Today I've been reminded that in my country, everything is still pretty much the wild wild west. Or EAST, rather. I wish it was as fun as it sounds, but it is not. The past month's drama over the tourist bus, where several lives were lost due to a disgruntled ex-policeman who wanted his job back, was unfortunately for the rest of us Filipinos, the start of a nightmare.
Today, friends of mine are marking a death anniversary of their colleague, brother and friend. This time last year, Alexis Tioseco a local young film critic and buff (sadly one of the last fans of Filipino cinema) was brutally murdered in his home and they killed his girlfriend with him for a bunch of computers or books. The newly hired help is still being blamed for letting in the murderers. To this day, the police have not only bungled up the process, but put in jail a man falsely accused of the murder. Because this man was in jail, he could not care for his sick wife, and she died. Anyway, it's such a sad story...if you would like to read more into it, please CLICK HERE. Rest in peace Alexis and Nika. I hope that at the very least, you two are together.
At the end of all this, is the police and their lack of well, EVERYTHING. Between the backbone and education, they are sorely lacking with everything. With all the technologies that are available now, everything they can learn online, they do not.
Hence MY personal want to move out of here. I can't even trust my policemen! :( Sad sad sad times.
To go into something that is a little less depressing, I saw this saying today:
"THE WAY I SEE IT #2"
The most important thing in life is to stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will". Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities like probabilities.
I'd like to think that that is how I view life. Nothing is impossible. It's a matter of you getting it done or not.
Anyway, I'm sorry if today's entry was a sad one, but well, that seems to be the general mood of the day.
Anyway, here's a song to help us all along the way.
