DAPAT BA O HINDI DAPAT ISABAY ANG PANLILIGAW SA PAG-AARAL?

Mula sa panulat ni:RAFAEL A. PULMANO

LAKANDIWA

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DAPAT BA O HINDI DAPAT PAGSABAYIN ANG DALAWA:ANG MAG-ARAL AT MANLIGAW? Dapat o Hindi Dapat ba?Sa nais na makisali, ang tanghalan ay bukas naIpahayag ang katwiran nang marinig ng balana.

DAPAT

Ako'y isang mag-aaral na nasa hustong gulang naMay isip na tumutuklas at may pusong sumisintaPag-aaral, panliligaw, magsabay man di problemaKaya dapat ang syang panig na handa kong ibandera.

HINDI DAPAT

Bilang ama ng tahanan, kung ako ang tatanunginPag-aaral ang sya munang nararapat atupaginSaka na ang panliligaw, hindi dapat pagsabayinAng panig na igigiit sakali at palahukin.

LAKANDIWA

Tuloy, kayo'y magsituloy upang ating umpisahanAng tagisan ng talino sa larangan ng katwiranAng panig ng DAPAT muna una nating pakikingganSalubungin nating lahat ng masiglang palakpakan!

DAPAT (Unang Tindig)

Nang ang tao sa daigdig ay nilikha ng MaykapalMagkasamang nilangkapan ng damdamin at isipanKung di dapat pagsabayin ang mag-aral at manligawSana'y isip na lang muna ang sa tao'y ibinigay.

Sa tahanan una munang namumulat sa pag-ibigAng sanggol na laging kupkop ng ina sa kanyang dibdibBago pa man makagapang, magsalita, magkaisipDama na ang pagmamahal ng magulang at kapatid.

Sa eskwela hinuhubog, pinapanday ang isipanMay subject na Health at P.E. para naman sa katawanMayroon ding Social Studies at iba pang pagsasanayUpang maging mamamayang responsable sa lipunan.

Kumpleto ang kurikulum upang tayo'y makumpletoSa paglago ng isipan, katawan at pagkataoKapag ang crush, o puppy love, o ang pana ni kupidoAy dumating, bahagi yan ng dapat na ikatuto.

Kaya kung ang estudyante ay pumorma at manligawWalang dapat ipagtaka pagkat ito ay normal langAng binatang umiibig, ang dalagang minamahalGanado at inspirado sa kanilang pag-aaral.

LAKANDIWA

Napakinggan nating lahat ang katwirang pumapanigNa DAPAT daw pagsabayin, pag-aaral at pag-ibigSunod nating tatawagin upang dito'y humagupitHINDI DAPAT, salubungin ng palakpak na mainit!

HINDI DAPAT (Unang Tindig)

Sinasabing mas madali sa tao ang maging henyoMatapos na magkamali at magbunga ng di gustoSa pangaral ng magulang na noon ay sinuway koMapait na kapalaran ang inaning pagkabigo.

Pagtuntong sa kolehiyo, sa kaklase'y nahalinaMas maraming oras kaming ginugol na magkasamaSa halip na makatapos ay maagang nag-asawaKaya high school diploma lang ang pwede kong iparanya.

Ngayon hirap na maghanap ng trabahong papasukanHirap akong matutustusan ang gastusin sa tahananKung sana ay inuna ko sa halip na panliligawAy nag-aral nang mabuti, mas malapit ang tagumpay.

Kabataang mag-aaral, isipin ang kasabihanHindi pwedeng magkasabay na sambahi't paglingkuranAng dalawang panginoon: ang puso at ang isipanMabuti pang pag-aaral na muna ang katutukan.

Ganito ang natutuhan sa minsang pagkakamaliNgunit kayong di pa huli, wag sayangin ang sandaliPag-aaral ay tapusin, panliligaw ay madaliLalo't ikaw'y tagumpay na't limpak-limpak ang salapi.

LAKANDIWA

Nakatapos ang unang round nitong ating balagtasanNa kapuwa nakatindig ang dalawang naglalabanHahayaan ko na silang magpambuno't magkagatanKababayan, isa pa ngang masigabong palakpakan!

