Bamboo Remakes Buklod’s “Tatsulok”
Note: Edited. Added lyrics and a little backgrounder of the song. And a bunch of other things.
Thanks to Pen1, I am now aware of the buzz amongst old and new young activists alike regarding local alternative band Bamboo’s revival of a favorite Buklod classic: Tatsulok.
Reading the blog entry made my heart skip a beat. Tatsulok? Moreover, Bamboo?! Just to be sure, I, with heart pounding like crazy, dropped a visit to Bamboo’s website and sure enough, there was a link to a Tatsulok page. It took a couple of minutes for the page to fully load because the song is embedded. And….
It stirred me again the way it stirred me the first time I heard it when I was a kid. Blood rushed to my heart, to my face, to my brain, then back to my heart. Kinilabutan ako - goosebumps all over. Tayung-tayo balahibo ko, eh balbon pa naman ako. I felt rejuvenated and excited. Giddy. Then tears just started falling from my eyes, while my heart was filling up with so much pride and joy that I thought I would just burst.
Shit! Astig! Listening to that song never fails to make me feel agitated. I wanna go to Malacañang and kick the Bush-ass-kissing midget president and her family’s sorry butts out the palace. Really. And I even expect a stupid intelligence officer reading this blog entry and planning to place me under arrest for hating GMA’s guts and posing a threat to the society.
Tatsulok is the Filipino word for triangle, which is a symbol depicting the state of socio-political structure in the country where those with power and influence (and money) are above the law (and a lot of other things, at that). The (inverted) pyramid clearly describes that the majority of the Philippine population is oppressed and suffers from injustice.
I find it not a sensible argument if Bamboo gives the song justice or not2. Listen to the bloody lyrics! Feel the bloody song! It is about bloody time that some band, and a mainstream one at that, reawakens the Filipino people’s social consciousness with the song that’s already rocking the airwaves. And to think that these kinds of music have once been a taboo.
The release of the song might be very timely because of the upcoming elections, but look beyond that. Rampant political killings. Social injustice. The crap that’s called “Oplan Bantay Laya,” which is said to be the president’s “all-out war against the terrorists” - the term terrorists used loosely because it surprisingly includes journalists, and people and students from legal leftist organizations, and even civilians. The song is not timely just because of the elections; it’s timely because everything happens right here, right now.
With lines that go, “Totoy, kumilos ka, baliktarin ang tatsulok! Katulad mong mga dukha ang ilagay mo sa tuktok,” Tatsulok screams for us to do something! See the reality that the song shows you.
The original one can be listened to and downloaded at Ate Annie’s Multiply account3. Renato Reyes Jr. has a very well-written entry that explains the history behind the song. Also, read the explanation behind the song from the composer, Rom Dongero, himself.
Ito ang musika: progresibo.
Ito ang musika: mulat.
Ito ang musika: mapagpalaya.
Please read the string of comments below. You might be able to pick something up from some discussions. 
PS: If you’re from the Philippines, I highly doubt you don’t know Buklod. Kanlungan, which has been used by bloody McDonald’s in one of its bloody ads years ago4, is a Buklod5 original. 
And sorry for overusing the word bloody hehe. I’m just bloody happy that Bamboo has stepped up from the stereotypical bands the likes of Cueshit (Cueshe) and Hell (Hail)6.
PPS: “There is no growth in the Philippines,” as some people think. Which I vehemently disagree with. There is. Those people who think that there isn’t are the ones who are constraining the growth. Filipinos are very diligent and intelligent students. We produce world-class nurses only to send them to nursing homes the likes of east bay nursing homes. Growth? Not really. If some people view growth only in financial terms, they are more superficial than I’d first thought.
PPPS: Since I get a lot of hits looking for the song’s lyrics, I’ll bite. Buklod and Bamboo’s versions are not really very different, but I’ll post here the former’s version since I’m more familiar with it.
