The Miller, his Son, and their Donkey.

The story is about a miller and his son who were driving their donkey to market. They had not gone far when some girls saw them and broke out laughing. “Look!” they cried. “Look at those fools! How silly they are to be trudging along on foot when the donkey might be carrying one of them on his back.”

This seemed to make sense, so the father lifted his son onto the donkey and walked along contentedly by his side. They trod on for a while until they met an old man who spoke to the son scornfully. “You should be ashamed of yourself, you lazy rascal. What do you mean by riding when your poor old father has to walk? It shows that no one respects age anymore. The least you can do is get down and let your father rest his old bones.” Red faced with shame, the son got down and made his father get onto the donkey’s back.

They had gone only a little further when they met a group of young fellows who mocked them. “What a cruel old man!” jeered one of the fellows. “There he sits, selfish and comfortable, while the poor boy has to stumble along the dusty road to keep up with him.”

So the father lifted his son up, and the two of them rode along. However, before they reached the market, a townsman stopped them. “Have you no feeling for dumb creatures?” he shouted. “The way you load that little animal is a crime. You two men are better able to carry the poor little beast than he you!”

Wanting to do the right thing, the miller and his son got off the donkey, tied his legs together, slung him on a pole, and carried him on their shoulders. When people saw this spectacle, they laughed so loudly that the donkey was frightened. The animal kicked through the cords that bound him, fell off the pole into the river and drowned.

The moral of this story is, “He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody.”


source: http://www.esl-classroom.com/reading/please.html

Pilipinas, Tara Na! VERSION 1: A Domestic Tourism Campaign

Way back 2003, Department of Tourism (DOT) launched a Domestic Tourism advocacy campaign entitled, "Wow Philippines, Biyahe Tayo! through an all-star music video including Sharon Cuneta and Lea Salonga. 

See related post:

http://the-gbert.blogspot.com/2011/04/philippine-tourism-from-wow-to-what-now.html

After the success of the music video, this year on PNoy's administration, DOT revived the song entitled "Pilipinas, Tara Na!" encouraging Filipinos to travel and discover their own country.

57 singers and artists pledged to support this campaign including Regine Velasquez and Martin Nievera. This is one of the three music video versions DOT prepared.

"Huwag kang maging dayuhan sa sarili mong bansa"

Honestly, I like the 2003 version. It's richer. The blending and choice of parts for artists is better.

Pilipinas, Tara Na! Version 1

LYRICS:

Pilipinas, Tara Na! v.1
Words by: Rene Nieva
Composed by: Mike Villegas and Rico Blanco
Arranged by: Angelo Villegas


Ikaw ba'y nalulungkot
Naiinip, nababagot
Ikaw ba'y napapagod
Araw gabi'y puro kayod?


Buhay mo ba'y walang saysay
Walang sigla, walang kulay?
Bawa't araw ba'y pareho
Parang walang pagbabago?

Tara na, biyahe tayo
Kasama ang pamilya
Barkada at buong grupo
Para mag-enjoy ng todo.

Halika, biyahe tayo
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.

Nag-driving ka na ba
Sa mga bayan sa baybay
Ng buong Laguna de Bay
Tuloy-tuloy sa Tagaytay?

Nalasap mo na ba
Ang Lanzones ng Camiguin
Penoy balot ng Pateros
Ensaymada ng Malolos?

Tara na, biyahe tayo
Upang ating matanto
Tayo man ay iba-iba
Diwa't puso ay iisa

Halika, biyahe tayo
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.

RAP:
Mga kababayan, ating puntahan,
Dambana ng kadakilaan at kagitingan
Fort Santiago, Kawit, Mactan
Barasoain, Corregidor at Bataan.

Nag-shopping ka na ba
Sa malls ng Metro Manila
Naka-bargain sa Baclaran
Greenhills at Divisoria?

Nakapag-uwi ka na ba
Ng perlas mula Sulu
World-class shoes from Marikina
Abaca bags from Bicolandia?

Tara na, biyahe tayo
Nang makabili
Ng maganda at murang-mura
Gawa ng kapwa-Pilipino.

Halika, biyahe tayo
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.

Nakisaya ka na ba
Sa Pahiyas at Masskara
Moriones at Ati-atihan
Sinulog at Kadayawan?

Namiesta ka na ba
Sa Penafrancia sa Naga
Umakyat sa Antipolo
Nagsayaw sa Obando?

Tara na, biyahe tayo
Upang ating matamo
Ligaya at pagkakaibigan
Kaunlaran, kapayapaan.

Halika, biyahe tayo
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.

Tara na, biyahe tayo
Upang ating matamo
Ligaya at pagkakaibigan
Kaunlaran, kapayapaan.

Halika, biyahe tayo
Nang ating makita
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas
Ang galing ng Pilipino.

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