Richelle's Ramblings

life in the province

ever since i retired from active journalism more than a year ago, i haven't written a single political or economic or socially-relevant piece. the few blog entries i've written are merely ramblings and musings of a bored stay-at-home wife and homemaker. nothing interesting worth reading really, so much so that i myself got bored writing those ramblings after a while. after a while, i just stopped writing altogether.
it isn't that politics isn't interesting. on the contrary, it is very very interesting, so much so that a lot of people i know (or rather, used to know) talk about it day and night. controversies popping up left and right regarding wiretapped conversations, witnesses for hire, impeachment proceeding, chacha, con-con, con-ass, jueteng briberies, constantly rising oil and crude prices and the endless rallies are enough to keep one occupied for days and days.
but one thing living in the province has taught me is that not everything revolves around politics, or rather, on things metro manilans think are important. i've heard it said time and again that metro manila is not the philippines, but i just realized that when i quit my job and relocated to iloilo. it's just so peaceful here, with none of the tension and stress of the metropolis. oh of course there are a few rallies here and there by local chapters of militant groups, but on the whole things are quite. it's like we live in an entirely different country. a coup can happen in manila but for people in the provinces, life goes on. sabi nga ng mga tao dito, nagugulat na lang sila kasi iba na pala ang pangulong nakaupo sa malacanang.
i know i've complained time and again that life is boring here, but at the same time, it's quite nice to live life as an ordinary citizen. sometimes it's more blissful living in ignorance of all the sh--ty things the government and government officials are capable of doing.

posted by Austin @ 7:38 AM