i'm not alone w my problems

watched final destination3 w kari 2day. not bad, reminds me of happy tree friends featuring real ppl. not that it bothers me, i gotta catch some breath in the end of the day anyway. but if i were 2 choose again, i would hav gotten the tickets for syriana.

i got back home, jeesh i realized the weather out there was no jokingly sizzling hot. i took a shower n was ready to get (back to/ raped by) my work but yea i couldnt really focus. sigh i really need 2 keep it rolling. m tired of being attacked by deadlines everyday (n some other prob2). well i really feel more depressed talkin bout my work so i'll drop that.

i then talked 2 my fren in the philipines, n apparently itz nothing like i thot. i would expect the military in town, while the people crouching quietly ready for the next demonstration of ppl power tat took down marcos and estrada. but nay, my fren sed everything is jus normal. no military no upset crowds on the streets. well it's not necessarily a bad thing after all. ever since the success of toppling marcos the corrupter, a culture of sacking elected leaders by force was born. ppl do believe in votes to elect a president but not in the case of changing one n hence the cyclical unrests wheneva a leader's deemed as a failure. thatz an obvious no-faith display in peaceful democratic resolution. it does nothing but hurting the country. leaving domestic peace alone, foreign investors will have to carefully think twice to really establish any kinf of corporal engagement there esp when the gov had been unable to handle these situations in the past. so if the reason that fuels the anguished crowd is poverty, this is the reason y more jobs cant b offered to the ppl (on top of business opportunity). if the leader is corrupted, there are ways to change it, there's no harm to do it peacefully and democratically, esp when the next election's is not scheduled at the end of the century.

ms arroyo's not alone in this region. this time mr thaksin is the man. after selling his telcom n media corp, he proposed a general election dated 2/4. dat should be safe, but alas, it would be one without the oppositions should it go on. three opposition parties refrained from the possible election. the PAD even threatens to escalate its rally to a violent one should Mr thaksin not resign by 5/3. y? isn't an election jus rite? it represents ppl will. daz the prob isnt it? despite of hikin anti thaksin movements in the cities, he has got continued support from the rural thais. well since some parties cant assure their victory, ppl's sentiment is flashed as (trump) cards again.thatz the game of the big guys isnt it? we, the people are always on their chess board. this time by both the gov and the opp. Mr PM, in return strikes back w his own supporters' rally to answer to the opp's rough challenge. if anything goes wrong, blood is really probable. thats even when the gr8 mr chamlong (hope i got it rite) voices his neutral stance in this issue.

again, there r some roots in the faith of unpeaceful resolution. there were 2 successful stories from a history of violence too. it brought down the government in 73 and 92, well dat probably explains a lil bout the political culture and the half hearted faith in actualizing a democracy- the ppl, the gov and the opp. unrests r not exclusive in these 2 countries. in malaysia, ppl need the gov to comfort'em following by the anger after a rise of 30 cents/liter in oil price (in the middle of growing fear from bird's flu). itz gr8 that it hasnt resulted in any visible unrest movements in this country.

in iraq, ppl r threatened by bombers.

jus as i hav said, every1 has some problems. daz a given, wat matters most is how we deal with'em. i personally think that violent resolutions and ppl's belief in it will not yield anything positive without dear cost(assuming that it does bring some good results).even if it does, it permits future violence. who will suffer? its the ppl. those politicians / business barons who fuel violent rejection of the gov don go up front. its the ppl. as ordinary ppl, wat we should realize is how to make a democratic gov works for us, not to learn how 2 work for certain gr8 ppl. we hav paid enough blood throughout history to glorify certain parties. no more blood should be shed 2 make;em richer/ more powerful.

m not a beauty pageant, but i do hope that peace prevails.

(*also posted on my hi5 and multiply )