coup d'etat your face

what a day!!! y'all know what that effin' Antonio Trillanes did today and just now the government declared curfew in the metro and nearby provinces, short of declaring martial law!!!

i was planning to go out with some friends tonight but had to cancel coz our management decided to send us home at 2PM after they learned that there were military tanks already at the manila pen (tis the first time they send us home early, our office is so near the rally area at makati and the rallyists are always literally in our doorsteps). but since the shortened period wasnt expected, we had to rush our deadlines for the day and it wasn't until 3:30 before i was able to leave the office.

as far as i know all offices within the area were already closed (feels like a weekend in makati), you can cross the street anywhere you like coz all underpasses are closed everytime there's a rally or something). i decided to take mrt since ayala is already closed and i dunno where the buses are and its too difficult to get a cab (the woes of getting taxi in makati is another story!) so me and my two colleagues walked to MRT station, here's some of the photos i took along the way.

at insular life, patrol cars blocking the way








dunno whom the press is interviewing here

actually there were two people i guess speaking to the media


and of course the "uzis" are not far away


lots of soldiers (around 50 or more) in front of the pldt building


they were chanting something here, didn't go near them to hear whatever they were saying

a police bus blocking the end of the street

come hell or high water, the jovial nature of pinoys still shows, see this soldier atop his big tank posing like a gay for me? =)

here's a closer look at this funny soldier

photoshoot over, went inside glorietta to go to mrt station, and inside glorieta it was like there was no coup d'etat going on outside, feels like an ordinary day actually! and us being girls we cant help but look at some of the sale items, stopping at some store every now and then.. stopped at sanfo to buy on of these delicious chocolate coated apple.


we were looking at the tank tops in a booth located at the center when suddenly a lot of people were running towards us, rushing out (we're like five stores away from the exit) and i was afraid they'll run us over if we decided to go with the crowd so we stay put in that spot, (i now know how it feels to be at the center of a stampede!) then right after we heard a gunshot, not really sure if it was a gunshot but it made matters worse, the three of us huddled under the clothes while the people around us were running and some were screaming, panicking! When there were fewer people going out we stood up and went inside wrangler's boutique (nearest and across where we were) and after letting us in the staff there immediately closed the metal door. We were shaking inside and had no idea what was happening outside, after a few minutes (though it felt like hours) a guard peeked inside and told the store's staff to closed down. He opened the door and we really run outside.








so to you antonio trillanes may you rot in hell!!! for creating chaos and now you made more excuse for the government to declare martial law! coup d'etat your face!!! i dont like GMA either but pleaseeee stop being a nuisance and a fuckin asshole!

it just feels good to be home and safe... the last time i felt this appreciation that i have a home to go to at the end of a tiring and scary day was when milenyo ravaged manila.

stay safe everyone and be vigilant.