
Originally Posted by
Malic
hahaha and these are the words of a 51 year old granny. you are a good story teller.
and what are you doing here by the way? if i had those things you've mentioned i probbably be somewhere helping people and wouldnt bother the messy trail in this forum.
wake up and take your meds.
That is just the response I expected from you. I have learned to just tell the truth about things, nobody believes the truth anyway, so why waste all that effort. Lieing is just an act of those ashamed of their truths. I really do not care if anyone believes me, if you tell the truth and they refuse to believe, then who cares what they believe. If I tell you do not touch the stove it is hot, and you touch it anyway and get burned, I am not going to feel sorry because you did not believe me. I am going to laugh at you, but next time you will probably listen.
Why am I here? My wife was born in Trinidad, Bohol. Her grandmother was Carlos P. Garcia's sister, and when he died her father moved from the Garcia compound to Surigao when she was about 7 years old. I met my wife in 1985 while stationed in Okinawa. We married in 1987 lived in Houston, Texas some 23 years, untill last October when we moved to Surigao City. We have a 14 year old son and felt that he needed to to attend High School here and he attends Caraga Regional Science High School and enjoys the school. We felt since he id the Great Grand Nephew of Carlos P. Garcia and a dual citizen he needed to learn what Pinoy was all about. We have a 6-1/2 hector farm on Dinagat island and I have skills that help the local farmers to grow better healthier crops without poisoning the land, themselves and the sea. I am helping a lot of people, plus helping my wife's parents in their elderly years. I like the Philippines which has incredible beauty, warm people, and a unique culture. Yes the Philippines has problems but every country in the world has problem. Your government is only 66 years old and is learning and improving all the time. I believe the Philippines will begin to get the respect it deserves and the Filipino will stand proud as the 14th largest ethnic group on this planet.
This is a good forum, most members are respectful and inciteful. It allow me to talk to young intellectual Filipinos and free exchange ideas. Some I have problems with, some could be due to language or cultural differences or simple misunderstandings. I will always answer you question as honest as I can, how else will you learn. I am an older man, ex-Marine, biologist, pure Texan; so I am blunt, to the point, and do not pull my punches. I am but a simple man, and fall shot of God's graces everyday, and am far from being perfect. I do not think I am better than another, and despise those that do. Honesty is all I can offer this forum. I have seen a lot of dishonesty on this forum. You should read the ex-pat and Kano forums, they lie and argue worst the here. Most have no idea what Pinoy is or what it is to be Filipino. They only want cheap beer and young girls, and act like a bunch of monkey-boys. In Texas a monkey-boy is a guy who just hangs around, makes too many loud sounds, and throws their crap at each other by the handful.
You can disagree with a man and then find common ground to develop a lasting friendship. Some of my best friends share a split-lip with me in an altercation. Good men get beyond the pains and insults and forgive then extend a hand in friendship. Evil men will hold a grudge and never forgive, and will never extend a hand. The difference is not in the mind, but what is in the heart.