DAPAT (Ikalawang Tindig)

Sa katalong nagkamali ng landas sa murang edadNanligaw at nag-asawa at maagang nagkaanakAt ngayon ay nangangaral upang kami'y di matuladAng tangi kong masasabi ay marami pong salamat.

Mag-aral at mag-asawa, mabigat ngang pagsabayinNgunit tila lumilihis yata kami sa usapinKaya upang di malito, akin munang lilinawinPanliligaw at di kasal ang paksa ng away namin.

Pag-aaral, panliligaw, kahit ito'y magkasabayDi masama hangga't kaming kabataang nagmamahalAy marunong na magdala, responsable, may paggalangMay ambisyong makatapos, at may basbas ng magulang.

Pag-aaral, panliligaw, kapag sabay na nagtagpoMaski harangan ng tabak ay tiyak na mabibigoHigpitan man ng magulang at bantaan ng paghintoTatakas at magtatanan, magkikita nang patago.

HINDI DAPAT (Ikalawang Tindig)

Salamat din sa katalong niliwanag itong paksaPanliligaw nga't di kasal ang usapin mula't mulaAko lang ay nag-apura, prusisyong kayhaba-habaSa simbahan din ang tuloy, inunahan ko nang kusa.

Alalaon baga, kapag sinabay sa pag-aaralIyang gawang panliligaw, ang tuloy din ay sa altarKaya upang makaiwas sa di-planong kalagayan,Pag-aaral muna sana ang unahin, bago ligaw.

Totoo ngang inspirasyon ang katipang iniibigNgunit ito'y totoo rin: pag sya'y laging nasa isipAt sa kampus ng eskwela hanggang labas ay kadikitMga leksyon at assignments ang tuluyang nawawaglit.

Ang magulang na kawawa at subsob sa hanapbuhayNangungutang ng pang-tuition, pambaon sa araw-arawUmaasang anak nila ay gagradweyt balang arawIyun pala'y winawaldas ang oras sa panliligaw.

DAPAT (Ikatlong Tindig)

Ang hirap sa gumagawa ng mali at nagsisisiGinagawang pamantayan ang nangyari sa sariliGayong noong kabataan siya mismo ay rebeldeAt hindi nya alintana ang magulang na nagsabi.

Mangyari nga'y noon, ngayon, at hanggang sa hinaharap,Hindi pwedeng magkabula ang sinulat ni BalagtasPag pumasok daw sa puso ng sinuman ang pagliyagMasunod lang ay sukdulang hahamakin lahat-lahat.

Sa halip na kabataang mag-aaral ay pigilinSa pagligaw na lalo lang sasadlak sa panggigigilBakit hindi na lang sila pabayaang balansehinAng kaway ng karunungan at ang tibok ng damdamin?

HINDI DAPAT (Ikatlong Tindig)

Ang sariling karanasan ay akin at akin lamangAt di layong ipanggiit na sukatan ng sinumanBinabanggit ko lang rito sa pag-asang kapulutanNg aral at halimbawa ng musmos pang kabataan.

Pagmasdan mo ang paligid, talamak ang kahirapanKaraniwang ugat nito'y kawalan ng hanapbuhayAng totoo ay marami ang trabahong naghihintayNgunit ito'y nakalaan sa may college diploma lang.

Di hadlang ang kahirapan kung hangad ay edukasyonDi sagabal ang itsura o ang utak na mapurolSubalit ang panliligaw na kapatid ng bulakbolMaternity sa halip na college degree ang katugon!

DAPAT

Panliligaw samantalang nag-aaral ay magandaKapwa namin natitimbang ugali ng isa't isaKung kami ay maka-gradweyt, magtrabaho, mag-asawaSa pagharap sa dambana, walang puwang ang pangamba.

Ang manligaw samantalang nag-aaral ay tama langPagkat minsan lamang kami dadaan sa kabataanAanhin ang kayamanan sa oras ng katandaanKung kulubot na ang mukha't walang gustong magpaligaw?

HINDI DAPAT

Maganda nga kung gagradweyt muna bago mag-asawaNgunit ating nababatid na di ganyan ang resultaMaraming di makahintay sa pagmartsa nang may togaDahil labis na nabuyo, sa damdamin nagpadala.

