Attitude and behavior of people can sometime be attributed or compared to animals.
Many of my colleagues are real funny
You seem like to be in a zoo or forest
Different animals that you see there
Looks and attitudes can be compared
Let’s start with Jana who’s like a frog
Always croaking even the rain had stopped
The opposite of Janis who’s like a roach
Too quiet, you could hardly hear a word
They call her “Maria the monster”
In gatherings she’s very rapacious
Even the pig will be ashamed of her
She had enough yet will ask for take out
They call her Petra the Horse
She can not leap high nor run fast
Instead she “s a horse look-a- like
That is why they call her that
You can compare the attitude
Of another colleague to a monkey
He had never done any kindness
Always taking advantage to others
There are also few who”re like leeches
All they do is to hang around the boss
Tina termite is one of their friend
Ernie mite is also a friend to them
Here is Inggo who’s always hot-headed
Like a tiger he would seem to eat a man
Unlike Alfon who’s like a sleeping shrimp
Doesn’t care where the flow will bring him
Aling Iska is really like the carabao
Always working, almost w/o a rest
She even surpass the hardworking ant
Opposite of Orland, always lying down
And Mang Pedro who had done nothing
All day all night but to sleep like a python
And beastly Delia is more than a piranha
She’ll eat everything and will leave nothing
And Toby dragonfly really got a thick face
Would not wink even they’ll prick his eyes
Crocodile Rina like to have it all for herself
Gosh, just pardon everything I’ve just said
I had no intention at all to ridicule anybody
Do not ever think that I am insulting them
It’s just that they’re funny and entertaining
A bit irritating but help lessen problems
Aking mga kasama sadyang nakakatuwa
Para kang nasa gubat o zoo sa Maynila
Iba’t ibang uri ng hayop dito makikita
Mga ugali’t itsura nila’y maikukumpara
Simulan natin kay Jana daig pa’ng palaka
Kokak ng kokak kahit ulan ay tumila na
Ito namang si Janis, ipis ay kanyang daig
Sadyang matahimik, laging walang imik
Tawag sa kanya’y Mariang dambuhala
Sa mga handaan pinakamasiba talaga
Baboy ay mahihiya sa katakawan nya
Tatlong ulit ng pumila’y may “take home”pa
Bansag naman sa kanya’y Petrang kabayo
Di mataas tumalon o mabilis tumakbo
Bagkus kahawig daw hayop na ito
Kaya binansagan ng mga kasamang loko-loko
Maihahalintulad itong isang kasama
Sa isang Matsing ang pag-uugali niya
Walang ginawang mabuti sa iba
Kundi ang malamangan ang kapwa
Mayroon din namang iba daig pa’ng linta
Pagsisipsip sa amo ang tanging ginawa
Sina Tinang anay ang katropa nila
Katoto din nila si Erning garapata
Ito namang si Inggo laging mainit ang ulo
Parang tigre akala mo lalamon ng tao
Kaiba kay Alpon na gaya ng “tulog na hipon”
Bahala na kung saan dalhin ng agos at alon
Si Aling Iska parang kalabaw talaga
Kayod ng kayod halos walang pahinga
Sa kasipagan pati langgam ay daig niya
Di gaya ni Landong bundat laging nakahilata
Ito ding si Mang Pedro walang ginawa
Kundi matulog gaya ng ahas na sawa
At si Deliang ganid daig pa ang piranha
Lalapangin lahat buto lang ang ititira
Tutubing Toby kung tagurian, sobrang kapal talaga
Walang kurap kahit tusukin ng karayom ang mata
Si Rinang buwaya gusto’y kanya lahat ang biyaya
Susmaryosep ako po ay pagpasensiyahan niyo na
Inyong abang lingkod walang hangad mangpahiya
Huwag sanang isipin na sila ay aking inaalipusta
Sadya lamang talagang tunay na nakakaaliw sila
Nakakakonsumi at nakakapagpagaan ng problema
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