Totoy bilisan mo, bilisan mo ang takbo
Ilagan ang mga bombang nakatutok sa ulo mo
Totoy tumalon ka, dumapa kung kailangan
At baka tamaan pa ng mga balang ligawTotoy makinig ka, huwag kang magpagabi
Baka pagkamalan pa’t humandusay diyan sa tabi
Totoy alam mo ba kung ano ang puno’t dulo
Ng di matapos-tapos na kaguluhang itoRefrain
Hindi pula’t dilaw ang tunay na magkalaban
Ang kulay at tatak ay di siyang dahilan
Hangga’t mas marami ang lugmok sa kahirapan
At ang hustisya ay para lang sa mayamanChorus
Habang may tatsulok
At sila ang nasa tuktok
Hindi matatapos itong guloLumilikas ang hininga ng kayraming mga tao
At ang dating lunting bukid ngayo’y sementeryo
Totoy kumilos ka, baligtarin ang tatsulok
At katulad mong mga dukha ang ilagay mo sa tuktokRepeat Refrain and Chorus twice
- The neP in jAneP.org alongside the Blog Parteeh iPod Video winner AJ [↩]
- And that’s coming from someone who despises revivals, hence, despises both MYMP and Nina. [↩]
- I find it ironic that as someone who detests copyright infringement, I can listen to or even download a song in Multiply, hehe. [↩]
- It distorted the true meaning of the song, which is about the environment - duh? [↩]
- Of which Noel Cabangon was once a member. [↩]
- Evidently, I’m not a fan of these bands. They make me sick. [↩]
the title sounds familiar, but i dont know if ive heard of this song before. lemme listen to it. i bet im gonna like it.. lalo na ngayon puro bamboo pinapakinggan ko.
balik yung OPM interests ko. hehe.
bakit ako hindi ko alam yan?? >_
nakkainspire talaga un mga ganon noh sis?
Hmm, that triangle thingy for the socio-political side of Phllippines does sound right, even though I don’t live there… From what I’ve heard about countries like the Philippines, it sounds about right… =/
wow, TATSULOK!
I must admit, I didn’t understand one word of that. lol
Uy, ang galing nun ah. Ang interesting nmn nung idea behind the “Tatsulok”. Unfortunately, i haven’t heard this song yet.. Mahanap nga.
Gusto ko ung song na “Kanlungan”. 
T*ngina (tagalog para full effect)
kinilabutan talaga ko.. astig nung kanta at astig ng + ni Bamboo (fave pinoy band ko pa)
isa pa yan sa ayaw ko dito.. napaka out of touch ko na sa mga nangyayari.. nung binabasa ko nga yung last blog ko, napansin ko yung sobrang contrast sa bago kong blog kasi sobrang wala na kong nasasabi tungkol sa nangyayari ngayon sa pinas. definitely next entry ko to..
thanks for the link. I loved kanlungan.. ididiscover ko na ang band na to
any more stirring bands to recommend?
and there has got to be a better shape out there (like a line..) and a better alternative to capitalism..
okay, sorry for mistaking ‘Buklod’ for a radical band.. I still want to look up good activist songs though
Nina: I bet you’re going to like it.
Monalisa: Nyaiks! Hindi ko alam! Haha! But you’re missing half of your life. *winks*
Aisha: Hmm…Yeah….
Chau: It is, believe me.
Noreen: You know the song?
Corinne: Hehe, I kind of expected that.
Joni: Hanapin mo pa eh nag-provide na nga ako link. *kutos* Haha! Listen.
Ann: Grabe noh? Tangna talaga! Mas maganda yung original, mas mafi-feel mo talaga (mas maganda kasi yung music - flute and all) pero sabi nga ni Nato Reyes, medyo nadali ni Bamboo ang subdued anger ng voice ni Noel Cabangon while singing the song. Actually, mas galit talaga yung original song. Nakaka-agit! But if you ask me, Bamboo did an excellent job in its revision. Sabi ko nga, Bamboo’s currently my most favorite Pinoy band. Astig! \m/
Bands? Naku, cheesy na ako, pero I love Rosas ng Digma: Awit ng Pag-ibig at Pakikibaka. Yeah, love songs. Pero astig, haha!
