Friday, March 25, 2011

A New Yorker in Tondo by: Juan Torres

A New Yorker in Tondo by: Juan Torres

New Yorker in Tondo" is a classic Filipino Play by Marcelino Agana, Jr. It is a satire written in the 50's. It is a story about a girl named Kikay who goes to New York and fell in love with it. She acquires all the New Yorkish things - style, looks, language and manners. These things are very obvious when she arrives in the Philippines specifically in Tondo.

Aling Atang, mother of Kikay, has been carried away by her daughters way of living. She tries to converse with everybody in broken English.

Tony, childhood sweetheart of Kikay, decides to visit and catch things up with her friend. He is a simple guy who got secretly engaged with their other childhood friend, Nena.

Nena is a tomboyish type of girl. On her visit in Kikay's house, she finds her friend different and weird. She gets irritated and even imitates Kikay's ways.

Totoy, the Tondo "canto boy" is their other friend who is funny and has a secret love for Nenan which has only been revealded when the two females had a clash.

Near the end, the secret love of the characters in the story is revealded. And the two pairs end up in each other's arms. Kikay is back to her old self -- simple and kind. Most of all, the Filipino value learned by the protagonist which is "there is no place like home", is a lesson on love of country and its culture.


Tuesday, March 22, 2011

HAWLA

HAWLA

I
AKO AY SYANG BINHI NG AMA
LUPA AT LANGIT TILA IISA
PANAGHOY NG HAYOP ANG DINIG NILA
PATAK NG LANGIT NGAYON AY PULA

BRIDGE:
IKINULONG ANG SARILING PANINIWALA
SA HARAP NG BERBO SIYA AY IKINATWA

CHORUS :
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, MULA SA HAWLANG GINTO
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, SUMPA NG LUPA'T BATO
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, MULA SA HAWLANG GINTO
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO,

II
SAKOP NG UTAK GALIT AT AWA
SARILING AMA BAKIT MO NAGAWANG
BIHAGIN ANG BERBONG UTOS NIYA
LANDAS NG LUHA SA KATAWAN NG IBA.

III
KAPIRASONG DIWA BIGKAS NG AMA
LIKHA NG HIWAGA LIGAW NA SALITA
HALIK NG TAO KAMANDAG NG DILIM
SA LAHAT NG ORAS HINDI NIYA MAATIM.