I think I will start a series of random blog entries that starts with this title - I AM PROUD OF. Because I believe we need to read more positive and inspiring writing. I believe we, I, have so much to be proud of and it would be so nice to share. So I'm starting with an entry about My Cousin MIGS.
For those of you who have been reading my blog entries, you know him already. He is my cousin, one of the 4 boys (we girls dominate) in my mother side. I will re introduce him and give more details about him to make you understand why, TODAY in particular, I am so proud of him.
Migs or MIGUEL ANTONIO GOMEZ is my beloved cousin who is in person, very shy which in effect is quite mysterious and I think that has resulted in many girls having a crush on him (since HS pa!). He is now in 3rd year college (tama ba Migs?) and a designated driver of his mom, my mom and our grandparents. He is one of the most patient drivers I know because he remains quiet amidst my tita's (his mom's) backseat driving (all the time, hehehe). In grade school, until early HS, he's one of the most famous Basketball players in the school but he never let that get into his head. He was the tallest in the varsity but would always play nice and would try not to hurt his opponent in every game. Because of his quiet personality, people think he doesn't have anything to say or that he doesn't care. Even some people in our family think that he is just this easy-go-lucky person who will just sit in one corner and the world pass him by. But he is not!
He writes, if not about being inspired by someone special or about a song he loves, Migs would write his angsts. Pretty normal for a guy his age and for someone in our family (kahit ako angsty di ba?). What he doesn't know is he writes well and he seem not to accept the fact that he makes a lot of sense.
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Last weekend he wrote an entry about his angst with our politicians. How he thinks they all suck and that he hates them. But in his entry, he would still be his usual self and apologize every now and then. He would repeatedly say that what he is writing is his personal opinion and he doesn't want people to think he is an activitist, etc. His usual apologetic self despite his anger toward 'fake, insincere' politicians. I will not post his entire entry because he might hate me (don't migs, I am just so proud of you).
The gist of this is that even if he thinks this entry is so Angry toward the world and the politicians, even if he is saying he doesn't care .. it actually shows HE CARES and that HE IS SERIOUSLY THINKING about what is happening in the country, especially DAVAO in particular. He is sharing his point of view to his friends and family and that for me says a lot. Even if for now, he doesn't believe in Elections anymore and I think he doesn't want to register/vote, this proves that he is still thinking if that will be his final choice. . It's SIMPLE but what he doesn't know is that people who read his blog, are affected by this and they too Start to Think More and hopefully WORK MORE.
Here are some of his writings and replies to my replies to him too. Do not attack his opinion if you don't agree with him, we are entitled to our opinions. I AM PROUD of YOU MIGS and I see so much growth in you as a person. You are truly no longer that little boy that I use to help Mama take care of. I'll see you very soon and hopefully bring some hope in the government system in you. I love you!
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hello there..i heard that the cheesy election is fast approaching and people are becoming too hot about it.
politics starts in school, like student leaders, student body or whatever they're called..they're stupid, of all my years in school, every year there's always this student body or leaders, and all i know is that nothing happened/ is happening....pretending to care about their fellow students..b
so, let us go to the "real" politics..politics in our country, shall i say:
honestly, i don't care about this garbage, i don't want to know who the candidates are, it's really more like a beauty pageant than being a good leader..stupid promises, that's what those politicians are good at, they are full of crap and they are crap, always making promises, plans or whatever, but they can't seem to back up their words..and when a controversy like sex scandal videos happen, they seem to be too much into it, like it's a very big deal, like it's a "major blow" to our economy.
in this coming elections, whoever wins is not considered a winner..all of us our losers here, i'm a loser, you are a loser, we are all losers..we can only consider ourselves winners if we work together in doing the right thing..i mean right things...
HIS REPLIES TO ME"yes, i am angry but i don't want to sound like an activist or something..and i think more than half of our population hate politics, and my opinion is nothing new.."
"but what i'm really stressing is what the "people of edsa" did in 1986..we don't need go out of our homes, gather ourselves and squeal for change or the infamous: "sobra na, tama na."..we need to change ourselves too, and the politicians as well...once they feel inequality, they go out and rally..isn't that laziness? why can't they just continue with their work and do something worthwhile, they're disturbing other peoples daily lives for all they know."HIS LATEST and BEST REPLY
"basically, i just want justice..this journal entry of mine is like saying "where is justice?" trying to listening to the song 'And Justice for All"...i always relate my favorite music to happenings in life or realities of life..not the cheesy-ness of life"--
How can you not be proud?! 
This artist/painter side of Mai is something I've always known in the past though it wasn't what people knew of her then.
Mai has always been more known to be a SINGER than being a Visual Artist. She would sweep school wide (and interschool I believe) singing competitions and she never failed to wow the crowd. In my opinion, she has one of the best and cleanest falsettos although some people have said the whole falsetto is not very good for a singer. Nevermind them, hahaha. Anyway, this JULY, Mai was fortunate enough to represent the country in the WORLD Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA). By the way, Mai is the one sitting at the leftmost in this picture. Pretty Hot for a Mother of 2 noh? 
I am so proud of you. I am so proud that you are my friend and you are my kumare. Except that I'm such an absentee Godmother. hahaha. I promise to be better at it lagi. Seriously though, I know how much you love singing and so I know that this means so much to you. CONGRATS Talaga! I miss hearing you sing.. Videoke tayo minsan. 
