Lucky Filipino: Jinxed!

You probably wonder what it's like to be a Filipino. To be a Filipino is quite like a stroke of luck and some jinx intertwined. Why?

1. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: You live in a country full of natural resources.
   
   
   • Jinx: Having been colonized by the Spaniards, the influence of corruption is undeniably crippling, and it looks like it's here to stay till kingdom come!
   
   
   
   


2. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: Filipinos are naturally a happy people no matter what their status in life is.
   
   
   • Jinx: Most Filipinos don't try so hard to improve their lives, anyways, they're happy with what they've got.
   
   
   
   


3. 
   
   • Luck: In times of tragedy, the Filipino community never fails to reach out to those needing help. There is always a genuine spirit of caring for other people in need.
   
   
   • Jinx: Filipino people are crabs, no matter what. If you do well with your life, watch out, there's always a crab behind you, waiting to pull you down.
   
   
   
   


4. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: There's ample supply of super-talented professionals in almost every field of practice be it medicine, engineering, journalism, teaching, social work, etc.
   
   
   • Jinx: There's a greener pasture about 10,000 miles away. That's where all of them are headed.
   
   
   
   


5. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: Most Filipino people are God-fearing.
   
   
   • Jinx: It allows them to leave everything up to God without trying. Thus, if someone doesn't act responsibly, the bad outcome is always attributed to " God's will".
   
   
   
   


6. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: The Philippines encourages free trade.
   
   
   • Jinx: All junk from other countries becomes a tradeable commodity--and it's coming in at a rate much faster than you can say 'junk'--from relief clothing to junkyard scrap cars.
   
   
   
   


7. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: The Philippines encourages tourism. All the Koreans are moving in.
   
   
   • Jinx: Could it get worse? There is already about 75 million flat-nosed spread-toed Pinoys struggling to have a slice of Pinoy land.
   
   
   
   


8. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: The Philippines is a democratic nation.
   
   
   • Jinx: The so called "people's servants" do lip service all the time, and they never stop arguing. Democracy is--I have every right to talk, you have every right not to listen if you don't want to!
   
   
   
   


9. 
   
   
   
   • Luck: Most Filipino women are beautiful.
   
   
   • Jinx: They can only have either beauty or brains, but not both.
   
   
   Note: I'm the only exception to that rule. And?(picture me raising my eyebrows while I give you a mean look.)


10. 
    
    
    
    • Luck: A Filipina can blog.
    
    
    • Jinx: She didn't get to know about it, until after the blog craze has cooled down dramatically.
    
    
    
    
    

Now that you know, you can either beg to differ or agree to disagree. Drop a line.