Mahal ko ba ang Pilipinas?

For the past several hours I've been asking myself that question. Do I love my country?

Am I studying for the right reasons, and will I work for the right ones? Or am I just interested in having a comfortable life with myself and my family? Am I the one to typically sit on the couch, blame the politicians for their corruption, and just pray for my country?

Faith requires action, and I think I should go back, get a PhD, study hard, give glory to the country which flows through my veins. Philippine talent is used overseas, and the country is lacking of human resources, the most powerful resource one can have.

Hopefully when I'm in doubt I can go back and read this. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

The Destruction Left by Typhoon Ondoy

               Typhoons are nothing new in the Philippines. Each area gets hit, an average probably 8-13 storms per year. So what happened? Rain didn't stop. Landslides happened. The river brinks gave way. And here you see it, floods, accompanied by rain and wind, and current. People in second story homes having to climb their rooftops. Most devastating of all, 246 (as of writing this) did not survive.

               If this was America or some other Western country, people would be crushed. Tears everywhere. Everyone is mourning. And then I see these Filipinos on TV, smiling while receiving aid, laughing, albeit ignorantly as you would say, pointing to the camera and they're glad to be on national broadcast.. it makes me proud to say I am part of race that supports moving on, happiness, and this is what I think one of the good advantages of a religion, esp. a Christian one, can bring.

               Its not just Manny Pacquiao in a fight that brings a nation together. Its a tragedy like this, which brings our people closer. Filipinos from all over the world where concerned, Im sure the majority of them trying to call at the first chance they could. I pray for those stricken, for those losing property, and I pray for hope.

               Mabuhay Pilipinas!

Erap for president?

Are we really that crazy?

All this talk about Philippines being one of the most corrupt countries in the world, people really see it as a place full of good people of a loving nature, of joy and of great beauty.. with a corrupt government. That's always what it ends with. Corruption.

It has become a disgrace. If we elect Erap to be president again, wouldn't the whole country be seen as ignorant?

Has there ever been a national leader in the history of the WORLD that has been impeached and was welcomed back in office? I don't think Americans would want Nixon back in office after the Watergate scandal.

I don't know if Filipinos have completely given up on the idea of a stronger, less corrupt, country. Maybe they're tired of it, just as I am. However there shouldn't be a reason that one should quit fighting for the cost of a better life, for all the Filipinos.

Don't get me started on Villar either. The guy is a mandurukot.

In fact, I'd rather pick myself as president before any of these two. I don't have any background on politics, or the law, but nonmaleficence precedes beneficence, and I think I'd survive doing that.

If anyone's trustworthy in this race, it is Noynoy. Not that he is an Aquino, he is a genuine guy, spiritual and I believe he'll do the right thing.

C'mon Philippines, you have always thought of yourself as an intelligent people capable of great things, why not wrong the right first of all?