Filipino Time - Forgetting What It Means To Be On Time

We are know well known internationally because of "Filipino Time"! Isn't that something cool?!

Well Filipino Time isn't really something we should be proud about... It has become a subject of jokes by foreigners... I once heard a foreigner cracking a joke about how he has gotten used to Filipino Time just by living in this country and every Filipino in the room was just laughing... I didn't find it funny though..

I know Filipino's have the special ability of laughing through the most embarrassing moments, but I wasn't so sure if the Filipinos were laughing cause they were embarrassed or cause they just found "not being on time" super funny.... I know we Filipinos have grown up adjusting to people who always arrive late and we have learned to accept that it would always be part of life here in the Philippines... But can we do something about it? Can we do something to make it known that punctuality earns you respect... And it not only make people respect you, its also a way of showing respect to the people you have a meeting or appointment with...