that to your PNP before giving instructions to blame it on simply methane and diesel. Gosh. I think I know what the Hello Garci speaker wants to happen. Divert our attention through the incident and then show all of us that 'hey, I am anti-terrorist, let's hunt them down'!
Arroyo is right. The explosion was caused by terrorists. It was not a Mulsim group however. It was a group of terrorists that is headed by the person that gives the State of the Nation Address, acquits and pardons Estrada. The terrorist group constantly harming the country need not be hunt down. We know where they are. Their leader lives in a palace called Malacanang. The members lurk in the Senate, Congress, City, Municipal, and Barangay Halls to mention a few. They do not merely bomb down a mall's complex. They take down the economy as well. Isn't that a bigger terrorist attack? The government is the very reason there are groups terrorizing the country. The government's actions are the worst terrorist attacks we are experiencing.
So what do Arroyo tells us about what to do with terrorists? Take them down. Yeah, take them down all right. President, why don't you start being the perfect example by stepping down your throne?
Oh yeah. There's another thing you are good at--lying.
For the meantime, can somebody tell me where I can find another Luk Yuen branch where I could have my favorite Lemon Chicken, Peppercorn Spareribs, and the Ultra-yummy Fresh Strawberry Shake?
I go to Glorietta to shop. I go there when I need time off. I go there to watch a movie with Rey or with friends and colleagues. I go there with Atchi for our sister-bonding. I go there when I have no other place to go to. I go there to play at Timezone. I go there to satisfy my sweet tooth at House of Silvanas or Dulcinea. I go to Glorietta 2 for the cookies at Subway. I go to Glorietta 2 for the gowns at XY. I go to Glorietta 2 for the dainty dresses at Plains and Prints. I go there after work to have dinner with Tita. We pass by Glorietta 2 to get to Park Square 2 where the shuttles going home are when neither one of us brought a car. We eat at Luk Yuen for my favorite Lemon Chicken and Peppercorn Ribs and Ultra-yummy Fresh Strawberry Shake. I never imagined that the place we simply "passed by" would someday turn into a huge pile of rubble.
I know Glorietta more than the back of my hand. No matter how big the Mall of Asia is, no matter how new Trinoma is, even though the great stores, bars, and restos are in Greenbelt, Glorietta was my favorite for some reason. I still could not believe nor imagine the injured and bloody people during the explosion. I could not even imagine the explosion.
I am not sure if it is my loyalty to Ayala, but I honestly do not believe that the blast was caused by methane gas combining with diesel. I agree with the chemical engineers from UP. It could not have been possible. The blast caused too much damage to be attributed to methane. I say too much since 11 people died and more than a hundred were wounded. Go figure. Only the police are saying that methane and diesel caused it. I trust the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering from UP. Why wouldn't I? They are the experts on the matter. Would anybody think that the fact that diesel doesn't explode or that it would take a big amount of methane plus a bigger amount of heat plus a spark to ignite it is given emphasis in Criminology?
I also doubt that the Ayala management is to blame. I worked with them for quite some time and I know how they do things. High-quality. May it be a person, a document, an office, a meeting, a building, food, it must pass a high standard. They critique and criticize every little detail to give the public the best. I do not think that they would overlook a malfunctioning sewage system. Compare their restrooms with that of other malls. The flush is always working and the cleaning people are always there. Ayala is not just a company neither just a corporation. They own banks, hotels, malls, water companies, residences, and many others. They have a strong, reputable name in the country. I don't think they would risk their business by missing on a maintenance in one complex of Glorietta. Seriously.
I'm sorry but I trust the Ayalas [who, by the way, are also anti-Arroyo] more than the government. Heck, I don't even have any trust with the government at all!
Why would I trust a government that says that they found RDX, a major component of the bomb C-4, a military explosive and then change their statement the very next day? Why would I trust the government run by a short president denying her very obvious voice in the Hello Garci recordings then make phony calls to the media pretending to be a member of the Muslim group to claim to be at fault for the explosion only to be falsified later on? Why would I trust the government run by an orthodontist-needing president who is so nonchalant about the ZTE deal as if she hasn't heard of it?
For all we know, the blast was not done by any Muslim group. Look at how perfect the timing of the blast is--just right to take our attention away from the ZTE deal and the bribery to a number of government officials controversy. Otherwise, why would Senator Trillanes even bother tell the nation that he had witnesses against that pins the blame on non other than the government for the blast? He has nothing to gain even if he speaks up. He is still detained for crying out loud. Only the Philippine government would benefit the bombing.
Arroyo and her allies are belittling Filipinos by placing the blame on "Al-qaeda" [not sure of the spelling] links. Hello Gloria? Don't you think they have already learned their lesson from the Pentagon attack? The architecture of Glorietta and Pentagon is so similar! If you want it to go down and scare the country, you will not plant the bomb on one complex only. Hello Gloria? Didn't you have a chemistry class at Georgetown with Bill that taught you that diesel doesn't explode? It causes fire, but it doesn't explode. You should have said that to your PNP before giving instructions to blame it on simply methane and diesel. Gosh. I think I know what the Hello Garci speaker wants to happen. Divert our attention through the incident and then show all of us that 'hey, I am anti-terrorist, let's hunt them down'!
Arroyo is right. The explosion was caused by terrorists. It was not a Mulsim group however. It was a group of terrorists that is headed by the person that gives the State of the Nation Address, acquits and pardons Estrada. The terrorist group constantly harming the country need not be hunt down. We know where they are. Their leader lives in a palace called Malacanang. The members lurk in the Senate, Congress, City, Municipal, and Barangay Halls to mention a few. They do not merely bomb down a mall's complex. They take down the economy as well. Isn't that a bigger terrorist attack? The government is the very reason there are groups terrorizing the country. The government's actions are the worst terrorist attacks we are experiencing.
So what do Arroyo tells us about what to do with terrorists? Take them down. Yeah, take them down all right. President, why don't you start being the perfect example by stepping down your throne?
Oh yeah. There's another thing you are good at--lying.
For the meantime, can somebody tell me where I can find another Luk Yuen branch where I could have my favorite Lemon Chicken, Peppercorn Spareribs, and the Ultra-yummy Fresh Strawberry Shake?
2 comments:
i am still hopeful with our country, but the problem is i have lost all hope with the politicians who try to call themselves as leaders. there are the popularly hated ones and there are the trying to get your fate, but what happens is that they lure you to the blind fate, the evil that they will be doing when they've got your support. its the most vicious cycle but it does exist. our non-bloody revolutions have proven that. its getting me pessimistic with our politicians but i have hope in the country. where to draw the optimism is still a question for me.
Amen. Amen.
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