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we Filipinos have also our own nationalistic pride

like you we are also nationalists in our own
brown right
try disciminating us and we also know how to discriminate you
(of course)
in our country (Lang) only

if you are hospitable to us we are even more hospitable to you
we have roasted pigs for dinner
fresh cocoa, hot with gelatenous rice (suman) and sweet ripe mangoes
served on breakfast
and some delicacies of fried frogs, snakes, eels, and dog meat,
wild boars,
(sa mga bukot bukot lang pud noon)
and coconut meat (butong palana ba?) and pork (adobo nga gasinaw sinaw
sa tambok tambal sa highblood)

we provide you free board and lodging and free ballroom dancing
in our barangay with the town mayor even as emcee
for your welcome party

and lots and lots of free entertainment and it will only take you
with little american things to flatter us

giving us chocolates
and some key chains and books (nga dili pud namo basahon noh
kay daghang trabaho sa bukid or book marks
to reciprocate us

but take note, if you insult us, the whole barrio shall be against you,
and some cannot hold their temper
(ag mga adis adis ug mga ilaga kaniadto nga mokilaw ug atay sa tawo
kadtong dili madutlan ug bala)
they will eat you raw and you embassy will have a hard time tracing your
whereabouts
or your bones and other body parts scattered in some
parts of this philippine archipelago

see? welcome to our country. Behave Baby.
No one will skin you alive.

so? be good always, and we will also be good to you.
Reciprocity. Mutuality. International Cooperation.

These are our keys to open our country's doors.
(galot pud ang pinoy? noh?)
And there are no closing hours.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Ang Pag-awat

miabot ang pintor
mikuha sa iyang mga kahimanan
ang mga bulok nga iyang gihapnig sa iyang mga palad
ang brutsa nga iyang gihulom, gitagaan og kinabuhi

sa iyang lig-on nga mga tudlo
molihok na ang iyang kahanas sa pagmugna
ang tawo sa daplin sa baybayon

ang larawan sa tawo nga nagpungko
sa daplin sa baybayon
dili na ang tawo kon dili ang tawo
nga giawat sa iyang kahanas sa pagpinta
pukawon ang atong mga pagbati
sa mga bulok sa iyang panit
wala na kini giputos nga mga unod
ug ang mga unod wala na magtabon sa mga bukog

dakong patag na ang tawo nga atong nahimamat
dili na siya ang bukid, ang sapa, ang dagat
usa ka debuho, nga usahay labing mahal pa gani
sa tinuod nga tawo nga nagpungko
didto sa daplin sa baybayon
puli sa tinuod ang giawat-awat
puli sa tinuod ang mga bakak
nga karon labing bililhon

bakak kana, kay dili na kana kadtong
tawong adunay daghang balahibo ang iyang paa
kadtong init og ginhawa,
kadtong imong gihapuhap, kadtong namatay
nadugta, ug sa kataposan gilumotan sa kalimot

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Ang Dapit Nga Abohon

abi nila kadtong sa bag-o pa sila nahimugso
kadtong ang ilang aping sama pa sa bulok sa gumamela
abi nila nga ang kalibotan

puti ug itom lamang
wala ug tuo
sinugdan lang ug katapusan

abi nila duha lang ang atong kapilian
nga ako mahimong daotan o buotan
nga ako magpabilin ba o molakaw palayo
nga ako mahimo bang bibo o masulob-on

abi nila duha lang ang numero niining kalibotan
abi nila ikaw ug ako lamang
abi nila ang pultahan sud ug gawas lamang
abi nila ang bintana sira ug abri lamang
abi nila ang tanan mao lamang
ang pagsibog ug paghunong

kini o dili kini
kana o dili kana
nga kon moadto ka didto
biyaan mo gayod kining dapita
nagkinahanglan kita
og daghang katuigan
ug daghang mga tawo
nga ato gayod ila-ilahon
himamaton ug amumahon
ang uban ato ganing ikaipon
ug sa matag kaadlawon
atong hagwaon pinaagi
sa usa ka pakighilawas

