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littering

September 6, 2006

it was about 2 weeks ago, i was apprehended on my way to school.

crime commited: throwing a piece of candy wrapper.

charge: 1000 pesos

of course, my initial reaction was “1000 pesos?! sa isang pirasong wrapper na piso ko lang binili?! ang dami daming nagtatapon dyan, ako lang ang huhulihin niyo?!”. i was very angry for i was very late for class and these two men were really getting on my nerves. then they gave me a ticket.

“bayaran niyo sa city hall within 5 working days. kung hindi pede kayong makulong.”

“makulong? talaga?”

when i got home, i threw away the ticket that they gave me.  

it was only this day that i’ve realized that i shouldn’t have done that - littering. i’m always talking about how i love this country. how i respect this country. but when i thought about the way i acted that day, i was kind of disgusted with myself.  i got really furious when they apprehended me, while i was the one who had made a mistake.

sure, we can say that “ang dami dami naman nagtatapon diyan eh.” that’s the freaking point, i suppose. yun kasi lagi natin iniisip. madami naman gumagawa. the point is, mali parin. alam naman natin na mali, alam naman natin na madaming gumagawa, bakit naman natin gagayahin?

so, i’m writing to say sorry to you, my philippines. i promise that i will never litter on your grounds again.

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