Same Old Bananas

The post's title is the installation by Leslie de Chavez, currently on view at SLab's 20Square gallery. Leslie's show is called Buntong Hininga (rough translation: Sigh), and it is 14 pieces of amazing art commenting on the state of our Nation. Same Old Bananas. slab.silverlensphoto.com please

Last weekend, we went swimming with the whale sharks in Donsol, Sorsogon via a plane ride to Legazpi City, Albay care of Cebu Pacific. The whale sharks or butanding and Mayon Volcano, both stunning, will have to wait for another post. This is about Cebu Pacific and other issues starting with the NAIA 3 Terminal:

WHY ARE WE NOT USING IT? It is a beautiful airport made by the same guys who did the Hong Kong International Airport. It is a beautiful airport next to the decrepit NAIA 1. It is a beautiful airport that's got a great skyline view of Makati from the gates. Makes me want to fly Cebu Pacific more. What if they move just Cathay Pacific to NAIA 3? Wow.

After a night of paying twenty pesos to watch the Talent Portion of the Mutya ng Butanding 2010 (much effort, little talent), we stumbled onto a minor army of women in red t-shirts silkscreened with Imelda portraits. This is in the middle of Donsol, Sorsogon. What was going on? Our friend P said "time warp, it feels like seventies". We never figured it out, but we did see Bonget Marcos come in on our plane to Legazpi the next day, the plane we took out. And I took the seat he vacated. So I now have his boarding pass as my bookmark to Miguel Syjuco's Ilustrado. So in a round-about way, the second issue is about who is on MY TO VOTE FOR LIST come 10 May:

President: GILBERT TEODORO
Vice-President: MAR ROXAS

Mayor (Manila): Sonny Razon
Vice Mayor: Iskho Moreno
* Totally taking Carlos Celdran's recommendations

Senators (in no particular order):
1. Martin Bautista
2. Bonget
3. Manong Johnny (don't ask me why)
4. Tito Frank (Hi Eds)
5. Serge Osmena
6. Risa Hontiveros
7. Joey de Venecia
8. Ralph Recto
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Party List: Ang Ladlad

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