Friday, October 8, 2010

"CONTRIBUTION OF SPANISH MISSIONARIES IN THE PHILIPPINES"

“CONTRIBUTION OF SPANISH MISSIONARIES IN THE PHILIPPINES”

The missionaries are the friends of the Filipinos. The missionaries help the Filipinos against the Spaniards. They have given the full support to the Filipinos . The missionaries have lots of contribution . The many missionaries who came in the Philippines the Franciscans, Augustinians , Jesuits and Dominicans. They are the founder of towns , agriculturist, engineers of infrastructure projects , industrialists , architects , social workers, educators , scientists , obras pias , writers , printers , librarian and curators , musicians and artists. They have fourteen contributions.

The first contribution of pain missionaries is that they were the founders of towns. The missionaries found lots of towns in the Philippines and they are still existing right now. During the Spanish era the most beautiful buildings are the churches. Because the church is the house of God and these is the place were that people can worship God.

The second contributions is that the missionaries are engineers of infrastructure projects . The missionaries created different roads , buildings forts and bridges . They build the places where the center of trade is there.

The third contribution is the agriculturist. The Spanish missionaries teach us more in agriculture. They include different foods like achuette , cincamas , squash , peanuts tomatoes and lima. They also do introduced as different foods like beef sausage ham and olive oil.They also get canned goods chorizo de bilbao, olive oil and pickles. They also brought different types of animals like cattle , carabaos , horses and etc.

The fourth contribution of missionaries is the industrialists. They teach us in new industries. The Spaniards missionaries teach us in fishing , farming , mining and metal – working. These method can be applied till now. They trade different materials like coconut and tobacco plants.

The fifth contribution of missionaries is the architects . The Spanish missionaries created beautiful churches like Byzantine , Baroque , Ionian , Doric , Corinthians , Graeco – Romano and Gothic. During the Spanish era the missionaries creates lots of stone churches. These churches are still existing like Barasoain Church, found in Bulacan, San Augustin Church in Manila , Vigan church in Ilocos Sur. These are the tourist spot of the Philippines.

The sixth contribution of the missionaries is the social workers. The missionaries treat the sick person. During the Spanish era the missionaries found lots of hospitals. The first hospital found by Franciscans on 1578 the Hospitalito de Anne and later on it become Hospital of San Juan de Dios then it become San Lazaro Hospital . The first hospital in the Philippines came 173 years ahead of the first hospital in the US. The missionaries built also an asylums and orphanage in the Manila is the San Vicente de Paul . It was founded by the Sisters of the Charity. This is still existing.

The seventh missions or contribution of missionaries is the educators. They are the teachers of the Filipinos . The missionaries built a schools. They teach the Filipino how to write , read , history, languages , and how to solve. The first school for the boys was the Colegio Maximo de San Ignacio and it was established in 1589. Then the next school was the Colegio de San Idelfonso in Cebu and it was known for University if Santo Carlos . The other schools for boy was the Escuela Pia. The Ateneo Municipal de Manila was known for Ateneo de Manila. The first school for women was the Colegio de Santa Potencia in 1591. And then the next school for women was the Colgio de Santa Isabel and this was the oldest school for girls.The other school for girls was the Beaterio de la Compana de Jesus in1684. For this day it was named St. Mary’s College. The school that prepares the women teachers for elementary schools of teaching in the Escuela Normal Superior de Maestras. The principalia and ilustrados have the opportunities to have education. But the indyo can not acquire education.

The scientists was the other contribution of missionaries . They conducted lots of studies in the field of chemistry , physics , botany, zoology , herbal medicine , cartography and meteorology. The missionaries also teach and trained the Filipinos to be a doctors , chemist , pharmacists and scientists. The oldest existing weather stations in Asia was the Observatory of Manila. It was founded by a Jesuits priests in 1865. The first director was Fr. Frederico Faura. Faura invented the barometer, and Fr. Jose Algue invented the barocyclometer. For this time , they invented a street named Padre Faura Street.

The ninth contribution of missionaries was the obras pias. The obras pias was like a bank during Spanish time. The obras pias were funds donated by the elite people who need money will loaned to the obras pias. The interest will be given to the charity.

The tenth contribution is being writers. The Spanish missionaries are the linguist and polyglot. The linguist are the missionaries that study the language but they cann’t speak it. The polyglot are the missionaries that didn’t study the language but they can speak it. The missionaries studied our different dialect. They wrote different types of books like novels , biographies , epic philosophy and etc.

The eleventh contribution of the missionaries are the printers. The first printing press in the Philippines was introduced by Dominicans friars in 1593. The first Filipino printes was Tomas Pinpin . Fr Francisco Blancas de San Jose was the trainer of Pinpin. HE was the “Prince of Filipino Printers”. The first Tagalog book was the Doctrina Christiana En lengua Espanol y Tagala in 1593.

The twelveth contribution of missionaries was the librarians and curators .The curators are also known as museum. The oldest museum that still existing was found in the University of Santo Thomas. All libraries were supervised by the Spaniards. Until now we have curators and libraries that we can saw lots of history about our country.

The thirteenth contribution of missionaries was the musicians. They teach the Filipino how to play musical instrument like guitar, piano , violin and other musical instrument. The most famous musician was Fr. Dieggo Cerra. He is a Recollect friar. He built the famous Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas in 1824.Until this day it was still existing and it is still a tourist spots.

And the last contribution of missionaries was the artist . They introduced as to play on the stage. The Spaniards teach us in different type of dances , architect and music. The Spaniards influence as the theater play like moro – moro, zarzuela and the cenaculo. In dances the jota , pandanggo polka lanceros and cari.

These are the contributions of the Spanish missionaries. This contribution has been part of our life and it can be also applied in many ways. The Spanish culture take the most common culture of the Filipinos.

