that sudden urge...

i suddenly have this urge to blog after a hiatus from blogging. just these political ads are getting on my nerves lately. these campaigns have been going on since late last year and i've had enough of it. no, im not part of the voting public for i am too lazy to go and register myself. but im thinking, registered or not, im sitting out this election.

IMHO, there are no elegible candidates. REALLY. but then again you'd ask me, what do i know of politics. hmmm all i know is that we filipinos have our own version of politics. it has no longer become for public service but for self service; self-satisfaction of ego and pocket. i wonder why these so-called politicians pool out all their money election time to make themselves look good to people. geezzz save me all that dramatic TV ads and radio plugs. i hear you!! you are from this place from this family... hahaha these presidentiables could pass up as actors for all their ads. from rags to riches my a**. and some of them come from reputable families, but are they even reputable?

people love the media and these politicians try to use the media to sell themselves to people. they start counting all their projects, what they have done... but the question is, did these projects create something good for the general public? what have they done in their ways to create good for the common filipino people? it is not about the promises that they make but it is about what they have done out of sheer concern for the general public. that should be the grounds for how we choose them. i bet people like me who are socially aware of what has been happening have no trouble finding their way with a good candidate to the elections.

it's the less fortunate ones i am afraid of. they are the ones whom TV and radio ads reach. they are the ones who'd grow hopeful of every promise made by these scamming people who only want to get hold of the power and the money that came with it. they'd be the ones greatly affected by who we choose. and yet they are the ones less informed and aware of the right thing to remember. they couldnt see that these people who appear to be angelic and helpful are using them to win a fight. they are using their ignorance in order for them to win. these people have no reservations whatsoever to the strategies of these politicians. as long as they are promised much of what they want, they go for it. but it isnt as easy as that.

all that we can do is pray for the future of our country. pray for the coming elections. this cant be done single handedly anymore. we need more help. i wish all the filipinos really wake up to find the cold and hard truth, that the coming elections is not gonna be as easy as this. i hope we wake up on may 10th and choose the right man for the job. this country is in ruins as we speak and we dont want that to get worse, right?