Did you cheat?

In the seminary, I was taught how to stand for what is right.... and not to compromise anything that's the opposite. Christian values such as respect for the rights of others... telling the truth... and to the point of stupidity and craziness... dying for it... sabi nga nila fools for Christ... were impregnated and imbibed everyday through masses, rosaries, spiritual readings, morning/evening prayers and meditation... Dyos ko day... araw araw yan... nagkakalyo na ang tuhod ko kakaluhod. Yung ilan na assimilate ko... yung karamihan hinde... hehehehehe...

When I went out... it was a different ballgame. Sabi nila if there are two evils choose the lesser one... tanong ko parati... meron naman sigurong two or more better options... hindi lang ipinepresenta sa yo. And it's true... we all have options in different scenarios. It's like martial arts... there are many ways to put down your opponent... In music... there many ways to interpret a song... or in gardening so many ways to kill worms and weeds. There are always options... the best and possible options. It's not one but two or more.

Sa isang meeting ang mga Pinoy mahilig makipag debate dahil most attendees stops in problem definition... some would push for the only option he can think of kasi gusto nyang sumipsip at magpapogi sa bosing... then a long debate starts... yung humihinto sa problem definition... sinisisi si ganyan at si ganon... yung nakapag isip ng kai sa isang solusyon... sasabihin "ito na! Maganda ito... magaling ito... ito lang ang tama!" Nako... kung ang facilitator ng meeting ay mahinahina... di makaka usog ang pagpupulong... Pero ito ang natutunan ko sa mga expat na nakahalubilo ko sa ilang proyekto... First... you define the problem... and go on with the definition of the desired output... tapos each one would think of solutions to the problem and the best possible courses of action for the desired output... Simpleng simple ang diskarte...

Konekment...

Problem Definition: Nandaya daw si Gloria sa Election. May ebidensyang lumabas... wiretapped conversation ng isang Comelec Official at si Gloria.

Desired Output: Isang kasagutan kung nandaya ba sya o hinde.

Best possible courses of Action (that i can think of):

1. Magkaroon ng tamang hearing at isang fair trial. She should answer the question... Nandaya ka ba o hinde?

2. Bumaba sya sa pagkakaupo at bigyan nya ang upuan ng pangulo ng respeto at delikadesa... sa ganitong paraan itong mga rallies na to ay huminto at umusog na ang ating ekonomiya..... Magkaroon ng snap election pagkatapos para malaman kung sino talaga ang gusto ng nakararami.

(Kung meron pang ibang options... paki dugtungan)

Ang nangyayari... pinapaikot lang nya ang mga tao sa pamamagitan ng pag mamanipulate ng media at ng goverment resources to coverup the defined problem... now she is the problem...

Pinoys are presented with "factual lies"... saying that she is the only option for the Pinoys... nakow... please... don't be Pinoys for a time... think like expatriates... don't compromise anything that's good for something that appears to be good. Sabi nga ni Aunt May kay Spiderman sa Spiderman 2... "sometimes we need to be steady."

From where I came from (seminary) we value honor... even if it takes some immortal time to wait for the right thing without compromising your values we were taught to be patient... We value the rights of others... even if most of us might have voted for gloria we respect the rule of law... the process of democracy... that is why i'd like to think that most of us believe that Gloria has to answer the big question... "Did you cheat?"