Friday, October 1, 2010

SPANISH COLONIAL ECONOMIC POLICIES


"OBRAS PIAS"

"ROYAL SUBSIDY"

"TRIBUTE"



"BANDALA SYSTEM"
"GALLEON TRADE"

"POLO Y SERVICIO"
















Thursday, September 30, 2010

ECONOMIC POLICIES UNDER THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT

"Spanish Colonial Economic Policies"
When the Spaniards heade the Philippines they created lots of laws &policies. The policies helps the Philippines to improve our economics .This economic policy became the reasons for the isolation of the Philppines from world trade.
This policies includes the galleon trade, royal subsidy, tribute obras pias ,bandala system & polo y servicio. This policies improve our country a lot. First the galleon trade is a trade relations with other countries. The galleon trade is also known as Manila –Acapulco Trade. The elite people only can benefit this trade ,but the people need to buy boleta. The boleta is the ticket that worth P 250.00 ,this can be used in galleon trade. The Filipinos that cannot afford this amount cannot be included in galleon trade. The esteverodores are the porters in the port.
This galleon trade helps a lot to the Filipinos during this time because we learn how to trade with other countries. And it improves the colonyal the Philippines.
The next economic policies is the royal subsidy. The subsidy means discount. The subsidy is the expenses of the government was given by the King of Spain .This subsidy helps the governor official to be rich. The governor general will ask some money to the King of Spain, & they will going to use alibi that the Philippines have a short of fund. So the King of Spain will sent money through the Mexican Viceroy. This money was called real situado. It worth P250,00.And then the governor general will receive the money & will do agin the same process.
This royal subsidy teach the new politicians how to corrupt money.
The next economic policies is the obras pias the money but they need money to people but they need to have collateral. The collateral is the thing that is used to exchange in the bank. It is valuable thing of person that has a worth of the money that the owner loans. The obras pias has an interest.They rise their interests to 20% -50%.During the Spanish time they created lots of banks. The oldest bank in the Philippines is (BPI)Bank of the Philippine Island. It’s original name is the Banco – Espanyol - Filipino. The first foreign bank established in is the HSBC or the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. The first Filipino bank was headed by Francisco Rodriguez. This bank was named as “ Rodriguez Bank”.
The obras pias helps the new generations to save money if needed. They are keeping our money and if we need it, they bring it back to us.
The fourth economic policy was the tribute. The tribute was now called as taxes. During the Spanish time the Filipino are required to pay tributes. The money that they collected from tributes are used in building , constructing streets and the programs. If they cannot afford the amount of tributes they are allowed to give them rice , vegetables and tobacco . Each family required to pay 8 reales and in one person 1 ½ reales. The cedula is also known as poll tax. The Filipino have age 18 above requires to have a cedula.
The tributes improve our country because if the Philippines have short of fund we can use the money in tributes.
The other economic policy is the bandala system. The bandala system is the system were the Filipinos are forced to sell the agricultural products. The farmers will give their products to the government and the government will give them a promissory note. The promissory note is a note contains a promise to pay. Then the government will not pay for a long time. Then if the farmers need there agricultural products the government will sell it to them in a higher price than the price that the farmer to sell to them.
Until now , the Philippines have it’s own policy. It is not good for the farmers because they are already poor and they don’t have enough money to buy foods, then they’re agricultural products were stolen by the government.
The last policy is the polo y servicio. It is the forced labor . It is required for male Filipinos and Chinese with age of 16 -60 years old. The one who do polo is the polistas. The elite people are exempted to do polo because they are paying falla. The falla is equivalent to 1 ½ reales , it is equivalent to one labor .
The polo is till present this time . Like muro –ami , beggar and the cindicate. They don’t want to do that particular job but they were forced to do that.
Each economic policies are very important till now. However it has bad effects This policies are very useful to us but we need to use this wisely.

SPANISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT

“Spanish Colonial Government”
The Spaniards invade the Philippines for over 300 years ago. For that many years the Spaniards have done lot of things including the government.
The Spanish government led the Philippines . The Philippines was very easy to invade because we have lack of unity , the Spaniards won friendship, don’t have superior military weapons and they had classical attitudes. During the Spanish time they apply a colonial government to the Philippines . The highest position is the king of Spain. The king of Spain sent a governor general to the Philippines as his substitute, act this governor general act like a king of Spain in the Philippines. He has a vast power includes executive , legislative, judicial, military and religious power. In executive power he has the power to signed the laws . In legislative power he implement the laws , in the military power he acts like commander –in – chief .In judicial he acts like archbishop of Manila . The governor general created the law “ power of cumplase” . This is the kind of the law that opposes the laws that will not benefits the country. This was issued by Mexican Viceroy they are the law makers. The archbishop of Manila is the second highest position next to the governor general. He leads the church and he can be the substitute to governor general. The encomiendos is called the provincial government . The provincial government is divided into two the alcaldia and the corregminientos. The alcaldia is the peaceful government while the corregminientos is the rebellion, they are against the government . The one who lead the alcaldia is the alcalde mayor. He was appointed by governor general and he is not elected . The alcalde mayor acted like tax collector and judge. The trading privilege is the Indulto de Commercio. This is the commerce in the provinces. The ayuntaminiento is the city government . It was governed by 12 councilors or the cabildo . In this time it was called the senators. The first established city is the Cebu. In the big cities, it was heade by alcaldes ordinares , regidores and the alguaciles. The other kind of government is the pueblo or municipal government . The pueblos is also known as towns . It was headed by gobernadorcillo. The gobernadorcillo is the highest position that the Filipino can handle during Spanish era. In the barangay government, it was headed by cabeza de barangay this time it was called barangay captain.They were the datus. The polo is the forced labored done by the Filipino’s. The cabeza de barangay was exempted for this polo. This is the salary of the cabeza. The Royal Audiencia was the highest court in land. During this, it is the supreme court. The Residencia is the special court headed by a Juez de Residencia, for now it is the ombudsman. The visita is like the residencia,it is the investigation done of the leaders of government,for this time it is the impeachment. The visitador is the royal official.
Many Filipino said that the government of Spaniards was very cruel. They are very unfair for the Filipinos & they are maltreating our ancestors. The person that can only be placed in the higher rank is only the elite Spaniards while the Filipinos don’t have a right to lead in the higher position.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

My Own Artwork

"My dedication for this art is a colorful like a life. Because even if we have problem we a very lucky because GOD give us lots of blessings. I can see in my art is the peace of mind. I can also form a nature. Sometimes I ask my self if " I can do anything that I want or God will take me and He will going tobring me in heaven" I also think "why do we need to study if it is not needed in heaven". There have a times that I said to God " God ! take me now I don't want to live because I'm very tired to lie in the earth. This emotion was released in my art."

Friday, August 13, 2010


WAh WAh WAh ! whose that girl?

Thursday, August 12, 2010

JOSE RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL




THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN LAST SATURDAY.

