I have got myself weird tan lines from standing too long under the sun this last weekend. The 2nd leg of the 2005 Shell Superkarting Series was held last April 2-3, Sat-Sun at the Boomland Kart Track near the Cultural Center.

There are the following categories: ICA Open Class, Formula Rotax Masters, Formula Rotax, Formula Rotax Novice Class, KT Light division and the Cadets (cute little kids in racer suits.. seriously adorable). And three races for each category excluding the qualification round.

Michelle Bumgarner, the reigning Asian queen of karting, only came in 5th in the ICA Open Class, bested by Stockinger who won both this and the Formula Rotax category. A one-day-early birthday present. And of course, Matteo Guidicelli was there, but he only came in 4th.

Paolo Eslao, my brother (see my heart burting with pride.. lol), won his 2nd championship by outracing local actor Onemig Bondoc and Jeje Villena in the KT Light division.

Well, he better had. I didn

The temperature reached a high of 35 around noon today and the sweltering heat is testing Manileno’s collective patience and perseverance. Resisting the urge of “indulgence” in travelling – high gas prices, turning on the aircon – high electricity rates, and filling up the pool – high water rates, Filipinos have always found ways to make summer a more enjoyable experience.

From the simple joys of the Halo-halo to the quaint pleasure of a Mango tree shade, Filipinos have found a penchant for surviving things that the elements of nature has thrown at them.

We make it through the toughest storms and the hottest summers and this summer is not any different from the one before. We’re facing an early el nino, a water shortage, a fiscal crisis but somehow we will never fail to find ways to enjoy life.

So now, if you need me, My hammock and I are off to find a Mango tree. :)

I seriously can’t believe that MB finally caved in. And to Yahoo!, to boot.

Apparently our offers to contribute to the financial cause was useless. We don’t really care about whether we get paid for this, we’d have joined the local paper if we did.

Next thing you know, we’ll have Yahoo! breathing down our necks and telling us what to write.

Ugh. Thanks a lot.