starshadow_rivaulx | [Fwd: From Twitter 05-08-2011]

Event of the Day: The arrival of Tropical Storm AERE/Bebeng in the Luzon region. Heaven help us, but tropical storms have changed since I was a child - back then, a storm meant rain, lots of it. This one came with rain, yes, but also a lot of wind that sounded more like a typhoon than anything else. Especially at 10.30pm, when the power started to go up, down and sideways so that timing when to start and shut down the genset was like Russian roulette.

It was grocery day, which went off rather well until it was time to go home. To top it off, the Buendia (yes, I will forever call it Buendia, so sue me) overpass was under repair and the remaining side had, obviously, a counterflow lane, which served to slow traffic a little bit. Nothing like being on top of that flyover with a lightning show in front of you and a solid wall of black cloud/rain behind you. *nods* Got home to a chorus of welcome from the kittehs, amidst the pouring rain. What a mercy it was that the pancit malabon I ordered for a 4.30pm pickup, was ready when we stopped by at 3.30pm! So we had an excellent Mother's Day dinner at home. :)

Oh, it was also Pacquiao day. But from the sound of it, the fight wasn't as exciting as the stormy weather - though we are all glad he won. Now, if only he could settle down to being a good Congressman for a long while before the next fight. I seriously doubt he'll retire from boxing as long as there's a chance he can fight Mayweather Jr. *sigh*

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00:02:21: @woodsonhawk good! :) *stifles yawn* and on that note, I take myself off to bed. i live in hope that i'll be tweeting more in short order.
00:05:46: @xiaxue maybe just tired from the day? i hope they win, even i'm not from SG. ruling party has done great job, times now need real leaders.
02:14:33: Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina - CNN.com http://bit.ly/jWBY9n
02:14:33: The Bin Laden Raid and President Obama's Legacy - Newsweek http://bit.ly/iJjF08
10:52:41: Cool Sunday. Just had crab foo yung at Savory Cash n Carry. Yummy!
11:52:26: Apparently cd-r king cash n cash now accepts credit card transactions. Oh my sweet lord.
12:21:35: Mosley goes down, happy cursing erupts fr radio listeners in the mall.
12:30:09: Just imagine all the beer parties that will go on tonight!
13:02:51: Now, the hon. Cong. Needs to rest up and start attending house sessions!
20:52:02: Read The Family by Mario Puzo http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/165419648
21:53:03: New Blog Entry: [Fwd: From Twitter 05-06-2011] http://bit.ly/kzTp4W
21:53:04: New Blog Entry: [Fwd: From Twitter 05-07-2011] http://bit.ly/j81fA9
22:41:35: the weather has gone right round and changed from summer to monsoon. hubby comfortably sleeping; house is settled for the night, all is well
22:42:28: came home in the pouring rain, lightning everywhere. kittehs glad to see us: "Marmar! Parpar! Yay, FUD CAN HAZ NAO!"
22:43:23: Trixie-cat desperately unhappy, she hates the sound of hard rain: "Marmar marmar marmar make it STOP!" and comes up to be cuddled.
22:53:14: @javahericnn it's 10.48pm in MNL. amazing how weather went from humid summer to full-on monsoon in 24hrs!
23:04:26: this is the first tropical storm i've seen that acts more like a typhoon. the wind! as a child, tropical storms were more of rain...
23:05:09: of course, my memory has been known to play tricks on me, so there's that. :)
23:14:03: @tjholmes on the count of three..."AWWWW!" (re @FWitfield's reax to getting your tweet!)
23:45:56: mrmph. God said, "go forth and multiply", not "multiply and go" - w/c is what happens when parents abandon responsibility for unwanted kids!
23:48:29: and anyway...isn't planning a family part of good stewardship? you match resources to ability, so everyone benefits.

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