On things, other than the elections

Well, I have been abnormally preoccupied by the elections these past few days (like you would not believe).

I am, however, not yet done with it though... Technicians take home 60 machines... Amazing 100% voter turnout in ARM areas... Delay in the last 10% of the results... Chief justice appointed (when he shouldn't have been)... The next president wants to be sworn in by a barangay captain? Oh, drama still lurks...

But in the meantime, the world still turns…

On the Geothermal Front

Iceland’s volcano strikes again!

AND Indonesia experiences another major earthquake in Sumatra! (May 9, 2010 at 7.2 magnitude)

The UK Elections

The hung parliament is no longer hung. The Liberal Democrats are no longer a “joke”, as my friend calls them (and have liken to Nader's party), or insignificant. They’ve now decided who's going to run the UK for the next, well, at least few years. The Tories are in. David Cameron is now the new prime minister. Gordon Brown has stepped down from Labor.

And, Nick Clegg, is good looking and great at debates. He's geared up to be the new Tony Blair, circa when he just came into the spotlight way back when.

Madrid Masters

I usually just tune in to Grand Slams and a few Masters en route to the Slams.

And, I definitely skip watching tourneys where Roger bows out early – I’m a selective sports watcher this way. So far, Roger is still in and have won the quarters. So, I'm still all over Madrid.

And, when the election news lies low, I'm all set to tune into to the French Open. (Thank you, Balls Channel - what a crappy name you have but at least you shell out money for the coverage).