ug estoryahon sa tunga
sa usa ka kamingaw
aron atong mahibaw-an
nga ang tanan diay
dili lang duha ka buok
nga dili lang kini og kana
nga dili lang ang pagsugod og pagtapos
o pagtagbo ug pagbiya

kay sa tinuod lang adunay
mga dapit nga abohon
nga mura'g naa ug morag wala
nga imong mabati
nga didto ka apan
dia ka usab kaniya
mahimamat mo kini sa usa ka panaw
sa imong pagbaktas sa dalan
sa imong pag-inusara

molantaw ka sa kasadpan
ug sa imong likod naa pa gihapon
ang kahayag sa silangan sa adlaw
anaa ang paghiusa sa tanan
kadtong imong gipili ug imong gilabay
kay giingnan ka nga dili mahimo
ang paggakos sa upat ug walo o napulo
sa imong duha ka mga bukton

mag-abot sila ug ikaw mopahiyom
kay karon ania na silang tanan
naghiusa sa imong mga kamot
wala nimo damha
nga sa mga dapit nga abohon
mahingpit diay ang tanan

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Hinay Hinay Lang

usa ka higayon
usa ka ginhawa
usa ka tikang

hinay hinay lang
ang pagdawat
sa karon

ilabay na ang
gahapon og
ayaw lang sa
dawata ang
ugma

lisod ang tawong
magbagood

daghang mangahulog
kay dili na mahawiran
sa iyang gagmayng
mga kamot

dili mo mahakop ang
tanan
dili mo na magakos
ang dako og
karaan kaayong
kahoy

og busa mas
maayo pag
molingkod ka
na lang una
sa iyang silong
og manghaw-as
sa mga dili
na nimo
kinahanglan

tan-awa ang
mga gamot sa
kahoy
pamatia ang
kalinaw sa
iyang mga dahon
batia ang kabugnaw
sa iyang landong

karon
ang pamalandong
karon
ang paghinuklog
niining
mga kamatooran

usa ka higayon
usa ka ginhawa
usa ka tikang
lang una
hinay-hinay lang

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Pork Chops are Fun

chop chop chop the pork squeals over dinner
with it's fatty bits and tasty bites
it marinates on a stick over hot coal
who will taste it first who will finish the bowl
Wow Pork Chops with red wine
then dinner will be divine

chop chop chop the pork is done
with ginger, wine and lots of fun
it's time to have with a salty bun
chop chop chop see it go in the oven my friends
it's dinner time lets eat it all
then lets sit together and have a ball

chop chop chop the pork tastes good
with the meat so tender it bloody weel should
sometimes on the pan sometimes as a roast
call your freinds for dinner it's a dish one can boast

chop chop chop the pork is done
sprikle a little wine to make things bright
then the meat put it on light
watch it burn and tremble with delight

chop chop chop my pork chops are done

poem by Anuj Tikku
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Pahimangno Alang Kanato

Ang unsang parte sa lawas nga dili kuno gamiton
Sa kadugayan sumala sa balaod sa evolution, kini mawala.
Sama sa isda nga milayas sa dagat, nahimo kining tabili.
Ug kadtong mga langgam nga misalom sa dagat, nahimo kining mga pagi.
Ug kadtong mga lumot nga naghandom nga mokiaykiay, nahimong ulod.
Kadtong mga lapu-lapu nga nangambisyon nga makalupad, nawad-an
Sa himbis, gituboan sa mga pako, ug nakalupad sa mga panganod.
Ug busa kita kunong mga tao, maglakaw gayod, kay basin mawala ang atong mga Tiil. Dili magtinapolan ug magsigig sakay o pabug-at sa uban. Kay basin mahimo Kitang mga yugo sa kabaw, o dili ba maupok ang atong mga tiil
Ug mahimong puro sampot na lang. Labaw sa tanan, dili kita
Mag-undang ug hunahuna kay basin ang atong utok. Mokubol ug mahimong
Mga bato daplin sa suba nga labyanan na lamang sa mga tubig ug lingkoran,
Id-iranan na lang sa mga lubot sa mga walay kasilyas.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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welcome back to the Philippines

