Been watching our television ever since the incident in Boston. Also in Texas. I’m just so saddened by the event, how could anyone do that kind of heinous crime. My heart goes out to the people who lost their lives there. While watching the event it really reminded me of the 9/11 tragedy. When they showed the smoke after the bombed exploded and people were running for safety it really made me think of the Twin towers when the debris and smoke were all over the place.
I was just thinking where on earth is the safest place to live. I know when I was growing up that we thought highly of America. Everyone wants to come and live in the States or the first world for that matter. Like the saying goes ” America is The Melting pot”. I know it still is safe today but just try to be on the look out, and always be aware of your surroundings. We used to lived in Vancouver, Washington USA.
Just after 9/11 tragedy I’ve heard on TV that a lot of those terrorists were having their training place near Portland, Oregon. It just less than 30 minutes away from where we used to lived. It was really a shocking thing to know. I’m pretty sure people there before didn’t think of who their next door neighbor was. I mean we say hi and just leave it at that. We don’t pry on the other people, but I think after 9/11, everyone now tries to know who is living next door to them. I remember on the news that some of them were also staying in Seattle. It would be scary to know that your next door neighbor was one of them.
Really living here in Mindanao, I guess it’s no different than any other place on the first world now. I would not say that they are safer there than us now. I remember people telling me or writing to me how could we sleep at night when Mindanao is not safe. At first it annoys me, but I got used to it and just laughed it off. A lot of them were telling me how in the world that Bob and I brought our kids to live in the chaotic and war zone area. Can you imagine hearing that statement a lot of times? It’s so hard to explaine to people who never set foot in this place and just judged it based on what they hear on the TV and the news. Can’t debate with narrow minded people who already concluded that Mindanao is like a war zone place like in the Middle East. I would say that there are certain areas in Mindanao that I would not advise for any people to visit without a guide or people you know there. Really it’s just like certain area in every city all over the world that the gangsters will hangout. You will not go there unless you have someone you know inside the group.
Watching the mom of the Boston Marathon bomber whining of how her son was treated in the States after what her sons did baffles me. I guess she thinks highly of her sons after what they did. I really thought her and her husband would be remorseful and feeling sorry for the people. But I didn’t see that from them, instead she keeps going on and on how her kids were the victims and the innocent ones. I had some opinion of her but I better keep it to myself though.
Anyway, I will just say that all of us will just keep our eyes open and on the look out always. Be aware of your surroundings. Know a little bit who the people living next to you.
BE SAFE EVERYONE!!!
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Thank you Len Jones.
Have a great day!
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Having spent the past 25 years of my life as a Police Officer while also a member of the Air Force Reserve Ive kinda become “hardened” to violent acts such as this. My first taste of violence was in 1989 while stationed in the RP. A guy I worked with was gunned down on McArthur Hwy just outside Clark AB. The NPA claimed responsibility and eventually carreied out a number of other attacks/bombings in the area. Ironically, being scared to death to even leave the base, I couldnt wait for that next surfing trip to Pundaquit, La Union or Baler Bay. After a few weeks of the intiail attacks I kinda got my confidence back but was always weary of who was around me. On my last trip to the Phils (2011), my wife asked why I was so apprehensive when we were in Mindoro. I think it was the sheer feeling of being so far away from my comfort zone. A day or two went by and I finally settled in. In hindsight, while being somewhat parnoid, I think I became a better person because it made me aware that you shoud always be cognizant of your surroundings.
Hi joe p – I know the feeling. I used to feel that way when growing up. Been hearing the fighting in the mountain where we used to live. But luckily it went away. For awhile anyway. Good for you too for overcoming the feeling.
Just when we are comfortable living again when some lunatics started bombing places all over the world. Don’t even know now who lives next door to you. It really scary nowadays.
But like what we said here just on the lookout always.
Always good to see you here. Have a wonderful day!
That was a well thought out Article Feyma, and your opinion of the parents though not stated is probably what every other American feels inside their heart. You are correct in saying that no one place in the world is totally safe but if you get the felling that you are completely safe, that is when you are most vulnerable. I agree wholeheartedly that you must be alert to what is going on around you and know your neighbors!
