Still hazy
| SHE SAYS |
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| Dinah S. Ventura |
There is something about the hot, humid stillness of the air these days that bodes of a coming rupture, as if boiling air is trapped within, threatening to break out and scald us all.
Filipinos, usually so cheerful no matter what the circumstances, are wearing somber, unsmiling expressions these days, and while it might have something to do with the Lenten season, I am pretty sure the main reason for our long, dark expressions has to do with the impatience we feel about our circumstances.
The rising gasoline prices, rising fares, rising cost of living in general with no reprieve in sight — not even the cushioning effects of salary adjustments or removal of the oil tax — has driven many fun-loving Pinoys to reconsider their options. For the nth decade in our lives, Pinoys are leaving in droves, unable to take much more of the status quo. Those who left years ago are still returning to those places they will never feel completely at home in, but will tolerate for the sake of their families’ welfare. Many of them would rather stay here, but how could they — life is too difficult, and government has yet again vowed and is struggling to fix what had been broken so many times before..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110420com7.html
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