nice to hear that you're coming home
for a vacation
i am (shall we say) overjoyed,
is it not an exaggeration of the
anticipation, or just an over reaction,
but just the same

we welcome you to our little abode
the maroon painted gate will be opened
and dinner shall be served: possibly
dinuguan (do you still eat a bloody menu?)
or ginataan (remember the coconut milk
and gabi leaves and some anchovies?)
or pork adodo (we will make it crispier)
and of course, the lechon de leche
(baby pig roasted and crispy to the tongue)

just a little feast and some stories to tell
with some friends, a little reunion, and talks
perhaps about some wounds
(that want to heal) and some miserable things
(i think i must keep them buried alive
in my heart, or these matters may spoil
the party, but i know we have them in some
ways, and the darker the night, the one without
the moon and stars, the more silent and deep
the night becomes, when perhaps we get
drunk a little bit, sad stories become so
relevant and realistic and possibly everyone
will have the desire to talk and be honest and
just be candid about the realities of pinoy soap)

i look forward to your coming, we wait, in fact
we are excited, of course, i will tell susan, and the
rest of the other happy (& lonely) people of this country

that, well, you have postponed your climb of Mt. Fuji,
because your guide met an accident, and as an option
you have decided to visit your country and your father
and his new wife, (something to scrutinize, later)

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Whose Country Is This?

Whose country is this?
It is a land full of snakes;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of many waters;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of thieves! !
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of people;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of oil;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of earthquakes!
Whose country is this?
it is a land full of lovers;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of volcanoes!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of beautiful flowers;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of hansome men;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of beautiful women;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of roses;
Whose country is this?
it is a land ruled only by men;
Whose country is this?
It is a land without rainfall;
Whose country is this?
It is a land ruled by a woman;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of corruption!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of pirates! !
Whose country is this?
It is a land ruled by law;
Whose country is this?
It is a land controlled by rebels!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of ice;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of pregnant women;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of singers;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of troubles;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of war! !
Whose country is this?
It is a land with the biggest cemetery in the wolrd!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of desert;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of trees;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of pregnant teenagers!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of timber;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of hatred;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of love;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of care;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of peace;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of smokers!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of businesses;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of harlots;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of wise people;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of idiots!
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of gold;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of cocoa;
Whose country is this?
It is a alnd full of crabs;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of evil;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of rainfalls;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of ants;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of horses;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of pigs;
Whose country is this?
It is a land full of statues;
Whose country is this?
it is a land full of birds;
And so on, and so forth!
Because nature had made them so as we see them around us,
But the wise and fool live together on this earth.

poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Ang Tumoy Sa Tumoy Ni Manoy

lisod baya pag analayz ug tigulang
sa tinood lang kitang tanan nga bisdak (bisag di na lang Pinoy
ang pung gamiton)
adunay tigulang, in one way or another, sa atong bay, naa jud tiguls
sa amo lang, naa si lolo enggoy, naa si lola pacing,
naa pa si tiyo miguel (mangkoy pero ingon si lolo nakaukoy)

sugod tang lolo, pagkasug uhan, ug pagkalimtanon na,
wa kuno siya katumar sa iyang tambal sa highblood,
wa kuno siya papamahawa moreport ni tiya inday
sa manila, ug dayon ug kasuko, makagot ang ngipon
mokaging ang apapangig, ug dayon ug dram ug iyak
kay kuno siya gipasagdan na

ug si lola pacing, siging hinumdum sa iyang pagka miss bisaya
cover girl kaniadto sa pagkahuman sa gubat sa misurender na ang
mga hapon, mangutana ug naniudto na ba kuno mi, dayon hangyoon
ka nga isulat ang iyang ihangyo ni alfred sa Dubai,
papalit ug turban sa moslem, kay dili siya gusto nga maitom samtang
isuroy siya sa wheelchair sa iyang garden nga adunay mga dama de noche,

