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  1. Join Date
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    Misplaced Priorities can Mislead a Nation

    "He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in
    what is great." John Ruskin

    Jasmine Trias visited the Philippines very recently. Everyone was agog
    waiting to welcome her. The excitement was remarkable as the media and
    many of our "kababayans" flocked to the airport to see her. This scenario
    is typical of Filipinos. Sadly, it reflects our country's misplaced
    priorities.

    Contest of the Mind. Another young girl came back to the country just a
    couple of weeks ago. Her name is Faye (not her real name for very
    sensitive reasons). Unknown to her countrymen, this eleven year old girl
    brought honor to the Philippines. She represented the country in the
    Intercontinental Science Quiz Net in Australia. Out of 57 countries
    represented, Faye garnered First Place for the Philippines. Germany came
    in second while the United States came in third.
    In stark contrast to the hooplah extended to Jasmine Trias, Faye's
    arrival did not make any noise. Not a peep.In an earlier competition,
    "Mathematics for the Young Asians" in Indonesia, Faye also came out in the
    Top Five. But just like the Australian event, this feat did not receive
    any recognition in our country at all. Our interests seem to be set on
    other "priorities." We are more interested in promoting celebrity guests
    instead of educational and intellectual pursuits. Indirectly and quite
    obviously we are teaching our children that development of the external
    image takes priority over educational achievement.
    Faye's story is inspiring. She comes from a broken family. Her father
    falsely claimed that he was unmarried when he married her mom. When her
    mom found out, she decided to raise up her daughter alone. Despite the
    difficulty, Faye in no way used it as an excuse for complacency in her
    studies. In grade school, she was a consistent honor student. She took
    every academic requirement as a challenge. And she delivered. At one time,
    she submitted a project thesis in Australia that won "The Best Physics and
    Science Award". The award qualified the Philippines to be one of the top
    10 countries that would compete in Australia, among the 57 countries that
    joined. Considering her family's financial constraints, she and her mom
    asked help from our government for their trip to Australia to claim the
    "Best Physics" award and to join the Science competition. They saw this
    challenge as a rare opportunity offered to Faye and her country,
    considering that only two Asian countries qualified - Japan and the
    Philippines. Unfortunately, our government had other priorities.Mother and
    daughter then tried to ask help from individual senators and congressmen.
    All turned them down except for one who was willing to help, on condition
    that Faye should give public credit to the senator for supporting her even
    in the earlier competitions she joined. Out of integrity, the mother could
    not accede to this arrangement. Thus no outside help was found. Faced with
    this situation, Faye and her mom took out all their savings and went out of
    their way to secure by themselves the additional finances needed. The only
    driving force behind them was their desire to give honor to God and to the
    Philippines.With the little resources they had, they went to Australia on
    September 17, 2004 for the competition. They claimed the trophy and cash
    award for the "Best Physics" thesis Faye submitted in Sydney and then flew
    to Brisbane for the quiz competition.

