mahal kong maynila

Mabuhey!!!

I'm pretty sure you are all familiar with the song "Manila".. and as the lyrics goes..there is no place in the world like manila..ang ingay mong kay sarap sa tenga..mga jeepney mong nagliliparan, at mga babae mong nagagandahan..  Sama mo na rin ang mga bugaw sa kanto ng ermita, mga nagniningning na ilaw ng mga beerhouse..mga holdaper at mandurukot, mga nagkalat na bentahan ng droga at mga pirated na paninda,  ang malawakang red tape, at matinding kahirapan, sandamukal na basura at mga baradong drainage, at ang masangsang na amoy ng bulok na sistema ng gobyerno.. Simply no place like that..but i still love Manila despite it's obvious and perhaps incurable flaws..and i love my kapwa pinoys and how we can still keep our sense of humor and joke about our imperfections. eka nga sa commercial, "walang ganyan sa states!" There's a lot of bad things that's happening everywhere, but lets not dwell on that, marami ring mga magagandang bagay at magagandang tanawin na makikita dito..at bukod sa marami pa rin naman ang may mabubuting budhi na naninirahan dito, mabibilib ka sa mga abilidad ng mga pinoy na alawin ang mga sarili nila.priceless eka nga. and no one can resist the delicious and exotic foods that only Manila's finest carinderias can offer. Plus ang daming magagaleng na talents mapasinger o dancer, o artista, pangworld class ang dating talaga. mabibilib ka..I can actually make a list of the things i love about Manila,pero baka kulangin ako sa space dito, hindi pa kasama yung mga ibang lugar sa Pinas nyan.. needless to say, i am just proud to be Pinoy and i am happy that i was born here.. and despite the fact that a lot of bad things have been said about my people and my government..the fact that most of my family and friends are here.. it's my HOME. and that is something in this place that makes me happy and gives me hope..

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My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its office-holders.  ~Mark Twain,