There is pride in our nationality because of so many reasons.

My pride in our nationality...

• ...is in how Filipinos can talk about ideas from the mundane to the innovative, the political and intellectual to the intriguing and engaging. There is a certain thirst to talk about things, whatever the topic may be

• ...is in how a group of Filipinos create a certain bubble of familiarity and kinship once they get together in a foreign land

• ...is in how the Filipino tongue can adjust to any language with ease, wherever they are in the world

• ...is in that once upon a time when the power was within the people

• ...is in how Filipinos became legends in sports and in the arts, showing the world how our country is gifted with great talent and perseverance that can pave the way for success

• ...is inhow fellow Filipinos pride is shown in different ways: through three stars and a sun embroidered on apparel and local material made into bracelets, songs of believing in our color and agimat flowing through our bloodstream, love for our nation transcends all forms of expression.

• ...is in how Filipinos, despite the corruption going on and the hardships encountered, we can still find reasons to smile

(this is an entry to the moleskine giveaway contest at http://pinoycentric.com)