JOSE RIZAL





This image was taken when I watch "Jose Rizal" movie.

PRACTICES AND BELIEF OF ISLAMS

TEACHING AND PRACTICES OF ISLAM
The Islam is a religion of the Muslims. They have the Pillars , the feast of Ramadan, can have lots of wives unless he can live them all .The Islam was teached by the Imam or the priest. The practices of Islam in praising is the Rakat”. The Islam have their own arts, okir and sarimanok. They also teach there history, They also teach the positions of their government.The parents bringing the children to the mosque so they will learn about it and they will have an idea what is Islam. They teach the children to follow the higher rank and they also teach to pray. The Islam teach very well.

JOSE RIZAL















This image was taken when I watch the Jose Rizal movie.

"JOSE RIZAL"

“Comparison of Christianity And Islam Faith”
In the Philippines we have two common religion . They are the Christianity and Islam . They are both a religion that praise one God but they are different in culture. The two religion have a lots of differences in praising their GOD. The most common religion is the Christianity.
The Christianity is the religion that praise their God “Jesus Christ”. The word Christianity is came from the word ““Christ” and “Purity”. The Christianity is not a religion that can save us from hell but it is a relationship of God and us. The Christianity was spread by the Spaniards to us . They teach the way of praising God. The holy place of Christianity is in the Jerusalem because Christ was born here. The place where the Christians praise is the church.The holy book of Christians is the Bible. The one that lead the religion is the “priests” .We have tradition like confession of sins, having of feasts every month, eating “bread” when having confessions ,singing ,praising and etc. During monthe of April were having always a precision . On that occasion were fasting as a sacrifice for giving God’s life to us. And there have lots of things that the Christians have that the Islam don’t have.
And the other religion is the Islam. The Islam is the most common religion in Visayas and Mindanao. They have lots of differences to the Christians. The follower of Islams is called “MUSLIMS”. The Islam fsith is based in the Salsila and Tarsila. The Muslims have their own origin. Like the Christians they also have there own prophet.InIslam their GOD is “ALLAH”. The holy book of the Muslims is the “Qur’an” or “Koran”. Their government is sultanate. It was lead by a sultan. The Muslims prayed five times a day. This is called as “Shahada”. There having a feasts also . Their holy feast is the Ramadan.. They have there five pillars. The faith of Islam is more stronger than the Christians.
If you have given a chance to choose a religion what religion do you want? Why?

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

COMPARISON OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM FAITH

"Comparison of Christianity And Islam Faith"
In the Philippines we have two common religion . They are the Christianity and Islam . They are both a religion that praise one God but they are different in culture. The two religion have a lots of differences in praising their GOD. The most common religion is the Christianity.
The Christianity is the religion that praise their God “Jesus Christ”. The word Christianity is came from the word ““Christ” and “Purity”. The Christianity is not a religion that can save us from hell but it is a relationship of God and us. The Christianity was spread by the Spaniards to us . They teach the way of praising God. The holy place of Christianity is in the Jerusalem because Christ was born here. The place where the Christians praise is the church.The holy book of Christians is the Bible. The one that lead the religion is the “priests” .We have tradition like confession of sins, having of feasts every month, eating “bread” when having confessions ,singing ,praising and etc. During monthe of April were having always a precision . On that occasion were fasting as a sacrifice for giving God’s life to us. And there have lots of things that the Christians have that the Islam don’t have.
And the other religion is the Islam. The Islam is the most common religion in Visayas and Mindanao. They have lots of differences to the Christians. The follower of Islams is called “MUSLIMS”. The Islam fsith is based in the Salsila and Tarsila. The Muslims have their own origin. Like the Christians they also have there own prophet.InIslam their GOD is “ALLAH”. The holy book of the Muslims is the “Qur’an” or “Koran”. Their government is sultanate. It was lead by a sultan. The Muslims prayed five times a day. This is called as “Shahada”. There having a feasts also . Their holy feast is the Ramadan.. They have there five pillars. The faith of Islam is more stronger than the Christians.
If you have given a chance to choose a religion what religion do you want? Why?

"JOSE RIZAL"

“TAKING PRIDE OF OUR ORIGIN”
All of the ancestors have there own origin. Origin means beginning of anything.
The Filipino is believe that our origin was the Austronesians. They came from South China. The Filipino get their own traditions from them. The pride of our ancestors should be take care, like their arts . They have their own styles like putting a tattoo as a sign of bravery for men and beautiful for women. In the modern days we were not putting a tattoo as their awards. We put a tattoo for a design in our body that gives attract for someone who see these. The other tradition of our ancestors was to praise the nature and their religion was called “Pagans”. The Pagans is a religion that praise the nature. There have lots of tradition and culture.
In our modern days often we can see the culture of our ancestors because the culture of the foreign is the one that we are using . We’re not proud of our culture and most of the Filipino was not confident to be called as Filipino because the foreign comes to there is “domestic helper”.
Our country is not improving because w are not happy to a Filipino. I want to be a Filipino because we have a manner that you can’t see to others. The Philippines have a lots of resources that we can make us proud. We the Filipinos are talented we always win in any competitions. So we need to take care our country. We should be proud and say “ I AM A FILIPINO”.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

"JOSE RIZAL"

“Social Relevance of the Film”
The Jose Rizal movie helps us to know the history of our country. It shows the tradition of our ancestors.The traditions of our ancestors has been applied in a modern times. It shows the heroism of our ancestor that fought our country. If the Filipino didn't fought the invaders we are still now under their jurisdiction. The Filipino will not have any freedom.
Today the Filipino learn how to avoide the invading of other countries even not to invade the countries we learn how to defend our own rites.We also learn now different languages and traditions.
They have lots of social relevance in Jose Rizal. If you have any idea please post it to my account. Share what you have learned , it is nice to share your learning to others.

"JOSE RIZAL"

" HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FILM"

The Jose Rizal is a very important movie ,that told us about our ancestors.They defended our country for the invaders so that we can achieved freedom . We are lucky enough that there are some Filipinos like Jose Rizal who are always ready to gave his life for our countries freedom.We should be thankful to God because God does not created us on that time. We are very lucky for having our freedom. The significance of the film is to portrayed the life of our hero in fighting the invaders.

