Don’t worry, be happy!

5. Hindi ka makatitig sa taong GUSTO mo, pero hindi maalis ang mga mata mo sa taong MAHAL mo.
*** yan ang unang unang mapapansin mo, dahil sa totoo lang halos hindi mo kayang tignan ng matagal ang taong gusto mo pero tuwang-tuwa ka naman tuwing tititigan mo ang taong mahal mo.

4. Kapag umiiyak ang taong GUSTO mo, aaluhin mo siya pero kapag MAHAL mo ang umiiyak, hindi mo napapansin na maging ikaw sa sarili mo ay umiiyak din.
*** kadalasan kasi kapag nakikita nating down ang taong gusto natin we will do anything just to brighten their feelings pero pansinin ninyo na kapag yung’ taong napakahalaga at mahal natin ang nasasaktan ramdam na ramdam din natin.

3. Nahihiya ka sa harap ng GUSTO mo pero kapag nasa harap ka ng taong MAHAL mo natural lang lahat ng kilos mo.
***pansin na pansin din to’ kasi kapag gusto natin ang isang tao we give our best foot forward para magpa-impress pero kapag nasa tabi na tayo ng taong mahal natin kahit na magmukha tayong tanga parang ayos na ayos lang lalo na’t para sa kanila ang ginagawa natin [am I right?]

2. Kapag ikaw naman ang tinitignan at tinititigan ng taong GUSTO mo magba-blush ka pero kapag yung taong mahal mo ang makikita mong nakatitig ‘sayo mapapangiti ka sa sobrang kakiligan.
***aminin ninyo, pansin na pansin naman diba, na kapag ‘yung crush o ‘yung gusto natin ang nakatingin may blush pero kapag ‘yung taong mahal natin hindi lang blush, nandyan pa yung mapapangiti ka na lang ng hindi mo napapansin.

1. kapag nagyaya yung taong GUSTO mo papayag kang sumama pero kapag MAHAL mo ikaw mismo ang gagawa ng paraan para makasama siya.
***ang pinaka matinding pangitain kung mahal mo ang isang tao ay kung ikaw na mismo ang gumagawa at nagiisip ng paraan para maextend ang pagsasama niyo.

1. “Oo, kaibigan mo lang ako!...and I’m so stupid to make the biggest mistake in my life of falling in love with my bestfriend!” – Jolina Magdangal (nkalimutan ko title eh..heheh!)

2. “You’re nothing but a second rate…trying hard copycat!” – Cherie Gil (BITUING WALANG NINGNING)

3. “Para kang karinderyang bukas sa lahat ng gustong kumain…” – Vilma Santos (PALIMOS NG PAG-IBIG)

4. “Mahal kita…kahit ang sakit sakit na…” – Bea Alonzo (ONE MORE CHANCE)

5. “Kaya nga ayoko ng relationships eh…kasi in the end, nagkakasakitan lang kayo…” – Anne Curtis (WHEN LOVE BEGINS)

6. “I never…said…that I love you…” – Sam Milby (MAGING SINO KA MAN)

7. “Yes…I am a slut…but I am the best slut in town!” – Anne Curtis (MAGING SINO KA MAN)

8. “I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her…” – Julia Roberts (NOTTING HILL)

9. “As long as it’s you saying it…it doesn’t matter how slow you say it…i’ll still listen. If you can’t talk on the phone then i’ll come to see you. If you wanna walk…no matter how slow it will be…i’ll walk with you…” (from the movie “1 LITRE OF TEARS” ...nkalimutan ko sino may sabi ng line eh..)

10. “…with great power comes great responsibility…” Tobey Maguire (SPIDERMAN)

11. “Bakit, kung sinabi ko bang mahal kita nuon…sasabihin mo bang I love you?...” – John Lloyd Cruz (CLOSE TO YOU)

12. “Mahal mo ba ako dahil kailangan mo ako o kailangan mo ako dahil mahal mo ako?” – Claudine Barretto (MILAN)

13. “Walang himala!...ang himala ay nasa puso ng tao!” – Nora Aunor (HIMALA)

14. “A person who lies to himself is lonely." – Ashiya Mizuki (HANA KIMI)

15. “If I tell you I love you…can I keep you forever? – Casper (from the movie CASPER)

16. “Trust is the hardest thing to build but its scary how easily it gets destroyed" – (ULTRAMAN MEBIUS)

17. “…ipikit mo ang iyong mga mata para di mo makitang nasasaktan ako…” – Maja Salvador (ONE MORE CHANCE)

