Thad xxxxx@bsp.gov.ph wrote:
Well in terms of natural sceneries, totoo ngang mas maganda sa Pilipinas kaysa sa Malaysia. Pero kung titignan mo naman yung infrastructure nila compared sa atin, and yung ease of transporting the tourists, plus yung law and order nila na tourist friendly, napag-iiwanan tayo..Tignan nyo yung nandun sa ad, Petronas Towers, Malaysian Grand Prix, Malaysia Aerospace Expo, Mega Carnival Sale, wala tayong maipagmamalaking ganon. Boracay, Bohol, Palawan natin, di naman natin inaalagaan (di ba't ang taas na ng chloroform content sa Bora dahil sa waste problem nila?) Dapat iimprove natin ang transport system going to our Islands and mag-lagay tayo ng mga events which would attract tourists such as sa Singapore counterpart ng Malaysian Carnival Sale eh yung Singapore Shopping Festival, and sa Hong Kong meron din yun. Sa Singapore meron sila Fashion Festival, Food Festival and Arts and Cultural Expo. Kung tutuusin mas mura sa Manila pero yung malls natin hiwa-hiwalay...at kung sa Divisoria mo sila papupuntahin, good luck kung di sila ma-isnatchan or magoyo. Very tourist unfriendly, kahit na magaling tayo mag-english...Tsaka dapat talaga iimprove na natin yung airport natin. Sa lahat ng airport na napuntahan ko, NAIA ang pinaka-panget. Talo pa tayo ng Thailand, ang ganda at ang laki nung Suvhanabumi Airport nila.
Kaya sad to say, kahit -ipromote mo ang tourism natin, hindi tayo makaatract ng sindaming tourists...alam niyo bang ang tourists natin per year eh nag-aaverage lang ng almost 2 million while sa singapore 15 million, Thailand 10 million and Malaysia nasa 8 million na..Malapit na nga tayong abutan ng Vietnam and Cambodia na sa 1.5 million tourist na sila per year.....baket ganon? anong meron sila na wala tayo, ganung mganda naman ang natural sceneries natin, mas cheap ang goods dito at marunong tayong mag-english? Sagot: lack of infrastructure: pangit na transpo system, rampant crimes against foreigners (ATIVAN gans, mandurukot, etc.) and feeling ko inaalis pa nga natin yung mga potential tourist spots natin sa metro. Like yung Jai ALai Building, yung Mehan Gardens na dinemolish ni Atienza, tapos si Lim naman inalis yung mga bars and clubs along baywalk!! Paanong pupunta tourists sa Manila to have a good time? Tapos, yung planong pagtatayo ng gaming metropolis ala-Macau, tinututulan ng Catholic church, immoral daw!!
Kaya nga sad to say, I really am not fond of going out of town sa Pinas, mas gusto ko pang pag-ipunan yung Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau at China na trip kung sakali man... :-(
----- Original Message ----
From: jigs austria
To: xxxxxxxx@bsp.gov.ph;
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:54:40 PM
Subject: Re:
hehe, tama ka rin naman thad, pero sa totoo lang, sa maynila lang naman kasi nakatuon ang mga pangit na bagay na naiisip mo about sa pinas e. sa manila, talagang ganun, sira na, dito kasi nagsiksikan ang mga nag akalang nasa manila ang katuparan ng mga pangarap nila, though pwede pa rin namang irehabilitate ito. politika lang ang sumisira sa totoo lang.
kapag namasyal ka sa ibang lugar, sa labas ng metro manila, maraming tourist-friendly na mga lugar pa rin. hello down south lang - visayas, mindanao, e mamamangha ka sa ganda ng mga simbahan, beaches, bundok -- oo, pawang mga natural sceneries nga, pero dahil yun nga ang comparative advantage natin over sa ibang SEAsian countries e, bukod sa fact na talagang kakaiba, one of a kind, natural na accomodating talaga ang mga pinoy/pinay, e kelangang yun ang gamitin natin to attract tourists (though may kanya-kanya tayong natural resources na sobrang yaman talaga).
given na kasi na hindi maganda ang mga infrastructures sa atin e -airport, malls, roads, bridges etc.... pero alam mo ba kung ano ang parating sinasabi ng mga foreigners na nakapunta na rito, kung bakit sila bumabalik? -- dahil sa mga tao, kasi iba ang warmth na ibinibigay ng mga pinoy sa kanila, at madali tayong makisama at pakisamahan. yun ang dapat nating iproject, at doon, wala na talagang laban ang ibang nasyon sa atin.
yung pelikula ni izza calzado na batanes, maganda yun. hindi kinailangan ng magarang airport, ng matataas na buildings, magagarang malls, at kung anu-ano pa, pero sure ako na kapag napanood yun ng mga turista e darami pa lalo ang papasyal dun.
sa ilocos at cagayan regions, naku, hindi ka mauubusan ng magagandang lugar na pupuntahan. sa bicol region - kelangan lang talagang ipromote. wag na lang nating pakaisipin masyado yung mga kababayan natin na talagang walang balak umasenso. pati yung mga nabinbin na projects ng mga pulitiko nating pamumulitika lang ang inaatupag.
maganda na ang nasimulan ni gordon noon. magaling sobra, talagang pinagbudgetan yung mga ads ng wow philippines. marami lang pinoy na ayaw kasing iisa lang ang sumikat. di nila alam, hahatakin din tayo nun pataas lahat kung sinuportahan lang natin. lahat kasi gustong maging bida. yun lang naman ang hindi maganda.
sa tingin ko, hindi na natin kakailanganing hintayin pang makapagtayo pa tayo ng mga infrastructures na kagaya ng sa hongkong, singapore, malaysia, para maipromote natin ang ganda ng bansa natin (though of course, mas ok pag meron din tayo), pero kasi kahit wala pa ang mga yun e likas na talagang maganda ang pinas.
