I spent an evening drinking, listening to a friend's wasted story.. something I occasionally do. We talked about many things. Many evil things, many good things, and many useless things.
A tribute to being Filipino *sic* (part 1)
Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't mean to appraise the Filipino people. It's just that, looking back at how I got my Korean visa, it was even more difficult than a camel passing through the eye of a needle. I've seen many nationals from other countries pass by me in the consulate office, some American, some Canadian, some Japanese, heck some even African, and some even Singaporean. There is a separate line for Filipinos, furthermore there is a separate line for Filipinos applying for a visa for the first time (the line I was in).
It's really a sad thought. How could the whole Filipino nation be thought of as dishonest, when it's a certain number that do TNT (tago-ng-tago) when they get a tourist visa?
I stand corrected. The "certain number" is a really BIG number.
I arrest my case. It sometimes makes me wish that God gave you a choice of your citizenship before you were born.
But hey, you have to play the hand you've been dealt. So I can complain all I want..
..or I can rise up.
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4 comments:
It's unfortunate that Filipinos are stereotyped as such, getting travel visas in order to actually illegaly stay permanently in the country they are supposed to be only visiting, but I think they stereotype because it occurs more than they (the US or in your case the Korean Government) like, statistics wise.
I'm a permanent resident in the US, and I'm a bit surprised at the fact the amount of documentation I had to cough up to visit Ireland, when it makes no sense that I'd "TNT" there given that I already am staying here in the US. I can only imagine how harder it might have been for someone Filipino who isn't a permanent resident to visit Ireland and other countries.
Re: Ireland - Can you say "Impossible"?? =D
And what pisses me off more, is that even the legit-intentioned person is also affected by this bullcrap.
ganun talaga ang buhay... la la la
"you have to play the hand you've been dealt. So I can complain all I want... or I can rise up."
To be born in a certain nationality, with a certain handicap, with all imperfections, should not restrict us to be our better selves. ;)
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