You may not know me.
Truth is, I am still getting to know my new self.
The last time I looked, I was bound by my fears.
I felt I had no one. I thought I had no choice.
I know that it is not true.
I have a choice. I can be who I want to be.
I can go where I want to go. I am proud of myself.
I am the new Filipina.
Are you?
All you PINAYs/PINOYs in the house...say "PRESENT!"
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J. ANGELO (PINOY) said today in his blog entry, "I want to make the world better for three Filipinas who are very, very close to my heart: my wife Caren and my daughters Sofia and Clarisse."...YAN ANG PINOY!
VONJOBI (PINOY) said in his YAN ANG PINAY entry, "So why am I doing all of this? I owe a lot to Filipinas, especially Filipina librarians, and my mom!"...YAN ANG PINOY!
JONAS DIEGO (PINOY) said in his YAN ANG PINAY! entry, "Hoping to improve the Pinay’s image online, a movement has been formed to do just that...(so) people will also get to know the other facets of being a Filipina."
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Thursday last week, I got a message from my tag board from Perla Paredes-Daly which says:
"Teacher Sol, you are responsible for linking fabulousfilipinas movement with the "yang ang pinay" movement. You joined both, and I find yours and then I found theirs through your blog!! "
What does Miss Daly say about FabulousFilipina movement? Almost the same thing as what the "YAN ANG PINAY" movement has to say.
PRESENT! yeah yeah !! this pinoy is in the house !! galing mo sol ah. hip hop ka na pala. we are going to raise the roof.. he he he.
ReplyDeleteI just thought this is really insightful that I should post it here:
ReplyDeleteBeing A Modern Filipina
Posted By: Jill Ray S.
Date: Friday, 31 August 2001, at 3:03 a.m. Fabulous Filipinas Site
Filipinas eversince have captured the hearts not only of their own race but other's as well. Filipina women of the contemporary times have long been in a journey, fighting for their beliefs, aspirations and identity. Filipina women living in a changing and modernized society should also change for a better and more firm stand of their own identity. Filipina women have dreams of a better society, a better view of them-- Filipinas. These through societal struggle and sexual conflicts will be achieved in time... in time that i believe is not far from today.
madam present.absent ako bukas at sa martes may gagamutin ako hehehe.hapi independence day at maligayang pakikibahay sa eskwelahan bow.
ReplyDeleteMa'am present! :-)
ReplyDeleteGod made the Earth and the Universe so expansive that it could hold many, many fabulous people--- those who shine their light in the world. Here are Filipinas (and Filipinos) who have something to share and give of themselves.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fabulousfilipinas.net/
teachersol..me PRESENT! im in a process of moving my blog here in blogspot..click on my name..
ReplyDeleteMa'am, I'm here today to give my excuse letter for being absent today. :)
ReplyDeleteGood day po!
Here!
ReplyDeletePRESENT!!!!! =) I am a proud pinay too =) proud of my roots, proud of myself and proud of my country =) ako ay isang astig na noypi, hehehe!
ReplyDeletehi. i'm new to your site. interesting posts you have here. hope you don't mind if i add your site to my links.
ReplyDeleteMa'am present po. Back to school tomorrow yeahhhh... May baon naman ako yaaaa....hehehee... Proud to be Pinay talaga. We rule!!!! Ako pa!!! Talking like there's no tomorrow. Do you know the lyrics of noypi???
ReplyDeleteWhen i was growing up and as a young adult, i had the closed-hearted, small notion that the world was only big enough for a few, special people, fabulous people. It took growing up, really growing up and opening up my heart and mind, to realize that God made the Earth and the Universe so expansive that it could hold many, many fabulous people. People who may at first seem ordinary... but aren't. OR people who may have even taken different paths and lived their lives in a unconventional ways... and are brave enough to be fabulous in their own ways. They all have something in common----they are those who are trying to shine their light or ARE bright stars shining in this world and Creation.
ReplyDeletewww.fabulousfilipinas.net
MAILA, sabi ko sayo eh, contagious ang blog addiction, nahawa ba kita? walang sisihan dyan...hahaha
ReplyDeleteTANGGERO, bait naman, nagpaalam pa para mag-absent, very rare student...you're always welcome to post here!
TITO SAM, yan ang Pinoy! attendance checked...hahaha
LANEE, naks, astig! Yan ang pinay! with conviction pa yan ha :D
ReplyDeleteTITIN, ikaw ba si mareng Tintin? Bat di ko makita ang website mo when I click on your name? Go right ahead, let's link up!
ANJEL, you never cease to amuse me, sweetie. It's good you're enjoying school...I used to, aside from baon, because of my crush din (coed ang school ko dati).
hi teacher sol. nice site. proud to be pinay too
ReplyDeleteWell, it seems to affect not just one gender of the Filipino race, but the race itself as a whole.
