playing the good sister/achi part..

and oh, I sure do know how to play it well!!

for you Stepipay! Just fix it up a little and fill in the blanks coz my mind's a little sabog and low-tech (my computer's been weirdoks lately!). But you get the point right? tipong, if i were to do it, this is how I'd do it coz.. my commentary on your work is in my email to you, I think. Just posting this here to be sure coz am pretty sure that when you wake up tomorrow, I am still probably in dreamland!

So here is my answer to that question you told me about. Do whatever you want with it!

"I’ve been in Singapore for more than a year now. Ever since I was given the opportunity to live, experience, and understand the great nation that governs this country, I cannot help but realize for myself that like this country, I too have undergone a lot of realizations, learnings, and insights that I would like to one day be given the chance to share and impart with my country as well as my fellow Filipinos.

I am constantly amazed at the values and principles that which the Singapore government is greatly founded on. Ironic, but in my entire stay in the Philippines, rarely did I get the chance to appreciate and see these particular aspects. Perhaps because I was still too young then, because I have yet to grow to learn how these things work and be able to appreciate such issues. Like me, perhaps my country still needs to grow through the varied experiences and insights that which her people bring to her.

The opportunity to grow in Singapore has taught me: initiative, independence, and integrity.

That , I have to have the initiative to pursue my passions no matter what and learn how to stand up for what I believe is just and right. And that, I have to be independent and believe that no matter what the odds are, for as long as I believe in myself, I can be what I want to be. So that, in all aspects of my experiences and decisions in this lifetime, I can always exercise integrity.

Unlike Singapore, my government is far from being the model that of a perfectly established and organized institution. However, I do believe that with time, we can catch up through the various experiences and learning we continuously encounter as a nation. Additionally, it is my belief that someday, my country as well as countrymen will also see these three aspects as essential to our growth.

Because we need to learn to have the initiative to pursue our____________________. So that the people can learn how to cultivate independence amidst a history of co-dependence and learn how to make the two values exist harmoniously with each other. So that we can all live with integrity."

Just play with the idea and with it all! And that's about it. Coz remember, this is after all, about YOU. Not just any ordinary dude who knows of SG, corruption, and the Pinas.

xoxo,

Achi.
The Ever Fab.