The Struggling Blogger

It was great! Unfortunately, it was brief.

The pride and honor that was brought to the Philippines by Manny Pacquiao’s victory against Miguel Cotto, and Efren Peñaflorida’s being recognized as CNN’s Hero of the Year 2009 has put the country on top of the world - on a good note!

But this jubilation did not take long as the Maguindanao massacre has turned what was supposed to be a sweet taste of victory for the country into a sour… nay, a bitter one… a very bitter one.

We all know the details, the gory details. It’s incomprehensible. Why it even have to happen.

This blogger joins the whole nation in its cry for justice for the inhuman acts committed.

I am not really out to undermine nor discredit Will I am of the Black Eyed Peas, he is a great songwriter and a singer. But as my daughter was listening to their song “Don’t Lie” this afternoon, one line struck me - “I forged my signature.”

That simple line, poetic as it was said in the song, has sent my mind on a whirlwind, where I asked myself the question, “Can you forge your own signature?”

Cases filled my mind.

Even if you declared openly that you are going to forge your own signature, when it is you who is doing the act, can it still be considered forgery?

You said, “I’m going to make it different from my signature.” If that is the case, would it be a good forgery? I guess not.

My conclusion - you really can’t forge your own signature, no matter how good a forger you are.

No arguments.