If you're talking about the ideal political structure for the Philippines, then democracy is definitely not the way to go. Being ideologically devastated by its conquerors, the islanders no longer have the former pride which their ancestors upheld. Reduced to living lives forced to them, Filipinos are among the most insecure peoples in the world. They were hit by many deadly blows and it’s just too much. Living in the country myself, I'd have to confess that loving the country is getting to be harder each day; I am becoming older. And the more I try to hide from the truth that we, Filipinos, will not have our sense of dignity back, the more it comes popping out of my days and wrecks havoc upon my life. So, some of you may be wondering why is Joel like that--dull-looking, silent, conserved, and apathetic? This is one of the reasons: the present state and health of our country and people.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Democracy in the Philippines
If you're talking about the ideal political structure for the Philippines, then democracy is definitely not the way to go. Being ideologically devastated by its conquerors, the islanders no longer have the former pride which their ancestors upheld. Reduced to living lives forced to them, Filipinos are among the most insecure peoples in the world. They were hit by many deadly blows and it’s just too much. Living in the country myself, I'd have to confess that loving the country is getting to be harder each day; I am becoming older. And the more I try to hide from the truth that we, Filipinos, will not have our sense of dignity back, the more it comes popping out of my days and wrecks havoc upon my life. So, some of you may be wondering why is Joel like that--dull-looking, silent, conserved, and apathetic? This is one of the reasons: the present state and health of our country and people.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Nakalulusaw ng utak
Lumabas ako kaninang hapon, mga 1 P.M., para sa miting o general assembly ng PMHS. Ang init ng araw, lalung-lalo na noong papunta pa lamang ako sa UP. Dumating ako sa bahay at saka natulog. Pagkagising ko, ang sakit ng ulo ko. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Sige, matutulog ka ako.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
Rational
Recently, I have adopted a new ideology. This pertains to the view that there is no God/god or gods. Anyone who believes otherwise is delusional. The strong basis of such idea is God's Ratio. The events occur independently of prayers. Prayers, to whoever deity or entity, for that matter, don't affect the outcome of an event. And for every one prayer that is answered, there is an extremely high number of corresponding cases of the other event, the event in which the prayer wasn't answered. Assuming that most of the prayers are for good things, then this means that God doesn't answer any prayer (if He indeed exists). The previous statement leads to a contradiction and we can therefore conclude that God does not exist! I’m not an atheist; I’m just a rational being.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Burned Out
This should not have been happening. The summer season and vacation is the time but I feel tired, as tired or even more than during the last semester. I promise that I will make up for this foolishness of mine by devoting at least 8 hours daily to studying my past lessons, improving my memory, and leaving a clean life. I restrain myself more with regards to letting myself bad thoughts. Inner reflection is needed. By the end of the this week, I shall have decided what I will do with my life, what career path I will take, and what type of character I shall have developed. I really feel uneasy with respect to my relatives back at Cavite. I do not want to emulate their unpleasant ways. But I still want to keep my options open as possible. I shall have slept by 10 P.M.
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