In a week’s time, elections will be upon us. I normally do not talk about (least of all, blog about) politics. The dirt that is continually stirred up is enough to give me an asthmatic attack just reading the newspapers.
A sample ballot is plastered right in front of my computer. And so far, it is still almost all blank.
For the senatorial slate, I am sure to vote straight for the 3 Kapatiran candidates (Adrian Sison, Zosimo Paredes and Martin Bautista). No question about it! I can see the sincerity in their faces and being non-politicians, they are even more credible. They have a platform that does not only talk of the social and economic dimensions but more so, the MORAL and SPIRITUAL dimensions that I found lacking in the platforms of old political candidates. I came across an article where Kapatiran had supposedly accepted the possibility of NOT making it — but what the heck. I want to make a personal statement through my vote. I am sick and tired of all the empty promises and the stench of corruption surrounding the elections. It is high time that decency is brought back not just to the polls but to the nation in general. Moral decay is all around us. Only we can clean our backyards.
I have 9 more senatorial candidates to go! Nope, 8. I am voting for Chiz Escudero pala. Over the next few days, I will try to complete my magic 12. Ang hirap!
Now, the bright and hopeful side of all this is a 16-year old lady by the name of Mikaela Irene Fudolig. She is the 16-year old Summa graduate of UP for 2007. Her valedictory message intrigued me no end because I always imagined that it was the road less traveled that would take our nation out of its misery. In fact, “The Road Less Traveled” by M.Scott Peck, M.D. is on my to-read booklist for this summer. Continue reading “My Take on May 14 and Mikaela Irene Fudolig”
