~a repost from my old blog... comments are included this time.
Last night, I went to the house of my dearest at Valenzuela. When we arrived, her mom was reacting about the scenario happening at the Quirino Grandstand. I didn't know it was happening because I was at the office the whole day and we don't have access to news. There was a hostage drama happening and there were other nationals involved in the scene.An ex-cop, Senior Inspector Rolando del Rosario Mendoza, armed with an automatic rifle, held a Hong Thai tourist bus with 25 passengers hostage, August 23, near the Quirino Grandstand.
As I wrote this blog entry, my heart is beating fast while the whole world had gone wild because of this case here in the Philippines. I dont like to make this too long, I just want to tell the world that I am hurt by how these other pathetic nations, even some of our fellow Filipino, judged the whole country because someone made a very heart-troubling crime.
First and for most, I would like to apologize on behalf of all the wrong doers in the world. CNN had declared that Philippines is the worst place to go to. I wondered why? Because some Hong Kong nationals has been hostage? What if the hostages were Filipinos, would they react that way? What about other crimes being done in other country? My point here is not to say that Philippines is better than the other country, what I'm trying to say is that we need not say such words because for me, they are unnecessary. Filipinos are no less than the Americans, Europeans or whatever nationality there is. We Filipinos have the same quality as any other nation can provide. This message also goes out for those people who comment bad things about the Philippines even without the real experience of being here. We, especially me, are proud to become a Filipino.
Tears are slowly rolling down my cheeks as I think about what had happened to the victims and to the hostage taker. It is of no sense to point fingers and blame whosoever there is to blame. The hostage taker is a victim also, a victim of the system, a victim of the mind corrupting media. I just cant help myself but to wonder where things went wrong in the hostage taker's heart. He was once awarded as the most outstanding policeman if I'm not mistaken, he is kind at heart. Things happen because things happen... though sometimes we wish that we can change the wrong deeds of the world.
Philippines is now banned in China and Hong Kong... one word that I could say: Thank You. It has been a very mind bugling situation to me how these "chinese" treats Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong... demoralizing Filipinos and treating them as slaves. I can't blame our countrymen for enduring such act because they are motivated to earn money for their family left here in the Philippines. I don't know the extent of this "ban" thing but if ever this includes the banning of domestic helper there... it will be high time for us to make and build our own way... in our own country!!!
Still, I am proud to be a FILIPINO!
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Patriotic words of yours ...
And yes those almond eyes are all focused on the blood stain on the already dusty shovel of your native lands reputation ... with indignation for death ...
This should not be buried into tomorrow's articles ... My wish is for my leaders to brood and not to pin point for each other ... because a fault is existing and it's so clear and abvious that almost no one is seeing it ...
It's not the tourist Bus nor the Philippines being banned ... you've said it we're all victims of that ...
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I think we only showed the world the security level we've in the Philippines...
The Philippines is a country wherein you can be killed on a public bus because you haven't handed your cellphone...
Is a country wherein you can be killed just because you spoke against some high political figure...
Is a nation wherein, everyone is complaining about the government hence during election day you can see a lot of votes being bought and sold...
Is a country wherein you batter your wife to death and still you can state on Television " She should thank me, coz I haven't killed her" and you can still see yourself not behind those cold bars!
A Bus being hacked by a person who, please give me a chance to define them as "mentally not stable or better ill" happens everywhere, in every nation POOR or RICH ... But that kind of rescue could only happen in your country, in our country!
and MORE:
If you are a student, a policeman etc. Please position yourself infront of the scene, smile do the peace sign and wait until the flash blinds your eyes!
That is cold, very cold!
My patriotism opened my eyes! There are big problems and raw realities in YOUR country which are indeed HARD to accept, But WE shold all see them... which is now becoming mine ...
