Wednesday, February 27, 2008

For my friend Jochebed

With the best English that i know...i'll try to translate this song Anak by Mr. Freddie Aguilar...its a Filipino classic...

Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito - When you were born (here on this Earth)
Laking tuwa ng magulang mo - Your parents were overjoyed
At ang kamay nila ang iyong ilaw - And their hands were youre guiding light
At ang nanay at tatay mo'y - And your mom (mother) and dad(father)
Di malaman ang gagawin - They didnt know what to do (due to their happiness)
Minamasdan pati pagtulog mo - They watched you even as you were sleeping
At sa gabi'y napupuyat ang iyong nanay Sa pagtimpla ng gatas mo - And in the middle of the night your mom wakes up just to make you some milk (in the feeding bottle.hehe)
At sa umaga nama'y kalong ka Ng iyong amang tuwang-tuwa sa iyo - And in the morning your dad happily carries you on his lap

Ngayon nga ay malaki ka na - Now youve grown
Nais mo'y maging malaya - You want your independence/You want your space
Di man sila payag - Even if they dont want to let you go
Walang magagawa - There's nothing they could do
Ikaw nga ay biglang nagbago - Then you suddenly changed
Naging matigas ang iyong ulo - You became hard headed
At ang payo nila'y sinuway mo - And their teachings, you disregarded

Di mo man lang inisip na Ang kanilang ginagawa'y para sa iyo - You didnt even realize what they were doing were all for you
Pagkat ang nais mo'y - Cause what you wanted was
Masunod ang layaw mo - to follow your caprice
Di mo sila pinapansin - You never thought of them (or their sacrifice)

Nagdaan pa ang mga araw - So the days past
At ang landas mo'y naligaw - And you lost direction in life
Ikaw ay nalulong sa masamang bisyo - You got hooked on bad vice (drugs,etc)

At ang una mong nilapitan - And the first person you run to (when everything went wrong)
Ang iyong inang lumuluha - Your mom who was crying
At ang tanong,"anak, ba't ka nagkaganyan" - then she asked "my child, why have you become like this?
At ang iyong mata'y biglang lumuha ng di mo pinapansin - Then you did not notice, your eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Nagsisisi at sa isip mo'yNalaman mong ika'y nagkamali - You were sorry, You learned you had been wrong
Nagsisisi at sa isip mo'yNalaman mong ika'y nagkamali
Nagsisisi at sa isip mo'yNalaman mong ika'y nagkamali
Nagsisisi at sa isip mo'yNalaman mong ika'y nagkamali

Actually i think this song has in other version a next part were the child already had his family and the song says..."now you will understand how it is to become a parent"...I hope i didnt sound like a comedian in translating Tagalog to English.hehe

Monday, February 18, 2008

Astonishingly...

...beautiful but half-way around the world...

Thursday, February 14, 2008

How many times?

Come to think of it...many times, we are who we are. I mean the wiseman would say that we can be who we want to be but most of the time we really dont know who we want to be...we're just who we are..how many times have the smokers said they'd quit smoking?

But if we are lucky, and most of the time the lucky ones are really those who try really hard to get what they want, then we can make it happen. Then we remembered all our efforts and say that this is what I did to achieve this and that. But along that way a lot of efforts would seem to be wasted. So I guess with some things that we really want to get or achieve, we should put our heart on them, FULLY...cause little by little and as we grow older and wiser, we would realize that those who started out really high or at the top (especially those who bragged about their position) would soon be at the bottom...

When my friends and i were in highschool we were not the "coolest" among our batchmates when it comes to being siga (bullying) and fashion and gimmicks and style and all of those teenage craps (which at that time even us thought was cool) but we tried really hard, of course, "to belong" peer pressure and all...

But academically we were fine. We were very good, i think. My hypothesis at that time was if a class has intelligent and studious males on it, then it is a great bunch of students...females of course are expected to be good students (not just in studying but in behaving in class as well).

So now 9 years after high school, my friends and i can look back and say it was all worth it. To be very close and just be a solid group among our batch and not mingle much with those who we're "cool". To be very young and curious but still have that sense of responsibility and knowing the boundaries of our actions. To be who we really are and not pretend on being the best!

Where are those "cool" people now? What have they become? (sigh)

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Itinerary

Today, Feb 10, 2008, Piyesta sa Brgy Bago, Gen. Tinio, Nueva Ecija...masarap ang sisig sa bahay ng barkada naming c Richard. Meron silang Eatery (kung saan karamihan ng sundalo ng Fort Magsaysay ang kumakain) kaya kahit hindi piyesta ay nagpupunta kami dun kapag nauuwi ng Papaya (Gen. Tinio's other name) dahil nga sa sarap ng sisig dun. Pero ang Sisig nila ay parang more of kilawin/kinilaw. I can compare it more sa sisig ng Ineng's BBQ kaysa sa Sisig Hooray. Basta sobrang sarap lalo na sa dami ng sibuyas na toppings. We've always thought of turning it into a bigger business coz for sure it will be a hit. So what more today kung saan piyesta nga sa kanila...marami pang ibang potahe ang matitikman namin sigurado!hehehe

Friday, February 8, 2008

Follow Your Heart

hmmm...its a peaceful saturday morning spending my time with my pamangkin, Leial Jasmine Icalla - Lim, who i fondly call JazJaz. Watching her Barney DVDs. And now my office bestfriend, Krystle Precious Wong, who i call Sis Krystle just sent a message thru YM while i was doing this first blog post. She's an expert blogger.

Enough of my people, i'll write about that on my succeeding blogs.

Just finished the book by Andrew Matthews, Follow Your Heart. I like it but I would say his other book Being Happy was more effective. Or probably because I also read the Filipino translation of it Ang Lugod, Ang Ligaya. Or probably because i needed a self-help book more during the times i read Being Happy. Hehe. Those were the days. No I wasn't suicidal but more of a WORRIER. You know. Negative on many things. Worrying so much about things i cant handle. Whining all the time. I've changed a lot I guess thats why i didnt appreciate FYH as much as BH. AM's books contain so many ideas and righteous talks that it will really help you appreciate lilfe more. Many of his examples on the book would make you choose on what type of person you want to be. The negative or the positive. I've changed and it feels... just great! Wonder what my next step would be...