"JOSE RIZAL"

"CASTS"
Cesar Montano as Jose Rizal
-he is a wise, brave and God- fearing hero.
Ready to sacrifice for his own country.He is
our “National hero”.
Joel Torre as Crisostomo Ibarra
-he is the main character in Rizals first novel.
Jaime Fabregas as Luis Taviel de Andrade
– he was the attorney of Rizal. He does his
job well.
Gloria Diaz as Teodora Alonzo
- she is the mother of Rizal and his teacher.
She told lot of stories to Rizal, when he
was a child.
Gardo Versusa as Andres Bonifacio -
-He is an unconvincing leader and brave .He
always attacked without plan and he is ready to
save Rizal.
Monique Wilson as Maria Clara
–She is an understandable sibling of Rizal and
a loving daughter to her parents.
Chin Chin Gutierez as Josephine Bracken – She is a gorgeous wife of Rizal and hard working girl.
Mickey Ferriols as Leonor Rivera
–She is a thoughtful cousin of Jose Rizal.
Pen Medina as Paciano
– He is a wise brother of Jose Rizal.

Ronnie Lazaro as Don Francisco Mercado
– He is a responsible father of Rizal .
Dennis Marasigan as Marcelo del Pilar – He is a wise propagandist that always disagree to Rizals plan and he wanted to be a president of Philippines

"JOSE RIZAL "

"SUMMARY"

Before we got our freedom there were lots of heroes, sacrificed for the sake of our country.They sacrificed their lives just for our freedom. Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines. He became hero because of his two novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo which was written the invaders of Spaniards .The Spaniards invade the Philippines 400 years ago.

The Jose Rizal is a film that has been directed by Marilou Diaz. It is a film that returns back the memories of Jose Rizal before he had not yet imprisoned. It is a very long interesting movie and I’d learn a lot from it. Jose Rizal shared his life to others and he told the flash back of his memories. He told his story to the young servant and to Luis Taviel,who is his attorney.When Rizal told his story to the young prison servants, he told about his childhood, his studies and the school where he studied.. He also told about his family.His loving parents and his brother named Paciano ,who gave him a name “Jose Rizal”. He told also the stories on how his mother took care of him during his childhood. And the servant was very much interested to the life of Rizal. And when Tavial went to him he told the stories about his journey before he became imprisoned and the stories of his two novels. The’’ NOLI ME TANGERE and EL FELIBUSTERISMO’’.He told him his life in Europe and his propagandist there. And his propagandist here in the Philippines. And the maltreatment of Spaniards to his family.
After they talked about the life of Rizal .Jose Rizal has been transferred toDapitan to be exciled.Then after he has been judged,he was sentenced to death. On that day he confessed all his sins, And his mother and siblings met him and he hugged him tightly. Andres Bonifacio was ready to save Rizal but Paciano said that Rizal didn’t want anybody will die.He wanted to be alone and gave his life for our country. While they are preparing, Ibarra visited Rizal and he wanted Rizal to write a letter.The last word of Rizal is “Mi Ultimo Adios” that he put inside the lamp.
On the next day, that is the day when Rizal executed. He gave a necklace to Tavial as a remembrance. And Rizal had a last request.He wanted the soldier to hit him on the brain and he’s going to face it. His request was granted. And when Rizal was killed,Filipinos were very sad but the Spaniards were very happy.

The Jose Rizal is a very interesting and educational movie.It informs us on how the Spaniards ruled out our country. It is a sad movie . It can make me cry because Jose Rizal was sacrificed his life for our country.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Significant of human resources

Human Resources is important resources in our country. The relation between the organization and the employees are to hold by the employment and safety laws as well as follow the practices, which may differ within local guidelines, that the employer do .Corporations are always searching for better ways to produce goods and services. When new technological developments give some organizations a competitive advantage, they try to learn up by practicing and improving the new technologies. Its production facilities to develop skills in flexible manufacturing.

A large part of this growth is the Human Resources department of these companies, who are responsible for hiring the people with the knowledge to bring new technology into a company., the companies needs to work very hard .To achieve these goals, the company needs a talented Human Resources department. Besides hiring the right people to manage and perform specific jobs, Human Resources managers have to build up commitment and loyalty among the worker by keeping them up to date about company plans, for job security and working conditions.
From the interview process to my exit interview at the end of the summer, the Human Resources department was every employee's main connection between the production floor and the upper management. The Human Resources department kept us informed every weekly meetings, a company newsletter, and bulletin-board postings throughout the plant. The success of any successful company is the human resources department, and without a talented group of people to hire, culture, and inform employees, the company is doomed for failure

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

What cusoms of early Filipinos are still practices at present are they still practical in keeping with modern times?

Our country is often referred to as a melting pot of different cultures. The reason may not be clearly stated but obviously it could be the lack of a certain culture that is free from foreign influences. Is it true that most of the Filipino culture that we acclaim as ours nowadays is mostly borrowed from foreign culture? There are many explanations to this problem. The objective of this paper is to briefly discuss the growth of our culture, cite examples using references on our history and archaeology, and arrive to a conclusion regarding the question of pure Filipino culture.First of all, I would like to define culture and why is it important to us. Culture simply means the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior shared by a particular group of people. But culture isnt confined in this definition. To other people, it may mean their heritage, arts, folklores, etc. In my opinion, culture cannot be sufficiently defined but its main purpose is to give distinction to groups of people and therefore be passed on to every generation. This is important to us because it gives us our identity as Filipinos just like how our capital names give us our identity as a part of a family. However, culture isnt as simple as a family name. The periodization of our consciousness takes place in this. I have previously mentioned the lack of pure Filipino culture as well as a national culture. These two implies different scenarios but the previous is more serious in my opinion. Pure Filipino culture is a culture that wasnt influenced by any foreign culture at any extent. On the other hand, a national culture is a culture that is shared by all the people in the nation or in the country. The problem on this part is that we have a very diverse culture in which every region has a culture that is not practiced by the whole nation. This signifies our ³bayan´ type of consciousness. I believe that this is due to our vast number of indigenous and etno-linguistic groups. But personally, I dont regard this as a big problem because nowadays we adapt cultures within the nation. For instance, we read epics of the Bagobos, Maranaos, and others as part of the Philippine literature. And besides, the concept of a national culture or a dominant culture was once used by our American colonizers as a divisive strategy on us. The worse scenario is when we borrow the culture of other nations and consider it

Monday, July 26, 2010

Significant of Human resources in the Philippines

Significance Of natural resources

On mid-day this coming Wednesday, June 30, 2010, not only the Philippines but probably the whole world will witness the historic inauguration of Benigno Simeon “Nonoy” Aquino III, as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. Vice-President elect, Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, will similarly take his oath of office. All other elected officials during the first automated elections in the country last May 10, 2010 will formally assume the different levels of governance comes July 1. I am particularly interested on what policy agenda and priority programs the Aquino administration will pursue as far as the environment and natural resources management of the Philippines.