ug si tiyo miguel, nga ang favorite past time magsiging ibot sa mga salibotbot didto sa among nataran, pul-ong sa mga dahoy sa likway,
dayon hangyo nga magpaluto ug haw-an nga tinonoan kay kuno siya
gimingaw ug isda sa suba sa Olingan, ug kon gutmon motawag kanako
aron papaliton ug sopas sa tindahan ni Nidas, parisan sa pepsi nga bugnaw,

ingon sila dili enjoy mag-akatar ug mga tigulang kay kuno ang uban bisag
nag-antus ug pangamaw sa chicago apan tungod lang kini sa dollar ug sa mga utang nga bayran, sa mga anak nga nageskwela ug nursing aron puhon
makakalos usab ug mas daghan pang dollar, makatukod ug maayong balay,
makapalit ug basakan ug kalubian, aron ang kinabuhi maharuhay

ako? enjoy lang
(hmm, ayaw lang ug saba, ako baya ang nabutang nga heredero sa
.... ayaw lang ug saba ha.. sa last will and testament ni lolo, ni lola ug labaw pa
ni tiyo miguel, ... sa totoo lang.. pila ra goy pagpalit ug pepsi ug sopas sa
tindahan ni Nidas)

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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In The Country

Oh my reasons
And my ways
Keep on changing
From day to day
As I grow
It becomes so clear
Why Im here
Its all here
For you and me
The beauty of life
Someday youll see
Then youll join in
And sing along
And youll understand why I sing this song
Let me tell you now
I do love you
I do love you
I do love you
Well Im talkin bout life
And livin
And the beautiful earth
And givin
Talkin bout the natural things weve had since birth
Thats lovin
Well Im talkin bout a walk in the country
Mother natures sweet charm
The smell of her perfume
As we walk arm in arm
Let me tell you now
I do love you
I do love you
I do love you
Well its a beautiful day
And Im on my way
Oooh, thank you lord, for the country
Well my thoughts
Are like ripples in a stream
I see myself so free
My eyes and spirit say hello
My soul goes dancing by, oh hello
The clean fresh air
Goes jumping through my head
The sun is smilin down
If you have ever lived out here
Then you know why I say
I do love you
I do love you
I do love you
So come on lets move
Out to the country
Yeah, lets go live out there
Come on people
Come on people
Yeah, lets be free
We got to be free
In the country
You and me
Come on people
Come on people
Better have a good time
Well have a good time
We got to be free

song performed by by Chicago
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Inang Bayan (english 'Mother Country')

Oh, mother country
it's no longer
a short time
since you become
a free nation.

Oh, mother country
truly, you are free
but why
did you let yourself
be imprisoned
by poverty?

Was it your choice?

Oh, mother country
when will you be able
to take good care
of your abandoned children
who wish
for three times a day meal,
for shelter,
and for affordable medication
and education.

Oh, mother country,
Oh, mother country.

poem by Marites C. Cayetano
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Let my country be free

Let my country be free:

Free from poverty,
Free from inequality,
Free from debt,
Free from Unfair trade,
free from mal nutrition.

Free from scams,
Free from red tape,
Free from scandals,
Free from unfair elections,
Free from whole corruption.

Free from hatred,
Free from terror act,
Free from casteism,
Free from regionalism,
Free from class reservation.

Free from dirty politics.
Protection of human rights,
Equality in health and education,
Better law and order situation.
Governments’ accountability to citizen.

I want to see my country free, truly free.

