hope

I recently read this on a friend's blog, and I must say, it's pretty pathetic. 50 reasons to hate the Philippines? Well, I could give you 50 reasons to hate other countries. And 50 reasons to love the Philippines more.

Firstly, there is no such thing as a perfect country.

Looters? Remember Hurricane Katrina. That was far far worse. The police was shooting everyone who they thought was a looter, even innocent civilians.

Heroes? Some schoolkids in America don't even know that other countries exist outside of theirs, and if they do, they don't even give a damn.

Cheap fame? Come to think of it, where is William Hung now?

Corruption? Well, in other countries, corruption exists. It's only much more hidden than here.

More funds for war? Look at Iraq. At least this little Third World country had the balls to withdraw; knowing the importance of one human life. The death toll's now at around 3,000 US troops, more than those who died in 9/11. And that's excluding Afganistan.

And with adding those 8, we've screwed up each other more, didn't we? We may rant about the problem, but that doesn't change anything.

Action is needed. And not necessarily out in the streets: we need to start from within ourselves. Like simply following the goddamn law, whoever the president is. Those little actionos amount much in the long run.And take a look at the GK Villages--the best success story in decades.

There is hope for us, still.