Rissa, be home by midnight...

... or else you'll get arrested by the cops!

Just in case you didn't hear the news, or perhaps just in case the news didn't cover it in your part of the world... there was a coup attempt in the Philippines against the current president, Gloria Arroyo. A google search will by now, provide the basics of what happened. Pretty much a senator and general walked out of some court hearing, paraded through the financial district and shouted "down with the gov't!". there were tanks and guns and all that good stuff but in the end not that many people showed up and they were eventually dispersed.

I'm fine and safe in my little community in teacher's village, at least half an hour away from the commotion. As an after effect though, there was a curfew mandated by Lady President. 12am-5pm, no one is allowed to roam the streets. I was listening to the radio last night and one of the talk show guys brought up some good points as he was talking to one of the people who was enforcing the curfew. What about all the people who HAVE to be out at that time? people who work at clubs, medical staff, call center workers... oh and it turns out a bunch of other people, based on the discretion of the police. Yea that makes a lot of sense.

Anyway, that was the big news all yesterday.