(C) S.D. Tiwari

poem by S.D. Tiwari
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Town And Country

Touched by a butterfly on my way home
Flying who knows where
Walking down that dusty road
Without a care
The sun was shining up in the country
And bells were ringing downtown
Clouds were moving slow and lazy
While I was kicking around
And feeling out the town and the country
Feeling out the town and the country
Up on the hill I got a better look
I watched the river run brown (watched the river run brown)
And then I heard those songbirds singing
The country sound
When I got home I sat in my kitchen
And turned the television on (turned the TV on)
The news wasn't good so I didn't listen
I started clicking around
Thinking of the town and the country
I was thinking of the town and the country
Thinking of the town and the country
In the morning everything will be the same
Open up your world (watch the children play)
In the sun or rain
Thinking of the town and the country
A thinking of the town and the country
I was thinking of the town and the country (fade)

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Para Decirte Adios

Tiemblan las manos
Cuando se dice adis
Adis para toda la vida
Toda la vida es poca
Para decirte adis, adis, adis
Lgrimas corren
Cuando se dice adis
Adis para toda la vida
Despus de tantos sueos
Despus de tanto anhelo
Lo menos que yo quiero
Es decirte adis, adis
Adis para toda la vida,
Adis, adis
Despus de tantos sueos
Despus de tanto anhelo
Lo menos que yo quiero
Es decirte adis, adis
Adis, adis

song performed by by Gloria Estefan
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The Task Every Morning Before Breakfast

maybe it will just be once
every dawn

or just once
every weekend

or if you ask
may just once a month

because the body maybe
is so exhausted

but no
i will not stop

i will still do it
twice or even five times every morning

even if the body is tired
even if you do not like doing it anymore

it is delicious
it is wonderful

it is as though i had just an ejaculation
it is as though I've seen heaven

so here i am with this craft again
even if you are no longer around

writing poems religiously
every morning.

bisag kausa lang sa
matag kaadlawon

bisag kausa na lang
sa matag semana

o kon mohangyo ka
bisag kausa na lang sa matag bulan

kay basin og kapoy na kaayo
ang lawas

dili mahimo
buhaton ko lang gayod gihapon

sa matag buntag
kaduha kalima pa gani

bisag kapoy na kaayo ang lawas
bisag dili na nimo gusto

lami man god
mora kog magawsan og kadaghan

lami man god
mora kog kakitag langit

bisan wala ka na
mosulat lang jud ko gihapon og mga balak

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Ang Kanser Sa Totoy Sa Akong English Teacher

Dugay ra niyang nabati ang bukol sa w'a niya nga totoy.
Kapoy. Baliwala lang. Mora'g wala lang. Daghan pa siya'g
Gigastohan nga mga pag-umangkon. Busy pod sa World
Literature. Preoccupied sa Third World Poetry.

Napulo'g lima katuig nga gatudlo sa English ug World
Literature si Ma'am sa usa ka private religious school.
Usa ako sa iyang gipalayog sa verb, adverbs, ug adjectives.
Gipaharong kang Tolstoy. Nakig-tagay ni Omar.
Sa mga blithe spirits ni Shelly. Ug kang Lucasta sa dihang
Miasdang na siya sa gubat. Kang Emily, Pablo, Octavio.
Shakespeare.Neruda. Mistral.

Nagdugo, nagnana ang duha miya ka tutoy.
Daghang verbs, adverbs, adjectives. Aduna pa gayo'y
Mga prepositions and conjunctions nga nabalaka su'd
Sa 25 ka tuig. Natawo ang mga balak. Ug mga sugilanon.
Nanubo ang mga dahon sa laurel. Nangisog ang mga paminta.
Namaak ang kahalang sa sili sa akong mga ngabil
Mitubo ang mga pan. Mibukal ang mga tuba.
Pati ang lana sa mga hilo-anan ug mga wakwak.
Mikuyanap ang Magic Touch. Ang mga figments
Of imagination. Ang mga streams of consciousness.
Mikamang ang walay angay nga mokamang
sa ilalom sa katre ug panganod.

