Pledge

"Hindi ako mangangaliwa EVER."

- Paulo Javier

Crime

The need to survive is a part of a man's system. It just so happens that some people opt to steal from random people to accomplish the said need.

Which is wrong.

We can't really say that it's wrong. This world has been so harsh on them. They could not think straight and clearly. Animal instincts take over just to survive.

Crime is simply an adaptation to a capitalist society.

Bliss

Observation:
When you find yourself in bliss, you will get depressed afterwards.

Explanation:
When you're so happy, you're vulnerable to misfortune since you think the whole wide universe is conspiring with you. But that's just what you think. You think you're invincible when in fact we are always susceptible to sadness or misfortune.

We should always be mindful of this.

Ibalik Mo Na*

Kalikasa'y kay gandang tingnan
Hayop, hangin, tubig at halaman
Diba't kay sarap nitong tingnan
Sana nga lang ay 'wag mong pabayaan

Kung si Lito ay parating makakalbo
Kawawa ang dumarapo rito
At kung patuloy na bubuga ang tambutso
Si Amihan magkukulay-abo

Ang hangin, ang hangin
Paano? Saan? Ano?
Ang hangin, ang hangin
Paano nga? Saan? Ano nga?
Bigyan ng pansin

Kapag si Tubig ay mas lalong dudumi
Paano na tayo magiging happy?
Kung pati si Hangin ay mawawala na rin
Tao ay tiyak na magiging gutumin

Kung si Lito ay parating makakalbo
Kawawa ang dumarapo rito
At kung patuloy na bubuga ang tambutso
Si Amihan magkukulay-abo

Itapon, itapon
Ano? Bakit? Saan?
Itapon, itapon
Ano nga? Bakit? Saan nga?
Sa basurahan

Ang mga ibon, nasaan na?
Ang paraiso, ibalik mo na

Itapon
Saan?
Pare, sa basurahan

*a music video in fulfillment of our requirements in our Health subject at SHSQC; LOTUS (4th year patrol)

The Finish Line Begins*

Lyrics by: Ma. Lina S. Eguico
Musical arrangement by: Ma. Lina S. Eguico and Maria Fatima G. Sablan

A-E-F#m-D (4x)

A-E-F#m-D-A-E-D-D (2x)
As we run towards the finish line,
We go back to the best of times.
Different people making a scene,
Endless smiles saying you can win.

A-E-F#m-D-A-E-D-D (2x)
Checkpoints showing we're on the right path,
We'd pass by them and say thanks a lot.
At the checkpoints we might have fallen,
But we stood up and got hope from them.

F#m-D-F#m-E-D-E
Hey, this is not the end.
Listen to me, my friend.

A-E-F#m-D (3x) Bm-C#m-D-E
A-E-F#m-D (2x)
From here, the starting line ends
But the finish line begins
What we have right now won't end
We'll keep on dreaming, my friend.

A-E-F#m-D-A-E-D-D (2x)
Searching one's worth was never easy
Until you came to run with me.
Giving up was my first option then
But you tapped me all over again.

F#m-D-F#m-E-D-E
Hey, this is not the end.
Listen to me, my friend.

A-E-F#m-D (3x) Bm-C#m-D-E
A-E-F#m-D (2x)
From here, the starting line ends
But the finish line begins
What we have right now won't end
We'll keep on dreaming, my friend.

F#m-D-E-D (3x) Bm-C#m-D-E
Flashback of moments (with you I've seen)
Portraits of places (where I might have been)
Run through my head (as I run in this race)
I know that with you everything's in place.

A-E-F#m-D (3x) Bm-C#m-D-E
A-E-F#m-D (2x)
From here, the starting line ends
But the finish line begins
What we have right now won't end
We'll keep on dreaming, my friend.

A-E-F#m-D-A-E-D
From here, the starting line ends
But the finish line begins.

*Graduation song of SHSQC's High School graduates '06

EcoSong

Dasal ng Kalikasan*
Lyrics and musical arrangement by Ma. Lina S. Eguico

E-F#m-G#m-A (2x)
Sa pagpikit ng inyong mga mata
Luha ko'y dumadaloy, puso'y kumakanta

Malungkot na tinig na tila'y nagdurusa
Lugami at takot ay bakas sa'king mukha

F#m-G#m-A-G#m-C#m-B-G#m-A
Makinig (tumingin) damahin
Pagluha kong hindi napapansin
Panalangin ko'y dinggin
Tawag ko ay pansinin

E-F#m-G#m-A (4x)
Sino ang sagot sa dasal kong 'di tinutugon?
Sino ang papawi ng luhang tumutulo?
Sino ang sagot?
Sino ang sagot?

E-F#m-G#m-A (2x)
Liwanag ng araw tila'y nawawala
Puro hinagpis ang aking nakikita
Hanggang kailan ako magtitiis?
Hanggang kailan ako tatangis?

F#m-G#m-A-G#m-C#m-B-G#m-A
Makinig (tumingin) damahin
Pagluha mong hindi napapansin
Panalangin mo'y dinggin
Tawag mo ay napansin

E-F#m-G#m-A (4x)
Sino ang sagot sa dasal mong 'di tinutugon?
Sino ang papawi ng luhang tumutulo?
Sino ang sagot?
Sino ang sagot?

F#m-G#m-A-G#m (2x)

C#m-B-G#m-A-E-F#m-G#m-A
Tayo ay gumising (tayo ang sagot)
Tayo ay tumulong (tayo ang sagot)
Tayo ang sagot sa dasal niyang 'di tinutugon
Tayo ang papawi ng luhang tumutulo

E-F#m-G#m-A (2x)
Kay lungkot isipin na tayo ang sanhi
Kung ba't di makamit
Kaayusang minimithi
Magsama tayo at magkaisa
Ibalik ang liwanag na nawawala

C#m-E-B-A (3x) C#m-E-A-B
Ibalik ang luntiang kalikasan
Simoy ng hangin na nagbibigay ginhawa
Mga ilog ng ating kasaysayan
Linangin ang buhay ng paraisong taglay

F#m-G#m-A-G#m-C#m-B-G#m-A
Makinig (tumingin) damahin
Pagluha niyang ngayon ay napansin
Panalangi'y dininig
Tawag niya ay napansin

E-F#m-G#m-A (3x) F#m-G#m-A-B
Tayo ang sagot sa dasal niyang 'di tinutugon
Tayo ang papawi ng luhang tumutulo
Tayo ang sagot
Tayo ang sagot sa dasal ng kalikasan

E-F#m-G#m-A (2x) E
Tayo ang sagot
Tayo ang sagot
Tayo ang sagot

The song is shallow, now that I look back.
Truly, one's horizons broaden as he/she educates himself/herself more.

*The School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City's representative piece for the Ecosong Interschool Competition '06.

Thank You

When you ask for directions and you get them,
Say thank you.

When you're given a seat by an acquaintance or a stranger,
Say thank you.

When a public utility transport driver gives you the right change,
Say thank you.

When you're done a favor, whether you asked for it or not,
Say thank you.

When someone's able to make you smile during a gloomy day,
Say thank you.

You'll never know how much one "thank you" is worth to a certain person.