i watch avidly TED presentations in north america and this is the first time i learned about TED Diliman if not because of Joey Ayala's presentation. i wouldn't say that he "tampered" the Lupang Hinirang because he did not actually change the melody of the anthem. he did a great job in "CORRECTING" the phrasing of the words to something more intelligible when sung. my late father who is a guitarist and a singer of kundiman was very particular in phrasing and accenting words in a song. i believe this is a very important thing to consider, just like correcting a first draft of an essay or any works that need tweaking for correctness. that is the same thing that Mr. Ayala shared to us. life and society evolves and so is music and song. i believe that changing the word "mamatay" to "magmahal" is not a crime considering the state of our country at present compared to the time when the anthem was conceived. that was the era when filipinos were in the midst of fighting for our country's independence from foreign colonies. thanks joey for creatively pointing out what should have been corrected long time ago.TED talks are for people who have big and small ideas to share and his presentation is MERELY AN IDEA. there remains no act of trashing the anthem. true to many of us, we have ideas too. the only reason why they are not out there because we are not as brave as mr. ayala. i hope after his presentation, he will, should i say, be compelled more to take this up to the proper government agency. and as you all very well know, there is one constant thing in this world, that is CHANGE and change is something that many of us is struggling to adapt. when new things are thrown to us there is this feeling of the "new" as overtaking our minds and being and thus we resist to shake off the "old". i'm not saying that there is something wrong with the old. i just believe that every chance of transformation is an opportunity to look at what else is there in us. somehow, we have to accept that there will be people out there that can make a change, better change. accept the good change and we will evolve. mr. ayala being on stage with his ideas emphasized the "trying" and that is what everyone must see.
