Winika ni Balagtas ating balikan
Pag-ibig daw labis makapangyarihan
Kapag pinana’t sa puso’y tinamaan
Utak ay lumilipat sa talampakan
Wika nila’y kapag tumibok ang puso
Pupungay ang mata tutulis ang nguso
Lutang at tulala parang tinotoyo
Nagiging pasaway tumitigas ang bungo
Kapag umibig lahat ay sasawayin
Mga bilin ni nanay ‘di papansinin
Upang ang kasintahan ay makapiling
Mataas man ang bakod ay aakyatin
Basta’t ang pag-ibig ay masunod lamang
Basta’t kasama mahal na kasintahan
Tatakas at lahat ay tatalikuran
Kakalimutan maging mga magulang
Animo’y bawal na gamot ang pag-ibig
Kapag tinamaan ka’y t’yak na maaadik
Harangan ka man ng sibat o ng kampit
Bisig ng sinta mo’y yayakaping pilit
Kaya’t kapag umibig ay kaiingat
Hangin ang pag-ibig ika’y ililipad
Minsan ay dadalhin ka sa alapaap
Minsan ay sa batuhan ka ibabagsak
About M.A.D. LIGAYA
I am a teacher, writer, and lifelong learner with diverse interests in prose and poetry, education, research, language learning, and personal growth and development. My primary advocacy is the promotion of self-improvement.
Teaching, writing, and lifelong learning form the core of my passions. I taught subjects aligned with my interests in academic institutions in the Philippines and South Korea. When not engaged in academic work, I dedicate time to writing stories, poems, plays, and scholarly studies, many of which are published on my personal website (madligaya.com). I write in both English and his native language, Filipino.
Several of my research studies have been presented at international conferences and published in internationally indexed journals. My published papers can be accessed through my ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-3772.
Outside of teaching and writing, I enjoy reading books related to my interests, creating content for my websites and social media accounts, and engaging in self-improvement activities.
The following is a link to my complete curriculum vitae:
https://madligaya.com/__welcome/my-curriculum-vitae/
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
M.A.D. LIGAYA
M.A.D. L I G A Y A 
When I want to rekindle my passion in teaching or wish to get inspiration in writing, I go to one site. Sir MADS website/blog. Hats off to you Sir! Looking forward to be your student again. How I wish I could have visited you when you took a vacation here in the Philippines. May next time pa naman po. Ang blessed naman ng mga Koreans, may teacher silang tulad ni Sir. =) Koreans are so blessed that they have an amazing, one of a kind and phenominal teacher. (English translation for non Filipinos.) God bless you more Sir!
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Thanks Yda! That’s very inspiring. When I have my vacation on January, I’m planning to go to SMCM (St. Mary’s) to get a copy of a journal there. I’ll see you and Paul.
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