If you’re from the Philippines, then you probably know where this can be found. For the sake of my other visitors, the scene in the picture is taken on the bridge of the biggest mall in my country (or probably the biggest in asia), the SM Mall of Asia. The reason why I have posted that picture is because I am really curious why there are a lot of couples who always display intimate affections in public places to their loves ones. And whenever I go to the overlooking bridge in MOA, I always see couples kissing and hugging or probably even touching each other. I totally respect the idea of ‘intimacy’ between couples but the thing that I do not understand is: why do they have to show those intimate affections in public places? Where’s the intimacy there?
Please do not get the wrong idea, I am not someone from the past who’s able to barge into existence in the new millennium. It’s just that it totally pisses me off because they’re showing their affections in the wrong place and, probably, at the wrong time. If they really want to touch, kiss and hug each other, why not rent a room? Come to think of it, motels are really cheap especially if it is located in a third world country like the Philippines.
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August 31, 2008 at 2:29 am
hi! i don’t totally disagree sa mga comments ng karamihan sa post na yan. pero gusto ko lang itanong sa mga kumokondena, pag ba masaya ka dahil nakapasa ka sa exam, natanggap ka sa trabaho, nakajackpot sa lotto o sinagot ng mahal mo, hindi ba matutuwa ka, sisigaw at magtatatalon o magtataas ng kamay? pag galit ka iiyak ka, manginginig at baka manakit pa ng ibang tao, hindi ba pini[igilan mung huwag gawin? ganun din naman sa pag-express mo ng love. i don’t see anything wrong with being intimate.iba na man yung intimate sa pagiging bastos na nagffrench kiss, nagkiskisan ng katawan o naghihipuan in public - kawalan na ng respeto yun sa sarili at dignidad. and that’s the time you can advice them to rent a room kasi SEX na ang gusto nila at hindi lang simpleng expression of love. nung mga bata tayo, we cling to our parents, we hold them, hug and kiss them, and we don’t care where we are. now that we’re mature,hindi nanatin gaanung ginagawa kasi matanda na tyo? di ba dapat mas naapreciate natin cla kasi konting panahon na lng itatagal nila sa mundo. dapat nga mas maging proud tayo sa express ng love sa mga taong mahal natin - not just parents, pati friends or even girl or boyfriends na totoong mahal natin. are we condemning those who display their affection publicly because we’re ashamed of expressing love to someone we value? we shouldn’t! we should be proud of our blessings, and love is a blessing? we should be thankful everyday that we’re still alive and knows how to love and be loved. it’s an automatic reaction of our emotion as a human being. panu ba natin masasabing moral o immoral ang isang gawain? immoral ba ang halikan ka sa noo ng boyfriend mo habang magkaakbay kayo? kung may asawa ang isa sa inyo, yun ang imoral! e ang pag pag-akbay mo sa nanay mo at paghalik mo sa kaniyangnoo habang naglalakad kayo sa mall, ikaw na manager na ng bangko. are we ashamed of it? for the others i gues, they are. pero ako hindi… i can still lovingly hug my mom and dad sa grocery store o sa roxas boulevard, anytime i want to. or hug and kiss my boyfriend sa church o sa MOA because i’m thankful that God gave him to me, and it doesn’t mean i want to have sex with him that’s why we have to rent a room!!! he’s the man who’s valuing and loving me in return.i don’t care what other people may think or say…sila ba ang ksama ko sa hirap at ginhawa? ang nagbubuhat ng mga gamit o bag ko pag mabigat? maigsi lang ang buhay. sayang ang panahon kung gugugulin natin sa pag-iisip kung anong sasabihin nila. hanggat hindi ka nakakperwisyo ng buhay ng ibang tao, hanggat hindi mo nababstos ang sarili mo o ang mahal mo, magmahal ka ng may kalayaan.