the mungo conspiracy

So what does the Bruce Wayne of real life do? Try to solve this world's shit problems. He may not be the hero we deserve, but he is the hero we need. Video from here Reinvent the toilet project by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Took the bus this morning to get myself and the significant other to the Quezon City Hall of Justice for that 11 am appointment. It is actually a reschedule, since the wrath of Habagat made it impossible to meet the original appointment two weeks ago. So there we were, Branch 92 Regional Trial Court under Judge Eleuterio Bathan. Just me, the significant other, my sister, her husband, and their daughter. No frills. No fanfare. And just like that, the deed was done. The significant other label is no more. She is now, formally, my wife. Yes, I am now officially, legally, and most definitely, married.

I am not much of a religious man. I do not even go to church anymore. I am the last person you would imagine who would quote, verbatim, a biblical line, chapter and verse. That is just not me. But God knows I want to be a good Christian. And by Christian, I do not mean that in the protestant/born-again sectarian sense. Oh god please, no. I am not that Christian, but something else.  By Christian I mean in the truest sense of becoming a follower of Jesus - the Christ. Minus the (mis)interpretation of a Brother Mike or a Brother Eli, even a Brother Eddie. And yes even minus the politics of the Mitsu-bishops. Minus the "I belong to this church and not that church." Minus the labels. Like Jesus always wanted.  The Pharisees, apparently, has lived far much longer even after Jesus was crucified.  I try hard to be a good Christian in the context of what Jesus tried to teach all of us. Turn the other cheek. Love thy neighbor, even your enemies. Do not judg...