    No kababayan welcomed them in Australia except for a kind Filipina they
    met in the plane who assisted them. As they were checking in at a hotel,
    the "kind" Filipina who volunteered to help them disappeared taking with
    her Faye's and her mother's bags, passports, and plane tickets. At that
    point,they literally had nothing left except for the few pieces of clothes
    and their faith in God. They had to sell the extra clothes left to be able
    to buy food. In need once again, they sought help from some of the Filipino
    officials in Australia but to no avail. Oddly, the Filipino officials
    there were too busy with other priorities, not minding to help a young girl and a mother
    who had no other desire but to bring honor to our country. Given a budget
    for only a one night stay at the hotel, mother and daughter had to check
    out the following day. Leaving their luggage on deposit and without money
    for transportation fare, they decided kilometers to the competition venue
    on their native Filipino costumes. If walking a two kilometer distance was
    bad enough, how much more would be walking the distance on their native
    costume along the highways of Australia!
    Upon arrival at the competition site, Faye and her mom were very surprised
    when they discovered that the delegates from each of the other countries
    were well supported by a band, a cheering squad, and a flag, while Faye
    only had her mother and the anxiety of lost passports and plane tickets.
    Worse, representatives of each country were required to decorate their
    booths. With only the three-piece costume they had on, Faye and her mom
    were even more surprised when the organizing committee awarded their booth
    as "The Most Creative" booth. In the early part of the competition, Japan,
    Brazil and Spain were eliminated. As the only Asian country left to compete
    against six Western nations, the Philippines was cheered on by Japan. Faye
    was encouraged by her Japanese cheering squad, but in her heart, how she
    wished that she had her own countrymen to cheer her on. When Faye finally
    won first place and the Philippine national anthem was being played, she
    prayed silently thanking God for making her a Filipina. Despite all the
    painful experiences she had with her country, her priorities did not waver.
    A Japanes diplomat was the one who helped Faye and her mom to secure
    temporary pass so they could return to the Philippines. The money they won
    was just enough for their fare back home and their temporary passport. When
    Faye was relating this story before a crowd, she said, "Let us love our
    nation, for nobody else will." Faye did not allow her painful experiences to
    tear down her loyalty to her country. She is not a celebrity but a servant
    out to serve her fellow Filipino.

    A Small Way to Greatness.Our concept of leadership in this country is
    pitifully skewed. We mistakenly think that leadership is about "lording"
    it over other people. Christ corrected this distorted thinking when he
    said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord
    it
    over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so
    with you, instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your
    servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all - Mark 10:42-44
    Sadly, we are far from the precept of this truth. It is no surprise
    then that we have a dearth of real leaders in this country-leaders who
    would set the nation's interests above their own. In the same way, our
    concept
    of citizenship is damaged. Those seeking for social good for themselves are
    never willing to grant the same good to others. Hence
    it is common for us hear stories of Filipinos who take advantage of their
    fellow citizens.

    We want to be served, but we are unwilling to serve. We dream of becoming
    like Jasmine Trias. We want our children to be like her. We would rather
    spend on things that would make us look good instead of things that would
    make us grow in character. We prefer stardom glitter over service-oriented
    endeavors.
    Quite the contrary, Faye spend sleepless nights studying to win the
    competition because she knows her priorities. Unlike Jasmine Trias, Faye
    did not receive a hero's welcome when she came back, but, young as she is,
    she keeps calling on Filipinos to love the Philippines because every
    Filipino is a valuable gift of God. Life, really is not a matter of
    intelligence but a matter of setting our priorities right. The question
    is: what's our focus on "grand" things that make us superficial or on
    simple things that lead us to greatness?

    Faye's story reminds us all to look within ourselves. This eleven year
    old girl could have complained to the media, but she did not. She went out
    of her own small way to bring greatness to this land. Right priorities grant
    us wisdom. When properly set, priorities point us to the right people we
    need to invest in, the right use of our energy, the righ resources to draw
    from, and the right endeavors support. From the words of Faye's mother,
    "We all wanted to win, but success is not measured through by merely
    winning. It is measured through our hearts, if it is truly attuned with
    God all the time. It is all that really matters for we have only an
    Audience of One. Whatever we have achieved, big or small, remember one
    thing: it is for God and God alone. The King of the Kingdom of a higher
    world.
    i thought another hoax letter spreading around our emails. pero totoo pala...napanood ko late night show of luchi cruz-valdez (di ko na maalala program title).

    kawawa sila..ni walang suporta binigay ang gobyerno. na touch dito "Let us love our
    nation, for nobody else will."


    inspiring...

    pero, eto naisip ko naman based on mike enriquez's program over the radio this morning....sabi ng ombudsman, P200 Billions ang nalulugi ng pilipinas because of corruption ANNUALLY.

    anak ng teteng! kada-taon yun ha. mga hinayupak na mga opisyal ng gobyerno to.

    ikaw na ordinaryong mamamayan....minamahal mo bansa mo,
    pinapaganda mo, pero meron at patuloy pa rin binababoy ng mga ilan-ilan demonyong naka pwesto sa gobyerno.

    hhaaayyyy.

