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-- Miriam Quiambao (via Twitter)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! ♥
(reposting what I have already put up on Tumblr and Facebook)

On Mother’s Day
My mom and I have the same birthday (28 July), and that day is one of the few moments when she’d actually take pictures with me ‘cause she doesn’t really like camwhoring like a teenager *ehem*. These are the two best pictures I have of us together (from 2008 and 2009), and I hope we get more shots in the future. :D

Happy Mother’s Day, ma :)
In spite of all the shit hither and thither, you’re still my mom and I love you for it ;)

No matter how much I found myself misunderstanding her and disliking her (hatred is such a strong word), I still love her and I am fully aware that my life is nothing without her. She's my mother, and she's always been there for me even before I was born. I owe her who I am now, and it's about time I let her feel that I'll always need her and I will NEVER leave her behind.

(photo taken here)

THE 2010 ELECTIONS
I don't want to talk about something I don't know much about, but here's something I can say. I'm sure most, if not all, Filipinos can agree with me on this one:

I'm not God and I don't know who's being real or who's not. I can only rely on my instincts and the little knowledge that I have. I can't vote, and my blogs and tweets are the only "automated elections" I know, and are my means of voicing anything out.

I don't believe that it the prosperity of the country in the future lies solely in the hands of whoever will be elected. At the end of the day, the country's future will be decided by the aggregate, the MASSES. The government can only do so much for the people, but in the end, it is up to the people to steer the wheel. The Philippines, after all, is not just a government. It is a NATION, with all walks of life forming its actual anatomy and making it exist as an INDEPENDENT land, existing with its own name and legacy.

Though I know the government is a crucial part of the economy, society and pretty much everything we do around here that involves people other than ourselves, the Philippines must learn from the errors of the past this time. Poverty cannot be fully taken away by just one, two or an assembly of individuals, nor can it be eradicated like smallpox. What should be done is to make sure that everyone lives humane lives with their rights and necessities granted upon them, even if they aren't filthy rich. We don't need people with just virtue or just intellect--we need people who have a balance of both, and are willing to rock the boat and forego their conveniences to remain true to their tasks. We don't need pretty faces or eloquent voices. WE NEED DETERMINED SOULS who know exactly WHAT is wrong with the country and that EVERYONE has a role to play in putting back the pieces of our broken land. Whoever fits these descriptions, I don't know. It may vary from person to person.

Whatever the result of the elections, I do hope that this won't lead to anarchy or another childish squabble among the powerful. THE COUNTRY HAS SEEN ENOUGH FIGHTS AND BRAWLS, so much that the people just laugh at it. It's about time we become critical and vigilant instead, and CONSTRUCTIVE in our criticism of the nation. We cannot fully alter the system, but we can move carefully and intelligently around it.

(photos taken HERE and THERE)

I pray for the wisdom and good judgment of the voters,
and the integrity and maturity of the candidates.

I PRAY FOR THE FUTURE OF
THE PHILIPPINES,
the land I've known all my life ♥