Monday, August 17, 2009

Away Bati

Hindi magkabagay sa maraming bagay
Magkasalungat ating pananaw
Mga hilig ko'y 'di mo maintindihan
Mga lakad ko'y hindi mo masakyan

Panay tampuhan, minsa'y hiwalayan
Sigurado namang magbabalikan
Tuwing magkikita, sa simula ay kay saya
Hanggang magaway sa maliit na bagay

O bakit kaya tayo pinagtagpo
Nagmamahalan nga ngunit 'di magkasundo
At bakit kaya kahit anong gawin
'di mapigil ang pagaaway natin

Away bati, tayo'y away bati
Kahit pa ganyan, 'di kita maiwan
Away bati, tayo'y away bati
Wala nang bago pa, puso'y nasanay na
Bukas makalawa'y mahal pa rin kita

Paano kaya, maiiwasan ang gulo
Ako'y litong lito, saklolo, Kupido...

Minsa'y mabait, biglang magsusungit
Minsa'y magiliw, pagdaka'y galit
Pag naglambing ka, dibdib ko'y kumakaba
Baka maudlot pa, napipintong romansa

Isang Alaala

Isang alaalang kasama sa tuwina
Isang pagsuyong maulit pa sana
Ang sumpaang nagbigkis sa'ting dalawa
hanggang ngayo'y, bihag niya, puso ko't kaluluwa

Isang alaalang aalo sa lumbay
Isang pag ibig na walang kapantay
Ang tadhanang nagwalay sa 'ting landas
Kanyang bakas, ang tanglaw, sa 'king paglalakbay

Hanggang haplos mo'y madamang muli
At mahagkan ka sa bawat sandali
Hanggang doon ako mangangarap
Magdarasal, na pangako mo'y matupad
Tanging kahapon, na nagiwan ng pagasa
Alaala mong naging pangarap pa...
Alaala mong naging... pangarap pa...

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Noynoy for President

If Noynoy Aquino believes that shifting to a parliamentary form of government is worth a try, he should run for the presidency. Should he win, I hope the lure of power wont overtake him; he must not finish his 6 year term as president, instead, use the first year in leading this nation to changing its form of government. I expect him to do, what his mother term as... "the supreme sacrifice". Well, let's see....

EDSA to Corazon Aquino Avenue

Senator Mar Roxas filed a senate resolution seeking to rename portions of EDSA to Corazon Aquino Ave. While naming a place or a street in honor of someone who has contributed much for the country is laudable, caution, however, must be exercised in doing the same. You do not drop a historical street name like EDSA, just like that. EDSA is edsa, as CORY is cory. PEOPLE POWER is Edsa, so as is Cory.

Willie Revillame

I have seen "share your views" kind of questions in my Facebook account like, Ateneo or La Salle (which one is the better school), Jollibee or Mc Donald (which one is the better fast food chain), etc. If only I could program such kind of application, I'll do the same, and have Willie Revillame and Joey de Leon as my subjects. I'd ask "Who is more "mal educado"? I bet statistics wont give us close results – one is but the tactless guy, and the other one is the worst "palenquero" Philippine media has ever known.