November 2009
“Pilipinas Kong Mahal”: In Cosmo’s On My Mind (October issue)
November 2, 2009 by Niña Terol-Zialcita · Leave a Comment
One girl shares her musings about her love for the Philippines despite, in spite, and because of…
by Niña Terol
(Originally published in the October 2009 issue of Cosmopolitan Philippines)
In many ways, my relationship with my country is like my relationship with my family. There are days when I’m extremely proud to be Pinoy. Then, there are other days–just like those moments of extreme parental angst or sibling animosity–when I just want to fly away, cut all my ties, and never look back.
Nonetheless, there are some things that will forever bind me to this country. Like blood, the soil we were born on will always be thicker than water.
