Who's dead?!

This is way too much.

Today, I found out that Raul Roco is dead. He died in August. Yesterday, I stumbled on a website that informed me that Katie Holmes is pregnant. They (Holmes and Cruise) gave the official announcement last month. The other day, I learned that Haydee Yorac, too, (not pregnant) but has passed away more than a month ago. What?! Where was I when all these were happening? Oh right, in China. But still! It's not as if I'm on the other side of the earth.

Where was I? More like in a black hole. How come people failed to mention these things to me? Yeah, yeah, I've heard about the e-vat, the price of gasoline, those beasts who call themselves American GIs. But then again, these are old news. I've heard this a hundred times in my lifetime. The names change, the number, the faces. Can anybody actually count how many American GIs have been charged of rape and how many of them have been tried on Philippine soil? If tried at all? Which is not to say that I'm making light of it just because it has happened so many times. That's why I want people to prove me wrong this time. Go on. Do I have to beg? Ok, please please, prove me wrong just this one time.

But come on. Raul Roco? Nobody even thought it important enough to tell me that he's dead? I loved that guy. I voted for him and I would have voted for him again any day. If memory serves me right, he was one of those who opposed the Visiting Forces Agreement. And being an honorary woman, those assholes wouldn't even stand a chance. But he's dead! And Haydee Yorac too!

Now who do we have left? Oh, there's GMA desperately clinging on to power. I am eagerly anticipating how the GMA administration would handle this rape case. I won't be surprised if she calls up Bush to apologize. "So sorry George, it was her fault. She shouldn't have gone to Subic in the first place. Oh I just love kissing your ass." God, I would have been so proud to have a woman president. Shit.

God, am I not bitter today? Let's just say that I'm not in a particularly sunny mood today for reasons that I will not disclose just yet. Sorry to take it out on everyone. Call it stress. Call it a breakdown. Call it whatever you like. If I were to give it a name, I'd just call it High Mountain.

Going back to what I was originally talking about, this now leads me to Katie Holmes. Ok, I don't really care that much if she's pregnant or what but I was very surprised to hear that she is. Pregnant, I mean. I must admit I was one of those who raised an eyebrow when I first heard about this Holmes-Cruise romance. Well, good for them.

Does that mean I don't stand a chance with Tom Cruise anymore? Haha! First joke of the day. I know it's not that funny. Reward me for the effort though. That took quite a lot. Sigh, I don't even have a kid yet and at the rate my country's deteriorating, by the time I do I might not even have a country to call my own.

I know I know! I should run for president. Quick! Start raising funds. Now! I don't know, rob a bank or something. Haha! Ok, so my sense of humor is not that good. At least I'm not the president.

**They should also make a tape out of that phone call. It will be called the "Hello George" tape. Admit it, that one's funny.