"I call as my witness Christ the Lord, who will judge me, that my vote is given to the one whom, according to God, I believe should be elected."

A cardinal prays this before casting a vote in the papal conclave. May we also use and keep in mind this prayer for tomorrow's election.

The gall of this company to plaster its name to this government project—rusting away and unfinished to this day—is the state of political decay in the Philippines. It's also the initials of its owner, the (now deceased) politician Bayani Fernando.

‘Gigil’ has long been a favourite untranslatable: finding something or someone so impossibly cute you just want to squeeze them (not always great for the squeezee).

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There should be a ban on the use of plastics in succeeding elections. The amount of tarps alone is enough to cover a small city.

Delivery is so fast these days!

There was this defective parcel from Hongkong that was swiftly processed at Manila's Villamor Sorting Center. Reached Rotterdam in less than 48 hours!

Went to the Philippine Book Festival at SM Megamall to listen about placemaking with speakers from the National Museum. They just discussed NM programs. Nothing about placemaking.

Yesterday's catch from the book shop: Lewis Mumford's The City In History.

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