i was off from work since friday, and will only be back to work tonight.

the past days were spent visiting my dad, who, by the way, has a picture of obama and clinton, kissing. it was posted on his kitchen door. i assumed he hasn’t found something new to amuse his visitors, thus the obviously late political humor conversation piece.

i’ve used up my days off watching stuff about the candidates, because yeah, i want to make that supposed wise decision. due to the fact that even safe programs have what i think are unsafe advertisements for my 4 and 5 year olds, i do not watch tv when they are around. i have watched this parody of the sarah palin interview in abc, on youtube, way before i have watched the real thing on abc. and also, i agree with everyone who said tina fey was dead on when she did sarah palin at SNL. something funny always comes out of politics, why is that?

anyway, as somebody surrounded by pious christians, i will take the liberty here to defend sarah palin’s “the war is a task from God” boo boo. i know this is extremely difficult for others to understand, but a lot of really devoted christians believe everything happens for a reason. in some sense, the line “God’s plan” has always been unconsciously overused and abused. whatever it is that we are facing, it is God’s will. it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t make sense or it is something we do not approve of, there is God’s plan in everything, and we ought to be faithful in following Him, no questions asked. that’s what i think she meant when she said the war is God’s plan.

defending her like this in this specific issue doesn’t mean i will vote for her. for the record, i’m still undecided. yes, i know that is absolutely stupid for some people, but that is the truth. i will not vote for obama just because he is black and promises change; or for mccain just because he is against abortion. there is so much more to know before a decision is made. i am grateful to those took time to comment and expressed their views, and to those who sent me emails/twitter message with links on informations i can read to help me make a decision. THANK YOU, i really appreciate it.

moving on. i also spent most of my days off getting emotional and inspired by this girl’s rise to fame. i may be wrong, but as far as i know, she is the first filipino to enjoy this kind of attention and recognition. she has proven a lot of people wrong. i may be biased because i’m filipino, but ellen degeneres, oprah, david foster, andrea bocelli, and now, celine dion, they can’t be wrong, right?

seriously, her voice is so powerful, it can rock the world. everytime she sings, i feel the pride of her mother’s heart just overflowing and rushing through me like a million tiny needles pricking my senses. everytime she gets a standing ovation, i tear up. she just gives me the chills. the good kind.

charice pempengco, you’ve made every filipino proud!