
"maybe... just maybe someday... i too can become president of the united states. or a basketball star. or a celebrity. or a civil rights leader. or an artist. or anything people think i can't be because this man makes be believe i can. it gives me hope that this country is going through the ideological change it so desperately needs. and by the time i'm grown, i'll have no doubt that my place in this society is valued, no matter the color of my skin, the length of my hair, or the size of my fat feet. i am the hope that obama brings."
-isagani maniquis dela cruz
ok, dramatic. here's our real conversation yesterday:
mama: gani, tomorrow barack obama might be our new president!!!
isagani: barack obama's gonna bring me a present?!