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Ohh…another issue with Ace’ road bike. He discovered something was damaged. Hayts! It’s barely 2 months! It’s pretty acceptable if the road bike has been with us for a year or so. But for more than 2 months of using it, it should be good as new until this time. That even made me think the road bike must be defective when we brought it home. He wasn’t able to check the unit closely when we got it because it’s already late and the store is already closing that time. So that’s the prize of getting it right then and there without checking every inch of the road bike. I don’t know but I am just pissed off. I won’t care if the road bike is not that expensive and the damaged part is replaceable.

Anyway, too much for my rant. I’d better look for auto insurance quotes online to divert my attention. Hopefully, I’d be okay later.

Last week, the local news about a government employee shot dead by two gunmen was the headline for days. The scene was recorded by a CCTV camera installed by the barangay. It would be such a relief to the family of the victim and to the authorities. Hence I was expecting the case will be solved sooner than it is expected because of the recorded video. Sadly, police authorities said they cannot enhance the image taken by the camera since its resolution is low. Bummer! So what’s the purpose of installing those video surveillance equipment when it cannot help in resolving crimes because of poor resolution? People who decided on the surveillance equipment’s specifications must have taken into consideration that CCTV is recording video at wide angle so to identify suspects in any crime, it must be zoomed in by the authorities. How on earth could they clearly see the facial profile and features of a suspect or suspects if its already pixelized when zoomed in? I don’t know if they aren’t aware of that or they are aware but budget is limited to low resolution cameras, or they are aware, they have the budget for high-end CCTV equipments but has to downgrade for the kickbacks? Oh well, Pinoy mentality….be it in government service or private sector…or even private individuals. Kickback is always part of a business deal. Grow-up people, you’ll never prosper with that kind of attitude.

While I am busy with work, our helper is also busy texting in front of the TV. Gaaadddd! I cannot really stand this thing! Now I am beginning to regret getting a helper because it seems she is more L-A-X than me. I don’t want telling people what they should do because they have brains and they should know what should and what should not be done. Besides, they should be sensitive enough and know their limitations.