Downsizing at Greenfields
Sadly, yesterday we had to layoff about eight of our workers. We're into finishing in the construction so we don't need as many laborers. Kong Naring has been giving them 'hints' here and there all week so they expected what's going to happen. They just didn't know who's getting canned till yesterday. We decided to 'pink slip' them in their pay envelopes. We prepared arroz con pollo for their morning break as a send off.
This morning Pap and I went to Masamat to hear mass over there at the small chapel for Alan's ninth day. After mass they served chicken macaroni soup and pan de sito. I had a little bit of the soup, it was good by the way and about three of the bread. The pan de sito are much smaller than what I used to remember them.
Then Pap and I went to SM to watch Mission Impossible 3 (pretty good), had lunch, then we went across the street to Robinson's and tried to watch Da Vinci Code. That was around 2 pm and the next showing is at 3:30 so we did some videoke to pass the time. At 3:25 we bought our tickets, big mistake. It was packed, SRO! The movie was so-so, I thought. It was a little over 5:30 when we headed home. There was a big accident on the highway. A passenger van in front of us (a couple of cars ahead - I was sending Donna a text message at the time so I didn't see) tried to pass the car in front of him, didn't quite make it and clipped an oncoming car. The van I guessed spinned and fell on the side of the road. This was the Olongapo-Gapan Road. For those of you who're not familiar with it, this highway was paved over about 3 or 4 times(about 6 feet high each time) due to the lava flow of Pinatubo. So it was pretty high. People who stopped and helped had to create a human chain to carry the injured back up to the road and to the hospital. The few kids who were brought up were pretty bloody, crying so they were conscious. There were a lot of people helping so I told Pap we should go so we won't add to the accumulating traffic.
Tomorrow, I'll meet Armin in Angeles so we can lock the lumber order we'll be using for the ceiling. We expect all the roofing, electrical installations and ceiling studs to be completed this coming week.
I'm having a hard time posting pictures so I'll have to do it next time.
This morning Pap and I went to Masamat to hear mass over there at the small chapel for Alan's ninth day. After mass they served chicken macaroni soup and pan de sito. I had a little bit of the soup, it was good by the way and about three of the bread. The pan de sito are much smaller than what I used to remember them.
Then Pap and I went to SM to watch Mission Impossible 3 (pretty good), had lunch, then we went across the street to Robinson's and tried to watch Da Vinci Code. That was around 2 pm and the next showing is at 3:30 so we did some videoke to pass the time. At 3:25 we bought our tickets, big mistake. It was packed, SRO! The movie was so-so, I thought. It was a little over 5:30 when we headed home. There was a big accident on the highway. A passenger van in front of us (a couple of cars ahead - I was sending Donna a text message at the time so I didn't see) tried to pass the car in front of him, didn't quite make it and clipped an oncoming car. The van I guessed spinned and fell on the side of the road. This was the Olongapo-Gapan Road. For those of you who're not familiar with it, this highway was paved over about 3 or 4 times(about 6 feet high each time) due to the lava flow of Pinatubo. So it was pretty high. People who stopped and helped had to create a human chain to carry the injured back up to the road and to the hospital. The few kids who were brought up were pretty bloody, crying so they were conscious. There were a lot of people helping so I told Pap we should go so we won't add to the accumulating traffic.
Tomorrow, I'll meet Armin in Angeles so we can lock the lumber order we'll be using for the ceiling. We expect all the roofing, electrical installations and ceiling studs to be completed this coming week.
I'm having a hard time posting pictures so I'll have to do it next time.
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