Noypi
by Bamboo of Rivermaya

Tingnan mo ang iyong palad
Kalyado mong kamay
Sa hirap ng buhay
Sa dami mong problema
Nakuha mo pang ngumiti
Noypi ka nga. Astig!

Saan ka man naroroon, wag kang matatakot sa baril o patalim
Sa bakas na madilim

Hoy pinoy ako
Buo aking loob, may agimat ang dugo ko

Sinisid ko ang dagat
Nilibot ko ang mundo
Nasa puso ko pala and hinahanap kong kulo
Ilang beses nakong muntikang mamatay
Alam ko ang sekreto kaya't nandito pa't buhay

Sabi nila may anting-anting ako
pero di nila alam na Diyos and dahilan ko

Hoy pinoy ako
Buo aking loob, may agimat ang dugo ko

Dinig mo ba ang bulong ng lahi mo
Isigaw mo kapatid ang himig natin







I am proud to be a Filipino.

No matter how ironic or hypocritical this post may be, (being written in English) I still stand by what I said. I am proud to be a Filipino. I think there are a considerable number of pinoys out there who wouldn't be able to say the same. Why would they? The country is one of the most corrupt in Southeast Asia, the peso has fallen to an all-time low, life is hard and essentially, the Philippines has never seen a worse time that what we're experiencing right now. We rarely trust people anymore and that's because we're always being lied to and robbed by our own countrymen be it the President or just a lowly desperate man who needs to feed his family for the week. ¤sigh¤

Yes, I concede that there's nothing much to be proud of such acts. One could reason that other countries do much much worse. One could argue that the crime and corruption that happens in our neighboring countries far surpasses that which we experience here in our Motherland. But we are not them, and they, not us. That is what we should we remember.

We could be much better that who we are now. We could learn how to follow rules and respect authority. And those authorities could also not take advantage of people in any manner. We could help people rise above their troubles and fears just a little bit by acknowledging that he is also fighting his own war against poverty, despair and self-pity...and that he is also our brother.

We could be more than who we are now. The question is, will we choose to be that kind of person?