The Philippine Star

Donald Trump bankrupt, reduced to working at a Mexican Taco Bell.

- By SCOTT R. GARCEAU

1. An actual driver’s license, instead of a piece of paper. 2. A real solution to Manila’s burgeoning traffic mess. 3. The world awakening to the fact that our food and water supply is running out. 4. To actually see the edge of our planet Earth from space. 5. A summer movie crop that doesn’t include 90 percent superhero sequels and obnoxious cartoons. 6. A worldwide embrace of alternativ­e energy instead of a mad rush to “drill, drill, drill.” 7. A smart drug that really works. And makes us all smarter. 8. Irrefutabl­e evidence of either extraterre­strials or God. 9. Stem-cell solutions for blindness, Parkinson’s and other diseases. 10. An end to reality shows and the seemingly endless supply of Kardashian­s. 11. Pharmaceut­ical companies that don’t push narcotics on people. 12. After a flirtation with online ADHD, a return to reading actual books. 13. A world where women being educated (or anyone being educated) doesn’t threaten people. 14. A solution to terrorism that doesn’t involve retaliatio­n. 15. A return to simpler ways of living, off the grid. 16. The Aurora Borealis. 17. My own personal million-dollar idea. 18. My own best-selling book. 19. Donald Trump bankrupt, reduced to working at a Mexican Taco Bell. 20. Re-appreciati­on of what actual journalism brings to our world. 21. Butter-flavored salt for movie popcorn (less messy). 22. 3G that’s actually reliable. 23. Fluency in Tagalog. 24. A new Boston Celtics dynasty. 25. A new Westeros dynasty. 26. Healthy food that doesn’t taste like a balikbayan box. 27. A Metro Manila that is not paralyzed by floodwater­s one third of the year. 28. A transcribi­ng app that actually works (for those lengthy interviews). 29. A world in which the best do not lack all conviction, and the worst are not full of passionate intensity. 30. A little peace and quiet for a change.

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