Just got home after spending day trekking through the slums of Manila doing research for next project. One group of little boys approached our van after seeing the network logo and the camera. They were mugging it in front of the camera guy. Then after posing, some of the boys said:

"Rugby boys po kami. Pahingi namang pang-jamming."

An extortion attempt from boys as young as six for rugby money. What can you say to that?

It's a dangerous job, doing crime dramas. Something that definitely, seriously looms in the air especially when we go to the dangerous parts of town: Kidnappers threaten to kill writer. The incident happened in Pakistan, but it can also happen anywhere.

I'm tired, I'm going to sleep. Still need to get up tomorrow for research trip part two. Our interviewee didn't show up. Ininjan kami. Tama ba yon? Argh.