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Sunday, September 5, 2010

It's about time to say something!

A forward message I received from my Aunt in N.Y. and it goes this way:
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To the Hongkong and PRC People, 


You hate the Filipino people for the hostage fiasco that unfortunate incident that went out of control at the end. This was a hostage situation that was under control and which netted 7 Chinese tourists to be released upon the efforts of our policemen.

You appear and sound sanctimonious and have even stepped upon our sovereignty. You have demanded apology, the moon and the heavens. You hate the Filipino people as if we wanted this unfortunate incident to happen. First and foremost, we offer our condolences to the families of the 8 that were killed in this incident. Secondly, we are sorry for the bungled handling of this hostage taking. It was unfortunate, it was an accident, we never planned it that way. Is it fair to blame a whole nation for a situation that was never planned?

Let me ask you this question, "Should we hate you also for the lead poisoning caused by the paint you used in your baby furniture and toys for the children of the world? Should we hate you also for the use of cardboard in the "siopao" that you sell to tourists? Should we hate you also for the  melamine contamination wherein not 8, but hundreds, maybe even thousands have suffered and some even died?

Or, let us talk of Filipino casualties. A few years ago, 3 Filipino tourists, all surnamed Madrigal, a family of 5 were walking on Tienemen Square and Beijing. One Chinese stabbed the father and two of his children, killing all three. Were you even sorry for what this one Chinese did? Did the Filipino people even demand that China apologized for this unfortunate incident. This was PRE-MEDITATED MURDER.

Just as the use of lead, cardboard, melamine was pre-meditated - used because they were cheaper materials, in order to generate PROFITS for the Chinese businessmen. Did you pay damages the same way you are demanding damages from the Filipino nation and people?

Where was the anger of the Chinese and Hongkong people? Did you even apologize to the world? My God in the case of melanine, you even kept this information from the world, until you were exposed for what you are!!!

Enough! We symphatize but don't blame the Filipino people.

So you want to send our OFWs home, that take care of your children? They play an important part in your lives. Both spouses are able to work, earn money because of the tender loving care being heaped on your children by Filipino maids and yayas/amahs. While you pay our OFWs for the work they do, you earn more for the love and care they bestow on your children. Go ahead, send our OFWs home. Let us see how that will affect your family incomes.

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If you love your country, please pass this on to all Filipinos you know.  Thanks!

12 comments:

Bianca and Katherine said...

UHhhmm.. I also received the same chain message..
I really hate chain messages but this one got it's own point.
The whole world is seeing our faults but how about theirs.. In fact more lives had been killed in that lead poisoning..
I thoroughly agree with this message..


>>>kath

chresniel said...

I agree to the sender of that message because she gets the point.
We Filipino don't want that incident to happened,in fact, we have been apologized to the Chinese community.
But did they apologized because of the lead poisoning caused by the paint you used in your baby furniture and toys for the children of the world? NO!
How about the use of cardboard in the "siopao" that they sell to tourists? NEVER!
And the melamine contamination wherein not 8, but hundreds, maybe even thousands have suffered and some even died? THEY NEVER DO!
So, what can tou say about that, it? is unfare, did'nt it?
we Filipino have already apologized to the world on what happened.
I now it is not easy to forget that incident, but let as start a new beginning, a new relationship so that we will have a good relatoinship..

drexer'z said...

this message have a good point. Chinese people didn't apologize to us about happened in that murdered accident or to the world about that melamine incident, they never do.
we Filipino people not only apologize to them(Chinese people), we are also apologize to the world for what happened to our our country last August 2010. we were very sorry and now we are trying to prevent that incident not to happen again.
so Filipino people don't loose hope for their is hope and new morning for us."may bukas pa"

Onions said...

well, i have received that kind of chain message from one of my friend and i agree of the content..

that hostage taking is just an unexpected event in our life. so why they hates us..

they killed many people around the world..

so sad..]

but its over..

:(

_jAzyjhAm_ said...

..well, all i can say is she has a point regarding the issues about the happenings in the past.Each of has our own opinion and reaction about the bloody event happened last month.But we have to move on, it was an unexpected accident we don't have to blame the Filipino people..I believe Filipinos are still have a good values i know everyone can survive this...

Andrea Navarra and Pauline Ericka Tongcua said...

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i have received the same kind of message and i agree with it.

the hostage crisis was unexpected accident and no wanted it to happen

it was already happened all we need to do now is to move on and forgive

love! love! love!
peace! peace! peace!

*andrea_navarra_*

rovelyn navarra and riza may nival said...

I also received that message and i absolutely agree in the content of that message but the hostage taking incidence is over, so let as just move on and continue our lives with love and happiness and esp. without hatred.

--ROVELYN--

gHeArL said...

yeah..i agree to the answer of drexer'z..but we must move on and forget what happenned..hmm..past is past..hehehe..

-gay ann-

_sayiah_ said...

* i really agree to this message it has a good point..
..the hostage crisis was unexpected and other nation now hate our country but they don't need to blame Filipino's, because not all Filipino is their fault of being what happened and i do believe that every Filipino had a good values and i think we should maintain it..
..we should spread the love and peace to our country..

*jeremiah retolado
>haha

_dIaNEz_ said...

heY!! hey!! i agree with this message..they should not blame to us all the things that happened esp. about the incident last august..because they have created more damage to the world than us..just like the melamine contamination wherein not 8 but hundreds or thousands have suffered or died..Did the Filipino people even demand that China apologized for this unfortunate incident. don't blame the Filipino people..we feel sorry with what happened and we hope that it will not happen again..don't lose hope Filipinos..lets unite and start a new beginning..

fattie said...

I have also received that kind of message and I really agree to that. We, Filipinos don't want that hostage incident happened, but people around the world especially Chinese people kept on blaming us. They should not hate us because of our nationality instead we have to move on and just accept the reality that all of these was just a part of life. Let's just continue our lives without hatred.

--Fattie Mae--

angelyn said...

I haven't yet received that kind of chain message.But as the time I have read it,I realized that the speaker has her point.
Regarding the hostage crisis that happened,I do believe that Filipinos shouldn't be blamed for that incident is not really expected by us.
As a pure Filipino citizen,I can therefore say that,the lost lives of almost 7 Chinese tourists shouldn't be relied among Filipinos.I agree with the statements of the speaker that,we, Filipinos didn't get mad when most of our citizens lost their lives because of their irresponsible traits.Even though we got affected with what happened, we do understand them.
To all the victims,I sincerely offer my condolences.We don't really want that incident.If only we have powers to bring back those lost lives back again,we would but only God could do that.
Let's make peace for the progress of our nation.Stand up and face a new life again.It's not yet late,we can still build harmony.