Haaaayyy… Pilipinas!

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The worst consequence yet I know from not attending to this blog for awhile, is to get a ridiculous amount of unwanted comments and spam, and email notifications about some awaiting moderation. A few safe comments from blogger friends have been mistaken as potential threat by Akismet too, and I hope none of these have been summarily dismissed as spam. It takes time to sieve them through, eating up my time for writing decent entries instead. I hope it can’t get any worse.

So much trash online. As much trash as on the news, and on the Philippine political scene. And just as foul and gross as trash can get. I just hope it doesn’t spoil Kenkay’s vacation.

As much as many Filipino expats may want to come back, yearning to bask in the familiar comforts of home, and with eager anticipation of change and hope, there always seem to be reasons to offset, say upset, these and make coming back unpalatable, if not unwise.

But then they may always opt to see the other side of the coin.

Kenkay, here’s your song.

Manila (Hotdogs,1984)

Maraming beses na kitang nilayasan

Iniwanan at iba'ang pinuntahan

Parang bababeng ang hirap talagang

malimutan

Ikaw lamang ang aking laging binabalikan  (Quiapo Quiapo Quiapo, 

isa na lang ah, aalis na. Para!)

Manila

I keep coming back to Manila

Simply no place like Manila

Manila, I'm coming home

I walked the streets of San Francisco

I've tried the rides in Disneyland

Dated a million girls in Sydney

Somehow I feel like I don't belong

Hinahanap hanap kita Manila

Ang ingay mong kay sarap sa tenga

Mga jeepney mong nagliliparan

Mga babae mong naggagandahan

Take me back in your arms Manila

And promise me you'll never let go

Promise me you'll never let go

Manila, Manila

Miss you like hell, Manila

No place in the world like Manila

I'm coming home to stay

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