Presidential Election 2008: United States of America to the World

A month from now, the world will be all eyes to the democratic process called election in the great bastion of democracy, the land of butter and honey, the land of the free and privileged, the United States of America.

This would be the most awaited event in the world before the year ends. Questions and anticipation are forming. Who would be the next seating chief executive in the oval office of the White House? Is there a change of foreign policy? What would be the course of international relations?

Whether or not a republican or a democrat president would succeed the Bush Administration? The anticipation is overwhelming on how the next American President give justice to famous words spoken by Abraham Lincoln, “Democracy, the government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Some people would say that the forthcoming election is the answer to the unstable US economy. Somehow, I’m hoping that at the least, it will eventually solve the problem.

The election can also be a change of personality alone not of anything else. That, in the guise of the new administration, same foreign and international policy remains. New Paradigm of Unilateralism, in short another selfish world regime reigns.

If we to assess the two presidential contender, Senators John McCain and Barak Obama. I find the latter almost one step-ahead to victory. His flat form of governance is reliable and very much timely. To quote Senator Obama in one of his speaking engagement, he said “All we do now be done in celebration for change, for the better. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we’ve been waiting for.”

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Manila Escapades (Part 1)

It's almost a month when I visited Manila and attended a very important convention. I have traveled at the height of emotional uncertainties because my mother during the time died and her body still lies at state in the funeral homes.

The situation doesn't stop me to fulfill my obligation to the my organization. What I did was mere a call of duty or shall I say a "command responsibility" as the highest official in Mindanao and member of the National Board.

My younger brother Jayvee supposed to be would join me in the said trip but I told him not to go along with because of the family mourning.

I really had fun on the said trip because I was not alone. Some of the senior Smpians were able to made it to the final list of delegates representing different areas of Mindanao. Dexter, Gerwin, Larry and office mate Nice able to joined me in the Manila Escapades.

The fun started from the time we departed from the Davao International Airport aboard the first flight of Cebu Pacific Air around 6:30 in the morning. While on our way to Manila aboard the plane, we experienced several turbulence up in the sky. I never got the chance to take a nap or little rest for I'm not at ease in the whole duration of our flight. I was thinking that the whole thing might result into ordeal. hehehe.

We arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 around 8:30 a.m., safe and sound. We really had wonderful time to took pictures in the arrival areas and outside the building.
hotel.

Continuation next time.....

Here are some of the pictures taken during the said trip.



1st Day of our Congress, Imperial Palace Suites



Inside the taxicab, on our way to the Hotel





Outside NAIA Terminal 3



Arrival, NAIA Terminal 3



Waiting Area, Davao Internationl Airport