Man, 10 May already. I have been working on this in draft for well over a week now. I am still enjoying my forced old man house arrest. I have lots of company, geckos in my bedroom and office and we have daily conversations. They are complaining that their food supply is dwindling because everyone is staying in and the bugs are staying out. No open windows because of the heat and air-conditioners. What day is today, oh year, Mother’s day and it is a Sunday. I always have to check my cell phone to see what day it is. We really don’t need to know the days of the week anymore, just another day. Hopefully Mrs Horse will leave Hawaii on 16 May if the flight is not cancelled again.
I have to pass on this message from the RAO mailroom:
NAGGING WIVES: May is here and we are still in the lock down with no end in sight. Husbands and wives stuck together 24/7 with no separation unless you live in a mansion with many rooms. Wives have no contact with other women so they have no outlet for their non-stop chatter. If you only have one TV you are in trouble with the wife wanting to watch her soap operas and men wanting sports or something of interest. The wife starts non-stop talking or nagging or just plain old gossip. If you have one of those you can’t control, then order one of these models. Then sit back in your shorts and T-shirt and quietly dream of a cold beer.
The following two links cover a very controversial subject in the Philippines. It has been an on and off again news item for quite some time now but since it was announced that the employees would be allowed to work during this Virus lock-down it has jumped into the spotlight once again. Most of the employees are Chinese and their presence in various areas of Manila are dramatically increasing. You would be a bit surprised to learn the reason for allowing their employees to work again.
Patricia Lourdes Viray (Philstar.com) – April 30, 2020 – 4:59pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government opposed China’s latest moves in the South China Sea while the rest of the world is preoccupied with the deadly COVID-19, which first emerged from Wuhan City late last year.
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the government “strongly protests” China’s establishment of two districts in the South China Sea.
On February 17, the Philippine Navy ship detected a radar contact of a vessel while sailing to Rizal Reef.
The Conrado Yap issued a radio warning to the Chinese navy ship but the latter responded that “the Chinese government has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea, its islands and its adjacent waters.” — with report from Roel Pareño
I only showed portions of this Phil Star article but the last paragraph is very important. The Philippine Government submits protests after protests which go nowhere. What happens when China decides to Claim ALL of the Philippine Islands as their own while all the world is locked down due to the COVID-19, a virus that China “accidentally?” released to the world?
America would not help as our politicians would be too busy trying to get rid of President Trump. The Communist regime in China is loving this, the world in chaos and an American election in November, a wonderful time to spread out her arms like a Octopus and swallow up the South China Sea and beyond. I think life in Angeles City might be a bit different. Is this a stretch of my imagination – maybe, or it could be the beginning of a nightmare.
We are returning to the afternoon thunder and lightning storms where, as usual, the electric company shuts down the power grid. Next will come the day long rains, days of rain and Monsoon rains. I hope eventually that soon we will be able to do more than look out the windows of our home and dream of seeing our friends again. How about a cold beer? How about attending another fine luncheon at a meeting of the Angeles City Businessmen’s Club where a restaurant has a chance to please a hungry membership. This town needs to come alive again, it is a town of many memories and a town with a bright future, we all hope.
I better close this out for now. I would love to hear from some bar owners in AC regarding how they are coping with this lock down especially for those with stay in employees who not travel home or just stay in rather than rent a room outside. I have not heard of any needing assistance. Maybe that is something the ACBC committee can look into as we do try to look after each other. Time for me to get to the bedroom and have a chat with my in-house gecko team. I have a few in my office as well. The wife is supposed to be on a PAL flight 16 May so I will have someone else to talk to.
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