Hmm, Armas has very nice songs, kaso halatang sobrang luma na. Bong Ramilo, one of the founding members of TABAK, has written lots of progressive songs na mabenta rin sa hanay ng mga tibak. Actually, yung ilan sa mga kanta niya ay nakapaloob dun sa album namin. 
Yung iba kasi puro indivs na eh. Maraming artists sa Cordillera/Baguio na magaganda mga kanta. Gary Granada and Joey Ayala. Tsaka ang Juan dela Cruz band! Haha! Well, medyo. 
// You know what our answer is to capitalism….
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I didn’t understand much of it, but I did understand the triangle part.
It’s something most people that aren’t in a country like The Philippines are aware of, but it seems that the population of the country itself is not aware of if.
It will probably be very hard to make a change; the once that have the power now won’t let it go so easily, but something needs to be done. And creating awareness through music is a good start. Eyes might open and things might change, even if it’s just a little.
That BLOODY song is cool!:)
Really knocks some sense to you huh?:P
I’m not really familiar with the band or the song,=P SORRY NA…but I’d listen to it sometime.:)
Ayos! Mapakinggan nga.
napag aralan namin yung triangle sa hekasi, sa kaunlaran ng bansa. ewan, pero may sumagot ng inverted triangle eh, ewan ko kung ano yun, haha! didnt listen much. pero naiintindihan ko naman yung meaning ng triangle. lol.
bands like cueshe and hail makes me hate OPM more. i refuse to listen to “orig” pinoy music, kasi we always copy whats popular. except reggae bands. I love filipino reggae bands. bigla nalang sila sumikat maski wala sa international scene ang reggae.
I KNEW THAT WAS FROM BAMBOO. I heard it on the radio on the way to school a few days ago, and for someone who doesn’t like OPM music, I actually liked it. The lyrics were just so… wow.
Ooh! That makes me excited for Bamboo’s upcoming album. ^^
To be honest, I’m not a big fan of OPM and Bamboo is okay.
i don’t know buklod. di pa siguro ako buhay nung mga panahong yun XD
pero the pyramid, yep it’s true. napaka-unfair sa bansa natin. pag may pera ka, makapangyarihan ka. unfair. no wonder marami ang gusto tumakbo sa eleksyon eh, para magkapera. ang laki ng kinikita ng mga bwisit na yan sa taxes at pork barrel. wala namang mga silbi. front lang nila yung “sincere” kuno intention nila para maiahon ang pinas. sino niloko nila? mahirap lang ang mga pinoy pero hindi naman mangmang.
hay umiinit ang ulo ko.. tama na to.
You got the bulls eye of that bloody song. I like that song as well…
Oh and I don’t like Hell and Cueshit either. I also don’t like spongebobcola, sugarfreak, sexcycleminds and shamerock… they bloody $&^#.
di ko pa naririnig ver. ni bamboo..naexcite naman ako…unang narinig ko tatsulok sa gen.ass. college…dapat magturo ka ng kas para maliwanagan naman mga bata …maliban sa mga sandamakmak na datos dapat yan ang naikikintal sa kanilang isipan…>seryoso ako ngayon
rock pilipinas!
pero mas-gusto ko pa rin yung version ng buklod!
sana nga sa susunod yung “tumindig ka” ang i-remake!
ganda nga timing ng bamboo! kaka-badtrip mga poster ng pulitko! dami din mga inaayos na kalsada ngayun!
sana i-remake din yung “trapo” ng yano para mapangkinggan ng mga kabataan ngayun!
