valkyrie’s journey

We have seen al ot of people act and speak like Americans, dress and eat like Americans, think and write like Americans, in fact, live like Americans. But we have never seen one cry after becoming an American, until we saw te picture of two senior senior Filipinos in a newspaper recentyl, one breaking down and bawling like a kid, while pledging allegiance to the United States of America.

We never thought American citizenship could mean so much to some of our people. Maybe, they have to become one out necessity or for convenience or for whatever reason, but it never occurred to me that it could be an obsession.

We felt sad. It is as if our country, which has nrsed and rasied these people to manhood, can never give them the good life they have been dreaming of. Isn’t it enought that we have to leave our beloved country for another? Do we have to cry with joy? It is ironic that, while many of us are trying to disengage ourselves from the American or from anything foreign for that matter so that we could stand on our own two feet, here come these people displaying extreme colonial mentality.

we don’t want to be unkind to thses people because they are already old and probably wanted to experience a little prosperity and good life in their old age. But it is an insult to the dignity of the Filipino people to see their countrymen weep shamelessly, with joy, after being sworn in as American citizens.

While ti is true that the Philippines is not a land of milk and honey and that here, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, corrupt government officials and crooked politicians abound, politics is an industry, and it is afavorite playground of natural calamities, compounded by manmade disasters, still, we must bear in mind that the Philippines is our beloved land. This is where we weere born. This is the land our forefathers died for, and the land God gave us to cherish! Are we going to leave her because she is proverty-stricken? Our country need us today, tomorrow and forever. If we leave her, she will die! Let us stick to her, for better or for worse.

Coffee brand Nescafe is involved in sourcing coffee from hundreds of thousands of Filipino coffee farmers and other people involved in the planting, harvesting, processing and trading of coffee. Its Nestle experimental and Demonstration Farm (NEDF) in Davao provides about 80 percent of all Robusta coffee planting materials used in the Philippines. Its Nescafe First Pick uses beans sourced nationwide. Nescafe’s partnership with Filipino farmers started 40 years ago. In 1986, it established the buying stations across the country where farmers directly sell their coffee beans. In 1994, it founded the NEDF in Tagum, Davao, where farmers are trained in the proper way of growing coffee.

1. It’s about midnight. Who are you texting?
none as of the moment. maybe later.
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2. It’s Saturday afternoon, where are you usually?
at home.
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3. Who are the last four people to send you a text message?
chard, marie, baning, bia
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4. What brand of shampoo is in your
shower right now?
panteen
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5. Honestly, if you could have ANYONE
in the world, who would it be?
someone i know. =)
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6. What are you listening to?
none
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7. Your Birthday wishlist consists of:
spending time with the people i love
8. Your ex just asked you out and you
say?
when? =)
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9. You need a new pair of jeans, what
store do you go to first?
anywhere
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10. How do you feel about your hair?
it’s a mess
11. What time do you wake up for
school?
usually 6:30am pag lay duty
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12. What movie is in your DVD player?
nothing
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13. Last two numbers in your mobile
number?
92
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14. Who calls you by a nickname?
friends, family
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15. What side of the bed do you sleep
on?
middle
16. Favorite T.V. shows?
dami.. afv, grey’s, tyra, hannah montana, suite life, etc
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17. Your last E-mail was from?
multiply
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18. Favorite Beverage?
water.
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19. When’s the next time you’ll kiss?
my wedding day =)
20. What do your pants look like?
skinny
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21. Are you tired?
not really. mejo
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22. Would you kiss the cook of
tonight’s dinner?
c len2? no.. hehe
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23. Laugh much?
recently, yes
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24. What are your plans for SUNDAY?
go to church..
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25. What is the dumbest thing you have
ever done with your cellphone?
throw it.
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26. Favorite sit down restaurant?
la toscana
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27. What do you want to be when you
grow up?
Pro. 31 woman =)
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28. The most exciting thing you’ve done
this week?
super dami!!!! pero ang pinaka.. praying with someone. =)
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29. When was the last time you were up
all night?
friday to sat. no sleep at all..
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30. Where are your favorite places?
God’s presence..
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31. Do you ever think about the price
of gasoline?
not really
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32. What is the best thing about
winter?
i will know that soon
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33. How often do you hold back from
saying what you are thinking?
it depends.
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34. Are you currently planning a trip?
oh.. a very long trip.
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35. Who was the last person you read
something out loud to?
chard.. the c.s lewis quote
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36. Last time you forced yourself to do
something?
pack up!!!
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37. Who’s your number one on your top
friends?
mike
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38. What makes you feel like you are
young again?
smiling
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39. Do you ever type "kik" or ";p"
instead of "lol"?
nope
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40. Do you know how to play chess?
sorta
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41. What’s on your mind right now?
i am happy!!!
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42. Do you want to take something back
that happened in the last week?
no.. absolutely nothing