"The Chinese have their Great Wall and Forbidden City to view their civilization's panorama. The Cambodians have their Angkor Wat. The Japanese have their Shinto temples, shogun villas, and katanas. Indonesia has Borobudur. What can Filipinos show? (Collectively, not individually. For individual initiatives happen anywhere.) Is this indicative of the Philippine youthfulness or ambivalence?
And if "it is more fun in the Philippines" (the nation's tourism slogan) why do most Filipinos want to live or work in another country?
Also, is the famed Filipino "friendliness" in their DNA? How about the rampant corruption in both government and private institutions?
"Shake the Iba for it to yield more fruits," is folk advice from my mother and sisters about the Iba tree (cicca acid). Similarly, the worldview and consciousness scrutiny is to wake the Filipinos up and use their capabilities to transcend bonsai habits.
This book offers a cultural journey of the Philippine Bikol Region that showcases their magic-mythic landscape."
From Book's Backcover. By Patricia P SanJose. Available at Amazon (worldwide). In Pinas, now available through the author. The unit price is PhP995.40. Free shipping within the Philippines. Text: +63 945 602 0177
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