18. “She loved me at my worst…you had me at my best…but you chose to break my heart" – John Lloyd Cruz (ONE MORE CHANCE)

19. “Walang tayo Carl…walang tayo!" – Claudine Barretto (KAILANGAN KITA)

20. “Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mas mahirap, ang matutunang mahalin ang nagmamahal sayo, o umasa kang mahalin ng taong mahal mo…" – Claudine Barretto (GOT TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC)

21. “You never say sorry for loving someone, you never say sorry for loving me" – Claudine Barretto (GOT TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC)

22. “Hindi mo alam kung anong nawala sa akin para punan ang lahat ng pagkukulang ko sa’yo…” – Aga Muhlach (DUBAI)

23. “I see him in my everyday life, that’s why I’ve been hurt everyday" – Goong (GAME OF LOVE)

24. “Akala mo lang wala…pero meron..meron..meron..!” – Carlo Aquino (BATA, BATA, PAANO KA GINAWA)

25. “Si Val!...si Val!...puro na lang si Val!..si Val na walang malay..!” – Vilma Santos (SAAN NAGTATAGPO ANG PAG-IBIG)

26. “Nagpanggap akong mayaman kasi yun ang utos nila sakin..eh ikaw? sinong nag utos na magpanggap kang tao? – Judy Ann Santos (I’M SORRY MY LOVE)

27. “I was never your partner, I’m just your wife…” – Sharon Cuneta (MADRASTA)

28. "…ilang beses ba akong maniniwala?...ilang beses ba akong magmamahal?...ilang beses ba akong masasaktan?..." – Bea Alonzo (DREAMBOY)

29. “…i love you as much as the entire universe exploding, as much as the waters in the sea drying, with my spirit burst, as much as it spread outward…i love you very much…” – Rain (FULL HOUSE)

30. “Walang batas ang nagsasabi na bawal magmahal ng dalawa…" – Vilma Santos (MANO PO 3)

31. “Mahal kita hindi dahil yun ang tama…mahal kita dahil yun ang totoo…” – Judy Ann Santos (KAHIT ISANG SAGLIT)

32. “I wish I could be reborn as a tree, once I put my roots down, I’ll never move…so I don’t have to say goodbye to my loved ones." – Barbie Xue (AUTUMN TALE)

33. “Even though I can’t tell if it’s love or not, there’s a person that makes me satisfied just by seeing him smile…” – Ashiya Mizuki (HANA KIMI)

34. “…don’t fall in love with me…” – Mandy Moore (A WALK TO REMEMBER)

35. “I will be with you…we will be together because we are under one sky…" – Domyouji (HANA YORI DANGO)

36. “Farewell always arrive before the realization of our feelings the only kiss in my lifetime, the one and only love I ever had…I want the person I love, to fall in love, with the person he loves…” – Tada Kimi wo Aishiteru (limot ko sa title..heheh)

37. "...i don’t deserve to be treated like this…i care about my job!...i care about you…!" – Sharon Cuneta (CAREGIVER)

By: Francisco Benitez

What is an educated Filipino and what qualities should distinguish him today?

The conception of education and of what an educated man is varies in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life, what are the qualities which an educated man should possess?

Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during the last forty years. The contact with Americans and their civilization has modified many of our own social customs, traditions, and practices, some for the worse and many for the better. The means of communication have improved and therefore better understanding exists among the different sections of our country. Religious freedom has developed religious tolerance in our people. The growth of public schools and the establishment of democratic institutions have developed our national consciousness both in strength and in solidarity.

With this growth in national consciousness and national spirit among our people, we witness the corresponding rise of a new conception of education – the training of the individual for the duties and privileges of citizenship, not only for his own happiness and efficiency but also for national service and welfare. In the old days, education was a matter of private concern; now it is a public function, and the state not only has the duty but it has the right as well to educate every member of the community – the old as well as the young, women as well as men – not only for the good of the individual but also for the self-preservation and protection of the State itself. Our modern public school system has been established as a safeguard against the shortcomings and dangers of a democratic government and democratic institutions.

In the light of social changes, we come again to the question: What qualities should distinguish the educated Filipino of today? I venture to suggest that the educated Filipino should first be distinguished by the power to do. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking; he is a philosopher. The Occidental is the doer; he manages things, men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more of his power to translate reflection into action. I believe that we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino has the right to be considered educated unless he is prepared and ready to take an active and useful part in the work, life, and progress of our country as well as in the progress of the world.

