ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THE HISTORY OF HANDSHAKE DATES BACK DURING THE 5TH CENTURY B.C. IN GREECE. IT WAS A SYMBOL OF PEACE, SHOWING THAT NEITHER PERSON WAS CARRYING A WEAPON. TODAY, A HANDSHAKE IS A GLOBALLY WIDESPREAD BRIEF GREETING OR PARTING TRADITION IN WHICH TWO PEOPLE GRASP ONE OF EACH OTHER LIKE'S HANDS, IN MOST CASES ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF UP-AND-DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE GRASP HAND. FOR US FILIPINOS, A HANDSHAKE IS MORE THAN A BRIEF GREETING AND A PARTING TRADITION. THOUGH IT COMMONLY DONE UPON MEETING, OFFERING CONGRATULATIONS, EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND COMPLETING AN AGREEMENT. IN THIS PICTURE, OF COUNCILOR RAMON "TOTO" MEDALLA, SHAKING HANDS WITH THIS MAN DURING HIS HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITATION, I PERSONALLY INTERPRET HANDSHAKE AS A GESTURE OF SEEING AND HEARING HIS CONDITION AND SITUATION IN LIFE AND HE WILL DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS IT. I HOPE THAT ALL POLITICIANS RUNNING FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT AS THEY DO THEIR ROUNDS O
This is how I describe my life. A wanderer, a man without definite purpose and destination. As I move forward, I left behind some foot prints for you...!