Pektus's Journals

It was my first time today in Mariveles, Bataan. We went via ferry (Mt. Samat express) from CCP complex to Orion, and we were fetched from Orion to Mariveles by service vehicle. Along the way to Mariveles, i noticed a different kilometer post on the right side of the road, reading kilometer 7, to which the driver said, "It’s 7 kilometers away from kilometer zero in Mariveles, where the dreaded death march started". Stories about those days ensued, while we were negotiating the bends and curves of the hill going down to Mariveles. I watched in awe to the scenery of the mountains surrounding this town, especially when they said that most of the fight that ensued between the Japanese and Filipino/American soldiers happened there. There was a dam built between the mountains, where the community gets their fresh supply, a wall like mountaintop, which I said the adventurous could climb, all in all, a good setting for the industries surrounded by this.
After thirty minutes or so, we arrived at the site of the Km Zero where they built a monument, and noticed the Philippine and American Flags waving to the winds. I just remembered that the government, by pulling out troops from Iraq, has put blemish to our relationship with the US. I don’t want to be political here, but what do you guys think? Lunch came and we’ve done our work, and we hurried up so we can get into the 3pm ferry. On the way back to the port of Orion, with a clear sky fronting Manila Bay, we had a sight of the buildings of Manila and Makati from afar.
The ferry ride going back went on smoothly, not noticing it was raining outside, because we were watching the UAAP basketball game between UE and NU. After arriving, I hurried back to the office to check on the servers, because my boss called me, informing that one of the servers have gone down. After fixing the server, I went to church and heard mass. After mass, I hurried back to my apartment, because it was time for F1 German Grand Prix. Well, who else won it, but Michael Schumacher. But it was Jenson Button, who is man of the race for me... imagine starting from 13th on the grid, to the 2nd step of the podium. Too bad for Kimi Raikonnen, crashing on the first turn with a rear wing failure at braking from 310 Km/hr.