The power to do embraces the ability to produce enough to support oneself and to contribute to the economic development of the Philippines. Undoubtedly, a man may be, and often is, an efficient producer of economic goods and at the same time he may not be educated. But should we consider a man who is utterly unable to support himself and is an economic burden to the society in which he lives as educated merely because he possesses the superficial graces of culture? I hope that no one will understand me as saying that, the only sign of economic efficiency is the ability to produce material goods, for useful social participation may take the form of any of any of the valuable services rendered to society trough such institutions as the home, the school, the church and the government. The mother, for example, who prepares wholesome meals, takes good care of her children and trains them in morals and right conduct at home, renders efficient service to the country as well as the statesman or the captain of industry.

I would not make the power to do the final and only test of the educated Filipino; but I believe that in our present situation, it is fundamental and basic.

The educated Filipino, in the third place, must have ingrained in his speech and conduct those elements that are everywhere recognized as accompaniments of culture and morality; so that, possessing the capacity for self – entertainment and study, he may not be at the mercy of the pleasure of the senses only or a burden to himself when alone.

There are, then, at least three characteristics which I believe to be the evidence of the educated Filipino – the power to do, to support himself and contribute to the wealth of our people; acquaintance with the world’s progress, especially with that of his race, people, and the community, together with love of our best ideals and traditions; and refined manners and moral conduct as well as the power of growth.

It’s over. He’s gone. Why do we have to part while the love is still there? Why do we have to suffer? Why do we have to cry when someone bids goodbye? Why do beginnings have an end? Why do we have to meet only to loose in the end?

In a relationship, one of the hardest things to do is saying goodbye and letting go. It is as hard as breaking a crystal because you’ll never know when you will be able to pick up the pieces again. More often than not, they who go, feel not the pain of parting. It is they who stay behind that suffer, because they are left with memories of a love that was meant to be, a love that was.

At the beginning and at the end of a relationship, we are embarrassed to find ourselves alone. Unfair as it may seem, but that’s the way love goes. That’s the drama, the bittersweet and the risk of falling in love. After all, nothing is constant but change. Everything will eventually come to its end, without us knowing when, without us knowing how, without us knowing why. And we must forgive not because we want to but because we have to.

In letting go, sorrows come not in a single spy but in battalion. It seems that everywhere you go, everything you do, every song you hear, every turn of your head, every move of your body, every beat of your heart, every blink of your eye and every breath you take always remind you of him. It’s like a stab of a knife, a torture in the night; funny how the whole world becomes depopulated when only one person is missing. Just imagine there are billions of people on earth. And yet it seems you feel empty without the other. I don’t know if it’s worth calling an art, but letting go entails special skills sparkle with a considerable skills and time. Time heals all wound but it would take a little push on our part. Acceptance plays a part. Not all wishes come true. Not all love stories end with “AND THEY LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.”

Sometimes we have to part because of circumstances beyond our control. We have to suffer if it would mean happiness for others. We have to cry to temporarily let go of pains. Every beginning has its end, like every dawn has its dusk. It’s something we can’t control, something we have to live up.

1.  We love when you cuddle with us.
2. A kiss on the chick is a definite yes.
3. We want you to put your arm around us at the movies.
4. We don’t care if you are the strongest guy in the world.
5. Size doesn’t matter so don’t tell us.
6. We don’t always look our best so get over it.
7. We shouldn’t have to plan everything.
8. Were always ready to talk so call us.
9. Were not perfect so deal with it.
10. We love surprises.
11. The little things you do mean the most.
12. Were not always girly gins.
13. We can like boy stuff too.
14. Cursing and fighting don’t impress us.
15.Don’t be mean to us to get our attention.
16. Don’t tell us who is not because we don’t care.
17. We can tell when you’re not listening so listen up.
18. When we say we are cold that’s our invitation to come closer.
19. Hugs mean more sometimes.
20. We need your advice sometimes so don’t be afraid to give it to us.

Do you sometimes like giving up loving? Do you feel giving up your goodness? Please don’t…

Read on…

There was this man who saw a scorpion floundering around in the water. He decided to save it by stretching out his finger, but the scorpion stung him. The man still tried to get the scorpion out of the water, but the scorpion stung him again and again.

A man nearby told him to stop saving the scorpion that keep stinging him, but the man who attempts to save the scorpion said: "It is the nature of scorpion to sting. It is my nature to love. Why should I give up my nature to love just it is the nature of scorpion to sting?"