whoa whoa whoa. narinig ko na sa radyo yan.. pero hindi ko alam na tatsulok pala yung title ng kanta. =s
waah. ang astig. to the Nth level. ^^
i just wish Filipino people will heed to the call.. but in all honesty i am very saddened with how our youth acts nowadays. Hindi ko nakikita ang pag-galang at mga gawain tama tulad nalang ng simpleng bagay na pagtatapon ng basura sa tamang lugar. Iilan lang ang nakikita kong may tamang asal at may pakialam sa kalagayan ng iba. If these youth will be the “future of our country” then id be very afraid of what future future my children-to-be will have …
I heard the song today at Jam88.3 and I must say, I LOVE it. The song gives out a clear message, a good one. I hope the people will listen to it.
well well well, i never bloody thought youre bloody brit! lol
It’s a great song with an equally great message behind it. If only the triangle could successfully be inverted.
if you can all give indie opm bands a chance, marami kayong maririnig na magagaling. minsan overrated ang bamboo, pero what can i say, magaling talaga sila.
ahh so this is where the action is about tatsulok.
salamat sa links, natuwa ako sa simulain ng kanta.
-neP
ASTIG!!!!
this is a call to all the youths
to unite
!!!!!
fight on !!
one hell of kind
best song!!
sana sa susunod ay ang rosas ng digmaan nman ang eh revive
Same emotions here. wrote long narrative about the experiences I had with Tatsulok, and with some lunatic twists.
read my blog entry “Bamboo, Tatsulok, and What We Should Do to Prevent the Extinction of Humanity”
at
http://zerogravity.lisondra.net
Mag-aral,Maglingkod,Makibaka!
Naalala ko, iba-blog ko nga rin pala ito. Nagulat talaga kami ng GF ko nang marinig namin ang isang binatilyong tindero rito sa Quezon City na kumakanta ng Tatsulok!
[...] change in the society. Remember Bamboo’s newest single, Tatsulok, which I’ve given a short explanation of4? They want to invert the triangle. To empower the oppressed Filipinos. To fight. But they [...]
[...] change in the society. Remember Bamboo’s newest single, Tatsulok, which I’ve given a short explanation of? They want to invert the triangle. To empower the oppressed Filipinos. To fight. But they [...]
just reading this blog makes my hairs stand! damn
laos yung ng revive..
bamboo hnd bagay na kantahin mo yan.
pang halleluiaaa!! ewa ka lang, wlng sense n kanta,
buklod pa rin mas asteg
Nung marinig ko nga, bigla ko hinanap lumang tape ko ng Bukid at Buhay ng Buklod. Personally, mas gusto ko yung album na yun nila. Any one of you guys familiar with the album?
astig tlga ung song! s0brang ngulat nga aku nung nlaman ku n revive lng pla un. iba tlga bamb0o.. ang lufet nila! sknla ku plang nrnig ung tatsulok pero apektado n ku agad s msg nung song.. haha!
try ku nga pakingan ung s bukl0d..
peace out!
its so much realistic situation now adays!
I was and still is a fan of Buklod. And bamboo added a touch of acceptability to the song. Bamboo’s remake made the song more acceptable to the used to be ‘biased’ to progressive songs such as Tatsulok.
This breakthrough created a refreshing ambience to the old ‘alternative and rock and roll’ concept of death, lust and wasted gen-ex.
Hola!
I don’t care who sing the song, the important thing is the people who listens to it realizes and put the message in action..Lets all be strong in fighting for EQUALITY..
hehehe……….ang galing m……
hey!! lahat ng friends ko..really like the song.. aware pa naman ako sa politics and economy base sa course ko… At sa lahat ng candidate ngayong election para sa inyo yan.. baligtarin ang tatsulok….
i like the song, it really touches the heart and mind, it reminds me of those oppressed and ruled by the richer ones, thank God, we re now democratic and had lessen this instance but this situation still there like those in the north, anyway if you want to listen go to this site you can download them also both buklod and bamboo versions, here is the site http://anniedc.multiply.com
I gues ur right about it, theres no doubt for what u had been writing in this bloody - page( heheh) and for that i drink with u.. all the things really matter like kicking the bush-ass love - midget prexy and growth and others u said… go high bamboo.. and hope other bands will shift as to bamboo know… tnx..
sa lahat ng mga nakikibaka mula noon hanggang ngayon…
para sa atin ‘to!!