Sam wrote:
sang ayon ako kay reagan, thad. it's not the infrastructures that make us tourist-unfriendly. remember that the tourists that flock to our place have come from countries which have superior buildings, they don't need a blasted mall to enjoy our country. they don't need to spot a sanfrancisco-esque bridge to be awestruck. they are not after these modern conveniences because if they are, then why the hell did they have to leave their countries in the first place?
what are they after? beaches. falls. lakes. mountains. festivals - and we have plenty. i still believe that our country exudes that charm that no other uber-techie country can provide. we have the most breathtaking landscapes - batanes, sagada, dumaguete, camiguin. we have a million reasons to stand out, and no, we dont have to shell a million bucks to build some goddamn building to parallel ourselves with malaysia, thailand, singapore. these countries you have mentioned have resorted to technology to salvage/redeem the little resources that they have. call it artificial/plastic tourism, their attempts (successful attempts, yes i admit that) to make themselves known in the world. the beauty with us, is we have all our resources down pat and the effort that needs to be done has to be directed towards its promotion na lang. andyan na eh, ipromote mo na. we must not aspire to be the country that hosts some grand prix, we're humble enough to admit that we can't pull that off. and shopping sales? virtually hard to pull off, considering that we don't have a conglomerated shopping company of sorts.
my point is? CONCENTRATE AND INVEST AND BANK ON WHAT WE HAVE. My god, I just can't stress enough HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PHILIPPINES IS. I'm its number one fan, and while I do enjoy/relish the idea of hitting another countries, nothing beats the fact that a paradise/a mecca is always a busride/boatride away.
DOT should do its homework and start spreading the word now. If we keep cowering before other countries, what will ever happen to us?
to add to my point earlier, i also disapprove of pagcor's gaming city, not because of puritanical reasons, mainly because it's too damn expensive, they might as well use the funds for something else, what's that something else? promotion of the country. i cant say that enough.
and as for the crime rates: who says its 100% safe to travel these days? Countries like NZ, Sweden and UK hold the highest crime rate, but nothing's stopping people from going to these places?
It's sad that ang baba baba na ng tingin sa bansa natin, prinopromulgate pa natin ang hegemoniyang ito.
Haha yun lang! We should be awarded by the DOT! :D
2 comments:
haha can i just say rin sam, na kahaba haba nito pero binasa ko ang 3 replies?
i reckon all 3 of you have a point. so here's mine
1. There's no need for super modern buildings for a country, or a city, to be recognised as a tourist destination. Sam's point is good - we come from first world countries where shopping centres, buildings, and modern infrastructures are passe. When I went back home to Manila, what I wanted to see were the hidden treasures of the Philippines - and boy was I in for a treat! People here in Australia LOVE the outdoors, and even though Manila doesn't have the Opera house or the Harbour Bridge, we do have the mountains, beaches, hills, rivers, and natural treasures Australia will never have. That's what attracts us.
2. Unfortunately, the aforementioned natural, NATIONAL treasures are not being taken care of. The point made about the high chemical content in Boracay is a testament. Sure, we see Station 1 and 2 with its white sand beaches and clear blue water, but what about all that crap stashed in Bulabog Beach at the back? You can see sewers with the most disgusting black, tar-looking exudate slowly oozing directly from the DMall bars to the open sea in full view - what is that?!
3. Yes, the people are warm, hospitable, accommodating - and that's a trait the Filipinos are known for worldwide. Being of Chinese heritage, I know for a fact that smiles are not as abundant. One trip to Hong Kong and you'll see the major difference between HK and Filipino hospitality! But sadly, the Philippines is also known for the crime. Yes, NZ, UK and other western countries have a high crime rate, but they also have a good police force and justice system. Even the modern Asian cities such as Thailand and KL - tourists (I'm talking about non-Asian looking, Caucasian ones) feel safer walking the streets of those cities than Manila. Why? Because apparently, they are "more used to seeing tourists" than Filipinos - and I have certainly experienced it first hand with my Caucasian friend in Manila!
In the end, what needs to be implemented even from day one is discipline. Discipline, discipline, discipline! Can I just stress that more enough?
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Hahaha ok that's enough from me. Sorry to flood your comments page, Sam! :D
dearest!! salamat sa reply at sa mga magagandang kuro-kuro :D
1. Yes!! mahirap din makipagsabayan eh...we just cant build a legendary business district, skyscraper-landia.
2. last time i was in bora, puro lumot ang dagat. they said that was normal (as part of the beach's cleansing process), but still last I heard marami pa rin daw lumot don, when the weed infestation's supposed to last for only a month or two.
3. discipline, yes! *sigh* not everyone just gets it. ang daming sarado na ang utak sa pagbabago.
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