Status Quoted

Wow. Talk about the end of an era. President Aquino has passed away. I can’t speak to her accomplishments at length, but I remember during my childhood hearing so much about the notorious Marcos. Once at my parents’ business their secretary, a Filipino woman, said I should never ever say either: a. anything nice about the Marcos, or b. puntanginamo (which I believe is something equivalent to “motherf**ker.”)

And then Aquino came in and I was so excited to see a woman who sorta looked like me kick out the most insultingly awful president and proceeded to RUN A FRIGGIN COUNTRY. In any case, this is certainly a symbolic loss. May she rest in peace.