The appointment of the next Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is crucial to determine where the new leadership is heading to on environmental governance. Reports say that the incumbent DENR Secretary, Horacio Ramos, stays for a year and after which defeated senatorial aspirant, Neric Acosta, will take over the environment portfolio of the Philippines. There is a one-year ban for the appointment in government posts of candidates who were not successful during the last elections.

Ramos is career DENR personnel who rose from the rank, but some conservation organizations have expressed reservations on him because he is viewed as biased towards mining, owing to his former position as the director of the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau. The mining industry received oppositions from various sectors because of environmental destructions associated to it. Ramos is advocating the so called “responsible mining” but he has yet to prove how this shall be carried out in as much that several mining operations have caused environmental devastations and are left without proper rehabilitation. There are allegations that Ramos is speeding up the processing of numerous mining applications. It is now a challenge to the Aquino administration on how this mining industry shall be treated relative to his resource governance agenda, especially so that several mining applications are threatening the remaining forests that are known to contain important biological resources of the country and are considered as critical watersheds.

It is also important to note that in spite of the devolution of authority from the national government to local governments, as accorded by the Local Government Code, which had been enacted during the term of Aquino’s mother, the late President Corazon Aquino, the ENR management was not fully devolved. The code still grants the DENR supervisory and control mechanisms over the devolved ENR functions while retaining the regulatory powers in permitting systems over the use of natural resources.

It is of great importance that the devolution shall be reviewed in proper perspective because some local governments are already willing to fully assume full responsibilities on ENR, including providing necessary personnel and budget allocations, which are perennial problems to the DENR. Several provinces, such as Negros Occidental, have already functional ENR offices while there are cities and municipalities that have relative capacity to carry out ENR responsibilities. Through total devolution we can make our local authorities even more accountable and appropriate policies and programs may be in enacted that would respond to local conditions and needs. In some instances, DENR issued policies are not appropriate for applications in certain areas. The DENR, however, should retain its functions as oversight body and as a technical expert and advisor to local governments.

Equally important measure that should be addressed is the institutionalization and strengthening of the protected areas system in the Philippines. It should be noted that since the enactment of the National Integrated Protected Areas Act, also passed during the incumbency of our next President’s mother in 1992, there are only 12 PAs that have been declared by the Congress out of more than 200 candidate sites. However, these Congress declared PAs are still languishing from lack of budget and personnel, which make these areas even more vulnerable to destruction.

It is therefore necessary that new administration shall look into the situation not only of the declared PAs by the Congress but as well those other candidate sites since these areas are hosting the numerous endemic species of the Philippines, many of which are already threatened to extinction in the wild. Unfortunately, many of these areas are also largely threatened with large scale resource exploitation, such as mining and logging. These protected areas are also functioning as life support systems because of the numerous social, ecological, cultural and economic benefits they provide to the people. I am hoping that the Aquino administration will not only look protected areas as sources of natural resources but the broader benefits and potentials of these biologically important sites for sustainable development once they are properly managed and protected from destructive activities. (To be continued)*

Taking pride in land of my father


My father was a cricket fanatic whose love for the game was enthusiastically adopted by his children at an early age. He was also Indian, which makes tomorrow's India v England Test in Chennai, the first since his death, between the country of his birth and the one he chose to live in for more than 50 years, a resonant one for me.
Being what was most politely known as an Anglo-Indian 30 years ago, it was easy to find heroes for the British half of my ancestry but the only Indians I was interested in were cricketers. My father would bang on about Rabindranath Tagore or Satyajit Ray and I would impatiently try to steer the conversation back to Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Merchant.
I wanted to hear about people whose feats might impress my 12-year-old peers. This, remember, was still a time when what we would now call casual racism was rife. Some of it, like coming up to you full of bonhomie and singing "Cadburys take 'em and they cover them with chocolate" ad infinitum, was seen as having a cracking sense of humour instead of being abusive.
Another tack taken by a bumptious boss-eyed evangelist of the master race in our year at school was to appear to state an argument that no logic could destroy. "Just because, right," he would say, "a cat is born in a kipper box, it doesn't make it a fish." Before you could even respond with a risky "Hail, Spode!", he would wobble his Weeble frame across the playground with a look of smug triumph on his face to satisfy his craving for a ninth lunchtime bag of Seabrook's crinkle-cut.
There were others who sought common cause, the type who would preface every derogatory remark with, "No offence, but …" before unveiling their best Peter Sellers accent, usually more Welsh than sub-continental. Their conclusion, provided you didn't show a "sense of humour failure", was invariably along the lines of, "You're all right, you. At least your dad works for a living. It's them other buggers I'm on about." Little wonder, then, that when India toured England in 1979 I was desperate for them to do well and puncture the prejudices of the pre-teen "send 'em back" brigade.
At Headingley I got my chance to see India in the flesh and my first impressions were far from favourable. Only a year before Iqbal Qasim had been skelped by a Bob Willis bouncer and looking at these apparently frail men — short in stature, some bespectacled and the majority irredeemably square when compared to England's young cavaliers, Ian Botham and David Gower — I feared for their safety.
I need not have worried. Sunil Gavaskar, Anshuman Gaekwad and Mohinder Amarnath had faced far worse than Willis and Mike Hendrick on a damp pitch. In Jamaica in 1976 Michael Holding and Wayne Daniel unleashed a concerted assault that included a string of beamers and yet all three had shown formidable courage in those pre-helmet days before their captain, Bishan Bedi, had to surrender with five batsmen absent hurt in the second innings.
The Leeds Test was ruined by rain and by a wag on the long-leg boundary who greeted an approaching Indian fielder with a raucous "It stinks of curry round here now". This from a man whose only experience of such cuisine was dehydrated Vesta or the luminous gloop that fish shops sold to moisten the chips. He may have ventured into a curry house once but probably ended up ordering "eight of them big crisps".
Four years later at the 1983 World Cup the atmosphere had changed. There were more brown faces in the crowds and goodwill towards the Indian team after they defeated England in the semi‑final to face the seemingly unbeatable West Indies at Lord's.
A hat-trick of victories for Clive Lloyd's team looked inevitable after India scored only 183 in their innings but when Kapil Dev sprinted to catch a swirling Vivian Richards mis-hit, I don't think I have been as excited by a cricket match before or since. Kapil was in his pomp but it was Amarnath, Madan Lal and Roger Binny who did the damage with seam and swing. It was a nice twist that India became world champions by exploiting the "English conditions".
Their victory didn't make the team the pride of the Indian immigrant community, they had always had that honour, but it was a massive boost to the self-esteem, even to those of us who had passed the Tebbit test before it had been invented and supported England.
Getting older makes it harder to get up at 3.30am to watch the first session of matches played in India but I'll do it tomorrow because I know that someone to whom a love of this game is the least I owe would not have wanted to miss it.

