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10th Point: We Filipinos are so Complaining (POSITIVE WAY)

In a working field or even at home, you’re not working well because you feel
uncomfortable or you feel sick, it’s better to complain when you’re upset especially to the person
around you such as family and friends. If you don’t, you’ll end up alone in your pain. By getting
comfort, it helps you to less pain and to feel safe.

Another one is when we are not capable to do assigned work. Some instances, there’s a
lot of work that is hard for us, we think that we don’t finish it in a given or enough time so
complaining is good to inform them about our problem therefore it’s possible to solve which
make us by decreasing stress and being problematic.

Complaining bring some advantages for us as a person. By that, we addressing what’s

our opinion in a thing. By means of complaining, sometimes the way we speak, we’re saying the
truth and after we expressed our ideas, it will give happiness and makes us more confident.
When we complain about things, make sure it shows fair and understanding. Aside from that,
avoid getting offend or insult anyone which brings conflict between each other. Atlas, we are
just complaining that is actually unusually bad so that it brings positive impact for each
individual.

Passed By: Rhona Mae H. Nunez

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11th Point: We Filipinos are not Pretentious (Positive Way)

Yes, exactly. We Filipinos are not pretentious people.

For instances like, we are a member of a poor family, absolutely expected that we
are experiencing poverty, experiencing shortage of food, lack of financial assistance and
many more. Filipinos one of the hardships encountered mostly but instead of giving up
and ended up on negative situations, we must be positive thinker and always bear to our
mind that it’s not the end. We Filipinos don’t pretend that we are rich, that we can able
to have the resources and needs that we need everyday, instead be proud, don’t be
ashamed.
Filipinos are not choosy, the way we wear, simple but attractive. Don’t buy some
clothes just for wants only perhaps in need. We’re poor, remember!
Filipinos are likely similar to an empty bottle, didn’t act and pretend that he
knows everything, that he understand anything. If this attitude appear, everybody could
help and give some opinions, some different ideas which you didn’t know and that may
help you a lot. Be matured enough!
Lastly, I want to say that Filipinos are not pretentious individuals. Simply, we are
not born here in this world to be a liar, to hide anything and everything we had
experienced or something happens on us. We are here, to show our true identity, to
reveal the truth, not for our own sake and goodness but for the reality, being real to
ourselves. We shouldn’t push ourselves to do the things we can’t do, don’t assume that
we can have all the things we want. Be contented and always show realness to everyone.
Be honest. Sa totoo lang tayo, wag nating pahirapan ang sarili natin!

Prepared by:Mayline J. Francisco

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8th Point: We Filipinos do not give an exact answer (POSITIVE WAY)

We all knew that we are afraid to hurt the person who loves us even we don’t love them
back. So, we do not give an exact answer when they asked “do you love me too?” and we
answered “you made me smile, you always there for me but maybe it is not the right time for us”
we don’t answered it like “No, I don’t love you like what you did” because they are like us, they
can be hurt. I don’t want them to change just because on what I have said.

In teacher and students, when students pass their projects and some of them are not
being good to do it. Technically, teacher will not say “It’s so nonsense! This is not good, do it
again!” but they used to say “It’s okay, it’s just need some improvements, little creativity and
adding some content but you’ve done well” at the same time the students will not get hurt and
motivate themselves to be better.

By describing their love one, when their friends ask you “how was your boyfriend? Is he
handsome?” you knew that your boyfriend is not good in physical appearance, so you prefer to
say “He is kind, lovable and caring” because for us we see that our love one is handsome in that
characteristics/way. I remembered the Aesthetics of Filipino Personhood that we have a
different kind of beauty. If he is not good in physical appearance aspect but he is gentle, good
singer and neat then will look handsome. Don’t be mad when they laugh, you know your
boyfriend better than them.

Giving not an exact answer of Filipino is such a good thing by seeing it in its positive
side. It only teach us to think logically. Try to explore the different side why we do not give an
exact answer maybe because they have a logic or reason behind those answer.

Prepared by :Regien Aleen R. Flores

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12th Point: We Filipinos are not resilient (NEGATIVE WAY)

Yes, It is true that we Filipinos are not resilient in such the way we experienced
any difficulties or some challenges in our lives. We are weakened, we are sensitive, and
we are fragile, like a skin that are easily to broken and damaged.

In a relationship(boyfriend &girlfriend), this characteristic is dominant, once a

girl is being hurt by her lover or love one she always says that all boys are so disgusting
but they don’t think that she only experienced a kind of love from that guy. The girl do
not think carefully if she really understand what she have telling because from the first
place she didn’t know the real characteristic of boys, she only rely on a one guy that
makes her feeling down. So that, it may result her to don’t love again next time. The
Filipino term for this is called “marupok”..

In terms of experiencing a calamity, Filipinos are not also resilient regarding with
that matter we are easily give up and lose our hope to recover again.

For being a not resilient citizen, there’s a chance that we became aware for those
things happening on our environment and our society. Filipinos being weakened because
they are not weakened because the reality for it they are just resting to take a time for
themselves to do the things again that may give them a moral lesson to learn from their
experiences.

Submitted by: Amira M. Conde