Trying out the sunny side up

Issue

Jacque Bermejo. Camille Magno. You can do the google and you'll know immediatey what I'm talking about.

Normal reaction (but not really mine, since I prefer to stay like a tiny pimple on earth)

Join the whole Filipino community. Post everywhere on the Internet and express your feelings of hatred towards the two instant celebrities.

My point of view

If you have any negative opinions about something, think -- are you really considering the black and white of the situation? Or do you just care about not wasting your saliva (or your ability to type on a keyboard, for that matter) to the point that you'd just blurt out anything that comes to your mind? I think criticism should go with trying to understand first what you are criticizing. When you say something negative, always try to inject some positive views -- anything at all, I'm sure you can think of something. Otherwise, if you don't mind being the topic of forums and blogs and facebook groups with the words "F*ck you" and your whole name on it, then okay I guess you can say whatever you want. But really, freedom of speech comes with a lot of responsibility.

Looking at the bright side

Filipinos are now using the Internet a lot. They know now the power of Google (or Yahoo, or whatever search engine they're using). A significant number of Filipinos (especially the youth) are frequenters of networking sites... and well, updates and news traverses faster than ever. I guess we can say that this is also another way of learning...

-FIN-

This will be the first and last time that I will post anything about this issue. If you are really obssessed with this issue AND is a good friend of mine, then I guess I can entertain you with a few hours of rambling IN PERSON and out of earshot of anyone who might get offended. Probably inside the cupboard under the stairs in the Dursley's. Well... no, seriously, let's not talk about this anymore.