Ibagsak ang Imperyalismo!!
SAYANG’……….. D Q NAKUHA LIRICS NG TATSULOK”””’ AY………………….. ANO BA YAN???????????
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astig ni bamboo…buhay na naman ang kanta ng mga masa at lalo na sa mga taga bundok hehehe…
well well
baka makagawa din kami ng inspirational song yung
pag kinanta namin mag aalsa masa lahat ng tao heheh
astig ni bamboo…buhay na naman ang kanta ng mga masa at lalo na sa mga taga bundok hehehe…
well well
baka makagawa din kami ng inspirational song yung
pag kinanta namin mag aalsa masa lahat ng tao heheh
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humppp! babatukan kita dyan eh!
i love u~!!!
ingatz k lagi
sana wag m akong malilimutan
thank you
i love you !!!
ingat k palagi!!!
sana wag m kong kalilimutan
thanks
Social and Political Struggle in the philippines well last if u dont even bother urself to do some actions. Filipinos are gettin worst as well as the world so dont expect things to be better! Anyway of you wanna hear some assorted filipino songs then check out my account folder in esnips.com:
“http://www.esnips.com/web/Noypi”, enjoy!
sana maisip nila ung nangyayari ngayon sa bansa..
i have a question!. .what’s the meaning of pula’t dilaw sa song? umm is it about Pres. Cory Aquino and Marcos? can any 1 please answer tnx!
wow galing ng bamboo!!^ idol ko tlg mas magaling pa kau kaysa sa ibang banda dyan na d pinariringan ang politiko kahit mali na ang mga gawa nila good^^ luv u bamboo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I see that one band has finally had the guts to say this out loud to the Filipino people. Keep it up, Bamboo!!!
d0 y0u have a lyrics 0f ROSAS NG DIGMA…i really l0ve that s0ng..please send it t0 me if y0u have..thanks!
Response to 4011:
meron akong lyrics. paano ipapadala sayo?
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meron akong lyrics. paano ipapadala sayo?
can i post a song by the wuds titled At Nakalimutan an Diyos! tnx. 4 d lyrics anyway email me if i can thanks again more power!!!!!
sir, whoever you are.. who made this blog… i think you over reacted.. in the song, yes i know how you felt about our country, about our goverment, but it is not right to point the faults to our goverment and curse their families, i don’t also agreed in the things that had happened here in our country,but don’t be one sided person… ok
Response to 4105:
If you can just use either straight English or straight Filipino, I’m sure I’d be able to understand you clearly. Ang labo eh. But anyway, I fail to see why I have over-reacted. I have not “curse[d] their families” (whose families?). Kelan ba naging mali ang i-point out ang mali sa gobyerno? Ano ako, magpapaka-tonto at mananahimik lang sa mga nakikita ko? Geesh. Sorry to disagree with you, pero where would disagreeing lead you? Nowhere. So sorry, I happen to like what I do. I’m not gonna be a passive citizen of this country. And just for the record, my friends and I have been abused by the police during our immersion days. Maybe you don’t know the feeling. Sabihin mo na lang yan sa pamilya ng mga desaparecidos ngayon, sa pamilya ng mga taong biktima ng political killings. Sabihin mo sa kanila yan ngayon, at tignan natin kung ano isasagot nila sa iyo.
Salamat sa pagdaan.
its so cool…..patama para sa mga politician…
bloody lyrics…
So where’s the “cursing” in that?
Ilan lang ba ang “gonna” doon sa response ko at nahihirapan kang intindihin? Kahit Journ professors ko maiintindihan yan.
