Bato's+Diary+1

**// Diary 1 //**
media type="custom" key="6219313" width="10" height="10" I am sixteen; however, I am attending college now. I have one younger sister, Bulalayo. She is eleven years old, but due to my tuition she is helping mom in our store. Most of my colleagues dropped out of our college and became a gangster. One of my best friends, Jamel Jaguar, also became a gangster. The weather today was very sunny. Perhaps, the weather is probably cheering for the women’s victory on their suffrage. However, my mom does not care. She is not interested in rights or votes. She just silently works on our store and our home. Most women are enjoying the day. However, for my mom it seems like the day is no different from other days. I think she should have more pride and should be happy for earning more rights. In college I am majoring Economy, but I am also learning English by myself. Learning English is quite fun. Now I can even right (write) a diary. Lately I heard the news that the massive chunk of land above Philippine is getting invaded. I hope this does not affect our country. It seems like the island next to this massive land is getting powerful and they are trying to expand their empire. I believe this island is called Japan and the massive land is China. I remember reading about these two countries in the document. In Philippines if I mention China or Japan, no one understands. Most people here are not educated, therefore, only few people knows Japan or China. Most people do not know how powerful these countries are, and Filipinos doesn’t really consider them as dangerous. However I believe they will someday be a threat to our country. I should start gathering more information about this Japanese expansion of their empire. Our country should be alerted for any foreign attacks. I can never be satisfied in Philippines. I would like to travel the world and learn more about foreign relations and information about these large and powerful countries, in order to protect our country. Now I don’t really know the world and the events that are going on. However, I believe I could bring back some valuable information if I could travel. I just need a sponsor who could support me financially. Our family is too poor in order to support my journey. I would like to learn more about Roosevelt, the president of United States and United States as well. I hope someone could really support my education.