had an interesting conversation with a cab driver who drove me home earlier from a friend's birthday party. we were talking about philippine politics (because everybody knows i LOVE to talk about it. oh, and i turn into a pink dragon. with green fangs. once every month.) and he had loads of radical theories about our "leaders" and how this country should be run. it was only after 45 or so minutes of babbling that i realized he was abso-fucking-lutely out of his mind. case in point:

idiot driver: dapat dito sa atin i-ligalays na ang mga baril para wala na mag-abuso! kung lahat me baril pantay-pantay na! EHEHEHEHEHEEEAAAAAAWWW! (sinister gay laughter)

drunken me: (not really paying much attention now because of agitation and a moderate buzz) boss, di ba mahirap yun kasi lalong dadami ang mang-aabuso?

idiot driver: hinde! kasi isipin mu.. yung mga mag-aabuso, pag me kinawawa sela, isang baril lang patay na sela! maubos man mga gagung yun! EHEHEHEHEHEEEAAAAAAWWWAHAHAHAW! (even more sinister gay laughter)

exactly my point, you ass.

he raised some more idiotic points and everytime i tried to reason with him, he cut me off. tired, drunk and irritated, i din't bother to try and reason with him anymore. i gave him the obligatory, standard "uhuh" and "opo nga e" replies till he shut his fucking mouth.

why do we always put the blame on someone else whenever shit happens to us? sure it's possible that every goddamn politician here in the country filters money from government funds and taxes. sure it's possible that there isn't one honest person holding a goverment position today. BIG FUCKING DEAL. that isn't enough reason to sit at home and point fingers while you sulk over your pathetic life.

god, imagine millions of voters like him trooping to the polling booths tomorrow.