the perennial project

New Panaderos street in Sta. Ana is a road i traverse almost everyday. the sidewalks are lined with street lamp posts, all the way to Sta. Ana Church. this morning, i saw a truck unloading what seemed to be concrete bases. hmmm... are they going to change the street lights again?

New Panaderos is a long stretch from the church all the way to Lambingan Bridge. it is illuminated by Meralco posts, so high it seemed useless. furthermore, the distance between them are three (or four) blocks apart. if you are not a resident, you wouldn't dare walk along that road at night.

if i remember correctly, the first street lamps along its sidewalks were installed in 2000. the following year, it was again replaced. and every year after that -- different post designs with concrete base shapes evolving from square to rectangular to triangular to tubular... with 4-5 workers fussing over one post.

funny thing is, i could not remember how they looked like at night, or if i have even seen them with their lights on. what i see are lamp posts with broken glass (bulbs exposed), or broken light bulbs, or bended metal posts, or crushed concrete bases with electrical wires sticking out.

but i am not worried -- they are at it again. i just hope i will be able to see them all lit up (even for one night) before they get replaced again.