Please dont believe this story its already on the
paper that this testimony is pony.
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> please read on...
>
>
> > MISPLACED PRIORITIES CAN MISLEAD A NATION ... A
> SAD AND TRUE FILIPINO
> STORY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > THE STORY
> >
> > "He who can take no interest in what is small will
> >
> > take false interest in what is great." John Ruskin
> >
> >
> > Jasmine Trias visited the Philippines very
> recently.
> >
> > Everyone was agog waiting to welcome her. The
> >
> > excitement was remarkable as the media and many of
> our "kababayans"
> >
> > flocked to the airport to see her. This scenario
> is typical of
> >
> > Filipinos. Sadly, it reflects our country's
> misplaced priorities.
> >
> >
> > Contest of the Mind. Another young girl came back
> to
> >
> > the country just a couple of weeks ago. Her name
> is
> >
> > Faye (not her real name for very sensitive
> reasons).
> >
> > Unknown to her countrymen, this eleven year old
> girl
> >
> > brought honor to the Philippines. She represented
> the
> >
> > country in the Intercontinental Science Quiz Net
> in
> >
> > Australia. Out of 57 countries represented, Faye
> >
> > garnered First Place for the Philippines. Germany
> came
> >
> > in second while the United States came in third.
> >
> >
> > In stark contrast to the hooplas extended to
> Jasmine
> >
> > Trias, Faye's arrival did not make any noise. Not
> a
> >
> > peep. In an earlier competition, "Mathematics for
> the
> >
> > Young Asians" in Indonesia, Faye also came out in
> the
> >
> > Top Five. But just like the Australian event, this
> >
> > feat did not receive any recognition in our
> country at
> >
> > all.
> >
> >
> > Our interests seem to be set on other
> "priorities." We
> >
> > are more interested in promoting celebrity guests
> >
> > instead of educational and intellectual pursuits.
> >
> > Indirectly and quite obviously we are teaching our
> >
> > children that development of the external image
> takes
> >
> > priority over educational achievement.
> >
> >
> > Faye's story is inspiring. She comes from a broken
> >
> > family. Her father falsely claimed that he was
> >
> > unmarried when he married her mom. When her mom
> found
> >
> > out, she decided to raise up her daughter alone.
> >
> >
> > Despite the difficulty, Faye in no way used it as
> an
> >
> > excuse for complacency in her studies. In grade
> >
> > school, she was a consistent honor student. She
> took
> >
> > every academic requirement as a challenge. And she
> >
> > delivered. At one time, she submitted a project
> thesis
> >
> > in Australia that won "The Best Physics and
> Science
> >
> > Award". The award qualified the Philippines to be
> one
> >
> > of the top 10 countries that would compete in
> >
> > Australia, among the 57 countries that joined.
> >
> >
> > Considering her family's financial constraints,
> she
> >
> > and her mom asked help from our government for
> their
> >
> > trip to Australia to claim the "Best Physics"
> award and
> >
> > to join the Science competition. They saw this
> >
> > challenge as a rare opportunity offered to Faye
> and
> >
> > her country, considering that only two Asian
> countries qualified - Japan
> >
> > and the Philippines.
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately, our government had other
> priorities.
> >
> >
> > Mother and daughter then tried to ask help from
> >
> > individual senators and congressmen. All turned
> them
> >
> > down except for one who was willing to help, on
> >
> > condition that Faye should give public credit to
> the
> >
> > senator for supporting her even in the earlier
> >
> > competitions she joined. Out of integrity, the
> mother
> >
> > could not accede to this arrangement. Thus no
> outside
> >
> > help was found.
> >
> >
> > Faced with this situation, Faye and her mom took
> out
> >
> > all their savings and went out of their way to
> secure
> >
> > by themselves the additional finances needed. The
> only
> >
> > driving force behind them was their desire to give
> >
> > honor to God and to the Philippines.
> >
> >
> > With the little resources they had, they went to
> >
> > Australia on September 17, 2004 for the
> competition.
> >
> > They claimed the trophy and cash award for the
> "Best
> >
> > Physics" thesis Faye submitted in Sidney and then
> flew
> >
> > to Brisbane for the quiz competition.
> >
> >
> > No kababayan welcomed them in Australia except
> for
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