Ang kailangan ng Pilipino ngayon ay si Michael Jackson

...or at least his song "Man in the Mirror" :P

But more on that later. Ilang pagbati muna:

Feb 17, 2001
Haberdey twistedhalo at yahoogroups dot com!

Feb 25, 2001
Happy birthday Kaio! This guy is the next Dancel to look out for ;)

Feb 25, 1986
Happy 20th anniv naman sa EDSA People Power Revolution! I was six when that happened - basically wala pa akong malay nun hehe. Now, I'm 25 and wondering whatever happened to our country since the people took to EDSA to tell Marcos to leave.

Ikinalulungkot ko lang isipin na kahit ilan pang People Power ang idaos sa EDSA, kung kabulukan rin lang naman ang ipapalit na administrasyon, wala rin tayong mapapala.

So ang tanong ngayon - is there someone out there really capable of leading our country without falling into the arms of corruption? Is this a question of changing our system? Of changing the people that run the government? Or of changing OURSELVES? Feeling ko kasi ang problema nasa puso't isip ng bawat Pinoy. We all need an attitude check. We tend to pull each other down when we're supposed to be helping each other out of this hellhole. If only we thought of what we could do for others, and not just what we can do to better our own lives, then maybe we could get far as a nation.

And I think it all starts at home, in school, at work, and wherever character can be built and molded into something distinctly and PROUDLY Pinoy. Let's show the world our good side, for once. Hindi yung puro nalang "bahala na", "sarili muna", etc. We can all be role models to the people who look up to us (believe me, someone somewhere looks up to YOU, whoever you are, so don't let him/her down).

'Ika nga ni Michael Jackson, "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make that change." (Hehe sorry alam kong marami ring issues kay MJ, but I'm still very much a fan of his music and of this song so sensya na sa mga anti-Michael diyan).

Ayos? Ayos =)

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MAN IN THE MIRROR
Michael Jackson

I'm Gonna Make A Change, For Once In My Life
It's Gonna Feel Real Good,Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I Turn Up The Collar On My Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin' My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind
Pretending Not To SeeTheir Needs?

A Summer's Disregard, A Broken Bottle Top
And One Man's Soul
They Follow Each Other On The Wind Ya' Know
'Cause They Got NowhereTo Go
That's Why I Want You To Know

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways
And No Message Could HaveBeen Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change

I've Been A Victim Of A Selfish Kind Of Love
It's Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me, Pretending That They're Not Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred, Somebody's Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
They Follow The Pattern Of The Wind, Ya See
'Cause They Got No Place To Be
That's Why I'm Starting WithMe

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways
And No Message Could HaveBeen Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change