“What Bothers me?”
I am a girl who lives in San Pablo City, Laguna for about 16 years and it’s not my first time to be away from my homeland but it bothers me that I am staying here in Manila for 2 weeks and it gives me an irritating feeling that I am living with an environment which is not as good as our environment there. Manila is the capital of the Philippines but why does Manila looks very poor, I am not talking about the tall buildings, establishments, etc. but I am talking about how people live here, there are so many people who are living on streets, they have nowhere to sleep and just ask for money from other people, also garbage is everywhere! I just can’t understand why people like to throw their trash just everywhere even we are the ones experiencing its consequences, so why do it? When it rains here, even if it is not heavy, streets experience floods and it is almost anywhere. I think this is normal here because people are used to it but I am not that’s why I think I am complaining. Living here in Manila bothers me because I really prefer to live in a small province at least it is not polluted as Manila and not as crowded as here. I miss the cool breeze of Sampaloc Lake, I miss the trees where I used to look at when studying, I miss the road where I used to pass by when going to school, I miss the time when I enjoyed riding the tricycle with my friends. Riding tricycle here in Manila does not feel good instead I am just irritated by the filthy air. Aside from the environment, what really really bothers me is that I am not staying with my family. I really miss them, maybe that’s also the reason why I am bothered about the place here. I miss my mom. I miss her reminders (she always remind me the things I need to do) I miss how she prepares things for me. In short, I just miss to be on her side. I also miss my brother even though I think he hates me, I just don’t know why. Of course I miss my dad but he’s in Australia for work. Actually my first time to live on another place is when we stayed at Doha, Qatar for a month and my family is with me so maybe I just didn’t feel that the place bothers me because I am happy being with them. As of now, I am still a college student and I am studying at De La Salle University so I need to stay here in Manila for my studies, maybe if I get used to live here, this thing will not bother me anymore. It is just that I am staying here for just 2 weeks, maybe time will change my mind and my point of view.
People are different, so we have different tastes and preferences so I hope people from Manila will not criticize my statements. I am just stating what I feel and also I hope that you will not take it personally. I also like Manila in terms of mall, and other things but I just don’t like to live here.
