Be proud you are a filipino!!!

I was minding my own business at work, taking in calls, answering customer's concerns (I am currently working in a call center) when one of my wave mates sent this to me via Microsoft Outlook... (Below is the mail)... but before you people would actually comment on the letter, I would also like to express my views on this very alarming letter...

I made aresearch of Mr. Art Bell and I came across this website http://www.who2.com/artbell.html. According to this website Bell did not make a broadcast calling the Philippines "a disgusting and filthy place." A false e-mail recounting his alleged remarks has been circulating online since the 1990s. In 2001 Bell sued the Philippine Daily Inquirer after the newspaper published the e-mail as fact; the Inquirer published a retraction and apologized to Bell. Well, I really don't know what happened but I thing is for sure, whoever wrote this letter should have thought a thousand times before he or she even published this article. This person doesn't have any clue on ethics on journalism as I read on the article myself... At first, I was very furious upon reading it and I really planned on writing a blog against it.. But then again, it would be unfair of me to attack Mr. Art Bell immediately if I would not make researches about him at first.

But the bottom line is, this particular article is really degrading to us Filipinos... Yes, we are aware that many foreign race would usually comment on our lifestyle, saying that we belong to the Third World country... ( I usually receive calls from people who would literally insult me because I am a Filipino)... But then again, I seldom hear my fellow men talk ill against other races... We just mind our own business, right? We do have a way of coping with things... And that's something that we should be proud of... I totally agree to what Ms. Munoz said about our treasured values.. Seldom did I hear about families abandoning the elderlies... It's no wonder if Chinese or Japanese people would influence our lifestyle, heck!!! If we try to get hold of an Asian map, the Philippines is just near these countries... And for a fact, these people are now coming here in the Philippines either for business, for vacation or to stay for good. So it's not really a wonder why there is a trend in Filipinos adapting to these people. Yes, I still agree with what she said about our contribution to technological advancement... Well, let's just say that we Filipinos are resourceful and creative by nature (another thing that we should be proud of). With regards to those teachers and nurses going abroad, I would like to give them a salute... They just manifest that we Filipinos are competitive enough...


Before I end my innermost thoughts, I would like to say that my views has nothing to do with Mr. Art Bell cause I'm not really sure if he was the one responsible for this. But one thing I would say, before you do something, you should weigh the pros and cons first. Yes, everybody commits mistakes but I think we are also responsible in every little thing that we do, not just in the field of writing articles but to all aspects of life.... Discriminating other people might be a good thing for others, but for the other side of the coin, it's not... Everybody has a diferent point of view and we should learn to respect that...









