Politics

Me and my husband may disagree on some matters but often, we do tend to look at some matters the same way. Especially in politics.

We love our country.  We do what little we can as ordinary citizens to contribute to the welfare of our nation.  I bring my own re-usable grocery bag when I do my grocery, I save the plastic spoon and forks from McDo and Jollibee, I teach my kids to use the aircon as little as possible (tipid din sa kuryente!), I am buying two garbage cans for our "dirty" kitchen at the back of the house to help teach my mom and dad to segregate -- which by the way is an aggressive drive right now by the local government of Pasig headed by Mayor Eusebio (must applaud him because of this) calling the program BAZERO for zero basura.

We obey traffic rules even if we see incompetent MMDAs sprawled in the streets of Metro Manila.  We pay our taxes correctly and on time.

While we as simple and ordinary citizens do this and obey, it is disheartening to see public officials, who are supposed to lead by example, violate and squander!  What's more disheartening and actually makes me "irita" are personalities who was able to hold a public office (na mataas na position pa!) and was not able to  perform his duties and roles as a public servant, talk now as if he was able to eradicate graft and corruption, uplift the lives of the poor. When in fact they only used their time in power enriching themselves and the people with close connections to them. Hayy, these people.

Sometimes I feel that our country is hopeless. Seeing and experiencing first hand what it's like to have dealings with government people.  Those in the highest of positions are the ones using their powers to make those under them adhere corruption, dishonesty, cheating and deceit for personal gain.

But I am still hopeful. It should start from me and my husband, teach our children what is wrong and was is right; what is just and what is unfair.

Little things, everyday things that we do and think can be a contribution.  I am still hopeful.