Consistently inconsistent

The contradiction is found in our lives when we are proud to be a Filipino with the dream of becoming a U.S. Citizen, when one announces she shall not run for election because it will divide the nation and gets elected and divides the nation, when we raise the VAT to 12 percent to raise more revenue but cannot explain the disbursement of 726 million of fertilizer funds. It further goes deeper when we know we need to change and do nothing about it by allowing good intentions to remain just a thought. When asked to relentlessly seek the truth, we know that "the truth does not contradict the truth".

Being inconsistent gives rise to the opportunity to becoming consistent i.e., conforming to a regular pattern. Let it not remain a wish but a goal that we reform the Commission on Elections. However, a contradiction exists when the needed action toward reformation is known by the Commissioners who claim they are public servants but will not resign despite the fact that the general public has lost trust in them. Instead they gather their regional officers for a seminar workshop on moral values and rewriting the Comelec's mission/vision statement. Whenever a commissioner speaks out I get excited to see how the admonition of "who exalts himself will be humbled, and who humbles himself will be exalted" will transpire.

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Another area of contradiction is when Management announces "we aim to serve you better" and make clients wait on line standing up by removing the seats that were once provided to provide the clients some comfort during waiting. It may work toward encouraging the teller to work faster but such is negated when one client has to do several cash withdrawals as was requested by her officemates which requires the others to wait equally as if ten other people where ahead of them.

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We are a City known for keeping our surroundings clean and one opportunity to be consistent is at the corner of Gov. M. Perdices and Dr. V. Locsin Streets. Does the burned-out corner have to be kept dirty? Who is responsible for keeping the sidewalk clean?

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To be consistent, let us end with two attempts to make you smile as sent in by Manong Alex.

Bisaya 1: "Gara ng kutsi, siguro kay Miyur iyan!"

Bisaya 2: "Dilibay!"

Bisaya1: "Kay Hipi?"

Bisaya 2: "Tuntu ka man. Kay FATHER iyan. Gisulat niya sa likud o,'SAFARI'."

Hello! Heto na naman ako. Gulung-gulo ulit ang isip ko. May nais lang sana akong itanong sa inyo. Alam ko matutulungan niyo ako. ANG "BIRDS FLU" ba ay past tense ng "BIRDS FLY"?*