Monday, July 19, 2010

జుస్తిన్ ఇస్ మై న్యూ friend

ఐ లికె జుస్తిన్ బిఎబెర్ సో ముచ్ ఇం ది బిగ్గెస్ట్ బిలిఎబియన్ ఫ్యాన్ అఫ్ బిఎబెర్.

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Monday, July 5, 2010

సిగ్నిఫికాన్సు అఫ్ హుమన్ & నతురల్ రెసౌర్చెస్ అఫ్ ది ఫిలిపిన్స్ తో ఔర్ nation

Superior Human Resources Fuel Economic Growth
There is a sense of excitement and anticipation that the steady economic growth in the Philippines holds promise for the future. Despite its recent history of natural disasters, political unrest and economic hardship, the Philippines’ 5-6 % growth rate in Gross National Product (GNP) for 1997 is significant and offers hope of promising change. Further, deregulation, liberalization, and privatization reforms are contributing to the country’s "Philippines 2000" campaign, aimed at achieving Newly Industrialized Country (NIC) status, modernizing its agricultural sector, and revolutionizing its infrastructure by the turn of the century. Included in these reforms is an emphasis on the role of the private sector and promotion of foreign investment.
The Asian economic crisis has not hurt the Philippines as much as it has hurt its neighbors. The country is, however, in a mild recession. Its GNP growth is expected to slow to 3.7 percent this year, in contrast with the aforementioned 5 to 6 percent growth in 1997. The leadership of the country is confident, however, that their economy will be among the first in Asia to recover from the crisis.
The Philippines is gradually becoming an attractive location for production centers in Asia for many international companies. For those searching to make an investment in Southeast Asia, the Philippines offers the promise of high growth, with operational advantages such as a strategic location for global exports, and a highly qualified and educated workforce. Moreover, the Philippines has recently achieved a stable political environment, something which has held the country back for decades.
The Philippines’ labor force is well equipped to work with foreign ventures and is one of the country’s outstanding attributes. English is commonly spoken. The population and culture is a mixture of its Malay origins and Spanish and American influences. Furthermore, following independence, the country maintained many of its Western-flavored institutions, particularly in law, government, and economics. This familiarity with Western practices eases Filipino integration with Western business practices and foreign ventures. Additionally, unlike many other Southeast Asian countries which must grapple with a skilled-labor shortage, the Philippines boasts a literate population that is well equipped with computer skills, advanced technological expertise, and good Western managerial skills. In fact, in some cases there is an overabundance of skilled labor; millions of Filipinos who can’t find work at home live in foreign countries utilizing their technical expertise.
Filipinos are young, educated, energetic, and motivated to succeed. With the support of such superior human resources, the Philippines is in a prime position to sustain its present growth rate and to play an excellent host to foreign investment. To establish a successful presence in the Philippines, an understanding of the culture, law, and practices of the Filipino labor force is critical. Building a mutually beneficial relationship with Filipino employees requires an awareness of the Philippine disposition, the country’s labor laws, customary salary and benefits, union rights, and employment procedures.

The Filipino as an Employee
Filipinos are friendly and have a "laid-back" culture. They adopt an informal appearance, even in the workplace. They are at ease with walking into their superior’s office simply to have a conversation. On the other hand, they are sensitive to being reprimanded. They like to be treated with patience. Because they value a solid reputation and a good public image, it is shameful for them to be reprimanded in public. They respect a manager that is fair, respectful of their dignity, and willing to compromise. In return, they are trustworthy, dedicated, responsible, and productive workers.
Typical of Asian culture, Filipinos avoid conflict and confrontation. In order to avoid unsettling situations, they often rely on an intermediary or third party to convey their message. While in the United States this could be perceived as evasive, the Filipino is more comfortable avoiding conflict. They value harmony over their personal viewpoint and often remain silent in disagreement. Thus, harmony is preserved at the expense of their own creativity or initiative. They will follow a boss’s decision rather than create a stir by suggesting an alternative proposal.
Business is usually undertaken at a leisurely place. Unlike the United StatesA

ಎಫ್ಫೆಕ್ಟ್ಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಪೋಪುಳತಿಒನ್ ಏಕ್ಷ್ಪ್ಲೊಸಿಒನ್ ಇನ್ ದಿ ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಪಿನೆಸ್

Effects of Population Explosion In The PhilippinesIn point of fact, our national government declared many programs that emphasize the importance of family planning in order to reduce the growth rate of the population. However, because of some negative effects brought by these artificial methods, and, as mentioned earlier, these cultural and religious bases, many couples do not use them. But most of them have their own individual solutions, and disparities over formulas had often blocked efforts to come up with a solution. So many families are not aware of the programs regarding the population explosion that we have now. For this reason, our country becomes poorer, and the people get stuck in this sticky situation of poverty and squalor. In this lies the problem: at first, the babies need milk, diapers and vitamins. Providing them creates a large number of problems that demand the fullest utilization of the nation's resources. And when they do, they need education, which requires more school structures; they need food, clothing, houses, jobs, etc. This rapid growth of population is quite hard to endure for it really affects both the social and economic condition of our country. However, population growth cannot be controlled easily because of cultural and religious reasons, not to mention, the Philippines is known to be very conservative and very much Catholic, in its broadest sense. But the trouble is, babies grow up. These are basic needs that must be filled. There will be more babies born 20 years from now than the number of babies that are born this day. There are more babies being born today than there were in the 1970s.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Justn Bieber Lyrics Song

