Gloria Arroyo, you really piss me off.

What's this Reuters report claiming that you're working to elimate the possibility of the populace toppling the government? Seeing as you said it during a public radio broadcast, I can believe it. Something too, about asking your husband, son, and brother in law to leave the country amid accusations of being involved in the corruption that YOU have not only condoned but benefitted from? Fuck you. Your relations should also stand trial for their alleged roles in this corruption. Get them back into the country and stand your impeachment trial as you should - without changing the form of government. If you are ever declared to be innocent, you can work to change the government then - but certainly not when you are caught with your lips wrapped around Ferdinand Marcos' cock with Imelda watching closely by. Get your filthy, weasely, poor imitation of "character" out of the goddam sewer and take what you deserve

Elsewise, the Dubai mall system is giving out raffle tickets for some pretty great things for every 200 hams (About 55 dollars) you spend. After a few big shopping trips, my uncle, aunt and I have accumulated some.....hundred or so raffle tickets. Now we have to fill the little tickets out and strategically drop them in different places. I think we have another 5 of them or so coming (because I didn't redeem my cell phone receipt from a week or so ago. Hoorah. Maybe we'll win the grand prize and end up with a ton of money and blow it on something like a prizewinning camel, after whose racing days we will ship across the Emirates and other camel racing countries while collecting princely stud fees. Hey, one can dream. The city of gold also has its own raffle/competition - they're raffling off a pretty large diamond solitaire every week. I will definitely be visiting there again some time soon, likely with the photographer, who has also been "eager" to go.

I saw White Man's Burden bodywash today so I bought some. Honest to god, it is some great great soap. It's kinda hard to find though, especially in the States - it doesn't come in its signature light caramel there and therefore doesn't entice me to buy it. Mmmm. White Man's Burden.