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Friday, September 27, 2002

FORMERLY KNOWN AS...

I happened to pass by Herrera St. in Salcedo Village earlier and found out that it is no longer called Herrera. The street sign said "V.A. Rufino St. formerly known as Herrera". I remember discussing this issue with my boyfriend before.

What is the point of changing street names when people don't really use them anyway? Like if you tell a cab driver to drop you off at V.A. Rufino, he'll probably ask you where the hell that is. But if you just say, Herrera, he'll know right away where to take you. So again, what is the point?!?

Take for example Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. formerly known as Buendia. People still refer to it as Buendia, right? Buses and jeepneys travelling along that route has signs that says Buendia, not Sen. Gil Puyat. Pasay road is now Arnaiz Avenue, Rada St. in Legaspi Village is now Thailand St., Alfaro is now Leviste.

Why do people in the government change street names? And what's their basis for changing it? Can you have a street named after you? Do you have to pay? how much? Did Herrera become V.A. Rufino because some Mr. Herrera couldn't afford to pay for "his street" anymore?

Anyone out there knows?

Bunny @ Friday, September 27, 2002

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Loves the beach, wishes she had more time and money to travel, recently got hooked to climbing mountains, reads anything she can get her hands on, frustrated writer, adores her 3-year-old Lhasa Apso, Tashi, constantly needs caffeine, ~~wonders when she'll quit smoking~~, and will most likely die due to liver complications from drinking too much ~~(if the cigarettes doesn't get to her lungs first)~~. Can't live without accessories especially big, dangling earrings, shoe freak (aren't we all?), sucker for discovering hole-in-the-wall restaurants, will ingest anything spicy, enjoys giving and receiving massages, addicted to Friends, Sex and the City and CSI, goes gaga over kids, dreams of being alone with Jim Morrison and smoking a joint with Bob Marley. Would love to party with Gwen Stefani, shop with Patricia Field, write poetry with Maya Angelou and have Sting, Nelson Mandela, Mark Twain and Bono over for dinner.

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