Comments on: Undermining Institutions

By: Guillermo Prat

Guillermo Prat — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:26:58 +0000

JCC and Chris, missing you guys. How goes it with you? Being in Mindanao has made it a bit difficult to keep up with this blog and the comments. I am sure you are all aware of what is happening so I have re-focused my priority: dreaming of peace in this troubled island. No fair when you guys use your native bicolano dialect that my daughter understands a bit.he he. Do keep going, even without me. Cheers

By: erleen joy

erleen joy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:38:07 +0000

hi.to gp, jcc: such intellectual conversations you had here. i appreciate and enjoy every idea and philosophy that has transpired in the posts. You two, i can say, really share same and great sense of wisdom. oh, maybe not that ’same’ but in a way, though. At first, I was intimidated by the way these two exchange their ideas, but hey, I learned a lot. Thanks sirs! God bless.

And yeah. i also dream of a progressive country and vibrant people.
It takes time, indeed. Let’s all look forward to seeing our own as one. ü

By: jcc34

jcc34 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:53:15 +0000

chris, gp and i may have different way of looking at things but it does not mean that we have no respect for each other. everything is clear between us. we discuss ideas, though they may be diametrically oppose ideas but those opposing ideas do not make us enemies.

bottomline is, i dream of progressive country and vibrant people and so thus gp and maybe yourself too.

by the way, i know how to distinguish between admiration and mockery. gp used the word “decadent” in a very inoffensive way and not as form of mockery from my standpoint.

as to the old people’s discussion at the plaza everynight, you would be amazed to find out that they talk more sense than most of us.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:20:29 +0000

jcc / gp: ok, i relent. after days of asking myself daily what i value, i’ve come to realize that we need this kind of entertainment in this blog. so on with the show, boys! garo man lang ni platika kan mga gurang sa plaza burubanggui.

jcc: from the looks of it, gp is way ahead of you. he’s assailed your bribe example, effectively belittled your academic background, and called your lifestyle decadent in the face of hunger here in the philippines. but lo and behold… you two apparently share the same dreams. so he says. imagine that….

gp: so after striking down (almost on a daily basis) practically every opinion of every significant blogger here, what’s the principle to be had?

By: Guillermo Prat

Guillermo Prat — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:55:43 +0000

Chris, jcc and I share the same dreams, i think. It is difficult to ride a high horse, almost got thrown by one with a mean spirit.LOL At the end of each of your day, ask yourself what it is that you valued that day. Keep asking that question until you arrive at a good list. You will discover that facing certain situations, you may not want to stand for what you say you value. Some people call it principles. Life is difficult, is the first sentence in the book, “The Road Less Traveled.”
Duh…