Passenger Talesstories about my experiences as a traveler and passenger

One of the biggest questions teenagers face is how to get rid of acne. I am lucky that although I had pimples they were not acne. Until now I still occasionally have pimples especially when I have too many late nights in a row. What I wanted to be rid of were the whiteheads and blackheads. A regular visit to a facial salon would get rid of them but I never manage to do so. I manage to go only once or twice a year for facial, which is not enough to achieve a blemish free skin.

Then last week I finally broke down and bought a toner and an anti-aging facial wash from an officemate whose been convincing me to buy the beauty products she sells. The products were expensive but since these were on credit I tried them. In fairness, I noticed that my skin is smoother and the pores free of blackheads and whiteheads. Maybe after I paid for everything I will try her other products.

I saw the news about the C130 airplane that crashed in the Davao Gulf the other day. I was saddened by the news because it is another air tragedy that haunts the Philippine Air Force. There is a general feeling that the Air Force men do not die in combat but through equipment failure. There have been a number of helicopter crashes resulting in death to both pilots and passengers in the last two decades and now the downed plane has added to the list. I learned from the news that the C130 that crashed was one of the last two in the country.

C130 planes played a big part in my childhood. I have already mentioned in a previous article that we used to fly back and forth from Cebu to Manila and other destinations during vacations in the C130. We had a lot fun and funny adventures while traveling in the big cargo plane. The Air Force and the C130 made it possible for us when we were young to visit our parents during vacations even though we had no budget for travel. The C130 and the Air Force really helped a lot of ordinary Filipinos who could not afford to travel via a commercial airplane or boat to get to where they need to go in the country. It’s been so long since I had my last C130 ride so I don’t know if ordinary civilians can still hitch a ride in the cargo plane nowadays.