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Water, Water Everywhere

man_nakjo — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:21:01 +0000

Old-timers talk of siyam-siyam storms when it used to rain non-stop for nine days.

We’ve only had less than twelve hours of sporadic rain and already, schools and government offices have shut down.
Vital roads will have been flooded by now, with rainwater and people. Traffic will be heavy and will make for a lot of violent outbursts and foul invectives, none of which will be light to moderate. By this time tomorrow, we’ll be swimming with the Marikina janitor fishes.

Hot enough for ya?

man_nakjo — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:51:46 +0000

It’ll be hell tomorrow, we’re looking at a daytime temperature of 36 C.
Those of us in the city will simultaneously burst into flames and melt.

“Color Coding” Suspended

man_nakjo — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:18:10 +0000

The MMDA suspended the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or “color coding” scheme for the summer.

They report that there was no change in vehicular volume. Perhaps because it’s been too hot to do much of anything.

Green to Grey

man_nakjo — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:16:05 +0000

Quezon City is about to become more of a concrete jungle if the city government has its way with the seven hectare plot of land that houses the Manila Seedling Bank.

City Hall wants 59M pesos in back taxes from the seedling bank despite a Marcos-era presidential decree that exempts it from taxation. The city treasurer claims that the decades old decree has been nullified by newer laws.
If they don’t pay by December, the city will take over the land and sell it to the highest bidder.

SM’s Henry Sy is supposedly interested in turning it into a commercial area, a move which will infuse the area with green, but not the kind that cleans the air.