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Plummeting Gas Prices

So if there’s one good thing about the weakening of the US economy right now is this, gas prices are going down, down, down. Imagine it goes down to 3 cents every day???

The other day, my husband went out early morning to get gas, price was 2.87 dollars a gallon, when we passed by the same gas station that same day after work, it was already down to 2.83 dollars, that’s four cents less than the early morning price my husband paid for, right?

Frankly, I have mixed feelings about the plummeting gas prices. I feel a bit relieved that buying gas is not as expensive as before but on the other hand, I feel like something’s amiss here, like something’s fishy or something’s terribly wrong or will go wrong. Is it really just the supply and demand factor why gas prices are going down? Is there more supply these days due to the fact a lot of people got laid off, so they are spending less on gas, they travel less these days?

I feel there’s more to it than just that reason, I feel that there’s an impending doom looming ahead.

Okay, maybe I am just getting too paranoid, I hope that is just that, nothing else.

Tagal Naman ng Eleksyon…

Ang tagal naman ng November 4, kung pwede lang hilahin ang araw para matapos at magkaalaman na. Sino nga ba mananalo, si Obama o si McCain? Ewan ko, napapailing na lang ang ibang kano na kausap ko. Bakit daw ba ang pangit ng mga kandidato, wala daw silang itulak kabigin. Kaso wala daw magagawa,  walang magagawa kundi pumili sa dalawa.

Sabi ng isang kano, McCain sya, kasi of the two, lesser evil daw si McCain.  Pareho daw kasing mukhang phony, peke. Kaso ang tanda na ni McCain, sana lang if manalo sya wag naman syang atakihin sa puso sa dami ng problemang mamanahin nya kay Bush. Pag si Obama naman, sana lang, maging competent nga sya dahil sabi nila, wala pang gaanong experience ang taong to. Tapos sabi pa nila, di pa daw ready ang Amerika sa may kulay na presidente. Okay lang kahit anong kulay basta effective and efficient di ba?

Oh well, let’s just wait and hold our breath for America’s next president, be it Obama or McCain.

Sa lahat ng mga pwedeng bumoto sa November 4, “get out and vote!” and vote wisely.

CA Propositions on Nov 4 Ballots

The following propositions are on the November 4 California ballots.

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Propositions that are on the
November 4, 2008, General Election Ballot

PLEASE NOTE: After the printing of the Voter Information Guide was underway, Proposition 1 was removed from the ballot pursuant to statute. It will be replaced by Proposition 1A on the ballot. A Supplemental Voter Information Guide will be printed to provide voters with the text, analyses, arguments, and other information about the measure required by law.

Proposition 1A - Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act
Proposition 2- Standards for Confining Farm Animals
Proposition 3- Children’s Hospital Bond Act
Proposition 4- Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy
Proposition 5 - Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
Proposition 6 - Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
Proposition 7 - Renewable Energy Generation
Proposition 8 - Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Proposition 9 - Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole
Proposition 10 - Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy
Proposition 11 - Redistricting
Proposition 12 - Veterans’ Bond Act of 2008.

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The information above was taken from California Secretary of State website . Visit their site for more information on each proposition by clicking on the link.

Oo para sa Prop 8

Kaibigan, kung ikaw ay isang Pinoy sa California at pwde nang bumoto dahil isa ka nang US Citizen, maaari bang bumoto ka para sa Prop 8? Ang Prop 8 ang magbabawal sa mga magkaparehong kasarian na magpakasal. Tulungan nating mapanatili ang pagiging tradisyunal ng kasal, ito ay para sa isang lalaki at babae lamang, hindi para sa dalawang lalaki o di kaya’y para  sa dalawang babae.

Tumulong na ikampanya ang Prop 8, protektahan ang tradisyunal na kasal. Tulungan nating wag mapariwara ang bansang ito na lahat na lang yata gusto gawing legal para sa pera at para lang iayon ang batas sa mga pananadaliang kasiyahan ng ibang tao.

Tulungan nyo din kaming magdasal para makapasa ang Prop 8, para tuluyan ng mawala ang same-sex marriage sa California.

US Economic Crisis

Well as all of you know, USA is in a tight situation right now. There has been a lot of layoffs these days that all of us here are kinda bracing ourselves for the inevitable.

In our company alone, they have already laid off some ten people, more on the office and sales team. The owner of our company, the one who slaved through it all during those starting-up days, has to cut off some of his time from his own company just to cut costs. So has his daughter-in-law.It’s kinda funny and strange but I guess they know that the lower-rung people needs the job more than they do so they in a way had to sacrifice their time.

One of our big-time customers, had laid off 600 of its work force. Now that’s a big one.I feel for the people who had lost their jobs with this economic crisis.

My cousin, who’s a nurse, has received a call that her salary is being reviewed since it was equal to a charge-nurse and she’s not a charge nurse. It’s just that that was what she negotiated for before she came here to California from Arizona. We don’t know if that’s legal but then again, all companies are trying to cut down costs to keep people from losing their jobs.

So I don’t know if there are people around in the US who are not afraid of what is happening here. No matter how big and indispensable we think we are to the company we are working for, just the same, we can’t be sure if they won’t lay us off. Nobody is sure at all. And when I think about how to pay off all the expenses that will be coming in in case we got laid off from our jobs, I just don’t know how people will cope. Just think about the 4k+ mortgage, the  credit card loans, the  car loans, the phone, water, garbage, electric bills, and it will be no wonder some people will definitely be banging their heads on the wall.

It’s scary. I hope this economic crunch  will pass by without hurting a lot of people.