amazing week
last week, i was writing about making history. and we just did.
well, you guys did. i wasn't able to vote last monday (yes, shame on me) because i was registered in my hometown Laguna and my work required me to stay in Manila. and though i didn't vote, i know that by documenting that important event in our history, somehow, i did contribute something.
i lack sleep and so are my colleagues but it was all worth it.
a few months back, i told a bunch of kids that in journalism (or in any industry), change is inevitable, BUT, the basics will remain.
the last i mentioned, intentionally, is PASSION.
that can't be taught, or bought, either you were born without it or not. that's something BLACK AND WHITE. you have it or not at all.
and to cap off this amazing week is a treat from the planet Venus who graced our skies tonight, with the moon.
so here's to more amazing days to come! cheers!
tomorrow, we make history.
Tomorrow, May 10, 2010, we don't just define what the next six years for our country will be.
We make history, a story that will never be forgotten about a nation who had the power to choose its leader. But for now, we don't know whether will be judged as righteous men and women who selected the rightful leader or traitors, who gave power to the one who deserved it the least.
So tomorrow, one vote makes history, and you can't put a price on that.
Make your MARK.
go out and vote
I managed to squeeze in my vacation a quick visit to the voting center in Hong Kong last week. The directions were simple and even if I was on my own, totally clueless of where I'm going, Filipinos are pretty difficult to miss.
Supporters of different candidates are waiting by the bus stop and handing out fliers to voters. Most of them are members of Gabriela and Buhay Party List. While I was on the bus, I can hear people singing the famous jingle of Manny Villar (Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura...) and yes, there are still undecided voters.
I managed to strike a conversation with a few of them and most of them asked me how the elections in the Philippines were. While away, they do stay in the loop through the web and they have read some black ops too. Among those that I've spoken too, three emerged as front-runners.
Anyway, why I am writing this? Simple.
To encourage those who don't have any plans of voting. You should go and vote. If overseas Pinoys can do it, why can't you?