tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post584013934273746786..comments2024-01-03T18:27:12.178+08:00Comments on Islander in the City: I Would Have Been a Politicianatto aryohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16762087147430357408noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-65228606060366539232007-10-23T23:53:00.000+08:002007-10-23T23:53:00.000+08:00naku, buti na lang di ka natuloy. or i would have ...naku, buti na lang di ka natuloy. or i would have heckled you to kingdom come. and you would have sent your goons on me. haha! :)gibbs cadizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487718827848874729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-34347469622928759322007-10-23T23:07:00.000+08:002007-10-23T23:07:00.000+08:00Ive just read ur blog.. I dont think its late for ...Ive just read ur blog.. I dont think its late for you to join (or rejoin) politics.. di ba ang iba nga jan, MATANDA na pro nasa politics pa rin? Just take it from ur experiences.KRIS JASPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044837069428023710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-50756410934499731532007-10-23T19:10:00.000+08:002007-10-23T19:10:00.000+08:00politics is usually dirty but it's also up to you....politics is usually dirty but it's also up to you. maybe you would've been a public servant insteadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-2328247772341853882007-10-23T15:21:00.000+08:002007-10-23T15:21:00.000+08:00wow. this amazes me.many "upright" people dread po...wow. this amazes me.<BR/><BR/>many "upright" people dread politics and here you are lamenting over your failure (sorry for the term) to become one.<BR/><BR/>but i wud salute you if you get into politics and make a positive difference. God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-55039462324538274552007-10-23T09:22:00.000+08:002007-10-23T09:22:00.000+08:00Lawstude: Thanks. I guess you've had worse encount...Lawstude: Thanks. I guess you've had worse encounters with them. It's good you've decided to migrate to the private sector.<BR/><BR/>Rochelle: I agree that lawyers can be great politicians. But they can be the worst too. They could use their expertise of the law to desecrate it it. Sad.<BR/><BR/>Abaniko: Hmm. You as my campaign manager? I guess you could make me look super handsome in your pics. atto aryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762087147430357408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-59520297100452403832007-10-23T09:12:00.000+08:002007-10-23T09:12:00.000+08:00Lazarus: I guess I have accepted the fact that I d...Lazarus: I guess I have accepted the fact that I do not have the guts to sustain a political career. I am probably meant for something else. And yes, politics can get bloody. Takot ako sa dugo, he he.<BR/><BR/>Gina: Mag-aabroad na lang ako, mas masaya pa. Meron ba diyang opening for waiters sa lugars nyo? :-)<BR/><BR/>Ian: Wiser, probably. But not richer. Even barangay elections these days need atto aryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762087147430357408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-12710885121301580092007-10-22T23:32:00.000+08:002007-10-22T23:32:00.000+08:00If you're an honest person (and I think you are), ...If you're an honest person (and I think you are), why not pursue your ambition and change how people view politicians today? I'll even campaign for you. :)Abanikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875357364145384684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-959815123758875012007-10-22T21:56:00.000+08:002007-10-22T21:56:00.000+08:00I can so see you as some big political figure. It'...I can so see you as some big political figure. It's not too late, really! Great lawyers make great politicians! And maybe if you were a politician then, you would have turned out to be a different person, but now that you are who you are... maybe now is the time! :)Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397904386163424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-83808520692477070362007-10-22T11:43:00.000+08:002007-10-22T11:43:00.000+08:00no. please don't go there again. ur better off now...no. please don't go there again. ur better off now. in my almost ten years of public service, i have been battling the worst of them.Omanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334833375168419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-76017791063956698652007-10-22T07:03:00.000+08:002007-10-22T07:03:00.000+08:00ako rin pangarap kong maging politician... err... ...ako rin pangarap kong maging politician... err... public servant :Paajaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051476759953786747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-7509176771330991692007-10-21T03:09:00.000+08:002007-10-21T03:09:00.000+08:00naku, politician on the making ka pala. Kung nagka...naku, politician on the making ka pala. Kung nagkataon e, may bagong pagasa pala ang ating bayan!Coldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735232413615219817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-18148211381330743432007-10-20T06:40:00.000+08:002007-10-20T06:40:00.000+08:00then again... years have passed... you're years ol...then again... years have passed... you're years older, wiser, more ready to roll with the punches of politics... how about giving politics another go? =]ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927690500691776966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-62253692698889306082007-10-19T21:42:00.000+08:002007-10-19T21:42:00.000+08:00Reo,So it wasn't meant to be. You're right, who kn...Reo,<BR/><BR/>So it wasn't meant to be. You're right, who knows, maybe you would have turned out to be a different person. Somebody who's less of a person than you are now.<BR/>Kaya, sa kanila nalang ang politics!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058517968742018210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162068845288283542.post-47676373276021072022007-10-19T17:51:00.000+08:002007-10-19T17:51:00.000+08:00Aryo, it's too early to give up. Or maybe, change...Aryo, it's too early to give up. Or maybe, change is not yet possible with the kind of leaders we currently have.Very depressing.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where in Samar do you come from, but I've been to Catbalogan a decade ago. I heard of bloody politics in the neighboring towns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com