The Difference

The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country:
This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt , that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor. On the other hand, Canada , Australia & New Zealand , that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.

The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.
Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.

Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality! It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world’s strongest, safest place.

Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference. Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.

What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture & flawed tradition. On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic principle.
2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. Respect to the laws & rules.
5. Respect to the rights of other citizens.
6. Work loving.
7. Strive for savings & investment.
8. Will of super action.
9. Punctuality.
10. and of course…Discipline

In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life. The Philippines is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural resources.

We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies. If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to you. Your pet will not die, you will not be fired, you will not have bad luck for seven years, and also, you will not get sick or go hungry.

But those may happen because of your lack of discipline & laziness
your love for intrigue and politics, your indifference to saving for the future, your stubborn attitude.
If you love your country, let this message circulate so that many Filipinos could reflect about this, & CHANGE, ACT!

palaweño community online?

If you are Palaweño or feeling Palaweño i’d like to invite you visit the community board I installed just today. More than a year ago I planned to install this kind of forum but didn’t get a chance to do it. The reason why I want to have this kind of community forum was because I want to be updated in many things or issues about Palawan, hoping that each participants or forumers will have the exitement to talk just about anything or even kamustahan etc(:D). For me I want to know whats going on: the news, the current events and the past events, since almost all in my yahoo buddies from Palawan are either in Manila or working abroad. So I have no updates about Palawan.

But anyway this is a trial version only, if this forum works then thanks God for that. By the way I am a frequent visitor of these two forums freepalawan.com and palawenos.com and ofcourse here in wordpress to get some updates and read the news and currents events in Puerto Princesa City. So far the Palaweño bloggers are doing a good job and thanks for that.

When you visit please let me know if you have concerns or anything. You can create an account without using your email add, you can use any dummy/fake emails to register since the board is not the official community forum. Also you can share your ideas and suggestions or if you want to join me, we will create a team that will maintain the site and etc,. Your suggestions is very important to me and the success of the online community.

Take Care!

In honor of my nanay

My nanay’s tale how she worked hard in order for us to survive…

Who fed me from her gentle breast and hushed me in her arms to rest, and on my cheek sweet kisses prest? My nanay

This coming mothers day i’d like to honor my nanay, actually I always do everytime I get a chance.

My nanay has a especial place here in my heart I remember the quote “A mother has always to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” Until now I still couldn’t understand why the needs of family has always to come first. I remember my nanay once told me that really shook my heart and I couldn’t forget it, “isusubo ko na lang, iisipin ko muna kung kumain na kayo – kaya iuuwi ko na lang.” Everytime I remember those words I knew I am so blessed to have a mother like her.

My nanay worked hard to provide for us, put food on the table, so she could buy us clothing and school uniforms. She has to wake up early in the morning like around three oclock to cook puto or rice cake? After that she will sell it or “maglalaku” so we can have baon or money for school.

I can still remember when she used to work at city cleaning department or something like that. At four oclock she will get ready for work, she worked as street sweeper. They will clean the rizal avenue she and her buddy. I was still in grade school at that time and I always see my nanay holding a broom stick all day from 5 am to 6 pm – six days a week from monday through saturday, sweeping and planting flowers just to make rizal avenue clean beautiful and not just rizal ave. even the San Juan road. And here comes sunday laundry day for her. WOW I couldn’t beleived she did that in order for us not to go hungry and feel cold.

She was also a friend and until now, a good listener and advisor. She always has the answer in every situations. You can always lean on her, and a bank too you can always barrow money from her.

Thats why I am so thankful, thankful to God first and ofcourse to my wonderful nanay. There are no words that would described my mom she’s fantastic, supermom and I think all her hard work for us paid off.

This mothers day or not just only every mothers day, everyday if you can hug your mom or nanay and give her a kiss and tell her how much you loved her. We wouldn’t survived without the warmth embrace of our mothers. From the beginning our mothers carried us in their womb for nine months without complaining instead they took good care of us.

Mothers are not just a human being they are super human being and more than that. A man like me couldn’t do what she went through and not even close.

so have a good day to all and happy mothers day to all the mothers.

I know these story is not enough to honor my mother or not even close to describe her legacy.

Thank You and I love You Nay!