i always tuned in our local "bombo" station, when suddenly a news fed from manila station entered for a flash news, that was at around 10:30 in the morning. i kept on listening till 12 0'clock came where we switch to a tv channel, there the scene at Quirino Grand Stand is on our tv screen.
i myself was so confident that , it can be solve by our authorities, since the situation is so calm in the morning, then i have forgotten it when we closed the tv, have our rest in the afternoon. at around 5 pm i was surprise that the news is still full of that event, till i opened again our television and still the hostage taking is going on, i am beginning to fell uncomfortable and prayed that nothing will happened in this length of time, we did not switch off our television even no one is watching as long as we are in a distance that we could hear what was going on.
suddenly, the resistance of the brother of the hostage taker was shown and live, i really prayed hard for the success of the police to topple the hostage taker but to no avail there the bloody scene occurred. i really can't believe that it happened and covered live.
we the ordinary citizens of the Philippines has nothing to do during that time but pray so hard that there will be no bloody thing that will happened on that fateful day.but it happened........if only we could do something even we are so far from the scene we will do, i as a Filipino do hate people who's wishes was for other people's misfortune in life.
why can't we just care for each other,(people of the world)and enjoy how beautiful this earth is for all of us to live. if only there is no war or conflicts from each individual as a beginning and to all people living here on earth. then i can say "MAYBE OUR EARTH IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAT NO ONE COULD EVER IMAGINE".
the tourist who were visiting the Philippines, to see how beautiful this country, was not able to finish their tour and was killed seeking for beautiful places on earth.
i myself have just finish our three days vacation from Bohol, and i was happy seeing that, there are more foreigners in there than Filipinos, in loboc river where we eat our lunch then after eating the cruise started, with singing of a live band. There was a point where Filipinos dance our folk dances, the foriegners even dance and was very happy dancing "tinikling". I can't describe how happy they were.
how i wish that what happened to August 23,2010 will never happened again in this beautiful country of ours, that we should be proud of.
