Monday, October 15, 2007

What if Superman was a Peace Corps Philippines Volunteer

I recently watched Superman Returns and pondered how Superman would act if he were in my sandals. I will assume you have seen the movie, as there are only so many times you can watch Poseidon, and movies are mad cheap. As a fun game, try to find all the Peace Corps buzzwords.
Someone needs to explain “sustainable” to Superman. The dude isn’t always gonna be there when a plane needs to be caught in the middle of a baseball diamond. Maybe he should transfer the technology (wink wink) by starting a combined weight lifting/ sky diving program.
I mean what if that kryptonite spear had gone another half-inch? Who would take over Superman’s living-wage campaign for the custodial staff at The University of Washington? Who would continue the Pili Nut craft project he’s started at Nuevas Caseras in Naga? Not you, don’t even think about it. You don’t have the first-hand knowledge of the nut, matched with an understanding of export-marketing, and what merriendas generate the greatest hand-eye coordination. So stop acting like you do. Nobody else does either, because The Man of Steel is too busy gelling his hair to worry about empowerment building.
I wonder how well Clarky-boy would do in a Phil-cab. He doesn’t seem so good at waiting. He’d probably flip out after 25 minutes of sitting in the terminal, his huge thighs cramping from the tight fit, and his neck awkwardly bent so he can fit his giant head. He’d go right through the van-ceiling, breaking Peace Corps Regulation 25: Section 4: Rule C of no self-powered flight.
I also doubt Golden-boy would do very well with a case of the runs. I mean first he’s gotta get his daisy dukes off, then that skin tight body suit. I can just see him, suit crumpled in a ball on the piss-soaked ground, cursing for not bringing any T.P. in his boot.
So while you may be able to lift a huge rock made out of crystals with kryptonite in your kidney Super-loser, I bet you couldn’t work with a Filipino counterpart to run a recycling-livelihood program that will continue once you go back to Metropolis. Yeah, I can’t either, but maybe one day…

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