Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo

[pong]

(Per Jim Paredes' blog http://www.haringliwanag.pansitan.net/ ) you can
download "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo"

The song is still moving even after all these years and gray hairs...

sabi niya:
"As a parting gift, I am reprinting the lyrics of a song that merely used me
to express the spirit of what happened 20 years ago. If you wish to listen
to it, I believe it is downloadable in Limewire. Otherwise, try this link.
http://apojim.multiply.com/music/item/69"

Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo

'Di na 'ko papayag mawala ka muli.
'Di na 'ko papayag na muling mabawi,
Ating kalayaan kay tagal natin mithi.
'Di na papayagang mabawi muli.

Magkakapit-bisig libo-libong tao.
Kay sarap pala maging Pilipino.
Sama-sama iisa ang adhikain.
Kelan man 'di na paalipin.

Ref:
Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo,
Mapayapang paraang pagbabago.
Katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan
Ay kayang makamit na walang dahas.
Basta't magkaisa tayong lahat.

Magsamasama tayo ikaw at ako

Masdan ang nagaganap sa aming bayan.
Magkasama ng mahirap at mayaman.
Kapit-bisig madre, pari, at sundalo.
Naging Langit itong bahagi ng mundo.

Huwag muling payagang umiral ang dilim.
Tinig ng bawat tao'y bigyan ng pansin.
Magkakapatid lahat sa Panginoon.
Ito'y lagi nating tatandaan.

(repeat refrain two times)

[Mandrake the magician]

btww jim paredes says in abs that his trip to australia is just a
kind of vacation since someday he will be back. he is just giving the
opportunity for his kids to escape the old bullshitism found in the
pinas plus he need time to recuperate it

[pong]

he said the same thing in his blog, where he reprinted his article published
in the Inquirer Magazine (yata)

Post by Mandrake the magician
btww jim paredes says in abs that his trip to australia is just a
kind of vacation since someday he will be back. he is just giving the
opportunity for his kids to escape the old bullshitism found in the
pinas plus he need time to recuperate it

[1***@hotmail.com]

Post by pong
he said the same thing in his blog, where he reprinted his article published
in the Inquirer Magazine (yata)

Post by Mandrake the magician
btww jim paredes says in abs that his trip to australia is just a
kind of vacation since someday he will be back. he is just giving the
opportunity for his kids to escape the old bullshitism found in the
pinas plus he need time to recuperate it

He is just making a very wise decision.
Pinas is a very corrosive environment to be in.

[Just JT]

Post by pong
he said the same thing in his blog, where he reprinted his article published
in the Inquirer Magazine (yata)

Post by Mandrake the magician
btww jim paredes says in abs that his trip to australia is just a
kind of vacation since someday he will be back. he is just giving the
opportunity for his kids to escape the old bullshitism found in the
pinas plus he need time to recuperate it

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Flips are not known to be frank and candid in their comments. But Jim's true
sentiments are in so many words, "F*ck you PI society, I won't let you ruin
my kids' future."

--
I'mMoreTransparentThanMostFlips

[*]

but he never surrendered and turned michelle malkin on the filipinos
ass. he is tired , beaten up but stillh as fighting spirit. the pinas
is worth fighting for. in the end it is our home. you dont want to
trash it or allow feces to litter it and yet consider it normal.
babaho rin yon at doon pa rin tayo titira.

[Cheeze]

Post by *
but he never surrendered and turned michelle malkin on the filipinos
ass. he is tired , beaten up but stillh as fighting spirit. the pinas
is worth fighting for. in the end it is our home. you dont want to
trash it or allow feces to litter it and yet consider it normal.
babaho rin yon at doon pa rin tayo titira.

Yeah but when did YOU decide that its hopeless in the RP and went to
the states? :-)

Or are you gonna tell us you're there for other reasons?

[*]

good thing jim is more grounded and less shallow than some

[Sylvia Knörr]

Post by pong
(Per Jim Paredes' blog http://www.haringliwanag.pansitan.net/ ) you can
download "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo"

OPM!!!! <big smile>

Post by pong
The song is still moving even after all these years and gray hairs...
"As a parting gift, I am reprinting the lyrics of a song that merely used me
to express the spirit of what happened 20 years ago. If you wish to listen
to it, I believe it is downloadable in Limewire. Otherwise, try this link.
http://apojim.multiply.com/music/item/69"

Does it translate to "Dedicated by a Filipino to the world"?

