Are You Kidding Me???
I shake my head and laugh whenever I find myself in "Are you kidding me?" moments ...

The Weather
As mentioned in a previous blog entry, Americans continue to baffle me with their appreciation for warmer temperatures. I get comments such as

"I'd move there in a heartbeat!" (coming from an out-of-stater)
"I love the heat!"
"Isn't the weather lovely?" (coming from a Phoenix resident)
"I love the sun!"


My husband, Joey, and I do not have much appreciation of the heat. I guess we feel this way simply because we've lived with heat and humidity all our lives, save for the past year. Only the Whites love the heat. I've heard of Caucasians who adore the Philippine climate. No, you cannot get us to move to Florida!


Pollution
I take SR 51 (state road) everyday to and from work. Along the way are digital boards that give advisories, such as traffic conditions, kidnappings (Amber alerts), and pollution. Countless times, I've seen the board flash the following statement:

"High pollution
Carpool - Use Bus"


What pollution??? The sky is so clear, you can even see the white clouds and all! We call this pure and clear skies, and they call it pollution? Wait til you get to Makati!

Joey and I used to take C5 (circumferential) everyday to and from work. Upon reaching The Fort (that's Taguig, and not Makati. Some ignorant folks think The Fort is in Makati), alongside Market Market, you get a nice distant view of the tall buildings around Salcedo Village, particularly Pacific Star and Petron. That is, if they are not covered in black smog. I kid you not -- there have been many moments when I look at the horizon from that vantage point, and am not able to see those tall buildings because they're covered in God-awful smog. The air really is black up there! This blackened air stretches from Buendia (the Salcedo Village area) all the way to Ecology Village or Pasong Tamo Extension. Now that is real pollution.


NOTE : photo is courtesy of Knox (Nuggi Vemmer), a Danish living in Puerto Galera. Thank you for the wonderful photo!