A place we called home

@capssy07 (207)
Philippines
April 24, 2007 6:31am CST
A place we called home is not so beautiful but we still called home. It has many squatters, dirty rivers, some corrupt officials, numerous crimes but still it is our home. Still, it has high mountains, deep seas, birds, and high falls. Even we come across abroad still we always go back to our place. Even our place has suffered poverty still we called cheerful. Why? because we are beautiful people in a place we called home - the Philippines.
4 responses
@tombiz (2036)
• Philippines
24 Apr 07
You are right! Indeed, there is no place like home. There is no other Philippines. Though the country is tumbling from one disaster to another (both natural and man-made) we are still able to survive and the spirit of the Filipino lives on deep inside all of us! There are so many positive and beauty here in the Philippines just all waiting to be tapped. If we will only be complaining and doing nothing, we are adding burden to the country. We must act now. Do something! Be productive. Like posting here at myLot -- at least the country could earn small dollars through us here hehehehe.
@capssy07 (207)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
Agree. I really planning to work abroad even as DH. But even if I am not still there I just can't imagine what I'll be missing.
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
I think this is not only true to Filipinos but to other nationalities as well, especially if these people would also be migrating to other countries. We feel like that because of the fact that the homeland where you have grown up will always be considered as the place you call home. Regardless of its beauty, we feel the need to go back to where we originally belong because in that place, we already had build relationships with other people in our hometown. The first time we have learned to open our eyes, it's this place and these people whom we dealt with in our life. :)
@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
That's very true! There is no place like home. Although many of us do dream of working abroad since the opportunities in here are quite few and trying to live in here is quite difficult but still many of those that is working abroad still dreams of living here since this is really hoem to us pinoys no matter what. I might be given the chance to work abroad but I still plan of returning here and maybe die in here in my country where I was born and lived most of my life.
@ozzydee70 (465)
• Germany
24 Apr 07
nice one capssy07 there's no place like home. Not to mention the warmth and hospitality of filipinos. And we are family oriented people. I maybe living abroad but my mind and heart will always be in the philippines and my family out there!