Monday, June 07, 2004
I was channel surfing last night, when I came across Cito Beltran's program "Straight Talk" on ANC. His guest was a very well-spoken, pretty young lady. Although I had no idea who she was, I was mesmerized by the way she spoke. She was so eloquent and interesting, and it made it very difficult to flip to another channel. After about 10 minutes, I realized that this girl was Patricia Evangelista, the UP sophomore who bested over 60 contestants from over 35 nations in a Public Speaking competition held in the UK. I have received the transcript of her winning speech numerous times through email, and even then, I was very impressed by how well she wrote.
It was when she was asked to give her speech on air, when she captured my emotions. Maybe I am just a nerd with nothing better to do but watch a talk show on ANC, but there was something about her, the way she gave her speech, and the way she was obviously passionate about what she had to say that grabbed me. Maybe it was the fact that I knew exactly what she meant, because my own family is going through the very same thing she was talking about; family pictures getting emptier and emptier each year. My own mother has decided to leave in order to work in the US. Most of my relatives are already there. I guess every single Filipino has a tito or tita in the US, or somewhere oversees.
In my opinion, the beauty of this piece is that it did not condemn Filipinos for wanting to search for greener pastures elsewhere. It was not a self-righteous and preachy speech, attempting to change the system. It merely painted a picture of what is really happening, showing us that no one is really spared from this. It gave me a whole new perspective on this occurrence. Who knows, if things don't look up for the country in a few years, I just might start thinking about leaving for a while. It does make more sense.
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