As a freelancer, the current political crisis gives a lot of jitters. Will it affect possible project opportunities or training? Since June, I have felt the effects of the crisis in our training programs. I'm partly to blame as I can't market training programs where I get invited to speak to minimize conflict of interest with my regulatory-related work. However, my sister usually has an easy time to get participants but this time it is different, as companies are partly not spending as much as they originally planned for training initiatives. With the increasing number of training competitors as well in the area of software process improvement, dividing that little resource base among us is what is happening at this point.

As we work hard to build relationships with our peers, it is a good feeling when you receive a call to be considered for special projects. The challenge though is meeting deadlines especially when you get the call for fire-fighting situations. Oh well..just keep working hard.

The killing of the impeachment complaint is depressing. Instead of finding out the truth, political clout stand in the way which I believe puts PGMA in a harder spot than ever before. I hope she re-considers her plan in leaving the country next week. With the current political turmoil and a pending Supreme Court petition, anything can happen when she's not around. Worst, she might get voluntarily exiled if a military turnover or Vice President Noli De Castro decides to have a change of heart while she's not here. The Supreme Court decision in the pending appeal, for or against, may have the capacity to trigger it. I guess I'm just too paranoid. Oh well...