Comment from a reader on the post "Do We Live in a Community or a Mall?":
All malls suck...in your opinion. That's okay. If you cannot buy it in
the Bajac-Bajac market then you don't need it....thanks for deciding
that for everyone. On innumerable occasions I have not found some very
basic things I needed there. If you like the years-old market mold/rot
stench oozing from the pavement and drains, the heat and humidity, the
poor (sometimes phony)crippled/blind folks and homeless/ neglected
street kids bugging you for a peso (or more), and being charged double
or triple for items because you are a foreigner- the Bajac-Bajac market
is for you. You want to boycott the malls? What's your point? Put them
out of business? The malls here in O.C. are providing jobs for thousands
of unemployed citizens here and improve their lives. What would be your
alternative plan to employ them? Burglary? The military withdrawing was
a tragedy....for you. For me, entering and leaving the main gate after
they were gone and no longer being jerked around by American and
Philippine military security grunts because of my earring, flip-flops,
t-shirt, etc. or too many packs of cigarettes (i.e. "merchandise
control")....it was over in '92 pal, and it ain't comin' back. Lovin'
it, baby! You're livin' in the past, dude.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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All comments are posted anonymously. We don't care who you are, we just care about what you have to say. But let's keep it civil. No slander. Talk about issues, not individuals. No racism. Cool it on the profanity. Like Sinatra said, "You don't need to work blue. You'll never play the big houses with that crap."
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I was here long ago and this isn't a base, hasn't been in a long time, let it go. It is now Subic Bay or SBF or SBFZ. It is not SBMA, another thing that makes us sound like idiots, not knowing the difference. Let OC finally move on from the rut it was stuck in with the greedy persons who profited from those military days. The people of OC deserve better. Rumors are already flying, the malls don't pay (vs. no jobs) the malls are expensive (maybe on somethings but not all). Many local people already drive to Papanga malls or Manila even, at least we will be keeping some of the money here in the local economy. Also big companies often provide health benefits, education, labor law enforcment and you can probably earn a promotion without your uncle owning the place. I doubt I will have to argue one time for my OR. This will also impact they type of employee who is used to their own flexible hours. I look forward to a more reliable professional workforce.
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