Hi Joseph (Hey Joe) Stuckey – Thank you so much Joe. Probably, I don’t doubt that.
Yep always on the lookout. So true when you felt safe that’s when you are most vulnerable.
So correct try to know who lives next door to you or keep an eye on them.
Glad to see you here. Have a pleasant day!
Good thoughts Feyma… I am recalling a rather large explosion at an SM Mall i Manila just a few years ago. It can happen anywhere that people lose respect for life and each other. God bless.
Hi Stephen M Gray – Thank you. So true it can happen anywhere now. Yep, no more respect of anything nowadays too.
Have a good weekend!
Good thoughts Feyma… I am recalling a rather large explosion at an SM Mall i Manila just a few years ago. It can happen anywhere that people lose respect for life and each other. God bless.
Good thoughts Feyma… I am recalling a rather large explosion at an SM Mall i Manila just a few years ago. It can happen anywhere that people lose respect for life and each other. God bless.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Stephen.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Stephen.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Stephen.
I hate the standard “blame the media” but so much of this is hearing over and over again all the bad stuff we hear on TV, the Internet, etc.
A couple of years ago I was scheduled to take my kids on spring break to Cancun. My ex-wife was very apprehensive, since she and her hubby watch a certain news channel which at the time was constantly talking about violence and kidnappings in Mexico. Now mind you, she is from hew York City, not the safest place in the world. “But it’s Cancun, not a drug infested border town,” I told her. Of course Cancun is one of the most upscale resort areas in the Western Hemisphere and we were very safe. But it goes to show how scared people can get if they here about danger often enough.
The united States is not safe at all. You look at the hole in the Pentagon and tell me a Boeing 757 made that little hole. There is no debris at all. Any other airplane crash enen a small one has debris. That’s how dangerous it is in the U.S. the Goverment is the enemy.
The united States is not safe at all. You look at the hole in the Pentagon and tell me a Boeing 757 made that little hole. There is no debris at all. Any other airplane crash enen a small one has debris. That’s how dangerous it is in the U.S. the Goverment is the enemy.
The united States is not safe at all. You look at the hole in the Pentagon and tell me a Boeing 757 made that little hole. There is no debris at all. Any other airplane crash enen a small one has debris. That’s how dangerous it is in the U.S. the Goverment is the enemy.
A well thought out article, Feyma. Situational awareness is something we’ve moved away from as a society. With our earbuds and cell phones, we’re more concerned with things happening a world away than with our immediate surroundings.
I suppose we could forgive family members for being concerned about loved ones in faraway places. Most folks aren’t up to speed on world geography. I recall being amused when my family would call, worried about us, after a terrorist incident or natural disaster in Europe. It was usually a few hundred miles from us. I think I did learn from that. When I hear of an earthquake in Japan, I check my map before I call my son.
Take care,
Pete
Hi Cordillera Cowboy – Thank you so much. Yep, sometimes so much information can lead to bad thing. It’s good to have all the good gadgets we have now, but others just used it in a bad way.
I hear you. Been there before. Ha ha ha… Yep good thing to have the world map next to you.
Have a wonderful day!
Hi Feyma, A very good article you have written, you are right, it does not matter where you live in the world, there is always going to be some form of violent acts, done by lunatics.
Even in Australia where i am living, but i can’t wait to go back to the Philippines to live, but all the times i have been to the philippines, i have always felt safe, just be on your guard and look around wherever you go…
Hi Mel – Thank you so much. Yes, just to raise an awareness that not just here but to all that be aware of who lives next to you.
Hey, good luck to your plan on moving back here in the Philippines. What particular place are you thinking of living here? Hope to see another expat in the Philippines soon then.
Have a pleasant day!
