Early Home
Today is the 20th anniversary of the EDSA People Power. As expected, several rallies are scheduled to be held in different parts of the country. Unfortunately, the event that took place in the wee hours of the morning would surely affect the "celebration" (or is it?) that is planned for the day.
There's a supposed threat of coup d'etat, causing an alert level in the Malacanang. Because of this threat, the government has requested the organizers of the rally not to push thru with their activities as their intelligence sources say that those who are planning the coup would be joining these rallies unobstrusively, carrying arms.
Inside the office, we just get news from officemates who receive calls or SMS from their family and friends who are updating them on what's going on outside. Around lunchtime, we learned that a state of emergency has been declared. Around 2:15PM, we received an announcement that we can go home by 2:30PM. (Yes!) But of course, I wasn't able to leave at once as I still have last minute things to do... Finally, stepped out of the office around 4PM, right smack facing the rallyists walking towards Ayala Avenue on their way to the monument of Ninoy Aquino.
Of course, instead of going straight home, went first to the mall to buy my gifts for the house blessing and the kumpil tomorrow. Another inaanak added to my list... c",)
A nice read on the EDSA celebration... Get Real: Keeping the flame of EDSA alive by Solita Monsod.
posted by ~GFA~ @ 2/24/2006 07:02:00 PM
3 Comments:
di ka muna nag join sa rally ate para nman feel mo pagka makabayan di ba?bakit nman "state of emergency" afraid si tita glo sa sarili nyang multo?(",),,rac
bakit po ako makikisali sa rally na yun kung nde naman ako agree dun sa purpose ng rally nila. besides, nde naman nila talaga celebrate ang EDSA. they just used the event as an excuse para makapag-rally to air their sentiments, na nde naman necessarily, the sentiments of most. a good gauge of this? pinauwi ng maaga mga offices sa Makati. imbes na sumali dun sa raly, mas marami pa ang pumunta sa mall. if they are able to convince the middle class to join their ranks, mas malaki pag-asa nila...
tama ka dyan friendship. kami din maaga pinauwi. mga 4pm...hehehe...pero syempre kapareho mo ang daming work kaya 6 pm din ako nakauwi.
ninenerbyos ako sa mga pasaway na pinoy na nagrarally...kse madalas ang bagsakan nila dito sa edsa shrine na asa baba lang ng opisina. kaya pag may ganyan kinakabahan ako umuwi. good thing na lang na madaling nasupil ang gulo. :-(
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