Mga kababayan,
> >Meron akong gustong ibahagi para sa ating lahat na mga
>PILIPINO. Simple pero parang mahirap gawin ng
>karamihan sa atin. Hindi ito makukuha sa puro daldalan
>lang or walang kabuluhang pagtatalo, kumilos tayo
>ngayon na.
> > >Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan
>siya ayon sa batas.
> >Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang ang Pinoy, ayaw niyang >maparusahan kasi sabi niya mali raw ang batas.
> > >Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga >batas bago siya pumunta roon, kasi takot siyang >magkamali.
> >Sa PINAS: Pag nagkamali ang Pinoy, sorry kasi hindi
>raw niya alam na labag sa batas iyon.
> > >Sa ibang bansa: Kahit gaano kataas ang bilihin at tax
>sa USA okey lang, katuwiran natin doble kayod na lang.
> >Sa PINAS: mahilig ka sa last day para magbayad ng tax
>minsan dinadaya mo pa o kaya hindi ka nagbabayad.
>Rally ka kaagad kapag tumaas ang pasahe at bilihin
>imbes na magsipag mas gusto natin ang nagkukwentuhan
>lang sa munisipyo o kahit sa alinmang tanggapan.
> > >Sa Singapore: Kapag nahuli kang nagkalat or nagtapon
>ng basura sa hindi tamang lugar, magbabayad ka na 500
>Singapore dollars. Sabi ng Pinoy, Okey lang kasi
>lumabag ako sa batas.
> >Sa Pinas: Kapag nagkamali ang Pinoy katulad nang
>ganito, Sabi ng Pinoy, ang lupit naman ni Bayani
>Fernando, mali naman ang pinaiiral niyang batas eh
>akala mo kung sino. Ayun nag-rally na ang Pinoy
>gustong patalsikin si Bayani Fernando kahit na alam
>niyang mali siya.
> > >Mga igan, ilan pa lang iyan baka may iba pa kayong
>alam.
> >Bakit ang PINOY, pwedeng maging "law abiding citizen
>sa ibang bansa ng walang angal" pero sa sarili nating
>bayang PILIPINAS na sinasabi ninyong mahal natin, eh >hindi natin magawa, BAKIIITTTTT????????? > > >ETO PA, "Ang Pilipino NOON at NGAYON":
> >NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kamote (kahit nakaka-utot)
> >NGAYON: Ayaw ko ng kamote gusto ko French Fries >(imported eh)
> > >NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kapeng barako
> >NGAYON: Ayaw ko niyan gusto kong kape sa STARBUCKS >(imported coffee 100 pesos per cup)
> > >NOON: Bili ka ng tela para magpatahi ng pantalon like >maong
> >NGAYON: Gusto ko LEVI'S, WRANGLER, LEE (Tapos rally >tayo "GMA tuta ng KANO") Di ba tuta ka rin naman.
> > >NOON: Sabon na Perla OK ng pampaligo
> >NGAYON: Gusto mo DOVE, HENO DE PRAVIA, IVORY, etc. may >matching shampoo pa
> > >NOON: Pag naglaba ka batya at palopalo ok na, minsan >banlaw lang sa batis pwede na
> >NGAYON: Naka-washing machine ka na plus ARIEL powder >soap with matching DOWNY pa para mabango
> > >Alam ko mas marami pa ang alam ninyo tungkol dito, >pero ilan ilan lang iyan para bigyan ng pansin. > >Mga Pilipino ng ba tayo? O baka sa salita lang at >E-Mail pero wala naman sa gawa.
> > >Subject: filipinos > >My Fellow Filipinos,
> >When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to the
>dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal.
> >Life was simple. Life was easy. My father was a
>farmer. > >My mother kept a small sari-sari store where our
>neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang
>bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at
>pahinging isang butil na bawang. Our backyard had
>kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and >okra.
> >Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat.
> >And of course, we lived on the farm. During rainy
>season, my father caught frogs at night which my
>mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain >fried.
> >During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice
>paddies, which he would usually inihaw.
> >During dry season, we relied on the chickens,
>vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and
>then, there was pork and beef from the town market.
> >Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV.
>Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng
>Tanghalan and Tang-tarang-tang. And who can forget >Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree?
> >On weekends, I played with my neighbors (who were all >my cousins).
Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong >lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I* don't know about you,
>but I miss those days. > >These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail,
>newspaper, magazine, grocery catalog, or drive around.
> >The peso is a staggering and incredible P54 to the >dollar.
> >Most people can't have fun anymore. Life has become a
>battle. We live to work. Work to live. Life is not >easy.
> >I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983. It was lonely,
>difficult, & scary. It didn't matter if you were a man >or a woman.
You were a target for rape. The salary >was cheap & the vacation far between.
If the boss >didn't want you to go on holiday, you didn't. They >had your passport.
Oh, and the agency charged you >almost 4months of your salary
(which, if you had to >borrow on a "20% per month arrangement" meant your
>first year's pay was all gone before you even earned >it).
> >The Philippines used to be one of the most important >countries in Asia.
> >Before & during my college days, many students from
>neighboring Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia,
>Japan and China went to the Philippines to get their
>diplomas. Until 1972, like President Macapagal,
>President Marcos was one of the most admired
>presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value >of P7 to the dollar until I finished college.
> >Today, the Philippines is famous as the "housemaid"
>capital of the world. It ranks very high as the
>"cheapest labor" capital of the world, too. We have >maids in Hong Kong,
laborers in Saudi Arabia, dancers >in Japan, migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US,
>and all sorts of other "tricky" jobs in other parts of >the globe. Quo Vadis, Pinoy?
> >Is that a wonder or a worry? Are you proud to be a
>Filipino, or does it even matter anymore? When you see
>the Filipino flag and hear the Pambansang Awit, do you
>feel a sense of pride or a sense of defeat & >uncertainty? If only things could change for the >better.......
> >Hang on for this is a job for Superman. Or whom do you >call?
Ghostbusters. Joke. Right? This is one of our >problems. We say "I love the Philippines. I am proud
>to be a Filipino." When I send you a joke, you send it
>to everyone in your address book even if it kills the
>Internet. But when I send you a note on how to save
>our country & ask you to forward it, what do you do? >You chuck it in the bin.
> >I want to help the maids in Hong Kong. I want to help >the laborers in Saudi Arabia. I want to help the >dancers in Japan. I want to help the TNTs in America >and Australia.
> >I want to save the people of the Philippines. But I
>cannot do it alone. I need your help and everyone >else's.
> >So please forward this e-mail to your friends.
If you >say you love the Philippines, prove it.
And if you >don't agree with me, say something anyway.
> >Indifference is a crime on its own.