Done voting

At last I am done voting! My parents, youngest sister and I, woke up early as we wanted to be one of the first ones to arrive at the voting polls. But when we arrived there we were met by a throng of angry people as the long queue were all mixed up. It was clear that everything was so disorganised to see people complaining already so early in the morning. By 9:30 am a lot of people had gone home disgusted about how things have all turned up. We were even given numbers which proved to be useless as we finally reached our precinct. We had to endure more than 3 hours to wait for our turn. All in all it was a disaster but the most important thing is that were able to cast our votes. Now all we need to do is wait for the outcome...  

A call for change

Tomorrow, 10th of May 2010, is voting time in the Philippines. This will also be the first time that we will be using the smartmatic machine which is supposed to make voting and the counting of ballots much easier. As a Filipino citizen, as a voter, and as a mother I am as anxious as the candidates because I would like to be able to vote and say that I made the right choice. I would like to be so sure that any choice I make now would not haunt me back in the future. I would like to make sure that the people I will be voting for are after the best interest of the Filipino people. Someone who would be able to make at least that much awaited single step towards change. Someone whom we, Filipinos, can be proud of. A president who would not be easily swayed by the bad elements that would surely surround him. And a president who will not put this country to shame.

For my countrymen, this is the moment that we have waited for. We want change and this is one avenue that we can take to elicit change in our country. So please....please vote wisely and responsibly!