Subject: [SPAM(6.9)] Fwd: An insult to Filipinos
Subject: HATE LETTERThis is a very disturbing open E-mail letter to all Filipinos aroundthe world; specially here in North America !, from a man who has the powerto reach million of people. (he's a radio talk host)Please read on..............This is an open letter email by Art Bell, a radio talk show host in Nevada (more info in the email itself). Here is yet another person who has taken advantage of his power and priv ilege to use hateful words and racial stereotypes that breed further ignorance and intolerance in our society.Art Bell is a talk radio host who has two shows that he broadcasts from his home in Nevada , that is rebroadcast by 400 stations across the country.He's written 2 books. He lived in Okinawa , Japan for some years and had a radio program on the English station here. And, though it's hard to believe after reading the following letter from him, he actually has been to the Philippines (he's traveled fairly extensively around the world).Check out his website listed at the end to get a who's spreading this hateful ignorance. And letter is so degrading, I think it's really important that everybody read this and not attack him, but respond to him in a civilized manner because otherwise his thoughts will be reaffirmed. Understand that not everyone has a viewpoint like we do, and that this is an opinion of someone who hopefully can be changed only by civil actions. - May Munoz...............................................Filipinos.....*make me puke* (Art Bell)As we've all come to notice, in the past few decades, Filipinos have begun to infest the United States like some sort of disease. Their extensive involvement in the U.S. Armed Forces is proof of the trashy kind of qualities all Filipinos tend to exhibit on a regular basis. You can see this clearly by studying the attitudes and cultural Icons of most Filipino Americans.Origins of Pinoys/Pinays:Are they really Asian? Well we've come to accept the fact the Filipinos come from a part of the world known as South East Asia . But the term " Asia " is used in the wrong way. You may notice that contemporary Filipino Americans try very hard to associ ate themselves with groups that we know as Asian. I cannot count the number of times I have seen a ' Third World ' Filipino try to connect themselves to the Chinese or Japanese people. There is no connection and here's why. The Philippines is a Third World country. Nothing respectable has EVER been created by Filipino people during our entire human history. Young Filipino men in America have become obsessed with "import racing". They have an enormously perverted affection for Japanese cars. It's a common phenomenon. In their minds, these Filipinos somehow believe that they are Asian and that it somehow connects them to Japanese people and Japanese cars. They often take credit for the ingenuity of Japanese people and say how it's an "Asian thing". This term..."Asian thing" derived directly from African American slang "blackthang". "It's a black thang." "It's an asian thang." You can see the connection. It's even funnier that, in Japan , Filipinos are heavily discriminated against. The only filipinos that can live successfully in Japan are the filipino prostitutes. But that's the case for most Filipino people no matter where they live in the world. Now we've come down to this fact...and it is a fact.Nothing in Filipino Culture can be seen as Asian. They have no architectural, artistic, or cultural influence which is in ANY way, asian. Thinking of the great countries in Asia such as Japan , Korea , and China there is no way you can possibly connect the Philippine Islands. This assault by filipino americans to connect themselves with the great peoples of North East Asia is foul and disgusting. Try visiting a young filipino's web site too. You'll see something called the "Asian IRC Ring". It has to do with the chatrooms. The most horrible thing about this is that these TRASHY people are trying to associate themselves with Asia again!! People in Asia don't act like, this at all. What we are seeing here is the natural Filipino in it's element with full access to technology and this is how they act! You will consistently see this behavior over and over again.Another interesting thing is that these "thirdworld" people also frequent RC chatrooms such as #chinese #japan and #asian. They must believe that they are some how related racially or culturally to North Asians. But it's completely WRONG! There might have been some distant contact With China and even less with Japan during World War II, but these people are actually more closely related to african americans and Mexican americans.Do the parents of these young filipinos know what's going on? Would they accept this? I believe that they would and do. This is the natural "Trash" element in filipinos manifesting itself. Nothing good has ever come from Philippines and I don't believe anything good ever will.Recognizing your Roots (A Message to Filipinos)To all filipino people:Please recognize your ROOTS! You come from the Third World ! You country is a disgusting and filthy place. Most people there live in poverty! Your culture has MUCH MORE SPANISH influence than chinese, and absolutely no JAPANESE influence whatsoever. People in Japan and China , do not act like you. They do not constantly talk about sex and they have a MUCH HIGHER level of RESPECT for each other. There is NO WAY that you can connect yourself to Asia other than location. Your culture and technological advancement does not even come CLOSE to What Chinese, people have done in the past and what Japanese and Korean people are doing now! Everything you do is distinctly filipino. You cannot take credit for Japanese cars, video games, or Hentai! It's not an "asian thing" it's, an "American thing". You have no concept of culture...no concept of asian ideas or asian