I didn't think it was all that necessary to cancel classes and redirect traffic just to ease the arrival of the president to the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City. After all, the second SONA was not as dramatic nor as earth-shattering as we expected it to be...
As usual, P-Noy's speech was replete with more exposes on the past administration prompting the Arroyos to completely snub the event in Congress. Is their absence just snobbery? Or is it some sort of an admission of guilt? You know the old Filipino adage... "batu-bato sa langit, tamaan huwag magagalit..." Gets one to think, doesn't it?
The session hall had it's share of cleaning and scrubbing, some touch-ups on paint, the red-carpet was rolled out specially for the occasion. As usual, they doled out money just to make sure everything was spic and span for the event. Don't they clean daily?
It was another excuse for members of the Philippine Congress and their spouses to doll themselves up and get a taste of a red-carpet walk of fame. Some to the point of looking ridiculous. Fashion victims rather than icons. One representative from the south however, resplendent in her Muslim finery, got noticed by Ambassador Harry Thomas of the US prompting him to ask her out on a date on the spot.
The left-wing and P-Noy's critics were expecting miracles to happen after 100 days in office. They maligned and even ridiculed his current programs. To be candid, the opposition is so out of it! I wonder if they can really effect the change they want in a hundred days in office if they were in his shoes... C'mon!!! Cut him some slack!!!! One senior citizen viewing the proceedings on TV quipped we can't just rely on the president to lead us to the straight and narrow... True that. It is, after all, a national effort.
Even if the SONA was so lackluster it lulled me to la-la land, it still gives me some pride to believe that the Philippines and its citizens are a resilient lot. So there everyone... GET TO WORK!
I had more fun watching the AZKALS vs. Kuwait game on ABS-CBN. The Azkals lost 3-0. Of course, Neil Etheridge (cutie of a goalie) complained to the referee that some nitwit of a Kuwait fan was directing a laser pointer his way... there were photos of the fan with the laser turned on to prove it. We're not sore losers but that needs some looking into... We may have lost the game, but you can see how well the team strategized their defense... Kuwait is a strong team, yes! But the Azkals were no pushover...
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