January 17, 2001

Dad, what's a 'rally'? -- That's all it took. Right after dinner Jasper (our 7 year old) and I take off for the EDSA Shrine area. Since I figured parking would be a bear, we walked it - about 10 blocks. He was a bit overwhelmed; there must have been over 20,000 people there with loud speakers blasting speeches interspersed with chants of 'Erap Resign.' He wasn't intimidated (good for him), though a bit disinterested. The purchase of a 25cent glow-in-dark bracelet thingy made his evening, though. At least he now has somewhat of a concept of what a rally is.