I have only a short list of senatoriables who have my vote. I’m pretty confident that they will win on the upcoming May elections. But I am frightened on the possibility that Philippines would be really on troubled of the other winners. This will happen if the voters (1) will not vote, especially the youth (2) will sell their vote (3) will vote irrationally.

This May 14 will be my second instance to exercise my right to elect a public servant, a figure far from a traditional politician. But this novice voter is not unsighted on the truth on how most Pinoy vote. I’ve been a constant watcher of televised quick counts and had kept eye until the results were finalized. And my observation… there’s a quite certainty on how to win in a Philippine senatorial race that could and would erase any intelligent vote.

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The Philippine Music air waves with what is popular. The genre ‘pop music’ is actually a broad and general term and does not necessarily in tune with boy bands and Britney Spears. There was a time when alternative rock becomes the pop, the popular. Pinoy Music is like that. Similar to Pinoy TV Bandwagon, Pinoy Music Stream also works in almost the same way. You ears will eventually become tired of listening to the same type of music over and over again in the radio and in music television channels.

In this post, I would like to draw a line between the Pinoy Music Stream and OPM or the Original Pinoy Music. Pinoy Music Stream can be any song, a remake/cover or an original from the foreign land or ours as opposed to OPM which is originally written by a Filipino composer.

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Fastfood is the fastest way to solve one’s hunger. Unhealthy yet remains practical. From the five fastfood chains I often visit, I compare them side by side according to some criteria. Do we have the same observation? Let’s see.

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Although Globe is publicizing this electronic MRT ticket as the first reloadable chip, it does not sell as my first choice when availing the train service.

The only gain that I sense in buying G-Pass is when the stored value ticket is not available and the queues in buying the single journey tickets are long. I’m not sure if the Globe pass value expires or not.

Here are the downfalls of G-Pass:

1. When you availing the chip for the first time, you are to pay hundred pesos. Half of which are preloaded to G-Pass. That means the chip costs fifty pesos.
2. The reload has subcharge of about 1%. If you reloaded 25 pesos, the actual value stored in the chip is roughly P22.50.
3. Besides the subcharge, each journey also taxes additional amount. If the ride costs ten pesos, you have to pay some centavos on top of that.
4. The machine that accepts the chip are installed at most to two slots. There’s no dedicated queue for G-Pass so if it happens the queue is long for that slot, you are still needing to wait.
5. On my first try of it, I got stranded. The machine did not recognized the entry point. The seller who is in the booth needs to come out and temporarily close the booth just to assist the customer.
6. This is the same case if someone can’t get in.
7. There’s no bonus ride!

But reading their advertisement, “Mas madali mo na silang makakapiling.” The purpose is still met.

P.S. Globe is planning to use G-Pass as electronic wallet. How come? They already have G-Load.

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars.

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Be aware of this modus operandi of pickpocket-ers. Two of my teammates lost their cellphones by the same strategy inside the bus. The gang is composed of at least three members. The first member will plant bubble gum to the hair of the unaware victim while he is on his way off the bus or probably to another seat just to pass by at your side. The accomplice then will notify you that someone had just placed a bubble to the victim’s hair. Since knowing that the bubble gum is hard to get rid of, the prey will be so busy in removing such gum. Without noticing it, the one seated beside him or her is another accomplice. So quick that one won’t recognize it.

It was only after their petty crime stories were narrated I realized that I was almost victimized by the Bubble Gang. The variation of it is instead of dropping the bubble gum to those who had long hair, the first member will spit behind. More disgusting isn’t it? Of course, my hair was short that I can obviously feel that something fell to my head.

I remember I took my cellphone out to check the SMS message. I thought it was an EGN page. The first person seated behind somewhere may have seen those or someone beside me signaled it. Then the friendly accomplice told me that someone had just spitted on my back. At first, I ignored that person directly behind me because I was not hearing and fully understood what he’s saying. But he was insistent to help that he even pat me and showed that disgusting spit.

The third member had tried to snatched my cellphone from my pocket. Fortunately, he failed and I was about to get off the bus.

Another teammate remarked that he was lucky that he looks sanggano and kawatans are intimidated and thinks twice before victimizing him.

I was held up before and was really vigilant and observant since then. My lessons are

1. Never take the seat along the driver’s when riding the jeepney. You don’t know who will sit beside you.
2. Be very observant in those who get into the bus. If they come in as a batch and they disperse, start hiding your valuables before they declare holdup.
3. The view is nice but don’t take the seat near the window. Always sit near the aisle.
4. As much as possible, do not take standing-vehicle only transports. The more the passengers are compressed, the more chances of snatchers’ winning.
5. Most importantly, if not urgent, don’t take out the cellphone or display your music players. They are really hot in their eyes.
6. Stoplights are the snatchers’ watch. They go as the stoplight goes.
7. Be observant when your seatmate is picking something even from his pocket. You don’t know what pocket is next.
8. Change positions but also pay attention to those who also do.
9. Place belongings securely.
10. Never trust a stranger.

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