independence day

i did nothing during independence day.

i did not see fireworks or any of that crap at night.

i watched the movie independence day.

no stir. i also played basketball and went to the mall on that day.

i guess, the fact that i'am doing this things as a filipino

makes the day worth celebrating.

-all the hoopla about gma and her family in jueteng is to some extent true. the rallies and movements are reasonable. but the fact that no one in this country can make an understanding or even a compromise is sad. both the opposition and administration peeps want to say that their side of the story is the truth. and during the day of our independence, i feel that i'am colonized through the diffrent things the government is doing to us. by means of donating with their big names written all over or having special cars with sirens for horns and customized plates. why can't they just play fair and be ordinary people elected by the same ordinary people who they believe could do extraordinary things for the betterment of our country? why should they have heavily tinted cars? aren't they filipinos just like you and me? its hard to celebrate a day of independence once you've realized that you are still fighting for it every single day. the only consolation i have is having an identity, i'am a filipino. the question is, should i be proud to be one?