philosophy! Can you demonstrate how you use Confucianism or Taoism in you everyday life?? You can't. And you will NEVER be able to. I understand that you are trying to create an identity for yourselves as young people... but it is NOT related to Asia .Your Identity is Filipino. That's all you are. Just Filipino. Think about what that means....Sincerely,Art------------------------------------------I find this funny, he is right in some ways where we, as Filipinos dont actually have an "Identity". I think this is due to the confusion of our mixed races from Hispanic, Chinese, American and Malay origins. I see it in malls, imagine young generations wearing ski caps and ski goggles in a tropical country, baggy low rise pants like that of African Americans living in th e Bronx of New York, not to mention endless whitening products being sold at department stores and drug stores. But his ignorance also blinds him from the other truth. That while we may glorify Anime shows and Japanese Internet gaming, he is not aware that a nameless Filipino may be responsible for some technical aspects of some Japanese software. He is not aware of our contribution to the the society in general .Technological advancements that may have aided post war navigations and landing on the moon. That the antibiotic Erythromycin was discovered by Dr. Abelardo Aguilar from Iloilo creating the brand "Ilosone". Thomas Edison may have discovered the electric light bulb and the fluorescent lighting was thought up by Nikola Tesla. But the fluorescent lamp we use today was invented by Agapito Flores (a Cebuano named Benigno Flores of Bantayan Island , according to the Philippine Daily inquirer), a Filipino scientist. Americans helped then-Philippine leader Ramon Magsaysay to develo p it for worldwide commerce.
That the personal physician of former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton is Eleanor "Connie" Concepcion Mariano, a Filipina doctor who was the youngest captain in the US Navy. A Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read and write at age 2, and grew up to speak more than 20 languages, including Latin, Greek, German, French and Chinese. Or that a Filipino genius was responsible for the near hiatus in the PENTAGON and White HOuse nearly infiltrating their closely guarded secrets with the "ILOVEYOU" bug. Nuisance maybe, but still one heck of a 'beautiful mind'...not to be underestimated.The list goes on and on, but who cares right? Certainly not Mr. Art Bell...Boy, I'm not surprised. Perhaps Art Bell does not know that although we consider ourselves ASIAN because we are strategically located in the Southeast asian region of which our nearest neighbors are Malays, ASIA does not mean only Chinese and Japanese race of people. Then maybe it is his connotation that "Asia" meant only our economically successful, paler brothers and he considers Malays such as Thais, Malaysians, Indonesians, and ourselves as a " Third World " race. Then it is "his" ignonimity that would make a civilized person of whatever race puke. Imagine literally connecting Chinese, Koreans and Japanese to the Philippine Islands which is archipelagos away from the countries he has mentioned. I also wonder where he got the impression that we aspire to be Japanese(???) Hispanics maybe but not the Japanese. But even Hispanics today do not mind sharing their "surnames" to their Asian brothers who they have colonized for 3 centuries.Another sad reality that although most Filipinos working overseas are domestic helpers and prostitutes, who does he think educates the toddlers of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Tokyo? Parents of these countries rarely have time spent with their children, leaving them to their Filipino nannies. And with regards to prostitution. Filipinos are not the only ones working as one. I HARDLY SEE FILIPINOS STARRING IN PORN MOVIES. THERE MIGHT BE A FEW FILIPINOS WE HAVEN'T SEEN , BUT MOST ARE FROM MR. ART BELL'S RACE.He also mentioned that we have no concept of culture..no concept of asian ideas or asian philosophy. How can we demonstrate Confucianism or Taoism in a Christian nation? IS HE INFORMED THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS THE ONLY PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN/CATHOLIC NATION IN ASIA ?! YOU HAVE TO USE COMMON SENSE IN A LOT OF THINGS SOMETIMES...We do not need to create an identity for ourselves. We are who we are. Our identity stems from the anonymity we live in this world. How we contribute silent ly towards the progress of the world and not just one country. Although the Filipino blood may be tainted with malice, corruption, poverty and prostitution, it is not a perfect race... But so are the others. Maybe Mr. Art Bell needs to think about this. WE MAY NOT BE PERFECT MR. BELL BUT AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE VALUES. FOR ONE THING WE DONT PUT OUR AGING PARENTS IN NURSING HOMES BECAUSE "THEY'RE SIMPLY OLD AND WORTHLESS". WE DONT HAVE AS MUCH NUMBERS OF SINGLE MOTHERS WHO GET PREGNANT IN THEIR VERY EARLY TEENS AND EVENTUALLY BECOME PARASITES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS. YES...WE CAME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO WORK, TO EARN DECENT MONEY (HALF OF WHICH BY THE WAY GOES TO TAXES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY SOCIAL PARASITES FROM YOUR RACE).AND BY THE WAY, MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH DONT COME FROM YOUR RACE... THEY'RE ACTUALLY IMMIGRANTS TOO. AND THOSE EDUCATED ONES DO NOT ACT LIKE YOU DO, PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY'VE REALLY BEEN WELL EDUCATED..AFTER ALL THAT'S SAID... WHO IS THE IGNORANT ONCE AGAIN?! -May Munoz____________________________________________________________________So, be proud, you are a Filipino,...and not likeMr. Art Bell. Pleasedosend this to as many person as you can until itreaches him.