At excuse me po, but you’re taking the issue out of the context. The point here is that the song is very timely dahil sa mga nangyayari sa lipunan natin. Siguro oo, magiging masaya ako pag “nabaliktad ang tatsulok” dahil yung mga oppressed simula pa ng panahong hindi ko na maalala ay magkakaroon naman ng sapat na pera para tustusan ang sarili nila’t pamilya nila. Hindi lang mga kaibigan ko ang nasasangkot sa ganitong kaguluhan. Kung nagbabasa ka ng dyaryo, nanood ng balita sa telebisyon, alam mo ang mga enforced disappearances at political killings na nangyayari sa bansa. More than half ng mga pinaslang ay ni hindi naman mga aktibista kundi mga ordinaryong tao lang. Kung aktibista man sila, wala pa ring karapatan ang sinuman na patayin sila. International human right yan, na hindi ka pwedeng galawin dahil lang sa political affiliation mo.
Kung gusto nilang pumatay ng mga terorista, gawin nila. Pero mag-ingat naman sila sa mga pinaggagagawa nila. Ang daming nadadamay. At ginagawa nila yan para lang manatili sa tuktok. Kapangyarihan at pera — yan ang nagpapatakbo sa buhay nila.
Siguro kailangang magpost pa ako rito ng links ng news clippings/websites na pwedeng basahin ng mga tao para hindi binabalewala ang ganitong bagay. Kung hindi man si GMA ang nagpapapatay sa mga inosenteng sibilyan, dapat ay gawan pa rin niya ng paraan para matigil ito. Galit ako kay GMA, oo. Imbes na kundenahin niya si Palparan — butcher nga raw sabi ng maraming tao kahit ang mga bystanders lang — eh pinuri pa. Dapat ba akong matuwa run? Siguro naman kahit sinong tao na inaalala ang kaligtasan ng lahat ay mararamdamang parang tinatarantado siya ng estado dahil dun pa lang sa bagay na yun.
Response to 4134:
I see.. talaga palang galit ka…
sorry kung di ko maintindihan ang side nyo…
sorry na offend talaga kita…
sige di na ko makikipag talo sayo… cnsya na…
ayoko ko rin.. ng pamamahala ng gobyerno natin.. pero leader parin natin ang mga nasa gobyerno…
at kailangang sundin….
ang layo na ano… nasa gobyerno na tayo..
pero sa tingin ko naman lahat ay may gusto ng pagka pantay- pantay
mganda nga ang mensahe ng kanta.. napapanahon…. kagaya ng sabi mo…
thanks p0h sa lyrics ng ROSAS NG DIGMA..aSk k0 LnG p0h kNg n0h PoLiTiCaL aFfiLiAti0n m0?!..thanks ulet..
I have check the box which will enable an automatic update on my email about this blog…So I was monitoring this the whole time.
This particular exchange of thoughts made me want to participate in a way I think is proper. It isn’t necessary to use a particular medium/language/linggo whatever to be able to express emotions, objective or subjective, whatever.
Type 1:
But, a person, of course possess the freedom to express his own opinion, provided that nobody’s personal/private interest will be violated in the process.
Type 2:
Vague, ambigous. What is so hard to define here is…where should we draw the line, who says this is proper who says it is not.
Type 3:
The question/suggestion of one-sidedness…Of course we must take side. But we must take sides only if we have fully determines what we think is right and just. If we don’t take sides we will be caught in the middle, useless. We may vanish in this earth as pathetic bystanders. If by any bad luck, we may be caught in the crossfire because we are too stupid not to duck when a firefight is at bay.
Type 4:
One very ‘golden’ contribution of the bible to the human race is the ‘golden rule’. Do not do unto others what you do not want others to do unto you.’ or was it ‘ do unto others what you want others to do unto you.’
If we fail to understand it fully we are failure as human beings because violation of this rule is inhuman. No more, no less. And in violation of this golden rule, comes oppression, repression..etc. etc.
and as always, we only issue respect to anybody who deserves it. As for comments about how we must pay our homage to thw present administration…shouldn’t we think twice about how deadly that might be? Paying our respect to a group of people claiming that they are for the people the are supposed to serve, yet does only service to themselves…worst…illiminating whoever crosses their path.
