You Didn't Know

The experience of having encountered a person who has told you what your priority should be. At time they are people who tells you the kind of risk you are getting into. Sometimes, it makes you want to drive up the wall, but all I can do is smile and let go and move on in doing what I really intent to.

1. You did not raise me so you don't know my background and why I'm passionate about wanting to learn stock market trading and investing. and making money out of it.

2. My children are precious to me and I want them to have a better future. I may not be rich right now, but I wish them to be better than me at what I do or don't do. 

3. You didn't know that I once walked down the street like a headless chicken, when my dad was sick in the hospital and we didn't have money to pay for his treatment. I was trying to get some help from someone or from heaven so I can have him treated by a doctor and not being taken for granted at the emergency room of a public hospital.

4. You didn't know what it feels like to have a widowed mother who lives her life from hand to mouth. Although she tries to make a living for herself, it aches my heart that she is too old for it and that I need to help her myself. Sometimes I wish she knew better when she still had the opportunity to invest for her own retirement. The sad part is, she did not have even one bit of retirement fund, and so she may have to rely on me when the time comes.

5. You didn't know what it feels like to have the freedom to be with your loved ones or just be on vacation without having to worry where to get the fund for that luxury. It's because you've never been there, but I know somebody who has and I'm going to follow his footsteps.

6. You didn't know how my parents previous money mistakes has affected me and the life of my brother. We were left with nothing.

7. Perhaps you grew up with real good food always on the table. You didn't know what it feels like to reach a point in your life here there's no food to put on the table because I got no money to buy it. I don't want that to ever happen again.

8.You don't know what it's like to be kicked out from your place because your parents can't afford to pay the mortgages anymore. And you'd have to transfer from private school to public school because your parents can't afford to fund for your exclusive education.

These are just some of the things that you don't know about me. That being said I am a rebel, and if I am in your opinion, so let it be. All I can do is ignore you. After all, the crazy ones are the ones that usually makes the difference.

What's going on Pinoys?

It's been a while I haven't blogged. I guess my excuse is just being busy about being busy. Anyway, a lot of things has happened in the course of the few days. One of the hot topics all over the place is the recent Election 2013 for the Philippines. This is where the people of the republic have the power and are privileged to choose the leaders that will help run this beloved country of ours. 

But just watching and keeping up with the news since last night. It is somewhat devastating. Months before the 2013 Philippine election I've already seen all sorts of endorsements everywhere. From wall posts, to jingle campaigns, and online on social media.

Being a person who likes to look into the social media and the internet for all sorts of stuffs. I can see who among the senatorial candidate is the most disliked, for a lot reason. Now that the election is over and the counting of votes is on the process. Looking at my Facebook page, I can see clearly the disgust of my thinking class friends. It goes from wall post, after wall post, after wall post. People that are running for office are making their ranks in the polls according to the news.

Many are devastated that after all their campaign to inform the public to vote wisely and choose a candidate that suits best in the public office; it seems that it wasn't heard by the majority of the people at all! Could it be that some of our fellowmen intentionally wanted them there? or could it be that once again their votes were bought. It is not a wonder anymore why the Philippines is one of the most corrupt country, in Asia. It is a sad thing. 

It has always been a long time warning:

Hwag ipaglibili ang boto!

Think and Vote wisely!

I was happy that before the said election yesterday, It was pronounced over and over again. On tv, on the radio, newspapers, and in social media. It has been shared, twitted, and re-twitted over and over again. In many different ways,  Coming from the country's leaders, celebrity endorsers, by our friends and even our next of kin. But what happens after? Galit nanaman ang thinking class and those who were able to receive money out of it are just getting their days food and, the next days... who knows they may be back to poverty again. Above all this, we still wonder why the economy is bad. Why are we all still in poverty? Sickening isn't it? 

Amidst all these, I still feel hope. It's because there is still the thinking public. It's not a matter who is rich and isn't anymore. I'm grateful for those who were on the look out for their fellowmen. It doesn't take an election candidate to do that. In their own way, sharing such important information about individuals who did run for office played a big part as to who should and  shouldn't be in the public office. It's just sad that those we don't want there are soon to be secured in their place.

I just hope that in the next coming elections, three years more and so on, will be different. Unless we make changes amongst ourselves, then we can truly say that we don't deserve who and what we did and didn't vote for. It's time we put our hearts and principles to where our mouths are.