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Friday, February 19, 2010

Villar -- same old story?

Looks like Villar will just follow GMA's footsteps. As far as I can deduce from his plans, and platform of governance, it would seem that he is not really serious in fighting graft and corruption which is a plague that is slowly killing the country. He himself is guilty of graft and corruption, of enriching himself so much that in a span of close to two decades he accumulated an estimated wealth of 46 billion pesos. (Please read this article http://www.noynoy.ph/blog/2010/02/19/sorting-through-criminal-billions)

I'm just wondering why the so-called "progressives" would rather link their asses to that of Villar's where in fact, if these people are really serious in making reforms in the country, they should have just mobilized their members without Villar's help to make their candidates a sure win in the elections, and should have just used their "skills in protesting" to attract more volunteers to bring their dream into reality. They are not consistent of their principles.

Going back to Villar, I can sense that he will also tolerate his allies in stealing money from the government coffers which is already bleeding dry.

While Noynoy has still the Luisita Hacienda issue hanging over his head, I would still prefer him over other choices that we have now. He is more of a lesser evil than Villar. Perlas could have been one but he possesses a messianic complex. Villanueva is hallucinating. Gibo is intelligent, but is also a same old story. Erap? A very old story and should have been serving his dying times in jail.

While GMA has ZTE, Villar has the potential ROI (return-of-investment) syndrome. I'm pretty sure, once he becomes President, he will find ways to recoup his election expenses. It could be either in the form of increased values of his properties and those that his companies are selling (tsk, tsk, obviously a hidden agenda) or he will order infrastructure projects on or near where his company's interests are. He will also be a walking salesman of his companies.

In short, I don't think his presidency will result to a good governance which we have been dreaming of. It is just the same old story. Poor Philippines, another six years of rehashed presidency.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

The great unwashed

I want to refer to the common people of Madagascar. There are just too many things to say about them, but I just want to dwell on the very basic one. Don't get me wrong with what I'm going to write about them. It's just short and sweet. I just want to express what I think and what I "smell".

Yes, my friend, there is simply a striking difference between our great unwashed and the great unwashed of Madagascar. Do you want know what it is? It's the body odor. I just can't help but express my sentiment about it. To tell you frankly, they don't use deodorant and probably seldom take a bath. Mind you, I am not the only Filipino who has this observation, but a lot. Remember, we are a one-thousand strong OFW's here. And this is really the most talked about subject here -- in the town proper, in the office, in the camp's mess hall, among others.

Back home our great unwashed seldom stink like that. We have a "tawas" which is very cheap and readily accessible. But here, it's a different matter. I just can't understand why most of the common people here don't consider this as a basic hygiene (or if this word is really in their vocabulary). Well, we just have to respect the smell, bow.

If I can only put into the bottle what I smell here, and send it back home for others to describe it in my behalf, I would have done so. Oh, great unwashed of Madagascar, your smell is so terrific and indescribable. :-)