Ang ganito'y maaaring iwasan kung panliligawAy di muna isasabay samantalang nag-aaralPrayoridad ang syang susi sa pangarap na tagumpayTagumpay na ihahandog sa katipang naghihintay.

DAPAT

Katipan ay nakahandang maghintay sa pagtataposNgunit iyang panliligaw ay di dapat ginagaposWalang taong nag-aaral na ang puso'y di tumibokHindi pwedeng paghintayin ang pag-ibig pag kumatok.

HINDI DAPAT

Ang mag-aral at manligaw kung parehong pagsabayinMahahati ang atensyon dahil kapwa agaw-pansinKung mabigo sa pag-ibig, baka ikaw pa'y maglasingMauuwi lang sa wala ang pangarap at mithiin.

DAPAT

Mas mabuti ang umibig at mabigo kahit minsanKaysa hindi nakaranas na umibig kahit kaylan!

HINDI DAPAT

Ang lahat ay may panahong kanya-kanyang nakalaanPanahon sa pag-aaral, panahon sa panliligaw!

DAPAT

Ang mahuli sa pantalan, ang daratna'y baling sagwan!

HINDI DAPAT

Ang lumakad nang matulin, malalim kung masugatan!

DAPAT

Dapat silang magkasabay!

HINDI DAPAT

Dapat silang ipagbawal!

LAKANDIWA

Tumigil na kayong dal'wang umuusok na ang tuktokSumapit na ang sandali upang tayo'y magkataposIgagawad ko ang hatol, ngunit bayang nanonood,Palakpakan muna natin ang makatang nagpanuntok!

Sino'ng dapat na tanghaling kampeon nitong balagtasan?Walang dudang kapwa sila magagaling mangatwiranKaya itong aking pasya: Sila'y patas, tabla lamangMuli nating paulanan, malutong na palakpakan!

Inside My Heart LyricsINSIDE MY HEARTFRENCHESCA FARR

I am nobody with no sense at allPale as the mountain, cold as the shoreTried reminiscing, alone imaginingWhat if I come to you?Then I stood up making the hoursGazing the sunsets, watching the stars..Sparkling, smiling hello to my eyes.These as you come to me

Chorus:Inside my heart is youNo greater love, no one above youInside my heart is youStay in love always, as I live in your waysCoz, inside my heart is you..

Play with the raindrops, lie on the sandSail through the ocean, chasing the cloudsShowed me completely what life is about...I left with no worries flying so high(Repeat chorus)

The end of all waiting, my new beginningCoz you have loved me this way.Inside my heart is you (oohh)No greater love no one above you( no one above you oohh)Inside my heart is youStay in love always, as I live in your waysCoz, inside my heart is you..Now I know the meaningIts love you creatingThe love in my heart is youInside my heart is you..

"Roar"I used to bite my tongue and hold my breathScared to rock the boat and make a messSo I sat quietly, agreed politelyI guess that I forgot I had a choiceI let you push me past the breaking pointI stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)Already brushing off the dustYou hear my voice, you hear that soundLike thunder gonna shake the groundYou held me down, but I got up (HEY!)Get ready 'cause Ive had enoughI see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire'Cause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roarLouder, louder than a lion'Cause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohYoure gonna hear me roar

Now Im floating like a butterflyStinging like a bee I earned my stripesI went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)Already brushing off the dustYou hear my voice, you hear that soundLike thunder gonna shake the groundYou held me down, but I got up (HEY!)Get ready cause Ive had enoughI see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fireCause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roarLouder, louder than a lionCause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohYoure gonna hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohYou'll hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohYou're gonna hear me roar...

Ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fireCause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roarLouder, louder than a lionCause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohYoure gonna hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh ohYou'll hear me roarOh oh oh oh oh ohYou're gonna hear me roar..

