Since August 2007, our team is trying to cope with every resources and put it piece by piece, like solving a puzzle without a whole picture. Everything comes from creativity and volunteerism.

This April 6, we received a comment via our Friendster account, friendster(@)ranaw.com lambasting our Objectives. I am posting the whole message below:

hi.. i'm Troy and i'm proud to be maranao., now i'm taking my school year in overseas,, frist of all i would like to let you know that i don't know why you became one of my friends list.

anyways .for reall i don't really agree to all of those stuffs that you said but you should dicted whats the meaning of the words that you said to this page. because its all imposible and not truth.. and i understand that you have a nice and briliant idea to make our city better place and wonderfull. However you can't say to your point of you view that your last objective is "others"...

whats the meaning of that word "others?",, i may say probably the meaning of the others is for terorisims. be involve in the that kind of name.. or i might be think that the meaning of that others is being our city know as a " CHEATING ELECTION at all times"

form now and then, i keep teeling to my self that how can i change our city to became a nice and wonderfull and friendly known city,. i'm studying right now in abrod searching and seeking knowledge.. but still its hard to think whats the reall best move. But i didn't get lost a hope for my vasion to may city..

hope you get a little bet i dea to the words that i said.. and ohh yeah i might be say that this is a formal page in FRIENDSTER! you should analyze the words that you put into this page..

It makes me wonder, do we owe this to anybody? I guess not. We exist, because we believe in ourselves that we can do something atleast, but we are not controlled nor funded by anybody else. The construction of www.ranaw.com might be "against all odds", but certainly we don't give up and we won't give up. Not a single institution is funding us, except those dedicated persons lead by no less than Dr. Panda. We are doing this because we are happy of what we are doing, not because they tell us what we do so.

I would like to ask for your comments if this page needs revision or if the "others" should be deleted.

This is my reply to the message:

Others or synonymous to "more" could be some good things that we have not yet realized to do, and well be doing it then. Do you think Cheating and Election or Terrorism is there? We are an IT group, so do you think we could be connected in that in any way?

I don't think there is wrong with that. Because our group is doing whatever good things that we can possibly do.

It was our first time to receive an unsolicited negative criticism, but thank you.

	1. Written by Aslani Montila on 07-04-2008 15:45 - Registered
	Quoted from Maranao_1945:    "Maranao_1945 : when you are enumerating things, the word "and others" will going to refer to other things that are similar or related to what you are enumerating, but you have opted not to enumerate maybe because they are various to enumerate or because they are not necessary or for some other reasons..."

	2. Written by Aslani Montila on 08-04-2008 10:13 - Registered
	Quoted from Shoutbox:    # aubin : Salam 2 u, a.ameerah,  U r right a. ameerah, OTHERS can mean anything and it is pretty sure amdx intention is good. This is one of our problems; we can't inspire other but finding faults into their good works. Allah may guide us all.    # Abu Ameerah : Others could mean anything, depending on the one using it.. I do understand that AMDx has good intention by merely putting Others as 10th objective, which means anything that can help Ranaw and its citizen a better place and people resepctively.    # aubin : Regarding comment although were no English expert and not studying outside phil., nothing is wrong with that. OTHERS could have meanings. Why focus on some certain meaning like the one who has giving some negative meaning.    # aubin : Dear brod AMDx, assalamu alaikom wtw: first of all I would like to say, Allah will reward you for the free services U R extending to ur people through these wonderful website. For me thank you very much because through here at least I could able to, even just greet my meranaw even I am far away. Keep up the good works and forget those people who cannot appreciate but finding faults. What is mine is be patient and one day you will find them repenting.

	3. Written by almira lomondot on 15-04-2008 12:24 - Registered
	for troy, u studied abroad,right?better to study here so that you can critically understand ur culture and problems arises here in Marawi..so that u can find a better solution or best move to your own city...criticizing means two things..constructive or destructive..constructive if it has a alternative solution..destructive if the intention is shallow,baseless and senseless...so review ur comment..

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