RANDOM NOTHINGNESS

it's been what?  two months? since i last wrote an entry here.   been busy lately.  will be working abroad soon.  for those who want me away, don't be too happy just yet, i'll still be in the country most of the time.  i'll be out 24 days (work) and be back in the country for 18 days (vacation); go back abroad for 24 days (work), back to the Philippines for 18 (vacation) *repeat for a total of two years.  talk about being a jet setter. 

oh well, i need to make money for plans i've set up for the future.

take a look at these photos taken from the presently erupting Ejafjallajokull (ay-yah-FYAH-lah-yer-kuhl) volcano in Iceland:

and i am talking about the food, not junk mails


being too lazy to cook lunch, i decided to open up a can of juicylicous SPAM (which has been in my food storage for a while now), cut them into thin slices and then heat them up on the stove.  i didn't use any oil to heat the slices up as the pan i used is non-stick.  look how much oil accumulated inside the pan after all the slices has been heated (errr... fried)


that's about two tablespoons of fat and cholesterol. haha

still ate the stuff though... nothing beats the taste of pure evil. *hehe

i'm currently loving the new color of foot bridges here in the metro:





although i am a big fan of pink, the hue (hot pink, whoa!) that MMDA previously chose for the footbridges is really an eye sore.

repainting the bridges green is part of MMDA's new program, Go Green Metro, which is in line with the celebration of Earth Day this month.  Apart from footbridges, all fences, urinals and flyover will be painted green as well. 

plus, we can also look forward to more trees lining our streets:


weeping figs (Ficus benjamina) will be planted on center islands of major and secondary roads... i have a concern however on root system of this tree.  according to wikipedia:

The United States Forest Service [1] in Fact Sheet ST-251 states "Roots grow rapidly invading gardens, growing under and lifting sidewalks, patios, and driveways."

i wonder how the MMDA will handle the destructiveness of this tree's roots.  i hope they have a plan/mitigating measure in mind.

anyways, i'm just so happy to see more green things here in the metro.  for the Earth!