I had this chat conversation with a client contact while doing support. Suddenly our topic turned to the current political situation of our country. We may have different views but we both agree that all of us should do something in order to change the current situation.

[Client Contact]: gud am pre.. thanks yest ha
[Me]: welcome
[Me]: btw: that’s 25$
[Client Contact]: :))
[Client Contact]: dollars na rin singil mo
[Me]: oo ano? lugi na nga yan… mababa na kasi palitan. hehe
[Me]: :))
[Client Contact]: uu nga dat means tumataas value ng pera natin kaso marami pa rin ang gutom
[Me]: yep tama ka dyan…
[Me]: pero sana mas bumuti yung lagay…
[Me]: change naman doesn’t happen overnight eh.
[Client Contact]: yup kaso ang nkakaramdam lang nun e ung myayaman..
[Client Contact]: ginagawa ni gma na parasite ung mga tao
[Client Contact]: nde sya dapat bigay ng bigay ng pagkain
[Client Contact]: bigyan nya ng pondo para matutong mamuhay
[Me]: tama ka dyan…
[Me]: dapat tama yung paggamit ng pondo…
[Me]: ika nga "teach people how to fish"
[Client Contact]: bka kala mo wlang kurakot sa mga pinamimigay nyang fud sa mahihirap.. meron din un
[Me]: oo isa pa nga yun…
[Me]: well dapat vigilant tayo as citizens para bantayan ang gov’t
[Me]: pero at the same time dapat hindi rin puro oppose lang just for the sake of opposing.
[Client Contact]: kaso kung mlalaman mo na me bahid ng corruption ung projects like broadband deal, computerization ng remote schools e talagang mapapailing ka
[Client Contact]: biruin mo sa mga remote areas natin pre ung school wlang bubong puro dingding so pano mo lalagyan ng computer at inet un??
[Client Contact]: napakalaking kalokohan
[Me]: yup sa mga ganoon dapat talaga di pinalalagpas yun
[Me]: about: broadband deal, computerization ng remote schools
[Client Contact]: kaso anong gnawa nila, pinagresign c abalos tapos wla na
[Client Contact]: ganun lang un
[Me]: hmmmm…
[Me]: ano ba pwede gawin natin about dun?
[Me]: as simple citizens kung baga…
[Client Contact]: nde ko rin alam pre.. pero kung mgkakaron ng pipol revolution uli e sasama ako
[Client Contact]: sawa na ko sa nangyayari
[Client Contact]: kawawa ung mga next generations sa dami ng utang ng pinas
[Me]: ako naman wala kasi sa personality ko sumali sa ganoon…
[Me]: siguro tina-try ko na lang to be better citizen…
[Me]: in doing my small part…
[Client Contact]: ako rin pare kaso sobra na kc
[Client Contact]: ginagago nila ung mga tao
[Client Contact]: tau
[Client Contact]: ok rin un
[Me]: alam mo yun?
[Me]: being an example to family, friends, co-workers…
[Me]: hopefully by being a good example eh I can be an influence to the people around me.
[Client Contact]: yup i know
[Client Contact]: kaya nga inoopen ko sa lahat ung mga nangyayari
[Me]: yup tama yan… in a way your doing you part na.
[Me]: kasi dapat nga maging aware yung mga tao.
[Me]: iba kasi iniignore nila…
[Me]: porke siguro wala silang problema or they are living comfortable lives.
[Client Contact]: yup feeling nila porke nde ngrereact ung mga tao e ok lang
[Client Contact]: pre question
[Me]: sige shoot
[Client Contact]: w8 lang redi ko lang ung data

Each one of us should do things for our nation and not just complain. Nothing will happen if we just throw mud at each other. What we can do as mature and educated citizens is to point out what needs to be improved and at the same time, do our part in fixing the problem. We don’t have to do big things. Most of us are busy with our own lives.

I do believe that the easiest way to change the society is for each one of us to change ourselves. Who knows how many people we can influence if we can just be examples to our family, friends and co-workers. I also think that words alone are not enough in influencing people. Words should be coupled with action.