(Brian Neyra contributed to this report)
Let’s forgot about the debate on super powers and focus on which country is more cultured, America or China.
While Americans were glued to their TV sets, cringing on the superficial exchanges between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in their first debate of the season, Chinese elite were being entertained by a giant panda in an unbelievable piano recital.
Ah, the grand spectacle of young graduates draped in money garlands, parading their academic triumphs while we, the mere plebeians, watch in awe and mild nausea. Is this an insensitive display of wealth or just another episode of “Keeping Up with the Commencement Kardashians”?
Tradition, you say? Or perhaps just another hallmark of our consumer-driven society, where even education has a price tag—and it’s in crisp peso or dollar bills.
And those money-studded ceremonies? Why not? If newlyweds can turn into human ATMs at weddings, why shouldn’t our fresh graduates get their share?
And as for those garish money birthday cakes from Red Ribbon or Goldilocks, fear not! They’re not polluting young minds; they’re simply preparing them for a world where sugar highs are the only way to cope with economic lows.
Welcome to the glittering chaos of modern celebration.
(CTTO)
We, the people born between the years 1930-1980, were the blessed ones. Our lives are a living proof.
¶ While playing and riding a bike, we have never worn a helmet.
¶ after school we did our homework ourselves and we always played in meadows until sunset
¶ We played with real friends, not virtual friends.
¶ If we were thirsty, we would drink frim the fountain, from the waterfalls, faucet water, not mineral water.
¶ We never worried and get sick even as we shared the same cup or plate with our friends.
¶ We never gained weight by eating bread and pasta every day.
¶ Nothing happened to our feet despite walking barefoot.
¶ We never used food supplements to stay healthy.
¶ We used to make our own toys and play with them.
¶ Our parents were not rich. They gave us love, not material gifts.
¶ We never had a cell phone, DVD, PSP, game console, Xbox, video games, PC, laptop, internet chat . . . but we had true friends.
¶ We visited our friends without being invited and shared and enjoyed the food with their family.
Parents lived nearby to take advantage of family time.
¶ We may have had black and white photos, but you can find colorful memories in these photos.
¶ We are a unique and the most understanding generation, because we are the last generation that listened to their parents.
And we are also the first ones who were forced to listen to their children.~
The Adobo Chronicles 
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