Metro Problems and More

It's November and it's hot. Yesterday it drizzled a bit which lasted for just a few minutes and it was back to being hot again.

There have been news of another El Niño which is expected to last until mid-2016. It's scary how symptoms of climate change are making their presence felt more and more. With water shortage, we can expect fewer harvest which means less food and higher prices of commodities. I wonder how future generations will cope given the ignorance and indifference of the people toward these challenges.

It's the third Ber month already. And Metro Manila is experiencing worse traffic problems. DPWH really has to start construction of the expressway from the south to the north at this time of the year. I am tired of labeling the government as incompetent. Methinks this is its way to maintain the status quo, to ensure that people are too tired to think critically and to dumb down the masses.

And they are doing a pretty good job with the help of the media.

I may be wrong but this is not a far possibility. Majority of "educated" people stop learning and reading after getting their diplomas. Who can blame them when they have other roles to fulfill. It is, however, unpardonable to not even engage in discourses that tackle important issues. It seems that people are already contented with whatever junk the media is feeding them.

For instance, there should be more topics on how to improve the quality of life of each Filipino. We can start off by observing about the current situations and understanding the circumstances we are in. We can narrow this further by looking into different sectors. For instance, we regularly experience the perennial traffic jams in urban areas like Metro Manila. We understand that there are several things which contribute to this: lack of discipline on the part of drivers, too many private vehicles, road conditions, irresponsible commuters, etc. What I would like to see is people drilling down deeper into the problem, not propose interim solutions like road expansion or expressway construction. Let's be realistic. If the number of private vehicles increase, there will come a time that building more roads would only bring more chaos.

How about something like influencing people to walk or to bike or to commute? There will be strong opposition to these since we all know that Metro Manila is one dangerous place where criminals prey on unsuspecting victims. Or how about a propaganda targeted at women that men who own cars are not cool because it shows how insensitive they are to the plight of others. Driving a car contributes to pollution and traffic. Instead of glamorizing car owners, they should be shamed for their vanity.

Because, just why are young men eager to get their own cars? To impress women, that's why. And women, oh women, please do not choose a lover based on what he owns. Stop being materialistic and look at a person for what he is rather than what he has.

And so I guess this is one of the many reasons why boys despise me. Because I would reprimand them when they try to impress me with their flashy cars. I even knew of one "environmentalist" who drives his car even with no other passenger and I often hint at his hypocrisy, telling him to commute instead but he wouldn't. The same goes for his friend who dated me and who retorted that he didn't want me to be drenched in the rain so he'd rather drive for me. @.@ The horrors! I despise such low view of women. I certainly don't need those "comforts". Methinks they are being sissies and making excuses to make it seem like they care for the girls. Ugh!

And yeah I can be a nagger. Because I believe it is the duty of one to speak her mind when she sees something is wrong. But woe to her who lives amongst those who choose to live in lies, imprisoned and chained to worldly desires! Must I lose hope. Don't want to though honestly I am getting all the more disappointed [and cynical].