Sometimes in our lives, we easily give up loving certain things, or should I say we easily give up loving someone without knowing their natures, their own selves! We can’t blame them, cause what they shows is the real them! We can just easily say, "I hate him because he’s like this and like that…", "I preferred man to be like this… and "I preferred my woman to be like that…" it’s so disgusting! Isn’t it? When you love someone, get to know him/her first, accept him/her no matter what she/he is in the past(if you really love him/her), accept his/her mistakes, after all, we know that "nobody’s perfect" right? And one thing, to love someone doesn’t mean you have to be perfect, but rather learning to love someone despite of his/her imperfections.

Heheh…wala lang gud…reflect-reflect lang!

This was Ninoy Aquino’s Arrival Statement. Moments before the shot heard all over the country. Ninoy is escorted by mlilitary officers to his death on August 21, 1983. It is the most famous undelivered speech in Philippine history. I just thought it is a good time to share this to everyone.

By: Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.

I have returned on my free will to join the ranks of those struggling to restore our rights and freedoms through nonviolence.

I seek no confrontation. I only pray and will strive for genuine national reconciliation founded on justice.

I am prepared for the worst, and have decided against the advice of my mother, my spiritual adviser, many of my tested friends, and a few of my most valued political mentors.

A death sentence awaits me. Two more subversion charge, both calling for death penalties, have been filed since I left three years ago and are now pending with the courts.

I could have opted to seek political asylum in America, but I feel it is my duty, as it is the duty of every Filipino, to suffer with his people especially in time of crisis.

I never sought nor I have been given any assurances or promise of leniency by the regime. I return voluntarily armed only with a clear conscience and fortified in the faith that in the end justice will emerge triumphant.

According to Gandhi, the willing sacrifice of the innocent is the most powerful answer to insolent tyranny that has yet been conceived by God and man.

Three years ago when I left for an emergency heart bypass  operation, I hoped and prayed that the rights and freedoms of our people would soon be restored, that living conditions would improve and that bloodletting would stop.

Rather thatn move forward, we have moved backward. The killings have increased, the economy has taken a turn for the worse, and the human rights situation has deteriorated.

During the martial law period, the Supreme Court heard petitions for Habeas Corpus. It is most ironic, after martial law has allegedly been lifted, that the Supreme Court last April ruled it can no longer entertain petitions for Habeas Corpus for persons detained unerd a Presidential Commitment Orde, which covers all so-called national securitycases and which under present circumstances can cover almost anything.

The country is far advanced in her times of trouble. Economic, social, and political problems bedevil the Filipino. These problems ma be surmounted if we are united. But we can be united only if all the rights and freedoms enjoyed before September 21, 1972 are fully restored. 

The Filipino asks for nothing more, but will surely accept nothing less, than all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the 1935 Constitution – the most sacred legacies from the founding Fathers.

Yes the Filipino is patient, but there is a limit to his patience. Must we wait until the patience snaps?

The nationwide rebellion is escalating and threatens to explode into a bloody revolution. There is a growing cadre of young Filipinos who have finally come to realize that freedom is never granted; it is taken. Must we relieve the agonies and the bloodletting of the past that brought forth our Republic, or can we sit down as brothers and sisters and discuss our differences with reason and goodwill?

I have often wondered how may disputes could have been settled easily had the disputants only dared to define their terms.

So as to leave no room for misunderstanding, I shall define my terms:

1. Six years ago, I was sentenced to die before a firing squad by a Military Tribunal whose jurisdiction I steadfastly refuse to recognize. It is now time for the regime to decide. Order my execution or set me free. I was sentenced to die allegedly being the leading communist leader. I am not a communist, never was, and never will be.

2. National reconciliation and unity can be achieved but only with justice, including justice for our Muslim and Ifugao brothers. There can be no deal with a Dictator. No compromise with Dictotorship.

3. In a revolution there can be no victors, only victims. We do not have to destroy in order to bulid.

4. Subversion stems from economic, social, and political causes and will not be solved by purely military solutions; it can curbed not with ever increasing repression but with a more equitable distribution of wealth, more democracy and more freedom.

5. For the economy to get going once again, the working must be given his jst and rightful share of this labor, and to the owners and managers must be restored the hope where there is so much uncertainty if not despair.

On one of the long corridors of Harvard University are carved in granite the words of Archibald Macleish:

"How shall freedom be defended? By arms when it is attacked by arms; by truth when it is attacked by lies; by the democratic faith when it is attacked by authoritarian dogma. Always, in the final act, by determinations and faith."

I return from exile and to an uncertain future with only determination and faith to offer-faith in our people and faith in God.