"Wrecking Ball"We clawed, we chained our hearts in vainWe jumped never asking whyWe kissed, I fell under your spell.A love no one could deny

Don't you ever say I just walked awayI will always want youI can't live a lie, running for my lifeI will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ballI never hit so hard in loveAll I wanted was to break your wallsAll you ever did was wreck meYeah, you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the skyAnd now, you're not coming downIt slowly turned, you let me burnAnd now, we're ashes on the ground

Don't you ever say I just walked awayI will always want youI can't live a lie, running for my lifeI will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ballI never hit so hard in loveAll I wanted was to break your wallsAll you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ballYeah, I just closed my eyes and swungLeft me crashing in a blazing fallAll you ever did was wreck meYeah, you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a warI just wanted you to let me inAnd instead of using forceI guess I should've let you winI never meant to start a warI just wanted you to let me inI guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked awayI will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ballI never hit so hard in loveAll I wanted was to break your wallsAll you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ballYeah, I just closed my eyes and swungLeft me crashing in a blazing fallAll you ever did was wreck meYeah, you, you wreck meYeah, you, you wreck me

"Just Give Me A Reason"(feat. Nate Ruess)Right from the startYou were a thiefYou stole my heartAnd I your willing victimI let you see the parts of meThat weren't all that prettyAnd with every touch you fixed them

Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh, ohThings you never say to me, oh, ohTell me that you've had enoughOf our love, our love

Just give me a reasonJust a little bit's enoughJust a second we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love againIt's in the starsIt's been written in the scars on our heartsWe're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love again

I'm sorry I don't understandWhere all of this is coming fromI thought that we were fine(Oh, we had everything)Your head is running wild againMy dear we still have everythin'And it's all in your mind(Yeah, but this is happenin')

You've been havin' real bad dreams, oh, ohYou used to lie so close to me, oh, ohThere's nothing more than empty sheetsBetween our love, our loveOh, our love, our love

Just give me a reasonJust a little bit's enoughJust a second we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love againI never stoppedYou're still written in the scars on my heartYou're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love again

Oh, tear ducts and rustI'll fix it for usWe're collecting dustBut our love's enoughYou're holding it inYou're pouring a drinkNo nothing is as bad as it seemsWe'll come clean

Just give me a reasonJust a little bit's enoughJust a second we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love againIt's in the starsIt's been written in the scars on our heartsThat we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love again

Just give me a reasonJust a little bit's enoughJust a second we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love againIt's in the starsIt's been written in the scars on our heartsThat we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love again

Oh, we can learn to love againOh, we can learn to love againOh, oh, that we're not broken just bentAnd we can learn to love again

Jireh Lim Magkabilang Mundo lyrics [Verse 1:]

Magkalayong agwatGagawin ang lahatMapasa'yo lang angPag-ibig na alay sa'yo

Ang awit na to ay awit ko sa'yoSana ay madamaMagkabila man ang ating mundo

[Verse 2:]

Kahit nasan ka manHindi ka papalitanNag iisa ka lang Kahit na langit ka at lupa ako

Ang bituin ay aking dadamhinPag naiisip ka sabay kayongNagniningning[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/jireh-lim-magkabilang-mundo-lyrics.html ][CHORUS:]

Dito ay umaga at dyan ay gabiAng oras natin ay magkasalungatAng aking hapunan ayIyong umagahan

Ngunit kahit na anong mangyariBalang araw ay makakapiling ka

[Verse 3:]

Hihintayin kita Kahit nasan kapaDi ako mawawalaKahit na may dumating pa

Andito lang ako iibigSaiyo hangga't nandyan ka paHangga't wala ka pang iba

{REPEAT CHORUS 4X}

"Titanium"(feat. Sia)[Sia:]You shout it outBut I can't hear a word you sayI'm talking loud not saying muchI'm criticizedBut all your bullets ricochetShoot me down, but I get up

I'm bulletproof, nothing to loseFire away, fire awayRicochet, you take your aimFire away, fire away

[Chorus:]You shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumYou shoot me down but I won't fallI am titanium

[Sia:]Cut me downBut it's you who'll have further to fallGhost town and haunted loveRaise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bonesI'm talking loud not saying much

I'm bulletproof, nothing to loseFire away, fire awayRicochet, you take your aimFire away, fire away

[Chorus:]You shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumYou shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumI am titaniumI am titanium

[Sia:]Stone-hard, machine gunFiring at the ones who runStone-hard as bulletproof glass

[Chorus:]You shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumYou shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumYou shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumYou shoot me down but I won't fallI am titaniumI am titanium