Post by pong
Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo
'Di na 'ko papayag mawala ka muli.
'Di na 'ko papayag na muling mabawi,
Ating kalayaan kay tagal natin mithi.
'Di na papayagang mabawi muli.
Magkakapit-bisig libo-libong tao.
Kay sarap pala maging Pilipino.
Sama-sama iisa ang adhikain.
Kelan man 'di na paalipin.
Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo,
Mapayapang paraang pagbabago.
Katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan
Ay kayang makamit na walang dahas.
Basta't magkaisa tayong lahat.
Magsamasama tayo ikaw at ako
Masdan ang nagaganap sa aming bayan.
Magkasama ng mahirap at mayaman.
Kapit-bisig madre, pari, at sundalo.
Naging Langit itong bahagi ng mundo.
Huwag muling payagang umiral ang dilim.
Tinig ng bawat tao'y bigyan ng pansin.
Magkakapatid lahat sa Panginoon.
Ito'y lagi nating tatandaan.
(repeat refrain two times)

Thank you Pong for bringing some music. We didn't have any songs for quite a
while. :-)

Happy Piggy

[pong]

Post by Sylvia Knörr

Post by pong
(Per Jim Paredes' blog http://www.haringliwanag.pansitan.net/ ) you can
download "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo"

OPM!!!! <big smile>

Post by pong
The song is still moving even after all these years and gray hairs...
"As a parting gift, I am reprinting the lyrics of a song that merely

used

Post by Sylvia Knörr
me

Post by pong
to express the spirit of what happened 20 years ago. If you wish to listen
to it, I believe it is downloadable in Limewire. Otherwise, try this link.
http://apojim.multiply.com/music/item/69"

Does it translate to "Dedicated by a Filipino to the world"?

Post by pong
Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo
'Di na 'ko papayag mawala ka muli.
'Di na 'ko papayag na muling mabawi,
Ating kalayaan kay tagal natin mithi.
'Di na papayagang mabawi muli.
Magkakapit-bisig libo-libong tao.
Kay sarap pala maging Pilipino.
Sama-sama iisa ang adhikain.
Kelan man 'di na paalipin.
Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo,
Mapayapang paraang pagbabago.
Katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan
Ay kayang makamit na walang dahas.
Basta't magkaisa tayong lahat.
Magsamasama tayo ikaw at ako
Masdan ang nagaganap sa aming bayan.
Magkasama ng mahirap at mayaman.
Kapit-bisig madre, pari, at sundalo.
Naging Langit itong bahagi ng mundo.
Huwag muling payagang umiral ang dilim.
Tinig ng bawat tao'y bigyan ng pansin.
Magkakapatid lahat sa Panginoon.
Ito'y lagi nating tatandaan.
(repeat refrain two times)

Thank you Pong for bringing some music. We didn't have any songs for quite a
while. :-)
Happy Piggy

"Dedicated" is nice - "handog" in this case can also mean "offering" or
"offered". Jim says that he will post the english version in his blog this
week sometime.

And you're most welcome aling Sylvia. It's Jim we can thank for this
though, I'm just reposting what he put in his blog, with his permission.
Many of my friends were raving about the recent APO concert and how the
audience left SM Cinema3 with much satisfaction, even young people who did
not know them from the old days.

Jim says in his blog he's not really "leaving" - he'll be back again and
again. His words are, he and his wife are just too Pinoy to leave for good.
Mainly he says it's the time to try something new while also giving his kids
a choice. He says maybe it's just part of "mid-lifing", but it's really a
combination of many things - his wife is recovering from cancer, his kids
are getting older, the window of opportunity is closing, and a lot of
disappointment with the GMA administration.

If you have a chance, visit his blog, or listen to his interview as posted
by JT some time ago:
"---------

"I need a break from being a Filipino."

http://pcij.org/blog/wp-files/podcasts/Jim.mp3

--
DalubParalyzed20YearsLater
------"

[pong]

Here's more from Jim about leaving.
http://www.haringliwanag.pansitan.net/
----------------
zen to go


I have been receiving so much mail and comments from everywhere about my
moving to OZ. Of about 150 comments and letters so far, I have received only
two negative ones. The rest have been incredibly supportive, although many
expressed apprehension about the state of the Philippines because someone
like myself is opting to leave.