The government is made up of real people, not an abstract entity. To carry out a government conspiracy as huge as 9/11, you had to have people involved in the planning, people involved in the funding, people involved in the training, and people involved in the execution of the plan itself. With these many people involved, the chance of a leak developing somewhere that would expose the “conspiracy”, or someone voluntarily coming forward because his conscience bothers him, is just too great a risk to take, unless a strict code of silence is imposed for every one to observe. There are several ways I could think of by which members of the conspiracy is expected to remain silent: the threat of death, blackmail, and a guaranteed monetary compensation for life. But, what is the motivation? To legitimize the Iraq War? A ruse to feed the military/industrial complex so that a handful of people can get rich? Perpetuate “manifest destiny”? Establish American global imperium? Establish democracy in the Middle East? Clash of civilizations? The truth is, it’s none of the above, just as there was no conspiracy, in my opinion.
The above comment is made in reply to Mr. Lowell Hazelton’s comment.
Totally agree. I can not believe any western government would do this to thier own people, and own country.
Mrs Feyma,
The bottom line is you are not free from violence no matter where you live. That’s just the society we live in right now. Have a nice day
Thank you so much PapaDuck.
Have a great weekend to you!
No ones ever been safe, we just thought we were and took life for granted. The early settlers had indian attacks and no antibiotics, ww1 and pandemic flu, ww2 and nazi or japanese invasion or some bioweapon, cold war nukes, now its everything wth finacial collaspe
No ones ever been safe, we just thought we were and took life for granted. The early settlers had indian attacks and no antibiotics, ww1 and pandemic flu, ww2 and nazi or japanese invasion or some bioweapon, cold war nukes, now its everything wth finacial collaspe
No ones ever been safe, we just thought we were and took life for granted. The early settlers had indian attacks and no antibiotics, ww1 and pandemic flu, ww2 and nazi or japanese invasion or some bioweapon, cold war nukes, now its everything wth finacial collaspe
your so right Ronin..and Bob ..growing up in the 50s and 60s , polio.cuban missile crisis , president assasinated ..getting drafted to Nam..makeshift bomb shelters and …the end of rock and roll (temp.)…how did we ever make it
your so right Ronin..and Bob ..growing up in the 50s and 60s , polio.cuban missile crisis , president assasinated ..getting drafted to Nam..makeshift bomb shelters and …the end of rock and roll (temp.)…how did we ever make it
your so right Ronin..and Bob ..growing up in the 50s and 60s , polio.cuban missile crisis , president assasinated ..getting drafted to Nam..makeshift bomb shelters and …the end of rock and roll (temp.)…how did we ever make it
Hi Ronin Wolf and Tom Clark, yes, media draws our attention to these things more these days. Like, back in the 60’s or 70’s there was no CNN and such. If you lived in California and there was a bomb that exploded in Boston you might not even hear about it!
Hi Ronin Wolf and Tom Clark, yes, media draws our attention to these things more these days. Like, back in the 60’s or 70’s there was no CNN and such. If you lived in California and there was a bomb that exploded in Boston you might not even hear about it!
Hi Ronin Wolf and Tom Clark, yes, media draws our attention to these things more these days. Like, back in the 60’s or 70’s there was no CNN and such. If you lived in California and there was a bomb that exploded in Boston you might not even hear about it!
hi i am from pakistan in my country we are enjoying the bomb blast know adays
Abdul……….or whoever you are. You are a very sad and sick person.
To take pleasure from such an atrocity is beyond belief. I just hope, for your sake that no members of your family are ever taken in the same way. If that ever did happen. I wonder just how much ”ENJOYMENT” you would get from that?
hi i am from pakistan in my country we are enjoying the bomb blast know adays
hi i am from pakistan in my country we are enjoying the bomb blast know adays
You are a sick person, Abdul.
You are a sick person, Abdul.
You are a sick person, Abdul.
no one should enjoy the bomb blast.
no one should enjoy the bomb blast.
no one should enjoy the bomb blast.
Apparently in Pakistan they do, Bryon Green, at least according to Abdul. Sick, sick, sick.
Apparently in Pakistan they do, Bryon Green, at least according to Abdul. Sick, sick, sick.
Apparently in Pakistan they do, Bryon Green, at least according to Abdul. Sick, sick, sick.
