it only takes 15 minutes for you to observe poor progress!

Last Songs Syndrome: "Otherwise" by Imago & "Save Me" by Remy Zero
My Favorite Quote: "Things aren't always what they seem" -Jafar-

i walked towards an area were most people would not dare wanted to go. i went there because my mom ordered me to buy "pansit bihon" for my brother. he's turning 16 that day. arriving to the store of mang conchito's panciteria, i knocked and said "manong! 3 order po! pansit bihon." mang conchito repeated "tatlong order?" and i nodded. i turned around and make some observations to onced have been called "the squaters area of cubao." i called the place "alley ways of the poor and unfamous". i noticed children are playing without there clothes on, a pregnant woman sitting comfortably to a "bangko", houses now towering 3 to 4 stories, the congressman's project of public basketball court was occuppied by the one's who have money for bets, these courts ideally teaches the good things thru sports. kids who wanted to play would have to wait for another 2 hours. the kids will have no choice but to play at about 7pm, i find others just standing by for miracles and some people are busy for their sari sari stores. i do noticed mosy kids there wore jerseys and shirts where their idols' name or photos are printed in it. like for some instance i noticed the basket ball names and stars such as jordan, caidic, ghost fighter, yu ghi oh, dragon ball and britney spears. these images symbolizes that someday they wanted to be like them and be successful! and i observed most of the homes are made of the saps of working abroad. some small alleys are dark. its a perfect place for "transactions", if you know what i mean.

as these images sucked into my system, i cant help but ask... is this what they called the simple life now? what does progress mean for a common man? is it still important? how many blocks of bricks does a four story house have to build one? does "pansit" really prolong the age of a person? who is Cubao? what does success mean for children ages 8 and up?

manong: BOY! heto na yung pansit mo! tatlong order di ba?

after 15 minutes of waiting, my order was already up for me to bring it back to our home. from mang conchito's pansiteria, i'll walk back home while passing another batch of the same images of the country's slow moving pace towards achieving progress. hhmm.. people still can wait there for 30 years or more for another batch of ill presidents.. besides, they have manong conchito's pansiteria that would make their lives longer for while....

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Random Question of the week: Name Mo 'To!

Everybody has a name! for those people who still wonder what my name is.. Ccigaux (chee-goh) is what my parents gaved to me as my nickname. i'll tell the whole story for my next post and you'd all be surprise! you first, What does your name mean? why do you chose it or why does your parents chose it? let's talk about your nickname for example...