ReplyDeleteFor hundreds of years we've been underdogs, but though we lose the wars, we win the battles... and we seem to take pride in that - although we lose in some big ways, we can still win in some small ways.
I guess it just gives off a nice aura to some people.
It's kind of ironic to look at it that way, eh?
Of course, I could be high again... kakakain ko lang ng pork siomai. Errrh... Apir!
Fresent !!
ReplyDeletepresent po!
ReplyDeletepresent po!
ReplyDeletethanks for the citation!
ReplyDeleteangelo
http://jangelo.i.ph
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ReplyDeletemy only hope is a new filipina is not a class / caste elitist.
ReplyDeletecould be a beyatch. grr !! prr !! np, the more feisty the better, grr !!
hey someone emailed me: i support the new filipina, more power as long as she irons my clothes, cooks my dinner and fetch me a beer. if she has phd, congrats hon, now get me some ice cream !!
Bwa ha ha !! just shook my head, i thought i nodded as a man's reflex reaction
I just thought this is really insightful that I should post it here:
ReplyDeleteBeing A Modern Filipina
Posted By: Jill Ray S.
Date: Friday, 31 August 2001, at 3:03 a.m. Fabulous Filipinas Site
Filipinas eversince have captured the hearts not only of their own race but other's as well. Filipina women of the contemporary times have long been in a journey, fighting for their beliefs, aspirations and identity. Filipina women living in a changing and modernized society should also change for a better and more firm stand of their own identity. Filipina women have dreams of a better society, a better view of them-- Filipinas. These through societal struggle and sexual conflicts will be achieved in time... in time that i believe is not far from today.
happy ako for all your achievements sis. You deserve them all. ingat ka lagi.. thank you for consistently sending me inspirational messages. I am learning a lot from you. akalain mo yan. nung housmates tayo e nag memed ka at ako ang Sped, tapos nag ka school ka... Sped School... galeng mo. Tapos ngayon... wow! Congratulations again sis!
ReplyDeleteYou're a good Filipina role model.
present!:)
ReplyDeleteHallo, Ms Maria. It is nice to read the feature of OFW in the internet and imagine, I have read your amazing poem" I am from". Can you imagine how small the world is? If you don,t mind please tell me more about OFW. I am Indonesian. I work as an elementary teacher in Tangerang, its not so far from the metropolitan Jakarta. I work with a Filipinos, she is an English teacher at the same school for 3 years. She is so kind and we talked a lot in our leisure time. What we shared is what is the best for our students. Any way thanks a lot. God bless your wonderfull work. Bye ms. Maria.
ReplyDeleteHi there just read your profile on the ofw spotlight dated June11,2005 wow youve got a nice achievements congrats for being smart and intelligent and im proud of you....
ReplyDeleteWell FYI im also an OFW presently working here in Camp Anaconda IRAQ as Computer Operator at the Air Force. Its very risky but i have no choice i need i job in order to survive as you know life in Phililippines is so hard poverty and unemployment is the worst case encountering to our country thats why some of the Filipinos do sacrifices to get out and work to other country.
Hope to hear from you... Take care and god bless...
Steve P. R.
Camp Anaconda Balad IRAQ
thank you very much for coming tonight after such a hot and long day; we appreciate learning about blogging and how to use blogging with students. Thumbs up........
ReplyDeleteI hope you are very successful in your writing and life Welcome to America. Do not leave!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the session. Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteI loved your poems. I am in Washington,DC at Eastern High School. Keep on writing.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your work
ReplyDeleteWas most impressed with the quality of the wrtings of students who are labeled as exceptional. They're lucky having you.
ReplyDeleteYou make me smile at the possibilites... very inspiring...
ReplyDeleteThank you for coming today. We enjoyed your knowledge on blogging. I am interested in learning more information and look forward to learning more
ReplyDeleteTORI, thank you for the overwhelming kudos. Good to have a new friend from Indonesia. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts with us. We'd love to hear from an educator from Indonesia. Tell me more about your Filipino friend who's a co-teacher of yours.
ReplyDeleteSTEVE, thank you for your kind message to me. Good to hear from an OCW from Iraq, we share the same aspirations somehow. Iraq is one of the most dangerous place now. Please take care and hold on. All of us your Pinoy kababayans are counting on you.
To all of you who shared this evening with me during my lecture presentation on your graduate course on Integrating Technology and Writing Inside the Classroom:
ReplyDeleteJOANNE, MS. WILLIAMS, JW FLANNAGAN, J TYLER, MIMI, L WES, JAN, and the rest,
I thank you for your overwhelming appreciation of my effort and hardwork. I was nervous at first, realizing that you're all veteran teachers who are wiser than I am inside the classroom. But after seeing your enthusiasm and excitement with my lecture, I got more confident. Thanks to all of you. I will see you again on the Part 2 of my lecture presentation next Tuesday.
one of a kind filipina teacher...its a pity you re teaching abroad....mabuhay ka
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