about philippine stuff on the arts

there are no perfect job here in the country. or even abroad. i worked with the best companies in the country. abscbn, gma, chikka, summit, yehey, cbcp, etc. right now i am with a unilab-owned company. i never had a job i can claim as "my own." so, i have to live with it. if i am only a writer, i could have written my own version of harry potter or lord of the rings. that would be nice. but, the problem here in the philippines, less people appreciate filipino artiste. foreign writers, or painters are much more patronized.

ask people who f. sionil jose is. ask the grade school, up to sophomore high school kids if they know who the late nvm gonzales is or who is liwayway bautista. yep, maybe they saw their names while skimming the bookstores looking for lotr's or hp's. they'd also watch movies in cinemas rather than watch plays, unless required by schools. most of the youth thesedays are driven to arts as a pre-requisite to something.

haha! to contradict my entry: i critize most of the kids for my guilt. haha! i don't know nvm gonzales. haven't red any of his. i've checked out f. sionil jose's the mass, but wasn't able to finish it. i understood liwayway bautista's dekada 70 when i saw chito rono's presentation on film. i read hp, and i am done with lotr. i'd rather read the alchemist than noli me tangere because i am pissed with the educational system to require it in the high school curriculum.

i love seeing theatrical plays, but not on the top of my list. best i've seen so far was once on this island, and rama at sita.

my proud pinoy side would be, music. apo hiking, eraserheads - sila ang mga bossing.

opinion... these thoughts are my opinion. this blog is not really about facts.