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from Ortigas to Cubao
Aug. 6th, 2009 02:21 amSo I drag myself out of bed, skip breakfast, and go to my internship and am like, "Wow, good thing there's no traffic." And I get to my building and am like, "Wow, good thing I'm the only person in the elevator so we don't have to stop at every fucking floor." And I get to my floor and the office is dark and empty and locked.
?!?
I missed the memo, but I should have figured: today is a public holiday today because the Philippines is burying Cory Aquino.
Check it out, here she is:
January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009
Ex-first female president in Asia, advocate of democracy, People Power revolutionary, and all-around awesome lady.
When the Marcos regime assassinated her husband in 1983, her vengeance was to become president. I mean, holy crap. Well, she officially lost to Marcos, but everyone knew that was just electoral fraud anyway. What followed was the People Power revolution (also called EDSA revolution), in which 2 million people took to the EDSA highway in non-violent protest and refused to budge, the culmination of years of repressed opposition. As the protest wore on, more of the military began to defect. Marcos fled the country with his tail between his legs.
President Cory Aquino! \o/
Cory's husband is now worth approximately US$10
Her presidency wasn't perfect, but it did end 20 years of dictatorship and heralded the democratic transformation of a nation. Even after her presidency, she continued to be active in philanthropic work and political empowerment, collecting stacks of human rights honors along the way. 120,000 people showed up to watch her funeral cortege pass. Probably why my side of town was so quiet.
Thanks for your awesome, Cory!
But where there is death, there must be life! I swear I didn't get this from the tabloids: two-headed babies have been born in both my homelands. BOTH. Coincidence?! Indonesian two-headed baby. Filipino two-headed baby. Just. Wow.
In completely unrelated news, the commentfic party seems to be off to a great start. COME PLAY, GUYS. Going strong are an Edmund&Susan Last Battle AU thread, a Gossip Girl goes to Hogwarts thread, and Pokemon goes to Camelot thread. Have I mentioned lately how much I love you guys?
?!?
I missed the memo, but I should have figured: today is a public holiday today because the Philippines is burying Cory Aquino.
Check it out, here she is:
January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009
Ex-first female president in Asia, advocate of democracy, People Power revolutionary, and all-around awesome lady.
When the Marcos regime assassinated her husband in 1983, her vengeance was to become president. I mean, holy crap. Well, she officially lost to Marcos, but everyone knew that was just electoral fraud anyway. What followed was the People Power revolution (also called EDSA revolution), in which 2 million people took to the EDSA highway in non-violent protest and refused to budge, the culmination of years of repressed opposition. As the protest wore on, more of the military began to defect. Marcos fled the country with his tail between his legs.
President Cory Aquino! \o/
Cory's husband is now worth approximately US$10
Her presidency wasn't perfect, but it did end 20 years of dictatorship and heralded the democratic transformation of a nation. Even after her presidency, she continued to be active in philanthropic work and political empowerment, collecting stacks of human rights honors along the way. 120,000 people showed up to watch her funeral cortege pass. Probably why my side of town was so quiet.
Thanks for your awesome, Cory!
But where there is death, there must be life! I swear I didn't get this from the tabloids: two-headed babies have been born in both my homelands. BOTH. Coincidence?! Indonesian two-headed baby. Filipino two-headed baby. Just. Wow.
In completely unrelated news, the commentfic party seems to be off to a great start. COME PLAY, GUYS. Going strong are an Edmund&Susan Last Battle AU thread, a Gossip Girl goes to Hogwarts thread, and Pokemon goes to Camelot thread. Have I mentioned lately how much I love you guys?