I think you all know what happened yesterday. The hostage dramat at the Quirino Grandstand made a great impact not just to us Filipinos but also to the world. A lot of people made bad comments about the Philippines. This has been the hottest topic at the moment. A lot of posts in the internet especially in the social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. 'Quirino Grandstand', 'Rolando Mendoza', 'Filipinos', 'Philippine' and 'Hostage taker' were just some of the 'Trending Topics' on Twitter.
As a Filipino, I'm hurt whenever I hear or see those things posted on the net. I don't think that they should hate all of us because it's not all of us who made that mistake, but as the favorite teachers' saying, 'Mistake of one, mistake of all' they generalize all of us. We are not Rolando Mendoza. We weren't the ones who hostaged those people. It just so happened that we are also Filipinos.
When I first heard of the news, I told myself, "What a shame for Filipinos. How would other nations think about us?" I was a mad and a bit disappointed of what happened. I was a bit ashamed to be a Filipino, but then I realized it's wrong for me to say that. I'm still Filipino. I am a Filipino. No matter what I do, I'm still a Filipino. Now that most of the people think that we live in a dangerous nation, who would defend our country if all of us will turn our backs?
Instead of saying, "I want to go out of the country"; "I hate being Filipino" or "I'll change my nationality" *blahblah* why don't we just pray for everything to be okay *though it's really hard for things to be okay now*
I'm not criticizing those Filipinos who are ashamed of being Filipino or whatsoever, but I'm just voicing out what I think. We are entitled of our own opinions, and I do respect all of your opinions. Please do respect mine.
God will always be there for us. Maybe he has better plans for our country. Let's just continue to pray for his guidance.
As a Filipino, I'm hurt whenever I hear or see those things posted on the net. I don't think that they should hate all of us because it's not all of us who made that mistake, but as the favorite teachers' saying, 'Mistake of one, mistake of all' they generalize all of us. We are not Rolando Mendoza. We weren't the ones who hostaged those people. It just so happened that we are also Filipinos.
When I first heard of the news, I told myself, "What a shame for Filipinos. How would other nations think about us?" I was a mad and a bit disappointed of what happened. I was a bit ashamed to be a Filipino, but then I realized it's wrong for me to say that. I'm still Filipino. I am a Filipino. No matter what I do, I'm still a Filipino. Now that most of the people think that we live in a dangerous nation, who would defend our country if all of us will turn our backs?
Instead of saying, "I want to go out of the country"; "I hate being Filipino" or "I'll change my nationality" *blahblah* why don't we just pray for everything to be okay *though it's really hard for things to be okay now*
I'm not criticizing those Filipinos who are ashamed of being Filipino or whatsoever, but I'm just voicing out what I think. We are entitled of our own opinions, and I do respect all of your opinions. Please do respect mine.
God will always be there for us. Maybe he has better plans for our country. Let's just continue to pray for his guidance.
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