SONA 2011 : Best in Filipino

Mahina talaga ako sa Tagalog ka habang binabasa ko ang transcript ng SONA 2011 ay mejo nahirapan ako sa ibang mga salita tulad ng pagtitimon. Bastos ang naiisip ko pero parang gets ko na.

Sa hindi pa nakabasa, eto ang SONA 2011.

Maganda sana itong himayin sa Speech Comm class kaso nga Tagalog. Wala pa akong nakitang English version.

As usual ginamit pa rin ng presidente ang isang metaphor niya para sa katiwalian. Pero masakit pa rin para sa akin na mas malaki ang buwis na binabayaran ko at tila mas mahirap pang kunin ang mga government ID ngayon kesa sa dati. Sana ay maharap nila ang mga issue na iyon. Hindi lang naman ang mahihirap ang nangangailangan ng maayos na serbisyo ng gobyerno, pati naman kaming nasa gitna ay me mga hinaing din.

Maraming tao ang me sama ng loob sa bagong sistema. Pero hindi nyo masasabing wala kayong kagaanang nararamdaman. Yun na lang positibong reaksyon ninyo mismo sa pagkakaroon natin ng mas matinong presidente, malaking tulong na un sa morale ng mga Pilipino.

Sayang lang talaga at hindi na inabutan ng lolo ko ang mga mas maayos na palakad sa agrikultura. At wala na rin kaming mga lupang pwedeng tamnan ngayon. Hindi naman sa gusto kong maging magsasaka. Pero sayang pa rin di ba?

Sana lang me naisip nang sabihin si Presidente para sa mga OFW na umuwi ng Pilipinas at nahihirapang ibangon ang sarili sa muling pagkalugmok. At sana totoong magkaroon ng mas maraming pagkakataon para sa kanila na manatili na lang sa bansa. Masyadong delikado ang mga bansang minsa'y pinipili nila. Bagaman may mga hindi na babalik, meron pa ring nais na dito tumanda.

Ang kinakatakot ko, pano pag natapos na ang limang taon pa niya. Pano kung baluktot din lang naman ang papalit sa kanya? Para saan pa ang lahat ng ito kung babalik din ang lahat sa dati.

Sana hindi. Sana totoong simula na ito at ang kinabukasan ng bansang ito ay maging mas maliwanag.

Keep up the good work, Mr. President,

Juggling Five Balls

My  student told me about this speech that puts Koreans who are workaholics in a place where they realize that they only have work in the end. She says that although she believe in hard work, it's also difficult to accept that at the end of the day, all she has is work. So she wants to also be able to find balance in her life. 

Juggling these things doesn't mean that you can have it all. But it means, at least for me, that you have to constantly keep your eye on the ball while remembering that it's not the only one that is important to you. 

I have seen my parents do this all their lives. Family was the most precious ones. Sometimes, they forget the health one but they quickly try to prevent it from falling too often.  I can only hope so much to juggle as well as they can. ^^ 

Speech by Brian Dyson, CEO Coca Cola

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends and spirit … and you’re keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls – family, health, friends and spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or evenshattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for Balance in your life.
How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be pave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way…

–Brian G. Dyson
President and CEO, Coca-Cola Enterprises during his speech at the Georgia Tech 172nd Commencement Address Sept. 6, 1996

http://www.dankind.com/blog/speech-by-bryan-dyson-ceo-coca-cola/