A Stroll in Greenhills

This morning I have some things I have in mind about the short trip we had in Greenhills. This is the shopping haven for people in Manila which is situated in the Municipality of San Juan. Security is tight and obviously they are still headed by Mayor JV Ejercito. I did not know of anything that I should buy so I went there with my folks and brother to at least take the afternoon off to somewhere because I don't want to end up just lounging around the house and sleep all day.

My Mom bought pillows for our living room and got a few more pillow cases so we can change them every now and then. It was a nice green, red and yellow gold combination so it fits perfectly on our set. My brother bought late Christmas gifts for the kids of our cousin, it was on a fair price so we did not haggle anymore. I did not go upstairs anymore because I did not want to push myself and buy another cellphone. I think we have a lot of extras here... there are 2 in my bag and another one in my room. I think buying a cellphone was just luxury. In the end I did not get to buy anything but just ate fishballs and fried dumpling on a small store there. It was a nice day because at least I got to spend it with my folks and brother. =) Me one happy boy....

A Life Long Investment

I just had a small talk with Mom this morning while having a cup of tea and my favorite jam and bread. She mentioned a couple of things I should be doing with the money I earn. I never knew business matters were her forte but the things she mentioned about investments made a lot of sense. I am not getting any younger and from the looks of it; I am a little uncontrollable in spending so I need to put my hard earned money into good use. So I hurriedly got term life insurance quotes and checked out what plan is viable for me. It looks like the plans are easy to pay too. I think I should get this one so I would not be a burden to my family when that inevitable part of life comes.

As for all the other things; I know my family will be taken care of. That is what’s important. I would not want to leave this world and give them more problems like when I was still living. That would not be a pretty good sight to see. I wonder how other people plan for stuff like this. I know it is kind of morbid but if you think about it; it is kind of practical. This is a great investment indeed.

Update Re: Earthquake in Haiti

There are around 500 Filipino Overseas workers staying in HAITI and they want to immediately go home after the earthquake hit that country a few days ago. The Philippine government said that they will try to do their best and help the ones who would want to do so.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)is ready to repatriate these Pinoys and get them home safe. They also set up a task force specifically for this calamity and sent them to seek victims who are still under the rubble. An earthquake drill is now required to be done regularly on all schools and public offices because of this. The Armed Forces of the Philippines however are still doing the deed in Maguindanao’s election since it is still in a hotspot. They will also be putting the province of Masbate in Comelec control because of the recent violence and ambush attempts on local candidates.

The training of teachers is set to be done in three days. This is relatively short for people who did not even see a computer in their entire life. Retrieval operations on MV Catalyn B have been stopped by the Coast Guard because they have assumed to have gotten all the bodies when they dived yesterday. The JBC or Judicial Bar Council will be sued in court if they do not submit a list for Supreme Court justice nominees. Phivolcs also said that the earthquake that happened in Haiti will never happen in the Philippines. I just hope they are right.

Fixing Cars

I have been helping my friends fix cars that were ravaged by super typhoon ONDOY which has affected thousands of families and killed hundreds of people east of Manila. Some are not salvageable already because of the mixed water and mud that penetrated engines because of the flood. I checked the ac compressor and saw the need for me to change these units so I could get ample amount of air flowing through the auto mobile while purchasing stuff for the other broken down cars. I would like to get more into detail but some are not even English to me because of the technical nature.

My cousins helped clean the hood; and did it for free because these people really need help. Sometimes I wonder how they were able to survive without food and drink for two days and manage to keep afloat when the flood waters reached over 6 feet. Imagine some of the heavily damaged vehicles floated to other streets and was found a couple of days later. I need contacts; and people who know where to get discounted air conditioning parts. I should consider purchasing them on line so I would be able to get a better deal. They need my help and the last thing I would need to do is charge them outrageous prices. I will take a look on how I can save precious money so they can start rebuilding their lives. Going to work would require them the need to have their vehicles fixed. I will help them.