Thwarted Nationalism

I believe that the Philippine national government needs improvement. I believe that our people deserve better. I believe that there's a time to stand up for one's beliefs and a time to let peace reign.

When Senator Trillanes and his cohorts walked out of the Makati Regional Court and holed themselves up in another 5-start Makati hotel, they said, "let the Philippine economy be damned, let the Philippine reputation for fear and lawlessness remain."

***** Sigh ******

When will we ever learn?

h0liDae sEa5oNs

Josh Groban came to the Philippines recently. Tickets for his concert cost between PHP3,000 to PHP25,000 (approximately USD70.00 to USD591.00) and Groban still packed 'em in here in "impoverished" Manila, Philippines! He even brought two of the most influential, still powerful, and politically-opposed women in the country, Former First Lady Imelda Marcos and Former President Corazon Aquino, together under one roof, without any political agenda whatsoever.

With the holiday seasons quickly creeping up on us, I wonder how "impoverished" Filipinos will be in term of their spending to give our other underprivileged countrymen peace of mind at this time of the year...

If I Have Everything...

Rudyard Kipling wrote, "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, / And lose, and start again at your beginnings... Yours is the earth and everything that's in it..." I cannot fathom a deeper explanation of how life works than the way it has been expressed by these poetic words that Kipling wrote a hundred years ago.

Today, so many desires exist to burn me and my spirit. To have a great and productive workday. To have a fantastic circle of friends. To have a constantly supportive family. To be more financially independent. To be ensconced in personal relationships that help me grow. To be more. To be...

It's never ending, always changing. "I want" and "I need" are my two best friends, my steadfast companions. And if I indeed have everything, then it's not worth it. No struggling, no breathing, no working. What a dead bore. I want the earth, Kipling. I want more than "sixty seconds' worth of distance run." How satisfying then that I have close to nothing.