Current Issues that makes me think: #PDAF #Porkbarrel #Napoles #Philippines #Pnoy

All right, let me get these things straight.

I am 25 years old and is currently working in Dubai, UAE. I guess it is right to say that I am an OFW who at the moment sends money to my family back in the Philippines. For the record, I am not the only Pinoy here in Dubai. When I say OFW I am sure that each company, restaurant, health care institution or simply, the working force is represented by a good number of Filipinos. Yes; Filipinos have been part of the world's work force for a good time now and apparently our home country has been bombarded of issues that currently made us OFWs think. 

What is this all about?!

Corruption has always been there since the beginning of civilization. Thus it is included in the English dictionary. Filipinos are not new to this so called corruption specially in the government which for the record, made a mark in Asian history for our People Power March back in the day. But then again, history repeats itself. So sad to hear that the Philippine government has been stained by this idea of corrupt officials and I guess has been convinced that it will never be cleaned--EVER! 

The issues regarding the PDAF and the unregistered NGOs of a certain Mrs. Napoles who benefited from millions and millions of the citizens' money came up just about months ago and made the world focus on the current administration. Being active in some social networking sites, I saw a picture of the Philippine Congress as a cover of a certain business magazine with a caption that says something about the "congress as the country's biggest syndicate". I don't know if it was legit but a though came to my mind: "What were they doing?!".

People organized rallies and protests against this obviously wrong act but then again, not everyone in the said rally was knowledgeable enough about what they were fighting for. I guess some of them was just playing "I don't know what shit you did but it's not right!-thing" in the streets. Some were even demanding for the government to return their honestly paid taxes but  have been unemployed since forever. --- SERIOUSLY?! 

And again another thought comes to mind: "What are you trying to do?!".

We have been known to be one the world's greatest supporters of democracy and equality. But ironically, we have been thinking this way to save our own asses. Now, the support is like a boomerang that hits us in the head -- bulls-eye! I am not knowledgeable of the Philippine Economics and how it works. Damn, I don't have an idea of how DIRTY politics works in the country. But one thing is sure, I know what to do with my actions when I want to improve my life. 

We have a young population that is bullied by the thought of tenure, experience and qualifications just to have work in our own country. Which I think is bullshit because this kind of thinking is not reliable if we want progress. Of course, progress depends on our educational system as well as all the other facets that makes our government work. Which boils down to the corrupt officials that take away what we deserve as a citizen. 

Harsh as it may sound, we are going around in circles and down to the drain together with our TRAPO (Traditional Politician) officials who doesn't know the difference between evil and good. God knows if they even fear about what's gonna happen to them when the bitch called "Karma" crosses with their lives. 

Our country is struggling for honesty and transparency as well justice and fair democracy. I'm praying for this time to come soon. And I am DAMN SERIOUS when I say that we DESERVE THIS specially from our government. :) 

Decisions - Decisions - Decisions

We all have baggage and issues that make us creatures that need support from one another. The daily task of greeting each morning with a smile is a task that not most of us can do. However, there are others that make these baggage and issues an anchor in decision making. Whether it be right or wrong, these decisions would make them stick with reality. On the other side of this reality, others still prefer to live in a fantasy world just to make them smile in facing each new day. 

As each day would pass, we become either the boss or slave of our decisions. They are essential on how we manage ourselves, our relationship with others, our family and with the rest of the world. Human as we are, we can never be content of what we have or achieve. This continuing journey of ours is also a factor of how things would go for us. It affects our decisions and in turn, affects our lives. 

At any stage of life, we encounter people that we make decisions with. Family, friends, loved ones, strangers or even the Sales Assistant in your favorite shop helps us with making decisions. These are people we tend to grow mature with. They make us see the things that we don't and they influence us with the decisions that we make. They become part of our lives without any doubt. But it is also a known fact that not all we meet in life would make us look back and smile. There are characters in our life's story that would make us cry; make us think and force us to move on from hurting things that they caused us. These people are just as important as those who made a good ripple in our lives. They can either make us or break us. 

There are also points in our lives that we crave to be the center of the story. It is normal for us to want to have the spot light. It is basically a sign or a proof of our social existence. With this wanting, we base our decisions on our life's plans and how things are going on.  We make our story and basically, we need to star in our own creation of life's journey. It is a choice if we want to be the protagonist or the antagonist. We are our own writer, director and actor. Having the spotlight would mean a lot in sharing or writing our life's story. 

Deciding is a crucial moment in life. It directs us in the course of action or the length of travel we have in life. It is a continuing battle of good and bad; short term or long term. It is that moment when we listen to ourselves and move on. There is no turning back. We can never change what is done but we can change what will happen basing on what has been done.