2015 National Women's Month Official Dance Song and Instructional Video

Juana, Ikaw Na ang Manguna!

2015 National Women’s Month Celebration Theme Song

Music and Lyrics by: Nikki Delos Santos-Francisco

Musical Arranger: Diwa De Leon
Video Production: Philippine Commission on Women, 
National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Shirley Halili-Cruz School of Ballet

I

Di magaganap ang pagbabago

Kung walang mangangahas na tumayo

Masdan mo ang lipunang nagpapayo

Na kailangan ng isang katulad mo

REFRAIN:

Makinig ka sa akin

Tinig ko ngayo’y dinggin

Pagkakataon na natin

Ikaw na ang tatanghalin

CHORUS:

Kailan pa, kung 'di ngayon na?

Sino pa, kung 'di ikaw, Juana

Galing mo’y ilabas na

Ang bukas sayo’y itataya

Desisyon mo’y mahalaga

Dulot ay pag-asa

Juana, ikaw na ang manguna

II

Simulan mo na ang pamumuno

‘Pagkat tatag at lakas mo ay sandigan ko

Pangako ng pagsulong ang matatamo

Sama-sama sa pagbangon ng bayan ko

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

For more information, visit www.pcw.gov.ph

Random Thoughts # 1 s. 2015

Sometimes, I walk away, back-off or remain silent; not because I give up, but because I know it isn't a good idea to argue with anyone when emotions are high. Often, it would just result in unnecessary fights and further strain in human relations. It's energy-draining too. But there are times when I am forced by circumstances to speak-up, raise my voice a little than normal or even stand-up so that the powers that be will listen, and listen well. Yes, it drains my energy and it saddens me that I have to do that; but sometimes, when people are obsessed with their own voice and their own truth, someone else has to speak and invite them to see the other side. It irks me when they refuse to budge and continue to press on their own argument as if it is the absolute truth; but as long as I've done what I could, the problem is neither me nor mine.

don't leave me oh lappy tappy!

"Scanning and repairing drive c 28% complete"

what happened to you my lappy tappy? kung kailan naman maraming documents na dapat i-review at i-revise tsaka ka nagkakaganyan? magdadalawang araw ka nang ganyan, talo mo pa ang edsa na hindi makamove-on sa 28% na iyan. what to do? 

chasing and running from that one thing called love #9: of broken bridges, dead ends and roundabouts

I am a self-confessed kaladkarin girl. NO it's not the derogatory term; it's a term we coined to refer to people who love spontaneous trips. Madaling yayain / kaladkarin sa lakaran, joy ride man sa kung saan o long trip para takasan pansamantala ang jungle ng Kamaynilaan. Hindi man ako ang nasa likod ng manibela, ramdam ko pa rin pareho yun excitement at anxiety sa bawat byahe dahil kasama ako sa paglalakbay.

Tulad ng mga biyaheng biglaan o short notice, parang joy ride lang din ang buhay. Sa ating mga paglalakbay, napapadaan tayo sa mga kalsadang maganda, may sira, may baha, dead-end, one-way, sarado, ginagawa, trapik, paikot-ikot, pati tulay na putol o may sira. Nasubukan ko na daanan lahat nang 'yan sa mga paglalakbay sa iba't-ibang lugar, pati na rin sa buhay; at ngayon feeling ko matapos ang ilang panahon ng paglalakbay, halted na lang bigla ang byahe. Hindi naman dahil sa dead end o nasira ang daan o tulay -- sabihin na lang natin na I am crossing boarders and suddenly yun immigration officer tumanggi na ang passport ko eh tatakan. Hindi naman ako TIP victim, alam ko naman ang aking nais puntahan, pero ewan, baka nag-fit lang ako sa profile nila ng mga hindi dapat payagan na sa boundaries ay dumaan.

Sige, 'wag na lang ipilit kung ayaw. Marami pa naman destination na pwedeng puntahan...pero sayang lang kasi eh, ilang panahon ko na rin yun pinaghandaan tapos wala lang, ganun na lang. So for now, U-turn na lang muna. Kung may bagong daan man, kahit mala-EDSA sa trapik o expressway pa 'yan, pwede naman subukan. The journey continues pa rin.

moving on

Tomorrow marks the start of another change; moving on to another journey.

I am looking at this like going back to my first and second love, rolled into one. And although somehow I have reservations on the circumstances, I am facing this for now. Whether I will set the records straight later on or just accept this for now then move on again, I still don't know. For now, I want to focus on what is there for me and what I can do to make it work.

2015, be good, be great, make me more grateful than ever for the chances; braver, wiser and stronger than ever for the challenges; and crazier than ever to innovate and crave for more changes...thank you po and help me Lord!