how long the feeling would last!  

younglooking55 11/4/2009 6:19 pm	recent calamitous events in the philippines had me thinking about my preference to live there in few years from now. i thought there is no wrong or right answer if we choose to live in the philippines or abroad. but for me who has been acclimated living in the united states since 1975 and have adapted to the cultures and ways of america, its a slum dunk that my preference is here. i thought about what awaits me in the philippines. i am sure its not always splendor and grandeur. of course living in the philippines will be good for the heart and the soul. but how long that feeling would last? would that be permanent? there will be things that will annoy me from the mundane to the complexity of how things are done or live in the philippines. it will definitely annoy me that others are talking and texting inside the theaters. it will definitely annoy me the layers of corruption whenever a transaction is done. the city's pollution will definitely annoy me. the lack of discipline of disposing one's garbage will definitely annoy me. the unending extravagance of pinoys to spend their hard earned money on inuman and pulutan and the smokes everywhere will definitely not only annoy me but affects my health too. the apparent differences in the manner the haves and the haves-not lives and interacts in the philippines will definitely annoy me. most of those who have or can afford to have finer things in life in the philippines have that sense of entitlement that those who have less are expected to give way to their capricious and demanding ways of living - that will definitely annoy me considering that i have live in a society that there is less or very minor disparity on how one is treated or served without having to base it on how much one have or earned or what type of car one is driving, or what achievements or a college degree one have. there is no illusionary perception here that because you are well dressed and well spoken, you are therefore have more money than those who are not well dressed and well spoken. the dignity of labor here is truly practice and appreciated and sometimes those who smells stinky and dirty earn more than those who are not. but beyond the annoyance, the culture is rich and in abundance in caring, sharing, family values and the laughters even in the worst of times. i who have the money like others will definitely live like a king - gone are those days when i have to cook my own food, do my laundry and iron my clothes, wash the dishes and the many things that i toil with everyday. one pitfall of living in the philippine is how to maneuver daily of refraining from being an ATM. i know that this area is a great challenge for me knowing that i am gullible and a sucker for those who had sad stories to share. even if they don't or won't ask or beg me for my kindness, its not that easy to walk away and ignore the predicaments of the many friends and relatives i have there. i have to help them and its the right thing to do because i have the means to help. but then the true purpose of living there in simplicity and abundance will be defeated by the constant needs of my friends and relatives. but i know that the surest way for me not to yearn of living in the philippines is to share my heart and my means to live a good life in america with someone deserving of my love and affection. i will definitely pursue her after the holiday. its only when our heart are restless that we thought of living somewhere else and that living in the philippines is so inviting. america is my place because there is where my kids and grandkids are. AND ITS ALSO GOING TO BE THE PLACE OF THAT SOMEONE I WILL LOVE.
Poison_ladie23 40 posts  11/4/2009 9:02 pm
pamela1962 327 posts  11/4/2009 9:38 pm	"but i know that the surest way for me not to yearn of living in the philippines is to share my heart and my means to live a good life in america with someone deserving of my love and affection. i will definitely pursue her after the holiday. its only when our heart are restless that we thought of living somewhere else and that living in the philippines is so inviting. america is my place because there is where my kids and grandkids are. AND ITS ALSO GOING TO BE THE PLACE OF THAT SOMEONE I WILL LOVE.." ANTONIO.. i'm glad that u have finally found a very good reason to come home.. sometimes it doesn't really matter where u live, as long as ur gonna be with that very SPECIAL SOMEONE who will be willing to share a LIFETIME with u.. i hope that when the right time comes, u will see the BEAUTY that lies deep within the recesses of her SOUL, and not just the kind of beauty that lies only on the "surface".. for it is only then that u will be able to say, that u have finally found.. a KEEPER... God bless.. take care.. good luck to both of u...
frozenflower3 275 posts  11/5/2009 3:17 am	Good luck Antonio, you'll find her one of these days...