As a keen Philippines watcher, I followed news on the internet every day during that year when Martin and Gracia Burnham were held against their will. Gracia still says in her webpage that she still loves the Philippines with all her heart. I love the Philippines too despite their their inability to cope with things like an army colonel shooting up a bus load of tourists in Manila last year. I have no qualms with living and working in the Philippines. It's not a death wish : it's just a matter of attitude.