just arrived from the polling precinct to cast my vote.  i actually had to request from my boss to go out of the office for two hours then go back to work, to which he graciously granted.  i'm going extended hours today to cover for the closing shift thus the reason why i asked him the time off.  luckily, it took me a total of one hour to go from the office, to my polling precinct which is around 10 kilometers away, cast my vote (spent less than 10 minutes to do so), drop by my house to get my sunglasses which i left prior to going to work earlier, then go back to the office.  that's what 140kph driving on an unusually clear expressway can do.  anyways, i decided to go youth majority on the senatorial lineup, with the exception of those who i mentioned on my previous entry whom i wouldn't vote for.  it's about time for the more youthful leaders step forward and lead.  i just hope this exercise would be a peaceful one.  let's all hope and pray that it does.  and for those who haven't gone out, please do so and exercise your most important civic right.  we owe it to democracy to do so.