'No Longer Necessary To Try To Impress. If They Like Me The Way I Am, That's Good. If They Don't, That's Too Bad'...

Today, (Wednesday) in my homeland of the Philippines, was a big day. The whole country stopped and mourned for the passing of former president Corazon Aquino who passed a few days ago from colon cancer.

She was very religious as many Filipinos are and a hero to entire nation...

"Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope"

I honestly didn't know who she was until she died and my parents told me about her life. She did a lot for the Philippines and during her term she pulled the nation of the Philippines out of dictatorship. She over-threw Ferdinand Marcos, a ruthless and historic dictator who declared martial law.

Her husband was the first to run against Marcos to become president and was later assassinated after returning to the Philippines from exile in the US. After that, Cory Aquino ran for presidency herself; but lost. However, the only reason she lost was because of Marcos' corruption and deception. Cory then led the 'People Power' movement to overthrow the Marcos government and succeeded. A true Filipino hero...

"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life"

R.I.P. Corazon Aquino
(1933-2009)

I'm out like Marcos by the People Power Revolution...