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Whatta Travelogue
raveling is a very
rewarding experience.You've An Irish guy asked me this
got to meet a lot of people question: " Is Philippines
along the way, become acquainted safe?","Yeah, definitely",I
with their customs, remarked.The nationalist in me
traditions,languages, and would fervored.I pointed out that the
definitely love the food bound on country has so much to offer. I
everyone's table; not to say the told him how beautiful
hawker centers and fancy Philippines' sceneries are. From
restaurants with exquisite aroma the sunny beaches of Palawan and
and taste which made my shape a Boracay, the exotic Hundred
monster ball. Anyway,the idea of islands of Alaminos, Pangasinan,
encountering citizens from other the cool, pine scent of Baguio,
countries can be interesting or the amazing Chocolate hills, the
worse can lead you to irritation. almost-perfect volcano, Mt.
I am fascinated with how the Mayon, the biggest city in the
Swiss, Germans, English, world, Davao, the Queen City of
Americans, Irish, the South, Cebu, and the majestic
Spanish,Australians, Kiwis, and place of Hidden Valley Springs of
Singaporeans shares alot of my very own place in the
history with their respective Philippines, Alaminos, Laguna. I
countries. I admired them for also told him about the wonderful
being so honest and the dialects Filipinos are known for.
accent-twangs have been able to In fact, during one of my travels
left me in deep awe. For the in Malaysia, people there seemed
record, I haven't experienced to can't get enough of Tagalog.
some sort of outcast incident They really marvel our native
coming from these people. tongue with so much gusto.
Probably because of Sana'y Wala
Not until... ng Wakas and Pangako Sa'yo fame
headlined by Jericho Rosales and what is a nice a story without a
Kristine Hermosa. Fortunately, dilemma. Here's a sad popped
the answers I've told gave him question to divulge: Is the
the desire to travel the majority of the Filipinos poor?.
Philippines for a length of six This question came from a Swiss
weeks with his seven girl that had no idea of what
friends.Until now, he still love she's asking about. I was in for
going to the Philippines to see a surprise since I thought it's a
it again and again. very mean question. She knows I'm
a Filipina but with her
Yeah, during my travels I became tongue-twisted crap she dropped
a sort of Richard Gordon the bomb without minding that
trying-hard-wannabe by promoting someone was strayed by the bullet
the Philippines in a different she's fired all along--ME. My
light. Guess I was able to other collegues were speechless
vanished out their worst fear of and looked at me with bulging
going to the Philippines with my eyes; holding their breath for a
so-much-to see-so much-to like cat fight. Needless to say, they
blabbing. It was indeed thought that I might fret out or
fulfilling to know that people something but they didn't know
who finds Philippines a bit scary that I'm just starting to let
and a reclusive place for holiday them know the realm of being a
and sight-seeings turned out to Filipino; far from their
be a hoax. I've convinced most of knowledge about
them to check the country for poverty,corruption and the issue
themselves. And they always has of national security, Filipinos
fascinating stories to tell--that have the kindest heart in the
Philippines is not a bad country world. We laughed with our
afterall. In fact,it's one of the subversive and sometimes honest
best place they've gone to. But mistakes; dealt to alot of
EDSA's, and shrugged off the the National Power
threats of being Asia's next Corporation(NAPOCOR) problems are
Argentina. You might not guessed still messing millions of pesos
what I did. I just smiled and everyday because of the inutile
asked her what is her notion projects, Oui, the government is
about the word "poor". She still suffering from graft and
pointed out that she didn't mean corruption, and the like.Yet, the
to sound offensive but she Filipino spirit to grow as one
watched this documentary film she nation is still in much alive.
can't possibly remember about how The increasing organizations
filthy Philippines was; how reaching out to the masses'
Filipinos love to spit in every concerns are proofs that
corner of the road; how young Filipinos are not that dumb
people are into prostitution at enough or just wholly-bullish. We
an early age, how bad the taste admit the mistakes, and we are
of our adobo was ( this was trying not to rest on the
getting off-hand and I wanted to idiocracies brought up by just a
say,"Hey lady, that's my favorite small percentage of the 84
dish your'e talking about"); and million Filipino people. I nailed
how unfashionably late pretenders into her that people just love to
the socialites from Manila were. laugh about how stupid other
I clearly stated that for the citizens and countries were where
past centuries, Philippines in fact it is their soul that is
played vital roles in shaping the in the pit of doom. That made her
history of Asia and the rest of gawked and I bid with a thank you
the world. We kicked the and have a nice daysort of
dictator, with silent prayers and sacrcasm. She was of course
hear ye hear ye chants.Yes, the flushed with embarrassment as to
country has a huge debt from the how say sorry. I remembered an
Asian Bank and World Bank.Aye, impeccable German guy who
denounced his claim that most of often point out to tell them to
the Filipinas she met along the shut their burgeoning mouth to
way are opportunist, once they the fullest for I will do
have the opportunity to married everything to protect what is
guys from other countries they still the vital for us
would take the bait whatever it Filipinos-- COURAGE. I will
takes. forever be thankful and proud
being a Filipino; no ifs, no
Surprisingly though, these are buts..I feel great with our own
just a few misconceptions from heritage. Cheers!:)
people I met from the travel. I
About the Author:
MS.MERYL SMILE C. MATIENZO, is a B.S PSYCHOLOGY graduate from Letran-Calamba. She was the Vice-President of the Letran Supreme Student Council(2001-2002),a certified Knight writer during her College Years,a LCSSC Vice-President,and was nominated as one of the Ten Outstanding Student of the Philippines 2002.Currently she's a researcher and critique.
Source: www.isnare.com
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