having lived in the region it was interesting to note that once a singaporean told me that when he was a kid he wished he was pinoy. you also hear how pinoys abroad do very well.

on the other side as well you hear how proud the indonesians are to claim that their king thwarted genghis khan by sending back the ears of his envoys so he headed west instead. or how the vietnamese pushed back the mongols, sent the french and americans packing as well as eliminating the people's liberation army in an attempt to invade. or how the myanmar sacked the thai capital killing the queen and thus forcing the thais to move to bangkok. how there are great monuments built in the name of their kings. and in these countries you will hear many more of their stories of former glory.

we see how inspite of the asian meltdown some countries arose from the ashes.

Question is - Do you think we are better? (may pacman naman tayo diba?)