kudos
ang cool
as usual naka harap ako sa aking mac (uuuuy di naman sakin!) na nagpapanggap mag trabaho habang pinipigilang hindi makatulog sa kabusugan (omgush ang sarap ng breaky namin - tom yam goong saka moo tod*) nang narinig ko! narinig ko ang paulit ulit na salitang ni ra-rap. bebot bebot daw.
hmm i looked up from my desk and saw some guy rapping in Tagalog. then i saw the infamous fergie and her belly. ahhh… black eyed peas. i’ve never seen this music video before though i’ve heard of it. oo na late na kung late. sabi nga ni manel nung pinatugtog daw ito sa embassy natigil daw yung party in disgust (malamang na jologan kasi Tagalog rap nga naman. hihihi) until somebody screamed it’s BEP.
hehe i’ve never really been a fan of that kind of hip hop. i mean it looks cool and all but i’m more of the r&b and yes smintot i admit it pop. hehe. anyways bebot was on samui channel. my officemates also stopped what they were doing and peered from their desks smiling and pointing “filipino, na?”. i said yup my eyes still fixed on the TV.
well as expected the vid was well made and all that. the philippine flag was plastered like everywhere and MAN there was even a jeep. pretty cool stuff. i particularly like the ending when apl.de.ap (yaar i googled his name and read his tear jerking story) pulled the filipina away from the mayhem and they left. so typical of a pinoy to be protective of their women.
anyways, i’ve always been a pretty mush person. naiyak na naman tuloy ako. takbo ako sa banyo. huhu. it just seems cool that Allan Pineda was able to reach success and get the message across about Pinoys all over the world. and he didn’t forget. i was reading Jimenez commencement address to Siliman U (posted by Kuya Jet) and it really stuck to me that i should return to my homeland and GIVE. apl.de.ap has certainly done that. kudos kababayan. sana nga lahat tayong mga Filipino makapag give back in our own way. i don’t expect to reach stardom but i think being good advocates of our country can be enough. i always keep in mind that whatever i do here in siam is a direct reflection of my country… my family. let this be enough to guide us… sana 
having lived away from the Philippines for over a year and having witnessed and at times been part of the racial discrimination some stupid ass caucasian would do, i have to give it up to those who unwaveringly continue to sacrifice their happiness for the sake of their families.
it’s not right that countrymen has had to face some abuse, especially those who had to work at depressing conditions be it today or decades ago. though there are some instances that some Pinoys can be embarrassing… but one thing is for sure - we could be wentworth miller handing out his cranes of familial bonds any time…
* yung tom yam goong parang sinigang na hipon tapos yung moo tod piniritong baboy. ang sarap syet.