Why would a Pakistani enjoy something our government did to ourselves ? Our gov. wants trouble to have a reason to put there private army ” just as well armed and just as well funded ” as o said. I’ve seen the picture of the kid leaving WITH his backpack after the bomb blast. I also saw a group of men dressed in black, tan pants and boots all wearing hats with punisher logos. All carrying backpacks one with a silver square on it. I also then saw the exploded backpack with the SAME silver sqare on it !! Then at the press conference someone asks who those men are the man says ” next question “. But I’m just a crazy tin foil hat wearer I guess
Why would a Pakistani enjoy something our government did to ourselves ? Our gov. wants trouble to have a reason to put there private army ” just as well armed and just as well funded ” as o said. I’ve seen the picture of the kid leaving WITH his backpack after the bomb blast. I also saw a group of men dressed in black, tan pants and boots all wearing hats with punisher logos. All carrying backpacks one with a silver square on it. I also then saw the exploded backpack with the SAME silver sqare on it !! Then at the press conference someone asks who those men are the man says ” next question “. But I’m just a crazy tin foil hat wearer I guess
Why would a Pakistani enjoy something our government did to ourselves ? Our gov. wants trouble to have a reason to put there private army ” just as well armed and just as well funded ” as o said. I’ve seen the picture of the kid leaving WITH his backpack after the bomb blast. I also saw a group of men dressed in black, tan pants and boots all wearing hats with punisher logos. All carrying backpacks one with a silver square on it. I also then saw the exploded backpack with the SAME silver sqare on it !! Then at the press conference someone asks who those men are the man says ” next question “. But I’m just a crazy tin foil hat wearer I guess
Abdul may have been one of the terrorist!
Abdul may have been one of the terrorist!
Abdul may have been one of the terrorist!
There is a Muslim terrorist attack thwarted almost every single month in the USA, so occasionally one will be succesful. It is the price the USA pays for allowing in more and more Muslim immigrants every year, Muslims are responsible for over 95% of terrorist attacks in the world. Most Muslims are not terrorists, but it is impossible to predict which Muslims (or their children) will eventually become terrorists. The only way to end Muslim terrorism in the USA is to stop allowing Muslim immigrants into the USA. There are tens of millions of non-Muslims who want to immigrate to the USA, allow them into the USA instead and see the terrorism rate drop in the USA.
There is a Muslim terrorist attack thwarted almost every single month in the USA, so occasionally one will be succesful. It is the price the USA pays for allowing in more and more Muslim immigrants every year, Muslims are responsible for over 95% of terrorist attacks in the world. Most Muslims are not terrorists, but it is impossible to predict which Muslims (or their children) will eventually become terrorists. The only way to end Muslim terrorism in the USA is to stop allowing Muslim immigrants into the USA. There are tens of millions of non-Muslims who want to immigrate to the USA, allow them into the USA instead and see the terrorism rate drop in the USA.
There is a Muslim terrorist attack thwarted almost every single month in the USA, so occasionally one will be succesful. It is the price the USA pays for allowing in more and more Muslim immigrants every year, Muslims are responsible for over 95% of terrorist attacks in the world. Most Muslims are not terrorists, but it is impossible to predict which Muslims (or their children) will eventually become terrorists. The only way to end Muslim terrorism in the USA is to stop allowing Muslim immigrants into the USA. There are tens of millions of non-Muslims who want to immigrate to the USA, allow them into the USA instead and see the terrorism rate drop in the USA.
wow Abdul ..why such a low opinion of human life ?someday all of us will realize that we are all brothers sharing a planet ..God created us all and why blame all citizens for the acts of a government ..what a shallow mind
wow Abdul ..why such a low opinion of human life ?someday all of us will realize that we are all brothers sharing a planet ..God created us all and why blame all citizens for the acts of a government ..what a shallow mind
wow Abdul ..why such a low opinion of human life ?someday all of us will realize that we are all brothers sharing a planet ..God created us all and why blame all citizens for the acts of a government ..what a shallow mind
Nice article Feyma. Thank you. Yes, we all just have to try to always be careful, just like your last two sentences. Labi na ag ‘knowing your neighbors’, see what was in the news last week with those 3 brothers in Cleveland, Ohio? Ajo ajo mo, and Happy Birthday, if I remember correctly, I think that’s what I saw sa fb.