Well, the death toll from the explosion at Glorietta mall is now 11 and over 100 people were injured. The authorities haven't figured out the cause yet. The three theories are:
In Manila, there are always people selling stuff on the streets, between cars, wherever they can fit. Today I saw a man selling odd things. He had about 5 bicycle tires, some headlights, and one fishing rod. What? Hey, if crackheads can sell one t-shirt out the pack or one roll of toilet paper just to get a hit, these poor people can sell whatever will make a buck.
I took the kids to the children's museum today. It's called Museo Pambata and was pretty nice. The problem was that children from a nearby school were there for a field trip. Those kids were nuts. When I was little, my mama always had that talk with me. You know the one. "Don't you go in here acting like you ain't never been no where. You betta act like you got some sense." Apparently, these children's mamas didn't have that talk because they were definitely acting like they ain't never been no where. They were so wild that they made my poor babies nervous. We tried to stay away from them but they were split up into groups. So, while we were in one part of an exhibit calmly enjoying ourselves a herd of children would explode into the room. And, what did the parents do? Absolutely nothing.
After the museum, I told the driver we needed to get lunch. I decided to treat the yaya and the driver to a little lunch. Why did these fools start naming the more costly restaurants when I asked what was nearby. On their dime, they go to Jollibee (Like McD's), McDonald's, Chowking, or some other fast food joint. On my dime, they start talking about T.G.I.Friday's, Italianni's, and other nicer restaurants. So, um, we went to McDonald's. We're already employing them and helping them earn a salary. I am not trying to spend a lot of money on lunch. Was that wrong?
- an LPG tank exploded
- terrorist attack
- this is the funniest theory to me and Dwayne. They said the septic tanks weren't working properly and haven't been maintained well. So, the explosion could have been caused by a combination of diesel fuel (from delivery trucks below the mall) and poop.
In Manila, there are always people selling stuff on the streets, between cars, wherever they can fit. Today I saw a man selling odd things. He had about 5 bicycle tires, some headlights, and one fishing rod. What? Hey, if crackheads can sell one t-shirt out the pack or one roll of toilet paper just to get a hit, these poor people can sell whatever will make a buck.
I took the kids to the children's museum today. It's called Museo Pambata and was pretty nice. The problem was that children from a nearby school were there for a field trip. Those kids were nuts. When I was little, my mama always had that talk with me. You know the one. "Don't you go in here acting like you ain't never been no where. You betta act like you got some sense." Apparently, these children's mamas didn't have that talk because they were definitely acting like they ain't never been no where. They were so wild that they made my poor babies nervous. We tried to stay away from them but they were split up into groups. So, while we were in one part of an exhibit calmly enjoying ourselves a herd of children would explode into the room. And, what did the parents do? Absolutely nothing.
After the museum, I told the driver we needed to get lunch. I decided to treat the yaya and the driver to a little lunch. Why did these fools start naming the more costly restaurants when I asked what was nearby. On their dime, they go to Jollibee (Like McD's), McDonald's, Chowking, or some other fast food joint. On my dime, they start talking about T.G.I.Friday's, Italianni's, and other nicer restaurants. So, um, we went to McDonald's. We're already employing them and helping them earn a salary. I am not trying to spend a lot of money on lunch. Was that wrong?
Comments
Keisha
That was nice of you to treat them.