Dili siya magpa-opera. Dili niya gusto. Wa’y igong kwarta.
Dili nga dili makatabang ang chemotheraphy.
Giluwa na ang Iyang ATM. Nalubong siya sa utang.
Dugay ra. Nagmahay ang mga subordinate clauses.
Dili matonong ang mga direct objects. Naunay siya
Sa mga dreams nga nag-dream. Nagkulismaot
Ang mga dagway sa infinitives. Ug ang mga predicates
Mismo ang nagkutkot sa iyang lubnganan.
Nagpakaluoy ang Philippine Literature nga unta dili lang
Usa siya kuhaon ni Bathala.Time passes swiftly. Ang mga rosas
Nga mibukhad karon, pipila lang ka oras sa kilid sa bintana,
Kadali rang nangalaya. Ang mga buds na-nipped. Tight-lipped.
Dying. Dayag ang pagka-dying ni Daying.

Lubong niya karon. Ug tulo lang kami nga mitungha.
Usa lang ang miiyak. Ug ang duha, kadyot lang nga mitan-aw
Ug dayo'g biya kay dunay mga importanteng mga lakaw
Sa ilang kinabuhi.Walay gahom ang balak sa pagbanhaw kang
Ma'am. Ang mga prepositions ug conjunctions dili mga karo
Ug ligid mga mohatod kaniya sa menteryo. Nag-inusara lang
Intawon siya gihapon. Bisan pa sa iyang pagpangugat og pama-
Lak usab kaniadto. Dili ang iyang mga pag-umangkon
Ang miiyak. Ugma ablihon ko ang daan nga libro ni Pablo Neruda.

Sulaton ko pag-usab ang pinakasubo nga balak alang kang Ma'am.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Town & Country

Written by dewey bunnell and gerry beckley, 1998
Found on human nature.
Touched by a butterfly on my way home
Flying who knows where
Walking down that dusty road
Without a care
The sun was shining up in the country
And bells were ringing downtown
Clouds were moving slow and lazy
While I was kicking around
And feeling out the town and the country
Feeling out the town and the country
Up on the hill I got a better look
I watched the river run brown (watched the river run brown)
And then I heard those songbirds singing
The country sound
When I got home I sat in my kitchen
And turned the television on (turned the tv on)
The news wasnt good so I didnt listen
I started clicking around
Thinking of the town and the country
I was thinking of the town and the country
Thinking of the town and the country
In the morning everything will be the same
Open up your world (watch the children play)
In the sun or rain
Thinking of the town and the country
A thinking of the town and the country
I was thinking of the town and the country (fade)

song performed by by America
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Spam

Spam in the place where I live (ham and pork)
Think about nutrition, wonder whats inside it now (oh boy)
Spam in my luchbox at work (its the best)
Really makes a darn good sandwhich any way you slice it at all
If youre running low, go to the store
Carry some money to help you buy more
The tab is there to open the can
The can is there to hold in the spam
Oh, spam on the table at home (ham and pork)
Think about selection, are there different flavors now (lets eat)
Spam in my office at work (its the best)
Think about the stuff its made from, wonder if its mystery of meat
If you need a spoon, keep one around
Carry a thermose to help wash it down
Now, if theres some left, dont just throw it out
Use it for spackle or bathroom grout, now
Spam in my pantry at home (have some more)
Think of expiration, better read the lable (oh boy)
Spam breakfast, dinner, or lunch (its the best)
Think about how its been precooked, wonder if Ill just eat it cold
Now, once you start in, you cant put it down
Dont leave it sitting or itll turn brown
The key is going to open the tin
The tin is there to keep the spam in
Oh, spam (spam)
Ham and pork
Think about nutrition, wonder whats inside it now (oh boy)
Spam (spam)
Its the best
Really makes a darn good sandwhich any way you slice it
Spam in the place where I live (have some more)
Think about addiction, wonder if Im a junkie now (lets eat)
Spam in the place where I work (youre obsessed)
Think about the way its processed, wonder if its some kind of meat
Spam in the back of my car (ham and pork)
Spam any place that you are (ham and pork)
The tab is there to open the can (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork)
The can is there to hold in the spam (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork)