Favorite Girl lyricsOh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh I’ve always known you were the best The coolest girl I know, So prettier than All the rest the star of all the show.So many times I wish you could be the one for meI never knew you’d be like this girl, what you do To me.Your who I’m thinking ofGirl you’re my runner up no matter what, yourAlways number one, My prized possesion, one andOnly, adore you girl I want you. The one I can't Live without, that’s you, that’s you. You’re my precious little lady, the one thatMake’s me crazy, Of all the girls I’ve ever Known , It’s you, it’s you.My favorite, my favorite, my favorite, my Favorite girl, my favorite girl,
Your always goin out your way to impress These mr.wrongs, I never knew you’d Get like this I’ll take you as you are, You always said believe in love, it’s a dream That can’t be real, never thought of fairytales I’ll show you how it feels. Your who I’m Thinking of, girl you're my runner up,No matter what your always number one.
My prized possesion one and only, adore yaGirl I want you, of all the girls I’ve ever Known it’s you, it's you, you’re my precious Little lady, the one that makes me crazy of all the girls I’ve ever known it’s you, it’s you. My favorite, my favorite, my favorite, my Favorite girl, my favorite girl. You take my breathe away, with every thingYou say. I just wanna be with you my baby,My baby, ohhh. My miss don’t play no games,Treats you no other way, that you deserve, Cause you’re the girl of my dreams.My prize position one and only, adore you Girl I want you, the one I can’t live Without, that’s you, that’s you.You’re my precious little lady, the one that Makes me crazy of all the girls I’ve ever Known it’s you, it’s you, ohhhh I want you ohhh it’s you, it’s you. My favorite, my favorite, my favorite, my Favorite girl, my favorite girl.It’s youi love youu justinn!

Baby
[Justin Bieber]Oh woooah, oh woooooah, oh wooooah, oh.You know you love me, I know you care,you shout whenever and I’ll be there.You are my love, you are my heartand we will never ever ever be apart.Are we an item? girl quit playing,we’re just friends, what are you saying.Said there’s another, look right in my eyes,my first love broke my heart for the first time.And I was like…
[Chorus]Baby, baby, baby oooooh,like baby, baby, baby noooooooo,like baby, baby, baby, ooooh.Thought you’d always be mine, mine (repeat)
[Justin Beiber]Oh, for you I would have done whatever,and I just can’t believe we aint togetherand I wanna play it cool the thought of losing youI buy you anything, I buy you any ring,and now please say baby fix me and you shake me til’ you wake me from this bad dream.I’m going down down down downand I just can’t believe my first love won’t be around.And I’m like…
[Chorus]
[Ludacris]Luda, When I was 13 I had my first love,there was nobody that compared to my babyand nobody came between us, no-one could ever come aboveShe had me going crazy, oh I was star-struck,she woke me up daily, don’t need no Starbucks.lyrics courtesy of killerhiphop.comShe made my heart pound, I skip a beat when I see her in the street andat school on the playground but I really wanna see her on the weekend.She knows she got me dazing coz she was so amazingand now my heart is breaking but I just keep on saying….
[Chorus]
Now I’m gone,Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,now I’m all gone.Gone, gone, gone, gone, I’m gone.

FIRST DANCE
Its your chance take her hand to the floor (to the floor)Girl if you see something you like then let him knowCause you only got one chance it your first danceSo take advantage of the slow danceYeah manWhen I close my eyes I see me and you at the prom,We've both been waitng so long for this dayTo come now that it's here lets make it specialThere's so many thoughts in my mind the DJ's playingMy favorite song ain't no chaperone's this could beThe night of your dream.If you give, give the first dance to me girl I promiseI'll be gentle I know we gotta do it slowly if you give,Give your first dance to me im gon cherish every moment,Cause It only happens once, once in a life time.I couldn't ask for more we're rockin' back and fourthUnder the disco ball we're the only ones on the floor[we're here tonight], So many thoughts in my mind the DJ's playingMy favorite song now we're all alone, here's the opportunityOnly if you give,Give the first dance to me girl I promise i'll be gentleI know we gotta do it slowly if you give, give the first danceTo me im gon cherish every moment, cause it only happens once, onceIn a life time.Everybody says that we look cute together lets make this a nightThe two us remember, no teachers around to see us dancin' closeI'm tellin' you our parents will never know before the lights goUp and the music turns off now's the perfect time for me to tasteYour lip gloss, your glass slippers in my hand right here, we'llMake it before the clock strikes nine.If you give, give the first dance to me girl I promiseI'll be gentle but we gotta do it slowly if you give,Give the first dance to me im gon cherish every moment,Cause It only happens once, once in a life timeIts your chance take her hand to the floor (to the floor)Girl if you see something you like then let him knowCause you only got one chance it your first danceSo take advantage of the slow danceYeah manIf you give, give the first dance to me im gon cherishEvery moment cause it only happens once, once in a lifeTime.




EENIE MEENIE
[Sean Kingston]Eenie meenie miney moCatch a bad chick by her toeIf she holla' (if, if, if she holla) let her goShes indecisiveShe can't decideShe keeps on lookin'From left to rightGirl, c'mon get closerLook in my eyesSearchin' is so wrongI'm Mr. RightYou seem like the typeTo love em' and leave em'And disappear right after this song.So give me the nightTo show you, hold youDon't leave me out here dancin' alone[Chorus]You can't make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mindPlease don't waste my time, time, time, time, timeI'm not tryin' to rewind, wind, wind, wind, windI wish our hearts could come together as oneCause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'[Justin Bieber]Let me show you what your missin'ParadiseWith me you're winning girlYou don't have to roll the diceTell me what you're really here forThem other guys?I can see right through ya'You seem like the typeTo love em' and leave em'And disappear right after the song.So give me the nightTo show you, hold youDon't leave me out here dancin' alone[Chorus]Can't make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mindPlease don't waste my time, time, time, time, timeNot tryin' to rewind, wind, wind, wind, windI wish our hearts could come together as oneCause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'[Sean Kingston]Eenie meenie miney moeCatch a bad chick by her toeIf she holla' (if, if, if she holla) let her goEenie meenie miney moeCatch a bad chick by her toeIf she holla' (if, if, if she holla) let her goShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'[Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber]Can't make up your mindPlease don't waste my timeNot tryin' to rewindI wish our hearts could come together as oneCause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova'

