ELECTIONS...INSIGNIFICANT ELECTIONS...
was talking to my boss about filing for leave of absence for my wedding when i suddenly asked when will the elections be held. he said he doesn't know since it's not part of his world and it has been a long time since he cared.
i guess a lot of pinoys have become apathetic to the elections or anything related to that since it feels like it's useless to vote because whoever has the money and capability to cheat wins. or whoever becomes the darling of the tv cameras.
it's so sad, really.
especially *nausea comes in* the likes of manny pacquiao and richard gomez are vying for positions that...oh well. i couldn't imagine them dealing with such VERY important economic bills like the fiscal incentives rationalization bill (to plug the billions in tax leakages) and the credit bureau bill (to help SMEs to avail of credit easier). or even the enabling bill/law for that would establish the real estate investment trusts (REITs).
i'm not degrading them but let's be realistic. pacquiao is better off serving the country by winning bouts and continue to be an inspiration to millions of pinoys here and abroad. he is one of the shining reps that make pinoys walk tall even when they are scrubbing bed pans in homes for the aged in some temperate country for a pittance.
as for gomez...i never liked the guy. since his Tuklaw days. mayabang siya pero wala namang ibubuga. no track record whatsoever of significant political or academic contribution to society. of brawling during star olympics, meron.
you know what frustrates me the most? no one -- i mean -- no party has come up with a very good platform and ang nangyayari lang tirahan ng tirahan ang bawat kampo. it doesn't help pa that the media is playing up this stupid game. it's not like in the US that the democrats and the republicans lay down their platforms and candidates express their position and what they should do with: national health care, iraq, taxation, etc. or in the UK where people know the platfrom or position of tory or labour in issues like iraq or middle east.
immature politics, immature candidates.
