Still Pinoy
Here I am in my room, in the middle of the night, watching re-runs of GMA7’s Saksi and 24 Oras. I am a Kapuso at heart, even here in the middle of midwest, USA. I watch the policemen try to disperse the rallyists in Mendiola, another shoot-out in Quezon City, and Pres. Arroyo claiming that we actually have state secrets to steal…and then, I think — gosh, I really miss the Philippines.
My country has its faults, but what country doesn’t? But I love it, love it, love it. I am counting the days when I can finally fly back to my islands, live there for good, and yes…maybe reproduce there? He he he. I am now even searching online for the cheapest flights going back to Manila or Cebu! My heart will always be for those 7,100 islands (high tide or low tide?) floating in the Pacific.
October 10th, 2005 at 4:55 pm
7,107. haha. i fear for the philippines. i fear for my family and friends who have chosen to stay here. i fear for myself. and yet, i feel exactly the same way you do about the country and our people.