a tribute to cory...

i was able to catch the necrological mass for cory held at the manila cathedral on tv and as soon as i got home, McDo's mc chicken is waiting for me. my sister ordered it whilst i was on the bus on my way home. whenever i turn on the tv and watch the local news, cory's wake is all over the news. it still makes me teary eyed whenever i see how the filipinos loved cory and united for the very last time to pay homage to her.  she may not be a perfect leader when she was elected president but then, let's not forget the turmoil after the marcos regime. how can you expect a country to be in a spic and span order after martial law? our country back then struggled economically and no president, not even the smartest one, is able to cure an ailing country trying to move on. she was a mother, she gathered the nation and united everyone once and for all thus led to a monumental fragment of our history, the epitome of all edsa revolution. the succeeding edsa revolts were what i consider series of mockery, the country has gained it's democracy and all we filipinos need to do is to nurture it and protect the country from all threats towards our freedom. our forefathers fought for it and hopefully we learn to value the freedom we are all benefit from to date. thus, i salute cory...for her bravery, for being a mother to the nation, for her simplicity and composure amidst all the trials she and her family had been through & for her strong faith in God. so much has been said...but words are not enough for me to express how grateful i am for this freedom. i am proud to say this country fought for it's liberty. 

it was a bit drizzling outside on my way to work last monday. although  i was a delighted to see yellow ribbons tied on poles along ayala avenue and banners for cory and ninoy. it's like relieving edsa all over again but this time to unite all filipinos in peace and celebrate the life of cory aquino.  from the 37th floor of RCBC tower 2, i saw down btelow ons of people holding banners and wearing nothing but yellow flooding the streets of ayala. it was so monumental. i was envious when my sister told me she walked along ayala avenue and was lucky enough to see cory's casket. so my only way to commemorate her death is by simply paying homage to cory and used this yellow ribbon on my facebook account as my primary pic and cory's vectorized photo from deviantart for my Friendster profile. the color yellow will always represent CORY!