song performed by by Weird Al Yankovic
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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World Of Wordlessness

ang kaanindot sa kahilom
sama sa dagat
nga atong gisalom
daghan kaayong masud-ong

the beauty of silence is like the deep ocean
we dive
and then we see a lot of things in there

ang mga mabulukong mga bulak
ang mga bukid ug ang mga walog
ang mga nagkadaiyang katahom
nga dili matukib
ug dili na masulti

the colorful corals
the hills and mound underneath the valleys
beauty that we cannot comprehend
we cannot say

kay wala na ang mga pulong
nga nakagapos niini

it is the world of wordlessness
where everything is set free

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Live Your Life Be Free

Live your life be free
Live your life be free
Open up your mind and you will see
You should be with me baby
You should be with me
I see you walking with her
I see you all around
But you don't seem very happy now
You seem very down
I know you feel an obligation
To her emotional state of mind
This is the time in your life baby
When you should be having a good time
And if you want me I'll be there
To run my fingers through your hair
And if you need me its alright
Come on over baby, and see me tonight
You got to
Live your life be free
Live your life be free
Open your mind and you will see
You should be with me baby
You should be with me
You know that I'll be waiting
You know my heart is true
I will be your everything
And give everything to you
So if you want me baby I know
Don't have to knock knock down my doors
Her heart was meant to be broken that day
You got a lot of love to live
So why dont you
Live your life be free
Live your life be free
Open your mind and you will see
You should be with me baby
You should be with me
You should be with me baby
You should be with me
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
Live your life be free baby
And when you free your mind
You will leave your past behind
Live your life be free
Live your life be free
Open your mind and you will see
You should be with me baby
You should be with me
Live your life be free
Live your life be free
Open your mind and you will see
You should be with me baby
You should be with me

song performed by by Belinda Carlisle
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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Kami Nga Nagtrabaho Sa Korte Sa Gobyerno

Siya si Danny, gihilantan ganiha ra,
Gakurog sa katugnaw bisag init kaayo sa kaudtohon.
Giingnan na nga mopalit og Flanax,
Dili kay kuno basin madaot ang iyang bukog ug atay.
Apan sa tinuod lang
Wala siyay kwarta sa iyang pitaka.
Process server siya.

Siya si Landa, stenographer.
Kinabaratohang bugas utangon
Sa tindahan ni Flores-
NFA medyo baho-baho apan OK ra kuno.
Ayohon lang og hugas ug kilis sa tubig
Pwede na makaon
Sa katulo sa usa ka adlaw.
Budget lang sa sud-an
Kay mahal na hasta utan.
Siya nabuhi lang sa utang.

Siya si Jhonil,
Maayo mohubad og Iningles ngadto sa Binisaya
Duna’y barog, apan last year, nagdaot siya
Tumor mitubo sa iyang utok,
ug siya dili na kalakaw
Practically, vegetable na siya
Nagpabinisiya kay walay kwarta ikagasto para MRI
Maayo gani kay ang iyang sister naminyo og Kano
Maoy nag-finance sa iyang operasyon sa St. Luke’s.
Nakabalik na si Jhonil, ang among interpreter.

Siya si Dodo, ang among clerk of court.
Niwang lang gihapon.

Basin walay gikaon.
Ang iyang paper works sa korte pwerting haboga,

Labaw pa niya.
Dili na siya kahibalo mokatawa.

Ug ako si Ric
Ang ilang judge
Nia nagsulat niining maong balak
Alang kanila

Mopadako ako sa akong tiyan ug motiyabaw
Hangtod mora na ko og kabaw.
Mopataas sa akong bungot
Hangtod mora na ko og kagwang.
Mopataas sa akong mga kuko
Hangtod mora na ko og wakwak.
Magpagahigahi sa akong ulo
Hangtod mora na ko ug bato.
Gikan karon dili na ko maligo
Hangtod ako manimahong tawo
Aron mahibalo ang tanan
Sa sistemang wala nay kaayohan.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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