why pinoys can't get out of this rut ... or something to that effect

of all the things to start a blog about it had to be about my fellow filipinos.

first off, this project is a long time coming having too many thoughts in my head but not enough finger-power to put it where everybody else can see. never too late for a good idea or a controversial one at that.

the only thing this website will ever be is to put it aptly a "verbal vomit". i use this phrase with respect to the man who coined it, my boss and my mentor who thought up the term and have used it to the hilt quite a number of times in the past.

so ...

verbal vomit number 1: the culture of convenience.

ever wonder why we filipinos have a tendency to do the opposite of what government or society expects us to do. cases in point:

1. throwing garbage where we are NOT supposed to throw it. brazenly in front of signs that say "NO THROWING OF GARBAGE HERE"

2. going against oncoming traffic.

3. spitting. (this still grosses me out)

i think the above examples are enough. the reason why pinoys do it is simple ... it's convenient.
they throw garbage where it's the easiest for them to throw it. never mind if it's alongside somebody else's fence, the sidewalk or the where ever it is that someone else had started to throw there garbage at (you never see individual pieces of junk. it's always one big pile that somebody, in one way or the other, started).

same with the counterflow initiatives of some lazy-ass drivers. (i'm really getting worked up here am i?) only because they can't wait in line for the traffic to flow its natural course, they go against the flow, try to wedge themselves in between cars that have lined up legitimately and ultimately cause traffic for both lanes. inane and stupid but nonetheless understandable because it is the most convenient for them. i mean, come on. why wait in line? we're all going in the same direction anyway right?

as for spitting ... yeah again it's all about convenience. you can't swallow your own damn spit so you need to excrete those fluids. forget about waiting for the bathroom to do the dirty deed there's a whole concrete street right in front of you that's ripe for the spitting.

the ills of the filipino, in my opinion, all boil down to this. the culture that is dictated by what ever is easier to do and more convenient for the person. gambling, petty crimes, traffic, pollution, garbage ... they're all part of the symptoms of the same sickness.