save these kids!!!

i'm sure you're familiar with ads that says " government warning: cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health"... familiar right? and i'm pretty sure you know what i'm talking about.. yes... the much-loved cigarettes... (duh... as if it's lovable!!!). well, i'm in no position to preach because i'm not part of any anti-smoking campaign... heheheheheh... i'm just concerned cause it's not only adults that are now smoking but also youngsters!!!! gosh!!! can you people imagine that??!! a nine or ten-year old kid having the time of his life with a cigarette stick!!!! it really pisses me off!!! and the reason behind this are parents who are not concerned about their children... parents who are irresponsible...OMG!!! and to make the situation worse, some children nowadays are already drug addicts... i had even seen a neighbor inhaling the fumes of rugby and marijuana... what's wrong with these kids?! again, it takes it's roots from their parents... i guess the prophecy of the late Dr. Jose Rizal will just evaporate to thin air... i hope everybody will take action on this... somebody save these kids!!!

dirty game

the barangay level election as well as the sk election is over but i can still feel its aftermath... as a concerned citizen, i did my part... i went to the assigned precint and voted those i think are worthy... well, my bro ran for the position of sk chairman and fortunately, he did not win.. well, its quite alright with us.. what is not ok are the nasty things spread behind our backs... it was really nasty.. they accused us of things we didn't do... well, they got what they wanted and we just remained silent... hahai.. money flourished that day... candidates would offer you to have lunch in their homes after you voted... i pity those people who uses money just to get what they want... my aunt said that i should expect things like these when it comes to politics... as what she said, its a dirty game....its a dirty game indeed...

deadlines... deadlines... deadlines...

when you say deadline, it means you have to pass your assigned project whether you're finished or not... and it's very sad cause sometimes, some of us students work on our projects when it is already a day or two before the deadline..that's what we call cramming or working on the eleventh hour... i confess I'm one of those students... why does this happen? because of this deep-rooted mañana habit...we postpone today's work for the next day... and students seem to have this syndrome... and when the day comes, they do their work in a sloppy way.... hai... and I'm so sad because my powerpoint show isn't done yet and tomorrow is the deadline.. wwwwwaaaaahhh... this is a lesson i should learn by heart....

