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Mayor Joy Belmonte's Best Project

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The current Mayor of Quezon City Joy Belmonte certainly has her hands full. With so many projects to pursue and so many responsibilities both present and in the offing, this may be her biggest project to date...our resident "squatters' area" within our sacred subdivision. Marvel at its absurdity. What should have been "swatted out" of the place (a single abandoned residential lot containing several families ranging from the hundreds to probably a thousand) many years ago, thrive in this environment...a private subdivision in the heart of Quezon City and just several steps outside our front gate. Their bakery Gorgeous white SUV parked in front, probably collecting rent money. Graffiti for Sitio Mabilog. A little filthy-looking. One entrance via the main red gate. Look at the thick orange "electrical lines" overhanging the thatched roofs. They're all illegal connections by the way but the squatters pay for their consumption, for sure! A little sari-...

How do you sleep at night?

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I'm a thinker. I have always been. I overthink sometimes. It's what I do. I love to think. Good or bad, it's a given. I think about the news I see on TV. But do you know, despite its mostly negative messages, it's highly engaging for me because the TV News thinks about ME. Lately, I've been thinking about the latest US Government Turnover to its new set of officials, mostly President Trump and Richest Contributor/Official, unqualified tech guy Elon Musk. If it's not apparent to you, they're out to ruin the world as we know it...with their rash decisions on most anything. Just watch the evening news. You'll know what I'm talking about.   With hardly any thoughtfulness, Trump wants to make the disputed GAZA Strip his Riviera of the Middle East. Elon Musk on the other hand, wants to abolish the US Dept. of Education. I am a student for life. I've never held an office position for more than a year. I don't think I belong in that environment. The ...