Come to think of it – you’re so right!!! Remember when Filipinas in the United States are nothing more than mail-order-brides? Boy, I remember that time when my sister gets so pissed when she gets asked if her husband was white who petitioned her to come here to the US! She’d shout back that she’s a nurse!!! hahaha!

But, yeah – those days are gone, and Pinoys in the US are not just known in the medical field, let’s not forget our famous IT people – programmers, entertainers and gee… almost everyone really. Gone are the mail order brides.

But i have a feeling, everything’s a vicious cycle. After this, many will go back to throwing insults to others.

Many Filipinos forget a lot, I guess.

Rather than ranting and ranting and ranting. We should be alarmed that some people look at our educational system as not credible. Let’s do real action here. Prove to them that it is not true not by being such a lynch mob but by producing quality doctors. Even the palace jumped into the bandwagon rather than doing something about our whole educational system(which should be their priority)

But what pissed the hell out of me is the fact that there are a good number of pinoy bloggers, columnists and well, people calling themselves professionals claiming that we’re nothing but a bunch of onion-skinned nuts for going over far and beyond.

I was lucky enough to have gone to GWU in DC and Temple in Philadelphia. I’ve been stereotyped many times but the worst discrimination I encountered was at work when I was let go in favor of another color simply because I didn’t looked like them. I swallowed it and looked for another job.

Interestingly, before this whole Desperate story blew up, my niece alone was angry at her classmates comments that Filipinos in Manila live in boxes and cartoons because this is what they see on TV. Here’s what I wrote even before this story broke out: http://reynaelena.com/2007/09/29/at-12-years-old-shes-already-experiencing-the-tough-side-of-being-in-the-usa/

What pinoy bloggers, columnists and these so called professionals in the Philippines do not understand is the typical American mentality and although this is not a generalization of Americans – some of them actually believes what they see on TV! Besides, Desperate Housewives is like a religion here. It’s a party on Sundays and a water cooler conversation on Mondays. That’s how popular the show is.

Now, to some bloggers who assumes the Moses role, this is my question to them – have they been to the United States? Worked here? Studied here? And experienced what some of us have experienced and long enough to understand the mentality of some of these people here? Will their harsh comments change?

I’ve said this in some of the blogs. One’s opinion would certainly be different if you’re from the outside looking in – than from where you’re straight smack in the center of it. More juicy different if you’re a part of it.

Disclaimer:
1. Sori po, I have this tendency na gawing blog ko ang blog nang iba! hahaha!
2. There’s nothing scholarly with what I write, baka po lumipad ako. Karton lang po ang pakpak ko. Most of what I write are nothing but raw straight fom my behind read: Mga Utot nang Utak Ko.

I’m glad i read this post of yours, now I know I am not a lone ranger in this “crusade” daw as perceived by some…

Peace and All Good dude!

“Ethinic jokes might be uncouth,
But you laugh because
They’re based on truth.
Don’t take them as
Personal attacks.
Everyone enjoys them -
So relax!”

and it is pretty true.