Murdering the idyllic

Posted by Vin on April 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Not long ago I was riding in a jeepney enjoying the idyllic Nueva Ecija farmlands which have been pitifully reduced to meters by the now thriving but nearly-ruined resorts, hotels and some subdivisions. I was glad that the natural canopy of acacias growing on both sides of the road remained intact, for I regard traveling under Mother Nature’s archway as one of the most precious scenes in my lifetime.

We were passing along a curve, and while being wrapped in my personal reflections usual during travel days I was suddenly roused by something awkward that seemed to have grown out from within the tree trunks. There was a frequency of them, one in every tree, and as I applied my sight nearer I could recognize the familiar face on them alongside a more familiar slogan.

Dammit. What was Bayani Fernando’s MMDA posters doing in Nueva Ecija?

A few days ago, as I was on the same road again passing along the same idyllic scenery, I happened to come across a funny-looking sign standing among the plentiful rice stalks. It spelled out the letters O, T, E and P into an acrostic, the meanings of which escaped me. There are also the same letters yet with a different set of meanings for the aerobics association association at the town plaza. (continue reading)

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