"EvEnts in the yEar 2009"

The news article titled “Cover Story: Defining Moments of 2009 by Pennie Azarcon dela Cruz “tells about the different things and event that was happen last 2009.Some of it was Charles Dickens famously wrote the best of times and the worst. There was Manny Pacquio making Filipinos proud everywhere with his double wins against boxing stalwarts Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. There was CNN hero of the year Erfen Penoflorida with his moveable feast of books showing how dreams are reached and grasped. Former President Cory Aquino’s phenomenal wake and funeral and Arnel Pineda who was discovered on You tube and went on to become the lead vocalist of the band journey. The peso continued to rally against the dollar. And then Ondoy struck sinking Metro Manila in a few hours of torrential rains that swept away any lingering doubt about the looming catastrophes of global warming and climate change. The Maguindanao massacre saw 57 unarmed civilians gunned down in cold blood by warlords made invincible by dubious political alliances. Add to that word infamy, as the Abu Sayyaf bandits again courted the global headlines by kidnapping three Red Cross volunteers.


While reading this article the very first thing that comes in my mind was in year 2009 is like a bullet that crack our mind to those events that are unexpected to happen in our country. Those things and events that were happen has brought to us an effect which is in the state of good and some of it was in the state of bad and it brings with emotions and their influence on our perceptions and judgments. Let me first tackle to those events that brought us and our country proud. I really appreciate to those Filipinos who fought and brought the name of our country like Manny Pacquio who won many times but then there is one thing that I don’t like that he have done, it was running a congressman on their city. It makes me realized that he run because he knows that people will vote him for the reason of his great influence in for wining the game which is boxing. Erfen Penaflorida who made things possible to those less fortunate people in our country and made them think that being meager is not a hindrance in education and of course Arnel Pineda who made the whole world knew that Filipinos got talent. But unfortunately, if we had so many good things that happened in the year 2009 we also encounter some horrific events in our motherland like the phenomenal wake and funeral of the former President Cory Aquino that made the whole Filipinos cry because Pres. Corry Aquino gave hope to Filipinos all over the world and continues to inspire and unite people. “Bagyong Ondoy” who eradicated the many Filipinos in Metro Manila in just a few hours and I’m very apprehensive to those people who has been affected in this typhoon because it’s not easy to deal this kind of phenomenon and what’s hurts is when mainly of their love ones died. It’s really firm to admit the fact because I experience this kind of situation. Of course the latest was the Maguindanao massacre who slayed 57 civilians just because of the ambiguous political alliances and I’m dreadfully shock when I’ve heard this news and see the pictures that was massacre. I say to myself that “why they have done this”? They are not GOD to judge the lives of the people. I really hate those people who have been involved in doing this kind of matter. Many lives are wasted because of their damn plan to be an influential people and to become a richest man in this world and in fact they have it already.


All this things made the year 2009 very meaningful even though it made many people sob. This is just one of the problems that God has given to us to test our faith and love to him if we could be stronger to accept the reality and truth on what was happening in our country and even in our own family. Maybe some of us didn’t recovered yet but we should because life must go on and there are things that we will find the answer if we grow enough and mature.