And as to who wants the ‘tatsulok’ reversed…there will always be a continuing struggle between the oppress and the oppressor..it is natural law my dear. Even sea anemones struggle for food and survival. Of course the oppressed is called the oppressed because their rights are being violated by their oppressor. As to what is indicated in the song, race, color and religion is no longer the issue, it is already about who have it all and to whom did they take it from?
Elementary, dear Faith, majority of this country’s population strive. They are not lazy as is, it is because society upholds competition, and how could an street educated, no school diploma, squatter’s ares dwelling, pathetic, ‘istambay’ compete with somebody who drives a ferarri, sprays givenchi, designer jeans wearing, harvard degree holder. Say…now who wants not to turn his faith around.
Problem is …if I am on top…what now? Back to the Golden rule my dear…all these chaos will end if we apply the Golden rule. Embrace it…but first let us tun this tatsulok thing upside-down first…and start a fresh outlook of life. No poverty, one works for the betterment of society not just one’s self.
When that time comes, who needs a ferrari when we have a very convenient mass transport system, who would save a lot of money in his vault when food and shelter is available and medical and educational welfare is magnificent….hahaha…Utopia, nirvan,,,but hey…isn’t it a dream worth dreaming at night?
And dong, iha, iho…di naman talaga natin kailangang mag-Ingles at punahin ang Ingles ng isang kapwa pilipino…kung di lang sana tayo naging kolonya ng Ingle’ speaking world power eh di nagtatagalog lang sana tayo. At saka…mahusay ka ba talagang mag-Ingles? Para punahin ang kapwa pilipino mo sa kakayahan niyang magsalita ng wikang banyaga? Idol mo ba si Jose Rizal o si Bonifacio o si GMA? Sayang talaga ang talino ng babaeng yan,,,kaso as what the late Max Soliven said on one of his last writings was..not verbatim ok…I am not really blessed with an exceptional memory…”We must be understanding enough to understand President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, a princess, so she really isn’t aware what poverty is and how it is like to be poor.”
So my dear, only those who suffered, oppressed and beaten up by the system would fully understand the noble undertaking of turning this ‘tatsulok’ upside-down.
I hope I made my point clear.
Faith: Hindi naman mahirap para sa akin ang magalit. Siguro ay masyado na rin kasi akong na-expose sa kabuktutan ng gobyerno. Besides sa political killings ay kasama pa ang patuloy na pagpapabaya nito sa responsibilidad sa common tao — edukasyon, health and other social services. Minsan nga ay hindi ko na magawang maawa. Galit na lang nararamdaman ko. Minsan, kung gusto mo, maaari tayong magmasid sa komunidad at kausapin ang mga tao. Makipamuhay sa kanila. At pasensya na rin, nagpapadala ako sa emosyon ko na minsan ay hindi na rin malinaw ang takbo ng utak ko (minsan lang ba? haha).
Hindi porque nasa kapangyarihan sila ay susundin natin sila dahil sila ang “lider” ng bansa. Tao tayo, may isip at puso, at dapat ginagamit din natin ito. Parang ganito yan eh, kapag sinabi ba sa iyo na magpakamatay ka, gagawin mo? Hindi diba?
Sa pagbaliktad ng tatsulok, hindi magiging pantay ang lipunan. Bakit? Kasi meron pa ring mga nasa tuktok. Pero kung susuriin mong mabuti, ang mga nasa tuktok sa lagay na iyon ay yung mga manggagawa at magsasaka, ang mga taong araw-gabi nagbabanat ng buto para may makain sa isang araw. Ang mga proletariat na direktang lumulubog sa produksyon. Ang gagawin natin ay ie-empower natin sila, dahil sila naman talaga ang may karapatan sa tuktok ng tatsulok. Ano ba ang ginagawa ng mga kasalukuyang nasa tuktok kundi panatilihin ang posisyon nila sa pamamagitan ng pagsikil ng karapatan ng mga nagta-trabaho sa kanila. Hindi mangyayari na sa isang pitik mo lang ay magkakasundo na ang lahat. Hindi magkakaroon ng pantay na lipunan, dahil walang perpektong lipunan. Pero ang pinaka-wastong sistema sa lipunan ay ang pagbigay mo sa mga tao ng nararapat para sa kanila, ayon sa ginagawa nila at pati na rin sa kakayahan nila. At ang pinili kong ipaglaban ay ang panig nila.
