Last day, last last day, or the other last day, I'm not that sure enough but we had a cultural awareness seminar. I was sleepy and feverish the whole time and I was not able to catch the message of the diluted tone of the speaker. However, I clearly knew the objectives of the seminar even before it was started. I'm already aware though not "official" until I have the certificate. Whatever it is surely it's not integral for what is important is that I fully understand what the speaker is trying to tell us.
What the speaker has been talking about the whole time has been my question for already almost two or more years. I was wondering how my culture differs or even laggs from others' distinct and prominent culture. I know Filipino culture, all the dance, the tribal wars, the colorful dresses and everything that represent "Pilipino" during the "buwan ng Wika" days. Schools teach young minds how to dance by preventing their feet from being swollen by constant closing and opening of the two huge bamboo sticks, how to dance with candles on their hands, how to play tribal customs, and many other traditional upbringings developed by old Filipinos.
However, sorry to tell all of you but I as a concerned citizen of this modern Philippines doesn't look only only on the glorious colonial past of the Philippines but I dig deeper on what is currently happening right now. I prefer past as past and we only open it in a "book" when we have time. That book is better kept there until the present is stable and fixed enough.
Books teach about cultural dances, eating habits, respect, religion, and etc. However, they forgot and even until now they hide the fact to the more literate generation right now the "unusual" culture of our country. Philippines' varied mix of people with different ideas made our country a very diverse one with varying rich heritages inherited from different colonial leaders of the past. Some follow the Spanish living, some follow the Japanese Asian mix, some idolize the more prominent Americanized culture, and some still follow the pre-traditional past or the indigenous way of living.
The present situation of the country still relies and may have been caused by these varying mixes, which obviously didn't get any good result. I wonder how repressed Philippines' culture is when it comes to self-identity nowadays, people don't follow and are not proud of most Filipino cultures. The younger generation right now no longer patronize Filipinos but rather Koreans, Americans, and for some... Europeans.
There are two main and distinct cultures of the world, the white(western) and the Asian(eastern). However, due to differences in the industrialized Asia and the developing Asia, dominant cultures of some prosperous Asian countries are sometimes classed on the "white" mix. Of course the more dominant culture is the white one. It shines its power and influence all over the world and almost all rich countries in the world have a distinct white heritage.
White culture is characterized by more self-identity and spirit of individuality than most other cultures. In white culture, individuality is greatly represented by a person living in this world and has its own decisions on how to live his life, earn money, and sometimes prosper. Whereas, the Asian culture or the "eastern" culture focus more on how a person fits in a society and how he's being a good citizen and help his fellowmen.
I call my self-culture as "white". Me myself is aware on the differences of both and I don't see it as a compulsory to stick on what is being believed by many. I see myself as an individual and I demand more freedom. Basic freedom on what I know as right and what I know as wrong.
I think that's all.:D
What the speaker has been talking about the whole time has been my question for already almost two or more years. I was wondering how my culture differs or even laggs from others' distinct and prominent culture. I know Filipino culture, all the dance, the tribal wars, the colorful dresses and everything that represent "Pilipino" during the "buwan ng Wika" days. Schools teach young minds how to dance by preventing their feet from being swollen by constant closing and opening of the two huge bamboo sticks, how to dance with candles on their hands, how to play tribal customs, and many other traditional upbringings developed by old Filipinos.
However, sorry to tell all of you but I as a concerned citizen of this modern Philippines doesn't look only only on the glorious colonial past of the Philippines but I dig deeper on what is currently happening right now. I prefer past as past and we only open it in a "book" when we have time. That book is better kept there until the present is stable and fixed enough.
Books teach about cultural dances, eating habits, respect, religion, and etc. However, they forgot and even until now they hide the fact to the more literate generation right now the "unusual" culture of our country. Philippines' varied mix of people with different ideas made our country a very diverse one with varying rich heritages inherited from different colonial leaders of the past. Some follow the Spanish living, some follow the Japanese Asian mix, some idolize the more prominent Americanized culture, and some still follow the pre-traditional past or the indigenous way of living.
The present situation of the country still relies and may have been caused by these varying mixes, which obviously didn't get any good result. I wonder how repressed Philippines' culture is when it comes to self-identity nowadays, people don't follow and are not proud of most Filipino cultures. The younger generation right now no longer patronize Filipinos but rather Koreans, Americans, and for some... Europeans.
There are two main and distinct cultures of the world, the white(western) and the Asian(eastern). However, due to differences in the industrialized Asia and the developing Asia, dominant cultures of some prosperous Asian countries are sometimes classed on the "white" mix. Of course the more dominant culture is the white one. It shines its power and influence all over the world and almost all rich countries in the world have a distinct white heritage.
White culture is characterized by more self-identity and spirit of individuality than most other cultures. In white culture, individuality is greatly represented by a person living in this world and has its own decisions on how to live his life, earn money, and sometimes prosper. Whereas, the Asian culture or the "eastern" culture focus more on how a person fits in a society and how he's being a good citizen and help his fellowmen.
I call my self-culture as "white". Me myself is aware on the differences of both and I don't see it as a compulsory to stick on what is being believed by many. I see myself as an individual and I demand more freedom. Basic freedom on what I know as right and what I know as wrong.
I think that's all.:D
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