my apologies to cvj as well for my “enthusiasm”.

pardon man if you got offended with some of my earlier remarks. i got offended too that i couldn’t help but react. as ronin pointed out, we are guests here of manolo quezon, and no need for “personalan”. besides if you knew me personally, you’d find me the most liberal bloke on this side of the planet.

i rest my case.

“And also even I may or may not re-apply for my citizenship back, I also believe that my regular remittances (my brother and his wife need an enormous sum just for maintenance medication regularly) have somehow help the country’s economy and some of those monies go to taxes too (evat and other taxes) and I don’t even get benefits from them.”

what does the “benefits” there imply? if you want to get benefits, then the option is to become a filipino citizen again. and what about the potshot of dodong regarding his contribution to the philippine economy. i have a niece and a nephew who study in England and sister and my brother-law send them money regularly — does that imply that uk owes them politically because the money goes to the british economy?

you have to differentiate, the 8 to 10 million filipinos are mostly overseas contract workers (domestic helpers, seamen, construction workers, some professionals), not permanent immigrants like you who took another nationality. these people if they want to demand from the government, have every right to do so and are not out of line. now who’s mixing things up?

and i didn’t say that you don’t have anything to do with the country again. again you’re taking it personally, as i said it’s not you, it’s the attitude…

hoho, about gma — now, that’s another topic altogether, and believe me, we are on the same side there, as one of the reasons why pinoys are flocking to embassies — but now, that’s another context altogether

hey appreciate it man, we really do, that you are still concerned with the philippines, as a nation, as a country and not just because of your relatives. i just want to point out what needs to be pointed out when a certain line got crossed.

kulit, it was you who suggested that we have nothing to do with the country anymore and I gave you one reason that by sending remitance home is one way I help the country indirectly by helping my relatives and it doesn’t make me high and mighty and so does the other 8 to 10 millions other Filipinos sending remittances home. I don’t expect anything from my country, not even from my adopted country, so to suggest that the Philippines owes me something is just your own idea to bolster your argument. And again I never renounced my Filipino citizenship, as I also mentioned that Canada respects multiple citizenships. now don’t try to mix up everything…and intolerance of others because it irritates others, then what can you suggest about PGMA when she too not only irritates a lot but drives many to the mountains and thousands out of the country?

anyway, my take here is this: if these guys who have ‘changed’ nationalities offer their two cents in this forum, then let them. in the first place, this is a free country. second, this is not our blog, it’s manolo’s, right? – ronin

Yeah, i remember it was Manolo who invited Vic for some inputs on the Canadian system of government.

vic, i’d appreciate a copy of your comments re: parliamentarism. – mlq3 March 27th, 2006 at 11:30 am

hey, i’m flattered to be mistaken with another poster here, but for the record, i’m definitely not grd…nor any other person in this forum/blog.

there is only one ronin.

i’m not trying to suppress anyone. i’m a person who appreciates a good deed and a good argument whenever i see or read one regardless of one person’s political leaning but i wont hesitate to criticize either if i see it fit even if the person and i are on the same side of the fence. i don’t argue just for the sake of arguing. and i’m one who easily accept my mistake if i’m proven wrong. hindi ako namimilosopo just for the sake of winning an argument.

when i say, practice what you preach, it’s all in reference to your statement below.

Rather than address the argument, he chose to focus on the person making the argument, which is the defining characteristic of ad hominem attacks… Rather than focusing on the messengers, we should focus on the message(s)… cvj

for you to give that advise and be heard, you have to be consistent. and try not to be judgmental. this is in reference to your conclusion that ronin and i are one and the same. i don’t believe that was not deliberate considering a person of your intellect.

grd, how can someone ‘help out’ silently in a blog?.. cvj

obvious ba kung ano ang ibig naming sabihin ni kulit? try figure it out jose rizal.

just one more thing, what do you mean by “help out” in a blog? oh, yes, i remember you said it before, blogging is a patriotic act.

and again, if i may reiterate, practice what you preach.