Over board
Jessica Jarrell
It feels like we’ve been out at sea (ooh)
So back and forth that’s how its seems (whoa)
And when I want to talk you say to me
That if its meant to be, it will be
Whoaaa oh

So crazy in this thing we call love
The love that we got that we just cant give up
I’m reaching out for you tell me
Out here in the water and I

Chorus : Jessica Jarrell and Justin Bieber
I’m overboard and I need your love
Pull me up
I cant swim on my own
Its to much
Feels like I’m drowning without your love
So throw yourself out to me
My life saver (Life saver)
Oh life saver
My life saver
Life saver
Oh life saver oh whoaa

Justin Bieber
Never understand you when you say (whoaa)
Wanting me to met you half way (whoaa)
Felt like I was doing my part
Get bringing your coming up short
Its funny how these thing change
Cause now I see (whoaaa oh)

So crazy in this love we call love
and now that we got it we just can’t give up
I’m reaching out for yaa
Got me out here in the water and I

Chorus : Jessica Jarrell and Justin Bieber
I’m overboard and I need your love
Pull me up (Pull me up)
I can’t swim on my own
Its to much (It’s to much)
Feels like I’m drowning without your love
So throw yourself out to me
My life saver

Bridge : Jessica Jarrell and Justin Bieber
It’s supposed to be some give and take I know.
Your only taking and not given any more
So what will I do? (So what will I do?)
Cause I still love you (Still love you Baby)
You’re the only one who can save me

whoaaa oooh whoaaaa oh

Chorus : Jessica Jarrell and Justin Bieber
I’m overboard and I need your love
Pull me up (Pull me up)
I can’t swim on my own
Its to much (It’s to much)
Feels like I’m drowning without your love
So throw yourself out to me
My life saver

My life saver
Life saver
Oh life saver
My life saver
(Its crazy, crazy crazy, yeah) Life saver
Oh life saver
Oh life saver
Oh life saver
Oh life saver
Yeah


U Smile LyricsOhYeahMmmmI'd wait on you forever and a dayHand and footYour world is my worldYeahAin't no way you're ever gon' getAny less than you shouldCause babyYou smile I smile (oh)Cause wheneverYou smile I smileHey hey heyYour lips, my biggest weaknessShouldn't have let you knowI'm always gonna do what they say (hey)If you need meI'll come runningFrom a thousand miles awayWhen you smile I smile (oh whoa)You smile I smileHeyBaby take my open heart and all it offersCause this is as unconditional as it'll ever getYou ain't seen nothing yetI won't ever hesitate to give you morehttp://www.elyricsworld.com/u_smile_lyrics_justin_bieber.htmlCause baby (hey)You smile I smile (whoa)You smile I smileHey hey heyYou smile I smileI smile I smile I smileYou smile I smileMake me smile babyBaby you won't ever work for nothingYou are my ins and my means nowWith you there's no in betweenI'm all inCause my cards are on the tableAnd I'm willing and I'm ableBut I fold to your wishCause it's my commandHey hey heyYou smile I smile (whoa)You smile I smileHey hey heyYou smile I smileI smile I smile I smileYou smile I smileOhYou smile I smileYou smile I smile

UP
Its a big big world Its easy to get lost in itYou've always been my girlAnd i'm not ready to call it quitsWe make the sun shine in the moonlightWe can make the gray clouds into blue skiesI know its hardBut baby believe meThat we can goNowhere but upFrom hereMy dearBaby we can go nowhere but upTell me what got to fearWe can take it to the sky past the moon through the galaxyAs long as you're with meHonestly (honestly) with the strength of our loveWe can go nowhere but upIts a big big worldAnd i'm gonna show you all of itI'm gonna lish you with pearlsFrom every oceanThat we're swimmin inWe make the sun shine in the moonlightWe can make the gray clouds into blue skiesI know its hardBut baby believe meThat we can goNowhere but upFrom hereMy dearBaby we can go nowhere but upTell me what got to fearWe can take it to the sky past the moon through the galaxyAs long as you're with meHonestly (honestly) with the strength of our loveWe can go nowhere but upBaby we were undergroundWe are on the surface nowWe are gonna make it girlI promiseIf you believe in loveAnd you believe in usWe can go nowhere but upBaby we can goNowhere but upFrom hereMy dearBaby we can go nowhere but upTell me what we got to fearWe can take it to the sky past the moon through the galaxyAs long as you're with meHonestly (honestly) with the strength of our loveWe can go nowhere but upNowhere but upNowhere but upYeahNowhere but up

That Should Be Me LyricsOuuuuuuuouuuuuuuuEverybody's laughing in my mind,Rumors spreading 'bout this other guy,Do you do what you did when youdid with me?Does he love you the way I can?Did you forget all the plans that you made with me? 'cause baby I didn't!That should be me,Holdin' your hand,That should be meMakin' you laugh,That should be me,This is so sad,That should be me,That should be me,That should be me,Feelin' your kiss,That should be me,Buyin' you gifts,This is so wrong,I can't go on,Till you believe that,That should be meOuuuuuuuouuuuuuuuThat should be me,Yeah,You said you needed a little timeFor my mistakes,It's funny how you used that time To have me replaced,Did you think that I wouldn't see you out at the moviesWhatcha doin' to me,You're takin' him where we used to go,Now if you're tryin' to break my http://www.elyricsworld.com/that_should_be_me_lyrics_justin_bieber.htmlheart,It's working 'cause you know that,...Chorus:That should be me,Holdin' your hand,That should be me,Makin' you laugh,That should be me,This is so sad,That should be me,That should be me,That should be me,Feelin' your kiss,That should be me ,Buyin' you gifts,This is so wrong,I can't go on, Till you believe that,That should be meI need to know should I fightFor our love for this longIt's getting harder to shieldThis pain in my heart!!!Chorus:That should be me,Holdin' your hand,That should be me,Makin' you laugh,That should be me,This is so sad,That should be me,That should be me, That should be me,Feelin' your kiss,That should be me,Buyin' you gifts,This is so wrong,I can't go on,Till you believe that,That should be me,Holding your hand,That should be me,Oh i makin you laugh, oh Baby,That should be me,(that should be me givin you flowers)That should be me,Talking by hours,that should be me, that should be me,that should be meNever should've let you go,!I never should've let you go,!That should be me!! <3Never should've let you goThat should be me!!<3