First impression (Internet Study)

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

First impression (Internet Study)

bugoytheman · Pseudo Ponderer

Jose Rizal

-- Edited by bugoytheman at 11:14, 2008-04-23

yani · BEERKADET

Mr. B?

s2chard · KONOHA VILLAGE - Jounin

Luneta Park...?

Clueless · Beerkadet

1st thing that comes to mind: who's the guy?

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

makabayan ata yung guy...

tenkouken · Carpooler

First thought? Move as close to the monument as possible.

kuya_jot · mr. guitaristic

photoshoped?

twistedkai · Carpooler

First thoughts? Tourist siguro...

pilandok · Cyber Pilandok

ganda ng dusk

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

Okay. Second question:
Would you have your picture taken by the Rizal Monument?

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

given the chance, yes... might be korny to some but wat the heck eventhough the country really sucks now, having some memory of history is not a bad idea...

Megara · Tiger Princess

answer to first q: monument
answer to 2nd q: yes...pang-friendster.bwahahaha

yani · BEERKADET

Yes

tenkouken · Carpooler

No, unless I can break through the cordon and have my picture taken as close to it as possible. More worth the visit.

twistedkai · Carpooler

Yes. As close as possible.

Fraggle Rock · Hiro Nakamura's boyfriend

phallic.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

roachy wrote:

given the chance, yes... might be korny to some but wat the heck eventhough the country really sucks now, having some memory of history is not a bad idea...

The country really sucks... Wow.

In Bangkok, it's normal to be trapped in traffic for two hours. It's gotten so bad, the policemen are trained in midwifery.

In Baghdad, 20 people die everyday because of all the chaos the US started.

Speaking of which, in the US, they are in recession. People are losing jobs by the thousands. They been hit by calamity after calamity as well.

The divide between rich and poor is worse in Russia and China.

Pollution is so bad in China, they're required to give special gas masks to all the athletes participating in the Olympics.

Huge chunks of Africa don't have access to water, electricity, medical services, and education.

Lack of Jobs? Try getting a job in Japan or Hong Kong.

Graft and corruption? Don't get me started on Africa, Myanmar, and South America.

Everywhere else but the Philippines, gas is worth P100/liter, a burger at McDo would cost P120, and a pack of cigarettes would cost between P60 - P200. And no, they don't sell per stick.

And this country really sucks? Wow. Hooray to you.

s2chard · KONOHA VILLAGE - Jounin

Kai: Me too!!! As close as possible. I would even climb the monument just to have shot beside Rizal. But I think that would not be possible.

Psycho: I'm speechless...

"May pag-asa pa ang Pinas, konting tulak pa anupa't aasenso rin tayo... biggrin

"

twistedkai · Carpooler

S2chard: Oo naman, may pag asa pa Pinas. ^_^ mas masaya pa din dito.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

Ladies and gentlemen, Roachy is a victim of the "Grass is always greener..." syndrome. It's not his fault, a lot of people think like him. Who can blame them? In fairness, it's easy to find something to hate in this country. Starting with the government.

Spoiler: I hate the structure of the government. It's so easy to be corrupt in there. Still, I'm not a GMA hater.

The fact is, compared to the rest of the world, we're not doing too shabbily. True, there are a million things we need to clean up before this country can really go somewhere, but we're in a good spot. It could be much worse.

You have to be thankful for what you have, simply put. Here are certain indicators:

The GDP is growing at a fast clip. True, a lot of it may be speculatory, but this is still a lot better than during Erap's time, when it was dead.
Because of the shrinking Dollar, our budget deficit has shrunk as well
Bothered about the sudden glut of condo developments? That means there's a big market. Think about it: there's a market for buying property valued from P2 to P20 million. When did that happen?
Metro Manila has developed mixed-use areas (residential, commercial, leisure, business) that are gorgeous to look at. The Bay Area (Pasay), Fort Bonifacio (Taguig), Eastwood City (Quezon City), Madrigal Park-FiliCity-Westgate (Alabang), Rockwell Center (Makati) have started it off. You can add the revitalization of the Araneta Center and the West Triangle here as well. Studying some of the plans drawn up, you can expect more areas in Makati and Quezon City to clean up.
A decade ago, we had one crummy LRT line. Now, there are three, with plans of putting up four more. Not to mention the plans for Northrail and Southrail.
Traffic has improved. Yes, on a normal day, you'll still get stuck, but have you noticed? It moves. 10 years ago, I would have to leave Parañaque at 5am to make it in time for my 8:30am class in UP. Now, you can actually leave at 6:30. I was commuting, by the way.
There is a growing number of institutions and organizations that are batting for Pinoy Pride.
Etc

Again, there's still so much to clean up and fix. We're not even 1/4 of the way done. And it will never get done if we sit on our asses and moan that the Country sucks anyway. Either you keep quiet, or you do something about it.

najanaja · Chocolate-operated All-Around Yaya

pwede pe ba ihabol ang sagot?

sa #1: "Rizal Monument!!!"
sa #2: May picture na ko nyan at dyan.

What's the survey for, pls?

Twisted Hate · Vagabond Pugilist

1) An man of Filipino background raised in a foreign country has taken a photo of the monument during his visit to the Philippines.

2) Yes.

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

hehe the cow got me on this one...

hehe i agree there's a lot of work to be done to make this country back to where it used to be thats why il try to strive hard to make myself useful , i may not be a revolutionist like rizal and bonifacio but i think i can help in my own way in reviving our country. i believe there is still hope ...wait, there is HOPE

that im sure of. :D

tenkouken · Carpooler

I have a friend from South Africa whom I mentioned the country's problems to. She said they had it worse... Crimes are rampant, living standards aren't improving, a large percentage of the blacks are stuck in the past and warring with the whites, and the health situation is worse (rape is rampant because many South Africans believe having sex with a virgin can cure AIDS). Their government isn't doing so much except bicker.

I guess we are indeed lucky.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

What's this study for? I'll answer that on May 1.
Meanwhile, third question: Let's assume you have a foreigner friend, and he/she is here on a visit. Would you take him/her to Luneta?

PS: I would have posed closer, but there were guardrails. I was actually leaning on it.

Lyndon · Beerkada Creator

yeah, tenkouken. whenever i feel bad about the country, i compare it with african countries and poof! we're lucky.

Like this food 'crisis'. Food prices have gone up because of overall global prosperity.

I prefer this type of food crisis compared to other food crises caused by famine, war, and irradiated soil.

twistedkai · Carpooler

Of course. A tour of Manila will be in the plan. And we'll probably join one of Celdran's tours. :) Which is pure love.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

Carlos.
Celdran.
Rocks.

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

yep di lang sa luneta.. pati pa sa ibat ibang places d2 sa pinas... intramuros would be next sana lang may budget ako nun hehe. i bet most people would tour their foreign friends to the beaches and other tourist parts pero hindi lang dapt dun lang lagi... anjan din yung mga significant places na mdaming history na pwede mo inarrate habng tintour sila hehe :D (i.e - bahay ni aguinaldo sa cavite, barasoain church, etc.)