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SiklabNewsmag 31 OCTOBER 13 - 27, 2006 Why is it that a medical doctor opts to take a nursing course and is willing to take an inferior post? Ang sagot ni Doc, “So what? Amerika naman ‘yun at tumaginting na libu-libong dolyares. Bitbit ko pa pamilya ko. Better benefits. Better education for my children…et cetera…et cetera.” Why is it that a Filipino teacher gives up the so-called “noble” profession to become a caregiver in Canada or Sa napakahirap na panahon ngayon sa ating bansa, what weighs heavier: love for the country – as in isilang, magkaisip, magkaboypren, magkaasawa’t magkapamilya, tumanda at mamatay sa tinubuang bayan or the ambition to get a higher paying job, the chance to live abroad at maiahon ang sarili at mga mahal sa buhay from the pit of grave poverty – malayo sa kahiya-hiyang katotohanan tungkol sa bansa at sa ating kurakot na mga lider, sa mga cellphone snatchers, holdaper, magnanakaw, rapists at kung anu-ano pang masasamang elemento? a nanny in the United Kingdom or a domestic helper in the Middle East or in Hong Kong? Why is it that any other Filipino degree holder wants to be “kahit ano na lang” basta nasa abroad. Why would a young Filipina prefer working in Japan as an entertainer instead of finishing a college degree? Siyempre, mas malakas ang hatak ng “lapad” and the possibility of getting hooked with a very rich Japanese. Tipong, “Di bale nang G.R.O., hindi naman nagugutom.” Praktikal, right? Actually, pare-parehong litanya lang isasagot nila. Working abroad is a good trade, ika nga. It entails a load of sweet promises for a better future – promises that are often fulfilled kaya, “Saan ka pa?” ang drama, di ba? Try asking around and you will find out that a lot of Filipinos are tired of being in the Philippines and if it doesn’t hurt so bad – are tired of being Filipinos. Halos isuka na ang bansa natin. Bakit kaya? Is it because of the rotten government? The annoying traffic jam and the equally irritating lack of discipline of our fellow Filipinos? The filthy environment? Lack of employment? Underemployment? The jobless neighbors? The rumor mongers? The crowded classroom of the children? Mga nagdagsaang kriminal? Or revolutions that have led to nothing…that have not changed anything…that have not transformed into the government that we want? Why is it that when you get out of the country (not everybody though), feeling mo eh you’re a totally new person? Proud na proud kapag naging landed immigrant na sa Canada or may green card na sa Tate. Feel na feel na sa pag-uwi sa Pinas ay “spokening dollar” (sabi nga) na ang iyong mga anak at may “accent” ka na ‘pag nananagalog. I have nothing against you, Kabayan. Actually, ambisyon ko rin ang makarating sa Amerika o di kaya’y sa Canada at Europa. I’m 100% that if given the chance, I would have the same feeling and line of thinking. Sa aking paniniwala, masarap kasi talaga ‘yung nasa Amerika ka. Kahit kayod kalabaw, you can see, feel and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Pero di ba, isipin mo rin, kahit pa pa-slang-slang ka na or burado na ang Filipino accent mo at kulay Kano ka na rin dahil afford na afford mo nang mag-undergo ng mga cosmetic procedures, at iba na rin ang kulay ng mga mata mo dahil chicken feed lang sa iyo ang iba’t ibang klase ng contact lenses and wherever you are, isip at pusong Pinoy ka pa rin and this dictates who and what you really are? Di nga ba’t your day is not complete without cooking a Filipino dish sa isang araw? Hinahanap-hanap ang adobo, laing, bagoong, manggang hilaw, halo-halo, sinigang, paksiw, bulalo, kare-kare, bibingka’t puto bumbong at ang kakaibang simoy ng Kapaskuhan? Di ba’t nagpupusoy o nagtotong-its ka pa rin? May tabo at batong panghilod? Naninitsit at lumilingon kapag nakarinig ng “Pssst!”? Hindi ba’t naiisip mo rin ang pagkakaroon ng yaya or maid when you were back home? Nakaka-miss na kapag pagod na pagod ka na ay may loyalista kang katulong na magsisilbi sa iyo? Dinadala ang tradisyong nakagisnan sa mga espesyal na okasyon? Nami-miss ang walang patumanggang pagsisindi ng fireworks and fire crackers? Ang misa de gallo, noche buena, media noche – na binibitbit pa rin natin kahit saan tayo mapadpad? Ang pagkahilig sa “kodakan” at halos punuin ng photographs ang dingding? Will die without placing a call or sending a text message back home? And always thinks of going back home? Alam mo ba kung bakit ganito ang feeling mo despite the other feeling na stateside na stateside ka na or very much Westernized ka na at talaga namang super colonial mentality ka? Kabayan…kasi… PINOY kang talaga! Hindi man solid sa isip, pero sigurado pusong-pusong Pinoy ka!
