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Monday, July 12, 2004

decisions..decisions...

today is a sad day. watching the news i was shocked to hear about the situation of a filipino in iraqi soil.he is being held hostage as i type this blog. like most filipinos, i too am hoping for a miracle. i am hoping that angelo dela cruz would be set free. i too am hoping that gloria would be guided to a wise decision. it is during this time that we will be able to see her strength as a leader. understand her dilemma, on one hand she holds angelo's life, on the other she holds the safety and integrity of our country. to some, it seems so easy to just yield to the terrorists to save angelo's life, but to a president, that decision may prove to be deadly. if she yields to terrorists, i cant even imagine waking up still feeling safe. if she chooses angelo's life, she would be endangering all filipinos. our country would become easy prey to terrorism (as if all the present terrorism issues weren't enough) and we might end up as the next iraq. it was obvious that GMA tried to calm the people down by having someone say that angelo has been released (of course i am assuming that she made this up. note:i dont blame her for doing it). realizing her dilemma, i will never, ever blame gloria if angelo died. why? because she simply had no power over angelo's fate. i dont think that he would be released after our troops have been sent home, and i think the president knows this too. the terrorists are playing games and no government EVER plays with terrorists.

so as untimely as it seems, i pray for many things.
first, i pray for guidance. i pray that GMA be granted wisdom to decide
what is best not only for one man, but for the whole country.
i also pray for angelo's family, that they may be strong and that they become more open minded about the whole situation.
i pray also for everyone involved, that they may become ready for the consequences that their decisions would bring.
i pray for the terrorists, that their humanity overpower their evil intentions.
i pray for those who are also praying, that they be given more energy and faith.
and finally, i pray for angelo, that he may be safe and that his faith be strong and unyielding, and if worst comes to worst,
i pray that his soul rest forever in God's grace.

amen

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an ambitious kid wandering alone in this train wreck called life.
fascinated by inanimate things and dastardly gaps in time.
wondering why the possibility of finding happiness
seems as slim a chance as finding penguins in the dessert.
he laughs.
laughs in mockery. laughs in fear. laughs in anger.
but his favorite laughter is that which hides the gloom
which has evolved from being an acquaintance to an intimate friend.
such is the demise of an observer trapped inside a toppled box.
ensconced inside a niche of shadows,
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