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    watched this sa people ata..not sure sumtyms i mix up abs n gma late nyt programs..kawawa nga niloko pa cla ng pinoy sa australia n they wer forced to sell their stuff just to push on with the contest and when they won gnamit nila prize for their plane ticket home. kahit embassy no support daw. kawawa naman.

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    200M corruption a year...
    totoo yan baiskee,
    meron dito sa pampanga, kung bumili ng sasakyan parang nagpapalit ng damit,

    expedition, pajero, trooper, explorers.

    grabe kaya ako minsan ayoko ng magbayad ng tax.
    hindi ko alam ko kung san ko kukunin ang tuition fee ng anak ko, hindi ko alam kung saan ko kukunin ang pang opera sa anak ko, sa monthly checkups nila, sa mga shots tapos etong si public official may kapal mukha pang maglakad sa pampanga, buwiset talaga...bad trip, yosi nga!

    may araw din ang mga buwaya,
    Last edited by kimpOy; November 8th, 2004 at 03:57 PM.

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    I don't see what all the fuss is about regarding Jasmine Trias.

    She's not even THAT good nor good-looking. And everyone was all too eager to "claim" her as one of our own when she never even acknowledged her Filipino heritage by herself. Kung hindi pa siya kinulit-kulit ng mga tao.....

    We reward mediocrity at the expense of true greatness and heroism. Maling-mali talaga priorities ng mga tao these days, the same kind of thinking that allowed Joseph Estrada to become president.

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    kakaawa naman yung bata.. niloko nang kapwa filipino.

    makes you think twice if our country's still worth it.

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    Sana hwag tantanan ng media ang isyung ito para mapahiya naman ang mga kinauukulan! Sana ha, kasi alam naman natin ang media dito. Self-serving din!

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    Originally posted by Bogeyman
    I don't see what all the fuss is about regarding Jasmine Trias.

    She's not even THAT good nor good-looking. And everyone was all too eager to "claim" her as one of our own when she never even acknowledged her Filipino heritage by herself. Kung hindi pa siya kinulit-kulit ng mga tao.....
    amen to that brother! di ko din maintindihan ang media hype with jasmine trias. mas nagagandahan pa nga ko kay rachel ann go. mas maganda ang boses, mas fresh ang look.

    government does'nt support that which is not extremely popular.

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    SYET!!! Pardon me pero nakakabwisit!!! Kapwa pilipino pa ang nanloko!!! Tapos ang gobyerno alang support Hapones pa ang tumulong!!! ITONG MGA OPISYALES KASI NATIN SA GOBYERNO MAGALING LANG SILA PAG NAKAMIT NA NG KAPWA NILA YUNG PANALO SAKA NILA IBUBULGAR NA TINULUNGAN NILA YUNG NANALO!!!

    Sana marami pang gaya ni Faye. I hope and pray that my children will still be loyal to our country paglaki nila gaya ni Faye!!!

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    nakakainis naman yung mandurugas na pinoy na yun. sana maging successful yang batang yan.

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    wala talaga maasahan sa mga philippine embassies! busy sila sa kanilang mga personal businesses gaya ng door-to-door, pilipino supermarket, recruitment agency, import-export, etc. kung hindi ka din lang pagkaka-kwartahan hindi ka papansinin sa philippine embassy.

    kami nga ng mga kasama ko nuon nung nag-work pa ako sa saudi, imbes na tulungan kami ng labor attache duon e ginago lang kami e. pagkatapos kumuha ng pera sa amin para daw sa gastos ng pag-file ng complaints namin, ayun lahat ng ebidensiya na submit namin sa kanya binenta pa sa employer namin.

    re jasmine trias - she is NOT A FILIPINA. she is an american. period.
    Last edited by yebo; November 8th, 2004 at 05:34 PM.

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