my goodness kapatid! how come you don’t see “order, cleanliness, discipline, etc.” in many places here!

you’re assuming that what you saw in Kota is already a representative of the whole of Malaysia!

My conclusions are not borne out of observations from a tourist or just haphazardly, but from someone who has lived here and observed the culture for a while after living in the States and other countries also. It’s not also from someone who gloats, but in fact, saddened by the general regression of Filipino life and culture.

Browse this blog and others I have authored, and you can see some of my suggestions. But my general suggestion is related to the saying, “the best of both worlds.” What’s wrong with Filipino culture is that it’s so flexible and adaptive, that it emulates even the worst of other cultures. Many Filipinos have seen what’s done in other countries and their cultures, and in adopting these things, sifting out the worst is not done.

And when I criticize some of the things I see, the intention is to point it out because many aren’t like you, and get them into thinking that something has to be done to correct or improve them. I’m not a know-it-all who has solutions to everything I see wrong. As a pastor, I can point out the problem–sin–and the solution–the gospel. But I can’t be a jack-of-all-trades to my flock.

“These photos should make it obvious….”???

Have you been to Boracay? Bohol? Palawan? Other than the good-looking airport, you can find equivalents of those pictured in many tourist spots here