Of Filipinas and chat rooms

nowadays, it's not surprising to see Filipinas surfing the net and chatting with foreign people... some of them end up marrying their chat mates and well, live a fortunate life... why fortunate? because most of these Filipinas who married their chat mates will either go abroad (many of us dream of going abroad) with their husband or stay here in the country with a good amount of money to spend (am i making sense here???!! well, foreigners are rich people, according to a friend's point of view). because of this, many of our fellows indulge in chatting to catch a big fish (know what i mean??)...they say that they're doing it for practical purposes, that they want to have a better life... my mother actually told me to give it a try but i declined. why? it's because i think that if I'll do it, i would just be degrading myself...wait, let me explain it to you... finding ways of how to improve our economic status is not a crime, neither is resorting to chat rooms to find someone who is financially capable a crime. my point here is, are we, Filipinos, that poor that we need to depend on these foreign people??... maybe you are confused with what I'm saying but I'm just concerned with the impression that Filipinas are making.... it's as if we are very desperate...!!! and i hate to think that we are desperate people....well, i can't blame these people if they would resort to chatting, given the present economic situation in our country... i heard an opinion from a high school teacher on why foreigners are attracted to Filipinas... she said that some foreigners think that Filipinas are prostitutes.... oh my God!!!... and this seems to be true because there was a report about Filipinas doing cybersex... and this is really degrading on our part.... i even had a friend who told me that she had a friend who just showed her breasts (pardon me for being this vulgar) to her chat mate and then the following day, her foreign chat mate transferred a big amount of money on her ATM card... whoa!!! isn't this ridiculous??!!... i guess I'm just letting my conservative mind work... but you see, this would greatly affect on how other people will see us... they might think that we've lost our values... but hey, don't get me wrong.. i'm just stating my opinion regarding this issue... i repeat, this is just my opinion... you might not agree with me but it's still fine with me... i know different people have different perceptions and principles in life... for me, to be able to get a better life, one must work well... finish a degree, find a decent work...we should learn to be independent, cause it's much more overwhelming when we achieve success through our own way... and I'd like to stress this out: we, Filipinos, are not desperate... we are not hopeless... it's just a matter of sweating it out... get what i mean???....

the big secret...

let's face it... many of us are really curious bout this topic.. yes, whenever we hear it, our sense of hearing becomes very active that we can't help but talk bout it... yet, as curious as we are, we are also narrow minded when this issues comes to surface... know what I'm talking about? it's this so-called virginity.. yes!!! there you have it.. did i get your attention??!! well, i know this is an overused topic but still, many of us seems to give negative reactions when someone we know is not virgin anymore... well, i would not deny it that I'm pessimistic bout it but as more and more of the girls i know have lost it, it seems to me that it's not something new anymore... i remember a friend told me that nowadays, it's just natural...upon hearing it, i gave her a raised eyebrow. growing up surrounded by conservative people, losing my virginity before marriage is a no-no. i vowed to myself that I'd give it as a precious gift to my husband to be. i strongly disagree with the idea of premarital sex... but, some things do change.. don't get me wrong, I'm still sticking to my principle.. it's just that I've come to realize that no matter how hard you try, no matter how much pieces of advice you give them, still, it won't work all the time.. get what i mean? i used to despise these girls who had already gave their all, but now, i pity them... i can't help it.. i feel so sorry for them... well, it must be sheer luck for those women who gave it to the right guy, but what about to those who gave it to the wrong one??!! i could imagine the pain and shame they must have gone through...especially if the guy would just leave them without so much of a thank you... I'm not trying to give a lecture here.. my point is for us, girls, to be more careful... cause when all else fails, we have no one to turn to but only ourselves... and I'm no exception... to be frank, i am in a relationship right now, and as we know, boys are boys... who knows what will happen next but as much as possible, we should guard ourselves because we don't hold the future... there was this one guy whom i asked if he prefers virgin girls than those who are not.. he answered me that it doesn't matter if the lady is not virgin anymore as long as both of them love each other... well, i don't know if he just answered me that way just to give a good impression on me... maybe there are still guys out there who are as open-minded as my guy friend.. i hope so... cause as far as i know, women needs men who would accept them as they are, who would cherish them for the rest of their lives... who would embrace her past with no hesitations....

working in the digital room

ever since i went to college, sleepless nights and working till the wee hours are my passport to having a grade... everytime our teacher tells us to do a certain project, i always think of the digital room in our department.. i like to stay in the digital room because there are lots of computers there.. the room is cool... there was a time i froze because of the air conditioning.. hhehehehe... i like the room because i could surf the net without thinking of paying for it... i like it because i get to bond with my classmates..