Pektyur Pektyur

what my son saw at Avilon Zoo...



some politicians ............................majority of the politicians


what we want RP to be..................... what we do to become that


what RP really is now

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the best place to have breakfast! Shot from the balcony of Antonio's

Tagaytay while munching on tapa.

My Political Stand

Watching today's news, I can't help but think-NOT AGAIN! The sight of countless people claiming to be the oppressed and those who had enough of GMA is not something I can be proud of anymore, unlike the effect of EDSA I all over the world. Maybe because rallies to oust the President such as these have already been overused and abused.

A few weeks back, I have a different point of view regarding this matter. I was turned off upon knowing what GMA had confessed in front of the whole nation. I thought of nothing but disgust and distrust in her. However, unlike some of those who got overwhelmed and consumed by the situation, I tried to see the whole picture. Then slowly, I began to understand.

We Filipinos fought long and hard to achieve freedom. Freedom which is now symbolized by having our own constitution, but the way I see it, we are slowly throwing that freedom away just because we want something done asap (or maybe because we are being influenced to do such thing for the benefit of others). Funny thing is that we are trying to overthrow someone just because she did something which is not even against the law. Is this the new way of showing our love to our country? Taking for granted the constitution which was drafted upon blood, sweat, and tears?

The technique they had was obvious- bring her down and attack her when she's at her weakest. Who advised her to add more to our already unfriendly taxes? Who advised her to admit in front of the whole population her lapse in judgment? Who talked her into sending her two boys abroad? All of these decisions that made her the villain in front of others were not hers alone. Many influenced her to do just what they or what "the people" wanted, and the million dollar question is... where are these people now? Are they gone because they are just doing what is right? Or because they're afraid it will tarnish their future plans of a higher position in office?

They blame her for poverty as evidenced by the signs that say "GMA-pahirap sa bayan". Just to inform you, we already are in drowning in debts from the World Bank long before she was elected. Inflation is already inevitable. Ramon Jacinto was right when he said that if we want our country to become rich overnight, why not rally in front of the houses of the Marcoses and the Estradas first? If what fuels our anger is the hindrance against daily survival, these should be the first people they have to look for. History, my friends, has a lot to do with the kind of economy we have now.

They judged her for her facial expression during that much publicized confession just because it doesn't even come close to the emotion filled angsts of a former best actress winner. What else is new? Pinoys still have that innate fondness for "artistas". Amidst all the emotion and the drama unfolding every news broadcast at my television, we are all but actors and extras in this one extravagant telenovela.

They condemn her for one single phone call- an act which, in all possibility, have been done too by countless other hypocrites. In my own point of view, that is the lesser of the three evils if you compare it with what Estrada or Marcos has done.

Now that the Presidential post is nearly but not yet up for grabs, there are a lot of new so-called heroes sprouting like mushrooms on a damp day. How clean are they? How credible are they? How sure are we that in a few years time, we won't be rallying AGAIN just to throw them out? Why do they want to be President of a country so divided and poverty stricken? Why do they want to be placed in a position where you are damned if you do and damned if you don't? Why do they want to lead a country who doesn't even want to be led?

What pains me now is that these people you see marching and screaming their anger out, the ones claiming to be the victims of the administration, are those who, in one way or the other, have caused hardship to the country. Most of these are the citizens who are bettors of jueteng, the druglords, the gambling lords, the ones who believe that Red Tape will get things done easier, the ones who buy Louis Vuitton, CK, and other imported stuff instead of our country's own, the patrons of pirated VCD's, the shoppers of smuggled goods, the illegal vendors, the tax evaders, those who are "mahilig sa lagay", the ones who accept money in exchange for their votes, the traffic violators, the workers who do nothing but take a leave, the students who don't give a damn about their education, and a lot more. Maybe I'm guilty about one or two of these things, maybe I'm not, but because of the situation we have right now, it made me realize that everything else must begin with us citizens.

If a change is to be done, then it should not be just the President that needs to be changed for this country needs a major overhaul. I believe that this country needs a change in values. We must always remember that a great leader comes from being a great follower. We must begin to assess first what kind of a follower are we, or if we even follow. We must begin a new breed of wise followers starting with our children. Emotional outbursts won't solve the problem we have. We are at our wisest when we are calm. Just think about it- even if you put the best possible leader. it will be in vain if that leader would compete with a whole population of corrupted, power hungry, unwilling individuals.

I still respect the point of view of others regarding the situation. I am not saying I am Pro-Gloria all the way. If the people really want her out, then so be it, but please respect the Constitution. It is first and foremost the essence of our being Filipinos.

This day, I have just recieved my son's first test papers. He got a 100% in English, a 98% in Math, a 90% in Social Studies, and a 92% in Science. What made me really happy is not the high scores, but the fact that my son has the initiative to study and train himself to study and to follow directions even if his dad is working abroad and I'm too busy for long tutoring sessions. I'm glad and more determined to put my son in the right track. I just wish he would keep that up. It's nice to train better Filipino's while they're still young.

To Be Through Me

if you could only see through my eyes, hear through my ears, think through my thoughts, beat through my heart.

would you believe? would you choose not to see? would you choose to block the memory? would you feel the pain?

if only you were me, even for one brief moment, then you'd know.

good thing you're not me, because i don't want you to see, hear, think, and feel the way i do.

i don't need your empathy. i just want your sympathy.