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Another Makati Rally

Must have been irked, or even challenged, by the comments being thrown about the rally the previous Friday, the opposition promised that they will mobilize about a million people to join today's rally. A million? ho-hum... But maybe, they can fill up a crowd to at least reach the intersection of Makati and Ayala Avenues.

Even if the rally is supposed to start around 3PM, they already closed a portion of Ayala Avenue this morning. This caused heavy traffic as cars have to weave their way to the sideskirts of the city. Added to that, commuters have to walk all the way to their offices! Expect negative reaction because of this. (One of the reactions is the missing confetti. Where are the confettis from the buildings as the rallyists passed by? Or, is this an "unspoken statement" on the ongoing issue?)

Office workers on their way to the office

Around lunch time, several groups have started to convene and walk their way to the intersection of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. These groups consist of: those who are always against ANY administration, those who were organized (recruited?) by traditional politicians who have gained the "expertise" of mobilizing people for rallies, miting de avance, etc., and those who believe that their "voice" on the issue should be heard by joining the rally.

Effigy

Rally infront of our office building

As viewed from our office floor

View of the rally from my desk

We were sent home early today, around 3:30PM. Since there is no available transportation from the office to Glorietta because of the rally, had to walk my way there. Wanted to take some pictures of the rallyists; but upon seeing them, I was afraid to. While passing a group of them, heard one of them say "O, ano, nagpalista ka na? Sayang ang..." Missed out on the rest of the sentence as I was walking really fast!

War of the Worlds

As a (psyche) "war" is brewing on the streets of Ayala Avenue, I was into a different kind of war on the silverscreen. Being sent home early gave me a chance to finally watch War of the Worlds (yehey!). War of the Worlds is a kind of alien invasion movie. I say "kind of" because what we actually see are mechanical monstrosities being controlled by aliens. We only see the aliens on the latter part of the movie. As expected from a Steven Spielberg movie, the special effects are great, with the towering machine wreaking havoc on earth and preying on helpless humans. But for the ending, much can be said...

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BTW, I received an SMS message in reaction to the congestion caused by closing a portion of Ayala Avenue. It says...

"Mayor Binay must GUARANTEE our CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT -- freedom to travel safely in Makati. Freedom of expression must not trample our rights! Makati roads must not be closed to free flow of traffic in favor of RALLYISTS! Rally must be confined in plazas not roads! Sec. Reyes, BF, Lomibao, suspend Binay and protect us!"

posted by ~GFA~ @ 7/13/2005 08:35:00 PM