Source: English Exercises for the Filipino Youth: Communication Arts English by: Sophia Erica Bantayan

Last Saturday, March 1, 2008, the University of the Immaculate Conception had this “P.E. NYT.” It was joined by all sophomore students in all departments’ in relation to their subject P.E. 4. That night was really an exhilarating night. A night of social and fine dining – a night to PARTY! Just when I arrived at the venue, I hardly recognized my classmates. I was really kind a “shocked!” Gone were the jeans and the t – shirts. They were all replaced with tuxedos and gowns. When we entered the hall, I just had a big big WOW! Amazing! Uhmmm… but whatever it is – what really bothers me the most is my aching stomach! Gosh! Gigutom na jud ko! The waiters are just standing in the corners of each table. Lami lagi kaayu batu-on ug kutsara! Hahah! I just can’t wait for them to serve the food! Nagkulo na gud akong tiyan bhe! What’s on my mind is all just food! food! food! and FOOD!..heheh…after all, minutes awhile, finally they’ve been so very busy distributing the food for us. Haiyh! Uhmmm…yummy…soooo delicious. Anyways, “walay may dili lami sa taong gutom!” hahaha! After the dinner, we just had a disco! My fellow classmates and schoolmates were all enjoying the night! Kiat jud ug taman! When the clock turned to 11:30, students were all out of the hall taking their own destinations. Some would say, “uli nako….” Others would say, “shoting sa ta!” and probably most students had their own gimiks with their peers. But indeed, to sum it all, I really enjoyed the night. Aside from the fact that I’ve seen my crush – he looks so handsome and gorgeous in his attire! heheh! Definitely, that night was a night of a most fulfilling and one of the most unforgettable nights ever!

GUYS out there, listen up! I have a special something for those who seem to be lost in the courtship maze. have you ever wondered why your Romeo styles arent effective enough to get your Juliet’s heart? Is your style romantic enough or just stupid? You may have the looks, the money and the guts – but do you  have the moves? They say prevention is better than cure, and so I would give you what moves you should not do. Read on and uncover the don’ts of getting the girl of your dreams.

DONT USE WEIRD PICK - UP LINES. It might work in other cultures, but not really in ours. Although these lines are catchy and funny, they are also so unreal and impersonal. It becomes more of a turn – off to girls than a plus point. These are the most well known pick – up lines:

1. "Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again and look at you the second time around?"
2. "Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes."
3. "You must be a hell of a theft because you stole my heart from across the room."
4. "Are you tired? Because you’ve been been running in my mind lately."
5. "Is you father a theft? he must have stolen the stars and put them in your eyes."
6. "Do you have a name, or can I call you mine?
7. "My head still hurts, because I just fell…in love!

DON’T INVENT A WHOLE NEW YOU JUST TO GET HER TO NOTICE YOU. Let the girl like you for who you really are. You wouldn’t want to lie you whole life, would you

Is it really wrong? Did God really say not to do it? Didn’t God mean this prohibition for someone else or some other time? Doesn’t God want me to be happy? These are only some questions that will put in our minds when we talk about SEX! SEX. A thing that is usually called this one as "tooooooo…..ttt" or "shegaron" as what most of my classmates called this…heheheh! Basta! You know what I mean! But have you ever know that SEX is suggested by the way people dress? It is here to stay and is already considered as part of human’s life.

Believe it or not God designs sex. Therefore, it is commonly regarded as one of the most sacred things that has to be done in the right age and in the right time. Although sexual relationships result in children, God also intended sex to be pleasurable. But when the word "abuse" comes along the way, sex already becomes a serious matter that really triggers us a lot of concern. "Abusing" is the most unusual thing that people commonly do. Because of this word, we often misunderstand the real essence of sex that will lead to malediction. Yes! It is true that everything around us has its own purpose and value, but we must also  try to think that everything God created has also had order. Sex that is practiced out of God’s plan after results in unwanted pregnancies, abortion, rape and other forms of sexual abuse and other tragic diseases, including AIDS.

Sex is a normal desire inside of you. It may be sinful or normal like many people really don’t know the differnce between physical attraction or sexual arousal or LUST. They are not the same. God made everyone of us a sexual being and that is good. Attraction and arousal are the natural, spontaneous, God – given responses to physical beauty while "lust" is the deliberate act of the will. Lust is a choice to commit in your mind what you’d like to wish to your body. You can be attracted without choosing to sin by lusting. Right? Duh! But indeed, attraction is not a lust until you begin dullness on it or put it in action. Once you already attended to it, you can no longer have a way – out of commitng sin, which is mortal. 

God creates males and females. Yes! We are free to choose what we want but we are not free to choose what are the consequences of it. It’s all up to you!