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Inspirations from Vietnam

Visions get to happen when we mean it to happen. Wishes, hopes, plans remain as it is until we initiate something to happen. 


Vietnam is (almost) a beggar-free country especially on tourist destination sites and cities. By specific, Da Nang is zero beggar. Begging is prohibited. Beggars get caught by authorities and send them to technical schools to learn skills so they could get jobs after.

I've been able to see how diligent Vietnamese people are. Walang tamad, walang tambay. Resulta, walang bahay na barong-barong, walang nanglilimos. I couldn't see, I couldn't feel poverty in every place I've been to: from ancient towns, to remote communities in the countryside, to modern cities. Agriculture is excellent too. Quality fresh produce is available everywhere at low price.


There's heaps of inspiring stories that linger in my head how the country thrives to be in the position where they're at now (at least for tourism...which is the main bread and butter of its people). 


Most government transitions that I know especially within our asian neighbors were from bad situations to good or from good to better situations. In the case of the Philippines, I wonder. When it was Marcos Sr's era, life in the Philippines was lighter (that's based on personal experience, I am 47 now). His government (then), is still continuously stormed by critiques even up to now. Question is that, have we even become better as a country after martial law? The cry for democracy and its victory in 1986 just brought more adversity to the country in terms of economics and social justice undeniably.


We need visionaries and actionmen in the Philippines too. Travel to learn. Dalhin natin natutunan pagbalik ng Pilipinas. Dyan naging national hero si Doc Jose Rizal. Nung na educate sya sa Europe, minulat nya lahi natin sa consciousness na labanan ang pang aabuso at pang aapi. Now, it's time for us to give our fair share; to take pride in what we do as Filipino, to be excellent in what we do. Mahalin natin ang Pilipinas sa puso, sa isip, sa salita, at sa gawa - even in little things. Not like in Vietnam where their national flag is hung everywhere, there's more visible korean flags in Boracay that I can see than our national flag.


Welldone Vietnam! I see the reasons why you are 10-million higher than the Philippines in terms of number in annual tourist arrival.

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