One Liner 7

Always choose life.

Just recently, typhoon Frank hit the Philippines and a passenger ship sank in the Visayas. When people first heard of this, I was surprised since the typhoon was already spotted 2 days before the tragedy happened. What else could I think but blame the captain and the owner of the sea liner. Greed again was the culprit. With more than 800 passengers, why would the captain of the ship would still set sail against a “male-named” (meaning the storm was very strong) typhoon. I just wish people would think more of others than their selves. With just one wrong decision, more than 800 lives is the trade-off.

Now the government officials are thinking to never let any ship sail whenever there is a storm. More than the popularity contest; public officials should do what they are supposed to do, serve the public interest. How many laws are passed each year for the safety and welfare of the people? How do they implement the laws? (Considering they are implementing the law)

We all know officials are corrupt but isn’t there a limit to their corruption? "Moderate your greed", quoted from a witness.

June 19, 2008

Today is the 147th birthday celebration of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national. If he were still alive right now, maybe he would still fight for the freedom of Filipinos. Times are changing, even though we are no longer slaves of foreign corruptors we are still slaves of corruptors. Some have tried to be the new Rizal, but up to now, the corruptors are feasting with the richness of the Philippines.

Kudos to Dr. Jose Rizal and to the new Rizals emerging.

One Liner 5: In the mood for some independence

Since last week, I have been feeling more patriotic than usual. I felt happy to see more Filipino homes and establishments displaying the Philippine flag and this makes me feel so proud to be a Filipino.

Today is the Philippine's 110th anniversary. There are many activities, even though the president advanced the "non-working holiday" to June 9 last Monday. She calls it economic holiday –this sounds like the country is so progressive huh! Anyway, before I go into politics again, and after a long rest in writing, here is my one-liner.

You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

People often panic when something goes out of plan, but the more successful ones stay calm and poised. Like our national hero Jose Rizal, he fought the enemies with a calm soul. In addition, with his wits he succeeded in inspiring more Filipinos to fight for freedom and liberty. I am not a big fan of Rizal but what he had accomplished is exceptional. If we could posses, composure like his then our country would be remarkable.

The Filipino race is exceptional, we should always be proud to be a Filipino whenever and wherever.