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Alam mo ba kung bakit ganito ang feeling mo despite the other feeling na stateside na stateside ka na or very much Westernized ka na at talaga namang super colonial mentality ka? Kabayan…kasi… PINOY kang talaga! Hindi man solid sa isip, pero sigurado pusong-pusong Pinoy ka! Why is it that a Filipino teacher gives up the so-called “noble” profession to become a caregiver in Canada or
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Siklab Newsmag 31OctOber 13 - 27, 2006
Why is it that a medical doctor opts to take a nursing course and is willing to take an inferior post? Ang sagot ni Doc, “So what? Amerika naman ‘yun at tumaginting na libu-libong dolyares. Bitbit ko pa pamilya ko. Better benefits. Better education for my children…et cetera…et cetera.”
Why is it that a Filipino teacher gives up the so-called “noble” profession to become a caregiver in Canada or
Sa napakahirap na panahon ngayon sa ating bansa, what weighs heavier: love for the country – as in isilang, magkaisip, magkaboypren, magkaasawa’t magkapamilya, tumanda at mamatay
sa tinubuang bayan or the ambition to get a higher paying job, the chance to live abroad at maiahon ang sarili at mga mahal sa buhay
from the pit of grave poverty – malayo sa kahiya-hiyang katotohanan tungkol sa bansa at sa ating kurakot na mga lider, sa mga cellphone snatchers,
holdaper, magnanakaw, rapists at kung anu-ano pang masasamang elemento?a nanny in the United Kingdom or a domestic helper in the Middle East or in Hong Kong? Why is it that any other Filipino degree holder wants to be “kahit ano na lang” basta nasa abroad. Why would a young Filipina prefer working in Japan as an entertainer instead of finishing a college degree? Siyempre, mas malakas ang hatak ng “lapad” and the possibility of getting hooked with a very rich Japanese. Tipong, “Di bale nang G.R.O., hindi naman nagugutom.” Praktikal, right? Actually, pare-parehong litanya lang isasagot nila. Working abroad is a good trade, ika nga. It entails a load of sweet promises for a better future – promises that are often fulfilled kaya, “Saan ka pa?” ang drama, di ba?
Try asking around and you will find out that a lot of Filipinos are tired of being in the Philippines and if it doesn’t hurt so bad – are tired of being Filipinos. Halos isuka na ang bansa natin. Bakit kaya? Is it because of the rotten government? The annoying traffic jam and the equally irritating lack of discipline of our fellow Filipinos? The filthy environment? Lack of employment? Underemployment? The jobless neighbors? The rumor mongers? The crowded classroom of the children? Mga nagdagsaang kriminal? Or revolutions that have led to nothing…that have not changed anything…that have not transformed into the government that we want?
Why is it that when you get out of the country (not everybody though), feeling mo eh you’re a totally new person? Proud na proud kapag naging landed immigrant na sa Canada or may green card na sa Tate. Feel na feel na sa pag-uwi sa Pinas ay “spokening dollar” (sabi nga) na ang iyong mga anak at may “accent” ka na ‘pag nananagalog.
I have nothing against you, Kabayan. Actually, ambisyon ko rin ang makarating sa Amerika o di kaya’y sa Canada at Europa. I’m 100% that if given the chance, I would have the same feeling and line of thinking. Sa aking paniniwala, masarap kasi talaga ‘yung nasa Amerika ka. Kahit kayod kalabaw, you can see, feel and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Pero di ba, isipin mo rin, kahit pa pa-slang-slang ka na or burado na ang Filipino accent mo at kulay Kano ka na rin dahil afford na afford mo nang mag-undergo ng mga cosmetic procedures, at iba na rin ang kulay ng mga mata mo dahil chicken feed lang sa iyo ang iba’t ibang klase ng contact lenses and wherever you are, isip at pusong Pinoy ka pa rin and this dictates who and what you really are? Di nga ba’t your day is not complete without cooking a Filipino dish sa isang araw? Hinahanap-hanap ang adobo, laing, bagoong, manggang hilaw, halo-halo, sinigang, paksiw, bulalo, kare-kare, bibingka’t puto bumbong at ang kakaibang simoy ng Kapaskuhan? Di ba’t nagpupusoy o nagtotong-its ka pa rin? May tabo at batong panghilod? Naninitsit at lumilingon kapag nakarinig ng “Pssst!”? Hindi ba’t naiisip mo rin ang pagkakaroon ng yaya or maid when you were back home? Nakaka-miss na kapag pagod na pagod ka na ay may loyalista kang katulong na magsisilbi sa iyo? Dinadala ang tradisyong nakagisnan sa mga espesyal na okasyon? Nami-miss ang walang patumanggang pagsisindi ng fireworks and fire crackers? Ang misa de gallo, noche buena, media noche – na binibitbit pa rin natin kahit saan tayo mapadpad? Ang pagkahilig sa “kodakan” at halos punuin ng photographs ang dingding? Will die without placing a call or sending a text message back home? And always thinks of going back home?
Alam mo ba kung bakit ganito ang feeling mo despite the other feeling na stateside na stateside ka na or very much Westernized ka na at talaga namang super colonial mentality ka? Kabayan…kasi…PINOY kang talaga! Hindi man solid sa isip, pero sigurado pusong-pusong Pinoy ka!