Last night, my brother-in-law asked me why I did not leave in 1989 when the
country was in greater disarray, and why I am leaving now. I explained that
at my age now, personal growth is very important to me since my window to do
stuff like this is clearly diminishing. By itself, the situation in the
country is not enough to make me leave. But other callings beckon.

In many ways, despite what the emotional fatigue and the physical toll
moving does, I feel like a young man on the verge of a great adventure. So
much to see, learn, and encounter-a new place to explore, new friends to
meet, new challenges. I can feel my blood racing already. It's like opening
one's eyes for the first time. Why, even a supermarket in Sydney would be an
exciting place to visit!

I remember a zen saying and I paraphrase, 'the zen one discovers in the
mountain is the same zen one brought up.' Which makes me wonder why I should
even be leaving at all! Ha ha! Life's contradictions make everything doubly
curious.

----end quote--------

[Sylvia Knörr]

Post by pong

Post by Sylvia Knörr

Post by pong
(Per Jim Paredes' blog http://www.haringliwanag.pansitan.net/ ) you can
download "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo"

OPM!!!! <big smile>

Post by pong
The song is still moving even after all these years and gray hairs...
"As a parting gift, I am reprinting the lyrics of a song that merely used me
to express the spirit of what happened 20 years ago. If you wish to
listen to it, I believe it is downloadable in Limewire. Otherwise, try

this

Post by pong

Post by Sylvia Knörr

Post by pong
link.
http://apojim.multiply.com/music/item/69"

Does it translate to "Dedicated by a Filipino to the world"?

Post by pong
Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo
'Di na 'ko papayag mawala ka muli.
'Di na 'ko papayag na muling mabawi,
Ating kalayaan kay tagal natin mithi.
'Di na papayagang mabawi muli.
Magkakapit-bisig libo-libong tao.
Kay sarap pala maging Pilipino.
Sama-sama iisa ang adhikain.
Kelan man 'di na paalipin.
Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo,
Mapayapang paraang pagbabago.
Katotohanan, kalayaan, katarungan
Ay kayang makamit na walang dahas.
Basta't magkaisa tayong lahat.
Magsamasama tayo ikaw at ako
Masdan ang nagaganap sa aming bayan.
Magkasama ng mahirap at mayaman.
Kapit-bisig madre, pari, at sundalo.
Naging Langit itong bahagi ng mundo.
Huwag muling payagang umiral ang dilim.
Tinig ng bawat tao'y bigyan ng pansin.
Magkakapatid lahat sa Panginoon.
Ito'y lagi nating tatandaan.
(repeat refrain two times)

Thank you Pong for bringing some music. We didn't have any songs for

quite

Post by pong

Post by Sylvia Knörr
a while. :-)

"Dedicated" is nice - "handog" in this case can also mean "offering" or
"offered".

Oh, okay.

Post by pong
Jim says that he will post the english version in his blog this
week sometime.

That's nice.

Post by pong
And you're most welcome aling Sylvia. It's Jim we can thank for this
though, I'm just reposting what he put in his blog, with his permission.
Many of my friends were raving about the recent APO concert and how the
audience left SM Cinema3 with much satisfaction, even young people who did
not know them from the old days.
Jim says in his blog he's not really "leaving" - he'll be back again and
again. His words are, he and his wife are just too Pinoy to leave for good.
Mainly he says it's the time to try something new while also giving his kids
a choice. He says maybe it's just part of "mid-lifing", but it's really a
combination of many things - his wife is recovering from cancer, his kids
are getting older, the window of opportunity is closing, and a lot of
disappointment with the GMA administration.
If you have a chance, visit his blog, or listen to his interview as posted
"---------
"I need a break from being a Filipino."
http://pcij.org/blog/wp-files/podcasts/Jim.mp3

I found that interview somehow touching. And I can understand that he
doesn't want to leave the Philippines for good - there is nothing that
compares to the Philippines. The idea of taking a break from being Filipino
is quite creative, though I guess that most Filipinos who leave Inang Bayan
think of it in a similar way (even if they don't return eventually). To take
a break from being Filipino implies that being Filipino is hard work. Or
merely is living in the Philippines hard work?

Quality Time Pinay Piggy