Filipinos have been using the term “Pinoy Pride” over the past few years. When one views it in a way, it means bringing pride to the Filipino nation because someone has represented it internationally. It can also mean having the Philippines get noticed internationally. With the recent usage of the term, it is no doubt one of the most pathetic lines a Filipino can mention in public - may it be on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Let’s have some examples, shall we?

1. American Idol contestant Jessica Sanchez has been known to be one of the recipients of the #PinoyPride hashtag on Twitter. The AI contestant has received numerous praises from the judges and most of America, then there come Filipinos saying “PINOY PRIDE!” Come to think of it, she did not even grow up here in the Philippines. She only has Filipino blood on her veins. Why is that Pinoy Pride? Well, it seems that any person abroad who has not even stepped foot in the Philippines, but has some an ounce of Filipino blood is doomed to receive the claims of the Philippines. Yes Filipinos, Jessica Sanchez has Filipino blood and is a great singer, but let’s not claim her. Don’t even get me started with Charice.

2. Survivor has announced that he 25th season of Survivor would be shot in the Philippines. Again, we see the influx of Pinoy Prides arriving everywhere. So what if they shoot here in the Philippines? How is that a big deal? They shoot these contestants with the typical “away-from-civilization” island in the Philippines. Show’s over, they’d move on. It’s not even considered “Pinoy Pride.” How shallow can you get?

To be honest, “Pinoy Pride” only screams how pathetic that the Philippines has become. It seems that the whole Filipino race is begging for international attention. These Filipinos or semi-Filipinos are bringing pride to themselves for the efforts they exerted. They did not represent the whole Filipino race. It’s not wrong to support them, but to declare them as “Pinoy Pride?” Uh-uh. Pinoy Pride won’t even mask the deteriorating status of our country. Let’s not make a mountain out of a handful of soil, shall we?

There are times in our lives when we feel like rekindling an old love. Somehow, forget the past that happened and just start over with the same amount of affection we once had for the person. Relighting the spark is a great idea though not entirely the smartest idea to come to fruition.

The process can be quite fun as well. Happy memories come back after each conversation which is like adding gasoline to the fire. Yes, we are definitely reminded why we liked that particular person in the first place. After some time, we would want to go back to his loving arms and finally have that happy ever after we dreamed about. The time would be so bright an bubbly to the extent that all we see are butterflies, rainbows, wedding bells, and yeses.

Then comes the negative part, all good things must come to an end. Such is the law of the universe. The biggest irony of this event is when we are reminded why we left him in the first place. He does the same mistake again. We knew it would happen, but we did not listen to that gut feeling. We were still deluded into that happy fantasy of ours, somehow near euphoria and ecstasy.

It was fun while it lasted. We should know though that we deserve someone better. Stop living in the past, and actually look forward. Who knows? The person out there is coming and we’ll be meeting them halfway. We just continue moving forward with our eyes wide open and our minds clear of distractions.

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Kaya pala BFF kayo ni Claireng-keng

(Source: blogsecret)