Dear Mae Williams and other Fil-Brits,
Yes, please campaign for Gene Alcantara as an MP for the UK Parliament. He is a friend of mine, a good writer, and astute commentator on Philippine and British affairs. Although he has lived in the gray island these past many years, he retains a deep love for our country.
In the end, that is the only requirement one should have for public officials. Love for a country that will not make you cheat to win an election, gag the media, destroy the judiciary, turn the military pilots into your own private pilots.
I lived in the UK in the early 1990s and was vastly amused by their political satires, one of which was Mr. Prime Minister, if memory serves. They skewered the members of the Upper House and the Lower House, or as they put there, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
If these wicked and sharp satires were done here, the producer, directors, writer, crew and stars would have long been beheaded. Filipinos have a sense of humor, but we are pikon as well.
And as they say, in politics as well as in life: "ang mapikon, talo."
Yes, please campaign for Gene Alcantara as an MP for the UK Parliament. He is a friend of mine, a good writer, and astute commentator on Philippine and British affairs. Although he has lived in the gray island these past many years, he retains a deep love for our country.
In the end, that is the only requirement one should have for public officials. Love for a country that will not make you cheat to win an election, gag the media, destroy the judiciary, turn the military pilots into your own private pilots.
I lived in the UK in the early 1990s and was vastly amused by their political satires, one of which was Mr. Prime Minister, if memory serves. They skewered the members of the Upper House and the Lower House, or as they put there, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
If these wicked and sharp satires were done here, the producer, directors, writer, crew and stars would have long been beheaded. Filipinos have a sense of humor, but we are pikon as well.
And as they say, in politics as well as in life: "ang mapikon, talo."
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also, if you could invite one from your organization who you consider as a gay role model who would like to come together as guest as well.
repectfully,
Myni Soriano
0927-822-9652
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And the only thing I know about you is through snippets from jessica zafra's columns. And the Ladlad books. Through these books I have embraced who I am.
How does a Filipino writer succeed in a country where people barely read?
More importantly, who would give a chance to a writer who has never published anything?
I'm not brilliant, but I'm good. What advice can you give the newbie?
Thanks.