For us Filipinos, Independence Day is an important day for us because looking at its historical aspect we have freed ourselves from our colonizers who had held us captives for more than 300 years. Unfortunately, only a handful of us give a rat's ass about it. Nowadays, the only freedom a lot of people here give a shit about is their freedom to lie, cheat, steal and do whatever shit they feel like doing. The government is a good example of that. Now I won't lie to you if I told you that in spite of all the celebration that might transpire today, no one will ever forget about the recent events that happened yesterday - a day of national mourning when the public figured out about the whole election cheating and the gambling scandals boiling down in the administration. I'm telling you, when the shit hits the fan, people will remember it more than what we're supposed to be celebrating today.space
Now forgive me if I had to bring up all this. Truth be told, despite of the fact that I never gave a flying fuck about politics, I just couldn't turn my back away from this - not on this day. The thing is, I love my country no matter what - and I will stand for everything that we remain proud of - that includes being a Filipino. spacespace
It occurred to me just now that since this is Independence Day, hell, I may need to liberate myself from my personal inhibitions. In the company of my friends, my families and even to those authorities I confront in my work environment, I need to free myself from the manacles of fear and all that goes along with it. It may sound pathetic mentioning this to you, but I want to remind myself once more that if I don't do this, my limitations will always get the best of me - that because of these personal hindrances, my life is heading nowhere near my goals. I would like to believe at this point in time that this is the only freedom I'm fighting for right now...and that's that.
Maligayang araw ng kasarinlan.