That being said, we deserve our current government, masakit mang isipin. Bakit? Kasi tayo rin ang nagluklok sa kanila sa pwesto. Naging apathetic tayo, naging mindless sa pagboto. Kung sino ang kilala, yun ang isinusulat sa baloto, ni hindi man lang pinagaralan ang programang isinusulong pati na rin ang kakayahan nila. Kaya sa darating na eleksyon, dapat maging wais na tayo sa pagpili ng mamumuno sa atin, at bantayan kung paano isinasakatuparan ng mga pulitiko ang mga nasa plataporma nila.
Crystal: Walang anuman po.
Kabataan Partylist po hehehe.
Giggles: Tama ka po. Sang-ayon ako, at salamat sa pagpuna. Pinupuna ko ang sarili ko dahil doon. Hindi rin naman ako magaling mag-Ingles, pero ginagamit ko ang wikang banyaga para maintindihan din ng mga dumadalaw rito sa site na ito na hindi Pinoy ang mga sinasabi ko. Para kahit papano’y may ideya rin sila sa mga nagaganap sa bansa na hindi galing sa mga nasa gobyerno, kundi galing sa karaniwang tao. Siguro’y masyado lang akong nagpadala sa emosyon dahil hindi ko lubos-maisip kung paano ako naging OA, kaya naghanap na rin ako ng ibang flaws. Pasensya na po sa lahat ng nagbabasa nito.
We really need to take sides. Sabi nga, apathy is the oppressors’ best friend. Kasi kung mananahimik lang tayo, walang mangyayari. Sa proseso ang tinutulungan pa natin ay ang mga nasa tuktok. Sa lipunang Pilipinas kasi, hindi umiiral ang boses ng karamihan, kundi ang boses ng may kapangyarihan. Nakakalungkot.
Usapan nga namin ng mga kasama ko, hindi naman sadyang masama si GMA. Kaso lumaki siyang pampered, at ngayo’y sunud-sunuran lang sa imperyalistang US. Nauuna pa ang interes ng iba kesa sa interes ng mga taong dapat pinagsisilbihan niya.
kaya sa darating na eleksyon, i-boto shari para sa senado… hehehe joke … s
salamat hah… nakuha ko kung anung gusto mong sabihin …. tama ganun nga… hindi nga nabibigyan ng tamang pagpapahalaga ang mahihirap sa atin…
actually, gumagawa nga ko ngayon ng critic paper… sa kanta ng buklod… papaalam langh ako kung pwede ko ilagay sa paper ko yung mga sinabi mo.. para di plagiarism
don’t worry acknowledge ko name mo
salamat ng marami
Faith: Ouch. Ayoko maging pulitiko, baka kasi masilaw ako at maging katulad ng ibang trapo hehe. Sige po, go ahead. Thanks. You can also visit this site kung hindi mo pa nagagawa. Interview yan sa composer ng Tatsulok mismo, si Rom Dongero.
wow… astig…
ey… salamat ng marami yan nga kailangan ko ung tungkol sa composer, un na lang kasing kulang eh….
heheh last page nako sa paper ko, ito nalang kulang
10 pages kasi eh… di naawa ung prof ko hehhe joke lang
Response to 2662:
ms.ann,could i request if you have the Rosas ng Digma and other songs by Armas,i have them before but luckily I left them (in casette tapes,my copies) in my immersion.Thanks,i hope you could help me out.Thanks very much.Hope to hear from you soon
hello… was going through the nominees for the PBA and saw yours so I clicked it. Then saw this post re: Tatsulok. And i guess I found it weird that I do fel the same the firs